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My new electric sail drive (2) Skipperdan at 5:57pm 03.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 39/7425 The weekend started out pretty good. I just put a rack and pinion in my wife's car so I thought I wo
Shim the prop-shaft flange by 1/8" alexco38 at 1:41pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/778 Hi folks, I need an extra 1/8" between the propeller hub and the cutlass bearing face in order to pu
Onboard generators are they worth it? Bob S at 1:12pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3578 We've been looking at boats and have seen some that have generators. I'm not sure how reliable they
Dink Question (1) RWSlater at 12:53pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1385 I have a West Marine 310 inflatable (yes I know the PVC dinks are pretty much junk, but I got it for
Davis Instruments Anchor Snubber Richard Bayle at 10:28am 03.10.17 Big Boats 8/2258 Quick to complain, quick to praise. I bought an Anchor Snubber last May from West Marine and regre
LPG gas tank for Force 10 stove Jerry21707 at 10:17am 03.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/568 2007 H-31 equipped with a Force 10 stove. The 11 lb. LPG tank is dated 2006. There is no rust and
Swimming platform Beneteau First 41S5 repair (1) MartinBruin at 9:48am 03.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1252 Hi all, I would like to repair the swimming platform. It's attached with hinges at the back of the
Pearson 33 Gross Tonnage surfer929 at 9:45am 03.10.17 Pearson 7/2874 Does anyone know the Gross Tonnage of the Pearson 33? Thanks Will
Battery Bank Internal Failures/Shorts (5) Maine Sail at 8:14am 03.10.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/4869 Note: I broke this topic out of the "Multiple House Banks vs. One" thread because it's important and
Dinghy and motor choice redhead78 at 7:04am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 36/3102 Happy early spring all,hope all are well. I am going to buy a dingy and motor at defender spring sa
New to sailing and just got my first boat (3) PirateMiMi at 6:21am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2231 Everyone else has advicertainly and I need as much help as I can. Engine is blown gonna pull it and
What's he doing? (1) All U Get at 12:10am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1277 134026 What's he doing? A. Looking for shells. B. Going for gas. C. Listening to the wife. D. All th
Engine Oil David Hopkins at 3:36pm 03.09.17 Catalina 30 15/3345 I'm getting some conflicting suggestions on replacing my engine oil. My engine is a Universal M3-20
Davits on a Beneteau First 310? Southern Wind at 3:23pm 03.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1289 Hi, we are new to this forum. We have a Beneteau First 310. My partner and I are outfitting the boa
Moisture in guages Mikem at 11:48am 03.09.17 Ask All Sailors 10/754 So I now have some moisture in my cockpit engine instrument panel guages. At times the tachometer is
"Lee Shore" Justin_NSA at 7:56am 03.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/1216 I have never heard this song by Crosby and Nash. BoatUS has a link to their 'secret treasures' playl
Lobster Pots RoyS at 5:03am 03.09.17 Ask All Sailors 44/8129 Anyone using a prop cage or spurs or anything else to avoid getting hung up on a lobster pot?
Hatch removal jk kudera at 4:52am 03.09.17 Big Boats 9/1227 I need to rebed the hatches on deck of my Hunter 34, however, the bolts that hold the cover are froz
Do we really cheat? (3) Ken Cross at 10:05pm 03.08.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1668 Visiting New Zealand, and they think we cheat at America's Cup. They also hide the new stuff from th
RAYMARINE ST1000 PLUS TILLER PILOT Brian Buzz at 7:18pm 03.08.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6684 I picked up a used auto pilot and installed it per the instructions on my 26S. Went sailing today in

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Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 2:34pm 06.10.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the dri
Catalina 34 MkII Log Stu Jackson at 2:33pm 06.10.24 Hi. First post in this forum. I just bought this 2001 boat (first yacht I have ever actually bought
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW Hello Below at 2:25pm 06.10.24 I've seen too many close calls like this involving power boats while running around the Sea Wall.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (1) skunther at 2:14pm 06.10.24 Finally got the hoses on. Now, regarding power, can I just connect to this bus which powers the fri
Catalina 34 MkII Log clivewmwalker at 2:12pm 06.10.24 Thanks!
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Scott T-Bird at 1:59pm 06.10.24 Housing & grocery prices have risen so drastically that young people are having a hard time being ab
Catalina 34 MkII Log JoeWhite at 1:42pm 06.10.24 On my C36, I pull out the bottom drawer of the V-berth to see the depth sounder and the paddlewheel.
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:39pm 06.10.24 If you are going into the original holes, then the threads on the inserts probably not match the sel
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:20pm 06.10.24 The biggest task is to find the stainless steel insert. I recently bought a bag of these just bec
Dish storage fred1diver at 1:12pm 06.10.24 Already on top of that, those dishes have a deep lip on the bottom, they are hard to get out, and th
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 1:05pm 06.10.24 I think the bigger obstacle is the amount of time sailing takes.. It's the journey, not the destin
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Rick Webb at 1:04pm 06.10.24 Dispute the charge on your credit card, that'll get them moving.
Catalina 34 MkII Log kappykaplan at 1:03pm 06.10.24 Should be a through hull forward of the keel. Look under the v-berth. Welcome to the forum! :beer
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? clivewmwalker at 12:51pm 06.10.24 OK. Thanks. I'll take a look next time I'm on-board.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 06.10.24 A quick scan of the empty slips and winter mooring sticks still in place tell me otherwise. Both mar
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Calif. Ted at 12:31pm 06.10.24 Usually in the forepeak under a center section of the sole, probably a finger pull on the section ov
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 12:25pm 06.10.24
Dish storage dLj at 12:04pm 06.10.24 Beautiful work! My only concern would be how to close the top sections. But if you are just coasta
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation fred1diver at 11:47am 06.10.24 I found some nice 1 inch xps foam What do you all recommend to fasten it to the underside of the cou
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 11:46am 06.10.24 It quite finished, still needs to be sanded and varnished, but it does add some nice storage space

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