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Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? odaydokay at 9:59am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1699 So today I am doing my engine prep work; you know the usual... filters, fuel pump clean out, anodes
Lightning Protection captcoho at 8:22am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2635 After reading older and not so old threads, how many sailors favor grounding their mast and rigging
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 7:03am 04.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1573 I was thinking to install navigation lights on the deck of my Oceanis 31 to replace the one on top o
PVC for Black Water Tank Vents Clutch Cargo at 6:28am 04.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/510 I'm laying out how the 1" waste tank vents will run, and for the long straight sections, I want to u
compass gypsywind1980 at 4:49am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/621 i have a hunter 27 1980 looking for compass that fits the helm pedestal and if anyone has knowledge
Wax or ceramic Hayden Watson at 9:47pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1097 Finish protection has been changing so much in the last few years that I do not even know how to tal
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (1) Learningthehardway at 2:12pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 24/2373 Newbie sailboat (Oday 240) owner here and of course one of my lines snapped in a recent storm I wasn
Legend 41ac - autopilot KeokiV at 1:02am 04.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/680
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:19pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 66/5210 Anyone got any tips for reviving my new boats electrical system. I delivered it two weeks ago to my
Sailing near Staunton Va Jumpstart at 7:11pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1171 Anybody in Staunton area sail? SO is strongly hinting about a move there to be near the grandkids i
Reciprocal boat exchange? WindThieves at 4:56pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/400 Wondering if anyone knows if there are any reciprocal boat exchanges besides boat clubs? I'm traveli
Ultra Sonic Anti-Fouling system Rjm st.petersburg at 4:30pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1025
I blew a fuse! (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2636 So, I will freely admit that boat electricity is not my strong suit. But last year, I (finally) rep
Yanmar Tach Lee Hadjiosif at 2:39pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/338 My Yanmar tach is sticking badly...and I think I need to replace it. But how do I know if it's the t
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 2:05pm 04.07.22 Racing 13/1789 The R2AK a No motor, No support, all the way to Alaska. Navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port
Bow Anchor roller 23.5 Daryl V at 12:33pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 0/260 Good afternoon all I would like to add a Bow roller on my boat as it only has a slot coming out of t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge All U Get at 5:41am 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/602 Hi all, Another bridge incident in Florida. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/06/pontoon
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 5:21am 04.07.22 Smaller Boats 11/1805 I find the rudder very lively on my 216 so I'd like to add dampening or friction. I also would like
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. (10) mermike at 8:07pm 04.06.22 Yamaha 13/1639 Greetings all. I just spent a lovely month in Port Townsend on the hard, replacing 5 of the 8 though
Ocean Air Shade Replacement BigEasy at 7:43pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 0/554 Has anyone attempted to replace the fabric inside an Ocean Air retractable shade. I have seen repl

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Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast JoeWhite at 8:45am 07.28.24 Tie a line to the main halyard long enough so that you can pull up only the main halyard without the
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast Davidasailor26 at 8:44am 07.28.24
davits Rich Stidger at 8:38am 07.28.24 This is not a straight-forward question. First, what size dinghy and style do you need? How many p
Outboard motor parts. danooxnard at 8:33am 07.28.24 I have had good luck with boats.net. https://www.boats.net/catalog/johnson/outboard dano
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 8:28am 07.28.24
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (4) Michael Davis at 8:26am 07.28.24 On the west side of Georgia Strait there are no harbours between Campbell River and Comox and the we
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rich Stidger at 8:25am 07.28.24 The thru hull is actually behind an angled panel inside of the wooden cabinet that is in the upper
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 8:06am 07.28.24 We had enough time that Bev decided to make a loaf of bread before catching the end of the flood W
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (4) Michael Davis at 8:03am 07.28.24 The trip to Port McNeil was uneventful. Fog until Hardy Head then sunshine and no wind. alled for st
Jabsco upgrade bob45 at 6:22am 07.28.24 You can use the existing bowl f you order the "conversion" , but not the existing base. But the go
Jabsco upgrade Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:20am 07.28.24 You can use the existing bowl f you order the "conversion" , but not the existing base. But the goo
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base isaksp00 at 6:14am 07.28.24 Before you buy a new tabernacle, it's not clear to me if you know it's the problem. Have you loosene
Symmetrical Spinnaker flying with less crew dlochner at 5:27am 07.28.24 I'd join a race team but I don't feel like being ballast for 2 years and waxing on and off, I have
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge smokey73 at 4:40am 07.28.24 The thru hull is actually behind an angled panel inside of the wooden cabinet that is in the upper p
Outboard motor parts. jimd333sail at 3:03am 07.28.24 Thank you for the help.
Symmetrical Spinnaker flying with less crew garymalmgren at 1:03am 07.28.24 Hi Zina RE: Crew these days are hard to find and are not keen on putting the time in training. Sor
Symmetrical Spinnaker flying with less crew Davidasailor26 at 12:21am 07.28.24
Water Pump Impellor keswift1 at 11:51pm 07.27.24 The thru hull, shut off and filter are in the center locker under the mattress in the aft cabin. The
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta keswift1 at 11:30pm 07.27.24 @JamesG161 I have been very pleased with the responsiveness and the repairs Progressive authorize
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge keswift1 at 11:12pm 07.27.24 I am in the process that you are. I have the floor panel up over the port water tank (under the tabl

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