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Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support (1) argentum at 8:37pm 10.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/842 Hello, I am looking for a part that is missing from my Beneteau 331 2004. It's a plastic thing that
Tiller cover for clutch tailboom at 8:22am 10.12.23 Catalina 22 3/883
Water tank leak (1) Bogart at 11:45pm 10.11.23 Big Boats 14/1324 Hi All Bogart is a 45CC 2007 model. We have discovered a slight crack in the top of the aft starboa
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 10:24pm 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 31/10126 After the flurry of posts in the thread about Navionics Price Increasing, relaying positive experien
Catalina 30 Survey jofro at 5:01pm 10.11.23 Catalina 30 7/2394 I have an offer accepted on an 1985 30' Catalina pending Survey and Inspection in 2 weeks. After to
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 10.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/747 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 9:10am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 2/542 looking for any information on how to remove the engine block from the transmission housing on a Yan
Columbia keel question James River Sailor at 8:40am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/886 Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specifi
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot (1) ESampsel at 7:13am 10.11.23 Parts Search 2/1057 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifical
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot Parts (1) ESampsel at 6:38am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 1/472 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifica
Legal Question Raymus at 3:38am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 21/3286 Does the United States Coast Guard, Navy, etc. have any authority to board or detain a foreign perso
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. JohnnyP at 9:00pm 10.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1496 I cannot get my genoa sail down. It looks like I have good size gap between a couple of profurl furl
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Beneteau40sailor at 7:01pm 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1896 Preforming winterization of the water system on my 2011 Beneteau 40, had the electric heater and hai
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 (1) JohnK Austin TX at 2:36pm 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1973 Hello all, I have compiled my test-sail results on sailboats I short listed for my next boat that in
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 2:18pm 10.10.23 Engines and Propulsion 18/3475 I've been chasing a coolant drip associated with the expansion tank. After each cruise, there is co
Hurricane Lidia (1) JamesG161 at 12:25pm 10.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/611 Hitting Mexico's West Coast Mountains will kill Hurricane Lidia, before entering the Gulf. Jim...
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 10:33am 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/760 Just wondering how much slower the Beneteau First 21 Classic is, versus the Beneteau First 21 swing
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Phips at 9:55am 10.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2395 Hi all, New owner, new to forum, so apologies if this was answered already 20 time... but can't find
Florida Marlow Hunter 37 help needed Juice6576 at 7:10am 10.10.23 Big Boats 3/924 So I am going down the Seadek rabbit hole for my Marlow Hunter 37. I made the cockpit templates befo
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 6:51am 10.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 9/1368 Small Disturbance in Gulf.

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How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Tally Ho at 11:31am 09.21.25
How do I join the owners directory? (1) dlochner at 11:21am 09.21.25 Still can't figure this out? I did the preferences thing as recommended. I want to add our boat t
How do I join the owners directory? azambella at 11:01am 09.21.25 Still can't figure this out? I did the preferences thing as recommended. I want to add our boat th
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? (1) Mike Oldak at 10:23am 09.21.25 I upgraded my H34 also. Had to add a double set of deck organizer sheaves for the lines. My 84 H34
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. dlochner at 10:11am 09.21.25 Well if nobody here does there own repairs then your right this definitely isn't the place for me.
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Cohl at 9:43am 09.21.25 Are you building a metal boat to existing plans? If so, they should tell you which metal, how thic
Talk like a Pirate Day! (1) BigEasy at 9:24am 09.21.25 234465234465
Downwind angles Stu Jackson at 8:32am 09.21.25 Lots of interesting comments for me to mull over. thank you! I wasn't aware that some of the more
Downwind angles Stu Jackson at 8:23am 09.21.25 A former poster on this forum who is very knowledgeable about racing stated unequivocally that the
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. colemj at 8:20am 09.21.25 Are you building a metal boat to existing plans? If so, they should tell you which metal, how thick
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. dlochner at 8:16am 09.21.25 Thanks so you think the deck should be 3mm and the hull 6mm just to confirm? I'm not a Naval Arch
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Cohl at 8:11am 09.21.25 It depends on where the steel is being used. Different areas of the hull will require different pla
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. dlochner at 8:03am 09.21.25 How thick should the metal be (both) for a 24 and a 30 ft ship? I searched on Google it tells me 8
Rudder pivot degradation OD 23 rgranger at 5:45am 09.21.25 search for bushing https://www.mcmaster.com/products/bushing-stock/?s=3%2f8%22+bushing+stock
Downwind angles Joe at 5:01am 09.21.25 Lots of interesting comments for me to mull over. thank you! I wasn't aware that some of the more
Beneteau 411 Helm seat discontinued BigEasy at 9:34pm 09.20.25 Do you need the entire seat or salvage yards in US & Caribbean to determine if they might have one.
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Boog at 8:57pm 09.20.25 Six years back I was having both shaft zincs disintegrate in about 3 months. I got a corrosion Refe
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation Boog at 8:07pm 09.20.25 Jssailem I have the same metal brace with the cotter pin in it as shown in your picture on my furler
Hull patchwork repair dlochner at 7:38pm 09.20.25 Until all the patch is completely removed. On the West System website there is a manual on how to d
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 7:33pm 09.20.25 How far do I grind it down?

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