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Trimming new ports or not? a65sailor at 4:08pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1626 Hi, I have purchased a Hunter 34 and am working on a few things. What I need to know is if I should
New Sails for a Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 3:21pm 08.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/8620 As the proud, new owner of a Beneteau Oceanis 311, I am thinking about possible sail upgrades to imp
Replacing handrails on 1982 H25 JBE51 at 3:07pm 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1223 Anyone replaced the handrails? If so you know they also have a flange that keeps the cabin sliding
Wheel size and shaft size 37c Pilotocopilot at 3:00pm 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/995 Hi all, just saw a 40" Lewmar folding wheel for sale for 450 and was wondering If anyone could give
log books fred1diver at 3:00pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 42/7367 Ok, lets all be honest here, who uses one? and what do you write in it? I have a solid scuba divi
Centerboard trunk. mendota1 at 1:25pm 08.20.13 Catalina 22 0/1016 I am working on a 2006 centerboard Catalina 22 which just encountered a "near catastrophic" failure.
Beneteau first class 8 water in cockpit MichaelF at 12:45pm 08.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1457 I have bought a First Class 8. Did the design originally include an insert to slot in the cockpit to
Recessed Lights (in my case on a 2002 H306) Bedouin at 12:45pm 08.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1975 Hello! I recently acquired a 2002 306 and would like to swap out the cabin lights for LEDs. Apparen
Main and Jib Halyards keep getting stuck! (1) shan0220 at 12:03pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6205 Hi! I have a 1978 Catalina 27' that I have had for a year now. Last year the jib halyard got stuck a
How fast is the O'day 240? LoveTwoSail at 11:46am 08.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/7460 This is our first year sailing the O'day 240, and we sail on a small Pennsylvania lake with limited
Dinette conversion Percy at 11:41am 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1563 I'm looking at a solid 1985 Hunter 31, but the current owner doesn't know how to convert the dinette
We made the news! (again) Video inside Jared1048 at 11:15am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 We are the last scene putting the duck on the mast as we took 3rd place in our start :) http://v
Leaking forward water tank Chuck Reynolds at 10:41am 08.20.13 Big Boats 0/1246 My forward water tank leaks...losing about 1/3 of my tank. Is the tank easily removal and repairabl
alternatives to thru hull fittings smprincipal at 10:17am 08.20.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3613 Ok so I have a Catalina 25 1985 the previous owner removed the thru hull fittings for the original s
Mast step for Oday 22 jdgnjp at 8:12am 08.20.13 Day Sailers 3/2328 We recently purchased a 1973 Oday 22 with a replacement mast, bronze color, bendy. It rests in a ma
Fried battery (1) IanJ at 7:30am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 30/3681 :cussing:Heres one for you electric experts. I have a 1984 Hunter 31. I have two battery banks, with
MicroWave Oven 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:00am 08.20.13 Catalina 310 7/3213 Well I have another Puzzler for you all. We have a center section on the starboarded side that they
Population of US Sailors LaColla at 6:55am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 27/4242 Does anyone have any idea what the population of US based sailors is? Perhaps measured by number of
Cracks in gel coat. Aesthetics question. (1) jfschena at 6:39am 08.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/919 I have some cracks in the gel coat of my 84 oday 26. Some extend from the flat surface into the non
Theta GERT at 6:23am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/654 does anyone have knowledge about the Theta racer rigging layout. ive searched in SA but can find lit

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:00am 06.04.23 yes. But it would be a beginning.
New Cat 22 Owner Jacktar at 8:53am 06.04.23 Boat ownership is always a collection of incremental maintenance tasks. But sailing and enjoying is
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Crusty Ol Salt at 8:48am 06.04.23 Will you be trailering down from Richmond? Seems like it would be a whole day from Richmond to Hamp
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 8:33am 06.04.23 No stock available. Sorry, I should have said that already.
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 8:32am 06.04.23 the help would be appreciated. Check your private messages. Best way is by phone. Jim...
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing JamesG161 at 8:26am 06.04.23 After a closer look at your pin again today it appears to me that the pin has become a steel rivet
Engine Control Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 06.04.23 I've been on a boat with exactly the arrangement you show. Never gave shifting a thought because ev
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 06.04.23 I called Lewmar and got a part # 48000483, any suggestions? Yes, purchase it. What other suggest
First time sailboat owner (2) hatchclan at 8:07am 06.04.23 Here are the pics
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) RitSim at 8:06am 06.04.23 On my '99 B411 the rudder is a Tides Marine rudder.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 8:03am 06.04.23 Ok, new problem and I apologize if it is addressed somewhere else. I broke (dumb mistake) the self-t
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing LloydB at 7:58am 06.04.23 After a closer look at your pin again today it appears to me that the pin has become a steel rivet o
Engine Control Don S/V ILLusion at 7:52am 06.04.23 Sounds like a simple adjustment of the control cable should fix your shifting problem. To confirm i
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Davidasailor26 at 7:48am 06.04.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:45am 06.04.23 a hint of Varoom. You should have way more than a hint after all this time! :beer:
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 7:44am 06.04.23 What kind of boat? Draft and bridge clearance height? What time of year? Heading north or south?
Engine Control kappykaplan at 7:42am 06.04.23 xavpil, not sure why you posted the camera and camera cart photos.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:38am 06.04.23 The best stuff should never be wasted... If I am not there you have my blessing. One day Claude we
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing kloudie1 at 7:38am 06.04.23 Different part of the ICW; we had a great sail from Pensacola, Fl. to Mandeville, La. during the wee
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:37am 06.04.23 Trident Marine 101-1124 Sanitation Hose - this is available here in Canada. From all reviews it gets

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