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Oceanis 321 New owner New sailor Jason Wheatley at 6:00am 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3248 Good morning everyone. I am new to sailing bought my 321 having never sailed myself before and had o
Boom traveller or stock sheet Skipperdan at 5:55am 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 33/2364 I have a 1980 Chrysler C26 that has the stock boom control, (Not sure what this is called) maybe sti
PSS shaft stuffing box RAD88 at 9:49pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 11/978 I have been thinking about upgrading to a PSS seal and started to wonder. How does it actually work
O'Day 222 Bulkhead Replacement (4) djmeaney at 7:45pm 02.21.17 Day Sailers 2/1525 Picked up an '84 O'Day 222 in November. It needs a little TLC. Among the first things it needs is to
First 38 newbie questions Jim Holley at 6:26pm 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/566 Hi folks...buying a 83 first 38...I have 6ft at the dock so needed shoal draft mine is w/o all the s
Do you have a Catalina 30 with U-bolt chain plates? (6) Skipper at 5:01pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1510 I tried to put this in Catalina Owners, but it wouldn't let me select it. (?) There is a Cat 30 on m
Yanmar runs backwards?? heritage at 4:33pm 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/1381 The engine, 2gm20f, had not been started in several weeks. After failing to start after several tri
Dinghy towing Cest La Vie at 1:42pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 17/5373 Looking for counsel regarding towing our dinghy. First, we are lake sailors and generally tow our d
Blue Seas Panel Instructions Scott T-Bird at 1:38pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 2/301 I purchased the 120V AC 4 position panel from the 360 Panels series and it came with installation in
Looking for electrical wiring diagrams for a 1979 C30? Maynestay at 1:10pm 02.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3068 I am about to embark on rewiring our Catalina 30 and have discovered a number of wiring anomalies.
H37C Overhead Hatch sailnc at 12:34pm 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/858 The translucent portion of the overhead hatch in the main salon has cracked from side to side. It w
Aftermarket bow thruster install for 473 BumpyNight at 11:49am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1303 Hello! We have a new-to-us 2008 473 that we bought knowing it didn't have a bow thruster...we tried
O'day gray?? WayneCatt at 10:53am 02.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1228 I am painting my rudder this spring am wondering if anyone else has tried to match the late 80's gra
Sense 50 - No Limber Holes Captain Ag at 8:54am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3215 I have a Sense 50 (hull #157) and have discovered the inner hull liner did not have the 50+ limber h
I'm wired- (H37C) rblevens at 7:54am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 33/2068 It is time to begin the arduous task of wiring up everything on my H37C for extended cruising use.
Miami Boat Show tgrass462 at 7:09am 02.21.17 Smaller Boats 0/419 We were at the Miami Strictly Sail boat show yesterday ... A lot of foreign manufacturers, Catalina
1980 H27 Battery and Nav Lights Q (1) Tomgrandy at 6:11am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1142 Currently, I have two batteries on my H27 and the only is access thru the small removal door in the
Replace Oil Pan c130king at 5:53am 02.21.17 Catalina 310 8/1738 Hello All, Just got my broken steering cable fixed. That was MUCH easier and quicker than I though
Decarbonzing small diesel chrisyse at 5:08am 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 15/3641 Has anyone used Mystery oil to decarbonize a small diesel- To remove carbon build up on cylinder rin
Thanks, Phil, for hosting the Alden Forum. TomY at 4:06am 02.21.17 Alden General Chat 4/4512 This forum was started over 10 years ago. We're a group of Alden owners (past, present, future), and

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Rode hard and put away wet (1) jssailem at 8:00am 05.08.24 I think that boat is a little above the specified tow rating of the BMW. Maybe... Could it be a 10
Stove Cover dlochner at 7:51am 05.08.24 Sounds attractive and functional. Weight might be an issue with all the ceramic tile, grout, backerb
Stove Cover Tally Ho at 7:48am 05.08.24 Sound functional. if it also fit over the sink to expand counter space when cooking and could be
Rode hard and put away wet RussC at 7:46am 05.08.24 Pull boat out of water, derig, tie everything down for transport... Slips are easier I figure I ge
Blocks dlochner at 7:46am 05.08.24 You are looking for a stand up block. I doubt you will find Elvstrom blocks easily as they are no lo
Maybe we have earned it (1) jssailem at 7:44am 05.08.24 Is that legal? :) YES No penatly for sitting still at anchor. Considered Good Seamanship to wait o
Towing insurance in BC dLj at 7:40am 05.08.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:32am 05.08.24 Definitely continue to post pictures. I have the same boat, but hope to not have to take on this pr
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested jssailem at 7:25am 05.08.24 Another sailing adventure... WOW:beer:
Towing insurance in BC skunther at 7:14am 05.08.24
Towing insurance in BC dLj at 7:08am 05.08.24 What do you have for insurance? My insurance policy has towing (some portion) included. If Boat US d
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? tkwhalen at 6:57am 05.08.24 I did exactly that on my boat. I mounted some starboard with lights and 12 v plugs. It works great a
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested shemandr at 6:50am 05.08.24 When I picked up my Mark 25 to sail/motor about 15 miles before we were out of Mt. Sinai harbor the
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (8) monocerosin at 6:43am 05.08.24 Almost none of the plywood 'bulkheads' in the Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter are tabbed-in or
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 5:54am 05.08.24 A picture of your exhaust exit showing a view of your boat would help us. You might be able to cut
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c monocerosin at 3:46am 05.08.24 There are only 2 pieces of ply in my boat that were not fiberglassed to the hull, the one I mention
Maybe we have earned it justsomeguy at 3:21am 05.08.24 conderation for an anchor on Sat night to keep you from losing ground Is that legal? :)
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (1) Jim Legere at 3:17am 05.08.24 Almost none of the plywood 'bulkheads' in the Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter are tabbed-in or s
over starting line early DArcy at 9:03pm 05.07.24 Yes, the P flag is flown as the preparatory flag unless one of the other flags is flown. If the U fl
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested TimFromLI at 7:54pm 05.07.24 Congratulations on the new boat. Without a lot of boating experience, and an unknown boat and engine

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