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Lifeline coatings ... C22BC at 11:01am 06.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2869 The vinyl covers on my old lifelines are starting to look a bit shabby , I was considering cutting t
Beneteau Factory Receptacles (1) BDRogers at 10:26am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/978 I am looking to install a few more receptacles in my 1997 Beneteau 36CC. Does anyone have any sugges
Desperate need of Mast Raising INformation corystemp at 9:54am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/659 So.. I will be raising the mast on my Hunter 23 for the first time and really have no idea what we a
Hunter legend 37 or 40. riversloth at 8:39am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1925 Im looking at buying a Hunter and have narrowed it down to these two boats. I've read the post on th
Plastimo bilge pump repair kit Ken_Smith343 at 5:49am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1335 i have a plastimo manual bilge pump model 925 with the integrated handle and am looking for a suppli
Boom Angle on 2000 H380 viper at 4:05am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/450 New mast , old boom. My boom is attached lower at the mast than its lowest position over the arch
423 battery configuration NYSail at 3:19am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2116 Hello all..... So house batteries on my boat are 2 lifeline agm 4d's that according to po are 5/6 ye
Burping Matpearce at 12:28am 06.04.17 Catalina 310 7/2212 hi what is the options on burping or getting the air out of the cooling system On my Catalina 310
Mooring retrieval options after dropping chain Bill Vernon at 8:29pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1843 I have a helix mooring with a chain coming up to my mooring ball and dropped the chain while removin
Head hose sealing problem eusjim1 at 6:50pm 06.03.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1754 Replaced head and all hoses. Hoses are 1 1/2 inch New Shields Sanitation hose with flat interior.
34/35 shift and throttle cables Sefuller at 6:40pm 06.03.17 Bigger Boats 8/645 My cables are a little stiff and I suspect should be replaced. Has anyone done this on a 34 or 35 t
Dinghy flooring Brian D at 3:59pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 33/3756 My dinghy does not have a floor per se. Yes it has a floor and it has wood slats, but the slats are
How do you call your tacks/gybes? AlastairLC at 3:22pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 32/1838 I grew up saying "Ready about", "Hard alee", and "Gybe ho". Watching the Americas Cup, I hear "Stan
Hoses in starboard cockpit locker of a O'day 1987 272LE Chuck Powell at 1:58pm 06.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/457 In my starboard cockpit locker are 2 white hoses that attach to the manual pump on the starboard sid
Hull to deck joint 34/35 Sefuller at 1:50pm 06.03.17 Bigger Boats 6/1291 I finally tracked a persistent water leak to the fasteners attaching the hull to deck. On our 34, t
Serious leak between hose and shaft tube Hunter 30 1980 (4) Daydreamer89 at 11:53am 06.03.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1760 I have a leak between the shaft tube and the hose that connects to to the stuffing box. the bilge p
bamboozled by boom (4) bugbitten at 11:44am 06.03.17 S2 18/1599 My poor 9.2A is finally back in the water after fourteen excruciating months on the hard. I accompli
2006 Hunter 38 Salon Table carriemeaway at 8:43am 06.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1027 Hello, Does anyone know how to lower the salon table to make it into a bed? When we try the tabl
Easier Gennaker Gybing? AlastairLC at 8:36am 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/475 To keep it simple, I fly my asymmetrical spinnaker with one sheet and a dousing sock. Gybing, howeve
Cockpit drain removal ?? campbelljw5 at 8:36am 06.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/541 1978 O'day 23 .. How do I remove and replace the cockpit drain fitting and transom drain fitting so

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Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 5:21am 06.04.23 Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 5:21am 06.04.23 Its beginning to sound like 'operator error". :plus: He needs to learn the Mechanism. If you wo
Dissimilar Metals Captain W at 5:20am 06.04.23 Thanks all. The West Marine guy suggested Mare-lube TEF-45 - is that the same as Ted-Gel or Lanocot
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 5:04am 06.04.23 Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing shemandr at 4:51am 06.04.23 What struck me about the ICW from Chesapeake City to Beaufort NC was the lack of services. For bein
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing Apex at 4:25am 06.04.23 @thetone dimensions of the other press is not important. You are on spot with needing a clearance h
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 4:13am 06.04.23 So it looks like the winch is working and the line is the right size.....(I really appreciate you se
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 3:46am 06.04.23 Wishing for a healthy rumble when it starts! I will lift a toast (gin and tonic) in the pool Monday
Possible SmartPlug problem CYQK at 3:23am 06.04.23 CONVINCED I have a smart plug
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Joe at 2:33am 06.04.23 The one thing not mentioned is a plan. You're BUSTED! :D:D:D (post #9, pars 3, 4) guess I should
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 1:18am 06.04.23 Trying to wrap my head around how it works. Is the press just used to move the pin? I don't see how
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 10:14pm 06.03.23 The boat builder is still in business. It seems like they could provide a drawing of he parts and s
Its funny Friday! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:38pm 06.03.23 The only question is, how to provision for a voyage across the "pond"? One of these should pretty
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:14pm 06.03.23 Are you saying the water is being drained from the anchor locker to the inside bilge? If so, not a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:11pm 06.03.23 Thanks guys!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:07pm 06.03.23 Get'n close.
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:03pm 06.03.23 How big are the backing plates?
New Alternator Regulator? Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 06.03.23 To be more precise, the system consists of a Freedom 10, Link 2000-R and Heart Interface "Ideal Reg
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 WesternTraveler at 8:33pm 06.03.23 A more traditional one.. it is available in 8" size which would handle 5/8" line. Amazon.com : Boat
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 7:55pm 06.03.23

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