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Cutless log replacement donvanv at 9:54am 06.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1673 Boat: ZeeValk; Beneteau 36cc I just hauled out to do what I thought would be a simple bottom paint,
Raised grain on teak Justin_NSA at 9:28am 06.07.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3953 The bulkhead alongside the companionway needs some attention. The teak, either from getting wet or U
Deleted post (1) vigrxplus at 9:16am 06.07.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/9 If you are reading this article, you most likely already know about VigRX Plus and have done your r
Edges on Davis radar reflector sesmith at 9:04am 06.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1859 I recently purchased a Davis radar reflector to have on hand for a trip to Maine this summer. The p
A Better Kick Up Rudder PropellerHead at 8:52am 06.07.17 Smaller Boats 13/3852 When I purchased the 23.5, my hope was that I would be able to explore some of the really shallow wa
Back Splash/Counter (4) womble at 8:32am 06.07.17 Catalina 30 2/856 Irecently installed a back splash along the sink that folds down to provide more room in the galley.
O'day 34/35 spinnaker rig njlarry at 8:11am 06.07.17 Ask All Sailors 3/990 Thinking of getting the asymmetric spinnaker out of its bag. It came with the boat but there is no r
2003 Hunter 306 throttle/shift cables john mendolia at 6:00am 06.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/442 Hi, Does anybody have an idea how to route new throttle and shifter cables for a 2003 hunter 306? I
Halyard knot for 'modern' fiber kpgraci at 5:45am 06.07.17 Ask All Sailors 12/4659 Finally getting around to replacing halyards with line I purchased over a year ago for that purpose.
HP42 Shaft measurements/propeller Scallywagger at 5:19am 06.07.17 Big Boats 11/766 Hello everyone. I wish to fit a folding propeller to Casper but, Casper is in Scotland ' I am in Sau
Need to lighten new teak & holly cabin sole.... Reg M at 3:14am 06.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/488 I bought a sheet of teak ' holly to replace the stbd part of main cabin sole in my H31 but it is
Increasing air flow in the v-berth patrickkidd at 2:16am 06.07.17 Catalina 30 12/3941 After installing solar power, the last thing I use shore power for is a 120VAC convecton baseboard a
Anchor coating vhoisington at 8:53pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3187 Hello all, I have an old (40 years) steel anchor which was probably originally galvanized and is no
Choosing an anchor Skipperdan at 8:07pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1584 Well I have had "Mi Amor" on the lake for almost a month. First week went well, but after that in st
Exhaust bladder (2) FlimFlamII at 7:08pm 06.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/549 Any idea where I can get a replacement 6 1/4" ID X 12" rubber hose? See attached photo. One end go
Need help diagnosing outboard running issue. Ward H at 7:08pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 13/658 Need a little help diagnosing an issue I am having this week with my Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke OB. New in
Forward show sump hose (2) Joe Wienecke at 5:56pm 06.06.17 Big Boats 2/430 I have a 2005 DS. The forward shower drain hose is leaking. I have tried to get to the connection
hunter 420 aft cabin shower seahunter at 5:30pm 06.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/314 I have just purchased a 2005 Hunter 420. After initially working the shower in the aft cabin stopped
Disconnecting a Forestay DougM at 4:57pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1682 I have to possibly detach the forestay on my Beneteau323 to increase its length slightly by adding a
Port Gasket Repla Slow Dancin at 4:34pm 06.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/309 Need to replace port gaskets on a 2006 H38. Purchased a Lewmar replacement gasket it fit the perimet

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Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? jon hansen at 10:19am 03.29.24 any pictures?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jon hansen at 10:05am 03.29.24 pilot is in command. ships steer by directing their thrust at any speed all great lakes officers are
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:57am 03.29.24 Wema gauges or any other tank level indicator that uses an internal sensor are fine for water and
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help RitSim at 9:42am 03.29.24 It would seem that if that is a transmission cooler that this would be first in the cooling line. T
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 9:34am 03.29.24 Thanks for the link, much appreciated.
NMEA Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 03.29.24 When looking at NMEA 2000 network structure, I fall back to this diagram. Power Up the Network Rem
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:57am 03.29.24 Yep, everything comes with a cost. I suspect that something is going to change. I agree that prote
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 8:42am 03.29.24 So you are going to slow down the ships in and out of Baltimore to 1-2 knots until past the bridge?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge R
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.24
Stem Fitting Deleted member 117556 at 8:29am 03.29.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
How does a battery selector switch work? jssailem at 8:26am 03.29.24
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.29.24 Becareful when buying Northstar Batteries and any TPPL batteries. Many of them are designed for use
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:05am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 7:40am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Bat
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 7:35am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-8
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may

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