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Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:06pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 39/2638 I was starting to see spider cracks around the mast step so I cut away the fiberglass skin and as ex
Water stains to lacquer finish (3) TimFromLI at 5:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/875 My mast boot was leaking while on the hard and with the boat tilted back to the stern a bit, the wa
another great winter movie thou off topic jon hansen at 5:09pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 1/519 TGom0uiW130
Transmission Noise while at idle eapage46 at 2:18pm 01.12.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/1370 I recently purchased a 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 321. It has a Yanmar 3GM30F Engine with approx 2500 ho
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (1) matts997 at 8:52am 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 36/2911
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 yawstick at 4:46am 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1417 Looking at 1980 Tartan 33 and it appears the jib sail hoist and spinnaker hoist lines are no long t
Our new 310 (1) john2 at 3:35am 01.12.23 Catalina 310 6/1646 Hello to all, We bought our 310 last spring. it's a 2000 # 5 8. I've been reading a lot on this
The keel... is done (8) HeelBoy at 4:53pm 01.11.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2105 After much questioning and hand wringing over the past couple of months, it all came together. Thank
old fixer upper. winter movie jon hansen at 3:40pm 01.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/583 zPSALG9r4YE
Hunter 380 muffler (5) CAVU at 2:40pm 01.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1598 We have worn a crack in our OEM Centek muffler on our 2001 Hunter 380. The muffler is located under
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 2:07pm 01.11.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1380 After swapping out the V-belt for a serpentine belt on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our 2007 Hunter 41AC, the
Spider Cracks in gel coat (2) Andiamo 34 at 1:23pm 01.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2775 I have several spots where there is a large spider crack in the gel coats, and I know on small ones
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 11:31am 01.11.23 Big Boats 8/998 The breakers in my Hunter 36 panel have one of the rear screw connectors at an angle like this: http
BAD FUEL can spoil your day (1) jssailem at 8:51am 01.11.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1406 Here we are in the middle of winter beginning to plan our next sailing season. Maybe we are new to
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics (1) christophermoorkelly at 5:36am 01.11.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1299 I'm getting a new CB fabricated for a 17' sailboat, so wanted to be sure I understood how it works f
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Brian D at 12:44pm 01.10.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1690 Didn't know I could until I did a LOT of reading. I use a Garmin GPS12 at the helm for my autopilot
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? (2) brockfromwa at 12:12pm 01.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/849 Hello everyone I haven't been able to locate the main breaker between the Victron 220/110v transfor
Considering a Catalina 27... akulsp at 11:03am 01.10.23 Mid-Size Boats 11/5532 I'm considering the purchase of a Catalina 27 (standard rig and keel, inboard diesel) and I want to
Movie for Winter Season (1) Marmalade at 8:16am 01.10.23 Ask All Sailors 9/949 Just came across this over the weekend, thought some might enjoy. It's something sailing related to
Help IDing a Sailboat (8) christophermoorkelly at 7:47am 01.10.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1139 I found this sailboat on Craigslist and have had a lot of fun restoring her. Only problem is... I ha

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Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 6:54am 01.10.25 What year is your C30? The later years like my 88 have a conduit in the mast for the wires and it
Pulling new cable up Mast dlochner at 6:44am 01.10.25 Then pull the new wire and coax back in with the messenger line. And leave a messenger line in th
Oldest Boat to Buy FastOlson at 6:32am 01.10.25 My old boat has an agreed value of $30,000. I pay $14.67 a month or $176 a year. My sailing seaso
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 (1) FROCKY at 6:28am 01.10.25 On the forward end of the boom there appears to be something that may accept some type of crank but
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 6:25am 01.10.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Hayden Watson at 6:23am 01.10.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:52am 01.10.25 And what of the shaker chair, made of wood with traditional methods, that easily withstands 50 year
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 Tally Ho at 5:15am 01.10.25 Aside from where the cable goes I'm wondering why the cart has to be such a beast? And it's on a t
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 5:06am 01.10.25 ^^ Interesting. This reminds me of the folks that built bicycle frames from bamboo. The rest of the
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 shemandr at 4:44am 01.10.25 Aside from where the cable goes I'm wondering why the cart has to be such a beast? And it's on a tr
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Irish NC at 4:32am 01.10.25 Ok I have got around to checking. The two yellow thermal cut off wires were sticking out and were jo
Pulling new cable up Mast colemj at 4:17am 01.10.25 When you wrote that you retrieved the wire out of the mast at the bilge, I assumed keel-stepped. Yo
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Jim Legere at 2:22am 01.10.25 @heritage has given you good advice here. I did it all, except a new stern tube, on my H37C. Install
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 7:40pm 01.09.25 I'm not trying to be negative -- I've got old sails If you want to send one or two my way, I'll be
Galley . . . comforts of home? (1) Michael Davis at 7:21pm 01.09.25 I am looking forward to homemade biscuits & scones hot out of the oven. I have used a portable sing
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 6:29pm 01.09.25 ^^ See post 14 re. not having your legs go to sleep. Tower workers and riggers don't use bosun's cha
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch dlochner at 5:55pm 01.09.25 It will probably have to be custom made. Look to a plastics fabricator who can do it. To make a curv
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole (3) rpwillia at 5:40pm 01.09.25 Jeff, a friend of mine has a 381 as well and she has the in-mast furling from US Spars. I attached s
Scored a mast climbing system! Calif. Ted at 5:26pm 01.09.25 My buddy weighed 225+ and I was 150 soaking wet so he always winched me up when one of our boats req
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 5:00pm 01.09.25 Where does that cable disappear to? I thought it went to the aft end of the boom, but in that shot,

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