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Anchor out or pay for transient slip? bernmeister at 2:24pm 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 47/14599 We close on our boat next week (August 8) and plan to sail all over the Chesapeake Bay in the coming
Flooded Bilge carego at 12:46pm 08.04.13 Catalina 30 3/1169 I was under toe last week and the bilge kept filling with water. When the boat stoped so did the flo
Fuel Gauge not working apieschel at 12:32pm 08.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1219 I am in the process of replacing the diesel fuel tank sender unit and install a new gauge. Problem i
Blige flooded while in toe. WHY? carego at 12:31pm 08.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1809 I was under toe last week and the blige kept filling up with water. Any answers?
Hood 900 Series Furler Line Replacement Help Needed (1) Rick D at 12:04pm 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1283 So, I purchased some new line to replace the furling on my Hood 900 series furler (early 1990's, bel
113" Teak grab rail for 1977 Hunter 27 marich at 10:37am 08.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1126 I need a 113" Teak Grab Rail; can someone please tell me where to find one? Thank you very much.
Boat blender? Bob 04 H260 at 10:36am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2134 We are looking at adding a blender to our vessel inventory. We have been experimenting with making g
Trinka, get well soon Technodad at 10:02am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2177 Trinkka, get well soon Trinkka (Joe) I am thinking about you and your health issues, it breaks m
Flying Fish hull repair (2) Lee In VT at 9:07am 08.04.13 AMF 1/4693 Hi. I'm in the process of chasing down leaks in my original model FlyingFish. When I flipped the b
Does anyone have these on their boat? Nereussailor at 8:42am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1365 I am looking at the Kiwi Slides and was wondering if anyone has installed them on their sails. It lo
Cruise Air AC condensate pump failure PDReynolds at 8:05am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4391 Hi Folks, I have a couple of Cruise Air self contained AC units on my 2006 Beneteau. The system wor
Selling a sailboat drumbeater at 8:04am 08.04.13 Smaller Boats 10/1681 Where is a good place to list sailboats?
public anchoring wielandbrake at 8:01am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2125 Hello I'm Jon And my dream.is to sail the east coast of us I'm.in the middle of 2nd state of dre
New roller furler bffatcat at 7:59am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1848 In 08 I decided to get a roller furl system for my pearson 26w I thought it would save some work
Attaching mast to botom for tabernckle amcalpin at 7:44am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/948 I have an old o'day 17 with tabernackle hinged mast, and where my mast section below deck attaches
A different 26 S/D poptop question (3) holdech at 7:41am 08.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1267 I have found a lot of posts regarding gas struts but have a different question. The poptop (ours an
Passage 450 Motoring Range? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:49am 08.04.13 Big Boats 16/3497 Can any others comment as to the validity of my calculations or their personal experiences on their
310 companionway dimensions iSailor at 6:38am 08.04.13 Catalina 310 5/1989 Any chance a fellow 310 owner can measure the companionway? I am either going to make abug screen
Heating water from the Engine Adamt24 at 12:44am 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/852 Hi New here. We have a H386, but it doesn't seem to heat water off the engine , only via shore po
Catalina 30 shower Lost Parent at 9:57pm 08.03.13 Catalina 30 0/2231 On my 1982 30ft the shower drains into the bilge What idid did was pick up a 12volt utility pump by

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79 Irwin Citation 34 Rudder Issue jssailem at 10:35pm 02.05.23 Your image is showing what is called a gudgeon. In your case it wraps around the skeg. I suspect the
Why??? Tally Ho at 10:24pm 02.05.23 So am I to understand, we opened our border to a homeless Canadian, who traveled in some fashion 30
Why??? jssailem at 10:22pm 02.05.23 So am I to understand, we opened our border to a homeless Canadian, who traveled in some fashion 300
Why??? Leeward Rail at 9:53pm 02.05.23 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-allegedly-left-dead-fish-goonies-house-rescued-rough-seas-s
bridge clearance question jssailem at 9:36pm 02.05.23 Only way to safely navigate would be at a minus tide. It would be .76 ft difference from MWH tide. A
Why??? Leeward Rail at 9:34pm 02.05.23 Stolen vessel Reminds me of the stolen sailboat that sank in the storm in the Atlantic.
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail (5) jssailem at 9:30pm 02.05.23 it looks like that method requires a dedicated winch for each line. Spinloock detail: Fast preci
Why??? Hollyberry at 9:16pm 02.05.23 Stolen vessel, perpetrator wanted in BC Canada, other bizarre connections to the movie world... a st
Why??? jssailem at 9:09pm 02.05.23 Oh boy... Some roll
Why??? JamesG161 at 9:08pm 02.05.23 Why would any boater be out in these conditions? "Stupid is as Stupid does"... Forrest Gump Did h
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Joe at 8:23pm 02.05.23 Hi guys, Anyone have any advice/experience with B&G wireless wind instruments vs their wired one?
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 8:21pm 02.05.23 Thanks for sharing your experiences. Can you share with us how often you changed out batteries, and
Lewmar windlass drum removal Joe at 8:02pm 02.05.23 It may be as simple as this: IXLlhaSMLXE Here's a link to manual of model similar to yours: V-1.
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 tonyr at 7:58pm 02.05.23 Hi SailSK At end of last season I had this same problem and I fixed the broken spring. I found a
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? TimFromLI at 7:55pm 02.05.23 I have the wired version. I installed it in 2020, 2021 and again in 2022. I am on my third unit. Th
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 patbratton at 7:43pm 02.05.23 That is awesome! You can't have too much storage.
Mk III aft locker hatch question Joe at 7:26pm 02.05.23 Perhaps posting a picture of your issue might help, since it seems to be a new one. Looking at YouT
New autopilot chuckwayne at 7:02pm 02.05.23 my original st-4000 plus died after 20 years, looks like the head. I'm in the process of installing
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 02.05.23 Thanks for the explanation. I've never seen a Carvelle in the flesh before but the arrangement seem
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail tonyr at 6:46pm 02.05.23 Thanks John and Joe for your great feedback, ideas, and for pointing me to some examples which led m

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