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Need new sails...sailmaker recommendations kpgraci at 9:19am 01.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 30/4801 I need new sails for my 22, and while I'm at it I'd like to add a headsail furler. In price comparin
Clear, Liquid Sealant RobertLangdirect at 7:07am 01.02.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/5543 Back in 1989, my landlord put a new vinyl floor in the bathroom. To seal all the seams and ensure t
Ben 361 - rudder bearings lubricating Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:54am 01.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1740 I have dropped my Beneteau 361 rudder for maintenance and since both top nylon/plastic bearing (made
Sail Water vs. Fresh Water Sailing Ray Bowles at 7:36pm 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 17/6265 I read in one of my sailing mags that racers that have raced in salt water verses fresh water can no
6th Annual New Years Sail (1) oreana123 at 7:24pm 01.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1241 Local reservoir Light winds and lots of hot beverage
Head confuration on H31 (1) McZube at 5:22pm 01.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1515 I started this thread here because my question is specific to this boat. My head has a vented loop,
Hatch covers Eric3626 at 4:22pm 01.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1236 Anyone had hatch covers made for 473? If so could you send me some pictures and system used to faste
Davits Eric3626 at 4:20pm 01.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3470 Was storing my RIB on foredeck but bought new one which weighs approximately 110 lbs so difficult to
Leaky hatch Eric3626 at 4:16pm 01.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1134 Have a small leak in salon starboard forward hatch 473 appears to be coming in around the glass fra
Rebedding deadlights on '87 O'Day 272 cbourne200 at 1:18pm 01.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 15/4415 Rebedding deadlights on a 272 - does anyone know if there was a 'seal' behind the dark lexan? I remo
Inverter Draw Selector Switch (1) Bowedtoothdoc at 12:45pm 01.01.13 Big Boats 10/2110 On my Passage 450 there is an Inverter Draw Selector switch mounted below the port settee. I recentl
H42 anchor windlass rework? eianm at 12:38pm 01.01.13 Big Boats 4/1188 my 1991 passage 42 was fitted with vertical windlass- mounted horizontally- as I believe they all we
Interprotect 2000E drying time between coats drumbeater at 12:29pm 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/7171 It's fairly cool here today, mid to high 50's. We were putting barrier coat on the Pearson's rudder
Speaking of "Fresh Water" flushing.... How? rfrye1 at 11:56am 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 28/4775 In a previous post discussing the merits of different marine heads/toilets, a few folks mentioned th
prop is stuck to shaft newsailor72 at 11:33am 01.01.13 Engines and Propulsion 25/11095 trying to pull the prop so I can grease the shaft but it's really stuck. I removed the nut but the
Who builds a good quality bimini? Pat at 10:13am 01.01.13 Bigger Boats 3/1274 We are considering installing a bimini on our 272. the issue is how effective it will be with the b
Bimini fabrication needs Jimongee at 9:55am 01.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/834 Happy New Year! Because I like to fabricate -I'm going to make my own Bimini for our Hunter 356. Do
Filters on holding tank vents jayski at 9:37am 01.01.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6049 I read that a boat owner had installed an in line charcoal filter to help manage vent odors. I can'
120 days til Spring Launch! agprice22 at 7:10am 01.01.13 Catalina 22 22/2576 I'm starting my count-down! Happy New Year!
Cetol over epoxy resin??? Cmp1110 at 6:55am 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 14/8298 I am currently refinishing a teak bow pulpit that is made up of many boards laminated together it i

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Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 11.27.22 Apparently, it's quite common for human legs to vary in length by up to 2 cm. Have you checked your
Watermaker Terry Cox at 5:02pm 11.27.22 Anecdote; using a water maker in harbors/bays, etc., tends to clog the units. Best if used in the op
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Stu Jackson at 4:58pm 11.27.22 Just about every single LifePO4 discussion says: DO NOT CHARGE DIRECTLY FROM AN ALTERNATOR. What p
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 4:58pm 11.27.22 Each of the batteries is 12.8V at 10% capacity So you have 270 AH of usable current as opposed to
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:44pm 11.27.22 I ripped up enough strips from the cedar board to make a 1 inch thick laminated rudder. Looks like t
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 4:31pm 11.27.22 Look great. I've been planning on making some covers but never go around to it. I've probably got
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Does she list the same way when you take her out? Have you added anything to the mast, near the top
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (3) Rich Stidger at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat! Not quite yet. At least o
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 3:54pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fal
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Don S/V ILLusion at 3:16pm 11.27.22
Miracle Rescue of MOB shemandr at 3:14pm 11.27.22 Do we need to put PLB's on cruise ship passengers? He is indeed a lucky guy. Whether he knows it o
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 3:01pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat!
New winterizing mod - done! (1) Dalliance at 2:41pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fall
Beneteau First 375 Sandy Stone at 2:19pm 11.27.22 I own one. I'm sure there is polyester resin in the (solid) hull layup; balsa core in he deck. If
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders Rich Stidger at 2:19pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan OK, Dan, I will ship them off to you tomorrow.
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (4) SycloneDriver at 2:18pm 11.27.22 Today I finished replacing the factory alternator adjustment arm with heim joints and a sleeve. It
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 11.27.22 I have 560Ah LFP and a group 21 AGM start battery. I have all loads isolated and charge them both t
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 1:18pm 11.27.22
What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 1:09pm 11.27.22 I'm thinking this years improvement is more "fine tuning" of the sails and serious attention to tun
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 1:09pm 11.27.22 Rich, I'd be interested. Dan

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