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Play in the rudder shaft 79 h27 Bateau Margo at 5:07pm 11.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1429 Well our first year with our first sail boat is in the books. Wrapped it today. One of my winter pro
Vang Adjustment to Stop Flapping Main Leech KZW at 4:40pm 11.16.14 Catalina 310 10/3632 I have C-310, sail no 307. The boat was built in 2005 and has in-mast furling. The leech of the main
Refrigeration problems Perfect Excuse at 4:28pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2665 Refrigeration problem with a Grunert Polar Mate water cooled unit. It runs well for about an hour th
Outboard isn't low enough... Advice on rebuilding mount? (6) Hooks at 3:25pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 30/5324 So I tried to take the boat out today and learned that the motor is not going deep enough in the wat
Mooring cleats question Time_Out at 2:17pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 7/1358 I'm in the process of reinstalling hardware and need a little help. Where is the best location for t
Lost my jib halyard in mast! Help MICKEYMTM at 1:19pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 6/4223 Can someone help? Catalina 22 - Blew the forestay at the bow in 14 mph winds. Had to cu
2001 Beneteau 361 shaft seal replacement boodey@wansw.net at 12:23pm 11.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3623 This will define how to change the shaft seal on a 2001 Beneteau 361 sailboat based on my own experi
Daysailer swing centerboard sailfast201 at 12:06pm 11.16.14 Day Sailers 1/5137 Greetings, I am writing in hopes to find some direction with the reinstallation of my center board
Bilge and Cabin Seat Access Boards BrianW at 9:15am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3159 My H26's wood laminate bilge and cabin seat storage access boards have started delaminating one by o
Lifting a sailboat from a trailer question davidmhull at 7:53am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 75/16401 I have an oday 22 that I need to get off my trailer temporarily. I have a friend who is going to hot
Window replacement question on my 1986 Oday 28 fourwhitesocks at 6:03am 11.16.14 Bigger Boats 17/4053 Ok I have a question. I am going to replace the large port light on the port side of my 28 Oday. (
Active Captain and iPads Chris Patterson at 6:02am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 46/12200 Hesitate to even ask this here, but here goes. In short, wife buys me this iPad Air, to keep me quie
First 375 aft cabin headliner s2fast4u at 7:09pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1423 Hi, I did remove the old and stained headliner of the aft cabin and now, I'm trying to find the
Windlass installation First375 s2fast4u at 7:05pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2978
Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 5:57pm 11.15.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1164 Weekend cruises off season offers several remote spots near Shelter Bay to spend a quiet time on the
How to use globalstar Qualcomm phone to get data? discovery at 5:21pm 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 I have a older globalstar Qualcomm phone with a car kit so I have a external antenna and a docking s
Need Stern Rails Joe23343 at 4:40pm 11.15.14 Smaller Boats 2/1240 I have seen many pictures of 23.5 with stern rails and/or lifelines at the stern , I need to add the
Oil in antifreeze hafa adai at 3:55pm 11.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/785 This season I noticed a small amount of oil in the antifreeze in the heat exchanger on my Yanmar JH
Badly Scratched Mast - Repaint or Touchup? Skippie10 at 3:30pm 11.15.14 S2 2/1103 Hi, I have a 1985 S2 9.2 with an "off white" paint on it which - through the years - has become pret
Beneteau 37 triumph250 at 2:34pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1999 1) any experience w/ companionway, installing doors rather than the stock sliding door that ride

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Navionics price increasing NCBrew at 6:49pm 10.08.23 what is open CPN?
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 6:49pm 10.08.23
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? dlochner at 6:42pm 10.08.23 The Harken tracks have a neat mounting system that is independent of the current bolt pattern. The h
Rabbit starts NCBrew at 6:33pm 10.08.23 what is a rabbit start
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? artboas at 6:25pm 10.08.23 Switch to 6V golf cart for your house bank. Do you have room for four? I absolutely agree with tha
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment (1) Dalliance at 5:59pm 10.08.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Davidasailor26 at 5:43pm 10.08.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? bzano at 5:21pm 10.08.23 If I can chime in again I second this suggestion about the sails. I replaced my mainsail a few year
Damage to Keel igillerman at 4:53pm 10.08.23 Thanks all. To follow up based off this and some conversions with other folks, I'm basically going t
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? (3) igillerman at 4:36pm 10.08.23 Noted! It will almost certainly require a new track, which I'm ready for. 4" bolt spacing, which see
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Sailgunner at 3:17pm 10.08.23 Switch to 6V golf cart for your house bank. Do you have room for four?
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 2:41pm 10.08.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:12pm 10.08.23
C-28 - what to look for? jssailem at 2:08pm 10.08.23
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 1:28pm 10.08.23 Because fresh water is less dense than saltwater, boats usually sit lower in freshwater than salt.
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 1:27pm 10.08.23 Do you have your anchor and rode stowed forward? Is there a water tank under the V-berth? Are the V
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head wkboat at 12:51pm 10.08.23 I am looking to replace the fixture due to a broken switch. Mine doesn't have any visible markings.
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (1) thinwater at 12:28pm 10.08.23 Good write up and discussion. Both of the ports on my F-24 had come loose at the front edge. Based
C-28 - what to look for? john6206 at 11:46am 10.08.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? stickinthemud57 at 11:34am 10.08.23 Yes, I like the physicality of sailing. So having to get on deck and run to the bow to lower the ji

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