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Bug screens for Beneteau 38 SherryC at 11:09am 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 2/420 I am having trouble locating a source to purchase or repair my window bug screens. Ideas?
Thru-Hull for direct flushing the head contemplation... jonelli at 10:06am 09.12.22 Catalina 30 7/1141 Does anybody actually use this thru-hull? I've been been thinking about all my thru hulls, and cons
Lewmar winches on 77 Pearson 26 ChrisHunter at 6:25am 09.12.22 Pearson 5/1788 Can anyone tell me the model of the Lewmar winches on a 1977 Pearson 26. They need to be rebuilt o
Long range rescue garymalmgren at 2:31am 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1173 724y7IahSpI
H41DS heater venting Nachismo at 6:28pm 09.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/644
Going back to sailing 60 years later Ted Dorman at 5:43pm 09.11.22 Seaward 7/2345 My new to me Seaward 25 has been patiently waiting for me for two years. (totally unavoidable life
Hunter 19-2 centerboard shim material massnspace at 3:37pm 09.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/412 The boat is a Hunter 19-2 trailer sailor. The problem is the shims that stabilize the centerboard a
Gloucester 22 Centerboard (1) BfrankenVABeach at 3:27pm 09.11.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1087 Have had a long journey with this Centerboard. Need to disconnect the one hanging down. Any sugges
Anchor Chain (1) 4Winds at 1:38pm 09.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2420 I'm trying to identify the grade of chain on a recently acquired 2005 Hunter 33, < 15000lb. The prio
Ticklers 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:22pm 09.11.22 Catalina 310 5/1266 Does anyone happen to know where the Ticklers go on a Furling main sail. I'm about to remove my sail
Underrated marinas Allowishish at 11:48am 09.11.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1877
Fischer panda generator Question (1) artboas at 10:38am 09.11.22 Big Boats 7/1610 This sorta defies logic, and regular installation practice On the genset, FP states to install the
Holding tank, stud finder Mike8193 at 8:29am 09.11.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1784 Read an old post about checking holding tank level (to see how full it is). A few responses suggeste
Westerbeke questions Syversens at 10:51pm 09.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/916 Hey all, so we got a new to us 381 98 and going over some of the items on my checklist as new owner.
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:11pm 09.10.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1278 I have experienced two failures in DC circuit breakers this summer. One a 5 amp and the other a 10
Silicone Heater Hose DArcy at 12:15pm 09.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 1/772 The hose from the water pump to the water inlet on my Pathfinder engine needs to be replaced. It is
Exhaust leak Halvern at 11:14am 09.10.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1392 I'll try all owners. Slight but noticeable exhaust leak on an inboard volvo diesel. Smell test doesn
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater LunaReve22 at 10:17am 09.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1924 Hi All! New to the forums and new to sailboat ownership here. My wife and I are owners of a new-t
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? MarkHejtmanek at 9:18am 09.10.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1433 Hi All, I'm just beginning to do some research on this device and thought I'd ask if others have any
Identify 6M O'DAY? mike sail at 8:29am 09.10.22 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1410

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ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 8:48am 12.24.24 I do exactly the same thing with McLube and luff tape.. The bushings definitely are the cause of my
PREVENTERS BAD ORCA at 8:46am 12.24.24 I wonder if it would be possible to make a self contained gear type configuration that absorbs and s
PREVENTERS jssailem at 8:21am 12.24.24 These wet, cold days, I'm not on the boat, so I'm rereading old magazine articles and drinking cups
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations CapitalistSailor at 8:07am 12.24.24
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 7:42am 12.24.24 cdnmurse, I replaced the upper swivel with the one I got from a friend of a friend of a friend that
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 7:31am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connection
Automatic bilge pump question Tally Ho at 7:29am 12.24.24 Oh yeah. Plenty of water in the bilge after a water tank hose failed. The pump was covered, as we
Vendee Globe 2024! jssailem at 6:23am 12.24.24 Nice review
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring jssailem at 6:16am 12.24.24 I have not disassembled a furler100s. The manual looks to be similar to others as in the ProFurler (
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 6:08am 12.24.24 Interesting routing decision at hand: First, the leaders Richomme and Dalin have done a horizon jo
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring Joe at 5:42am 12.24.24 Hi ken, I took a look at the Furlex 100S manual to compare it to my 20 year old ProFurl and the d
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 4:00am 12.24.24 I have this exact issue and have been muscling up the jib in the spring with the winch, fearful i'm
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Jim Legere at 3:56am 12.24.24 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes from Nova Scotia!
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive colemj at 3:43am 12.24.24 All saildrives are splined shafts. There is no way a prop hub for one can be fitted to a tapered sh
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:32am 12.24.24 I think that is the same price starlink is being offered in the US right now too. Or at least is wa
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Davidasailor26 at 8:31pm 12.23.24 He picked up a Starling Gen 3 I prefer pigeons for my avian communications needs.:poke: But beca
Santa Cruz pier dLj at 8:23pm 12.23.24 Wow - lucky no one got hurt! dj
Automatic bilge pump question DaveWants2Sail at 8:21pm 12.23.24 Not trying to dumb this down, but do you have enough water in the bilge to trip the float? The On
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:30pm 12.23.24 +1 for the suggestion to explore a Ronco Plastics rigid tank. They're top quality, reasonably priced
Santa Cruz pier kappykaplan at 4:51pm 12.23.24 Saw this on the national news tonight. Stay safe, JoeWhite.

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