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Anchor chain All U Get at 4:51am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 36/5121 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 4/2345 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 10/1805 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 19/1831 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 2/1472 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 13/1913 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 7/890 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 5/746 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 11/953 Took the family out yesterday on the boat... on the busiest boating weekend of the year. Things wen
Drawer locks Bill post at 12:25pm 07.02.17 Parts Search 2/463 hunter 49 08 model need push drawer locks
Solar Renogy? rpludwig at 9:25am 07.02.17 Catalina 22 12/1269 probably should direct this to Gene, but perhaps others have used them, seems very reasonably priced
Cooking batteries gettinthere at 9:03am 07.02.17 Musings With Maine Sail 17/2268 This time it's low water. My 5 T-1275s are a year old and never need much water. But I checked them
Yanmar 3YM30 raw water cooling system problem Vegas at 5:56am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5833 How long should I run the engine to see if the impeller will prime and pump water, knowing that runn
Wheel Pilot Beneteau at 2:52am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/741 Looking to install a wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321.Will the latest version of the Raymarine w
Adding a Pilot Berth to Beneteau First 47.7 okolehao at 2:43am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1238 Has anyone successfully ripped out the salon cabinets on a Beneteau First 47.7 and built pilots bert
Salad with Catalina dressing (2) Jacomo Sailor at 9:04pm 07.01.17 Catalina 22 8/787 So the other day I rowed out to the boat and immediately noticed that something was wrong when I tri
Texada adventure (continued) (6) Captn Scotty at 8:20pm 07.01.17 Destinations 2/671 Some pictures of the current running into the lagoon, great fun, and of the crystal clear pools of t
34 rig tuning (again) Sefuller at 8:08pm 07.01.17 Bigger Boats 11/1469 Before launching this spring I ordered a Spartite kit, which I have yet to install. I thought I may
Texada Adventure! (9) Captn Scotty at 7:59pm 07.01.17 Destinations 2/787 Well, after several years being on the hard we finally got to go on an adventure. After dreaming of
Gonna leave this here and walk away very quietly... Rallyfanmx at 7:22pm 07.01.17 Tattoo Owners 0/2752 Have you checked the Tattoo yachts Facebook page lately? :biggrin: Like, the post from last Thursday

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UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement kloudie1 at 10:14am 07.25.24 The axle can be removed by grinding, drilling or cutting.. punch it out of the clew fitting.. repla
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 07.25.24 Note that the Aircraft Carrier who picked them up was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement LloydB at 10:06am 07.25.24 My clew is a grommet but if you need to replace yours you probably would be best to go to the origin
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:00am 07.25.24 remember the Crew was Quarantined for several days as a precaution. This is a picture of that even
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 9:52am 07.25.24 Are you flushing with fresh water or sea water via a remote intake pump? If fresh water, are you t
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners CrispyCringle at 9:41am 07.25.24 Check out Totalboat.com. They have excellent chemicals and fiberglass for this type of stuff. Also,
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 07.25.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:38am 07.25.24 To get within 10% of breaking would be about 2800 lbs! Multiply that by 4 side stays and and you wo
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:37am 07.25.24 I will say that although I agree with what @dlochner says for the most part, Im unsure about tight
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 8:34am 07.25.24 Since you have swept back spreaders, adjust the forestay to get the mast foot right. Then adjust the
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:20am 07.25.24 3/16 wire has a breaking strength of about 4800 lbs. You won't be able to get anywhere near there wi
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:15am 07.25.24 Absolutely I will. I have not done anything yet. A neighbour stopped by, he told me his dad is a fib
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:10am 07.25.24
It's That Time Again ......................... WayneH at 7:53am 07.25.24 We turn on the tank when we board the boat and turn it off when we leave. In between, we rely on the
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 7:34am 07.25.24 The last time I re-bedded the U-Bolts with butyl tape I actually cut away a little of the liner wit
Whale of a Time! fred1diver at 7:32am 07.25.24 Been over that area many times, but never sailing, always a blast to see them
Vigil RT80 VHF Radio jviss at 7:20am 07.25.24 Needs checking. A few days before I can get to the boat. Gotcha. Yea, I would chase these down be
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 6:54am 07.25.24 I'm also planning to use butyl tape for much if not all the hardware rebedding. I find that butyl
Leaking port lights Project_Mayhem at 6:53am 07.25.24 What material is the frame and/or port made out of?
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 6:46am 07.25.24

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