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Sirius 21 main sheet assembly JoeBVG at 9:31am 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 1/540 Joe B here. Looking for info on install of main sheet in a Sirius 21... I't was a project boat witho
No way out Bruce Rowe at 8:24am 02.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/925 1995 Oceanis 281. Area beneath fuel tank collects water/fuel but doesn't drain into the bilge. Ins
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 6:39am 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 39/3585 I pulled my one and only below water thru hull last weekend. What I found was a little surprising. I
Oceanis 461 inner forestay HighlandFling at 6:00am 02.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/321 Looking for the drawings to construct or have constructed the deck fitting for attaching the inner f
Yanmar motor control stiff stuendan at 6:56pm 02.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 0/407 Hi again, My Whitlock (Lewmar?) motor control lever on my H326 is pretty stiff and it's quite hard t
Newish Capri 18 owner. Francis P19 at 5:41pm 02.09.22 Smaller Boats 2/1234 Hello all. I've had nine boats over the years (power ' sail) of which I had varying degrees of love
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 5:03pm 02.09.22 Engines and Propulsion 16/2347 I have just cleaned the tank. I blew out the carb and changed the fuel line. When I back flowed the
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 2:12pm 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 42/6894 discuss.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 2:03pm 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2350 I recently bought this 1974 Ford 20 and am searching for information about it. I would appreciate a
Minn Kota 50 Light air at 1:34pm 02.09.22 Catalina 22 6/469 I'm having to work on my Mercury 7.5 and waiting for parts. In the meanwhile, I have a 50lb thrust
PT Boat Building kloudie1 at 10:27am 02.09.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/660 Not sailing, but interesting old film on building the PT boats: R8ZxFSaphw8
Salon Bench Seat 3 cabin mounting SVGreenEnergy at 7:32am 02.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/307 The prior owner of my vessel put in new flooring and I am trying to figure out how to correctly moun
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 7:30am 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1023 hi all looking for suggestions,i have a 30 year old vacuflush system 2 heads that i have been mainta
What Y valve do I have? (1) dslance at 7:07am 02.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/900 On an overseas built 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 42 I'm doing a complete sanitation system overhaul and lo
Rudder shutter Halvern at 9:36pm 02.08.22 S2 1/789 During our 60 nm run yesterday, 2/7, I was at the wheel and I felt an occasional "shudder" in the st
The Big Move Halvern at 9:23pm 02.08.22 S2 4/652 We made it. My friend Brad took the helm to move the S2 11A from Berkeley to Oakley up on the Delta
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 4:19pm 02.08.22 Trailer Sailors 20/2440 Is anyone towing with a Ford Bronco? Details please?
Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 2:49pm 02.08.22 Smaller Boats 18/976 The riser pole is 1 1/4" should the hole cover be replaced?
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews sailing11 at 1:29pm 02.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/1708 Wondering if anyone has any experience or reviews on a 260 hp 7.3L StarPower Internetional 444TD die
Teak grate for bathroom shower AWalker at 8:52am 02.08.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1359 Some years ago my dad had his shower redone. The idiot tile guy that cast the new floor made it slop

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Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast dLj at 8:00am 07.19.24 Brilliant! dj
Trick for removing broken halyard from inside mast JBP-PA at 7:59am 07.19.24 Brilliant!
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.19.24 I can understand this thinking. In my youth, racing in San Diego Bay and out of Mission Bay, workin
GOB Gone? Leeward Rail at 7:51am 07.19.24 To which I might add, quality content is not cheap. Good content and affordability are often at odd
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Team118 at 6:24am 07.19.24 I have a Ryobi shop vac I leave on the boat. I bring down a battery once in a while and pull the few
What wood to use for motor mount? LloydB at 6:16am 07.19.24 I used a recycled plastic 2x4 from a local lumberyard. I recall at the time being somewhat surprised
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:23am 07.19.24 I can tell you know the area very well @Ward H lol! That's exactly what happened and at around 6pm
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Dave at 3:52am 07.19.24 @Davidasailor26's post seems a little out of place, let me add some context. Early this morning, @Y
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Davidasailor26 at 3:15am 07.19.24 Congratulations on a resourceful, albeit short term, fix. That was a clever way of addressing the im
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 3:11am 07.19.24 Interesting. Thanks for following up. Do you find you have more weather helm with the proper forest
I just don't get this Timm R Oday25 at 2:50am 07.19.24 Thank you for supplying a more complere understanding to wht most certainly was a cause.
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? YankeeGirl at 11:58pm 07.18.24 Hey sorry for the late response I've been too busy out sailing. Thanks for the input. I did not end
Looking for block shackles BAD ORCA at 10:26pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck I was just going to r
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 10:12pm 07.18.24 Excellent points, and I completely forgot G10. OP, you might want to spec out the cost of laying tha
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question jssailem at 9:37pm 07.18.24 I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me from going on deck in waves. I can under
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 8:45pm 07.18.24 For those cross bolts you will be drilling holes. Plywood is laminated wood with each layer glued. E
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips dLj at 7:58pm 07.18.24 Nice boat! dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 07.18.24
Looking for block shackles Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips (1) ricardodacosta at 6:24pm 07.18.24 Cut it short and you'll be in 2' of water. I have the T shirt. In that area there are large expan

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