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Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1458 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 9/584 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 9/742 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 4/263
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/354 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 1/448 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 7/759 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 1/325 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 10/580 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 19/1020 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 9/574 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 22/1476 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 4/315 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 5/573 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 5/438 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne

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old man sailor jssailem at 9:06am 12.01.25 Well that is confusing. Your info suggests you are in the New Orleans area. Where are you home por
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:04am 12.01.25 James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lo
old man sailor jssailem at 9:04am 12.01.25 Congrats Jimmy. Raced against the Pearson 26 boats in the Chesapeake back in 69. They were strong M
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Leeward Rail at 8:16am 12.01.25 that's like saying you shouldn't watch TV if you need to use a remote control (putting aside that y
Starter voltage JohnSn at 7:59am 12.01.25
old man sailor dLj at 7:36am 12.01.25 James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lot
ST 4000 problems Mac Smith at 7:30am 12.01.25 I still have the ST 4000 and the +10 or -10 do not work unless underway, SO if you're testing at anc
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 12.01.25 IIRC, my block was about 4 to 6 inches all along the visible portion, and narrowed to a point over
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 7:05am 12.01.25 IIRC, my block was about 4 to 6 inches all along the visible portion, and narrowed to a point over t
old man sailor kappykaplan at 7:04am 12.01.25 Congratulations on your find! I'm rather fond of my Pearson 37.
Top Down furling for solo sailing BarryL at 7:03am 12.01.25 Hello, My experience with free flying furling sails (asymmetric spinnakers and Code 0) has been on
old man sailor Tally Ho at 6:51am 12.01.25 Hey James, Good luck in your new adventure. My first thoughts would be to: - Clean out the boat. S
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Tally Ho at 6:34am 12.01.25 Typical to through-bolt winches with backing plates, and the rope clutches screwed into an aluminum
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Swabby Third Class at 6:20am 12.01.25 Took the boat out last Monday for what may be the last sail of the season. Ya just never know in th
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 12.01.25 "Contrary to popular belief, the 94 C30 has wood in the bilge" Yes, but just under the mast, it doe
Which had sale for maximum power. sandpiper10471 at 6:06am 12.01.25 In light air, definitely both head sails. If only one allowed, the yankee. The yankee is far more ef
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 6:02am 12.01.25 I would not replace it with more wood. Search the internet on how to make a stainless steel jacksta
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 12.01.25 You do realize that drink holders can hold all sorts of drinks? Even non-alcoholic ones? Even pla
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 12.01.25 I just read the second report linked here. It seems identical to the original report link, but in
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 4:20am 12.01.25 I just read the second report linked here. It seems identical to the original report link, but in r

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