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Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 1:33pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 16/3335 Yesterday, I hoisted (with difficulty) my new gennaker on my Beneteau 331, PELIKAN. I need some adv
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (4) JamesG161 at 1:29pm 03.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/2400
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 12:55pm 03.31.23 Catalina 22 2/938 I've been planning a project of moving my halyards internal since I'm about to add a VHF antenna, so
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 12:02pm 03.31.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1021 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 03.31.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/3307 More boats have to be towed in, or find themselves back in the yard, and more equipment failures hap
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:43am 03.31.23 Catalina 30 16/2456 Hello all, long time lurker here, first time poster. I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 7:42am 03.31.23 C&C 9/1780 Hi all C'C owners! I am now the proud owner of a 1975 C'C 33 Mk1 "Yellowtail". I will be moving her
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:08pm 03.30.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1755 Hi, everyone, longtime lurker here. I came into possession (cheap!) of a Yanmar 3YM30x1 engine in
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 (2) nitrogenase at 6:20pm 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1091 Hello all, can't see the fuel level anymore. See attached for the back and front of the gauge. The b
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 9:38am 03.30.23 Big Boats 18/2518 2008 Hunter 36 that we bought the end of last summer - on board last weekend to finally begin spring
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 9:00am 03.30.23 Big Boats 13/1912 Hello again, I wonder if any owners of sister ships have the subject original manuals. I have a 3 in
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? vmaks at 4:20am 03.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2152 I had to replace me holding tank due to a decent size crack at the bottom. The tank was on an '86 Pe
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 3:49am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 37/5146 I'll get to my question, but first; My bottom paint is thick and flaking in spots so I decided this
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER EXADAS MUSIC at 2:20am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 3/583 We want to fix repair the rudder to my BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER because it has some space--How can we ha
Damper plate? Hayden Watson at 10:36pm 03.29.23 Engines and Propulsion 15/2646 My boat is making a new sound at low idle when in gear and I am wondering if it might be from the da
Replacement WAECO CB-40 swiniarski at 8:54pm 03.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2136 Can't find a suitable replacement to purchase for my original WAECO CB-40 Refrigerator. Isotherm Bi-
Swim platform Ideas Rusty Keel at 6:27pm 03.29.23 Catalina 22 1/875 When I got my boat it came with a dilapidated plastic side mount boarding ladder. I have been refur
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 5:49pm 03.29.23 Pearson 36/5834 Hello all, I'm so excited to start this new adventure. After learning so much about sailing over th
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 3:27pm 03.29.23 Yamaha 11/1342 Would anybody have a brand name or picture of how the manual bilge pump is hooked up. Mine is missin
RigRite ivieto at 3:05pm 03.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2501 Does anyone know if RigRite INC is legit ? I bought some Z parts, the tracking shows just the "Label

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Forward shower alterations Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 09.07.25 If you can throw in a bunch of pictures from every angle, I'm sure we can provide a few suggestions.
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 dLj at 10:05am 09.07.25 But then, if you have all the time in the world, go West. Going west would be a great trip..might
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 DArcy at 9:24am 09.07.25 There has been a focus on the Panama Canal which would be challenging for the boat in question. The
Invest 91L jssailem at 8:45am 09.07.25 Sarah Dust, Dry air shearing, and just plain cool waters in the Atlantic conspire to limit the produ
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 jssailem at 8:43am 09.07.25 There is a lot required of a small sailing yacht to transit the Panama Canal. It would be a great ad
How to attach multiple blocks at one point? jssailem at 8:38am 09.07.25 Your Maxi is the 7.70 m (25.26ft) boat? Blocks can provide a mechanical advantage or serve to turn
Topping lift Art12050 at 8:15am 09.07.25 We use our topping lift as a safety line with the main halyard when using our bosuns chair. Having b
Water is certain storage compartments but not others AaronD at 8:12am 09.07.25 ... having someone systematically spray it with a garden hose while you watch from inside... Good
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 dLj at 8:07am 09.07.25 The required minimum speed is 5 knots, but that does not mean you can't go through if the boat does
Warp Speed line for furler (1) rgranger at 7:39am 09.07.25 A little fun with AI WARP SPEED
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 marcham at 7:30am 09.07.25 That's noonsite, not the Panama canal procedures /rules..... I just found it, they do require a mini
Water is certain storage compartments but not others ShawnL at 5:42am 09.07.25 I have a '72. Mine did not have foam in it either -- I believe I read somewhere that it was an opti
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 dLj at 5:37am 09.07.25 Read this carefully. The 5 knot minimum is not mandatory, but can be cause for denial. dj https:/
How to attach multiple blocks at one point? Captain Larry-DH at 4:47am 09.07.25
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 4:23am 09.07.25 Whoo hoo! :beer:
More on the Catalina Acquisition Leeward Rail at 1:52am 09.07.25
How to attach multiple blocks at one point? simoncfr at 11:08pm 09.06.25 Sorry, I should have been more clear. The first photo is what is used to look like, before I swappe
Marine grade wire ferrules NYSail at 10:51pm 09.06.25
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 marcham at 10:41pm 09.06.25
Chainplates on my Hunter Cherubini - Does this look factory? Dalliance at 8:52pm 09.06.25

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