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Crane Launch H26/260 Fred at 7:46pm 05.19.17 Smaller Boats 1/662 At our club we have two cranes. Sometimes it is more convenient to use the cranes than the launch ra
Am I supposed to have bow rollers? (1) JosefR at 7:18pm 05.19.17 Catalina 30 31/3860 Anyone recognize this setup on my 1989 Catalina 30 TR? Catalina Direct has nothing like this in the
Tuning the rig on a Victoria 18 Richard Anderson at 7:12pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/577 I have a 1981 Victoria 18 which has a 7/8 fractional rig with sweep back upper and lower shrouds. T
Newport 31 Mast Base Pete Boothroyd at 6:53pm 05.19.17 Newport 3/852 Has anyone had an issue with the mast wiggling side to side in the mast step while there is a small
Yanmar 3GMD Raw Water Pump Dripping tomgrigsby at 6:43pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1074 Noticed today after shutdown of the engine that the raw water pump is dripping. I haven't had to do
Cockpit teak (1) Bryan9 at 5:17pm 05.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3246 136749 After 11 years of weathering, my 2006 Beneteau 323's cockpit teak was rough and gray. Yesterd
House Batteries Boiling Over Big Red at 4:28pm 05.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2261 We have a Hunter 44 2006 and replaced our house batteries 3 years ago. We returned a few weeks ago
Side Rub Rails for B 321 cymeyer at 3:43pm 05.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/371 Jus curious if anyone with a Beneteau 321 has found a rub rail insert for the aluminum one on the bo
Looking for an O'Day 272 with trailer Alex D at 1:50pm 05.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/624 Looking for an Oday 272 with trailer will travel for the right boat. Thank you!
Servicing winches Clydo at 1:27pm 05.19.17 Catalina 310 4/894 Dumb question. Is it just me or does anyone else have problems putting cabin top 30's back together
Replacing Raymarine C80 with Raymarine a95 Ken Honeycutt at 12:55pm 05.19.17 Big Boats 9/4014 Has anyone replaced the Raymarine C80 with a Raymarine a95 multifunction display? Can I just use the
340 helm cover Keith13315 at 12:04pm 05.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/848 Does anyone have pictures of helm covers for the Hunter 340? If so could you post them? I am trying
This is how you launch a boat Brian D at 11:41am 05.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 5/666 Removed the video. Wasn't a smart move on the boat owners part (or mine for that matter).
Active Captain bought by Garmin MrBill_FLL at 10:05am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/408 fyi. https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/2017/05/garmin-acquires-developer-of-activecaptain Garmin Ltd.
Perkins Prima M50 user manual yorammelnik at 8:46am 05.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/7029 HI Looking for info regarding my engine - Maintenance, technical data like max rpm, etc. Anyone with
Wire to wire win Jackdaw at 6:41am 05.19.17 Racing 24/3081 Great first win for Jodi on BlueJ last night, we nail the start and lead wire to wire, including bea
Where's the 27 forum? surfforce 1 at 6:33am 05.19.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/615 Where's the 27 Forum????
How to determine a battery's REAL capacity Gene Neill at 5:50am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 30/4004 Trying to determine what size bank I need ... If a battery is rated at, say, 100 Ah reserve capacit
West Marine - Memorial Sale JRT at 5:39am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 16/905 West Marine has some pretty good deals, the 50% off these US Flag theme inflatables seems like a gre
Headsail sheeting (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:19pm 05.18.17 Catalina 22 7/1090 Looking for suggestions on how to improve my headsail sheeting. From day one I've found my sheeting

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Ablative bottom paint help (1) thinwater at 5:54pm 06.28.24 Were there actually solid clumps in the paint before you started? A bad batch or one that froze, tho
What are these screw things called thinwater at 5:38pm 06.28.24 Now you have me wondering about the aluminum backing plates that most Hunter boats have embedded in
What are these screw things called rgranger at 5:25pm 06.28.24 Now you have me wondering about the aluminum backing plates that most Hunter boats have embedded in
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. jssailem at 5:12pm 06.28.24 Tim, furler systems come in several price ranges and structures. You will need to decide what your
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jssailem at 5:03pm 06.28.24 It is slab reefing already. It's actually two lines joined by a balance block inside the boom....
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap (1) jssailem at 4:54pm 06.28.24 Often pictures help AC Tap. is a signal pulse circuit that provides a data source for your Tachometo
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 4:40pm 06.28.24 So, it seems that I should be able to simply leave the AC tap wire off of the new alternator and ge
Leaking helm cover kappykaplan at 4:37pm 06.28.24 Any photos of what you're asking about?
Invest 95L (2) jssailem at 4:34pm 06.28.24 Wayne, If your reunion is in Texas around 5 July, you should be ok no matter which model you follow.
Leaking helm cover Don S/V ILLusion at 4:08pm 06.28.24
What are these screw things called thinwater at 3:50pm 06.28.24 Just three thoughts: 1. I've seen some very badly corroded aluminum rivets. The worst was used to a
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 3:23pm 06.28.24 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Oh, boy, Dammit Jim! Tks for keeping us apprised. Ever
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 3:02pm 06.28.24 There you go. Even easier. I keep my boat on a mooring in Staten Island's Great Kills Harbor. Che
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 2:57pm 06.28.24 Absolutely not, the shear strength isn't there Do your engineering then. https://en.wikipedia.org
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 2:51pm 06.28.24 Now just happened .... Tropical Depression #2 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Jim...
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 2:46pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing sys
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JoeWhite at 2:45pm 06.28.24 Yes. The aft end cap will have to be removed for single line reefing line. After removing the endcap
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 2:44pm 06.28.24 Our new Hunter 35.5 has the single line reefing. The first reef line was removed at some point, a
What are these screw things called dlochner at 2:42pm 06.28.24 Not completely True. Check here for best information. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/sa
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... FastOlson at 2:25pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing syst

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