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Removing lettering stain (2) randerson5726 at 7:42pm 04.12.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1459 I recently wet sanded off hand painted lettering on my transom, but the paint discolored the gel coa
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 7:28pm 04.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/984 I wanted to get the thoughts of the community on a potential warranty claim. My new to me Oceanis 4
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (2) higgs at 7:25pm 04.12.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1188 I have been doing everything I can to get the word out about the Olcott Harbor renovation. The NOA
Switching fuel tanks on 51.1 keevers at 5:23pm 04.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/314 No matter which way we have the fuel feed and return on the 51.1. We are taking fuel from both the p
Non skid paint Clydo at 4:23pm 04.12.22 Catalina 310 3/676 Has anyone used Awlgrip over their non skid? Guy that wants to do my 19 year old boat says don't l
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (2) Growl at 1:14pm 04.12.22 Mid-Size Boats 59/4209 Hi, We were sailing in Orange County Ca. Saturday, Alamitos Bay to be exact. We spotted a small whal
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Dolphin55 at 10:41am 04.12.22 Smaller Boats 6/852 Sailed for the first time at max capacity in my Hunter 240 yesterday. Eight adults onboard averaging
Catalina 22 Swing Keel (1) Scott300 at 7:45am 04.12.22 Catalina 22 8/1341 I have recently purchased this Catalina 22. The swing keel is very rusty. I plan on replacing the sw
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (2) kjdoyle1 at 4:53am 04.12.22 Ask All Sailors 29/1802 Last year was our first with our 1994 Hunter 29.5. We noticed that when steering in one direction th
Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 11:53pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1257
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 7:30pm 04.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/973 Hi All, I have been the owner of my '93 Legend 40.5 for about a year. In 2 days I'm doing my first
1988 Beneteau 285 First Pedestal Control head (1) fuzzy at 4:32pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 0/184 Ahoy: I am having trouble replacing a Pedestal Control head for my 1988 Beneteau 285 First. The one
C 310 wheel Bob James at 2:22pm 04.11.22 Catalina 310 1/910 What are the specs for the 30 inch Destroyer wheel on the 310? Hub size, tapered or straight?
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks (1) SimonNZ at 1:56pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1004 Hi there Can anyone ID the type of DIN rail terminals on our 1994 Beneteau Oceanis 400? I need to
Water intrusion at rudder stock. (1) bdincer at 1:54pm 04.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 5/739 From interior there is a round plate that is soft and wet. Material unknown. Anyone knows what this
240 fender location when docking chriscampbell at 1:44pm 04.11.22 Smaller Boats 3/792 Obviously a noob question, but where do you all with 240s like to tie on your fenders for docking? T
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed SailingTheSound at 12:20pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1008 Howdy, I recently purchased a 1975 Cal 2-29 that needs a little love. I am taking her in to get new
Raritan rebuild? (1) DeniseO30 at 12:09pm 04.11.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/713 I think, I don't know if this is a Raritan I didn't see a model hasn't backed up. I did the salad o
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 11:22am 04.11.22 Irwin 17/1927 Hi, thanks for the add. My name is David, I am 45 years old, and live in San Carlos Mexico. I am 1.5
Sail Trim Chart Question Don Guillette at 10:20am 04.11.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/2737 I recently spoke with a New Orleans sailor. My first thought when he mentioned New Orleans was my wi

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Set your watch back 20 years (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:26pm 07.28.24 What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: For Chrissake, there's an accident madly looking for
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 2:25pm 07.28.24 Speaking of Old School ... I was going thru a drawer lately and ran across my old Power Squadron mat
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 1:53pm 07.28.24 Thanks to Peggie and others. I am following closely on all the advise since I am probably soon to f
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 1:41pm 07.28.24 www.marinebeam.com should tell you all you need to know, a great resource. One issue to keep in m
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 keswift1 at 1:37pm 07.28.24 Thanks to Peggie and others. I am following closely on all the advise since I am probably soon to fo
Anchor deployment (2) JoeWhite at 1:24pm 07.28.24 It goes out but the shank will catch the furler and then will swing if I let too much chain free. A
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Tally Ho at 12:59pm 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:49pm 07.28.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: oklahoma-go
Set your watch back 20 years (1) dlochner at 12:43pm 07.28.24 The first cruise I took on my brand spanking new Tanzer 22 was across Lake Ontario, about 50nm. We w
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral kloudie1 at 12:33pm 07.28.24 Try engaging one decompression lever at a time.. only one then back on then the next one etc. you ma
Set your watch back 20 years ShawnL at 12:14pm 07.28.24 We have a depth sounder (there are some shallow reefs where we day sail and I draft 6'). That's abo
Set your watch back 20 years (1) jssailem at 12:03pm 07.28.24 SAILING can be enjoyed as a sensory experience. The challenge for many sailors is that they have n
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 11:41am 07.28.24 Are you looking for new or used? I know this part is a bit pricey. Honestly, You'd be better served
Set your watch back 20 years kappykaplan at 11:19am 07.28.24 While I may have some of the new tech on my boat (chartplotters, AIS), I still practice and enjoy th
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 07.28.24 Going to hop in with goggles to take a look Just make sure you're not wearing a tie. Usually the
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral dmax at 11:11am 07.28.24 Could be the damper plate in the transmission, try to determine if it is coming from the bellhousing
Anchor deployment wyctoronto at 10:58am 07.28.24 Thanks Stu but the problem is with deploying the anchor. It goes out but the shank will catch the fu
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 07.28.24 But I'll keep GPS as an improvement for trips, But when they started linking the GPS to the autop
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 10:42am 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:36am 07.28.24 Now that you mention it, that pretty well describes most of the people I see in our marina who are

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