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Beneteau Smile? SailKatahdin at 12:27pm 06.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1929 I'm looking to purchase a Beneteau that has recently had some work done to the keel. (Specifically,
Heeling at dock DTR at 12:23pm 06.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/806 1989 Hunter 28, new to me. Last weekend I replaced one of the life line poles, (Starboard side just
Water leaks? JRT at 11:41am 06.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/947 Just looking for fun, but this price point jumped out to me until I saw the dark stains on the wood
H31 Mast Wiring Questions Manly at 10:24am 06.21.18 Mid-Size Boats 24/3866 So my 1984 Hunter 31 has wiring issues with the mast. To wit, there is no wiring inside the mast th
1973 Catalina 22 winch handle ??? steveebryant at 9:19am 06.21.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 31/4395 I just purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 and there is no winch handle with the boat. It obviously requir
I found something odd on my mainsail - curious what it might be for tipsyravensailing at 8:00am 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 26/2095 Hello! I know i've been gone a bit but the boat project is coming along smashingly. sadly i don't
THICK white deposit in zincs NotCook at 7:55am 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 9/2726
Sub-forum suggestion: BOLO jviss at 6:07am 06.21.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/539 Be On the LOokout - a sub-forum for people to post things they are looking for, like a part or somet
serpentine belt for M25XP Hayden Watson at 12:00am 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1458 Anyone know of a source for a serpentine belt for an M25XP? I found a kit for the M25XPB but they s
Any Old AUTOHELM Autopilot Instrument? Curious George at 8:46pm 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 7/603 I am looking for a working AUTOHELM autopilot control instrument. This is the older ST4000, black in
Yanmar 3GMF high temp alarm jwerkjr at 7:35pm 06.20.18 Engines and Propulsion 9/4404 This past Sunday I had my high water temp alarm sound. This occurred on my way back to the marina af
AWESOME Trailer Guy! Rick Webb at 4:17pm 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 0/365 I've intended for a long time to post a recommendation for a trailer repair and manufacturing outfit
H34 Compression Post Rennovation - This will be a long one... (4) mnmpizza at 4:10pm 06.20.18 Big Boats 17/4657 Greetings sailors! I thought I'd start this thread today and hope to "end" it by the end of July-20
Hunter 26 Shroud lower turnbuckle pin cotter pins jbreland at 3:40pm 06.20.18 Smaller Boats 3/604 My H26 shroud turnbuckle pins where they connect to the u bolt on the hull rail currently has cotter
H260 Rudder . . . . Dyneema? GBGraham at 12:47pm 06.20.18 Smaller Boats 15/1240 On reading topics and reviews I have noticed that one of the complaints for the quasi rudder system
Best resource for rigging Catalina 22 robk27 at 12:27pm 06.20.18 Catalina 22 4/5273 Hello, I'm another new owner of a 1989 Catalina 22. Everything is all wrapped and tied up still fro
Self tacker Meriachee at 11:58am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1673 Not that long ago, there was a discussion here about self tacking sails. That discussion (as so many
Boat died while motoring in the channel. Gas smells in cabin. Won't start again. RemotelyOdd at 11:23am 06.20.18 Catalina 30 19/3726 My sail was going fine from Long Beach to Marina Del Rey. Only motored briefly when the wind died do
Dock Water Boat Hose Connection twx at 10:07am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3615 My Beneteau 40CC Oceanis has a fitting at the stern that appears to be a female water hose connectio
State of emergency tillers (1) Phil Herring at 8:46am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 56/9072 Most boats are with a wheel also include an emergency tiller that drops into the steering quadrant f

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The fog of shore dLj at 8:37am 08.05.24 Give us fog tips and tell your best harrowing fog stories. Fog tips: Have, understand, practice, a
The fog of shore kloudie1 at 8:25am 08.05.24 Not a lot of fog experience here but I have stuck to that old adage to not use markers/beacons for w
The fog of shore American_Mainsail at 8:23am 08.05.24 Practice with your radar before you have to use it "for real" in the fog. Learn how far away boats n
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . Justin_NSA at 8:22am 08.05.24 "life time guaranteed" is a vague concept unless it is spelled out in the product info. To satisfy t
Useful Technology Ideas (2) Tally Ho at 7:58am 08.05.24
The fog of shore mermike at 7:48am 08.05.24 I dunno, I used to enjoy shooting ILS approaches to minimums. I'm a little weird that way. I ran m
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you (1) American_Mainsail at 7:44am 08.05.24 I've noticed on these Shark Bite fittings that it's helpful to fully seat the PEX pipe, then pull ba
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . JoeWhite at 7:17am 08.05.24 Yes, and I rub lanoline on battery terminals to keep corrosion in check and I use rechargables to av
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? thinwater at 7:08am 08.05.24 So when does corrosion and hose separation due to ethanol occur? Corrosion. Ethanol draws water i
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Johann at 6:47am 08.05.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass Tally Ho at 6:40am 08.05.24 You guys may be right. It could well be salvaged. It has lost all its oil and more recently has g
Rudder Removal (5) American_Mainsail at 6:02am 08.05.24 Hi James, I understand that the rudder configuration is very similar to my boat (a 44AC). It's pret
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 4:24am 08.05.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are th
Using the aft stay sailme88 at 3:33am 08.05.24 I'd be leery about attaching anything to stays and shrouds that adds any vibration. Having said tha
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:22am 08.05.24 No lubrication is used. Flush with fresh water. You do not have to lower the mast if you can climb
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:14am 08.05.24 Which furling unit do you have? I suggest lowering the mast. A photo of the drum location would
Using the aft stay kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.05.24 Use a couple of small blocks attached to the stay with small hose clamps.
Yanmar 2gm engine died marcham at 12:52am 08.05.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. Where is th
Yanmar 2gm engine died Hayden Watson at 12:36am 08.05.24 One thing that no one has mentioned is that a low pressure state can also be from too much oil. If
Yanmar 2gm engine died Leeward Rail at 9:56pm 08.04.24 Checked oil level a week before and it was fine. "The wing was fine a minute ago... until it fell

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