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411 Rudder removal rickbogh at 9:58am 03.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7322 I have a 1998 411, the steering has become very stiff. Removed the quadrant (that was a job) and re
at least the ice eaters are doing their job (pics) (2) iSailor at 7:07am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1580 Cheers,
small vessel reporting system blues emergpa1 at 6:56am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3604 The red tape is giving me the blues, i can't figure this out: I am trying to get all my ships paper
R.I.P. Bonzai LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 6:39am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1026 Friends I was saddened to notice today on facebook that one of our members here, Bob Akins has passe
Reinstalling exterior teak handrails down_shift at 6:17am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5576 While the C36 MK I is wrapped this winter, I removed the exterior teak handrails to sand down and re
1994 H-26 Spreader Dfisher at 6:04am 03.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/905 Hello all. I'm looking for a new starboard spreader for my Isomat Mast. I have been trying to get
What size sheave? Scott19770 at 10:20pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/859 I have a '91 Hunter 30, and one of my masthead sheaves broke and siezed while the main was up. Long
Mystery on the boat. Roadking Larry at 9:29pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5443 Last summer I bought 4 swim noodles to keep on the boat. One day while out sailing I rescued one ou
Breaker Panel Drop In Replacement for Fuse Panel? Snowbird One at 8:07pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 Is there a drop in BREAKER panel that can replace each of these fuse panels? I am loathe to cut a
Holes in Cockpit Bulkhead, Butchered for Depthfinder? Snowbird One at 8:04pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3190 The previous owner made the holes as shown in the images. The one on the starboard side was obvio
Catalina 27 - anchor storage & deployment brrader at 6:43pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5742 Hi all, I am a new Catalina 27 owner with a conundrum. I have owned little boats (including a coup
Hunter 31 electric panel placement Lee C - H31 at 6:32pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 in the spring and have several things that I need to, and want to do or
Heat Exchanger questions pullark at 5:15pm 03.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1103 Hi All, I have an 89 Mk 11 fitted with M25XP. Recently I decided to replace engine mounts and exhaus
B&G 3G radar/MF display packages RobG at 3:48pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1428 B'G has put together some pretty affordable (comparatively) radar/multi-function display packages li
Cleaning/Refinishing companionway steps Richandhelen at 2:16pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 14/4652 How do you clean/refinish your companionway steps?
O'day 26 Anchor Procedure BelladonnaII at 2:15pm 03.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1736 So I've done quite a few searches but have not come up with anything I'm looking for. I've obviou
holding tank syrena at 1:36pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 19/3873 I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. Does anyone have a drawing or has a supplier who can bu
Main Sail questions Mac 25 (3) Wakulla212 at 1:01pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1973 The PO of my 85 MacGregor 25, raised the boom mount by putting in a new hole for the gooseneck bolt
Yanmar Service Manuals Paul and Judy at 12:46pm 03.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1707 http://boatinfo.no/lib/yanmar/manuals/1gm10.html#/0 The above link will take you to the Yanmar Serv
instrument panel tootalltony at 12:25pm 03.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/924 i'm looking for an instrument panel for my Hunter sailboat The instrument panel only has idiot li

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Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:29am 10.20.23 Two sailors, Al and Alice, set sail together aboard their 40 foot sloop, heading for Hawaii. They
Mast Trailer rgranger at 6:25am 10.20.23 I have hauled my boat's mast on a boat trailer before. It was not designed for that purpose but it
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:21am 10.20.23 Two sailors, Al and Alice, set sail together aboard their 40 foot sloop, heading for Hawaii. They w
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 6:13am 10.20.23 I'm interested in the answer as well as my 2014 C275 w/ trailer may be on the market next year.
keel bolts Codybear at 6:10am 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 6:04am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrade
New Sails stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 10.20.23 I have bought several sails through thesailwarehouse.com and have been pleased with the product and
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:53am 10.20.23
New Sails Tally Ho at 12:43am 10.20.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger SoSound at 10:54pm 10.19.23 My wife and I started sailing when we were both in our 50s. We signed up for sailing lessons, and t
New Sails Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 10.19.23 Precision and Rolly Tasker both have reasonably priced sails with decent feedback from customers
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger patbratton at 6:48pm 10.19.23 I bought a Hunter 240 two years ago with a plan to go to Apalachicola and St. Simons for long weeken
Interesting to me dlochner at 6:31pm 10.19.23 Boats are not cars, where standardization and efficiency are of parmount importance for the bottom l
New Sails PaulK at 6:21pm 10.19.23 . Does your sailmaker think the 135% will provide enough power to keep you moving on those light air
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 10.19.23 My '85 28 was built in May of 1985, near the end of the model year. FYI, model years from from 1 Ju
Odd Sailboat ads (1) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 10.19.23 With sail covers too? https://media.tenor.com/rVH0yznv-fIAAAAM/minions-woo-hoo.gif -Will
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 5:21pm 10.19.23 220854 I wonder what he would say if I offered to dispose of it for $2000?
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 5:15pm 10.19.23 There are sooo many snarky things I could say here
New Sails rgranger at 5:03pm 10.19.23 Go with a loose foot main:beer:
Misc repairs and changes Project_Mayhem at 4:28pm 10.19.23 Camcleats have an advantage over clutches. In many cases (not all), you can give the line an upwards

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