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Beneteau courtesy lights SPLETS at 12:06pm 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 0/315 I have a 2008 Beneteau 46 and the remote control broke and I cannot turn on either my cockpit lights
What about our Medicine? (4) Clay Smith at 6:07am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 9/877 Some of you may remember previous posts I made back in May of this year in which I was considering a
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/435 Homeschooling on the high seas: Texas family gives new meaning to 'real world' education Homeschool
87 hunter 34 value splax at 6:11pm 07.27.23 Big Boats 11/1233 so it has come to the time when I can no longer care for or use "Liten Up", and wondered if the boat
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 5:56pm 07.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/3300 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
I need a Marine Surveyor azambella at 5:53pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/520 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in New England? Thanks for any help you can provide
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 5:39pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2122 Hi all, Got boat out to do bottom paint and cutless replacement. This is a fairly new boat with no
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessels (100ft+) GooseGoose at 5:37pm 07.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/858 Hey there! I work for a company that helps secure funding and acquire resources for Alaskan tribes.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 3:49pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1331 Does anyone spray the zinc coating used on the prop shaft on their Max Prop? Is there another coati
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 3:19pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/864 I'm looking for some troubleshooting information: 1) I am seeing some salt crystals on the motor so
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arthur.goldberg at 3:01pm 07.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1245 Hello sailors These lights are out in my Beneteau 2002 Oceanis 331. I tried to open up the fixture
Unstepping mast in Chicago? xavpil at 11:49am 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/725 Planning taking a 42' Jeanneau down to Mobile, AL and looking for a place to unstep the mast in Chic
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:35am 07.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1337 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I h
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 9:03am 07.27.23 C&C 4/885 Hello All. We just purchased our first sailboat - a 1973 25MK1. It will need a bit of love but over
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 07.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/696 I have a rather old two stroke that doesnt run right if the gaskets don't seal correctly. I replaced
Storm Damage patbratton at 7:07pm 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 5/840 Aqualand Marina, Lake Lanier, Georgia experienced what appeared on radar to be a squall line last w
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 6:36pm 07.26.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1526 Considering purchasing a Mariner 19 that is described as being in great condition ( painted and clea
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 (10) Dnea at 1:03pm 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1326 Hello All, I have an accepted offer on this sailboat, being sold by the estate. The PO passed away
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (1) RustyPepper23 at 11:37am 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 2/517 Hello everyone! I am new to the forum. recently purchased a 86 H23 and as I'm gutting it, I'm findi
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 10:24am 07.26.23 Sails Call Lounge 22/2468 Please, let me know your best chili recipes! I will ultimately eat it with beans, and prefer con ca

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Sails, materials, designs - so many questions shemandr at 3:50pm 04.11.25 Barren means batten one day past cataract surgery.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? Rick Webb at 3:43pm 04.11.25 I'd use rivets, most likely stainless ones. If you go with machine screws, consider these to drill a
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 3:36pm 04.11.25 True. I'm worried that its such a thin area of threads though. I feel like the expanded rivet wou
Sailing Tender Foswick at 3:04pm 04.11.25 I think I might end up with a nesting design. It is probably the only way I will be able to actually
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 2:51pm 04.11.25 They are. They look every bit as good in person as they do in pics. machining and finish is excep
Sailing Tender dLj at 2:41pm 04.11.25 I'd looked at nesting dinghy's years ago and ran across this one that looked quite good. I never did
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 2:37pm 04.11.25 I sometimes find my boat has a minor list to the port side, that is because that's the side I store
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 2:34pm 04.11.25 How many steps will you need? 5 seems would get you up high enough to work with the main sail. Ab
H310 Shoal Keel Bent KenK13623 at 2:33pm 04.11.25 Thanks for all the replies .. I too have OCD CDO ADD ADHD and a couple other tendencies that probabl
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 2:30pm 04.11.25 An additional benefit of having the sailmaker to the boat is to locate spreader patches, and stanch
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 2:28pm 04.11.25 ha! i could but i'm a bit of a fastener hoarder. I would just buy like (100 or 200) and have extra
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? jssailem at 2:23pm 04.11.25 How many steps will you need? 5 seems would get you up high enough to work with the main sail.
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 1:59pm 04.11.25 In addition the cable lengths are much different. The alternator temperature sensor (MC-TS-A) is 5
Sailing Tender azambella at 1:49pm 04.11.25 There are plans for nesting dinghy's that are interesting. Full sized boat. half the space and two
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions shemandr at 1:48pm 04.11.25 An additional benefit of having the sailmaker to the boat is to locate spreader patches, and stanchi
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:43pm 04.11.25 Or be a cheap skate like me and simply cut them to a better length... Very easy to do, the biggest
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:38pm 04.11.25 Have you purchased these mast steps already? Looking at their web site, I don't see how long the su
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 1:25pm 04.11.25 They did but i feel like they are a bit too long. I certainly could buy shorter ones if i have to.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:22pm 04.11.25 Those are nice looking steps. I see they come with M6-10 screws. I might be tempted to just go wit
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:20pm 04.11.25 Hello, The step you posted looks like a work of art. It's beautiful. My boat came with these: htt

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