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Trailer Woes AEarnshaw at 10:00pm 10.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/1109 Live in rural British Columbia and am having a devilish time finding a trailer to beg/borrow/rent/st
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 5:43pm 10.04.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2973
Buy now or wait for recession? Nunami at 12:44pm 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3476 I've been shopping for C-25 or similar for about two months in California. The prices seem a bit h
Cruising Water and Land (4) JamesG161 at 11:11am 10.04.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/2502 This is the weekend we finally finished our 1961 Bentley and will participate.:clap: As a reminder
I need to make a mooring. nothingventured at 10:08am 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/4055 So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enoug
Invest 91L ---> T S Julia --> Hurricane Julia (2) JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 10/2225 A new Tropical Wave is destined for the HEAT full Caribbean. gle is best model for next 96 hours 2
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (4) Simon Sexton at 7:04am 10.04.22 Racing 10/2428 Hey Y'all, Greetings from Galveston, TX, where we're finally getting some cooler weather
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 3:48pm 10.03.22 Trailer Sailors 18/2785 On my old boat, the tie down straps when the boat was on the trailer didn't touch the sides of the h
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (4) brien rahilly at 2:18pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2360 just purchased this boat.. it came in a pile.. it appears that everything is mostly here.. however
port light lock Rick.johnson at 12:59pm 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/650 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the windows t
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 12:20pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2391 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Torx bit size for selden bow sprit HD74 at 11:16am 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/451 Does anyone know the size torx bit that is used to tighten the bolt that holds the ring on a selden
PORT AN STARBOARD WINDOWS TURN LATCHES Rick.johnson at 8:46am 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/822 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the window
Weather Forecast is depressing me! john6206 at 7:58am 10.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1826 It's been a long summer of lots of work and not much sailing. I took a personal day from work this
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 9:24pm 10.02.22 Catalina 310 8/2705 I am planning to rebed my stanchions in addition to my chainplates when on the hard at the end of th
Aqua Lift Muffler water leak (5) tym2 at 7:29pm 10.02.22 Catalina 30 4/1723 I have found water pooling by the port aft corner of my aqua lift muffler. The water is not coming f
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 5:56pm 10.02.22 Catalina 22 4/1026 Hey all, while sailing today the clew of the mainsail came loose. There is a wire that runs inside t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:41pm 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 41/5621 Want to confirm / simplify my plan! I just purchased and installed a B'G Zeus 3S chartplotter and I
New Galley Faucet Water Connections (2) planoron at 9:47am 10.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1613 Wife wanted an updated faucet on our 380 so I started looking into it today I see the connections ar
Turn-Around Destinations in One Day's Travel Kings Gambit at 9:23am 10.02.22 Destinations 11/2617 Long Beach is a convenient location in California from which to depart for outbound destinations dep

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Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 9:26am 06.24.25
SABA is Back in the Water. JamesG161 at 9:11am 06.24.25 Well first thing was. of course, the Engine and Genset Start Battery was weak. But we came prepared
Shimming rudder shaft Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 06.24.25
SABA is Back in the Water. kappykaplan at 8:42am 06.24.25 I am sure he will share images of this day. For now, I am happy that he can feel the joy of getting
Lithium Trolling Battery dlochner at 8:14am 06.24.25 Let me add: I already have a lead acid system with a solar panel controlled well with a Victron MPP
Lithium Trolling Battery jssailem at 8:11am 06.24.25 From your description, it seems that a DC-DC charger could be placed between your existing system an
Lithium Trolling Battery DanMaine at 8:03am 06.24.25 I have a 50Ah / 12V lithium for mine. So far I've mostly been good charging it ashore, but I also
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 06.24.25 I like the idea of hinged doors and for boats that have a recessed companionway, I think they work g
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Timm R Oday25 at 7:34am 06.24.25 Any chance you could post a photo of the mortise lock ?
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Terry Cox at 7:24am 06.24.25 Have a great trip, Michael.
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. St Duckie at 7:16am 06.24.25 Thanks.
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 06.24.25 Hello, If you are off the wind and don't have a spinnaker or reaching sail you should be using an
Fuel tank removal? Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 06.24.25 I'd pressure test the tank to confirm that it is the culprit before embarking on a larger project fi
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. Davidasailor26 at 7:11am 06.24.25
Hunter 376 Water Leaking Through Salon Lights -- Solved? Rafael8008 at 6:56am 06.24.25 Thank you Duck 21. I too am in the leaky salon lights club. Just like the previous authors, have
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? DRhoads at 6:55am 06.24.25 Don't forget about the cooling requirements. It requires X amount of space to be able to draw air a
H49 New Sails Tally Ho at 6:49am 06.24.25 I went with a 3-blade MaxProp feathering prop and love it. The biggest difference for me between th
New to the forum Tmugs at 6:39am 06.24.25 Sweet boat and nice find. I faintly remember a member on here who had a boat named dragonfly? I won
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tally Ho at 6:21am 06.24.25 I tried BBN this year and found it had LOTS of functions, but I could not get my Pican-M NMEA hat to
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? colemj at 6:10am 06.24.25 We don't own your model boat, so I can't answer the boat-specific stuff. However, the general quest

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