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Crib Board/Companionway door 351 Oceanis David21341 at 12:56pm 07.03.17 Parts Search 4/634 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 2/869 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 0/410 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 42/3514 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 2/532 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 4/962 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 36/5080 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 4/2316 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 10/1784 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 2/1457 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
Outboard Oil Extraction (2) Brian D at 2:16pm 07.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/885 Time to change the oil in my Suzuki DF2.5 Outboard. I have been meaning to do it since I cleaned out
Door Pulls? GorillaToast at 1:38pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/744 Does anyone know what the wooden rings lining the holes in cabinet doors on the Bayfield 36 are call
H 23.5 Bimini stackwalker at 12:26pm 07.02.17 Smaller Boats 11/938 Took the family out yesterday on the boat... on the busiest boating weekend of the year. Things wen

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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
To swivel or not to swivel Rich Stidger at 8:23am 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
To swivel or not to swivel Rich Stidger at 8:07am 07.17.24 If I wanted to turn the anchor, I would get a Boomerang. I've tested them, they work. Boomerang anc
GOB Gone? dlochner at 8:00am 07.17.24 Sailrite came to the rescue I hear. Hopefully quality doesnt drop Sailrite has agreed to maintain
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 07.17.24 Take it to a rigger. It wont cost as much as you think to have a new one made. I'd guess $100-150?
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 7:54am 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load.
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.17.24 Sailrite came to the rescue I hear. Hopefully quality doesnt drop
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 07.17.24 I'd recommend getting a slightly larger furler than needed if you have a genoa. I have a 135 or 150%
To swivel or not to swivel thinwater at 7:35am 07.17.24 I have always been in the no-swivel group. After hundreds of times with the anchor always coming up
GOB Gone? dlochner at 7:15am 07.17.24 I should add, after publishing ~ 80 articles with GOB, they had a tough, good editing team. They im
GOB Gone? thinwater at 6:58am 07.17.24 I should add, after publishing ~ 80 articles with GOB, they had a tough, good editing team. They imp
To swivel or not to swivel dlochner at 6:28am 07.17.24 I have always been in the no-swivel group. After hundreds of times with the anchor always coming up
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! Ward H at 6:11am 07.17.24 We saw the new movie "Fly Me To The Moon" on Sunday. It's about the events leading up to the Apollo
To swivel or not to swivel dLj at 6:06am 07.17.24 I use the Mantus swivel. No relation to Mantus, just a happy customer. They aren't cheap. I did get
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:03am 07.17.24 I'm hoping to finish up Windlass Plan B tomorrow and head to PL late this week. A day or 2 to comple

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