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Slammed by Insurance premiums! What happened? DayDream2 at 3:26am 05.02.18 Big Boats 18/1395 I have a 2000 Hunter 420 insured through BoatUS- I believe Geico is behind it. We have the boat in t
Balboa 26 keel trunk cracked me262 at 9:03pm 05.01.18 Balboa 7/4183 Howdy to all! Looking at a pretty nice B26. Main problem is a good sized crack in the keel trunk.
473 Shroud 'Roller tube' insert jsodyssey3 at 3:52pm 05.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/605 Looking for a source of the plastic insert in the protective 2" aluminum tube on the shroud. Has on
Flexofold vs Varifold Folding Props AlastairLC at 3:08pm 05.01.18 Ask All Sailors 12/4878 I'm trying to decide between these two brands of 2 blade folding props. The Flexofold costs $1145; t
Best Paint...... Papadave at 2:19pm 05.01.18 Catalina 22 4/655 I have a few , well more than a few hairline cracks/"spider-webs" on the deck and hull, none very de
Replacement red and black shift levers for 1989 C30 Gordon Shackelford at 12:01pm 05.01.18 Catalina 30 2/723 Hi! Anyone know where I can find replacement shift levers??
1987 28.5 Forward hatch (2) thetone at 9:55am 05.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/785 Hello, I am looking to replace the forward hatch on my 1987 Hunter 28.5. I would like to just repla
473 - Proper Alternator / regulator wiring Benny GrowSailing at 9:53am 05.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/998 All, we recently bought a used 473 (Model 2003) and are currently working on the electrical system.
H26 Outboard Motor Shaft, Long or Extra Long Doug J at 9:44am 05.01.18 Smaller Boats 64/11945 Can someone tell me what the recommended shaft length of the motor for a H26 should be? Is it 20 in
PREPPING H23 for paint + questions about keel prep (2) drewsyntax at 7:56am 05.01.18 Smaller Boats 34/1831 Hi All Lots of work on the H23 in motion. Ive stripped down most of the 30yrs of paint off the keel
Bottom Paint? (1) Lemon Drop at 7:49am 05.01.18 Catalina 22 11/1581 Has anyone used the rustoleum marine bottom paint? My boat is primarily a fresh water boat but the P
Ericson 35-3 questions BobHorn at 6:09am 05.01.18 Ericson 3/3118 Looking at possibly buying a 35-3. The boat has two water deck fills so I'm assuming two water tanks
Came across this class of sailing craft - Blokart Will Gilmore at 5:28am 05.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/527 I just discovered this class of sail powered cart called the BloKart. Just thought some of you migh
Shortening sails on C&C38 Landfall Saltyalex at 7:49pm 04.30.18 C&C 5/1668 Hi, guys. I am a freshly baked C'C38 Landfall owner and trying to figure out how to make her happy.
Replacing a thru hull with a larger one - hole enlargement Captain Larry-DH at 5:46pm 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 4/514 I want to replace the puny 750gph bilge pump in my engine compartment with a 4000 gph model. That re
whipping mast head stays on a Hunter 22 SP22 at 4:06pm 04.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/760 Can anyone confirm or deny the need to whip the mast head stays above and below the spreaders on a 1
Bottlescrew/turnbuckle threads on 1989 first 32s5 bernie_ni at 1:07pm 04.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/393 Hello all, I was starting to get my mast ready to go up again for the first time. I noticed all 4 of
2003 42ft Oceanis CC -Hydraulic Steering Leak Rob2435 at 12:57pm 04.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/702 Not my boat but researching for a fellow mariner... On the hydraulic pump there are two bolts on eit
Blessing of the Fleet (2) Simon Sexton at 12:55pm 04.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/443 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! Yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to take part in the
Pearson 39-2 prop specs mpbeagle at 12:30pm 04.30.18 Pearson 1/848 I'm looking at a few folding props on ebay and was wondering if anyone knows the pitch and diameter

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Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? kappykaplan at 4:43pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post. :plus:Indeed! :beer:
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Hello Below at 4:33pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 4:31pm 06.14.24 Don't waste your money if you expect them to be "self tailing". why? Because there's no stripper a
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? SV Maverick at 4:23pm 06.14.24 Was able to try in a test slide today and it fit ok. Not an original replacement but it should work.
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (3) Ralph Johnstone at 3:32pm 06.14.24 The problem is that O ring #22 is leaking. with a NON-PETROLEUM grease such as SuperLube : 225432
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle kloudie1 at 3:24pm 06.14.24 If the water is leaking out of the selector switch shaft, that seal is just an o-ring ..It could be
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 3:12pm 06.14.24 I find those things never read too accurately when still in their original packaging :p . Most l
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle kappykaplan at 3:06pm 06.14.24
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 3:01pm 06.14.24 I do have an externally mounted gauge, need to install it, never makes I find those things never
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 06.14.24 In many popular cruising ports, like Georgetown Bahamas, there is a daily "Cruisers Net" where all
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 2:39pm 06.14.24 I don't know if the new nylon "pins" would hold up to a pounding into a jammed pin. Can you find an
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 2:36pm 06.14.24 I usually agree with you, KG, but this ^^^ is part of the part I find to be appalling behavior.
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 mermike at 2:34pm 06.14.24 Did this 4 years ago. I've had issues with the plug shimmying up the mast. I had to use Flextape to
waste tank ind colin59 at 2:33pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Calif. Ted at 2:33pm 06.14.24 I am a little concerned about burning the blower out on long motors. Well, they do burn out every
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 2:04pm 06.14.24
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) SVFreedom at 1:59pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damagin
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 1:57pm 06.14.24 The Bernina sewing machines are excellent machines. I don't know that they have a walking foot howev
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:53pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Davidasailor26 at 1:49pm 06.14.24 The blowers on most diesels are designed for just that purpose. Unlike a gas engine where the goal

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