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need an replacement boom top40 at 1:23pm 04.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/982 boom broke during an controlled jibe. Isomat apparently is not available any more,. anyone know wher
Standing rigging replacement intervals Sandy Feet at 12:51pm 04.04.15 Big Boats 9/3016 I know there have been previous disscussions regarding standing rigging so please excuse me if this
302 Keel bolt specs and socket size Mackaroni at 12:25pm 04.04.15 Bigger Boats 17/2633 I have been looking online to try and find the keel bolt specifications for how tight to torque the
Hand held GPS Bubba4137 at 11:54am 04.04.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3715 Hello, all! Looking to purchase a hand held for Great Lakes navigation. I've never owned one befor
Power steering fluid Vitor souto at 10:27am 04.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1829
Basket Case 37c, Approx price?? TC_Rogers at 9:00am 04.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1359 Hello All, I'm looking for a late model 37C to put some time and $ into and came across this add:
News about Java/Jim Seamans Crazy Dave Condon at 8:29am 04.04.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1730 Jim and Joan sailed outside from St. Augustine to the entrance of St. Charles River where he ran agr
Interior Woodwork Care boazjoe at 5:29am 04.04.15 Morgan 3/1666 I am a new owner of a 1981 321. It has been well cared-for, and I am wanting to keep it that way. Wh
HC50 Water Ballast Operation alexlipzer at 4:51am 04.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/858 We just got a HC50 can somebody help with how to use the water ballast levers? than you
How to find the crack ? Robert Englert at 4:47am 04.04.15 Catalina 22 6/1100 My C22 (86) swing keel obviously has a leak. After sailing for about 3 hours I have water in the di
Will someone save this Lady? #123 (1) jmczzz at 3:49am 04.04.15 Catalina 22 0/730 someone did save this Lady? #123 1970 Catalina 22' Sailboat Hull #123 for sale on eB bid $10.96 +
Bobstay turnbuckle size Harleyreef at 2:32am 04.04.15 Catalina 30 0/774 Hi, would anyone happen to know the turnbuckle size on the bobstay for an MKII? I believe it's eithe
New Owner! bretts9669 at 7:09pm 04.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/795 Proud new owner of a 1993 Hunter 30T. Moved up from a 1985 Catalina 27. Just closed on the boat a fe
BoatUS vs. SeaTow in Naples, FL area Vegas at 6:25pm 04.03.15 Ask All Sailors 14/5028 Will be sailing in the Naples-Fort Myers, FL area soon. Anyone have opinions of BoatUS vs. SeaTow se
Converting halyard winch on 40.5 Outlandish at 4:35pm 04.03.15 Big Boats 5/932 Any suggestion on how to run Power cable to electrify Lewmar 44st winch on legend 40.5 built in late
2 anchors on the 40.5 bow roller?? how?? captron at 4:34pm 04.03.15 Big Boats 15/2484 Trying to figure out how to safely carry my 2 existing anchors (1/Fortress 23 and 1/Manson 44Lb Supr
Just in time for the C-22 Nationals CaptDon01 at 4:32pm 04.03.15 Catalina 22 0/617 Here you go.....RACE READY! http://www.ebay.com/itm/CATALINA-22-RACE-BOAT-/141619346390?forcerrpt
Installing a macerator on a 331 Greg Oceanis 331 at 3:48pm 04.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/956 I have a 2001 Oceanis 331 purchased in the States but moving to Canada; I want to install a macerato
Tool storage a65sailor at 3:15pm 04.03.15 Big Boats 20/2323 I am looking for ideas on how to package and store my tools on my H34. I like having everything I wo
Bilge pump manual switch indicator light on gregpallen at 2:52pm 04.03.15 Big Boats 7/5691 When I connected my batteries on launch this year I noticed that the red light on the end of the man

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Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 10:25am 01.02.23 curious if reusing the bolt and insert new zing instead of whole assembly will make this more or le
Happy new year to all jssailem at 10:18am 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 01.02.23 I think it is as lean as 35:1 at idle and closer to 12:1 at WOT. Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bmadan at 10:14am 01.02.23 I wanted to say "thanks" for this post. I'm replacing my HWH in my Beneteau 36.1 and this was the p
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:07am 01.02.23 No fiberglass. The coating a penetrating epoxy sealer from Total Boat. You did varnish on top of t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:37am 01.02.23 Thank You for the videos! That is exactly my next project for this morning.
Any sailor peppers out there? Tin Kicker at 9:31am 01.02.23 Sounds like entertainment for Walter Mitty dreams but the reality is that wherever you want to go -
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 01.02.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. @SycloneDriver , from what I've b
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 9:23am 01.02.23 Dave, thanks for researching & locating my original post. I refinished the companionway ladder app
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 9:11am 01.02.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:03am 01.02.23 That is beautiful. Did you cover it with a layer of fiberglass cloth like it done on the bead and
Warped Rudder Hayden Watson at 9:01am 01.02.23 That is beautiful. Did you cover it with a layer of fiberglass cloth like it done on the bead and c
Towing a dinghy Hayden Watson at 8:57am 01.02.23 Try pulling it in by hand while under way at hull speed and you will feel about a fifty pound drag
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 8:37am 01.02.23 WOMEN A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. S

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