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Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System DBG21661 at 4:56pm 12.05.21 Bristol 2/2234 I've just purchased a 1984 Bristol 38.8, and now I have some chores to do. She has the original Uni
Dink on davits Capt Andy at 3:27pm 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/839 Does anyone know the availability of hardware to attach to an air floor dinghy that will allow the d
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? Shorefun at 12:28pm 12.05.21 Day Sailers 3/516 I know I can get them for $8 ea here. I am curious if they are from something else and they can be b
What do you store on-deck? Phil Herring at 10:25am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 36/3719 Most of us want to carry some big stuff aboard, either for long voyages or simple convenience at anc
Christening the WET DOG (5) patbratton at 9:25am 12.05.21 Smaller Boats 7/1009 Yesterday, Saturday, 12-4-21, we christened the WET DOG. The whole family was there with some friend
self tacking jib stephen covey at 8:18am 12.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4290 I just purchased a new Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 which was ordered with a traditional genoa. I had a sel
SeaSprite 23. (10) ScottMac at 7:58am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2109
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) CaptainRan at 10:09pm 12.04.21 Smaller Boats 10/1070 I am redesigning the crutch mount. I would like to remove the bolts in the old cutch mount (shown in
Solar Eclipse for Penguins jssailem at 12:43pm 12.04.21 Weather and Forecasting 1/685 Yes today is the day, for you to be in Antarctica if your enjoy watching the total solar eclipse.
Third Propulsion Option Plymouth Sailor at 8:05am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1646 Dear Fellow Sailors: Question if I may: Has anyone covered themselves from issues with an inboard m
Getting cables to reach bus bar (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1442 One of my winter projects will be to replace our Beneteau master ground interrupt switch with a grou
BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Bluenose at 4:54am 12.04.21 Bristol 2/696 BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Does any one know the actual weight of the ballast in a Bristol 24?
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 6:22pm 12.03.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2353 Do I need to replace little hatch and inside little lid cover?
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement J Spry at 1:36pm 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/488 Hi Everyone, I am replacing my throttle and shit cable. Does anyone know what the length are or what
What color for your Bimini? Andiamo 34 at 10:51am 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3007 We have dark blue canvas that has been on the boat a couple past its prime, but the color still look
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 8:45am 12.03.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/1580 This was somewhat one of those Covid projects that got a fair amount of use last winter in Arizona b
A couple trailering questions waterman30 at 5:24am 12.03.21 Smaller Boats 19/1319 I am looking at a Hunter 240 vs a 260. I have a Ram 1500 with V8. Which would you rather trailer - t
H34 chainplate revisited. (5) HelloOutThere at 6:01pm 12.02.21 Big Boats 15/2165 Thought I'd post pics of my attempt at chain plate removal. First describing the rod removal.... L
hydraulic backstay rebuild TimFromLI at 5:39pm 12.02.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1747 I have a navtec hydraulic backstay that is in need of a rebuild, a local shop gave me an estimate o
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat BigDawgz at 4:57pm 12.02.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1359 Hi All, I'm a long time sailor, first year owner of a 40 Hunter, now in a cradle at Lake Erie. I ha

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Toyota Rav 4 for towing (1) Justin_NSA at 4:11am 07.13.24 Thanks all. Great insight! Looks like the new vehicle will be the larger Highlander, no downsizing
electric windlass dlochner at 3:28am 07.13.24 Have a friend who used a Milwaukee to raise his conventional mainsail & to unfurl his Genoa. Amazi
Toyota Rav 4 for towing sailme88 at 3:23am 07.13.24 Home Depot rents a pick up or you can do the U Haul small truck. If you are launching in saltwater
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? Tally Ho at 9:59pm 07.12.24 Thanks Greg this awesome! 1. Yes on hard 2. Regular packing gland 3. No it is also seized. 4. I had
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 9:32pm 07.12.24
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 9:22pm 07.12.24 One question- there's no chance that either the transmission or coupling flanges are threaded?
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? Tally Ho at 9:12pm 07.12.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Leeward Rail at 9:04pm 07.12.24 What this means in practice is that you will move the boat but struggle to get it up the ramp after
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project Tally Ho at 8:29pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 07.12.24 but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out as it was catching on something. Very li
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? Tally Ho at 8:17pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 8:10pm 07.12.24 Good news. Did you try moving the fuel cutoff by hand to make sure it works properly? Greg Yes
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Tally Ho at 8:07pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Rick Webb at 8:05pm 07.12.24 Absolutely a great idea. We played around with all sorts of ideas but the only one that truly worked
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
electric windlass BigEasy at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Could you also use something like this on a simple windless system? Maybe? Have a friend who use
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:45pm 07.12.24 Update: started up just fine today.
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. SoSound at 7:26pm 07.12.24 I like that idea, @Will Gilmore, the clip more than the velcro. But I wouldn't rule out a clever us
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) SoSound at 7:21pm 07.12.24 @twodzusfittings (if I've never told you so, I love that name!), I don't have pedestal guard tubes b
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (2) Will Gilmore at 6:24pm 07.12.24 I'm thinking something like these to catch the two leaves to the center board. Plastic cabinet latch

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