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Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1448 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/579 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/737 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/262
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/351 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/444 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 7/747 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/322 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/197 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/268 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/575 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1016 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1805 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/487 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se
Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/573 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif
Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa (3) JamesG161 at 10:49am 10.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1474 All models are to many days out to predict this Tropical Wave, but.... GFS runs head on to Dry Ai
Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/313 So doing my annual oil change. Unfortunately I put oil into a clear container (leftover from last ye
How To: Removing fuel tank on Catalina 310 (8) max_sailing at 1:07am 10.18.25 Catalina 310 5/568 Hi 310 folks, I recently had a fuel tank leak on my 310. It took me a while to figure out it was t
Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap PEMS at 5:59pm 10.17.25 Catalina 310 5/434 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne

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Galley table Rick Webb at 4:46pm 11.30.25 MEKP is super super nasty stuff not something for the amateur to mess with. If the repair actually
The cheap batteries Project_Mayhem at 4:12pm 11.30.25 Lead acid can be charged below freezing without issue. The ideal charge voltage is inversely relate
Introduction - Ballenita twodzusfittings at 2:43pm 11.30.25 That is one nice looking boat and as it's older, I bet it's well built, with no shortcuts or skimpin
Cleaning a Diesel Tank thinwater at 2:25pm 11.30.25 Would Dawn soap work to remove the scum? Seems like a go to detergent for oil spill cleanups as wel
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident (1) thinwater at 2:16pm 11.30.25 This is a production boat. (boat show) The switch is pretty damn close. What if someone is sitting
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (2) max_sailing at 2:12pm 11.30.25 After writing this up last night, I got curious about the difference in the damper plate that was re
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 2:07pm 11.30.25 Another note regarding electric winch danger is that many winch controls have load sensors and will
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (1) chp at 1:56pm 11.30.25 I had the same issue when I got my boat. Previous owner never added any biocide. Complained that onc
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident jssailem at 1:15pm 11.30.25
Introduction - Ballenita kappykaplan at 1:09pm 11.30.25 Wow! Interior looks great for a 48-yr-old boat. :beer:
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 1:06pm 11.30.25 Indeed, there are places you can buy apps and charts. I have used OpenCPN as a charting tool on a W
Which had sale for maximum power. Johnb at 1:03pm 11.30.25
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) jssailem at 1:01pm 11.30.25 I have used i-Boating before. https://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com/i-boating-fishing-web-app/f
Galley table BW1973 at 12:46pm 11.30.25
Introduction - Ballenita (7) pr5992 at 12:43pm 11.30.25 235685 Aft cabin (it is a centercockpit) 235686 235689 235691 Cockpit. It has a depthfinder
Which had sale for maximum power. shemandr at 12:26pm 11.30.25 At first this sounds like a trick question. The answer seems to be that the larger sail area of the
Introduction - Ballenita pr5992 at 12:21pm 11.30.25 Welcome! That hull looks to be in GREAT condition! Is that gelcoat or paint? Thank you! I believ
Introduction - Ballenita (3) Tally Ho at 12:09pm 11.30.25
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident shemandr at 12:05pm 11.30.25 The original article is not particularly well written. Usually newspapers don't get the sailing det
Which had sale for maximum power. Tally Ho at 12:04pm 11.30.25

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