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Sail lofts in Portland Oregon Davefromoregon at 6:41pm 11.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2817 Need to have work done on my head sail. Does anyone have recommendations?
Faceplant patrickfarley at 6:19pm 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 35/5558 When I take people on my boat I tell them the same thing every time. The first thing I tell them is
Sold!! cb32863 at 5:50pm 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1155 Sold my 1977 O'Day 25 today. Good enough, moving on to something more sporty but still some comforts
I am.... OUT! cb32863 at 5:47pm 11.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4284 Sold my 1977 25 today... With the sailing I am doing now and what I want to do in the future, anothe
?? This Old Highway's Gettin' Longer ?? Kermit at 5:46pm 11.09.14 Trailer Sailors 28/4534 I'm finding it would be good to have an anchor roller on my H260. The anchor and chain are getting
Question about bottom cleaning alwaysbusy3 at 5:34pm 11.09.14 Smaller Boats 10/1594 I just bought a 2001 Hunter 270 with an outboard and was curious as to how I need to clean the botto
Boat Cover Question (1) Ward H at 5:18pm 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4841 I did a search on boat covers and found a few threads but they were in the Hunter Owners section. So
Need help on gear reduction ratio Rick486 at 10:35am 11.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1237 Hi all: I own a 2007 44DS with the HJ4HE 56 HP Yanmar. I need to know the gear ratio on the transmi
LED relacement bulbs djplatt at 7:52am 11.09.14 C&C 4/2489 I have a 1982 C'C 32 and would like to replace the lights with LED bulbs. I have replaced the compl
Trailers and Towing Barnacle_Bob at 7:24am 11.09.14 Catalina 22 28/6706
Atomic 4 replaced by Volvo MD6A diesel? eugenesdream24 at 7:16am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 22/8214 I've had some trouble with my Atomic 4 and have compression issues, potentially something really bad
old varnish,use it or lose it? DAVA390 at 6:55am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1028 In my shed I just found 3/4 can of Rustoleum marine spar varnish. Last time I varnished anything was
Mast base blocks/block attachment Gavmc at 6:25am 11.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2555 Folks looking for some help. I have a 1996 Oceanis 321 and am getting ready to re-fit and add some
backstay wire diameter Captpete12 at 6:14am 11.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1163 Anyone know the diameter of the backstay wire on a 2008 Oceanis? boat is on the hard for the winter
12 Volt Distribution Issue seacilia at 5:04am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1029 First off my electrical knowledge is not very extensive but I do have a good principle understanding
Has anyone used PVC board for hand rails? kito at 4:25am 11.09.14 Ask All Sailors 20/8105 I removed my cabin top teak hand rails from my H30 yesterday thinking I could save them. 35 years h
Swing Keel Pivot Pin Question (1) Seahorse24 at 8:34pm 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2120 I have attached a photo of the pivot pin. The swing keel was removed nine years ago and the pin was
Actual depth of 1990 C-36 CATBOAT WILLY at 8:15pm 11.08.14 Big Boats 7/2045 I am trying to find out the depth of a 1990 Catalina before taking it to survey and I wonder if anyo
Galley backsplash - the way I did it (1) chrisings at 5:03pm 11.08.14 Catalina 30 27/8019 Ahoy folks, So, I've seen photos of galley backsplashes but when I searched for the topic didn't c
Source for push on push off breakers rmwac at 4:36pm 11.08.14 Catalina 30 6/1235 Hi All: Does anyone have a source for the classic push on/push off breakers used on the older Catal

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Roll your own! stickinthemud57 at 9:44am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:big
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 9:30am 09.14.23 OK Ralph, pictures it is. I'll take one showing pressure before and after the pressure reducer. An
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 09.14.23 It's possible both the PRV and the 40 psi pressure reducer are bad off the shelf. If I were a bet
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:01am 09.14.23 Can I suggest that you heavily dimple the shaft under the two set screws ? Yes I will definitely
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 09.14.23 Can I suggest that you heavily dimple the shaft under the two set screws ? was SS or am I behind b
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 8:48am 09.14.23 Same here. Will it look anything like this ? e support wall for the thrust/block bearing. Don't w
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:48am 09.14.23 Thanks for your reply Ralph. The new PRV is a Watt XL set at 100 psi. The pressure reducer (40 p
Roll your own! rgranger at 8:34am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:bigg
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:30am 09.14.23 219885
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold (1) rgranger at 8:24am 09.14.23 I would suggest you do not attach the shore water again until all aspects of this problem are solve
Roll your own! Timm R Oday25 at 8:09am 09.14.23 That's a most excellant idea...cost effective as well.
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:51am 09.14.23 gain...
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 7:45am 09.14.23 For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff with help. My 155 had one. But when I ordered my 135, Nort
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:31am 09.14.23 No hard feelings. I'm under the impression we are all here to help each other keep our boats on the
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:24am 09.14.23 https://www.electronicproducts.com/din-connector-is-shielded-waterproof A DIN connector "can be " wa
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:24am 09.14.23 219879
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 6:36am 09.14.23 This is the camera Data Buoy in Hurricane Lee's path. This morning report from that Buoy.
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 6:13am 09.14.23 Would love an update early tomorrow! This is the closest tide station near you. Station Home Page
Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 4:17am 09.14.23 Thank you all for your experience and advice. I will remove the 75 micron filter when I do all my fi
Parts required for adding an Asym. to 29.5 Bentsailor at 4:04am 09.14.23 Thanks Greg...will do. The owners manual does show Z-Spar as the go to on their asym. option drawing

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