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Spinnaker use "cruising style" (4) ricksoth at 7:07pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1560 I hoisted the spinnaker that came with my Cal 27 today in near zero wind with the tack tied to the a
New jib sail ? Ingram at 5:52pm 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 9/1152 What is the best size for the roller furling jib/genoa sail on a H26 100%, 110%,120% ?
Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1567
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3226 Apparently, I am having a new corrosion problem. Diver told me this week that my shaft zinc was co
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 10:54am 06.11.22 Catalina 310 9/1318 Hello fellow 315 owners! I was sailing yesterday in 10 kts, with slightly reefed main and slightly
Waterline Width CHris F at 8:49am 06.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/744 I am getting a new trailer for my O'Day 20 - does anyone know the waterline width of an O'Day 20. I
Epoxy questions (2) jaysweet at 7:46am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1375 I have 3 different projects which will require epoxy, and I'd like to save money by just buying one
The Death of a Boat MikeHoncho at 7:07am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1008 Qe5-bPiz2wA Happened a couple days ago in Spain. The supply ship had a malfunction and was stuck in
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 6:12am 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 4/507 Hi - I found delaminated fiberglass on bulkhead in bow (just aft of sealed flotation foam). I cut so
Balsa in a 1994 Hunter H26 Mergatroid at 6:08am 06.11.22 Trailer Sailors 2/540 I have a 1994 Hunter H26. There is a soft spot to the port side of the mast tabernacle. Is there b
Prop Efficiency Halvern at 8:59pm 06.10.22 S2 7/1390 I have a 1979 11A, and recently when I had her on the hard (actually as we lifted her) observed ther
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 5:36pm 06.10.22 Other Sailboats 2/786 Has anyone ever fixed an arch beneath a deck stepped mast? I have a Bristol 24 that I am replacing t
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 ChrisHunter at 1:03pm 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1413 I need to replace the hose from the toilet to the holding tank on my 1992 Hunter 30. Would like to
Battery bank question (1) Jon Elliott at 11:23am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 21/1757 Hello everyone. I have a Pearson 36.2 with two Deka Marine dual purpose / deep cycle batteries conne
23.5 spreader kit travelingjerryb at 11:03am 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/473 I just installed the US Spars spreader kit for my Hunter 23.5. Do I tighten the spreader cap clamps
Where Is Your Battery Charger? mikeracca at 10:55am 06.10.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2230
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 9:43am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/784 I need to replace my cabin top handrails and I am not near the boat right now, so I can't measure th
Mercury 4S 5HP Shift Interlock problem - Can't Pull-Start (4) JonnyEp at 4:09pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 2/845 Casting a wider net here, as well as adding photos. 2 weeks ago made a mistake and tried to start t
Edson side lock knob unscrews when loosening (2) Walsh0575 at 3:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/750 I have an Edson side lock that does a great job of locking, but when I go to unlock the knob just co
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 3:42pm 06.09.22 Catalina 22 5/801 Has anyone installed this kit from CD? Have received the kit and now realize I have to order 1 of t

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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 5:27pm 02.12.25 By "plastic", I meant glass filled polymer like Forespar and Trudesign uses. They have a track his
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Project_Mayhem at 5:25pm 02.12.25 I would imagine adding some handholds, a cleat or two and possibly davits to the stern would be the
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 4:59pm 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:33pm 02.12.25 o the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailor courtesy of @Richard19068 : 229749 It exceeds t
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 4:30pm 02.12.25 I will be very busy with work come spring time so I'm trying to knock stuff out now. Fiberglass wor
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:17pm 02.12.25 We could have a long conversation about bronze vs plastic thru-hulls. I personally would never use
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 02.12.25 229751 This is taken from the above link referring to the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailo
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards clublunasea at 3:42pm 02.12.25 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and was thinking of dropping the mast this offseason and replacing my 20 yea
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:27pm 02.12.25 Someone posted a response by Beneteau saying they are duplex brass - which DZR is one. But even wi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas DuxDweller at 3:26pm 02.12.25 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:26pm 02.12.25 For a long time I agreed with that and defended the use of DZR brass for this application. However
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 2:53pm 02.12.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. https://www.amazon.com/Dic
Safety Tether Migolito at 2:09pm 02.12.25 Great replys folks thank you. I'll be setting up my Jackline AND adding some strong points along the
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 02.12.25 It doesn't seem likely that so many boats have stray current or galvanic issues. Generally the Ben
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) colemj at 1:23pm 02.12.25 I'm not doubting you on this but I'm going to have to see some authentification from the manufactur
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 1:00pm 02.12.25 This is a good alloy for that use. Not all brasses are "bad". Not all bronzes are "good". For a l
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:45pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 12:24pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 Tally Ho at 12:23pm 02.12.25

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