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Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 4:46am 07.20.23 Ask An Oday Owner 6/805 Can anyone with sail numbers on their Widgeon, tell me how tall? In inches? I'm restoring our 1966 W
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box CaptnPorter at 9:21pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/882
Papillon Summer Solo cruise. (5) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 07.19.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/1021 Read to the end because day 5 got really interesting. My wife had a desperate need to go to Arizona
Sliding cabin top falling out of slots (1) jcrewser at 8:06pm 07.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/854 The sliding cabin top on my 1974 Catalina 27 sailboats no longer spans across far enough to stay in
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars (1) zinahewitt at 2:42pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1362 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34 1975. I had a few questions if you have time. I have attached a photo. T
FTZ Cool Seal Terminals vs Clear Seal Terminals V&J at 2:02pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 0/234 Maine Sail has recommended FTZ heat shrink terminals. On the FTZ site there are Clear Seal terminals
Bimini Top BulldogTim62 at 12:30pm 07.19.23 Catalina 22 2/622 Any suggestions for a quality Bimini top to install on my '92 Cat22? I wonder if any of you have fou
Jacklines and Tethers jssailem at 8:01am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2801 Over the past few years we have had several discussions about Jacklines and Tethers. Some have been
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer flightlead404 at 7:26am 07.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1525 A couple weeks ago I fell down the companionway steps carrying my bike. Not to worry the bike is fi
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (2) duck21 at 6:51am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/788 Hi all, It's been project week on the boat, and included on that list was tightening up the packing
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? xavpil at 6:04am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 24/1806
Mainsail foot mod question (3) Backwaterdog at 5:10am 07.19.23 Cal 11/960 I have a mainsail from a 1971 Cal t4 1/4 ton and it seems to have a sewn in addition just above the
AC Refrigerator and loading henri at 12:33am 07.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/550 Hello, I do not understand quite well the way AC and DC works on my Hunter 45CC. Am I correct sayi
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 (4) catalinasailing at 8:19pm 07.18.23 Catalina 30 5/747 Hello, I would like to get your opinion if you have any prior experience with a crack in the bilge
Need Help with my Spaghetti! (4) Plymouth Sailor at 5:14pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 3/415 217925217926217927217928Dear Fellow Sailors, I removed my diesel engine to fix my leaky oil pan and
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1133 I purchased a self-inflating life vest from Amazon. Not the cheapest, but inexpensive. I was surpris
1989 Hunter 28 manual bilge pump captain_verwey at 1:28pm 07.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/613 Greetings, I just bought a 1989 Hunter 28 and the manual bilge pump does not have an inlet or outlet
Smoking St. Louis Ribs jviss at 12:58pm 07.18.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/771 Anyone have a recipe for the rub? What do you use for sauce? I have made traditional Texas, Kansas
Water tank fill fitting (1) bhr10950 at 12:43pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/275
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 12:01pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1017 So, I'm confused. First, the LED replacement bulb I bought for my anchor light, a Dr. LED Polar S

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Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 5:06am 02.12.25 Greg, You may be on to something. I looked up the specs of a similar marine stove and was surprised
Universal M25 engine condition colemj at 4:51am 02.12.25 That doesn't look bad to me. Doesn't even look poorly maintained in the sense of being a train wrec
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:38am 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:35am 02.12.25 In the life of a thru-hull, not worth mentioning. ............... Extremely unlikely. Have you had
A few fixed rudder questions. Chuck_FLA at 4:17am 02.12.25 I think the gudgeon will rip out prior to the rudder blade breaking - probably the lower gudgeon .
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 3:36am 02.12.25 It's about time one of us in Florida chimes in with a "The cure for Winter is moving to Florida" po
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature (1) fero at 3:00am 02.12.25 Rich, I understand were the power comes from but what I wandered how did you bring additional wires
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? BigEasy at 1:03am 02.12.25 They are 14 years old. They are brass. And they don't have proper backing plates or flanges.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) BigEasy at 12:37am 02.12.25 Thanks. I just went through all of this last year on What was the condition of the rubber when you
A few fixed rudder questions. Will Gilmore at 12:08am 02.12.25 Maybe something like a light aluminum wire that will hold the rudder during a moderate bump of the b
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 02.11.25 Wow ! With ideas like that, it pretty well goes without saying that you're travelling with the wro
Watertight through-deck connection Urban Hermit at 7:24pm 02.11.25 I went to Pensacola's West Marine asking for just that. Two middle-aged clerks didn't know what I w
Keeping warm for winter boat work shemandr at 6:56pm 02.11.25 It's about time one of us in Florida chimes in with a "The cure for Winter is moving to Florida" pos
H340 Saloon Table operation? markymac1961 at 6:05pm 02.11.25 Thanks Folks. Yep all makes sense. I Shall pull apart and investigate when I get some time. As is
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? kodiak1120 at 5:49pm 02.11.25
A few fixed rudder questions. shemandr at 4:20pm 02.11.25 I think the gudgeon will rip out prior to the rudder blade breaking - probably the lower gudgeon .
Watertight through-deck connection (1) JoeWhite at 4:11pm 02.11.25 229720 This is what I use. West marin $21.00 Very happy with it.
Keeping warm for winter boat work dmax at 3:16pm 02.11.25 If you go that route, install a CO alarm immediately
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Mark Maulden at 3:06pm 02.11.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 2:49pm 02.11.25 How far back does the filler between the hull and lining go? A few small test borings might be neces

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