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Merry Christmas (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:21am 12.23.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2083 fro m my house to yours
Beneteau 40 Stern Tube Set Screw (1) NHB40 at 6:12am 12.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/534 Hi, I noticed some corrosion and a hairline crack around the set screw on my stern tube (see pic).
Some technical details of epoxy use. Shorefun at 4:32am 12.23.18 Day Sailers 15/1710 It is cold here in NJ and I would like to do some epoxy. So poking around about epoxy I ran across a
Parting out H170 in AZ Mik at 12:38pm 12.22.18 Day Sailers 258/33196 What other boats share the mast and boom sections? Looking for a boat that needs a mast but nothi
Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescues two men Brian D at 12:01pm 12.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/562 "A Royal Caribbean ship forced to change its itinerary due to storms found and rescued two sailors F
cleaning ropes sheets halards b crites at 8:26am 12.22.18 Ask All Sailors 10/5858 Any good ideas for cleaning mildew from ropes sheets an halards? What do you use?
Once I again, I remind you at your own peril artboas at 8:36pm 12.21.18 Big Boats 4/1008 So, to the small number of folks out there who who have washer / dryers aboard . There is a sub pan
322 anchor locker hatch Mitimat at 8:34pm 12.21.18 Bigger Boats 3/772
Hunter 22 (1984) Cockpit drain leak Maxx Mayhem at 4:49pm 12.21.18 Smaller Boats 21/3306 Hello everybody, I recently got a free Hunter 22 and have it blocked up in my back yard for a total
Passage 42 front plexiglass screen- replacement? eianm at 3:54pm 12.21.18 Big Boats 2/552 Has anyone had one of these large one piece panels made- it is curved in two directions so needs to
Tahatsu 4/5/6 HP with no steering friction (6) P100D at 3:04pm 12.21.18 Smaller Boats 1/428 I know that allot of people have problems with the steering on these engines losing their steering f
Christmas At Sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:10pm 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/729 Christmas At Sea The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a sli
Add starting relay Ken13559 at 1:08pm 12.21.18 Engines and Propulsion 47/24594 I would like to fit an additional starting relay as I'm tired of the "hit or miss" starting issue wi
disposing or 2 cycle gas? rpludwig at 12:59pm 12.21.18 Catalina 22 16/2180 Nearing season's end, time to get rid of older (4-6 months old) 2 cycle gas mix from outboard tanks,
Calling all Canadians... What say you? Brian D at 11:54am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/974 7MxASIUtQUU
Return to sender... (1) Brian D at 9:28am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/555 https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48397727_2069162726475229_5730416628420575232_n.jpg?
Radio Frequency Gains and Losses Brian D at 9:06am 12.21.18 SSB and Ham Operators 1/1017 Recently there was a discussion about changing one's coax cable going to a VHF antenna on the mast.
Hunter 356 Zinc Bonding JohnSn at 8:57am 12.21.18 Mid-Size Boats 28/4124 Hi Folks, I've been impressed with my 356 and the engineering involved. But, I do have one problem.
Happy Winter Solstice! Justin_NSA at 7:34am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/723 Woohoo! Days will start getting longer now!
NP Tuning Guides: B45 and the B46.1 ICW Rig (2) bob_pattison at 7:13am 12.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/732 All, Attached are our tuning guides for these two models. We will get them on our website shortly. B

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DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 7:24am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume? I can tell you once I've determined h
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:14am 10.17.24 Well all I can say is a father and son team with no idea was successful in unstepping the mast :) We
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 6:35am 10.17.24 I installed the EZJax, LazyJacks system, shown by @Hayden Watson on my boat. They work exceedingly w
Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 6:34am 10.17.24 Is that winch on the O'Day 25? What's the year of production? Lots of early boats used quite thick
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:33am 10.17.24 It looks like you dream of sailing on your own boat in the Salish Sea is moving forward. Make plans
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:31am 10.17.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point..... I've definitely learn
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 6:14am 10.17.24 Winches need adequate backing plates. Not all installs are completed with adequate backing.:facepalm
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle jssailem at 6:06am 10.17.24 First, as a new to you boat owner of a mature boat, I have been there and have winced at the discove
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 10.17.24 There was an article about a guy that drove a million miles with his old Volvo. He preached about fo
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:47am 10.17.24 I am interested in this project also. Right now I use the original Maxwell 500 windlass to assist re
Roller Furler quirky ? Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.17.24 Thanks for following up with the solution!
How do you initiate an owners information page? dlochner at 4:33am 10.17.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 2:16am 10.17.24 Despite all of the setbacks, I've definitely learned a lot about my boat so far, and the advice in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SJN at 10:30pm 10.16.24 Hello Mark. Where is the 2x4? I do not see it in photos. Stephen Nielsen 310 number 260
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:38pm 10.16.24 Terry, I meant to thank you as well for the heads up about the left side edits. How could I have mis
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:32pm 10.16.24 Thanks everyone. I found the edit prompts on the left side of the page as you noted Jim--thanks.
Iphone Sat-phone feature? dLj at 8:18pm 10.16.24 This post is a few months old, any updates? I'm thinking of upgrading, even though my iphone works
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 7:38pm 10.16.24 Dave, you should be able to download or view the manual from this link: MARLOW HUNTER MH31 Operator'
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 7:15pm 10.16.24 The copper pile in a fiberglass volcano was the factory installation until the Mk2. I believe this

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