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Lubrication thru hulls Clydo at 11:00pm 03.08.19 Catalina 310 7/3715 Any suggestions what product to lubricate thru hulls? Friend heading out the Gate and down South fo
Exchange Shopping for Honorably Discharged Veterans Brian D at 9:00pm 03.08.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/814 In November of 2017 the Armed Forces Exchange Services opened online shopping to all honorably disch
West marine has lewmar winches buy one get one free! SVMOONDANCE at 6:27pm 03.08.19 Catalina 22 15/3010 https://www.westmarine.com/buy/lewmar--ocean-14-chrome-self-tailing-1-speed-winch--1863091
2017 Beneteau Oceanis Liner Crack SV_Funday at 5:31pm 03.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/913 Hello Beneteau Owner, I am looking for technical information about the design and construction of a
Does my forestay need to be tightened clmooring at 9:00am 03.08.19 Big Boats 23/5811 I sailed my new to me hunter 356 for the first time i any real wind this sunday. I noticed some m
West Marine BOGO sale on Lewmar Winches sailinmikenaz at 8:37am 03.08.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2396 Winches and Handles on sale through March 11th according the my email this morning from West Marine.
Hunter 456 helm guard BlueHeronSailing at 8:07am 03.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/363
Are Canadians ECO Terriorists??? LeslieTroyer at 8:04am 03.08.19 Sails Call Lounge 68/4195 Every time I read a new weather report they flame the snow and cold weather on Canadian Cold Fronts.
Middle Keys Charter Cowpokee at 6:49am 03.08.19 Destinations 33/4095 In two weeks we (my wife and I) will be chartering a boat in the Florida keys. We will be aboard a
Flying a Spinnaker on a V222 Todd Atchison at 6:44am 03.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1547 I must admit I have a bit of Spinnaker envy currently. We all dream of sailing during these dreary w
Genoa Repair Terry Cox at 7:41pm 03.07.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/2321 Just received the invoice from Ullman Sails of Anacortes for $550 to do the following: 1. Replace t
Replacement windows Dug22 at 3:56pm 03.07.19 Catalina 22 6/1048 Does anyone know if there are opening windows with screens available for purchase?
Five Days Living Aboard in Perdido Bay - October 2018 (8) Todd Atchison at 1:54pm 03.07.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1370 For the many who have followed our restoration of our beloved 1970 V222 - This post is overdue. We f
Space weather (1) Kermit at 1:35pm 03.07.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/533 162206 @JamesG161 can you confirm this? Sumter, SC lost all cell phone service today for a few hours
Centerboard compatability Mike in Cape Cod at 1:24pm 03.07.19 Smaller Boats 11/938 Can anyone tell me if the centerboards for the H23.5 and the H260 are exactly the same board ? Also
How to get great picture of your boat while sailing! Jackdaw at 11:35am 03.07.19 Ask All Sailors 122/9284 In the 'Show us your boat name' thread, I was struck by how few of the pictures where of the boats s
Navigation Big Rog at 11:04am 03.07.19 Smaller Boats 61/5256
Hunter 33 stair and engine access jngotasail at 11:00am 03.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/446 Hello, I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The main engine access is behind the stairs. The stairs have to be r
Heat exchanger Gabor15908 at 10:18am 03.07.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2042 I am looking at removing and cleaning the tube out of my heat exchanger on my Yanmar 3JH2E. If I ope
When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight (1) Phil Herring at 9:52am 03.07.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1370 Have you made an overnight passage? Maybe it was offshore sailing or a passage on the Great Lakes,

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Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Project_Mayhem at 10:27pm 04.27.24 My plan is to remove the guts and replace with a couple strips of LED lights. Two or three strips a
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . garymalmgren at 8:45pm 04.27.24 Cup! They will be one aboard. It has a handle to keep fingers out of the way. It has a flat bottom t
Access to windlass marchem at 8:39pm 04.27.24
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Rich Stidger at 8:29pm 04.27.24 My plan is to remove the guts and replace with a couple strips of LED lights. Two or three strips as
Stern anchoring Kings Gambit at 7:55pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Michael Davis at 7:32pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 04.27.24
The Great Lakes.... DaveJ at 6:30pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Captain Larry-DH at 6:14pm 04.27.24 The whole towel is just not going to fit inside the filter housing. A brilliant response but I hav
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 6:12pm 04.27.24 Hi all, 42' sailboat, ready to head to NYC next week. First season on the water with a "big' boat.
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb kbgunn at 5:46pm 04.27.24 Assuming they are Spinlock, There is a service kit with all you need to service these clutches: Serv
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:14pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway Time to
Self tacking jib Will Gilmore at 5:01pm 04.27.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 Sailgunner at 4:38pm 04.27.24 If you have to replace the tank, you probably need to remove the settee and the floor boards.
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Michael Davis at 4:36pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway, so I doubt
Outboard depth in water. morbidfollower at 4:30pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering 8 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't look much lowe
Outboard depth in water. (3) Gene Neill at 4:25pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering sition 224438 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't lo
Self tacking jib thinwater at 4:08pm 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Stern anchoring Tom J at 4:05pm 04.27.24 Never a dumb question. Yes. The anchor doesn't know where it is tied. There my be many cases wher

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