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Shroud and stay tension - H240 chriscampbell at 10:46am 05.09.22 Smaller Boats 5/811 I know this has been discussed many times, and I did search and read first. Wasn't finding exactly w
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 9:45am 05.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1538 Greetings been a while. Great group. My swim platform teak inset in my 2002 B331 has been loose for
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) (1) vrcornish at 7:56am 05.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 6/785 I just bought an old O'Day 15 but could only find one spreader. Anybody know where I can find one? C
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location Plymouth Sailor at 7:47am 05.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/519 Just bought a 28 1972, the fuel tank was remove and placed in cockpit previous to my ownership. Does
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Hello Below at 7:35pm 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2096 I was watching a Webcast put on by a local cruising guide, Waggoner, and they made mention of a new
Has anyone purchased from Boatersland.com? skunther at 6:01pm 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/3967 I'm considering updating my outdated, unsupported and (partially) broken X5 Raymarine autopilot setu
Catalina 27.5 tom steele at 4:13pm 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/379 Moving up from Rhodes 22, I want to daysail on Lake Michigan. I want to trailer my boat home off se
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel (2) Fred at 11:02am 05.08.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1217 The coolant pressure cap gasket is broken on my H33.5. I noticed that the Yanmar replacement is fair
Loose shrouds? El Pinguino at 9:39am 05.08.22 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3027 What should be the tension of the shrouds? Mine are quite loose and the mast is banging when the boa
There is water under the bed... El Pinguino at 9:38am 05.08.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/831 Water is coming out in the well at the base of the compression post. The level is stable just moving
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains (1) sunlover at 8:54am 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 43/3970 The previous owner snapped every one of the chains that keeps the filler caps from disappearing. E
Hunter 376 inverter charger jcrews63 at 8:15am 05.08.22 Big Boats 3/1222 Hi Folks. Hoping some one could guide me a bit. My boats a 97 hunter 376 and I've replaced the house
how to take down mast for trailering gypsywind1980 at 4:24am 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1863 i have a hunter 27 1980 wanting to take down mast for traveling how do i take it down does this mast
Sea Strainer Location CaptainRan at 11:56pm 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/805 My Endeavor 37 with a perkins 4108 has a sea strainer located low, near the aft of the engine, diffi
Frustrating latches on C315 (1) stephen_i_w at 7:38pm 05.07.22 Catalina 310 2/1116 These latches on various storage areas of my C315 are difficult to latch, I have to push the button
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 2:51pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1290 https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2022/05/07/coast-guard-rescues-2-overturned-sailboa
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 12:40pm 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2279 Hi, new to the forum. Just purchased a 2005 343, and the mast was stepped recently. Would like the
Mystery bottom paint coating (1) bigchief at 12:32pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1291 I have a hunter 23.5 with some old bottom paint from previous owner. The black stuff appears ablativ
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out (2) philiefay at 9:55am 05.07.22 Smaller Boats 3/887 I am hoping to replace the original sink with something more practical are per attached. Anyone hav
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:21am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/794 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man

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Which halyard to use extra sheave for? garymalmgren at 5:38am 04.12.25 Replace the one that is in the worst condition. If they are all pretty good, as Mark says, go for th
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 5:07am 04.12.25 For some reason, I thought you had the Balmar regulator, where that does not matter. Now I assume i
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better DaveJ at 4:49am 04.12.25 A pair of hockey socks are perfect. You can either match your boat colour or show off your favourite
B&R rig tuning take 1 (2) colemj at 4:05am 04.12.25 This picture. It looks raked forward, but that might just be perspective. https://forums.sailboato
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? colemj at 4:01am 04.12.25 Assuming you mean replacing an existing sheave, and assuming the sheave is the correct size, I'd rep
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better colemj at 3:58am 04.12.25 Even the more expensive fenders get sticky and dirty. A $5 pair of sweatpants at Walmart gives you
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 3:54am 04.12.25 Because the regulator needs a battery temp and an alternator for the temperature control to work.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? sailme88 at 2:50am 04.12.25 Rivets need to stand proud inside the mast. That makes for an excellent place for halyards and wire
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? (4) garymalmgren at 2:37am 04.12.25 I have to disagree DJ. The heel should look like this. There also should be something to at least to
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Foswick at 9:56pm 04.11.25 I made covers for them using sunbrella. The material was breaking down and leaving sticky mess on t
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? Michael Davis at 9:37pm 04.11.25 . I'm worried that its such a thin area of threads though. Three threads are as strong as the bolt
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 jssailem at 9:10pm 04.11.25 the Hitachi and is 35 amps. It is smart to do a power worksheet identifying the amount of amp hour
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:50pm 04.11.25 So maybe I am looking at this wrong. I see the forward lean in the mast and the forward leaning seat
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? Project_Mayhem at 8:42pm 04.11.25 I prefer rivets for this application after I had a screw seize and snap due to corrosion. I guess th
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Project_Mayhem at 8:34pm 04.11.25 I wonder if old sail fabric would make a good cover. dj I have one fender with a fleece cover tha
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? (2) thinwater at 8:31pm 04.11.25 That was a great article, thank you. It answered my question about using aluminum rivets on an alu
H310 Shoal Keel Bent jssailem at 8:09pm 04.11.25
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:03pm 04.11.25
B&R rig tuning take 1 jssailem at 8:02pm 04.11.25 is your mast actually raked forward? You don't want that. This is a fact that is valid for all boa
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hayden Watson at 8:02pm 04.11.25 If your battery is LFP it absolutely does not need the regulator to be modified by battery temperatu

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