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Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2187 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've
Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3325 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2550 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1162 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9203 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/958 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1876 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1697 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3503 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2864 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1210 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2783 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/784 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L
What's the 1st thing you should do... (4) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2281 ... when you buy a 35+ year old sailboat? :troll: Remove the 10 layers of bottom paint to see w
Water supply pump dmwais305 at 5:16pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/770 We purchased a Hunter 50C/C with a/c and have concern that the water supply pump may not have enough
O'Day 25, helm support Isla-Mae at 5:13pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 I am in the final stages of rebuilding my '77 P'Day 25. There are cracks in the gel coat at the lowe
Where/How do you attach fender lines? Ward H at 4:54pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 25/6985 I ordered new fenders and I am learning to splice by using some extra Trophy Braid to make 6 foot fe
Life of bottom paint out of water mdsdurango at 4:52pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1271 Second post from new member searching for a great sailboat up to 30'. I'm looking at a boat that has
Cockpit and Courtesy lights always on PDReynolds at 4:50pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4150 This may be real easy to answer. I have just purchased my 2006 Beneteau 423 and I am still getting t
above the waterline hull paint kpgraci at 3:14pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1123 looking for hull paint, got the bottom paint and i see lots of 'topside' marine paint, is there a sp

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Older sailers john6206 at 9:01am 12.31.22
Pesky Otters Mark Maulden at 8:56am 12.31.22 I leave the stereo on a talk-radio station.
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease JoeWhite at 8:20am 12.31.22 I use lanocoat in the stuffing box. It becomes soft when the shaft turns and when cools completely s
Older sailers Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 12.31.22 Underwent heart surgery in 2018 at age 74, yet still singlehanded my 34 down the St-Lawrence River a
Pesky Otters Jacktar at 8:06am 12.31.22 Mothballs keep the wasps out of underdeck areas on boats too.
Pesky Otters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 12.31.22 Squirrels also hate mothvballs
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 12.31.22 My timing was poor. I just got back into sailing in 2022, and just turned 65. I am trying to make up
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Tally Ho at 7:50am 12.31.22 Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore.
Pesky Otters kloudie1 at 7:26am 12.31.22 The alligators here keep the otters pretty much at bay! :yikes:
Older sailers kloudie1 at 7:23am 12.31.22 Turning 75 in 2 days.. Just about fully recovered from a knee replacement..I usually go out for a sa
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 7:16am 12.31.22
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? JBP-PA at 7:15am 12.31.22 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. The free version of windy includes currents. PredictWind also in
Older sailers FastOlson at 7:13am 12.31.22 Age is only a number, albeit an important one. Your condition, physical and mental, is more importan
Older sailers thinwater at 7:10am 12.31.22 Higgs: You sounds like a smart guy. You have not "lost your nerve." Dares are for adolescents and s
Any sailor peppers out there? FastOlson at 7:08am 12.31.22
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 7:05am 12.31.22 All, please accept apologies for late follow-up! I installed between throughull/raw water strainer a
Older sailers dlochner at 7:03am 12.31.22 Last April I turned 70 while anchored at Grand Cay in the Abacos. This June we will leave Lake Ontar
Older sailers RoyS at 6:58am 12.31.22 My wife and I are both 74 and in good health. We take one two week long cruise each year and numerou
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 6:58am 12.31.22
Raymarine Axiom RoyS at 6:44am 12.31.22 The Yacht Devices engine interface will work if your engine already has multiplex instruments. They

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