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Bend in Mast tgrass462 at 10:29am 03.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1167 I have a slight bow in my mast (Hunter 260) - towards the stern. I've been wondering if it is becau
Old or new outboard autocad at 8:30am 03.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3317
A little history (1) cb32863 at 8:26am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1350 In response to seeing all these this guy just up and bought a boat and sails the world posts at var
Buff & Wax VS A Polymer polish dive7mmwet at 7:23am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 23/5849 Wax Or Poly Its been covered by some of the Gurus I see but old school, Its that time of year as we
Grey Water Tanks David B at 5:10am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/841 We have a 2012 Oceanis 50, and are wanting to fit grey water tank(s) as this seems to be a growing r
ground stevieb at 4:38am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1108 I'm restoring an old 24 foot pocket cruiser that sleeps 4. I'm told that to get good ground, the bat
Self furling or folding Benjamin Disralei at 4:27am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1509 Hi fellow Beneteau owners, in relation to a 361, 2002 french built with 30HP Volvo Penta drive, what
Need Mast for '84 Hunter 34, Kenyon 4873 46' captaincoconut at 4:14am 03.13.13 Parts Search 4/3122 Mast broke during huricane Sandy, need a suitable replacement. Kenyon B'R rig 46' tall, double swept
reefing lines sushiloco at 12:45am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1077 I have a 1988 432. When I bought the boat the owner decided to remove the reefing lines. I was just
Solar Wire dspurgeon at 9:57pm 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1554 Solar Wire: I have a quandary involving the wire used to wire my solar panels. I did hours of rese
Engine clean jorgefife at 9:23pm 03.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1898 Back again! Read the other day an article about having a clean engine, and I thought I should do the
Jib luff length and or forstay length finding41 at 8:34pm 03.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1609 Does anyone know the Jib luff length and or forstay length on the Mac 26D/S? I can't seem to find th
Lewmar port light screens PORKCHOP at 8:30pm 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1170 My (somewhat new to me) H33.5 needs new Lewmar Port Light (old style) screens. These are the ones Le
Top 3 Casco Bay Spots JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:11pm 03.12.13 Destinations 10/5198 Hello All, We are planning on doing our first bit of Maine cruising this summer. Specifically, th
Almost Ready (1) rgranger at 6:50pm 03.12.13 Trailer Sailors 63/15807 Almost Ready - Pivot Pin Removed The P.O. glassed over the pivot pin so I need to get out my chisel
Access plates to Fiberglass tanks (1) BobT at 6:46pm 03.12.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1267 The new Old Boat has glassed in tanks for fuel ' water. (It's a 1979 Gulfstar 37) Physically clean
winches teacher63 at 6:38pm 03.12.13 Smaller Boats 10/1605 I am adding a winch to my Hunter 23 for the main halyard. I am leaving the one on the mast. What s
Heater rant Jared1048 at 5:11pm 03.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1121 So when I was looking at my boat the broker was quick to point out the Wallas diesel heater and said
deck step. Mcksailor at 5:02pm 03.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1703 Cut the step off my deck due to rott in the core. Plan on using the gray transom board material for
Exhaust flange and Mixing Elbow Jon4399 at 3:03pm 03.12.13 Big Boats 10/3984 The joint between the exhaust flange and mixing elbow failed on my Yanmar 3HM35. I want to replace t

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Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 jssailem at 8:50am 04.08.23 Two days away from kicking the dock aside and cruising down the Ditch to open water. There will be
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Will Gilmore at 8:39am 04.08.23 How do you close the Velcro on the outside rim when you are on the inside? I know this seems like
Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 8:36am 04.08.23 There appears to be a slight bulge in the tube at the upper most point of the corrosion. I wonder i
Corrosion on boomkicker Ted at 8:29am 04.08.23 There appears to be a slight bulge in the tube at the upper most point of the corrosion. I wonder it
Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 8:02am 04.08.23 It is probably police corrosion due to trapped water. The outer tube may have a sleeve or some kind
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 7:53am 04.08.23 I have company arriving today, but I will have time to detail instructions tonight. Meanwhile, go t
Corrosion on boomkicker jssailem at 7:52am 04.08.23 Sure, that is not going to buff out. While the spring inside may or may not be involved, I suspect
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach (1) kloudie1 at 7:52am 04.08.23 I found this for the "B" panel 4JH2E.. Note that the "sail drive" sensor at the top of the page, cen
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach smokey73 at 7:29am 04.08.23 Interesting, but shouldn't it show on the Yanmar workshop manual (as 'optional') like the air heater
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach kloudie1 at 7:26am 04.08.23 Not sure, but probably for a water detector in a sail drive installation.. on my old 3gmf, the unuse
Long distance boat ownership Kings Gambit at 7:15am 04.08.23 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st
Long distance boat ownership mermike at 7:11am 04.08.23 I bought Tosca 4.5 years ago and (mostly) retired at the end January this year. The longest stretch
Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 7:04am 04.08.23 The deep pitting is a concern. This is not surface corrosion that can be polished out. The depth of
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 Terry Cox at 6:51am 04.08.23 You're welcome, Jon.
Corrosion on boomkicker Davidasailor26 at 6:49am 04.08.23
Long distance boat ownership Captain Larry-DH at 6:36am 04.08.23 Long distance ownership without frequent use is bad for boats and for owner$. Another factor to con
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee JamesG161 at 6:19am 04.08.23 From you owners manual... Maintenance is very easy. Watermakers like to be used regularly. If left s
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 6:19am 04.08.23 These membranes can , like in the movie Ghostbusters, get "Slimed". You might look up "Regular Mai
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee JamesG161 at 6:08am 04.08.23 These membranes can , like in the movie Ghostbusters, get "Slimed". You might look up "Regular Main
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) JBP-PA at 5:46am 04.08.23 I made washboards with screening for when it is warm. This winter I made a canvas cover out of lefto

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