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Repair around Cutless Bearing (3) seagle at 2:12pm 01.30.23 Bristol 3/1137 I just bought a 1980 Bristol 40 Sloop. It is located at Merritt Island Florida. I need to have the a
Spinnaker on Hunter e33 rbrentsaunders at 1:33pm 01.30.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1578 I recently bought a 2013 Hunter e33 and would like to add a spinnaker. Does anyone have any idea wh
Oday 302 keel surface (1) Mackaroni at 12:16pm 01.30.23 Bigger Boats 14/1641 I have a 302 that has been out of the water for almost 5 years now as I was working on it and life g
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 10:34am 01.30.23 Ask All Sailors 49/3955 What fire extinguisher do you have mounted next to your galley as the "first to grab" when the fried
Quality Deck electrical connectors (3) Rltgold at 9:48am 01.30.23 Catalina 22 9/1403 When I first bought my boat it had some pretty sketchy mast connections. It started with an old blac
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 8:05am 01.30.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1969 Good day, I am in the market to buy a day sailor/overnight camper for competitive lake sailing. (I
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay JohnnyMac at 7:26am 01.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/657 In early March we have out of state friends coming to sail. Our boat is berthed up the Anclote River
Seattle area surveyors. allanb at 7:17am 01.30.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1619 Anyone care to recommend a surveyor for a 1978 34ft sailboat?
Holding tank discharge hose question ScottRPh at 7:56pm 01.29.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1953 Is it possible/advisable to put a valve near the holding tank on the overboard discharge hose. The d
When to do Clean up - SPRING? (1) jssailem at 12:39pm 01.29.23 Ask All Sailors 12/819 Marty Loken, over at Small Craft Advisors posted a few images of boats challenged by nature. https:
Stale Forum Terry Cox at 11:11am 01.29.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 32/3094 Activity on this forum has been a bit stale lately, likely due to the time of year. So, to liven thi
Beneteau part needed (2) new323owner at 10:26am 01.29.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1144 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323. I need a source for a Genoa track end stop. I attach a pic of the part. T
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? PaulK at 9:50am 01.29.23 Racing 9/1665 Looks like the boats are having trouble with various breakdowns. Lots of problems with self-steerin
Embrace the freeze. (4) jssailem at 7:44am 01.29.23 Weather and Forecasting 45/5226
Hunter 380 waste tank CAVU at 4:45pm 01.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1025 Reviving an old topic that had no solutions at the time it was posted. I was wondering if anyone has
Hunter 41ac Keel question davespud at 4:30pm 01.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1372
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! (2) dlochner at 2:26pm 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1726 A couple of weeks ago there was a discussion in another thread about using marine grade plywood vs c
I'm changing out my batteries sailcapt340 at 1:27pm 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1100
Waste tank location Presbrou1 at 12:04pm 01.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1185 I have a 340 Hunter year 2000 sailboat and I am trying to locate the waste holding tank. I want to
National Documetation Portal Rick486 at 11:30am 01.28.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1656 So I receive this official looking letter from the NDP warning me my vessel documentation will soon

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Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 1:06pm 01.13.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 12:00pm 01.13.25 I used a sting line, super strong and limber. The type of line you use in the building trades. Tied
Pulling new cable up Mast captcoho at 11:56am 01.13.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric
Solar Panel Placement. Dave R. at 11:50am 01.13.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Dave R. at 11:46am 01.13.25 I used a sting line, super strong and limber. The type of line you use in the building trades. Tied
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Intrepid-II at 11:42am 01.13.25 Can you post a picture? I have never seen one with a curved companionway plexiglass. I have an 19
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 11:09am 01.13.25 Well, we're going to see more of it this summer. Just purchased a sistership, and bringing it up to
Dorade covers? PaulK at 10:56am 01.13.25 It almost sounds like your customer doesn't know what a Dorade is or how it works. It sounds like he
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? FeelinMorgan22 at 10:46am 01.13.25 That is quite the mechanism to raise the board. I would change it to a design like all other manufa
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:20am 01.13.25 Tu at is what I was thinking as well, I am waiting on my customer to get a better idea on what he wa
Dorade covers? dLj at 10:17am 01.13.25 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a c
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 10:15am 01.13.25 I bet the -30 was fun, too. The birds huddled around the chimney of the apartment building across
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 01.13.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference bet
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? LloydB at 9:53am 01.13.25 I had a similar event happened in my Mac with the dilemma of getting the boat off the trailer so tha
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:50am 01.13.25 I have a 55 ft keel step mast and use 3/8 inch x 4 inch conveyer belt with oak wedges made on a tab
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 01.13.25 Spartite is a love it or hate it product. If installed absolutely perfectly it works well. If a mis
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Hamish_s at 8:37am 01.13.25 I am in the middle of doing the same thing on my 386. The previous owner had taken out the key hold
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 F. Ryan at 8:31am 01.13.25 The hull side clamshell vents typically have a screen insert designed as a spark/flame arrester for
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:07am 01.13.25 On both my Mac26 and my now Hunter 26 my solar panel is on a bracket extending off the rear rail. I
Hunter 34 prop kloudie1 at 8:04am 01.13.25 DB421.. I have the 15 X 15 RH prop, 1" shaft, on my H-34 and have been ok with it .. I replaced it i

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