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Navman dickcole at 9:48am 10.25.13 Ask All Sailors 0/745 Looking for Multi 3100 display unit or Northstar Explore M310 unit and Wind 3100 mast head unit eith
Another newbie C22 Owner Sunseria at 9:19am 10.25.13 Catalina 22 2/958 I just recently invested in a 1981 C22 and have moved it from sailing on the Columbia River in Portl
Alliance Rib ???? seadaddler at 7:46am 10.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5878 Any one want say anything about Alliance Rib Inflatable and are they good or bad. Nick
teak trainmanjess at 7:36am 10.25.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2097 hello all I got my new to me Kittiwake sailboat home yesterday... I parked it at the marina... soo
Catalina 310 Oven c130king at 7:15am 10.25.13 Catalina 310 3/1894 Can anyone post a good close-up picture of the oven control knob and the temperatures markings on th
polishing dull stainless gettinthere at 5:43am 10.25.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2311 Our bow pulpit is looking rather dull. Would like to bring back a higher gloss. What are the best me
Time to replace sails JenniferKay at 5:03am 10.25.13 Columbia 8/7194 Hello, New to the site, have had the boat for 3 years now and working through everything and learn
Balmar alternator bugsboat at 4:21am 10.25.13 Big Boats 26/13593 Purchased a Balmar 100 amp alternator for our Hunter 37.5 after the Annapolis Boat show. Now, I talk
Lazarette Mods Apex at 4:06am 10.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1214 One of my early projects is general organization of "stuff". The PO has a really nice crib board st
Lazarette Mods Apex at 3:56am 10.25.13 Bigger Boats 0/1105 One of my early projects is general organization of "stuff". The PO has a really nice crib board st
proper shroud dia. for mac 25 mick hodapp at 8:06pm 10.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1616 can anyone out there tell me the proper wire rope diameter for the shrouds on a mac 25 ? i know how
Rope Clutches arlouper at 7:21pm 10.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1512 This will seem remedial, I'm sure, but I don't know what rope clutches do. Do they do the same thing
Sail Care.... rpell46 at 4:22pm 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1615 Hi, It's getting to be that time here in the Northeast. It's getting a bit too cold for these old
How to Lower Cabin Table for Bed (4) Zoom767 at 3:22pm 10.24.13 Big Boats 14/6466 I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and can't for the life of me figure out how to lower the cabin tabl
1985 O'Day 26' rudder specifications mountainchef at 2:26pm 10.24.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3373 Hi all, my rudder for my 1985 O'Day 26' snapped in half in the beginning of the season, just 1 week
Anything Wrong With Lightly Used 30 Year Old Sail Cloth? rardiH36 at 1:59pm 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3729 Does sail cloth loose it's oomph with extreme age even if not used much? I am considering reducing
Tom tomreiff at 1:44pm 10.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1197 I am the owner of Catalina 22, 5460, built in 1975. I am in need of new cabin curtains, also the cur
Cored hull sealing syeldell at 12:54pm 10.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1002 How is the top of the cored hull of a 450 Passage sealed at the toe rail?
New batteries... looking for some advice. Jon Bastien at 11:21am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/2403 Hello all, I realize this topic has been covered in the forums at great length, but I'm kind of s
On the road planning..... Delezynski at 9:50am 10.24.13 Trailer Sailors 1/2229 Hi all, I don't post a lot here, but thought this was worth it! I ran across a web site that migh

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Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing JamesG161 at 2:34pm 05.31.23 Try an Impact Wrench too. Jim...
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing dmax at 2:27pm 05.31.23 Hi Thetone, I used 2" x 1/4" steel bar stock and 3/4" threaded rod, large washers and bolts (Home De
Possible SmartPlug problem jssailem at 2:15pm 05.31.23 I am a believer in the Smart Plug as a tool to minimize your boating risks.
Mast rewire Ward H at 2:12pm 05.31.23 www.marinebeam.com. All of their LEDs have been tested and will not interfere with other electroni
Possible SmartPlug problem (1) Ward H at 1:51pm 05.31.23 I bought a Smart Plug at the 2018 Annapolis Fall Boat Show after talking to @jssailem about the adva
G-Flex Question - Curing Time Mechone at 1:22pm 05.31.23 Know many including myself it's shit no good for keel joint wait until you haul ,you would be bett
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 1:07pm 05.31.23 Dmax can you please give me the dimensions of the press? How long are the threaded rods? How far apa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? ggrizzard at 1:00pm 05.31.23 The good news is that, with a lead keel, you don't have to worry about rust removal and special mit
Possible SmartPlug problem BigEasy at 12:20pm 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the f
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Scott B at 11:35am 05.31.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
Possible SmartPlug problem dlochner at 10:32am 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the fa
Possible SmartPlug problem Ward H at 10:21am 05.31.23 When @jssailem , @LeslieTroyer and I were sailing a few years back we met up in a marina in Vancouve
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 10:10am 05.31.23 Thanks Andrew. It is a fun route. Never the same. Often boring spiced up with excitement. A challen
G-Flex Question - Curing Time Johnb at 10:02am 05.31.23 Hi all, Turns out what I was seeing was just amine blush. Thank you for all the advice! Please t
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 9:45am 05.31.23 Very Helpful, Thanks
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 9:38am 05.31.23 216262
Harken Jib Sail Furler Ward H at 9:29am 05.31.23 The number of wraps will not be boat specific. You could check the manual for your Harken furler but
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:25am 05.31.23 Hello I wanted to update a give the info that I found out about my problem. There is a brass plate t
Merit 22 owners dLj at 9:23am 05.31.23 Now for sailing stories... dj
Sealing shaft-log options dlochner at 8:45am 05.31.23 Dave, how is creating an epoxy plug inside the tube just past (behind) the stuffing box cap replac

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