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Damaged bow pulpit Fishbait58 at 10:26am 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1016 I'm looking a Beneteau with a damaged bow pulpit. What questions should I ask and what other damage
Length of travel donelanc at 10:11am 01.24.15 Bigger Boats 5/1500 I have a 272 le that I bought a year ago and worked on. Mooring it in fairhaven Ma in May. I know
O Day 25 below deck outboard fuel tank sunshinemartini at 8:52am 01.24.15 Day Sailers 4/2901 I have an O Day 25 that I am planning on doing longer range coastal travel in Lake Huron. To accompl
Setting and Use of Tandem Anchors Kings Gambit at 8:32am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1787 I just finished reading an article in Sail magazine's "Special Anniversary Issue" on the use of tand
Composting toilet Hobartwoodworks at 8:04am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 21/8685 Been reading about composting toilets for use on a boat. Anyone have any experience with one?
What do you with your sails? Doc_holiday at 7:40am 01.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2733 In the winter, how do you all store your sails? Mine are basically flaked with battens removed, an
NAVMAN 3100 Depth Display sailnoproblem at 6:17am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2233 I have a Navman system wind display and a depth display. OK I know that's too bad. My problem is wi
Best Way To Terminate Unused 24v Wire? (1) GorillaToast at 5:36am 01.24.15 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4333 Would appreciate some advice... The distribution panel I'm installing has an unneeded 24v wire for
Seaward hot water tank Bob 04 H260 at 5:29am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2803 The pressure relief valve on my hot water tank has a drip whenever the tank heater is turned on. Can
Sailmaker advice in Cocoa, Fla emergpa1 at 5:19am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 0/774 After sailing a couple days on the open Atlantic from Jekyll to Cape Canaveral, I realized my sail h
What to do with an old generator? Persy at 3:59am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1251 I recently replaced the Northern Lights 5kw generator on my sailboat. The old unit's engine was sho
HULL number nlneilson at 2:53am 01.24.15 Catalina 30 23/5755 On a Catalina 30 1979 the tag inside the cockpit on the transom the text is very hard to read, the
Making a thermos for SE alaska Tom Conatser at 12:49am 01.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1401 Ok everyone here I go. I am currently purchasing a project boat in sitka alaska. I will be living ab
midship cleats splax at 6:22pm 01.23.15 Big Boats 35/8412 Hello, Winch covers arrived for Christmas ;) and I have used the jibsheet winches for my springl
Mast light Vitor souto at 5:51pm 01.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/950 My mast light went bad !before I go up I would like to know if any body would know which light I ha
O'Day 19' Mariner Rudder Assembly supercub at 5:22pm 01.23.15 Day Sailers 1/2277 Looking for a rudder with tiller handle for my Mariner. I built one but it's not up to snuff. I wou
Yvr show Meriachee at 4:35pm 01.23.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1695 Probably no lineups at the floating show at Vancouver this year. Darn good thing we went yesterday!
C&C ladder recomendations please rickybizzz at 3:40pm 01.23.15 C&C 2/1840 Relatively new owner of a C'C Redwing in British Columbia Canada. Curious if any one out there can
Crankshaft Pulley Nut Size Allan12210 at 2:50pm 01.23.15 Ask All Sailors 0/927 The timing gear case gasket on my Yanmar 3GMF22 has finally given up the ghost and I'm losing too mu
Zincs on fiberglass hull w/outboard, swing keel CloudDiver at 1:59pm 01.23.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4472 Main Sail, I wanted to ask your opinion on my Zinc Anode protection plan for a Catalina 22 swing kee

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New Cat 22 Owner ShotgunSlim at 5:34am 06.11.23 Consider some cabinet grade mahogany plywood for your interior pieces. I had a rotten SB bulkhead a
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap jssailem at 5:27am 06.11.23 Nice write-up @LoriPetersen which yard did you use? Congrats on getting your boat shipshape. Fair
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jviss at 5:21am 06.11.23
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. jssailem at 5:21am 06.11.23
Can I get a link? shemandr at 4:52am 06.11.23 I don't have one but I think they're waste recently posted. Try the search forums feature using the
Home Built Stack Pack (8) Hayden Watson at 1:08am 06.11.23 Here are the rest of the photos I sent Ward to help with his build
Home Built Stack Pack (1) Hayden Watson at 12:51am 06.11.23 Here is a photo of the Pap Pac rolled up. I really Hate having the pack up when I'm sailing so it's
Main halyard shackle Hayden Watson at 12:35am 06.11.23 I have replaced all my halyard shackles with Dyneema soft shackles
Adding soundproofing to companionway step zinahewitt at 11:20pm 06.10.23 I used Scotch Super 77spray adhesive when I needed more than what came with the installation kit.
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap Terry Cox at 8:03pm 06.10.23 Well done. Different model here, but our step plate has four through deck bolts the secure it to the
Mast step Terry Cox at 7:57pm 06.10.23 Different model boat, but our mast step plate is secured to the coach roof with four through bolts.
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Terry Cox at 7:55pm 06.10.23 Are there any updates or improvements I should make in order to pump out and flush prior to replaci
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? Sailfanatic at 7:46pm 06.10.23 I doubt the problem with dock line use is the size of the line. Whether 1/2" or 5/8", the breaking s
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment (1) JamesG161 at 7:20pm 06.10.23 It has a tiller. Looks solidly built.. It has pins and bolts assuming used to attach it to the rudd
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Rich Stidger at 7:11pm 06.10.23 The photos are of what I assume to be the dip tube to feed in thru the deck fitting to enable me to
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? Dr. D at 6:42pm 06.10.23 Which feels good when you are handling the line? I hate thin lines, so I always go up a size.
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. seadaddler at 6:40pm 06.10.23 The macerator should pump over board from the macerator on the side of waste tank to a thru hull ove
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Windpilot at 6:30pm 06.10.23 The deck fitting is your pump out. What else would it be for. Pumpout is easy. Then replace with new
Non Skid; Black Spots dlochner at 6:20pm 06.10.23 This implies that painting would require sanding off the non-skid. Is there a way to paint over the
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Dalliance at 6:19pm 06.10.23 I installed the EV-100 auto helm, the i70s wind instrument and tri-data thru hull a couple years ago

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