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Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/304 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/246 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t
Protecting wires at the mast step (5) sailme88 at 4:06am 10.13.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/539 After a near disaster while stepping our C34 mast this past spring, a guard was devised to act as a
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! kappykaplan at 1:52am 10.13.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/402 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 3/468 Has anyone installed a back stay flicker on their Hunter I have a 35.5 and need to tighten up the ba
Kermit's Birth Place (1) JamesG161 at 1:20pm 10.12.25 Sails Call Lounge 7/610 He was born near the Mississippi River, which is just left on the Map below! :yikes: MS. Jim...
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 10:36am 10.12.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2542 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
Delrod suffing box (3) termitec4 at 6:39pm 10.11.25 Irwin 4/258 What is a delrod stuffing box and do I have one on my boat?1970 23ft irwin
Roller furling question azambella at 6:31pm 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/865 Is the diameter of the round (wire?) sewn into the leading edge of the jib the same on all systems?
OPEN POSITIONS Alansails at 11:28am 10.11.25 Catalina 310 0/298 Greetings fellow 310 owners our association is currently searching to fill the following fleet posi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 8:56am 10.11.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/1087
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? Ward H at 8:28am 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/405 @lehighsail and I were at the boat show yesterday (Friday) Late in the day we heard a rumor, from a
Bottom rudder bearing Beneateau Oceanis 40 Goodvibes at 3:33pm 10.10.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/346 Hi all i live in Western Australia I own a Beneteau Oceanis 40 year 2010 having trouble trying to fi
Mast and boom specifications Mutney bay ranger 12 at 12:13pm 10.10.25 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/276 I recently was given a Ranger 12 dinghy minus the sails, mast, boom, and rigging. I contacted Dwyer
Removing wall of toilet room (head)? gwoolverton at 6:26pm 10.09.25 Catalina 310 8/679 Hi, I'm planning to replace my motor mounts and it seems like that aft port one will be easier to ge
Remote access for OpenPlotter SV Temenos at 2:26pm 10.09.25 Ask All Sailors 11/665 For those using OpenPlotter what do you do for remote access to your boat such as from home? I woul
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 9:05am 10.09.25 Ask All Sailors 35/1382 What other engine problems could cause a sound in a diesel that sounds the same as engine rod knock?
Waterlogged DolphinNewbie at 8:54am 10.09.25 Ask All Sailors 22/876 I just brought home on old Silverline Dolphin Senior 14.5 that is severely waterlogged (weighs about
Broken prong on shore power cord Allowishish at 9:21pm 10.08.25 Ask All Sailors 15/746 One of the prongs on our shore power cord broke. Logic seemed to be to cut that head off and install
Outboard transom board dimensions HunterKid at 12:54pm 10.08.25 Smaller Boats 2/362 Does anyone know the dimensions of the Hunter 23.5 outboard transom board. I need to replace mine an

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How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (3) max_sailing at 6:40pm 11.29.25 27) Using feeler gauges, we made minor adjustments to the engine port-aft position until the gap on
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (4) max_sailing at 6:21pm 11.29.25 16) Installed the new RD-22-A-4 damper, using new screws from Westerbeke part # 200443. I couldn't
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (9) max_sailing at 5:59pm 11.29.25 Installation Process:235655 235656 8) Removed the 6 bolts that hold the transmission mounting plat
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:20pm 11.29.25 Saw this and said WOW.. Teach your children to sail... That way, they will never have any money for
The cheap batteries Davidasailor26 at 3:25pm 11.29.25 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't it ill advised to charge batteries below freezing as it
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 1:45pm 11.29.25 Not unheard of. The working are unguarded and the switch can stick on. The switch can be poorly pos
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 11.29.25 Thanks for the link @Captain Larry-DH . Before reading this article, I had never considered how haz
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 12:11pm 11.29.25 I wrote an article on electric winch safety once. There is no or very little guidance from the manuf
The cheap batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:52am 11.29.25 It looks to me like the previous owner needed to replace the batteries and since he was selling the
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? PaulK at 11:47am 11.29.25 You might want to check out these boats, and compare yours to theirs A "transatlantic mini sailboa
The cheap batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 11.29.25 If your batteries are disconnected and in your basement you probably won't even need to charge them
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 11:18am 11.29.25 You might want to check out these boats, and compare yours to theirs A "transatlantic mini sailboat
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident capta at 11:09am 11.29.25 My condolences to his family. At first glance, it appears that the placement of the winches has not
Top Down furling for solo sailing ricksoth at 10:42am 11.29.25 Joe - this is exactly where I'm heading now I think. The 72mm unit from Selden is around $900 and f
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Will Gilmore at 10:31am 11.29.25 Check out the Hake Seaward line of trailerable sailboats. My Mariner 19 CB was MORC rated. Keep in
Top Down furling for solo sailing Joe at 9:44am 11.29.25 If you're going this direction, with the continuous line furler-torsion line luff arrangement, I wou
The cheap batteries dLj at 9:36am 11.29.25 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't it ill advised to charge batteries below freezing as it
The cheap batteries dlochner at 9:33am 11.29.25 LFP batteries can not be charged below freezing. I've never heard of not charging LA batteries bel
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 mveerman at 9:31am 11.29.25 I wanted to give an update on this. I haven't proven my theory, but I'm now 99% sure I know what's h
The cheap batteries Project_Mayhem at 9:26am 11.29.25 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't it ill advised to charge batteries below freezing as it c

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