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Clean Bilge 7sailing7 at 9:13am 05.10.14 Big Boats 4/1193 What should you put in the bilge to keep it clean and smelling good ? I always have 1/2 inch of wate
White Board at Nav Station sd1953 at 8:37am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4648 I am working on the nav station area of my boat. I am painting a wall (bulkhead) on the aft side of
Life Lines Rxman47 at 8:36am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1324 I know this has been posted before, however, I have not been able to find the information. What is
M25XPB fuel filters Richard19084 at 8:35am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/1716 The Westerbeke spares kit for the M25XPB includes 2 fuel filters. One I recognize as the normal spin
MacGregor identification rettop at 7:51am 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2994 I have a MacGregor 26 built in 1990. I don't have the original invoince but do have serial number a
Y25 Mk2 jazzyjd09 at 7:43am 05.10.14 Yamaha 7/2516 What a fun boat! Im two years in, and loving it. Everything except the engine. Looking for advice. I
Sail miss formed when reefed YVRguy at 7:09am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2468 On a recent trip we had some bigger winds and we decided to deep reef the main. The reef looked per
New Canvas (2) rpwillia at 6:12am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/895 After listing to the chatter about wants and such on canvas and having a desire to learn new things
Sailing the Atlantic, yes or no? sailingbluewaters at 5:22am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 26/4775 I am looking at buying a 1998 Benneteau Oceanis 461. I want to sail the Caribbean for the winter an
Secondary Winches on an Oceanis 393 Logan808 at 2:16am 05.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/957 Does anyone have experience in installing secondary winches on a Beneteau 393? I'd like to instal
Cheap way to lack of bathroom problem on small boats. (1) Blue Buddha at 9:07pm 05.09.14 Smaller Boats 2/1330 Done.
Yanmar parts policy Oliverhg at 8:46pm 05.09.14 Yamaha 3/1609 I am in Vancouver, Canada and find that the Yanmar part price here are double or more than in the US
Johnson washdown pump to Jabsco fitting issue Genesis V at 8:40pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 1/975 Ok the job is done a Johnson 5.2 washdown pump is in and 3/4" hose run starboard side from under g
Universal 25XP with water in the oil gregorybross at 8:27pm 05.09.14 Catalina 30 3/939 Hello Boating Friends- I have a 1996 Catalina 30 with a universal 25XP that has just started to hav
Where is your radar reflector? rpwillia at 8:20pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 87/13975 We had a marine safety guy come in and talk to my YC about safety equipment. One thing he mentioned
can someone explain what is going on here? (1) kpgraci at 8:00pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3509
Keel cable attachment Thomasjbrothersjr at 7:58pm 05.09.14 Catalina 22 1/552 Am I missing something... There seems to be no way to get to the attachment point on the keel while
Finally In (1) Hydro Therapy at 7:09pm 05.09.14 Day Sailers 9/1325 I've been ready for a month. The marina finally gave me the green light so I dropped her in today. I
Bedspread 456 janiceandcraig at 7:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/743 I am trying to find out what a piece of material is on the used 2003 hunter we purchased. It is a p
Keel crack opinion (1) luv2sail67 at 6:04pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/879 I'm hoping the forum can help. This is a pic of our keel. The keelbolts have no sign of rust. So

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For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Mark Maulden at 5:15pm 10.08.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:44pm 10.08.22 I looked at after-market parts. Some are not quite a match and some are almost the same price.
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:40pm 10.08.22 the spinnaker halyard block is about a meter above the top of the forestay. That's a fair bit abov
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 4:34pm 10.08.22 How far above the forestay is your swiveling halyard block? This is critical. Just for clarificati
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:29pm 10.08.22 Is that because the block for the spinnaker halyard is so far above the forestay? How far above th
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery (1) Windpilot at 3:47pm 10.08.22 It looks like this on my 410, it's behind the wall under my nav table next to the windlass breaker.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. kappykaplan at 2:37pm 10.08.22 Welcome to the forum! @rgranger and @Crazy Dave Condon can point you in the right direction.
Installing a Spinnaker PaulK at 1:59pm 10.08.22 never heard of such, why the need? Spin halyard can get wrapped up in the head of the jib if they'
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 flightlead404 at 1:34pm 10.08.22 I suspect the Hunter 356/36 and 38 aft cabin beds are similar to the Hunter 386. The bed was large,
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 12:43pm 10.08.22 Guy has passed through Hell Gate and headed toward Sandy Hook. Any suggestions for safe anchorage /
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 12:21pm 10.08.22 Guy has passed through Hell Gate and headed toward Sandy Hook. Any suggestions for safe anchorage /m
Installing a Spinnaker jon hansen at 11:33am 10.08.22 On a masthead, the spinnaker halyard top block is very close to where the forestay attaches to the
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 9:32am 10.08.22 On a masthead, the spinnaker halyard top block is very close to where the forestay attaches to the m
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:56am 10.08.22 Thanks, @mermike . My boat already has the masthead block for the spinnaker halyard installed, along
Installing a Spinnaker mermike at 8:50am 10.08.22 The spinnaker halyard should run through a block attached to an extension of the masthead called a c
Alternator Bracket Tedd at 8:47am 10.08.22 It's easy to make your own adjustable link like the one in @RoyS 's picture, if you're so inclined,
40 ft O Day winterizing water system eherlihy at 8:45am 10.08.22 Drain all of the freshwater from the system. Run each tank empty, then open the drain the hot water
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:22am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it. So, o
Alternator Bracket sailcapt340 at 8:21am 10.08.22
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 8:01am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it.

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