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Adjustable main cabin table. Syversens at 8:06pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/666 Hey all, we have a 381 98 two cabin edition and our cabin table folds down to make a bed type thing.
Replace main or genoa first? Project_Mayhem at 5:06pm 11.13.23 Ask All Sailors 10/712 Both my main and genoa are starting to show their age. The O'Day gets more of it's power from the ge
Teak Inlays bfrey0003 at 12:59pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/931 I have a 2001 Beneteau Oceanis 361. I am redoing my deck this winter (spider cracks, stanchions ' l
Sail loft Annapolis David21181 at 9:59am 11.13.23 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/956 Looking for recommendations for sail loft in Annapolis. Routine cleaning, repair, and winter storage
Where to look for a raw water leak. Howard Miller at 5:20am 11.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1371 We started taking on water yesterday and found water up to the bottom of the sole. This is a 2000 42
C25 jib downhaul routing SailingLoto at 3:18am 11.13.23 Smaller Boats 6/1324 Setting up my jib down haul from scratch. Where/how did you route your line and place your cleat?
Wood stains & sealers Middle aged New Noobie at 2:46am 11.13.23 Ask All Sailors 5/807 i have a 1981 Hunter 30 and sure that the products have advanced alot since then. That being said wh
2008 Beneteau 40 vs Beneteau Oceanis 40? Is there a difference? PI_Mark at 10:21pm 11.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1225 Hi Beneteau folks, Can anyone tell me the difference between a 2008 Beneteau 40 vs a Beneteau 40 Oc
1990 hunter 42 passage center cockpit forward window (2) wade the giant at 3:24pm 11.12.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/424 Our forward window was cracked when we purchased our boat so after a few years of ownership, I final
Catalina 320 electrical issue Ted10028 at 2:55pm 11.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1176 I was running heat pump for heat, plus 400 W electric heater. It blew the main 30 amp breaker on the
Winterize without antifreeze? njlarry at 12:58pm 11.12.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/810 Went to winterize my universal M 25XPB, wont start. Determine starter is bad so order replacement bu
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) Gene Neill at 12:21pm 11.12.23 Trailer Sailors 16/1702 Judging by the actuator, I guess I could have maintained these brakes better?
Hunter 290 bimini colin59 at 9:49am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/846 Hi anyone have pics or description of bimini attatchmets for 2000 h290 thanks Colin
Does anyone know about any manuals maintenance or otherwise for the 1967 Ericson 35 1967? AngelM at 8:32am 11.12.23 Ask All Sailors 3/354 I am interested in any manuasl or books related to the 1967 Ericson 35, I am going to work on one st
Adding a pod the Helm (2) FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:34am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/914 Hello, looking for some advice on how to add a pod the the helm of a 1999 H 310. any pictures of suc
Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:31am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1109 Hello, looking to upgrade the head from Jabsco manual to and electric any brand. Has anyone taken on
End of Season Storms --> Update (2) JamesG161 at 6:23am 11.12.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/910 221342 Jim...
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (3) twodzusfittings at 3:19am 11.12.23 Bigger Boats 13/2481 I could use your help if you have a Universal 5416 otherwise known as an M-20 diesel engine. I am in
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white SabreToothedEngineer at 6:05pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1314 I need to paint some sections of the deck and cockpit of my '83 Hunter 34. I did one small section w
How to create a brand-specific forum geoffschultz at 4:15pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 7/914 I want to create a Knysna brand-specific forum. How does one go about doing that? -- Geoff

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Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? shemandr at 9:20am 04.24.25 I bent the bolt of one of mine by attaching my whisker pole to it. It was easily repaired with a ne
decided against dripless but.... Stu Jackson at 9:18am 04.24.25 If you used it, did you like it? Yes, I did and after a while realized it wasn't any different tha
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail smokey73 at 8:31am 04.24.25 I would think some 1/4 inch line weaved through the bottom of the net, stretched tight and fastened
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? smokey73 at 8:21am 04.24.25 Pictures?
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 8:01am 04.24.25 FYI... my visual inspection doesn't show any other obvious damage and the rigging tension appears eq
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Scott T-Bird at 7:52am 04.24.25 Making holes along the toe rail could be particularly troublesome because you may not even notice le
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Project_Mayhem at 7:49am 04.24.25 What happens when one of these malfunctions and someone runs into the hazard? How much maintenance d
Well that was close SteveHughessails at 7:46am 04.24.25 Now I have to check mine. :-)
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard marcham at 7:44am 04.24.25 Acrylic (Plexiglass is a type of acrylic) is far superior in terms of UV and scratch resistance....
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Don S/V ILLusion at 7:30am 04.24.25 But having sailed to Maine in the past I had a quick look and was surprised by how many 'ATONs' in
Cabin leak AndyL at 7:07am 04.24.25 We had a leak that came out at the rear bulkhead in one corner of the aft cabin - it was from one of
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids (1) Jim Legere at 7:00am 04.24.25 I think there is some confusion here. Periodically the Coast Guard will opt to discontinue individu
C&C 32 Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 04.24.25 @Scott T-Bird - with all due respect, for any second hand boat it all depends upon condition. If t
PNW Pirates Bash 2025 - Poulsbo, WA jssailem at 6:31am 04.24.25 Love Poulsbo as a port to visit. Fun shops, good food. A marine museum with fun for young and old ma
O'Day 322 chainplates jssailem at 6:25am 04.24.25 Welcome to the forum. Thank you for sharing the images. Is this a new boat for you? You mentioned ca
Well that was close (1) Will Gilmore at 6:12am 04.24.25 231098 You lucky bastard. Of course, it is much more than luck. Knowledge and attention also contr
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard dLj at 6:10am 04.24.25 I wouldn't use polycarbonate for this application. May I ask why not? dj
O'Day 322 chainplates Tally Ho at 5:52am 04.24.25 Thanks, all! I have found a rigger, I think. Fingers crossed that they can figure out how to open u
Well that was close degas at 5:42am 04.24.25 Wow. Good catch, nice work. I once had a chat with a professional boat maintainer. His philosophy:
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Rick Webb at 5:35am 04.24.25 I think there is some confusion here. Periodically the Coast Guard will opt to discontinue individua

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