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Precision-15 Running Rigging screws backing out? Bif at 6:28am 06.10.17 Precision 5/1905 Hi, The pulleys of my running rigging clip to a small-eye-strap mounted on the centerboard trunk. W
H26/260 Depth Sounder location (1) Fred at 6:10am 06.10.17 Smaller Boats 3/509 In the picture attached... When I purchased the H26 the depth sounder transducer was epoxied on to t
1980 Hunter 30 loses Power FL-AV8R at 1:13am 06.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/916 I have a 1980 Hunter 30 with 2QM15 Yanmar. Starts everytime, but recently will lose power after 20
1981 Backstay Question (2) Day Dreamer at 10:40pm 06.09.17 Catalina 22 2/689 Hello fellow Catalina 22 owners Totally new to sailing and decided the catalina 22 would be a good
Battery question Tom H31 at 6:32pm 06.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/962 I have two marine deep cycle batteries wired in parallel through a Guest "off-1-both-2" switch. One
Help Picking Out a New Outboard Motor for a Hunter 23.5 evan709 at 6:08pm 06.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2019 Hi, I'm still new to sailing a boat of this size so I appreciate all the help I get from Forum mem
Yamaha 25' ...head? captainmarko at 5:16pm 06.09.17 Yamaha 7/2396 Greetings all. FNG here. I'm looking at buying a Yamaha 25'. It doesn't appear to have a head. Am I
Team Japan out of AC Gunni at 4:27pm 06.09.17 Racing 0/479 Team Japan (SoftBank) was eliminated by Sweden (Artemis) in the Louis Vuitton today. Real shame to
PHRF conflicts with LWL - RussC at 3:07pm 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 93/8662 Help me out here. What else contributes to a low PHRF other that LWL? there are quite a few boats o
Furling Mast Water Ingress (1) KZW at 2:27pm 06.09.17 Catalina 310 19/3800 I've owned my boat for three years. In that time I've tracked down and fixed several leaks: - Re
Free Rudderit Hydro Therapy at 12:29pm 06.09.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 7/1217 I replaced the original rudder from my O'day 240 this season. It unknowingly obsorbed water last sea
Lazy Jacks Don Guillette at 11:24am 06.09.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/5142 I saw this topic on one of the other forums and while it's not exactly a topic for the sail trim for
Different Mixing Elbow Problem Neil McDonald at 11:17am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1147 One year ago I changed the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3GM30F. I used an after market elbow from the s
Rig Tuning Guide for Hunter 33 Caspurr at 10:52am 06.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/785 Looking for some good information wrt tuning the rig on the 2007 Hunter 33. I have a slight fall off
Rustoleum Topside Paint alternate usage? pateco at 10:01am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/808 Has anyone here used topside to paint things other than your boat. I am doing some steel cancer rep
Cooling ZF 5M or ZF 10m (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:57am 06.09.17 Catalina 310 3/1190 Been doing a little research and knowledge collecting about the ZF transmissions in the Cat 310. The
Bilge Pump Noise Rick D at 9:44am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2358 Just curious... I have fourtyish Benes on each side of me. Both make a sound intermittently which so
Fuel Filter water separator recommendations JRacer at 9:27am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2595 My Beneteau First 310 has a Volvo Penta 2002 BT HE LD engine. I am looking at changing out the facto
What is under this unusual fiberglass in my P-42? (1) Sean5306 at 9:16am 06.09.17 Big Boats 29/2236 This photo shows what looks like a shoddily fiberglassed-in something on my 1990 P-42. It is locate
Shopping for new Dink rfrye1 at 9:15am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/509 My WM PVC dinghy has died an ugly death in San Diego after 6 years. Time to buy Hypalon. I was looki

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How to keep open sika flax? danooxnard at 4:10am 05.21.24 I keep all my open caulks and glues super glue etc in the freezer inside a plastic bag.. they last
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (9) PepperW at 11:13pm 05.20.24 POST 3/3 We started to approach Clinton after 1030pm. With Hayden at the helm, winds started to gro
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (6) PepperW at 11:07pm 05.20.24 POST 2/3 As the spinnakers filled, the fleet took their chosen paths, determined to get the best wi
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:06pm 05.20.24 I was once interested in Merit 25's and read somewheres that to make those boats fast they wound up
Rodeo anchoring marcham at 10:36pm 05.20.24 Anchored just outside Edartown (MA) one night, caught the tail end of a hurricane near midnight. Win
How to keep open sika flax? thinwater at 9:41pm 05.20.24 I was installing a trellis on our back deck today. I needed to seals some fasteners to the roof and
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 9:09pm 05.20.24 I thought I would give an update on this..... Yes, Pulley rust (not so obvious) and Gates belts were
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:35pm 05.20.24 Thank you all for some great responses! I will try a few of these.. it will probably be a combinatio
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:32pm 05.20.24 Spiders are a fact of life in a freshwater marina. After 40 years of Great Lakes boating and a deca
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:29pm 05.20.24 Welcome !! Inside the cabin, I use No Pest Strips. (big box or Amazon or Ace) They pretty much kill
Rodeo anchoring PaulK at 7:46pm 05.20.24 We had an exciting anchoring event that we didn't know was so exciting until we woke up the next mor
Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open twalker H260 at 7:19pm 05.20.24
Tinting windows: before or after sealing inside gasket? danooxnard at 7:03pm 05.20.24 When I resealed the windows on my C-22 I tinted them before placing them back in the frames. They ca
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? quadrille38 at 6:47pm 05.20.24
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 6:36pm 05.20.24
Rodeo anchoring jssailem at 6:22pm 05.20.24 My last tricky anchoring adventure was in Port Ludlow, WA. My Brother-in-Law and I sailed into the h
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (5) jssailem at 6:07pm 05.20.24 I have a plastic winch handle pocket in the cockpit. I attached it to one of the binnacle legs. The
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 05.20.24 I have a 9.9 on an O'Day 25 and find it under powered. The extra thrust is very helpful for control
Mosquitoes and Other bugs jssailem at 5:59pm 05.20.24 Being a bug hater. I have had success with the DynaTrap in our yard. Your experience may vary. Here
Rodeo anchoring Terry Cox at 5:17pm 05.20.24 Do you mean like getting it unstuck from the bottom in a blow?

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