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Restoring An Oxidized Hull GeneraiT001 at 10:09am 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 14/805 Hi, Been looking at YouTube videos on this but haven't found much of use. I was told by someone to u
Which Prop for Bristol 45.5? LAnderson at 7:27am 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 14/582 Hi All, I am considering a 1988 Bristol B45.5 that has a Westerbeke 70HP engine with a 3 blade max p
New Owner 1976 Oday Day Sailer II captwhyknot at 7:09am 11.02.25 Day Sailers 4/506
Boat Insurance GeneraiT001 at 4:16am 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 27/1942 I have the boat but at moment it is out of the water in a marina boat yard. I don't have any insuran
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded CaptainStealth at 12:39pm 11.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/483 Hello we recently bought a 2001 Hunter 212. the boat originated in NJ went to Western NY where we f
Spin-Tech Furler Follow Up cokomo at 7:52am 11.01.25 Ask All Sailors 1/276 Just as a follow up. We went and stripped canvas off of the boat for the winter and tried to use th
Teak oil or varnish for dinghy floor boards? (1) JBP-PA at 6:38am 11.01.25 Ask All Sailors 19/820 I'm restoring an old Trinka 10. The original teak floorboards were oiled, but I'm tempted to varnis
Through - hulll penetrations on H34 (1) JohnnyP at 6:34am 11.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/578 I am looking at my through - hull penetrations on my 1983 Hunter 34. This is a picture of the coolin
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') john6206 at 7:40am 10.31.25 Ask All Sailors 14/878 Well, the boat is on the hard for the winter, wrestling the winter cover on it was easier than I fea
Holding tank vent fitting (1) keithonElan at 11:35am 10.30.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/1294 I have a corroded fitting on my holding tank vent that I need to identify and replace. Any suggestio
Raw water intake pump questions Dr. D at 8:44am 10.30.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/673 My raw water intake pump began leaking from the backside last week and I had it replaced. The tech w
H260 and tide goes far out grounding it, mud squirts up bottom hole into ballast tank? Davenport at 7:11am 10.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/531 Here in Houston when North wind blows the water drops at my marina to 1 foot from 5 foot normal, gro
Lightning strike garymalmgren at 10:51pm 10.29.25 Ask All Sailors 12/639 It's getting pretty hard to tell these days. Is this AI or the real thing? Gary https://www.facebook
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) Carl Wonderful at 10:03pm 10.29.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/944 On my C22 the (middle) lifeline stanchions are angled inward toward the center of the boat. This ma
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 (5) Carl Wonderful at 7:22pm 10.29.25 Catalina 22 26/1676 Just bought this boat. The original owner passed years ago so the family had no information for me
Broken Mast block alternative (1) carlyzahrt at 3:58pm 10.29.25 Ask All Sailors 12/828 Previous owner of my boat seems to have attached two wooden blocks to lead the halyard from the mast
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? knotimpossible at 8:31am 10.29.25 Newport 5/537 Does anyone know what size spreader end cap (boot) to order for a 1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot, before I
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 10.29.25 Catalina 30 9/705 We're about to make the trip back to the yard. It's roughly a 38 mile trip. We're expecting 2' seas
Morgan 382 nharalambides at 11:40am 10.28.25 Parts Search 1/165 I am looking for an Owner's Manual for a Morgan 382
LifePo4 in winter Bob S at 11:28am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 7/999 Getting ready for winter in New England. I will be removing my 2 batteries to bring inside. I came a

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The Half-Witted Sailor Terry Cox at 8:37am 12.23.25
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? jssailem at 8:16am 12.23.25 I would guess the probability is that the furler is also 40 years old. The manual is likely to be lo
The Half-Witted Sailor jssailem at 8:08am 12.23.25
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? kosrae at 8:00am 12.23.25
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? jssailem at 7:51am 12.23.25
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Project_Mayhem at 6:18am 12.23.25 A good rule of thumb to follow My friend had done this but when I pulled the hose off of the pump,
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. john2 at 6:08am 12.23.25 good info , removal of our engine is scheduled next week.... new damperplate and fixing multible l
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Muttondressedaslamb at 6:06am 12.23.25 Empty your bilge, toss some -50F antifreeze in there if you prefer but whatever you do, make sure y
Lighting upgrades Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 12.23.25 1 The light is really good. You should become familiar with the following Lumens - the amount of li
Hello...I now own a Bristol 29.9 and am wondering what the small hole in the lower hull is for? dlochner at 5:36am 12.23.25 The purpose of a garboard drain plug is to allow any water that might accumulate in the bilge while
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard dLj at 5:35am 12.23.25 You would have flipped your cork if you saw the exhaust elbow that came with my boat. It was cast
Lighting upgrades shemandr at 5:21am 12.23.25 I recently took a cruise on a power yacht. The cabin lighting was indirect. That is the light eman
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Muttondressedaslamb at 5:02am 12.23.25 Hahaha - well we could certainly get into some serious thread drift on this one.... Grey cast iron
Lighting upgrades Johnb at 11:16pm 12.22.25 What I like: 1 The light is really good. You should become familiar with the following Lumens - the
Lighting upgrades Project_Mayhem at 8:09pm 12.22.25 To try to steer the conversation... What did you like and dislike about your lighting upgrade? Wha
Hello...I now own a Bristol 29.9 and am wondering what the small hole in the lower hull is for? higgs at 7:48pm 12.22.25 If dlochner's post is identifying the hole, I would suspect someone was draining water. The questio
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? (1) kosrae at 6:36pm 12.22.25 Probably could use a few more pictures. Are the flanges plastic? It seems there is a broken third f
Lighting upgrades Justin_NSA at 5:42pm 12.22.25 I used MarineBeam for all my lighting inside and out. Staff was helpful too! They make some cool be
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? Allan12210 at 4:38pm 12.22.25 Anyone know the brand? It is on a friend's Mason 43 boat and there is no documentationen third flan
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Allan12210 at 4:29pm 12.22.25 And why not ? It's a Christmas Miracle. y covers the 12 days of Christmas. Is that what happens

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