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Point Gun at foot... fire away! agprice22 at 4:26am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/804 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 11/1983 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 5/999 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 3/541 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 3/1051
Dutchman Problem Bama Boy at 5:27pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1162 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 4/1452 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 7/848 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 12/2093 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 7/1685 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 0/233 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) 3/935 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 2/413 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 29/4521 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 2/1346 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 0/343 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 2/738 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 2/415 Hi! I'm looking to replace ALL of the cushions on my H23.5. Does anyone know a good online site wher
What happens when your forestay fails Oliverhg at 8:35am 05.27.19 Big Boats 12/4206 The forestay on my 36 failed while I was sailing last week. I was on a beam reach with about 12 knot
H34 1984 3GMF engine mounts Mike Oldak at 7:19am 05.27.19 Big Boats 3/950 I was going through the old posts and found some on replacing the engine mounts, something we never

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Treadmill alternative for the boat. mermike at 1:58pm 08.23.24 Exercise bands work great.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 1:51pm 08.23.24
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Hayden Watson at 1:45pm 08.23.24 I have added some tension to the outhaul and there is an improvement, but I still need to add some
Megayacht Bayesian sank Hayden Watson at 1:43pm 08.23.24 I agree that the likely cause of the sinking was down-flooding. I know of a Capris 25 and sunk in t
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:10pm 08.23.24 My "special friends" are the tech support gurus at the equipment mfrs. Theyve taught me most of wha
B&G Foward Scan Questions dLj at 1:04pm 08.23.24 My system was old. It was only moderately functioning. The sensor on the hull was large and i felt b
Its funny Friday! dmax at 12:55pm 08.23.24
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:55pm 08.23.24 If I had room for a stationary bike I would love to do that. Maybe a folding stationary bike (if th
B&G Foward Scan Questions joelm100 at 12:25pm 08.23.24 I don't know what you have for navigation gear, but just a friendly warning, if you're don't have C
B&G Foward Scan Questions joelm100 at 12:23pm 08.23.24 Now in your case, if you are scoping out an area to look for rocks or other obstructions, it coul
B&G Foward Scan Questions (1) joelm100 at 12:16pm 08.23.24 I question why you would put a forward scan unit in. All the ones I've experienced have very limite
B&G Foward Scan Questions (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 08.23.24 I don't know what you have for navigation gear, but just a friendly warning, if you're don't have CH
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 11:54am 08.23.24 You will not know how blown out the sail may or may not be until you get tension into all three sid
B&G Foward Scan Questions dLj at 10:55am 08.23.24 Brilliant, and thanks for that summary. To your question, and to DLJ's, I'm hoping it will help my
Cell Phone Boosters Hello Below at 10:27am 08.23.24 FWIW and depending on your requirements, the new Starlink Mini can be directly powered by 12V, is m
Don Casey's Books dlochner at 10:12am 08.23.24 I was able to find a used copy. A new copy is over $50. I got mine for $8. For $8, it is worth
Don Casey's Books drgbanks at 10:02am 08.23.24 I was able to find a used copy. A new copy is over $50. I got mine for $8.
B&G Foward Scan Questions joelm100 at 9:30am 08.23.24 Your questions seem to be answered in the equipment specifications for the two systems. ... If I ma
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 9:26am 08.23.24 The sinking is a real tragedy.. the downflooding must have been terrifying with the speed of the sin
Megayacht Bayesian sank dlochner at 8:49am 08.23.24 For some authoritative analysis of the sinking, see the linked article. The excerpts are from noted

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