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How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 10:54pm 03.13.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3158 Any suggestions for a method for cleaning the exposed bits of halyard while still on the boat?
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bwagner187 at 6:59pm 03.13.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1052 Ahoy mates , Any suggestions on what water heater I should purchase for my 1997 oceanis 400? I gues
Lightning strike (2) HandHFarms at 6:10pm 03.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1201 I am looking for some advice on what to expect as my wife and I start repairing the mast on our Hunt
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Summerof69 at 3:54pm 03.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1386 I have a 2006 Hunter 38. After replacing the running rigging late last year the lines slipped in th
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker Rafael8008 at 1:32pm 03.13.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1483 I have access to what they claim is as-new 0.75 oz. assymetrical spinnaker. It is a very bland, bor
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 12:51pm 03.13.22 S2 13/2622 I have been looking for some time for a 30 to 35 foot for some time now and finally settled on an S
Window Tint for Portlights BigEasy at 11:56am 03.13.22 Ask All Sailors 8/2144 Does anyone have experience with using automotive tint film on cast acrylic portlight lens or deck l
Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 10:39am 03.13.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1451
Running Rigging apittman at 8:55am 03.13.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1585 Hi all, I'm about to replace the entirety of the running rigging on my 311. So far I've come up wi
Oday 23 Mast step re-install JPonHudson at 6:53am 03.13.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/715 The mounting hardware is rusted and I am planning to remount it. Questions I have. I can only see th
Allied Titanium? joe28532 at 9:26pm 03.12.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1416 Anyone ever use allied titanium? I'm currently in a not so great situation with them. Starting to wo
Purchasing Sails Crusty Ol Salt at 8:45pm 03.12.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2811 After a winter storm destroyed my head sail I need a replacement. Where do you by your sails? Onli
Icebox conversion kits fred1diver at 4:13pm 03.12.22 Ask All Sailors 18/4018 Hey everyone, just getting ready for the Summer, and getting the list of projects written down, wond
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power Mike M. at 4:07pm 03.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1364 I am a new Beneteau owner. I happened to notice on one occasion that my bilge pump wasn't working an
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 2:45pm 03.12.22 Bristol 13/2213 I've been renovating the interior of my Bristol 24 all winter. I want to take out the water tank, cl
trucking a boat... LloydB at 9:50am 03.12.22 Trailer Sailors 0/671 trucking a boat... Found this on another forum just in case you missed it or are thinking about goi
Bug screen wyctoronto at 9:05am 03.12.22 Big Boats 8/1148
Legend 40.5 (and likely others) - Princess stove 3372 grates fero at 7:20am 03.12.22 Big Boats 2/1182 Hi again, Wonder if anyone found good source for replacement grates for this 3 burner stove. Thanks
Boat check lantzalot at 6:54am 03.12.22 Ask All Sailors 0/378
Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 5:41am 03.12.22 Sails Call Lounge 19/1599 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60662541

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Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Calif. Ted at 3:44pm 11.17.24 Last documented boat I had marked that way, name high toward the aft and hailing port on transom. I
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 11.17.24 Inspect the front of the keel for evidence of grounding and perhaps refinishing. In a hard groundin
Decking project kappykaplan at 3:17pm 11.17.24 Looks pretty good to my untrained eye! :beer:
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat kappykaplan at 2:47pm 11.17.24 I haven't seen name and hailing port done that way, but your plan does seem to be in compliance with
Hull sag problem capta at 2:40pm 11.17.24 Fiberglass boats "banana" from having the backstay pumped tight. This drives the mast down and pull
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 dlochner at 1:26pm 11.17.24 Inspect the front of the keel for evidence of grounding and perhaps refinishing. In a hard grounding
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish dlochner at 1:19pm 11.17.24 To remove the old finish start with a heat gun and a very very sharp scraper. Start gently until you
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish kloudie1 at 12:54pm 11.17.24 As Kappy says, the veneer is very thin. The veneer is available to glue to the substrate if an oopsi
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 12:48pm 11.17.24 I just measured the main sail luff at 420 inches. The new sail is 425 inches. I'm guessing that NS
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish kappykaplan at 12:30pm 11.17.24 Congratulations on your first post! :beer: It's normal for the sole to be a veneer on plywood - your
Vented Loop nabalab at 10:05am 11.17.24 Is a discharge vented loop required when the holding tank is located higher than the head?
S2 9.2a new owner jssailem at 9:35am 11.17.24
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (6) jssailem at 8:46am 11.17.24 I personally would never charge any LFP to more than 14.2v and if the cells are a bit imbalanced, I
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas Hayden Watson at 7:49am 11.17.24 If the voltage for a lifepo4 is too low, it will take a long time to balance the cells and could r
S2 9.2a new owner kappykaplan at 7:47am 11.17.24 Any thought about doing that versus staying with in hull glued version? Not an S2, but . . . My sp
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dLj at 7:30am 11.17.24 I understand about moving forward with the extension on the handle, but I was noting that the Suzuk
Battery shelf Ward H at 7:17am 11.17.24 I've done a bit of fiberglass and wood removal on my boat. If it is round I use a hole saw. If it
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 6:08am 11.17.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Taking the mast down SawyerCurt at 5:55am 11.17.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? It depends. On mine, they are
Battery shelf shemandr at 4:14am 11.17.24 Is the shelf tabbed to the hull? 5200? If it's the ladder the plywood may need to be peeled off i

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