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B361 double back-stays twisted bshock at 7:31am 05.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/834 Hi All, I launched my B361 this past Tuesday, and since I store the boat over the winter in the mari
New Widgeon Owner AdventuringWeGo at 7:15am 05.02.16 Day Sailers 6/1167 Greetings all, I'm fairly new to sailing, and recently acquired a '74 Widgeon from a friend of mine
Bomar Forward Hatch StanleyJ at 6:39am 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2406 I have a 1988 O'Day 272LE. I am planning to replace the forward hatch. Have any of you used the Bo
Outboard motor mount? JJShockley at 4:06am 05.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1349 Continuing refit on 79 Oday 23'. The old outboard motor mount is on the port side, and yet I see man
23' Center board pin? JJShockley at 3:15am 05.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/500 Dropped my center board today for inspection and prepping for barrier coat and bottom paint... found
Getting a bow thruster? lbess at 2:53am 05.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/859 I am considering installing a bow thruster on my Ben 331 and is looking for any recommendations on s
Load bearing bulkheads on H37C dcpfeifer at 10:45pm 05.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/906 Hey Cherubini Cutter owners: Do you think the bulkeads comprising the rear cabin are load bearing?
New crew working out fine (3) Jackdaw at 10:25pm 05.01.16 Racing 25/2844 I'll likely I'll have some new crew on BlueJ this season, so I've been doing tryouts. Some run no-so
H25 upper shrouds DianaOfBurlington at 8:27pm 05.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1541 I seem to have lost the original shroud tangs for the upper end of my upper shrouds. Before I get t
Spring Commissioning! agprice22 at 7:13pm 05.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1362 We have had our 1987 Oday 272 for two seasons, and we are preparing to launch next Saturday for our
Keel Bolt Maintenance (3) rukidn at 6:56pm 05.01.16 Catalina 310 7/4904 My keel was weeping when I pulled the boat last fall and I've been immersed in repair and refair. I'
Got a line on a 1978 Catalina 30 LakeMurraySailor at 6:30pm 05.01.16 Catalina 30 85/5065 Hi guys and girls! Y'all are all smarter than me so I am asking y'all what I should look hard at whe
Hunter 49, etc impeller changing artboas at 6:05pm 05.01.16 Big Boats 37/5826 Ok everyone. I'm almost there Did a couple of "dry fits" over the winter to make sure this is going
What is This? (1) KZW at 5:48pm 05.01.16 Catalina 310 17/1447 I was doing monthly maintenance today and under the engine, in the vicinity of the engine/transmissi
mac 224 sailing issues sailnewbie at 5:35pm 05.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/500 first time ever sailing so here it goes, we were on a smaller lake 100 yds wide and 1/2 mile long or
My 1982 Macgregor M (2) Mac at 5:09pm 05.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1306 I'm thinking of selling it after 9 yrs of sailing and working on it. What do you think it's worth?
Sloppy antifouling paint. Help! (1) Capri at 4:31pm 05.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/734 Hello everyone. My boat's previous owner in my opinion applies the bottom paint a little sloppy. See
Single Hand Docking Raven34 at 2:54pm 05.01.16 Ask All Sailors 73/14660 Made my first single handed sail of the season today. No problems until I went to dock for the day.
H34 Mast Stand Up Blocks (1) PGIJon at 2:09pm 05.01.16 Big Boats 9/691 How are the Pad Eye'sshow in the picture attached? Is there access from underneath? If not, are th
Help with stuffing box Stephane Aloise at 1:37pm 05.01.16 Catalina 30 25/2711 I everybody, first excuse my fault and my english , I'm a french speaker. I'm a new Catalina 30 owne

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Kanzaki trans problems please help Valerio at 3:55pm 04.02.23 flange to the trans
Spring Cruise 2023 (3) Terry Cox at 3:55pm 04.02.23 April Showers bring May Flowers. I'm okay with showers. A bit of wind, too. Easter Sunday coming u
Hunter 310 1999 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 04.02.23 Is your boat insured? If insured, the carrier will need to inspect first which a marine surveyor wil
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (3) JamesG161 at 3:48pm 04.02.23 All 3 of those La Nina's occurred during the Ends of a Solar Cycle. This the key to most of the Sc
Kanzaki trans problems please help dlochner at 3:47pm 04.02.23 Could you be more specific about which bolt? A bolt holding the transmission to the engine? A bolt a
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:43pm 04.02.23 For those who are trailering, it depends where those bladders are as to trailering if they are in t
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler (4) pclarksurf at 3:31pm 04.02.23 Attached my version of replacement-- important thing is the rating and quality of the fittings. The
H37C Main sail reefing Dalliance at 3:13pm 04.02.23 Thanks rardiH36, Hayden & Paul356. I been wondering what a conversion to single line reefing would
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Valerio at 2:58pm 04.02.23 i had two days with a hammer trying do loose that, i had to heat with a oxetilene torch to get it lo
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Valerio at 2:56pm 04.02.23 A fervent religious belief. A few pennies in the poor box every week. And for you non-believing he
Speed/temp sensor wire splice SycloneDriver at 2:52pm 04.02.23 Thoroughly check the packaging the splice kit packaging. Mine came with the correct allen key. ct g
ATN mast climber tip please. dLj at 2:47pm 04.02.23
Rain water through the mast dlochner at 2:40pm 04.02.23 Couldn't upload the video of the inside of the CP. File too large. Put the video on a third party
Hunter 310 1999 Tally Ho at 1:59pm 04.02.23 If it was me, and no, I am not an electrician, I would call my insurance company first and then hire
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Hello Below at 1:47pm 04.02.23
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:38pm 04.02.23 LOL ....... doesn't that take the cake. I've worked with the boom level and the tension on the line
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Hello Below at 1:34pm 04.02.23 You will need a tiny 1.3mm Allen wrench. I did not have one on the boat, another project delayed.
ATN mast climber tip please. Tally Ho at 1:32pm 04.02.23 You found it in sale?! I want one! My slip neighbor is in his mid70s and uses one. He even went to
Speed/temp sensor wire splice kappykaplan at 1:28pm 04.02.23 How much did it cost? $19.50
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Tally Ho at 1:27pm 04.02.23

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