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Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount (2) arcadiahunter28 at 3:52pm 06.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1639
In-mast furling Boomtown at 3:05pm 06.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1739
2016 seaward 26 rk keel control solosailorwem at 2:56pm 06.28.23 Seaward 1/1083 Where is the keel up/down control for a 2016 seaward 26rk ?
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 2:08pm 06.28.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 32/6814 No sailing yet, we just got our mast stepped last night (our crane guy blew the engine in the truck)
P42 Strut replacement Puesta del sol at 1:34pm 06.28.23 Big Boats 11/1315
Spring lines (2) nitrogenase at 12:51pm 06.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2886 Our Beneteau 323 has no deck cleat midship for spring lines, despite there being a gap in the toerai
Hours on Transmission 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:01pm 06.28.23 Catalina 310 4/1074 I have 4450 logged in Nautical miles but for the life of me where I can find out the hours on my eng
Catalina 18 overhaul (2) RRG at 9:20am 06.28.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1273 Hi All. I recently purchased an 1999 Catalina 18 which has not been in the water in 8 Years. It had
ST4000 auto pilot LouBegue at 8:22am 06.28.23 Catalina 310 15/3133 I have a 2016 Catalina 310 with a ST4000 autopilot. When the autopilot is in Auto mode, it occasio
Which Bomar Gaskets ? spadaforaj at 12:44am 06.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4215 2004 Hunter 41 - hatch above forward cabin leaks very badly - even worse now that I paid someone to
Oil/Trans Oil Types for 2002 Westerbeke 44A with JS Trans sdunton393 at 6:50pm 06.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/846 Hello, I just bought a 2002 Beneteau 393 and it has a Westerbeke engine with a JS transmission. Ca
hose clamps on macerating pump discharge hose/nipple Richard19068 at 6:45pm 06.27.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/962 The 1" OD discharge nipple on the Jabsco macerating pump I got for my holding tank pumpout is just l
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update Simon Sexton at 6:22pm 06.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/2469 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Bed size question in 38-44' xavpil at 6:09pm 06.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/613 I am in the market to buy a Beneteau or Jeanneau 38-44' so I visited in person 2 or 3 boats and look
MAST LEAKS & SPARTITE twodzusfittings at 3:54pm 06.27.23 Bigger Boats 3/1623 I am sure this subject has been discussed many times before. I am looking for more recent views, sat
A relaxed tour of the North Salish Sea (7) Michael Davis at 2:58pm 06.27.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/1328 Sun Gypsy got underway June 1 . As we all know, every place we want to go is always upwind so imagin
Harbor 20 Sawyers Island at 2:14pm 06.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/2036 Hi-I'm looking at a 1998 Harbor 20 in a couple of days. Can anyone offer any advice on what to look
Excess Solar Load FourPoints at 12:10pm 06.27.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1409 Just installed a 50W maintenance charger panel on the boat and a Victron 75/10, Even with the panel
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement (1) CABixler at 10:58am 06.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2421 Our original cockpit stereo speakers that came installed I think by Beneteau or perhaps the Dealer a
1x19 cable for standing rigging? HeelBoy at 10:45am 06.27.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1769 I know that BWC sells this cable type for shroud replacement, and that's also what on the boat to st

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 3:23pm 09.20.25
Dinghy conundrum eherlihy at 3:05pm 09.20.25 5 HP (two-stroke) performance is great!
Talk like a Pirate Day! WayneH at 1:31pm 09.20.25 Once again for the slow learners. It's kill the men and ravage the women. I think. Maybe? :facepalm:
Talk like a Pirate Day! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 09.20.25
Acadian Yawl enthusiasts Will Gilmore at 9:54am 09.20.25 Sailboatdata lists the ballast for the Acadian Paceship 30' as iron or lead. ACADIAN 30 (PACESHIP) -
Beneteau 411 Helm seat discontinued marcham at 9:51am 09.20.25 Lemme guess, it fell overboard? :) Never understood why they built many models like that..... Absent
Talk like a Pirate Day! BigEasy at 9:40am 09.20.25 Plunder the bounty & ravage the wenches! Probably politically incorrect; however, the poster hangs
Galley Sink Drain Hose BigEasy at 9:30am 09.20.25 I replaced my sink drain (a bit too late in the maintenance cycle to be sure). Greg, Excellent
Acadian Yawl enthusiasts Project_Mayhem at 9:20am 09.20.25 Thanks for the reply. Just hoping to not scrap the boat , but if I do does anyone know what the 320
Furler line selection Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 09.20.25 It's actually smooth now. There's resistance but it's very consistent. I think it was primarily haly
Electric help (1) morbidfollower at 8:22am 09.20.25 234457 I picked this spot on the boat as an electrical location for everything new as it was access
Is it typical to have electrical connections - skrause at 8:18am 09.20.25 Thanks, despite it being a trailer sailor, it is not used like that, at least currently. Lives in a
Hunter 38 Rudder Gland? quadrille38 at 8:13am 09.20.25 chapter 6 section 6.2.2 in the owners manual covers steering gear. it says there are 2 bearings th
Downwind angles David in Sandusky at 7:54am 09.20.25 I affirm Barryl's reminder that the optimum course for a destination DDW does vary with the windspee
Furler line selection Tally Ho at 6:19am 09.20.25 How tight is your halyard? My buddy has trouble with his furler if he has the halyard too tight. S
Helice de proa kappykaplan at 4:53am 09.20.25 Thank you all for responding, I will tell you my decision and if I decide to install it, I will atta
Helice de proa BLUE JEANS at 3:52am 09.20.25
Talk like a Pirate Day! Ralph Johnstone at 10:56pm 09.19.25 Based on his flag, looks like William Moody was spreading love ? And more than likely, the diseas
Yamaha 30 - Replace Ignition switch boris2point0 at 8:58pm 09.19.25 Thanks everyone for the amazing advice, I am on the hard doing some work on the hull so it worked ou
Talk like a Pirate Day! Leeward Rail at 8:12pm 09.19.25 Based on his flag, looks like William Moody was spreading love ?

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