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Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dinghy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 7:39pm 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/3319 Just purchased a new one with a good deal - anyone mount davit lift points on one of these ? Looki
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 1:59pm 11.10.23 Catalina 310 9/2441 I am going to add a solar arch on my 315; specifically looking at the Atlantic Tower brand Can some
Bimini window.... NYSail at 11:07am 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1886
Oday 25 cabin roof tcbailey67 at 4:29am 11.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1514 Hi, I'm rebedding some things on my Oday 25, toe rails, cheek blocks, etc, was planning on the mast
Pearson electra? SailingLoto at 5:22pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1300 Help me ID this old sailboat please.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 3:36pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2261
Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? advgaia at 2:32pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 2/648 Recently, I've acquired a Pearson 323 and am going thru the boat. The is a Belmar 120 diesel heater
Stanchion Support for 2001 Beneteau 361 bfrey0003 at 7:17am 11.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/639 The deck around my stanchions has starburst and other cracks, which I want to repair. Naturally, th
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 7:08am 11.09.23 Bigger Boats 27/6205 This year, I am amazed at how much barnacles and growth I have on the bottom of my boat. I'm located
Vented Loop (2) MaryEllaRose at 6:49pm 11.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2206
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer AKlight at 5:00pm 11.08.23 Big Boats 9/1301 Am thinking about replacing my grunert ac fridge with something more efficient. I was figuring on no
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. BlowMeAway at 3:29pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1839 What should we call it on a sailboat? Dock line windlass? Millennial Grabber? Flip flop eater? Big b
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail (8) dovey2500 at 2:57pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1985
hunter hull # Rick.johnson at 11:51am 11.08.23 Big Boats 5/1157 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft Hunter Legend is there a way to tell by the hull number what keel
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 11:05am 11.08.23 Big Boats 8/1529 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer?
Replacing standing rigging Berkeley 30 at 9:35am 11.08.23 Catalina 30 8/5110 We've got a 1985 Catalina 30 with standard rig and the standing rigging needs to be replaced. It has
Coolant flush Sutric at 10:19am 11.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1651 We have a 1993 33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I'm in the process of winterizing the boat and want
Winterize Wilcox Crittenden Toilet Ted10028 at 6:00pm 11.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/468 Can anyone tell me how to do this? I assume holding tank must be empty? Not sure how to drain water
C&C 37/40 Holding Tank steve92106 at 3:47pm 11.06.23 C&C 2/1812 Hello, I recently bought a 37/40 with a tiny, smelly bladder holding tank located under the vanity i
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 12:59pm 11.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 35/4504 2008 Hunter 36 with a Yanmar 3YM30. Boat is fairly new to us, became ours late last season. Last y

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Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 8:46am 10.23.25 Understanding women is as simple as figuring out what the number 7 smells like.
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information rgranger at 8:21am 10.23.25 I don't know of a brand specific forum but here is some info that might be useful.... https://sailb
Jammed pole topping lift rgranger at 8:17am 10.23.25 I also like @kloudie1 's idea!:plus::plus: But before you try that.... you might get lucky with a "
Replacing single rusty keelboat BigEasy at 7:16am 10.23.25 I am not a Beneteau Oceanis 370. I do know how to look up engineering torque requirements for tradi
Jammed pole topping lift jssailem at 6:36am 10.23.25 I like @kloudie1's idea. I would think about trading the shackle for a block. It could reduce the fr
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector Antonio2025 at 6:24am 10.23.25 :plus: I've been using a 4-pin (and the same Scanstrut through-deck gland) for years with no compla
Jammed pole topping lift kloudie1 at 4:56am 10.23.25 You might try pulling it upward on the forward side by putting it through a jib halyard shackle then
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:02am 10.23.25 Thank you. I am not at the boat. that's my problem. I asked a dealer, he can not help.
Mast Down Inspection FastOlson at 7:44pm 10.22.25 Also the pulleys, mentioned up the thread. A common problem, and a real pain with the mast up if an
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 7:25pm 10.22.25 Oh, the enclosed waters of a beautiful Oregon lake in the Cascades. Which one? Howard Prairie Rese
Replacing single rusty keelboat Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 10.22.25 The body of the valves look to be galvanized steel and the lines don't look like the lines one woul
Mast and boom specifications jssailem at 6:20pm 10.22.25 There is a Facebook group for the Ranger (R12) boats. There may be help there.
Mast and boom specifications jssailem at 5:58pm 10.22.25 I believe the ranger 12 was made in Kent WA. There are a few for sale on the internet. The origina
Jammed pole topping lift dlochner at 5:55pm 10.22.25
Replacing single rusty keelboat smokey73 at 5:52pm 10.22.25 Lot of good observations here. Hopefully you'll figure this out soon. What we are seeing may be som
Jammed pole topping lift jssailem at 5:28pm 10.22.25 It all depends on how the jam was made. It could be the sheave or the line frayed between the sheave
Jammed pole topping lift skunther at 3:32pm 10.22.25
Jammed pole topping lift dlochner at 2:34pm 10.22.25 It probably jumped the sheave and is jammed between the sheave and the mast. Pulling on it will only
Mast Down Inspection thinwater at 12:59pm 10.22.25 You'll likely want to replace the lights on the mast and maybe wiring. If those lights are incande
Mast Down Inspection john6206 at 12:55pm 10.22.25 Thanks for all the advice everyone.

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