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Fresh Water Supply To On-Board Head - 272LE fhujber at 12:50pm 03.19.18 Bigger Boats 16/2127 Has anyone here added a fresh water storage tank under the starboard bench in the salon for the purp
New Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 11:34am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/451 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I've been gone for a while due to the preparation and taking
Wisker pole cajon409 at 11:06am 03.19.18 Big Boats 4/817 430 Hunter, was going to install a 13/22 wisker pole on mast track, but informed was to heavy, was n
hard over time HD74 at 9:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 10/679 Does anyone know the hard over time for a hunter 340. Installing a new ray marine autopilot. Thanks
Are Battens Really Needed? geehaw at 8:49am 03.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/7715 I bought a new mainsail. I got it from one of those Chinese sail houses. It is loose footed and no
Mast whatzinfidel? SVChrysalis at 8:37am 03.19.18 Parts Search 3/959 Hey folks, thanks for reading- I just purchased a 1994 Seaward 23 and one of things that is going to
Dartmouth Mass rgranger at 6:57am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1532 I might have a chance to hang out in the Dartmouth Mass. area for a little bit this summer. Any lo
UV sail damage (2) Justin_NSA at 6:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/843 Not a question really. More like a "be sure to inspect this" item. Every time I go out to get my boa
240 Centerboard Questions.... (1) waveform at 1:23am 03.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/532 After changing uphaul to 7/16" and cascade lines to 3/8 and re-assembling using the lower most holes
St. Patrick's Day Race on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Racing 7/918 Beautiful March day out on Galveston Bay. 5mFiFuERBSU
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Bluenose at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/6501 Good evening, I am looking at (I think) a Beneteau 331, which is the boat I want. The nameplate in t
2007 Beneteau 40? PaulGinger at 2:05pm 03.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/927 Just purchased, new to me 2007 40. I have alredy joined the Beneteau USA sight for parts etc. from
Great Day Sailing (2) Cowpokee at 10:20am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 1/550
Charters in the Charlotte Harbor area, eg Punta Gorda isaksp00 at 9:19am 03.18.18 Destinations 4/794 I have looked at a number of threads about sailing in this area, and it seems good. I see that Seada
Lazy Jacks on a 1984 H27 finefurn at 9:17am 03.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1959 One of the first projects on my TD list this spring is to install a set of Lazy Jacks. I would like
ds 41 thru hull and valves sailor5017 at 9:11am 03.18.18 Big Boats 4/813 The valves and plumbing in floor of front stateroom seems to have turned a dark brown -black color
Another NorEaster? sailnoproblem at 7:40am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1824 I don't no if that is the correct spelling, but I am getting a little tired of this weather. Yea I k
Help with Hood 810 LD diagnosis/repair SFS at 7:03am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2532 Has anyone successfully rebuilt an 810LD furler drive assembly? I have parts falling out the bottom
Replace furler, or go hanked on? SFS at 6:48am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1442 In the event my old Hood 810 cannot be brought back to life, we are considering our options. Cruisin
Keel repair on Pearson 30 Meter (1) MightyMike at 7:13pm 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1182 My recently acquired 10 Meter suffered a damaged keel after breaking its mooring and beaching during

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Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 6:33pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the ch
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? capta at 6:29pm 04.08.24 I would think if there was no give at the bottom of a stanchion then the give would have to come fro
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass capta at 6:19pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the cha
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 6:16pm 04.08.24 Thanks!
Bilge water smells like gas Bluebonnet87 at 5:57pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? capta at 5:55pm 04.08.24 The only way to reach the bottom of the tank would be to run a hose through the gauge sender hole. T
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? JoeWhite at 5:55pm 04.08.24 Remove the sender unit and insert a rigid plastic hose, such as the one used to extract engine oil t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:49pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:42pm 04.08.24 Where we used to keep our boat in New Jersey all sailboats pulled in bow first. When we moved to th
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 5:25pm 04.08.24 Think straw. I have a manual fuel pump. Where would be the best place to insert the hose?
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 04.08.24 Think straw.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 5:16pm 04.08.24 I guess it varies from location to location. Where I am you always take all your lines with you. W
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 5:02pm 04.08.24 Was the rebuilt pump correctly aligned / timed with the engine??? Excellent point! Yes, the timin
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 4:30pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 4:20pm 04.08.24 Correction on title "Catalina 310"
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
"No Step" decals Crazy Dave Condon at 2:56pm 04.08.24 There were long discussions about the wants of customers and one of them was tinted slider companion
Free chafe guard twodzusfittings at 1:42pm 04.08.24 Fire Hose is built with three parts, an inner hose, an outer hose and a waterproof membrane hose in
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 1:42pm 04.08.24 @CbKl your welcome but most importantly you shared the information with others here on this forum.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 1:27pm 04.08.24 The point that often gets over looked in these discussions is no one is born with any kind of boati

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