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Mid ship cleat (4) Mechone at 7:02am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1925 Just another way of installing a cleat without drilling into boat. I machined up 2 aluminum pieces.
Multi purpose halyard tom.p.brown at 5:00am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/429 i have a 203 Hunter 306. yesterday i climbed the mast to place a new antenna. when i arrived i notic
Point Gun at foot... fire away! agprice22 at 4:26am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/712 Yes, I was hoist by my own petard yesterday. We launched the trimaran yesterday. I boarded the boat
Running halyards to the cockpit. flynhi4u at 3:51am 05.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/1684 Quick question concerning running the main halyard back to the cockpit. OurOur b has a pop top and I
Cockpit Cushions Beneteau Sense 46 Peoplevalue at 1:17am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/793 Can anyone help where I can source cockpit cushions for a Beneteau Sense 46? Thanks Mike
84' Hunter 31 Cushions thelilnauti at 9:06pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 3/450 Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has any plans with measurements etc for recovering the stock c
Big day for big boat experience (1) Jackdaw at 7:27pm 05.27.19 Racing 3/822
Dutchman Problem Bama Boy at 5:27pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/970 Getting familiar with our '88 Pearson 31-2 equipped with a Dutchman System. It works reasonably well
Ordering a Prop Shaft for Yamaha 25 MkII alturaam at 3:33pm 05.27.19 Yamaha 4/1216 I'm wondering if this can be done. The folks at my marina here in Cleveland accidentally bent my pro
Time to rebuild the head pump? Red_Dog at 3:01pm 05.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/702 A couple of weeks ago I closed up the boat to come home. I left the boat with the with the head pump
Oil Change AwwShucks at 2:15pm 05.27.19 Catalina 310 12/1518 Just wondering how often folks change the engine oil? I had mine changed last season when I had so
When to shut down the Iron Genny DayDreamer41 at 2:09pm 05.27.19 Racing 7/1257 Yesterday, we headed out for the first race of the season, as approaching the starting area (about a
Rebedding "Selah" at 1:04pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 0/210 Hey all who have been following the refit of Selah. I'm sorry for the delay in my posting the "endo
Catalina 27 1975 Summerbreeze at 12:52pm 05.27.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/778 I cannot seem to access"classified "section in spite of following the instructions repeatedly.
lead keel bronze at 12:27pm 05.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/377 How do you repair rusted Stl. Stl. keel attachments with a lead keel?
waste pumpout trickyrick at 11:52am 05.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/3418 The marina that I'm at has a portable sewage tank on wheels with a manual pump like the one in the l
Ohio sailing with SJ 23? Lakefront summer homes in Ohio? Sailgreen at 10:49am 05.27.19 San Juan Sailboats 2/1127 Hi there- We are moving to the Dayton, Ohio area for a new job and know very little about the area
LADDER TREAD REPLACEMENT (3) miguelgdelrey at 9:37am 05.27.19 Big Boats 0/307 Hello. How do you replace a ladder tread? The tread is very rigid and the opening is smaller than t
Mounting method for cabin top cam cleats Ward H at 8:52am 05.27.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/648 I'm working on improving my traveler line routings. I want to install new cam cleats with bullseyes
H23.5 cushions Konstie at 8:44am 05.27.19 Smaller Boats 2/379 Hi! I'm looking to replace ALL of the cushions on my H23.5. Does anyone know a good online site wher

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Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 2:44pm 12.27.23 If you are a good navigator, competent in weather planning, have the needed provisions for your boat
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities (1) tfox2069 at 12:55pm 12.27.23 I suppose the answer is sure, you could sail the 32RK across an ocean. But would you want to? @Dav
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:45am 12.27.23 Thanks very much for clarifying @jssailem!
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning jssailem at 9:43am 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (1) fstbttms at 9:14am 12.27.23 Fst - what's your take on how gracefully Trinidad wears over time with maintenance cleaning? ...Wou
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:10am 12.27.23 Ask your former hull cleaner what he thinks is the most durable and effective paint in your area. H
Thru Hull Replacement? (1) jssailem at 8:59am 12.27.23
Yanmar question dlochner at 8:55am 12.27.23 Just for the record, many, possibly most, motorcycles share engine and transmission oil with one su
Thru Hull Replacement? Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close If you can dive on it I suggest plugging it from th
Thru Hull Replacement? American_Mainsail at 8:45am 12.27.23 I'm guessing there's something stuck in there, for sure. The 90 degree bend in that very small (half
Yanmar question Sandy Stone at 8:42am 12.27.23 Also, I believe the Atomic 4 has a shared oil system for the engine and transmission.
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close I had the same fitting on my Starwind 27. I never
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust HOLLYALYSSA1288 at 6:12am 12.27.23 Thank you all! Worked on the engine yesterday and got it sorted out (the elbow was blocked up with
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience All U Get at 3:57am 12.27.23 Cruising friends had installed two of them on their boat about four years ago and preferred them to
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) TomY at 3:29am 12.27.23 After our second full season with the OGO, my mate still says it's the best thing we've put on board
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 1:29am 12.27.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor? our co
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 9:46pm 12.26.23 Even the entry level Pelagic looks really super nice. Please talk me into one. Where would a guy li
Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:57pm 12.26.23 Indeed it is! When I glanced at photo 758 it looked like a Pelagic actuator. But I see now clearly

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