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1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 11:31am 07.08.23 C&C 6/1119 I am in the market for a new vessel and I am considering a 79 c'c with a center board. I had not con
Oday 192 (1986) replace teak cabin hatch rails. tuna boat captain at 11:00am 07.08.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/761 I have the new tea rails but don't see how to remove old rails. The cabin ceiling is covered with he
1200 nm Completed (2) knappytime at 10:46am 07.08.23 The Cherubini Hunters 3/997 Thought I would just post a quick note. Just completed moving Somniatis II from Bellingham WA to Se
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 10:35am 07.08.23 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1285 I am installing a new windlass on Somniatis II. I'm planning to run the chain through a hawse pipe
What brand transducer is this? (6) Ben16737 at 6:00am 07.08.23 Ask All Sailors 6/571 The display for my sounder used to have a cover to protect it when not in use, but that cover broke
Harbor 20 replacement bilge hose - choice and install horizonjob at 5:13am 07.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/800
Dimensions of the companionway boards for a 1980 27'? Mightywang at 8:27pm 07.07.23 The Cherubini Hunters 2/989
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question xavpil at 7:16pm 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1003
No Bow thruster xavpil at 6:50pm 07.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/2753 Hi all Looking at a 2011 Ben. Oceanis 43 this weekend No bow thruster is it a big deal?
Oberdorfer n202M-15 impeller (3) bgsimons12 at 4:14pm 07.07.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/546 Hi all - trying to remove the impeller from the shaft of my Oberdorfer raw water pump. It is wigglin
P42 motor mounts mbaker at 3:12pm 07.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/630 Has any replaced the motor mounts on the P42? Port side piece of cake. Starboard looks impossible.
Marina recommendations around SF bay area peninsula? YachtyByNature at 1:29pm 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 5/409 I've been lurking around here for a while, but this is my first post. I've recently purchased a 19
Changing from Bunk Boards to Rollers for Hunter 170 Mustangricky at 11:41am 07.07.23 Day Sailers 5/947 I have a Venture Sailboat trailer and am thinking of changing from bunk boards to rollers on my trai
Accelerated Anode Burning Lfarquhar at 9:48am 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 5/519 My boat is burning through the Prop Zinc (AN230 Beneteau) at a rate of 1 per month. This has increa
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel gfroch at 7:54am 07.07.23 Catalina 30 6/1020
Wheel chocks (1) john6206 at 7:09am 07.07.23 Trailer Sailors 1/781 217612Note to self: Always check bottom of wheel chocks before casually tossing them in the back of
Screw head for cockpit locker bumper broke off (1) towchristopher at 6:11am 07.07.23 Smaller Boats 2/511 Photo attached. I tried using a screw extractor but it started to chip the fiberglass, so I stoppe
bow and stern light bulbs Jim Redslob at 6:01am 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 1/241 What is the part/style number of the bow and stern replacement light bulbs ? Each, 1 3/4" long bulle
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning (1) Marmalade at 5:45am 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/668 Very damn sad... anyone know more details? Prayers for the family, friends and the crew of Blue Ch
Sahara Dust shemandr at 4:07am 07.07.23 Weather and Forecasting 9/1611 OK gurus: Local weather here in FL has started talking about the Sarah dust anew (Or at least the f

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Sailing Tender Davidasailor26 at 7:04pm 04.08.25 I agree with Foswick - judging by the graininess along some of the other edges it looks like the pic
Sailing Tender Foswick at 7:00pm 04.08.25 That's a really bad image interpretation. Well, I'm not sure we can say that because we don't know w
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Davidasailor26 at 6:35pm 04.08.25 Love that photo! I definitely do not have laminate sails... Are you up north on the Chesapeake? Ha
Hatch boards vents smokey73 at 6:04pm 04.08.25 Might I ask, what does your "passive exhaust vent" look like?
I need a rigger on Eagle Mountain Lake! stickinthemud57 at 5:59pm 04.08.25 I keep my boat at Scott's Landing in Grapevine and an old guy named Perry (PT Rigging) does a lot of
B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 5:18pm 04.08.25 There should be no worry at all about diagonal tension because you are loosening one side and tighte
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 4:53pm 04.08.25 pgandw , your experiance and many other reviewers of the solar powered vents was the reason I though
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:32pm 04.08.25 I would hesitate to use anyone that does not come to the boat to measure. Especially with the sail
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions (1) colemj at 4:28pm 04.08.25 What kind of main sail are you runnning? Furling? Non-furling? dj Catamaran with a large roach e
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:27pm 04.08.25 A couple of friends have 3Di sails, they love the shape and how well the sail holds it shape. Howev
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:16pm 04.08.25 We have had 3Di Endurance sails (dyneema and kevlar) for the past 5yrs. 3Di is really only the man
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:10pm 04.08.25 The offshore lofts often work with several different smaller lofts. The advantage to using a smalle
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:09pm 04.08.25 I've heard about these. I've also heard some mixed reviews of the 3Di. Do you have any direct exper
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 3:55pm 04.08.25 I just went through the process of pricing sails in the fall, and my new main and jib are arriving
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 3:54pm 04.08.25
Mainsail Question dLj at 3:39pm 04.08.25 Going back to the OP we are talking about an ODay 25 on a lake. So that narrows the discussion qui
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:33pm 04.08.25 I just went through the process of pricing sails in the fall, and my new main and jib are arriving i
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 3:32pm 04.08.25 A couple of friends have 3Di sails, they love the shape and how well the sail holds it shape. Howev
Mainsail Question shemandr at 3:26pm 04.08.25 Going back to the OP we are talking about an ODay 25 on a lake. So that narrows the discussion quit
Engine Overheating Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.08.25 My raw water pick up (tru-hull) was completely blocked with zebra mussels at the end of last season

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