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Large Assortment of Old Sailboat Parts MartinRaleigh at 7:48am 01.31.18 Parts Search 22/2532 I've recently inherited my father's home in Raleigh, NC. The house is in bad shape and to make matte
Offshore Sailing School - Captiva Race Week Apex at 4:04am 01.31.18 Racing 4/654 Anyone going in April? Anyone been before? I am signed up for the performance race week. It is he
Yuloh What I'm Talking About Will Gilmore at 7:29pm 01.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 52/11865 Among the many many projects and modifications I have planned for Dragonfly, I am thinking of making
Aerial shots of the Alden schooners WENDAMEEN and BAGHEERA (2) frozenhawaiian at 6:42pm 01.30.18 Alden General Chat 11/2584 hey guys, thought you might like these, shot them with my drone last summer, this is the 1912 Alden
Replacing Lewmar Lenses Frank P at 4:18pm 01.30.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2374 I would like to make new lenses for my Lewmar opening ports. The original lenses are 6 mm (.236") t
"Race Your Boat Right" (1) Simon Sexton at 12:52pm 01.30.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1494 Hey Everyone, I hope you all are taking it easy and making good process with all your proje
Beneteau 331 shallow draft billk53 at 11:01am 01.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2171 I am looking for rudder specifications on a 331 shallow draft. If anyone knows of one out of the wat
First 29 rust pattern at keel (1) Ducharme at 9:33am 01.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3606 Hello all. I've a 1985 Beneteau First 29 and there is an odd rust pattern approx 6" x 4" on eithe
Replacing R-12 Cold Machine with a R-134A cold machine Rob G at 8:33am 01.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1031 I have a 1991 43 Hunter Legend that came with the original refrigeration installed. Both the refrige
Forestay Size LeeandRick at 7:59am 01.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1549 What size wire or turnbuckle size on an O'Day 25 headstay? I don't have the boat in front of me to m
BVI this year Banooma at 3:58am 01.30.18 Destinations 4/951 We've had several very happy charters in the BVI, and were hoping to return this June, at least we w
Beneteau 393 Wiring (1) Hoverjocki at 5:10pm 01.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3336 Just curious to hear from any Beneteau 393 owners if this is normal for electrical contections on yo
South Carolina - Charleston and Savannah jssailem at 4:36pm 01.29.18 Destinations 33/3478 We are planning a visit to South Carolina. My wife wants to visit Charleston and Savannah. Can an
Sticky in Texas mccleskeb at 3:08pm 01.29.18 Ask All Sailors 12/711 I have a Hunter 26 (1998) berthed in TX. All of the original vinyl cushions in the cabin have becom
Replacement Bulkhead Lighting jmedeiros_1071 at 1:15pm 01.29.18 Big Boats 6/1698 Hello Catalina owners, I am new to this forum and a new owner of a 2005 Catalina 387. After the
New Sails...dimensions? (1) shanker at 1:06pm 01.29.18 Smaller Boats 10/980 I am ordering new sails for my Hunter 260, both a new main and new head sail. With my boat tucked aw
1993 Hunter cutlass bearing size? Curtis Doodle at 10:45am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/389 I have a 1993 hunter 30T. I am wanting to know what size is the Cutlass bearing I know the ID is 1
Solar Strategy Qs asherah at 9:28am 01.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/924 I'm looking for suggested panels for quality. I'm currently looking at putting a kit together of 4
New member and some questions Jimmy at 7:39am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/1398
Kermit eating habits for sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1320 @Kermit Just saw there is a thing now called: FROG FUEL on tv: I guess folks he did not want

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . PaulK at 5:39pm 03.31.24 Having steerage provided by tugs is a nice idea, but difficult to implement. If the containership is
Precision 23 mast question jssailem at 5:36pm 03.31.24 Sounds like a reasonable plan.
Precision 23 mast question mikevet at 5:33pm 03.31.24
Precision 23 mast question jssailem at 5:25pm 03.31.24 Ask someone to merge the duplicate posts. You may need a crane to pull the mast. There is no need t
PHRF O'Day 192 PaulK at 5:17pm 03.31.24 The numbers that David found above (post #4) might indicate that the boat is quicker in Chesapeake B
Name Change jssailem at 5:16pm 03.31.24 And appease the gods of the winds. They can really mess you up always blowing from the direction you
working on my yanmar 2gm Dalliance at 4:43pm 03.31.24
Name Change Rich Stidger at 3:32pm 03.31.24 Google it. There's a recommended ritual. It used to require sacrifice of a virgin, but those being i
Mooring line...... TimFromLI at 2:57pm 03.31.24 I'm next door and my 45' uses 3/4" lines. Port Jeff Harbor gets rough with a NW wind. My boat weig
M-12 Oil Change (1) Richard19068 at 2:49pm 03.31.24 I went and inspected today. There is no hose near the right motor mount - what you saw is electric
M-12 Oil Change JoeWhite at 2:44pm 03.31.24 Randall, your new photo indicates that you are looking at the PORT side of the engine where the oil
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Guystapo at 2:14pm 03.31.24 Its common to get 4 footitis when it comes to sailing..I started on a Catalina 22 in Arizona ..Flori
M-12 Oil Change (3) Randall Schmidt at 2:13pm 03.31.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 1:16pm 03.31.24 Two things needed to start a diesel engine "normally". 1) Glow plug heat up. 2) Fuel pump start.
Starting Engine on pallet JoeWhite at 1:06pm 03.31.24 Since the engine is out, I would recommend installing a #8 black wire from alternator ground lug to
Not understanding stop solenoid function JamesG161 at 12:48pm 03.31.24 Two things needed to start a diesel engine "normally". 1) Glow plug heat up. 2) Fuel pump start.
Not understanding stop solenoid function Tally Ho at 12:38pm 03.31.24 My friend has a newer Hunter 33 and he has no fuel cut-off cable. He had issues with it not runnin
Hunter 410 door latch JamesG161 at 12:35pm 03.31.24 interior door latch for a Hunter 46 Look here for the complete set. Hunter 460-466 door latchset
Stuffing box question. FastOlson at 11:12am 03.31.24 Great suggestions. For the future, consider a PSS "face seal" with no drips at all . We installed on
Starting Engine on pallet Rick Webb at 11:08am 03.31.24 If you have an electric fuel pump and want to run it for more than a minute or so a small wire from

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