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2002 Beneteau 331 tommoran5555 at 6:59am 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1340 This boat has a trashed Westerbeke 30Bthree Diesel engine. Westerbeke doesn't seem to offer this mo
Stainless Fabricator Recommendations for Bent Anchor Roller? (1) 4arch at 6:43am 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1280
Need help with bimini top 79 H30 kito at 6:02am 06.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1418 I wonder if someone can help me out. I want to order a bimini top for my 79 H30 project boat. Proble
Update on using a Kayak for a tender Zzzzzz at 4:41am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 44/10887 Update on using a rigid tandem Kayak for a tender I have looked in many places for using a kayak to
Hunter 22 V-Berth Cushions gwillecke at 3:42am 06.22.14 Smaller Boats 19/3057 I will be making new v-berth cushions for my 1981 Hunter 22 and am wondering why the existing cushio
That will ruin your day 25yearslater at 2:33am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2313 I would cry too if I saw 24 million go up in flames. http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-06-21/blaz
Electrified LloydB at 12:58am 06.22.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1265 Please excuse my rant but I just don't understand about something made apparent on this forum. Most
Urgently need electric panel help njlarry at 9:05pm 06.21.14 Bigger Boats 9/2099 More chores trying to get my 34' seaworthy and actually start sailing. Working on panel today while
Gin Pole Scare Ray Bowles at 8:57pm 06.21.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2363 I have a 8 foot gin pole that came with my SJ 23 many years ago. I have used it probably 20 times a
Hinges yachtsman at 7:53pm 06.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/856 Trying to find a supplier of hinges for our 40.7 (2001 model) The hinges are on the heads door. 60m
Sliding galley replacement ideas and cabin upgrades (6) Milton.Audas at 7:23pm 06.21.14 Catalina 22 0/1965 Guys, thought that I would post a few pics of our latest upgrade. Took out the (never used) sliding
How many composite rudder failures? Picaro at 6:52pm 06.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/10295 We just lost our rudder on a 2002 H326. Winds in the mid twenties, 4-6 seas, 300 ft depth, San Juan
Sanitation hose coupling? doctorbill at 6:29pm 06.21.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2375 I recently had a macerate go bad (again, replaced it a year ago). In researching I decided to ins
rusted compression post--centerboard line guide GerryA at 4:42pm 06.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/718 On a 2000 Macgregor 26x the stainless steel pipe underneath the mast that transmits stress from the
323 cockpit speakers rschultz at 4:16pm 06.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1936 Needing the size of the cockpit speakers In B323. Forgot to measure them before leaving the boat.
Oday 322 blue windows Leah and Ted at 2:12pm 06.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/922 Our Oday 322 came to us with a pale blue window on each side...over the chart table and over the gal
Seat Locker Covers (1) Jongleur at 11:49am 06.21.14 Catalina 30 4/855 Has anybody changed out their seat locker covers? Mine are made of some type of compressed board
After Spotless Stainless? H30Gary at 11:15am 06.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 I polished the stanchions on my boat with Spotless Stainless - they came out great. But after about
Seaeagle inflatable kayak DAVA390 at 11:05am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1363 Anybody have or used one? Opinions. looking at a 2 seater to paddle around anchorages.
Holding Tank Hose Update Poly X Sanitation Dawno at 9:13am 06.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/5283 Six years ago I boasted about the product I used to replace my old holding tank hose. I stated...The

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:29am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:27am 08.21.23 See edited version #102, further explanation. Well, if they also preclude the use of an autopilot
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:24am 08.21.23 I'm also pondering cross beams. As it is, I can close up the front as shown, or I can open up the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:23am 08.21.23 Exactly...if, if, and if. But that's exactly my point. I would not not offer this as generic advice
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 8:22am 08.21.23 Oh My Gosh! Hurricane Hilary caused 10 times the rain in 2 days that Los Angles see this time of ye
Fabric for boom tent? (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 08.21.23 219111 Here is the current one. You can see that it does not drape well and is too translucent.
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:20am 08.21.23 Yep. Doubling the layers, possibly with an air gap as dLj suggested, is an option. I have not yet d
Stiff Throttle kloudie1 at 8:15am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:14am 08.21.23 I suppose if you lose the AP and needed to slab reef the main for whatever reason, and if the boat
Fabric for boom tent? Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.21.23 Have you ever thought to double up the ripstop nylon you have now? It'll keep the size down when sto
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23 I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23 Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ? JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23 Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th
Hunter 23 Keel rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.23 If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel do
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 6:42am 08.21.23 Removing the stern sounds a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense. It may not work here, because
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement kloudie1 at 6:38am 08.21.23 Strange, looks like "corrosion jacking" from a piece of iron or steel between the two plates.. the
Sails up at the dock ? kappykaplan at 6:35am 08.21.23 Can I raise the sail for a short period while I am tied to the dock in light wind? Can I let the he

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