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Coastal crew resources? Bonzai at 7:57pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2018 I am looking for ideas/advice on how to locate good crew for coastal trips this summer. I intend to
430 rub rail removal Navicula at 7:04pm 05.06.13 Big Boats 0/777 after reading lots of posts about finding mysterious leaks........I have found mine, and it is comin
Adding oil pressure and water temp gauge rgtet at 7:00pm 05.06.13 Big Boats 5/1833 I'm thinking about adding a few engine gauges to the pedestal on my H380, specifically ones for wate
How Do You Pull Wire Through A Pulpit??? (4) Rick D at 6:36pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 18/7483 OK, so in the first photo is an image of the underside running lights wire feed into the bow pulpit.
need a broker in the mysyic area noanker at 6:08pm 05.06.13 Bigger Boats 13/2283 I am going to put my O'day on the market. does anybody know of a good broker in the area ?
Diesel in the bilge...but only while in water Makeitone at 5:35pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1260 Hi I am looking for a little help - hopefully someone has had a similar issue. Late last seas
Short Sail Mick at 5:01pm 05.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/980 A few months ago I picked up a 81 Venture 21. good shape. looked at the sails and they appeared to b
toe rail carengin at 4:49pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1856 I need about 12 feet of old goiot toe rail for my beneteau first 32 1984. Any salvage parts for sai
Where Can I Find A Hunter 29.5? MERCMAN at 4:47pm 05.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2462 Where Can I Find A Hunter 29.5 In The Chicago / Lake Michigan Area? Any Suggestions? I've Tried Lo
Grey Beard Pumps bcollis at 4:37pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2706 This will be my first oil change on this boat, and I noticed that Sail magazine had a small, positiv
Twin backstays higgs at 4:36pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2944 Was looking at a members year old Beneteau 31 and it has two back stays that V out to opposite corne
Replacement Cabin Lights Sailgunner at 3:48pm 05.06.13 Big Boats 2/796 One of my 3" recessed puck lights needs to be replaced. The switch is shorting out. Has anyone fou
Packing a stuffing box while off the boat Rodd at 3:42pm 05.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1987 Wondering- I removed my stuffing box from the boat to take home and clean up. (I had removed the sha
Fiberglass resin used in 1993 hull layup Outlandish at 3:31pm 05.06.13 Big Boats 2/1039 I am deciding whether to barrier coat when I strip all the bottom paint for the first time. If the
Rudder Lines Landgator at 2:59pm 05.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/749 The rudder on the Hunter 170 has two lines attached - one to lower and one the raise the rudder that
Replaced rigging. Roller furling wraps at mast head now Jared1048 at 2:05pm 05.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1176 I'm having issues getting my furling to work now that my rigging is new. I don't have a truck load o
V25 Transducer mount Tsatzsue at 1:50pm 05.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/679 I know this topic is worn out but...after looking through posts I fiured one more won't hurt. I got
Standing Rigging and tension Mark Nooney at 1:08pm 05.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/882 Hi all, Well we launched this past weekend - Thanks to all on the forum for input, conversation and
What do y'all do for gelcoat repair? Brian S at 12:14pm 05.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1278 I had a horrible launching experience on Friday, and there's a 6" gash to show for it. But, my bo
Mfg gel coat no Pearson 37-1990 yr dariaboycebentley@gmail.c at 12:05pm 05.06.13 Pearson 0/1500 I was wondering if anyone might have some information on the Mfg # for the gel coat color used on a

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I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 7:41am 03.30.23 we are in the process of hiring a surveyor now.
I'm a newbie fresh and green! jssailem at 7:20am 03.30.23 Nice Clay. She looks to be in good shape. Pretty bling filled interior. Will make a cozy home for yo
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 03.30.23 Scott, Have you considered keeping the angled gaurd, moving the CP pod to the top and instrument po
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER RitSim at 7:08am 03.30.23 Pics would help.
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:07am 03.30.23 I agree with 99% of the above. Rocna should be your primary, the Delta which came as supplied by Hu
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? RitSim at 7:07am 03.30.23 The purpose of tightening is to get the male thread to conform tightly to the female thread and prov
Second anchor question BroncoJohn at 6:54am 03.30.23 If money was not a constraint, I would have new rodes for both. This is the best that I can do with
Is rigging tape evil? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51am 03.30.23 On trailerable sailboats, I used rigging tape as well as white 3M electrical tape on the turnbuckles
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 6:51am 03.30.23 Perfect! Thanks guys! It's not as bad as I was thinking. I'll take a picture of the patch and the c
Damper plate? Hayden Watson at 6:47am 03.30.23 Ah the mystery of the damper plate.... The normal service life of a drive damper plate is 2,500 to
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 6:46am 03.30.23 That was pretty cool. Here's another one that you might like. h04_4Msuw2k Ahh, the good old days.
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 6:45am 03.30.23
I'm a newbie fresh and green! (9) Clay Smith at 6:42am 03.30.23 Here are some photos of our new to us 1986 Pearson 36-2. Our story is long, but I'll keep it short.
Damper plate? Hayden Watson at 6:41am 03.30.23 It is normal for the output shaft to rotate one way and not the other. The clutch is energized by t
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? jssailem at 6:34am 03.30.23
RigRite Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32am 03.30.23
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Kings Gambit at 6:23am 03.30.23 So, at the risk of being labeled a "dream killer", I'm going to say, no, I'm not seeing success here
Second anchor question jssailem at 6:12am 03.30.23 Nice achievement. Help me understand. You have decided to have 2 anchors to improve your boat safet
Damper plate? (1) jssailem at 5:59am 03.30.23 Ah the mystery of the damper plate. plate. The springs were loose. There was rattling. The transmis
Second anchor question (1) BroncoJohn at 5:48am 03.30.23 I thought I would post an update. I was able to fit both anchors and have separate rode for each. I

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