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You have to be careful out there... Brian D at 9:47pm 12.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/511 Everyone was reported safe and picked up by other boaters! xSb3M6lJ0Us
BENETEAU ANTARES 12 Montana12m at 5:40pm 12.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2263 I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 2007 BENETEAU 12 ANTARES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A BAD ODOUR INSIDE THE BOAT WH
A Lurker no more... VanIslandGuy at 4:52pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 36/2120 I joined this forum after reading it only for several months. Since I read only up to that point I
Santa came! Ken Cross at 4:44pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 27/1488 We'll the Admiral must have been in a great mood because under the tree was a new 9 inch Garmin plot
Paint for vinyl Dorade cowls-? DianaOfBurlington at 4:43pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 9/4377 Does anyone have a good recommendation for painting the vinyl cowl vents? I have several of the oth
Gooseneck Repair (2) bwwooster at 2:41pm 12.26.18 Catalina 30 4/1595 Greetings! We've just got a '91 MkII after sailing an '81 Mk1 for 14 years and there's a bit of a pr
When to rebuild rudder assembly? H 23.5 CrispyCringle at 1:32pm 12.26.18 Smaller Boats 22/2433 Edit: I changed the title from "When to rebuild rudder hinge" because this project evolved into redo
Oday Mariner 2+2 Too Big to Tow? Woreign at 12:37pm 12.26.18 Day Sailers 6/2059 I currently have a DS II that I tow with my Kia Forte. At around 600 pounds, the Kia tows it with n
Line trouble caused by bird nests jcb2 at 7:17am 12.26.18 Bigger Boats 11/1890 Ever since I bought our ODay 31 five years ago, The halyards, outhaul and reef lines have been diffi
Wire crimping question Sefuller at 4:45pm 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 7/962 I have read Maine Sail's articles on wire termination and several on SBO as well, but have a questio
Blue Solar controllers ... and dongles? Gene Neill at 2:51pm 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 8/969 Maybe the dumbest question ever, but I thought the MPPT 75/15 I recently bought would need a dongle
Video game sailboats (4) BobbyFunn at 2:48pm 12.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 25/2152 Here's to game developers that know the game should have sailboats, but are not given time to do it
And I thought it was just ospreys that were out to get me. (1) Kermit at 2:09pm 12.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/2184
Need new fixed windows Cal 2-25 Sandcastle at 2:09pm 12.25.18 Cal 5/2069 Does anyone know of a company who makes replacement windows and frames for the cal 2-25? These are
Towing Mac26x California to Texas Tom McCormack at 11:47am 12.25.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1792 I'm buying a Macgregor 26x and want to do alot of cross country travelling with it. I'd appreciate
Help Needed in Michigan City, IN Today Project_Mayhem at 11:27am 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 0/346 Please delete this post
John61CT's multi-use portable charging rig John61CT at 10:12am 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1435 AC to DC system, aka charger, rectifier or PSU: used interchangeably for purposes of this thread. K
Traveller car broken E.Elder at 8:22am 12.25.18 Smaller Boats 5/647 Traveller car broken need to replace - size of traveller?
Christmas is Here Will Gilmore at 8:04am 12.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/554 ysIzPF3BfpQ -Will (Dragonfly)
Replace main and jib halyard sheaves at mast base. Big Rog at 7:13am 12.25.18 Smaller Boats 13/1213 Both sheaves and guard are broken on my H26. Is this a big deal? Thanks. Rog MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SimiSAilor at 7:12am 10.16.24 Yes, just like the original it is up only. Did not want to get into a rewire project. Jeff
mainsheet block change (1) Ward H at 7:06am 10.16.24 I replaced my cam lock cleats to Spinlock PXR cleats for the main sheet and traveler control lines.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 7:02am 10.16.24 Does anyone know what the two metal tabs with holes on either side are for? Believe it or not, the
mainsheet block change Project_Mayhem at 6:54am 10.16.24 I went from 3:1 to 6:1 mainly due to how difficult it was to undo the cam cleat. It helped but a clu
Leaking around Mast (1) monocerosin at 6:32am 10.16.24 228029 I'm in the same process. Cleaning this up, maybe a little lifeseal and then mast boot wrap.
How do you initiate an owners information page? Jim Legere at 6:31am 10.16.24 Matt: Near the top left of the Boat Info/MH31/Specifications page there is a "Edit these specs" link
Leaking around Mast dlochner at 6:14am 10.16.24 Try a Waterboot. They work well. https://waterboot.com
Leaking around Mast sailme88 at 5:38am 10.16.24 Mis read the original post. That neoprene " gasket" is more likely a Spartite 2 part polymer. It is
Nav table jssailem at 5:15am 10.16.24 Don, It is a pain when our boats sustain damage to the beautiful wood. Being an older boat owner, I
How do you initiate an owners information page? Terry Cox at 3:48am 10.16.24 Good morning from Mukilteo, Matt. That Boat Info section has tabs on the left side for you to add ph
C30 start battery recommendation Ward H at 3:27am 10.16.24 Do you have solar or shore power? Shore power only.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 3:10am 10.16.24 if the water is running down the internal wiring through the deck step because there isn't a drip
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint sailcapt340 at 2:27am 10.16.24 Here is the list of products TotalBoat suggested for applying the bottom paint to the dinghy. I wou
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration marcham at 8:55pm 10.15.24 Most likely, you will be limited to heading and wind track mode. I recall something about the Raymar
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads marcham at 8:51pm 10.15.24 Was the cradle supporting at the bulkheads? Is there any sign of displaced cabinetry? Is it your cra
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads Rich Stidger at 8:35pm 10.15.24 I had a similar issue many years ago when the yard blocked the keel on a narrow spot with plywood. O
Leaking around Mast MikeHoncho at 7:05pm 10.15.24 The mast wiring on the H37C exits below deck, in the bilge. The gasket/hard rubber that is installe
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 6:18pm 10.15.24 Mark, I was able to upgrade the windlass on my boat. Due to the shape of our chain locker it does
Tiller Clutch awesome ! Project_Mayhem at 5:24pm 10.15.24
Lazy Jacks ? Project_Mayhem at 5:23pm 10.15.24 There's a decent amount of work involved. I was quoted around $700 for a loft to modify the sail on

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