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electric windlass DZinger at 3:44pm 07.08.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/3775 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any comments as to a vert
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau (8) jpeac2 at 2:57pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/493 Hey Everyone- Have some spare time and am weighing pulling all the sole out and refinishing it. It
insurance policy for Alden 38' (1) jwf_ at 2:07pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/463 Anyone know of an insurance policy/company that can offer a policy for my Alden 38'? I need a policy
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 12:13pm 07.08.24 Mid-Size Boats 17/1252 Good Day I have a 93 Hunter 33.5 that I'm installing a new auto-pilot in. I've mounted the ACU and
Legend 37 ice box drain DStegs49 at 11:33am 07.08.24 Big Boats 0/285 I have an '87 Legend 37 and like all things older, they break and need to be replaced or repaired.
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. Ted10028 at 10:39am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 3/397 Im on iphone app. Thanks
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 8:09am 07.08.24 Smaller Boats 7/1106 I've been sailing my Capri 18 with my rig too loose for years. Last week I was on Tawas Bay in Lak
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 5:44am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 8/876 We have a boat that is kept a 15 hour drive away from us. We do have someone that looks after it whi
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (3) philiefay at 9:58pm 07.07.24 Smaller Boats 4/616 I was docking today and lost steering, this time for a different reason. Where the gear shift cable
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 8:45pm 07.07.24 Big Boats 4/451
Coaming trim install? (4) BTC1984 at 5:34pm 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 2/297 I am replacing my coaming trim with the plastic ones from Catalina direct on my 1984 Catalina 27. W
Boom connection woes? (1) CowboyWay at 4:01pm 07.07.24 Catalina 310 10/1425 On my c310 the mast connection sheared. Having trouble getting the end cap off of the boom after rem
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 7:05am 07.07.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1389 Grrr. So my July 5th sail plan was to arrive at 10:06 A.M. Deception Pass slack water, then head for
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 6:18am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 29/2635 Winterizing my boat last Fall I had the raw water impeller fail, and installed my only spare, an OEM
The most explosive week in boating! (1) Tiffany at 5:57am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 3/963 The 4th of July has come and gone. And that means everyone who owns an object that floats has been o
Raymarine ST60 Instrument Cover needed jviss at 5:52am 07.07.24 Parts Search 0/269 One of my instrument covers went missing this winter. Anyone have one they can spare?
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 (10) svseacucumber at 8:35pm 07.06.24 Smaller Boats 15/2008 New member here, been looking for a trailer sailer for a while and recently picked up a new to me Hu
What are these tracks used for? (1) CaptnEdarli at 7:14pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 40/4555 I have never used them in 5 years of owning my boat, and none of my other boats had them.
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 2:54pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 8/981
Silent Air Conditioning Monterey385 at 2:33pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 9/906 Our air conditioner, battery charger, and electrical appliances can be run by a Honda 2200. Even th

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Question about O'Day Mariner bridle jssailem at 9:56am 08.23.25 Looking at your diagram, it would be unusual for a builder of your boat design to create and ship a
How to clean flat mast tracks? Project_Mayhem at 9:46am 08.23.25 These are from J&B sailmakers, I forget where. They can be used with solvents, Sailkote, or soap an
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle jssailem at 9:44am 08.23.25 Is the mast down when you are lifting the boat?
Hull damage jssailem at 9:37am 08.23.25 I realize its days are numbered Have you heard of the Lindy Effect? The Lindy effect is a theoriz
Hull damage dlochner at 9:21am 08.23.25 What kind of boat are we looking at? Is the keel and encapsulated keel with the ballast inside the h
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 Joe at 9:03am 08.23.25 Thank you! Can you explain the hold down line - I have the owners manual that briefly describes it
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (1) Michael Davis at 8:49am 08.23.25 In the clear morning air the Olympic Mountains look like you could reach out and touch them.
What we all think sometimes about boats RussC at 8:31am 08.23.25 The results are priceless. ;)
Hull damage degas at 7:29am 08.23.25 Congrats on the new-to-you boat! You don't mention your previous experience with boats, so please fo
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 dLj at 7:04am 08.23.25 Thank you! Can you explain the hold down line - I have the owners manual that briefly describes it
How to clean flat mast tracks? (2) thinwater at 6:12am 08.23.25 These are from J&B sailmakers, I forget where. They can be used with solvents, Sailkote, or soap and
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 5:41am 08.23.25 I believe from what I can see, this is what the different parts of your existing rudder are. dj t
DS 2 Jib 58stang at 5:18am 08.23.25 Thanks I will
What we all think sometimes about boats jssailem at 4:49am 08.23.25 :yikes: :biggrin::beer: lol
Preventing a hood furler housing from rotating Terry Cox at 4:07am 08.23.25 I may do something similar Great. Glad you found it. The mod that I made works very well. Solved m
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island kappykaplan at 3:00am 08.23.25 Wow! Just wow! :beer:
DS 2 Jib kappykaplan at 2:58am 08.23.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: You could try Bacon Sails: Home - Bacon Sails
ELCI breakers ?? CYQK at 12:55am 08.23.25 Lucky for me i installed a 30amp surge protector as well on the shore power cord Obviously it didnt
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation jssailem at 9:34pm 08.22.25 I know. I am itching and I got to scratch before I go crazy.
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 9:32pm 08.22.25 Sorry about the wind.

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