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Swim Platform Issue AwwShucks at 6:24pm 07.13.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/807 Last weekend the alarm associated with the swim platform on our 2018 Oceanis 41.1 started going off
Where built? Hollyberry at 12:56pm 07.13.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/629 Anyone know where/how to determine if our Bene 35s5 was built in France or in the US? Is there a hin
Mast Height - Oceanis 440 Miss JibSea at 11:22am 07.13.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/657 Bene owners: hoping someone can shed light on the mast height above designed waterline for the Ocea
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 10:19am 07.13.22 Ask All Sailors 27/2510 I just purchased two Walmart 24DC batteries for my boat. Dang if they didn't come with any hardware.
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch seanmadian at 9:45am 07.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/533 Hello all -- If there is a prior thread, please feel free to cross-post. We have searched the forum,
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:52am 07.13.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3214 Now that I have started racing, I'm torn on which strategy to use on the downwind leg - dead run or
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar LynnM at 8:14am 07.13.22 Engines and Propulsion 11/1589 I have a Beneteau 323 and want to change oil. I'd like to suck it from the dipstick hole which is VE
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 07.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 21/3128 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-and-child-killed-in-hudson-river-boating-accident-identified
Beckson Replacement Lens Tp3 at 5:53am 07.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/610 We recently downsized to a H260. The 2 Beckson lenses are in very poor condition. I see that there a
Traveller Clam Cleat (1) sailliny at 2:08am 07.13.22 Catalina 310 8/2000 The position of the factory-installed clam cleat is awkward at best. Has anyone moved the clam cleat
dingy oar length (1) HiTechBiniou at 5:18pm 07.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/859 I see people here talking about 7' oars for their dinghy with mentions about manufacturers but I nev
Reefing mainsail as the wind picks up with Selden in-mast furler and B&R rig HarryvdMeer at 3:38pm 07.12.22 Big Boats 5/1351 When I need to furl the main as the wind picks up, my current routine is quite involved: 1. Head do
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 10:14am 07.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/884 Brief explanation: I have a soft spot on my port deck, about 7 feet long, that runs between the toe
Bayfield 29 - Bowsprit replacement - benefit / disadvantage of shorter bowsprit johnnyb123 at 10:08am 07.12.22 Ask All Sailors 1/715 I have a 1987 Bayfield 29 cutter with the extended bowsprit which makes the boats total length near
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 9:40am 07.12.22 Ask All Sailors 26/1605
Battens on the jib markwbird at 9:39am 07.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1914 I am in process of ordering a new jib for racing/cruising. This is a hank on. No roller furler. O
Cabin skylights and JonandDave at 8:13am 07.12.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/740 How do you clean without removing the cover. Issue 2 is threading the halyards from the mast blocks
Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves? Velero49 at 7:01am 07.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1242 my ac valve failed in the close position. have choice of Groco or Apolo. any difference in quality?
Prop Shaft Height mjsb at 6:35am 07.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/711 Recent issue with a dock line and my prop shaft. After getting back to the slip (towed) and having t
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping SCS22 at 6:16am 07.12.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/1601 Took out the paddle wheel and replaced with plug. No problem. But when I reinstalled the paddle whee

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Pedestal guard plate kloudie1 at 4:13am 06.14.25 The pedestal originally installed by Hunter on that boat was made by Merriman. They've been out of b
Tight furler Hayden Watson at 4:03am 06.14.25
Tight furler (1) Hayden Watson at 3:58am 06.14.25 To clear a bit more space on the drum and smooth out the deployment of the sail, I adjusted to 3 tu
Tight furler Bob S at 3:52am 06.14.25
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? kappykaplan at 3:06am 06.14.25 Hello - I own Catalina 309 and need to figure something similar to you and create mount / base of s
Tight furler skunther at 9:43pm 06.13.25 To clear a bit more space on the drum and smooth out the deployment of the sail, I adjusted to 3 tur
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Will Gilmore at 8:53pm 06.13.25 Oh wow, that easy? You missed the part where I said, deeply onerous Remember, you are dealing wi
Raymarine Linear Drive install Tally Ho at 8:42pm 06.13.25
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Rxwoman at 8:42pm 06.13.25 Depending on the age of the boat and the state it was first registered in and year there may not be
Raymarine Linear Drive install josepek at 8:15pm 06.13.25 Thank you Tally, I found that post already and asked some specific questions there. I am actually in
Raymarine Linear Drive install Tally Ho at 8:10pm 06.13.25
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? josepek at 7:42pm 06.13.25 I switched from a new wheel pilot for the same reason as you. Here are a couple of photos of the t
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. dlochner at 6:39pm 06.13.25 Depending on the age of the boat and the state it was first registered in and year there may not be
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Rxwoman at 6:14pm 06.13.25 The hardest part is you are not home. It should be possible to apply for a lost title and the bill
Tight furler jssailem at 5:46pm 06.13.25 I like the morning calm time. I can pull the sail out. Take it down and run a few additional turns o
Tight furler Foswick at 5:43pm 06.13.25 After being caught in heavy weather, unable to completely furl the sail, I now take a few extra wrap
Tight furler garymalmgren at 5:35pm 06.13.25
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Will Gilmore at 5:35pm 06.13.25 The hardest part is you are not home. It should be possible to apply for a lost title and the bill
Washdown Pump Hello Below at 5:15pm 06.13.25 I do not plan to install a through-hull for this. I installed a West Marine 3.4 GPM/70 psi that I
I FINALY DID IT..... (1) twodzusfittings at 5:01pm 06.13.25 IT WORKED! I went down today and boy what a nice tight seal. So I taped up the windows and applied m

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