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Best showering arrangements hookway at 3:05pm 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1106
Diving platform hose on Beneteau 400 hookway at 3:04pm 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/557
C310 Raymarine Auto Helm Computer Location Concerto at 2:26pm 08.01.17 Catalina 310 3/834 Would someone please tell me where the auto helm main controller is located on a Catalina 310. I hav
Backing a sail when dropping the mooring (5) jimshipsky at 2:24pm 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 19/4210 I understand why backing the mainsail causes a moored boat to turn, even without understanding the f
Beneteau 361 aft platform seat issues Syversens at 12:14pm 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1017 Hey all, so I'll try to explain this best I can and hope it makes sense. We have a 361 and the seat
Cabin striping donvanv at 9:29am 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/779 Our green stripe along the cabin has started coming off and is leaving an ugly glue stripe. Had a f
Replacement Mast 1972 O'Day 23 POP TOP jsiska1 at 8:48am 08.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/526 Hello I have the opportunity to acquire a 1972 23 Pop Top. Only problem is mast was broken so a new
Helms 24 Boom Assembly amilne at 7:43am 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 1/343 The gooseneck pin snapped on my boom the other day. Trying to find a direct replacement is a pain so
MMSI Distress Call bawlmer at 5:21am 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 75/6245 We were sailing around Baltimore harbor Sunday afternoon when the VHF started screaming. I looked on
where to mount zinc on keel? rpludwig at 4:31am 08.01.17 Catalina 22 12/3171 where have you guys mounted a zinc on your keel, need to do it with the keel up on the trailer, forw
San Juan Islands Cruise (9) stackwalker at 8:47pm 07.31.17 Smaller Boats 22/2117 Made it back from 5 days in the islands. What an awesome cruise. I highly recommend the San Juans.
Passage 42 Gear Shifting CaptBillyG at 6:45pm 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/682 Any suggestions on how to "loosen" the gear shift from "difficult" to shift to "easy" to shift. It
Raymarine Alarm US??????? Marc14857 at 5:51pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 1/302 Does anyone understand the periodic alarm (Twice) that I received on my Raymarine MFD E80 that says
Holding tank treatment mmsailor at 5:21pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/718 I have tried several products from online sources for treating black water tank . Does anyone have s
Single Handed Raven34 at 4:33pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 51/5390 Recently finished an ASA 106 class through the Maryland School of Sailing. The topic of single handi
Either bilge or freshwater switch turns on both pumps B323 danstanford at 3:29pm 07.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/525 This boat is new to me but I am pretty sure it didn't do this last year. If I turn on either the bil
Tartan 3800 Knowledge or Experience or a Friend With One? jviss at 2:40pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 4/537 Greetings, I'm looking at a Tartan 3800, and I have a bunch of questions. Anyone here have one, or
Mast Step -- Pics needed: pclarksurf at 2:39pm 07.31.17 Catalina 22 5/854 Folks-- despite a successful maiden splash date over the weekend-- I have manipulated and raised the
New mainsail for a Catalina 27 vetch at 12:24pm 07.31.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/987 I am looking to replace the mainsail on my C-27 Tall rig. A previous owner replaced the main and ji
crack under traveler - deck rises on stbd side (1) CaptainKathy at 11:34am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/786 This is an active "crack" on my 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend n the starboard corner of the companionway.

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Looking at an s2 7.9 (1) SailingLoto at 3:15am 07.07.24 Well, years later now and it has been given to me. Unfortunately, she's well beyond saving. The h
What are these tracks used for? dlochner at 2:47am 07.07.24 Jib tracks for a very small headsail, such as a 90% jib or a storm jib. They would be rarely used.
What are these tracks used for? duck21 at 8:04pm 07.06.24 On my boat there is a little "car' with a block that slides along the track in order to tune the ang
What are these tracks used for? DArcy at 8:04pm 07.06.24 Those tracks could be for staysail or jib sheets. It looks like you sheet your genoa to the toe rail
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 6:28pm 07.06.24 For the walls and cabinets: Dalys Seafin Teak Oil :plus::plus: Jim...
Hunter 380 non-skid paint VanIslandGuy at 5:57pm 07.06.24 Interdeck gray. Works and looks great. Any special prep working with interdeck? Did it roll on
376 Courtesy light/ cockpit lighting billmc at 5:35pm 07.06.24 Thank you both, I will have a look tomorrow to see what I can find. I'd love to think the light work
376 Courtesy light/ cockpit lighting (1) duck21 at 5:19pm 07.06.24 Our 1996 376 has a switch on the crown of the instrument panel. Our external lamp has never worked p
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 5:14pm 07.06.24 OK, @smokey73 , AKA Dan, I looked into my archives of random and often useless h40.5 notes, and I ha
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? jviss at 4:42pm 07.06.24 I just want to do my toerails and taffrail. I was thinking I'd mask off, strip it with this stuff,
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 4:13pm 07.06.24 Smokey, you might also consider a bit of Fruitwood in the mix. Also leave a bit of room for the varn
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 4:10pm 07.06.24 Rich...I like the cut of your jib.:biggrin: :laugh::laugh::laugh::beer:
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 3:33pm 07.06.24 Thanks for all the words guys! The boat is currently on a trailer in Panacea Fl and I live an hour a
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? (3) rgranger at 3:30pm 07.06.24
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Davidasailor26 at 3:25pm 07.06.24 12.5 V while running should be adequate, but there could be a wiring issue causing voltage drop betw
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 3:17pm 07.06.24 In the FWIW department, we coincidentally have a wood refinished guy doing some work on a piece of
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? PaulK at 3:10pm 07.06.24 I have used it a lot.:beer: Is that because it takes a gallon to strip six inches of rail, or beca
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project eherlihy at 3:05pm 07.06.24 When we did a section of Skipping Stone's deck, we first found a section of the old non-skid deck i
Silent Air Conditioning dlochner at 2:54pm 07.06.24 Does the air conditioner run on AC or DC? There are devices which dampen the start up surge that wor
Silent Air Conditioning kappykaplan at 2:43pm 07.06.24 Is there any practical configuration to run the air conditioner by solar and battery that anyone kn

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