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Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 AndrewCX at 3:09pm 03.03.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1225 Does anyone know where I can find a replacement bow roller for a Beneteau First 325? The original ca
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 12:29pm 03.03.23 Catalina 310 36/4125 Hello, tomorrow I'm tackling the installation of two 100W flex panels. I've looked around and canno
Boom Vang bnolen at 10:49am 03.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2677 Just purchased my first sailboat, 1983 Hunter 25, the blockhouse edition. There is no boom vang. Is
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas jssailem at 9:35am 03.03.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/1859 Found this SV Panope video from a 2022 cruise by the Steve - Anchoring Wizard of Port Townsend. Th
Hunter 240 cover Woodyvv at 8:42am 03.03.23 Smaller Boats 7/1370 Does anyone have a source and/or plan for a fairly easy to remove cover for a Hunter 240? My vessel
BOGO FREE on Select EVO and Ocean Series Winches ...3TacksontheWater at 6:40am 03.03.23 Catalina 22 1/739 West Marine's BOGO winch sale just dropped yesterday. I confess that based on the pictures, I do pre
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 michel06440 at 3:06am 03.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 18/1676
I just completed full refit of my 41S5 georgetheleo at 4:40pm 03.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1063 Dear Sailing Group It took 2 years part time . Every possible known weakness was address. Direct
Coolant reservoir possibly clogged (2) buddybear at 12:29pm 03.02.23 Catalina 310 7/1373 This is a Universal 25XPB engine. Had a problem with the overflow tank not working properly. The coo
Danfort Corsair compass bulb replacing (3) herrern52 at 9:32am 03.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1656 Good evening. Can anybody explain me how to replace the bulb of my compass? I attach some images of
Masthead sheaves and axle specs Kilo72 at 4:09pm 03.01.23 S2 0/784 I will go up mast for wind transducer install and maintenance, inspection... I'd prefer to have pa
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 2:13pm 03.01.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3418 Hello, if any of you fellow mac owners have any experience with changing out their stainless standin
Window replacement Lizzies Teau at 12:49pm 03.01.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1430
Insurance Claim Georgedoyle at 9:39pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 5/963 My boat was damaged recently by a boat that broke free from its mooring. There is extensive gel coat
Another Winter Movie... '94-'95 BOC Challenge, Singlehanded Round the World. Leeward Rail at 3:37pm 02.28.23 Sails Call Lounge 9/1145 BOC Challenge : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
US Sailing re-do for 2024 Olympics PaulK at 2:42pm 02.28.23 Racing 3/1101 Seems that with one year to go, US Sailing is reorganizing the US Olympic effort. Paul Cayard and o
Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 Cederholm at 12:50pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 3/3507 As mentioned in another post I'm assembling all new instruments for my Catalina 30. A B'G Vulcan 9 w
Hunter 42 change to LPG Nauti Laopo at 12:31pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/486 Id like to swap out my CNG force10 Oven/stove to a LPG unit. where are Passage owners keeping there
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 10:33am 02.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1503 I bought a hunter 31, and I thought the mainsheet was supposed to be double ended and controllable f
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I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? dLj at 8:01am 01.18.25 I plead guilty. Apologies to all. I am new here. I'll be vigilant not to commit this mortal sin
Oldest Boat to Buy Urban Hermit at 8:01am 01.18.25 Morgans have a reputation as a solidly built boat. If/when you make an offer on one, make a satisfa
Rust inhibitor Urban Hermit at 7:53am 01.18.25 I've used both. Ospho can't hold a candle to POR15. The comparison is table wine vs. uncut moonshi
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? Urban Hermit at 7:46am 01.18.25 it appears that the user "Urban hermit" is responsible for the 2 that I saw. I plead guilty. Ap
Sunken Treasure Urban Hermit at 7:39am 01.18.25 Find one that's gone to seed in a boatyard, not under water. If the hull on that one is cored, it's
Sarasota Bay Returning Sailm8 at 7:22am 01.18.25 You might want to carry a beach umbrella like a sportbrella. We use it when caught in the rain and
windlass installation need your suggestions Terry Cox at 6:30am 01.18.25 Hmm. Different experience here. Talked to a rep who answered my technical questions and sent me a di
Lithium battery question Johann at 6:19am 01.18.25 We have had our main house 12V LFP install for just over 4 years and no BMS disconnects, except for
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 5:40am 01.18.25 "Porpoise" the canoe is great for carrying everything. It is easy to fish from and I can cover mile
Larger genoa for B323 danstanford at 5:15am 01.18.25 I presume the need for a larger genoa is for reaching and downwind conditions. Your Assy kite can ha
Sunken Treasure (1) Grumps at 4:15am 01.18.25 I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experience with rebuilding a sunken s
Lithium battery question colemj at 4:12am 01.18.25 Our lithium bank is almost 9yrs old and we have never had a disconnect event. Like mentioned, a pro
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 4:12am 01.18.25 Who is paying the cost to raise and transport it? Seems like that alone would be a significant frac
Sunken Treasure colemj at 3:50am 01.18.25 Who is paying the cost to raise and transport it? Seems like that alone would be a significant frac
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 3:40am 01.18.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the wood
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 3:39am 01.18.25 If refrigeration is considered "core" usage, then even an "efficient" one will not fit within an 80A
windlass installation need your suggestions sailme88 at 3:22am 01.18.25 Whatever you do, stay away from MAXWELL... there is no support...
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 01.18.25 This. When a new post is reactivated by someone, responders don't always notice how old the thread'
Sailing courses in Thailand (5) Will Gilmore at 12:37am 01.18.25 229400 As you can see in the fly-over simulation, that was the Red River we were over. I could see
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 12:04am 01.18.25 Always. -Will

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