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Westerbeke Engine Mount Bracket rlettie4 at 9:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/908 I am looking for the left front engine mount bracket (part #44130) for a Weserbeke 30B. So far I ca
Free Sailbags Warren Milberg at 8:39am 12.26.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1776 I'd like to give away 2 sailbags for the price of postage, probably $15 or so. One is new, bright b
DYWER OR Z SPAR? HighCs123 at 7:57am 12.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/794 How can i identify which mast i have on my O'day 222? I just picked this boat up and i'd like to r
Leaking Lexan Main Hatch Stroke2017 at 7:51am 12.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/702 I just purchased Capt Lucky's 26.5 and am currently doing the "fix the stuff" prior to the spring to
Our third decade capta at 7:24am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/440 How interesting to put faces to the names. Thank you and may 2018 be the best year of your lives, so
What could cause this? (3) pateco at 7:11am 12.26.17 Engines and Propulsion 30/4368 So, two weekends ago while we were motoring south down the ICW on our way to the Fort Lauderdale Win
Buy Tiller Pilot fritz3000g at 6:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3535 I'm thinking of buying an old Autohelm tiller pilot for a really good price. My question is - if it
Keel Winch ChileanJK at 5:21am 12.26.17 Catalina 22 5/1196 Last weekend I put the boat for the first time in the water and took a ride on the lake just motorin
Seamanship - Line handling Will Gilmore at 4:22am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2319 I wanted to share this video and technique from the Annapolis Performance Sailing Web site ://www.ap
Why is my Genoa so hard to hoist? (1) onlinelee at 11:35pm 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 23/4682 Hi friends, Happy Christmas one and all:-) The tension required to hoist my Genoa is truly too much
Mystery item on the Mast (1) hookway at 9:02pm 12.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1710
Bow cleats, 29.5 Odyssey lll at 3:50pm 12.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/416 Has anyone installed bow cleats on the deck. The factory installed cleats are in the anchor locker '
O ' Day 19 JOHNMADDEN at 2:02pm 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1809 Drain hole in bottom of stern. Previous owner said leave open. When boat is in motion - it will dr
Isinglass Covers KZW at 12:37pm 12.25.17 Catalina 310 7/2396 Does anyone know what kind of breathable fabric should contact Isinglass? My dodger has covers for
H38 head sail richard9525 at 10:53am 12.25.17 Big Boats 3/815 Anybody know the furling headsail measurements ,110% I believe. and the tape size for the furling sy
New/replacement sails for sirius 21 ChrisNY at 10:33am 12.25.17 Sirius 21/22 3/1772 I know Santa just came, but I am already planning for next Christmas. I would like to replace the m
Engine problems flyingcr at 10:31am 12.25.17 Engines and Propulsion 25/3175 I own a 265 first. Just found out my engine needs to be rebuilt, for a cost around $5000 for top end
Cleaning a main sail sfgary at 9:10am 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1350 Merry Christmas all, I have searched the forums but have a specific problem. Unaware I was bleeding
God bless us all every one! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:00am 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/837 On this Christmas Day, wishing all of you all the blessings of this joyous season. The 20 years y'al
Updating my v-berth Whatsit at 9:34pm 12.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2126

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Noisy boats quadrille38 at 5:32pm 01.23.24 My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
New Hampshire State Seal ggrizzard at 5:05pm 01.23.24 You've got better eyes than I have. I thought the braces on the hull were oars but I couldn't reca
Instrument location Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 01.23.24 You may want to consider putting the autopilot someplace different than the wind/speed/depth. A pure
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Ralph Johnstone at 4:31pm 01.23.24 at that time, I was much younger, but am now 80 and two thirds. Isn't that something that four ye
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Project_Mayhem at 3:48pm 01.23.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 3:42pm 01.23.24 Problem solved. After chasing wires from the DC panel with no success, I removed some trim pieces in
Instrument location dlochner at 3:29pm 01.23.24 The important place for your eyes to focus is what's ahead of you, wind, current, waves, obstacles a
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 2:55pm 01.23.24 Post a picture of bilge . I have seen other boats that have had grid/matrix repairs where who ever
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. tfox2069 at 2:14pm 01.23.24 Different model boat, but that is where our bundle is located. I figured different boat, but same
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 1:49pm 01.23.24 @Screen Saver : Thanks. It looks like your rod anchor setup is significantly easier to address than
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 1:37pm 01.23.24 As you said @Screen Saver, that is an old failure just waiting to cause loosing the mast :yikes:.
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Terry Cox at 12:30pm 01.23.24 Under the nav station I believe. Different model boat, but that is where our bundle is located.
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Terry Cox at 12:17pm 01.23.24 Some time has passed since the PO posted this thread, and at that time, I was much younger, but am n
Instrument location Hukilau_5039 at 11:41am 01.23.24 Yes, just forward of the aft bench on the stbd side of aft cabin wall. My pedestal rail is much lowe
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud (4) Richard19068 at 11:37am 01.23.24 We cleaned this up and injected filler into the deck in this area, which stopped the leakage, How c
Instrument location (1) CurtisC at 11:32am 01.23.24 Sorry, but you mention "Starboard side just forward of the aft bunch" do you mean on the starboard c
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (1) thinwater at 11:06am 01.23.24 My "wasteful" project was building a composting toilet to replace the chemical toilet. I've got noth
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? thinwater at 11:00am 01.23.24 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful beca
Is separation for the best? rgranger at 10:43am 01.23.24 Your subject title could have been better. My 1st thought was yah seperation before divorce. Me to
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Richard19068 at 10:35am 01.23.24 @Screen Saver : Thanks. It looks like your rod anchor setup is significantly easier to address than

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