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Sailboat manufacturers, please visit the Roadtrek site Bryan9 at 3:03pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/888 Troll bait, it seems. Deleted.
Anybody know where to find the hull ID on a 2005 41 AC? Boyd at 2:55pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 2/648 Boat is remote and I need a pic of the hull id. Marina staff is having trouble finding it? Suggesti
Water ballast leak nopressure at 1:16pm 07.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2952 I Bought A 2005 hunter 260 with the water ballast system. My seasoning for this boat was the ability
Crib Board/Companionway door 351 Oceanis David21341 at 12:56pm 07.03.17 Parts Search 4/635 I discovered that the plexiglass crib board on my 1994 Beneteau 351 Oceanis is warped and no longer
Beneteau 351 Oceanis Winches for single handed sailing David21341 at 12:51pm 07.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/870 I found a forum from a couple of years ago where 351/352 owners described plans for mounting winches
Crib Board/Companionway door 351 Oceanis David21341 at 12:49pm 07.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/411 This morning my crib board (Beneteau said that they were not familiar with this term) was warped. I
I need a hatch latching block from 1990's Hunters (1) Rich Stidger at 11:55am 07.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/378 I muscled my hatch handle a bit too enthusiastically, and I broke the block that the handle dogs und
Forestay and roller furler question on O'Day 23 Chart Guthrie at 10:21am 07.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/954 The forestay on my O'Day 23 has released at the bow and slipped up the roller furler tube about 19".
Re-building mast dLj at 9:53am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3517 I bought a fixer-upper and am about to put in new halyards, mast wiring and all that. The mast curre
It has been too Long... (2) jssailem at 8:24am 07.03.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/533 It has been too long since I have seen that green friend posting his image. So I start another in th
I guess it was my fault!? (1) rgranger at 8:13am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 57/5479 I should have known not to go on the water on the Sunday before the July 4th weekend and on a day wh
Johnson lever in place of the turnbuckle on the fore stay on H25 Rock Solid Ron at 6:34am 07.03.17 Smaller Boats 2/476 Thoughts on using a Johnson lever in place of the turnbuckle on the fore stay on a 2007 H25. I have
Static Noise on Handheld RoyS at 5:43am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1800 Technical question here: Whenever I visit an unfamiliar marina mooring field, I call the marina on t
34 v-berth improvement (1) Sefuller at 5:01am 07.03.17 Bigger Boats 4/963 This was not my idea, and perhaps it was standard on later boats but after struggling for a half hou
Anchor chain All U Get at 4:51am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 36/5081 Hi all, Just looking at my anchor chain that is in need of replacing. The chain has an 8 marked on
393 Cyclades cutlass bearing size Araluen at 7:24pm 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2318 Hi all In order to save time and money when the boat is hauled out, I'd like to get a new cutlass be
A PFD reminder chp at 4:28pm 07.02.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1785 A sad Canada Day sailing day today. After a very windy a rough water sailing day today, my wife and
Being towed experience chrisings at 4:22pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1824 So, it finally happened. I had to bite the bullet and call Sea Tow. I think I could fixed my issue (
What is the 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 OEM prop size? James Nguyen at 4:10pm 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1458 Hi, I just got a 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350. It is still on the hard for fixing up. The old propell
Fuel uptake problem Jwhy at 2:37pm 07.02.17 Catalina 30 13/1884 After cruising against the wind and long shore off the California coast for several hours, my M25 d

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To swivel or not to swivel NYSail at 1:47pm 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 07.17.24 I picked up a green 2x12 about eight years ago and have been cutting it down little by little for ev
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 07.17.24 I think in this case, GOB has a subscriber base that's already used to paying for their content and
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.17.24 Not to be persnickity (but really, yeah, to be persnickity) a voltmeter DOES allow current through
What wood to use for motor mount? jssailem at 1:12pm 07.17.24 Easily found at a box store is stair Tread. They can be soft or hard wood. It will be boards glued t
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 12:43pm 07.17.24 Sacrificial or not, southern pine is still too soft, in my opinion. Doesn't matter how many coats
To swivel or not to swivel dLj at 12:31pm 07.17.24 I've always felt the main purpose of the swivel is when anchored in one spot for an extend e time. I
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 12:22pm 07.17.24 I've been looking more into ipe. Thanks again for the suggestion. I hadn't really considered it be
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 12:12pm 07.17.24 @dlochner, thanks for your help. I'm liking your suspicion that it is a galvanic problem. I asked,
GOB Gone? Foswick at 12:03pm 07.17.24 Others have hit on the underlying truth - that folks expect everything online to be free. It is har
What wood to use for motor mount? kappykaplan at 11:52am 07.17.24 I can buy an 8ft board 2in thick 10in wide of pressure treated Southern Pine for $16. Sacrificial
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 11:34am 07.17.24 I used to worry about rot and would look to fiberglass and plastics for motor mounts. But I've had
To swivel or not to swivel Foswick at 11:25am 07.17.24 I don't think there is a clear argument one way or the other. To me, a swivel is a solution looking
What wood to use for motor mount? thinwater at 11:19am 07.17.24 I used to worry about rot and would look to fiberglass and plastics for motor mounts. But I've had a
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:48am 07.17.24 Nice picture signed by Buzz Aldrin.
What wood to use for motor mount? dlochner at 10:00am 07.17.24 No to pine, too soft. White Oak or Ash would be good choices. Seal the wood with epoxy and paint or
To swivel or not to swivel thinwater at 9:55am 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
Stray current in the water dlochner at 9:50am 07.17.24 Can you explain this a bit more? The boat ground should be at the same potential as the shore grou
Stray current in the water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:50am 07.17.24 Your own boat may not be the source of stray current in the water....quite often it's from another b
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 8:24am 07.17.24 The first and most telling test is done with the boat on shore power. Check the voltage between the

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