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Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1452 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 9/582 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 9/739 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 0/353 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 1/445 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 7/752 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 10/577 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 19/1018 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 22/1475 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 5/570 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 5/436 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne

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Top Down furling for solo sailing garymalmgren at 12:21am 12.01.25 Now, you could go home made with the spit, but I doubt you will end up being the you'll be "the envy
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Leeward Rail at 11:13pm 11.30.25 Did the investigative body (MIAB?) really not know which arm was caught? That seems like a pretty c
Introduction - Ballenita pr5992 at 9:35pm 11.30.25 And in case you are wondering what I paid for all this, here is the breakdown. Survey (including h
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Ralph Johnstone at 8:36pm 11.30.25 And what do you think of the drink holder location? I think it's Great ! Now you can really get
Introduction - Ballenita Project_Mayhem at 8:03pm 11.30.25 I've never seen a center cockpit O'Day before. Interesting boat! The melamine erasers will dull you
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Gene Neill at 8:02pm 11.30.25 same procedure as any small engine ... Thanks, that'll get me through it, I'm sure. I probably
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Captain Larry-DH at 7:18pm 11.30.25 To those who don't think electric winches are a good idea, that's like saying you shouldn't watch TV
Top Down furling for solo sailing Joe at 5:39pm 11.30.25 Joe - this is exactly where I'm heading now I think. The 72mm unit from Selden is around $900 and
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? RussC at 5:25pm 11.30.25 Daydream's motor is almost nine years old. And I'd rather learn how to do this on a cool sunny afte
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Rick Webb at 5:18pm 11.30.25 I never would have thought that would work! But I carry starting fluid on every boat I own, and I'd
Introduction - Ballenita pr5992 at 5:06pm 11.30.25 That is one nice looking boat and as it's older, I bet it's well built, with no shortcuts or skimpi
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Gene Neill at 5:01pm 11.30.25 Kick starting a out board motor #automobile #workboat I never would have thought that would work!
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Joe at 4:48pm 11.30.25 That is so cool.... just don't misplace your shoes... but then I wouldn't be surprised to see some t
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

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