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Oceanis 41 -- water coming in from headliner ost-sail at 10:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1418 While under sail I have water coming in through the headliner around the 2 lights in the aft starboa
reverse gear , very heavy kick to port ? michael coxom at 10:40am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2095 i have an oceanis 373 ( 2006) whenever we motor astern there is always a vey heavy kick to port .
Lewmar ports leak ben solomon at 10:23am 11.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1007 Has anyone ever replaced either the gaskets on the OEM Lemar metal body ports or the dogs? I have a
Joker Valve? (1) Michael Meyer at 10:06am 11.04.13 Catalina 310 33/6927 Anyone know what valve I need to order to stop the waste tank from back washing in to the toilet? S
Deck filler plug swims with the fishies Odaysailer at 10:05am 11.04.13 Bigger Boats 9/1684 The boat is an 87 O'Day. The deck filler was manufactured by Wright Crittenden, and the threads seem
beneteau 281 logothides at 9:13am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1166 Hello everyone,wondering if anybody out there can help me find a Transom (pilot seat) for my benente
Skinnydipping - Bottomless or not Kermit at 9:07am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2339 My First Mate and I have decided what we really want to do is keep our '99 h260 in the water during
What's a Blooper? Value of Spinnaker pole? LawyerBob at 9:00am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 18/8653 Cleaning stuff out of my "new to me" Islander 28 (getting ready for winter storage) and came across
Keel haul complete!! (2) DAWGfish at 8:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/778 I recently posted some questions about a keel bracket. I tried to find that thread again to update i
Hitting the Curveball Roger Long at 7:23am 11.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/5436 We had a fantastic road trip out to Ohio, near peak foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through We
lifting venture 22 to get at keel Catskill Eddie at 6:48am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/982 What's the best way to get at the keel. From what I can see it looks pretty darn funky. If I can saf
Source for Cushions and/or covers LawyerBob at 6:47am 11.04.13 Islander 3/8474 Greetings all. I'm a new Islander 28 owner. This is a "refurb" project boat, but she's not a mes
Looking for a C22 Mast sailman5188 at 6:26am 11.04.13 Catalina 22 3/776 Hi, anyone out there have or know where I can get a used mast for a C22 that I am restoring? It is a
Oil overfill on Yanmar 1gm Starrfish at 4:57am 11.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/6748 Oops! I overfilled the oil in changing my oil filter. Did not realize until after running motor a bi
New rudder from Beneteau Bluewaters2812 at 4:29am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 19/7428 Hi folks, We have just ordered a new (complete) rudder from the Beneteau factory in France. Our Oce
Splicing / Whipping Apex at 3:43am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1129 Last night, I started splicing shackles to the boats running rigging. First try looks good, but what
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:10am 11.04.13 Smaller Boats 26/3231 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:09am 11.04.13 Trailer Sailors 30/9740 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Lock screw for Selden in-mast furling locking tube bobatkins at 12:05am 11.04.13 Big Boats 8/4961 I have a Selden in mast RC Mk-III furling system on my Hunter 41. About a year ago I was having a lo
Fuel Tank Cleaning wufibugs at 7:35pm 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1399 Anybody have any idea on what I might expect to pay to have someone come out and clean my fuel tank.

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First time sailboat owner jssailem at 4:52am 03.06.23 I did not know that was possible. And the luff tape is in good condition? Does the luff tape look
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot KeokiV at 4:18am 03.06.23 Keoki. I have a Hunter Legend 37. I'm wondering the same question. I'm currently using a Raymarine
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:49am 03.06.23 I did check the other side :D. The problem I had was that when I finally got the main completely unf
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 rgranger at 2:44am 03.06.23 I have constructed SS rigging on a Mac 22. I had considered dynema. My conclusion regarding the tr
MPPT controller location (2) john2 at 1:43am 03.06.23 i placed the controller in the bathroom, wiring through the vent in the roof. and the panel lies i
Hunter 386 Salon Table (1) JamesG161 at 12:33am 03.06.23 213532 you can find full manual here HunterOwners.com downloads Jim...
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 11:05pm 03.05.23 Thanks again for your suggestion about seeking the advice of a rigging company but there aren't any
Chainplates AaronD at 9:15pm 03.05.23 ...I'd use high quality butyl tape to reseal it. Check out marinehowto.com for information on that
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 stickinthemud57 at 8:53pm 03.05.23 Thank you for your reply. I do have some experience with ss standing rigging, I rigged & swagged th
Chainplates Joe at 8:37pm 03.05.23 The important part of the chainplates is below the deck. Chainplates should attach to an interior b
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini Joe at 8:16pm 03.05.23 There are literally a million marine oriented scarecrows. There's the spikey things to keep them of
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini SV At Last at 8:09pm 03.05.23 I have used the Bird-B-Gone repeller 360 with a rail mount on the back of the bimini for several yea
Drinking water filter buddybear at 7:55pm 03.05.23 Quick question. Do any of you use an in-line water filter for your galley faucet so that you drink
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on leo310 at 6:13pm 03.05.23 dose the buzzer even work? Mine failed.
DIY leather steering wheel cover project jssailem at 5:49pm 03.05.23 From the picture I saw you did a wonderful job on your boat helm.
Bene First 42 open sea? jssailem at 5:47pm 03.05.23 I bought a solid 40 plus year boat that has the structure and size that I wanted. I have been refitt
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. twalker H260 at 5:41pm 03.05.23
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 5:37pm 03.05.23 Is that where you pulled the sail out of the furler? If so that is where it goes back in. Just for
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas jssailem at 5:30pm 03.05.23 Of the two inspections that we've had over the years, none asked to see the placard My Certificati
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini jssailem at 5:22pm 03.05.23 You could put food on the foredeck.. But that may just invite friends. There is always hope. Hope th

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