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old car rims with spokes - what are these (1) walt at 5:57am 11.08.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/1295 These four spoked car tire rims came with a house I bought a bunch of years ago and Im thinking some
H260 mast on a H26 caverun at 5:53am 11.08.16 Smaller Boats 5/569 Saw this '94 H26 for sale in my area, and was surprised to see it has a H260 mast, complete with the
Starboard Cutting Board source waynejablonowski at 5:42am 11.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/844 Is there a source to purchase the fitted cutting boards that sit over the sinks? I have a 40.7.
Painting Deck and caulk/ need some guidance (2) HMT2 at 4:36am 11.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1443 Ok folks, here's the back story. I own a 1983 H31. Five years ago I painted my decks, cockpit and co
Parade of lights in DC Potomac sailor1526 at 9:16pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 2/261 I was wondering how the parade of lights goes in DC I will be coming up from Quantico VA and would
Sink system on a O'Day 222 (2) mccadamsoday at 7:09pm 11.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1703 I just purchased a 1984 O'Day 222 and it did not have any sink or anything resembling how the water
S2 7.3 goosneck Billahrens at 6:29pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/358 I am hunting for a new gooseneck for my S2 7.3, no luck from normal sources, Help!
AWG 1 vs. AWG 1/0 kimelmore at 4:09pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 15/39043 Just to warn some of you out there. I recently purchased a bunch of rather expensive terminal ends w
Atomic 4 sailnoproblem at 3:48pm 11.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/773 My Atomic 4 has been running good for 4 years. Now there is a problem, I have to keep the choke out
I Love My Beneteau website - gone dark Gunni at 2:59pm 11.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/895 Looks like it happened in the last few days. Apparently ilovemybeneteau.com was privately maintain
Masthead vs Fractional dehler25 at 2:28pm 11.07.16 Big Boats 9/3722 Often we see things that while different don't rise to the contemplation of why they are the way the
Leave handheld in charger all winter? DAVA390 at 1:53pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2374 My VHF is an Icom M34. Is it ok top leave it in the desktop charger all winter? If I don`t ,do i ris
S2 Project Boat Hull Number LeeandRick at 1:51pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/966 I'm looking at a project boat (wife wants to shoot me I think but gave me the go ahead) and it's a '
Catalina 27 Tall Rig 1985 replacing stuffing box with a dripless Rhoda at 1:42pm 11.07.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1063 On a Catalina 27 Tall Rig 1985, can you remove the shaft by removing the cutlass bearing without rem
Raising and lowering the mast on an O'Day 272 Doc Sater at 1:17pm 11.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2964 I've been searching for the best way to step and lower the mast on our O'Day 272 (WaterMusic). Does
Transmission or damper plate issue? njlarry at 12:19pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1852 universal M-24xpb with ZF-10N transmission. Just over 200 hrs, new 2010. A few time this past season
1993 Hunter 33.5 Shaft Coupling removal Paul and Judy at 12:07pm 11.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/891 I am going to change my cutlass bearing, and PSS Shaft Seal. I am in need of mentoring here. What
Fish Blocking Raw Water Intake davidkahn53 at 12:05pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1629 Sharing an unanticipated sailing adventure, or perhaps they are all like that. I was moving my Pear
Topic FAQ, aka How to Organize the World into Topics (5) Phil Herring at 11:48am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 14/6090 Thanks to some gentle prodding by @rgranger, we have a new feature on the site: Topic FAQ In a nut
Is TOAD marine still open?? badsanta at 11:16am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/262 I've een calling a week. are they just busy or stressed over the election, or are they closed. Ive a

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Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 4:52am 05.04.23 From your video it looks like you can have it ready to launch in less than 5 minutes. Not bad!!
I need your Knowledge on Rudders kappykaplan at 4:49am 05.04.23 Walk away. :plus:
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 4:48am 05.04.23 If it is 15 kg, not 15 lbs, and is your "backup anchor" that might be a decent choice. What is you
Do You Recognize This Anchor? smokey73 at 4:46am 05.04.23 If it is 15 kg, not 15 lbs, and is your "backup anchor" that might be a decent choice. What is your
I need your Knowledge on Rudders dlochner at 4:45am 05.04.23 Walk away. The boat failed the survey you should get your deposit back. Alternatively, a significant
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 4:43am 05.04.23 Are you sure it is 15 lbs? That does not seem nearly big enough to hold a 38 foot, 16,000 lb sailb
Do You Recognize This Anchor? smokey73 at 4:41am 05.04.23 Are you sure it is 15 lbs? That does not seem nearly big enough to hold a 38 foot, 16,000 lb sailbo
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 4:31am 05.04.23 Thanks.
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote dlochner at 4:30am 05.04.23 You are a man of few words, Dave, but I thank you for your answers. So, what do you do if you're
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 4:27am 05.04.23 You are a man of few words, Dave, but I thank you for your answers. So, what do you do if you're
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... jviss at 4:25am 05.04.23 it starts fine (five pulls) That's interesting, I wouldn't call 5 pulls "starting fine." My 15hp
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Hollyberry at 4:22am 05.04.23 Is this arrangement only on the shrouds? or all standing rigging attachments?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Ward H at 4:18am 05.04.23 @Apex Did you see it on a Catalina 30 or a C&C 30? I ask because the C30 MkII mast is built like a
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote dlochner at 4:14am 05.04.23 Is the WR10 always the active controller for the AP on the network? How is that managed? No. He
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 4:13am 05.04.23 Thanks very much Ken. I was watching a video last night about stanchions on a bigger Hunter but it a
Reattach wire to steering quadrant mobydog at 3:53am 05.04.23 Thanks, everyone I managed to reattach and I did use a calipers depth probe to measure the length of
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... (2) patbratton at 3:50am 05.04.23 I have had my Mercury Propane Sailpro for about a year and a half. I have noticed that if I sail onc
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:37am 05.04.23 Answering some of my own questions: I found the quick-start guide on B&G's site, no manual that I ca
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Apex at 3:12am 05.04.23 that is set up for dropping the mast with stays attached. It moves the pivot of the turnbuckles to
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:03am 05.04.23 Thanks Dave. Where did you instal the BT base station? Is it tough to change the battery in the re

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