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Squatting Beneteau 1998 Oceanis 352 (3) Rob2435 at 5:17pm 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/3313 So, I have an issue or at least I think I have one, my boat squats. As in the description it is a 1
Swing keel paint RichieR at 2:40pm 04.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2940 Hi, I'm going to be checking out the swing keel on my v21. There seems to be some rust bubbles. Re
O'day 23 weight? JJShockley at 2:26pm 04.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/696 Anyone know the "hanging weight" of a 23? Regards to all...
anchor roller Bruce Maxwell at 2:09pm 04.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/745 I am trying to hook up an anchor chain to an anchor running thru the roller on the bow. I can fit th
Asymmetric chute: inside or outside gybe? marchem at 12:09pm 04.19.16 Catalina 310 8/5535 Just started playing with the asymmetric chute on our C310. First big question is to run the sheets
Propeller Guard? MDS64 at 10:45am 04.19.16 Pearson 0/635 Has anyone had any luck installing a guard around their propeller? I have a 1979 28 and we catch a
Holes in mast & boom Stan Linado at 8:52am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4156 Previous owner(s) of our boat have, over the years screwed many pieces of stuff to the mast and boom
Hunter 140, 146, 15,170 questions? richard lulik at 8:21am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1187
H34 Steering link out of line (1) PGIJon at 7:51am 04.19.16 Big Boats 7/828 Is this or is this not an issue? I've seen MaineSail and other mention that the H34 cable is out of
fixed window material? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/830 Does anyone know what the 3 fixed windows on my '91 30T are made of? When we bought it we had them a
Dripless Shaft seal leaking (2) galynd at 7:31am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2311 My model 2000 Beneteau 36cc has a volvo-penta dripless shaftseal which is leaking. It generally drip
How best to clean spilled diesel from gelcoat? tmjb at 6:05am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1660 I guess I overfilled my fuel tank with diesel at the end of last season. With the warmer weather t
Boat Broker (Buyers) recommendation in Annapolis, MD realst at 5:49am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/673 Anyone have a Buyers Broker they can recommend in the Annapolis/ Baltimore area?
Universal M20 lpbosch at 5:24am 04.19.16 Catalina 30 12/3156 i am thinking of repowering from 5411 to M20 in my C30. Has anyone used the M20? Will it fit in the
Bow gaurd SS 44ds Dwayne Anderson at 8:44pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/768 I'm happy to share we have just purchased are first Hunter sailboat it is a 44ds 2003. It is in exce
Venting mods gfroch at 7:06pm 04.18.16 Catalina 30 11/1369 Hi all- Another question on our "new to us" 1987 Catalina 30. We had a major deck re-hab job over t
Should I be worried? dennisv at 7:01pm 04.18.16 Bigger Boats 6/1040 There has been many changes with the marina I have my boat (1984 Oday 28) at this last year. The ow
Deck wash hose Mark Maulden at 6:39pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2502 I installed a Jabsco deck wash last year. A "springy" hose and a nozzle came with it. Used 4-5 tim
gelcoat or paint (1) jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1047 I ve decided to paint Philter when I get her white is boring . the bottom and above the water line n
250 WB MKII waterline e714753 at 5:20pm 04.18.16 Smaller Boats 0/639 I am planning to bottom paint my 2012 250 WB. I just purchased the boat this year and stuck it in th

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Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Don S/V ILLusion at 1:36pm 10.03.23 Have any of you heard of cruisers being shot at? Maybe from shore by someone who didn't like wher
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 12:58pm 10.03.23 Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :yikes: ! I could see the targets and they were shootin
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 10.03.23 at no time did I fear for my safety from the gunfire. Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 10.03.23 Am I correct in assuming the new E9 80 is an 80A breaker ? Were you able to determine the size of
Cockpit Speaker Locations Ted at 12:19pm 10.03.23 Before you start cutting holes in your boat for conventional speakers, check out this discussion abo
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.03.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel Congratulations :clap:. Can you now short out the tempera
Cockpit Speaker Locations (1) rgranger at 12:13pm 10.03.23 We have cockpit speakers installed by a prior owner. I'm not happy with them. We use a JBL BT speak
Cockpit Speaker Locations tfox2069 at 12:11pm 10.03.23 What @dlochner said. I've owned two boats now that have cockpit speakers installed in the overhead
missing panel LloydB at 12:10pm 10.03.23 +2
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition rgranger at 12:10pm 10.03.23 Peter Blake. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/07/alexbellos On the other hand, the idiot
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 11:42am 10.03.23 well it should be here this weekend sometime. will post more when it gets here. thanks for the repl
Cockpit Speaker Locations dlochner at 11:35am 10.03.23 We have cockpit speakers installed by a prior owner. I'm not happy with them. We use a JBL BT speake
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 11:33am 10.03.23 Peter Blake. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/07/alexbellos Over our trip down and back
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 11:09am 10.03.23 Having read about the exciting upcoming expedition to map the length of the Amazon, in which the bo
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner Siamese at 11:04am 10.03.23 I believe you are referring to zippers on the dodger. If so, you can take a side cutter and cut fro
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas DArcy at 10:17am 10.03.23 I lay the canvas (main cover, bimini, dodger) out on the driveway and use a combination of garden ho
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 10.03.23 I usually hit it with the needlepoint setting on a standard garden hose and take my canvas to the cl
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas dlochner at 9:35am 10.03.23 I would avoid the washing machine. The machine can be kind of brutal to the canvass and any vinyl.
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 9:23am 10.03.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel (which was a total btch to open with the wheel/autopilot stil*
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) sorcererdog at 9:19am 10.03.23 The old one was a Klixon 80. Replaced the entire unit with a new one from Catalina Direct. Works gre

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