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Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2305 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/4984 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m
Goosneck to Boom (3) Redwood707 at 7:00pm 03.31.23 Trailer Sailors 13/2530 Hello, I am attempting to equip a Windrose 18 with the basic necessities to hit the water and make a
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (3) zinahewitt at 5:36pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3025 Hi All, Hope you are doing well. My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 1:33pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2653 Yesterday, I hoisted (with difficulty) my new gennaker on my Beneteau 331, PELIKAN. I need some adv
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (4) JamesG161 at 1:29pm 03.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/1930
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 12:55pm 03.31.23 Catalina 22 2/828 I've been planning a project of moving my halyards internal since I'm about to add a VHF antenna, so
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 12:02pm 03.31.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/920 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 03.31.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2882 More boats have to be towed in, or find themselves back in the yard, and more equipment failures hap
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:43am 03.31.23 Catalina 30 16/2060 Hello all, long time lurker here, first time poster. I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 7:42am 03.31.23 C&C 9/1417 Hi all C'C owners! I am now the proud owner of a 1975 C'C 33 Mk1 "Yellowtail". I will be moving her
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:08pm 03.30.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1529 Hi, everyone, longtime lurker here. I came into possession (cheap!) of a Yanmar 3YM30x1 engine in
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 (2) nitrogenase at 6:20pm 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/963 Hello all, can't see the fuel level anymore. See attached for the back and front of the gauge. The b
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 9:38am 03.30.23 Big Boats 18/2095 2008 Hunter 36 that we bought the end of last summer - on board last weekend to finally begin spring
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 9:00am 03.30.23 Big Boats 13/1709 Hello again, I wonder if any owners of sister ships have the subject original manuals. I have a 3 in
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? vmaks at 4:20am 03.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1806 I had to replace me holding tank due to a decent size crack at the bottom. The tank was on an '86 Pe
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 3:49am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 37/4147 I'll get to my question, but first; My bottom paint is thick and flaking in spots so I decided this
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER EXADAS MUSIC at 2:20am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 3/500 We want to fix repair the rudder to my BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER because it has some space--How can we ha
Damper plate? Hayden Watson at 10:36pm 03.29.23 Engines and Propulsion 15/2152 My boat is making a new sound at low idle when in gear and I am wondering if it might be from the da
Replacement WAECO CB-40 swiniarski at 8:54pm 03.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1735 Can't find a suitable replacement to purchase for my original WAECO CB-40 Refrigerator. Isotherm Bi-

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Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Michael Davis at 9:49pm 05.20.25 Always a pleasant way to spend a day. Those moorings make it so easy to visit!
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD jssailem at 9:11pm 05.20.25 Have you considered have it hauled overland? Where is the fun in that?:banghead: It is not the get
Southwest Vancouver Island mermike at 8:16pm 05.20.25 We went to Barkley Sound late last July and enjoyed our time there immensely. It was a long motor ou
Adding a boom vang SteveHughessails at 7:53pm 05.20.25 Thank you George. I have been fortunate that I have found a team of racers willing to have me back e
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. American_Mainsail at 7:25pm 05.20.25 Crack into your macerator pump and see what you find. There might be something solid in there (TP/wi
Down the (New Design) Hatch! (2) ...3TacksontheWater at 6:51pm 05.20.25 Well, not to leave all of you hanging with bated breath, here is a pic of the new hatch installed. L
Catalina 23 Swing Keel dLj at 6:18pm 05.20.25 I looks like there may be wood under that surface fiberglass that has rotted out. You will have to o
Adding a boom vang ...3TacksontheWater at 5:26pm 05.20.25
Vanguard Volant 18 shemandr at 5:04pm 05.20.25
Is this boat bottom okay? newsailor72 at 4:55pm 05.20.25 What do you guys recommend for rust inhibitor, antifouling paint and do I need primer? Rust inhibit
Vanguard Volant 18 PaulK at 4:52pm 05.20.25 If you came across this in your Google search: https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/1981-vangua
Adding a boom vang SteveHughessails at 3:56pm 05.20.25 Thanks Paul I had the same thought. Appreciate it. :)
Is this boat bottom okay? Foswick at 3:18pm 05.20.25 However, a point can be made that this boat has currently been sailing in salt water with no issues
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD Art12050 at 3:03pm 05.20.25 Have you considered having it hauled overland?
Beneteau 311 Cabin Lights JRacer at 3:01pm 05.20.25 If you haven't yet, I suggest you read the FAQ's on the Marinebeam site. Why Marinebeam? Etc. I repl
Sail is close to furler Max Luff colemj at 2:55pm 05.20.25 The closer the sail is to the furler's maximum hoist, the closer the top swivel is to the halyard ex
Is this boat bottom okay? colemj at 2:42pm 05.20.25 Where did they say that? Oops, he doesn't say that in his post. I think I got him confused with
Beneteau 311 Cabin Lights CapitalistSailor at 2:26pm 05.20.25 kloudie, The 2-way LED bulb on the Super Bright LED website shows a big capacitor on the back, so t
Bow Eye Project_Mayhem at 2:07pm 05.20.25 Their assumption is that water wouldnt get in. I suppose it's true if all fittings were rebedded eve
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Foswick at 2:01pm 05.20.25 I think I understand what you are asking: You have a furler that specifies its maximum luff length

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