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Beneteau 48 salon bench Kevineburke at 9:33am 09.11.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/293 Hi: I'm considering a purchase of a late model Oceanis 48. Does anyone know if the salon "bench" t
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower ChinaCat at 9:00am 09.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/334 I have a Southern Cross 28 and 8500 pounds. I also have a real problem getting a 20 into the availab
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 8:17am 09.11.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/763 Is there a recommended procedure for conducting a thorough cleaning of freshwater holding tanks? I
WHAT IS THE NUT SIZE FOR PROP (1) planoron at 8:10am 09.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/221 Thanks in advance ! '99 380 with stock 2 blade prop. Heading to the boat this weekend to upgrade
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? (2) shaant01 at 6:28am 09.11.24 Trailer Sailors 7/714 Hey everybody I want to improve my setup for the mainsail. As you can see, the tack of the sail is
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 5:39am 09.11.24 Bavaria 4/1103 I have a 2003 Bavaria 36. The bow water t ank was not maintained by the previous owner and has a sig
Hunter 260 Mast Foot loose?!? Help! (6) SailingCockatoo at 9:15pm 09.10.24 Smaller Boats 3/228 Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster! Today, after dropping the mast on my 2002 Hunter 26
looking for Lat/Long plotting software (1) JBP-PA at 5:45pm 09.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/380 I have data files that have lat/long and other data recorded every 5 minutes. I'd like to process t
Length of Hunter 306 Topping Lift rmerl1223 at 2:18pm 09.10.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/233 Does anyone know the length of the topping lift on a Hunter 306? I purchased a new mainsail with a D
Winterizing Small Outboard shank at 9:57am 09.10.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/399 I have an old 2HP 2 stroke outboard I use with my dinghy. I ran it until the gas tank ran dry and t
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! (10) Project_Mayhem at 9:07am 09.10.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/589 After a two year search, I finally pulled the trigger on a 94 C30. The seller/PO has been incredibly
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 7:26am 09.10.24 Trailer Sailors 18/1136
Nice restoration Not Too Shabby at 8:25pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 3/527 The other C22 owners and @CloudDiver (I see you've logged in recently) might like to see another C22
Any S2 8.5 owners? Whiskey Nancy at 7:16pm 09.09.24 S2 4/554 We have been preparing our S2 8.5 for a long drive down to Texas. I was just wondering if anyone us
Back on the water again..... ...3TacksontheWater at 5:34pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 8/657 Well all, with rain showers and storms all around, on August 30th, Waffle House was finally launched
Catalina 275 no longer available with saildrive jb cruzan at 5:30pm 09.09.24 Catalina 275 0/629 I read the new Catalina is no longer available with saildrive. Any thoughts as to why this change ?
1987 First 405 Keel Bolts Adam Marvin at 5:15pm 09.09.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/267 Has anyone replaced their keel bolts on a 405 with deep keel? I'm having issues sorting out the orig
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 (1) Rattlenebang at 4:49pm 09.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/610 I'm helping a friend with this boat he just bought and it seems to have a large non-opening hatch fo
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer (1) Moondawg at 2:52pm 09.09.24 The Cherubini Hunters 49/2160 What would cause the Water control panel light (and buzzer) to activate on my Yanmar control panel i
Shrink wrapping details? azambella at 7:03am 09.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/505 Can anyone comment on the cost of shrink wrapping for the winter? DIY vs. Service??? Anyone near S

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Ellebogen Isolators BigEasy at 10:46am 11.23.24 It appears that the mounts are original so I have decided to replace them. OEM mounts are crazy
Bilge pump install location Project_Mayhem at 10:23am 11.23.24 At the aft end, is the lowest section of the bilge. You can get a small pump in there or a 500-750 i
companion way overhead hatch Project_Mayhem at 10:19am 11.23.24 Oddly enough, Skil is a local Chicago company so you'd think I would've heard a circular saw referre
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes thinwater at 10:05am 11.23.24 You can always use the yard stick method - it is very accurate, just not as handy as a Loos gauge.
Ellebogen Isolators (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 11.23.24 "Age is just a number" is a faulty premise When combined with a lack of annual inspection, yes, a
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes SteveHughessails at 9:50am 11.23.24 Unless you have reason to disengage your rigging on a regular basis, such as trailering your boat..
Thinking about getting a smaller wheel for our 36 mk ii. Thud at 9:14am 11.23.24 Thanks for all the ideas. I'm passing the information on to Santa. One by one to prevent sticker sho
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 9:07am 11.23.24 I found this video when I was replacing my sanitation hoses. The key is the pair of cutters that
Replacement sink Hello Below at 9:02am 11.23.24 Scott, we have a kitchen sink at home made of quartz sand. The black material does need some attent
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 8:29am 11.23.24 A summary of local observations will help future research.
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dLj at 7:50am 11.23.24 You can always use the yard stick method - it is very accurate, just not as handy as a Loos gauge.
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes LakeOntario270 at 7:15am 11.23.24 I have 2 gauges, no big deal.
Bilge pump install location Tally Ho at 7:10am 11.23.24 I find that my Rule pump leaves a fair amount of water in my bilge. Mostly after the pump shut off
Bilge pump install location GreggS at 6:49am 11.23.24 Thanks, Tally I guess that sounds like a good idea. I'm just trying to do my best to keep odors and
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 6:44am 11.23.24 If you ever have a failure on the engine involving cracking, Yanmar may be dis-inclined to honor any
Cup holder cockpit table Gmast at 6:44am 11.23.24 What are the zig zag cutouts on the bottom for? Wine glass stems? Yes the zig zag cut outs lets y
Bilge pump install location Tally Ho at 6:37am 11.23.24 If it were me, I would put one in either side (no preference that I can see). My thinking is that
Ellebogen Isolators Rich Stidger at 6:34am 11.23.24 If you ever have a failure on the engine involving cracking, Yanmar may be dis-inclined to honor any
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (1) jssailem at 6:27am 11.23.24 Good news. A calm has returned. The second low stayed off shore and the two cells dissipated. A size
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 6:10am 11.23.24 Since we all have spent about $500 to buy a copy of the standards...... I hear that a lot. In fa

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