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Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 8:25am 12.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 9/1207 Man that has to hurt.... Good game to watch. With so much possession it was amazing. Yet unproduct
Where is the fuse? Dr. D at 12:21pm 12.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2016 Last week I deployed the deicer. There was a problem with the 110 V outlet on the shore pedestal, so
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin fero at 11:12am 12.12.22 Big Boats 10/1322 Hi again, I have recently found a traces of water leaks on the aft cabin aft bulkhead and some wate
373 Shallow Draft Depth (1) JDW at 8:40am 12.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2317 I have recently purchased a 2004 373 and there is some confusion as to the draft on this boat. Initi
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Brent Franklin at 7:46am 12.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/686 While sailing Ocean City MD in the bay the port side stay attached to the gunwale was pulled up at a
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 6:49am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1884 Many of us have these on our mainsails. Generally, unless you have a rotating mast, they are more us
Clearing the track garymalmgren at 4:33am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 1/444 No, not the mast track. The hiking track on Nono Island PuJbyMclVUI
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... (1) sailme88 at 4:07am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/877 Finally found this goodie...
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 9:20pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1308 My boat is overdue for new sheave bushings in the masthead. The originals are stainless and have las
It counts, right?! Orbweaver at 6:58pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 8/998 For my fellow northern sailors: shoveling the snow out around the sailboat while it's on the trailer
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? sovaste at 6:51pm 12.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1957 I've come across two old Ventures, a 75 V21 with clean hull, sails, trailer, boom, and interior but
Bow roller, bail, and bow roller make i.d. (3) Walsh0575 at 6:40pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 1/398 Hi, I need some help figuring out my bow roller... 1) I.D.ing the bow roller manufacturer (see pictu
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 6:16am 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2275 Hi all, replacing my mains'l halyard with a dyneema core line and wondering thoughts on best attachm
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 5:56am 12.11.22 Big Boats 9/1638 I purchased a 2002 Hunter 456 recently and spending the next few seasons getting to know her. This
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hayden Watson at 8:03pm 12.10.22 Ask All Sailors 19/2383 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail wind
Will Webasto/Diesel Heater exhaust condensate damage gelcoat? Exhaust port installation on C34mkii- freeboard or transom (3) Verano at 12:00pm 12.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3128 Anyone installed a diesel heater (of any brand) on a Catalina 34mkii? I would like to install the e
Sail flaking tips (1) T-Schwan at 11:41am 12.10.22 Ask All Sailors 20/3365 Some skippers flake their mainsail with hospital corners, while others crumple it up and call it goo
Installing a transponder for my Hawk-eye depth sounder sailboy98 at 9:48am 12.10.22 Tartan 1/903 Does the Tartan 30 have any special aspects to consider.
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 (3) vandiver at 9:46am 12.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/4031 Hi all, In my recently bought Hunter 33, while checking the engine I saw that the mixing elbow got
Go Army... (1) Brian D at 9:07am 12.10.22 Sails Call Lounge 13/1617 Right out the stadium exit.

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Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:17am 01.07.25
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 8:06am 01.07.25 I am looking forward to homemade biscuits & scones hot out of the oven. I have used a portable singl
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 klynch at 7:55am 01.07.25 It is original to the boat. You will likely need DYI and cut it to size Thanks again!
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 7:54am 01.07.25 My suggestion was to sail through the North Channel to Cockburn or Drummond Island, then cross over
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? shemandr at 7:48am 01.07.25 I would normally want a boat I'm considering for purchase to be out of the water. I think you need
Estimate?? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:37am 01.07.25
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 (2) Hello Below at 7:33am 01.07.25 Not great pics but the best I have and they may give you an insight as to how this 2014 MH37 was rig
Catalina 28 Roller Furler shemandr at 7:22am 01.07.25 It's not even a safe assumption to think that Catalina used the same furler supplier from one end of
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw (1) ice breaker at 7:13am 01.07.25 That is a thermal winding over heat code. Attached is the manual. We will get that code every now
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 Lfarquhar at 7:03am 01.07.25 It is original to the boat. You will likely need DYI and cut it to size
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 klynch at 6:58am 01.07.25 I have a 373 2007. It is likely the same; wood. Mine has a bit of water damage. Wood and stain a
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 (7) Lfarquhar at 6:44am 01.07.25 I rebedded mine following this guys technique and product selection. I reefed it out with a windshi
Galley . . . comforts of home? Foswick at 6:41am 01.07.25 You mean you do NOT have a canister of flour, yeast, baking soda & power, chocloate, peanut butter,
Oldest Boat to Buy Foswick at 6:33am 01.07.25 I don't trust any boat made after about 1980. They are just too new to know how they'll stand up.
Bluetooth Radar Foswick at 6:30am 01.07.25 Let me preface my response with saying that I have absolutely no experience with the system in quest
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? DArcy at 6:28am 01.07.25 If it was me, and I had the time, I would plan at least 2 weeks and follow @colemj route. The North
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 6:20am 01.07.25 ... Now, having owned the new boat about 7-8 months, now, I have to say I don't really like our new
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 (1) Lfarquhar at 6:19am 01.07.25 I have a 373 2007. It is likely the same; wood. Mine has a bit of water damage. Wood and stain ar
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? Foswick at 6:15am 01.07.25 Crazy ideas and great ideas are not mutually exclusive.
Galley . . . comforts of home? Foswick at 6:10am 01.07.25 Our previous boat had a very minimal galley (Catalina 27). It had a modest-sized ice box, 2-burner

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