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What are tthhese things? (3) sailscallny at 8:42pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/688 I have a Hunter Cherubini 36' I have these things by the engine key and lights On the starboard side
Request a favor...Beneteau 393 owners mdmoreau at 7:05pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2093 I recently had a strange incident on my boat. I was cleaning the bilge under my engine battery and d
Installation question regarding Gray portlights. Robert1224 at 7:03pm 04.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/635 Ahoy, I am replacing nine port lights on my 1979 Hunter 30 with new Gray units. My question is: Giv
Oday 23 rope sheaves (1) AWalker at 6:04pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/515 I had a spare cable sheave for the top of my mast, so I ground out some tooling for my lathe and tur
Frozen Stuffing Box kenvail at 5:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2592 The stuffing box on my 2006 Hunter 38 is leaking pretty badly early in this season. I've tried to lo
Attachment of Mainsheet Elissatoo at 5:46pm 04.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/834 I just bought a Catalina 270 and am rigging it by the seat of my pants as it was taken down by someo
One-Way Drain on Dinghy kenvail at 5:32pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/385 I have a 1987 Achilles dink. The circular flap that is in the drain, which allows water out but not
Hole in the Hull, Help pflng at 5:11pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1171 Somehow I have managed to put a fist size crack/hole in the bottom of my new to me O'day Widgeon, wi
Thermostat problem? Clydo at 4:42pm 04.24.17 Catalina 310 9/982 Anyone have this problem? After replacing small formed hose on front of engine in fresh water cooli
Oceanis 281 - knot meter/depth sounder? HighFidelity at 3:59pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/622 Hi, New to the forums. Bought my first sailboat in November and getting ready to launch in two weeks
P42 passage- boom preventer? Puesta del sol at 3:57pm 04.24.17 Big Boats 9/730 Looking for a safe option for adding a boom preventer. Don't really want to hook to the rail. Othe
C38 Strut snapped in half! C38newbie at 3:22pm 04.24.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1265 Last time we sailed it was uneventful. Very light wind and motored back to the slip in calm water an
FURLER HALYARD SWIVEL FROZEN jerry10848 at 2:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2104 Several years ago I replaced the bearings in the drum of my Hood Seafurl 810LD. Now the halyard swi
Trailerable Sailboats Under 5,000lbs rustyw007 at 2:43pm 04.24.17 Trailer Sailors 97/30311 Hi, I'm trying to compile a list of all trailerable sailboats that meet the following requirements.
Mast Step Parts Roy 845 at 1:56pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/533 Hi All, Iv'e been repairing a 1977 O'Day 22 and I'm wondering if anyone has a picture of what t
Ya gota love the classic sailers! RussC at 1:51pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 3/474 1899506993596150
Teak Preparation - or how to turn grey to gold vhoisington at 1:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 19/6801 OK - without the discussion on grey vs finished teak (I go with admiral's preference), I have some q
H26 / 260 motor mount measurments rade0041 at 1:11pm 04.24.17 Smaller Boats 26/2190 I know the motor mounts have been discussed before but I wasn't able to find any dimensions. I'm pl
First overnighter of the season FINALLY. (6) RussC at 12:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 1/255 It's been a long long winter here in SW Oregon this year. due to weather, we didn't sail a single da
Rudder play. 260 MaxinCalgary at 12:18pm 04.24.17 Smaller Boats 6/511 I have read the threads that show the lower bolts as the cause of side to side rudder post play. It

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315 Backstay Adjuster Don Guillette at 7:32am 11.20.23 Bill: The easiest way to flatten the main is with the outhaul & boom vang. Trying to bend the Catali
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 7:27am 11.20.23 The X2 website is a bit short on useful information. They claim the battery has 640 watt hours of ca
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Caboteur at 7:10am 11.20.23
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (1) Gene Neill at 6:18am 11.20.23 As an aside your flare gun will not count toward meeting the requirement if it is still on the pack
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. brockangelo at 5:51am 11.20.23 As an aside your flare gun will not count toward meeting the requirement if it is still on the pack
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass seadaddler at 5:22am 11.20.23 I have same problem with chain jamming up on my 07 H-36 and with wife at helm I have her motor slowl
Compass plexiglass got blind ice breaker at 5:20am 11.20.23 I have used Meguiar's 67 Marine/RV One Step Compound - Marine and RV Restorer That Removes Heavy Oxi
315 Backstay Adjuster jssailem at 5:18am 11.20.23 That would make sense. The Selden spars can bend a bit. The adjuster would give you ability to impar
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 11.20.23 @lacoursmarc Can you post a picture of the mounted motor? Can you describe the current at your doc
Coolant flush seadaddler at 5:09am 11.20.23 I was having my 3YM30 running hotter when ever I tried to move up my speed to more than 6 knots. Aft
315 Backstay Adjuster Bill Russell at 4:53am 11.20.23
Thanksgiving Cruise jssailem at 4:07am 11.20.23
Possible Mod Question Codybear at 3:16am 11.20.23 Hi John, I think the biggest problem you are up against is the weight of the C275. I have the heav
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Mechone at 2:27am 11.20.23 I am thinking about upgrading the fixed prop on my 2001 westerbeke 331 to a Max-Prop feathering pro
Thanksgiving Cruise Will Gilmore at 10:02pm 11.19.23 A Chiluly Bridge of Glass? That has got to be a spectacular sight. Get pictures. Happy Thanksgiv
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:57pm 11.19.23
Thanksgiving Cruise MikeHoncho at 9:15pm 11.19.23
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 mermike at 8:30pm 11.19.23 There's a company called Bobil Vans in the UK that makes a hydronic heater attachment for an air die
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Tabare at 7:11pm 11.19.23
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Tally Ho at 6:50pm 11.19.23 I dont have a Bene, but I have just gone through the process of sizing a MaxProp. If you submit yo

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