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Fuel Tank pickup tube SBinNSB at 12:54pm 04.11.19 Catalina 310 23/4564 Can anyone tell me which tank fitting has the pickup tube...I know one is the return and one the the
Looking for opinions on slip dilemma hawk232 at 9:50am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 60/3588 I have not had a boat that has to be slipped yet, so this is all new to me. Looking at slip options
This is Gonna be Interesting... (2) Simon Sexton at 8:32am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/653 Came across this in my inbox today: "1.The north (inbound) channel, directly under the SH146 bri
T-Shirt Idea for the nerds in the group... (1) rgranger at 7:44am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 31/2099 163539
diy hard top bimini b crites at 5:48am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 15/6592 Anyone installed a hard top bimini? Diy material used or ideas?
Hatteras - bomb cyclone Gunni at 5:21pm 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 6/618
Chainplate removal w/ Mast up Nathan Beck at 1:00pm 04.10.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/4600 Does anyone have experience or knowledge regarding pulling to 2 main chainplates for the top mast sh
B&R Reverse Diagonal Tension Don Lucas at 12:01pm 04.10.19 Big Boats 14/1760 As background: I had my mast off a few months ago. None of the "on the ground" settings were changed
South Florida Broker radiolawyer at 12:00pm 04.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1045 Can anyone suggest a reputable effective sailboat broker in south Florida?
Jib Angles - Do I Have This Right? (1) topcat0399 at 11:42am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 40/11368 I have finally equipped with a bunch of good hank on head sails of various sizes and after studying
Aquarius 23 Outboard In Cockpit Well (3) Capt. Seeweed at 9:42am 04.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/3584 I like the boat but the rudder engine set up is insane. The designer put the prop behind the rudder!
A sticky question... nestorph at 9:40am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 29/2272 I'm making new slats for my companionway but the widest teak boards that I've been able to purchase
Funny things said while sailing (1) Allowishish at 8:15am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 29/2334
Box over Thru Hull topcat0399 at 6:09am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 28/1900 Recently I read about a boat that sank due to a speedo paddle wheel thru hull failure. This is the o
Water leak in aft berth chp at 6:06am 04.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/648 Once in a while I get water running down the back wall of the aft berth. This is the only leak. It s
First launch. (1) TomY at 4:10am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 23/1925 IRIAN (photo by my boatyard), was launched yesterday, and has a few more inches of snow on her decks
Upgrade cleats Beneteau at 3:02am 04.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/889 Has anyone added midship cleats on a Beneteau 321 .Thanks
Fixed Dodger for Hunter Legend 37.5 1995 destiny12 at 2:04am 04.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/428 Dear Guys and Gals, I have a 37.5 Legend in Malaysia and am looking to install a permenant dodger an
Headroom Bugzy at 10:23pm 04.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/5331 Hello all. I am looking at purchasing a Mac 26 in the near future, and one came up for sale here tha
How Do I Know Which Production Number My 83 O'Day 30 CB is? twodzusfittings at 6:38pm 04.09.19 Bigger Boats 6/1191 So after a month of frantic work on my precious days off from my full time job, I finally splashed m

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Would you put your money where your mouth is? Richard19068 at 11:07am 09.25.24 Funny, but the place is in Arizona so I doubt the reference means much to most people there.
Dyneema chafe protection Richard19068 at 11:06am 09.25.24 Any ideas on what to use for chafe protection on 6mm seems? What are "6mm seems"?
My rudder broke off wardk at 10:32am 09.25.24 Since you are already out of the water and the rudder is removed you can do most of the work like r
What is this paint? shemandr at 10:21am 09.25.24 It looks to me like some tried to remove some paint with a solvent. And then gave up. You can't sa
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Kings Gambit at 10:12am 09.25.24 Discussion came across as an urgency to get the work done in 30 days for insurance. No insurance, no
Would you put your money where your mouth is? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 09.25.24 Would any Catalina owners dare go there You'd be running one hell of a risk. Locate his e-mail a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 9:32am 09.25.24 Good point. Usually, the insurance picks up on the mandatory / safety items from the survey and pro
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard marcham at 9:24am 09.25.24 Good point. Usually, the insurance picks up on the mandatory / safety items from the survey and prov
What is this paint? Tally Ho at 9:24am 09.25.24 Certainly looks like the boat has had some work done around the chain plates. The paint swirls al
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kappykaplan at 8:56am 09.25.24 Tks for the additional info, JamesG161 and jssailem.
Dyneema chafe protection thinwater at 8:52am 09.25.24 There are dyneema covers, tougher than polyester. Yes, very much so. But not as useful if part of
Dyneema chafe protection dlochner at 8:41am 09.25.24 There are dyneema covers, tougher than polyester.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 8:23am 09.25.24 227730
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (2) JamesG161 at 8:20am 09.25.24 227728 Mariner Version of Hurricane Helene DAMMIT JIM.... PS: Storm Surge alert 227729
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (4) jssailem at 8:12am 09.25.24 227723 The storm appears to be crossing the Gulf in behind a High Pressure cell that is pushing off
What is this paint? FastOlson at 8:04am 09.25.24 Is that what it looks like after pressure washing? Or before. I presume the boat was free or under a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Kings Gambit at 8:00am 09.25.24 It means they are trying to bleed you for money. There is ZERO safety issue here. If you wanted the
Dyneema chafe protection Davidasailor26 at 7:39am 09.25.24 Depends on what the line is being used for. For control lines braided polyester cover can sometimes
Starter motor burned up? Stu Jackson at 7:33am 09.25.24 Try to update your amp gauge!! Personally i think it is more important than a volt meter Yes the vo
Standup blocks JBP-PA at 6:58am 09.25.24 Soft shackle is an excellent idea! Easy to make and much less expensive than good standup shackles

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