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old car rims with spokes - what are these (1) walt at 5:57am 11.08.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/1726 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 5/634 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 4/1019 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 11/2050 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 2/333 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 14/2451 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 6/499 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 15/49901 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 10/1182 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 2/1024 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 9/5019 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 15/3210 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 1/1251 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 3/1316 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 3/3769 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 7/2479 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 3/1108 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 25/2227 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 14/6575 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 1/320 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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Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Rafael8008 at 11:50am 04.27.24 Question was "Has anyone pressured up the cabin to find deck leaks? how did this go? " Short answer
Access to windlass (1) Tom J at 11:20am 04.27.24 my 2004 has same locker access and has never been any issues. I check it once a year in spring to m
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:19am 04.27.24 The heavy red wire was cut by firemen, who also sprayed the entire boat with salt water. They even o
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 11:19am 04.27.24 One of many challenges you will encounter dropping the rudder, I believe. I believe that is a set
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 04.27.24 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. How do you replace th
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Kings Gambit at 10:07am 04.27.24 Not clear from where you are departing or your destination. FL rocky? Most of it is beach coastline.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 10:06am 04.27.24 looking at a map it seems Canal Erie is in fact the Tomahawk river, right?... Part of the canal i
Engine fire BAD ORCA at 9:20am 04.27.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under t
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Rick D at 9:19am 04.27.24 I think the prior owner has to cancel the TIP. I believe that can be done at a counsel office or emb
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 8:55am 04.27.24 looking at a map it seems Canal Erie is in fact the Tomahawk river, right?...
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 (1) JamesG161 at 8:35am 04.27.24 This a picture from our H430 s that Stainless Pipe that vents under a removable deck Cover. No ven
Self tacking jib jssailem at 8:34am 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 JamesG161 at 8:25am 04.27.24 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. Your water tank air
Access to windlass marchem at 8:15am 04.27.24 my 2004 has same locker access and has never been any issues. I check it once a year in spring to m
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Stu Jackson at 7:56am 04.27.24 www.latitude38.com has covered this very well over the years. I'd also go ask on www.cruisersforu
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 7:55am 04.27.24 What about the PLB's from ACR or other brands? I like the feature that after activation by the MOB,
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 7:36am 04.27.24
The Great Lakes.... Tally Ho at 7:22am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping hi
Hand held Radio ? Kings Gambit at 7:09am 04.27.24 Are you talking in a lake or in the sea? In a lake with little fetch and low wind you might be able
The Great Lakes.... Timm R Oday25 at 6:45am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping his

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