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What is it? (1) Magiccruising at 8:39am 11.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1218 I'm a new owner of a 36 CC. Anyone know what this is?
Fixed vs Folding Prop Tony_Tammy_B at 7:16am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4387 I have a three bladed folding prop and am gathering data on a three blade fixed prop. With the fo
Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/694 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000
Anyone know where to find a single alcohol stove for cheap? Hooks at 7:01pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 5/1042 Need to replace the wood around my sink and wondering if it's worth my while to install a small stov
Bottom Paint Upper Chesapeake, Md mytime at 6:58pm 11.06.14 Catalina 30 5/1369 Our new to us Catalina 30 needs a new coat of bottom paint. It came from Toms River, NJ and they inc
Cyclades 50 BillKlarer at 4:35pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1016 I am looking at a 2008 Beneteau Cyclades 50 and would like to know if there are any design or perfo
37 cutter frankies56 at 4:19pm 11.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/814 anybody have any input on what the right size ac should be for my 37 cutter, I had a 16,000 btu but
Mast raising wander22 at 4:13pm 11.06.14 Day Sailers 6/2107 I just bought my first sailboat. An ODay 22 1980. I have no idea of how to raise the mast or where a
Quick Release Wheel Nut Dave Groshong at 3:31pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/768 Any B361 owners out there that can tell me what brand of pedestal you have? Lewmar? Edson wheel nu
What do you leave on board over the Winter (Northern Climate Mark48 at 3:22pm 11.06.14 Big Boats 14/1988 Just curious as to what people leave on board while on the hard in norther climates. I have bagged
Pump Theory wufibugs at 1:48pm 11.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2127 I was thinking of relocating my fresh water pump and was wondering whether it makes any difference
Gauge trouble Yellowjeepman at 12:11pm 11.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/664 Hoping someone with an answer out there. I purchased a 1984 O'Day 34 back in May. We have only had a
LED Lighting Terry Cox at 11:12am 11.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2897 Awhile ago Main Sail recommended Marine Beam as a quality supplier of LED lights for the marine envi
460 Staysail Sheet routing hosemandc at 10:33am 11.06.14 Big Boats 2/1114 I have a 2000 Hunter 460 with the staysail option. I cant figure out how to route the sheets to fly
Swing Keel Rope Replacement Seahorse24 at 9:10am 11.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4662 I am interested in finding photos of the swing keel on a Yankee Seahorse 24. My son and I are restor
Pics burnswelds at 4:56am 11.06.14 Catalina 30 12/1552 Good morning, how do I share pics on this site? Kind regards , Shannon
Rudder (3) stvnm at 6:54pm 11.05.14 Smaller Boats 5/876 I am trying to make sense of this 1987 H23 i bought recently from an older gentleman who kept in a y
water pump hose routing on m2-12 engine fastmover at 4:44pm 11.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1467 I just replaced my sherwood raw water engine pump with the oberdorfer n202m16. It mated up to the en
Recutting a genoa scupper at 4:39pm 11.05.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/12831 I just bough a new 135% genoa, for very cheap considering it never has been taken out of the bag, it
wall boat stabilizer AtomicPhil at 3:26pm 11.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1145 hey guys, new to the site, and a newbie to sailing. got a question to ask, if anyone here knows how

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Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 4:31pm 08.22.23 I've yet to see one of these turn yellow from UV. Home inspector in Texas. I see PVC pool plumbi
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 (4) obxjeff at 3:24pm 08.22.23 Are you referring to an Edson radial steering system? Here is a photo of my 91 43' lift the rudder
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 3:18pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver jviss at 3:16pm 08.22.23
Stowing Winch Handles Siamese at 3:02pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 2:51pm 08.22.23
Winchbit driver jviss at 2:21pm 08.22.23 One of these days... A super DIY project would be to convert a manual winch to electric using a sta
Winchbit driver Ward H at 2:03pm 08.22.23 Just ordered the WinchBit driver. When it comes in I'll run over to Harbor Freight and pick up the d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 1:55pm 08.22.23 Fortunately, on our Garhauer recirculating ball bearings, they use all Delrin and Torlon which are
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:52pm 08.22.23 Elizabeth forwarded my email to Mark who replied that I needed the MT-2 upgrade. Looks like you al
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 08.22.23 As an aside, I hate these designs with loose ball bearings. :) My winch handle grips are apparent
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 1:43pm 08.22.23 That odd. I wonder if we are looking at the same product. Here's that link again: https://www.orga
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Ward H at 1:43pm 08.22.23 Wow, that is a different response than I have ever gotten form Garhauer but I always dealt with Gui
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? JRacer at 1:41pm 08.22.23 Allways fun to toss a few of those ball bearings into the main on the boat next to you at the mark.
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 1:40pm 08.22.23
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 1:27pm 08.22.23 As an aside, I hate these designs with loose ball bearings. :) My winch handle grips are apparentl
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 1:12pm 08.22.23 Why don't you wash the joints by spraying with commercial cleaner, rinse with garden hose pressure,
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 1:10pm 08.22.23 Filleting the joint and glassing over it may also be a solution.
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 1:08pm 08.22.23 I was considering this. West systems has quite a reputation. I Will look further into it. Now I am d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:03pm 08.22.23 Are they steel or Delrin? For Delrin that's actually not a bad price. For steel should be about 1

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