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Boat Identification (1) tonyf1 at 3:29pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/432 I have just been given a 21ft sailboat. It has no identification. Does anyone recognize this sail em
Newport Boat Show Rick486 at 2:59pm 09.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/462 Well, we went over last Friday and had no problem finding a parking space right opposite the main ga
synt tek molds for Beneteau 375 hydalgo at 2:51pm 09.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/412 anyone?
Maxwell VC500 lubrication? AlexC at 2:35pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/348 I have a Catalina 320 with the factory-installed Maxwell VC500 anchor windless. I've never lubricat
Low maintenance exterior trim (8) kbgunn at 1:54pm 09.19.17 Catalina 22 20/4474 Hi All, I've been lurking for a few months now and absorbing the wealth of knowledge in the forums.
Storing A Cruising Spinnaker? jviss at 12:54pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 48/2553 Where can I keep this thing? It's a Doyle APC with what I think is an ATN spinnaker sleeve, that ha
Adding Bilge Counter Frank H at 10:24am 09.19.17 Catalina 310 10/3038 I'm going to add a bilge counter and would like to know if someone on the forum has added one and wh
1980 hunter 27 wiring mcdermitt at 8:26am 09.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2750 I have recently obtained a project27 hunter .I do not know much about the boat other than when I go
Fascinating interview with Beneteau's top product manager Jackdaw at 7:03am 09.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1014 A fascinating two-part interview with G3, Beni's top product man. In it he mentions some very intere
26S Mast lighting upgrades Russ Ward at 7:01am 09.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/956 All, I have pulled the boat out and started the bottom cleaning and plan to upgrade the lights on t
Wind Limits with an Asymmetrical Spinnaker DayDreamer41 at 6:49am 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 28/5478 My wife and I are about to set out on a 100 mile journey with predicted winds to be S to SSW up to 1
1984 Mac 25 construction Mohawk River Man at 5:50am 09.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1470 I am finishing my first cruising season with my beloved Mac 25, 'Holly'. We have quite a bit of wate
Pole Dancing Kermit at 5:05am 09.19.17 Trailer Sailors 28/2120 There are very few things in my sailing life that I feel are truly share-worthy. But finally here's
How do you replace turning blocks at the mast base (1) smokey73 at 8:15pm 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 26/6480 I need to replace at least one (and probably more) of the turning blocks at the mast base on my Hunt
Microwave Slow Dancin at 4:57pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1502 Need to replace microwave. Can't find how to remove microwave from 2006 Hunter 38. Does anyone know
A 2nd Joker Valve? Paul Streicher at 4:51pm 09.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1250
Main sail batterns for a 68 O'day Tempest Mark Parkinson at 4:06pm 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/683 Just bought a 68 O'day Tempest still cleaning and checking her over before I start in on the obviou
broken exhaust elbow Stephane Aloise at 3:32pm 09.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 16/1860 Hello, This week end my exhaust elbow broke will I'm using my engine.20170918_174140 by Stephane Alo
RESTORATION of '86 C22 "MOON DANCE" (3) SVMOONDANCE at 1:39pm 09.18.17 Catalina 22 58/7349 Today I removed all the stanchions and chain plates so I could begin cutting the deck. The only prob
Hunter 25.5 1984 Stem Fitting Removal/Repair (1) GBorsuk at 1:35pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/875 Hello all, we had some damage to our 1984 25.5 during hurricane Irma. We lost the mast after the lo

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I aim to give 100%. Will Gilmore at 5:15am 01.04.24 I think I was born giving more than 100%. :cool: -Will
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Captain Larry-DH at 4:44am 01.04.24
I aim to give 100%. Hayden Watson at 4:37am 01.04.24 Well, I think I will continue to work on my attitude and leave giving than 100% to others.
I aim to give 100%. kappykaplan at 3:41am 01.04.24 If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit WC Fields That quote seems appr
I aim to give 100%. Crusty Ol Salt at 3:31am 01.04.24 If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit WC Fields That quote seems appro
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 01.04.24
Hunter 49 - Windows - Top of Saloon Slawomir at 3:19am 01.04.24 Can anyone tell me what type of material, thickness and light transparency should be used when repla
Windshield H430 Leaking marcham at 12:46am 01.04.24 Windshield ???? You'll need to give us a bit more details...... do you have a photo? which window?
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:01pm 01.03.24 Now I'm back to square one!:banghead: The repaired gearbox didn't solve my reversing problem. Now I'
2GM20F engine issue (2) Ken13559 at 10:53pm 01.03.24 Had to chisel off the ridge to move the shaft flange back so that gearbox could be be removed. I sho
Water lock broke Ken13559 at 10:34pm 01.03.24 Be sure to protect your muffler against freezing during the winter. Either drain it or fill it with
Water lock broke (1) Ken13559 at 10:32pm 01.03.24 Ken, if that muffler has perforated through the body once, you KNOW it's just getting ready to perf
Sea-Fire system artboas at 7:21pm 01.03.24
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. CaptainStan at 6:12pm 01.03.24 The first boat I bought had 9 stays and took a lot of time to rig. You want a boat with three stays.
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. JohnnyP at 6:00pm 01.03.24 Thanks for all the great thoughts. I will follow up and let you know how it turns out. Scott T-bird,
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information CaptainStan at 5:31pm 01.03.24 I went to look at a Seaward Fox catboat yesterday that is for sale. The boat that I have just now is
Towing options Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 01.03.24 If your bilge pump is keeping up with the leakage pier side or at anchor, why would it not keep up u
Water tank level gauge circuit board KiwiYachtie at 4:48pm 01.03.24 Can you post a close up picture of both sides of the circuit board? Chances are an electronic compon
Classic wooden boat owners (1) Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.03.24 I love wooden boats for a number of reasons. I grew up around them They usually have the sublime be
C25 new mainsail MaryEllaRose at 3:40pm 01.03.24 North sails did me right. They came out (during covid no less) and measured for a custom main sail w

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