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ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? (2) joelm100 at 4:44pm 06.01.22 Big Boats 3/1355 Good afternoon all, I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted-
Diver services recommendation - Annapolis area Manny at 4:15pm 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 1/799 I seem to be having trouble finding a diver to clean my prop ' thru-hulls, and replace a zinc in the
Mast.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:03pm 06.01.22 Pearson 7/1753 Hello... Im trying to verify information obtained thru Google regarding the lenght of the mast of a
Connector for large white cable at Mast Step stephen_i_w at 1:01pm 06.01.22 Catalina 310 2/815 I cannot get access to the connector for the large white cable at the mast step of my C315. I belie
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2295 I had some gelcoat mixed by a local shop. When I asked how many drops of MEKP per ounce I should use
Replacing windows Hunter DS45 - Tony at 11:42am 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 4/442 Have a 2007 DS45 and need to replace the windows. Need to confirm material (suspect plexiglass), but
Need info on O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 11:13am 06.01.22 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1891 I'm finishing up rebuilding my bow. It appears that my stem may have some additional bolts installed
Converting Cable/Quadrant steering to torque tube on a '09 H31 StephenD at 10:59am 06.01.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/470 The only reason I'm asking if anyone's ever considered or done this is that I'm wondering about remo
O'Day 25 Head jerry_911 at 9:56am 06.01.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1728 I'm a bit confused (which is fairly normal) concerning the factory supplied head configuration. I h
Sailaway Simulation Tedd at 9:18am 06.01.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/1004 To slake my sailing addiction while I'm between boats, I've started fooling around with Sailaway, th
Beacon Near Point Grey (1) Tedd at 9:05am 06.01.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1756 While scouting out some potential routes for my next boat, I noticed the beacon highlighted in the s
Mercury 5hp Outboard Shifting / Starting Problem (1) JonnyEp at 8:07am 06.01.22 Smaller Boats 1/1148 Last weekend I made a mistake and tried to start the motor without having the external fuel tank air
EV 100 autopilot drive belt (1) StephenD at 7:11am 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1523 Question: Do the ST4000 MK I, ST4000 MK II, and EV100 all use the same drive belt on the wheel ring?
Being contacted Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20am 06.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1724 The other day I got a private message from someone who was looking at a boat having stated he read a
Launching Wind Song Summer 2022 (1) TaborKP! at 6:17am 06.01.22 Alden General Chat 1/5667 After a Covid sojourn on the hard, and many system, rigging, and cosmetic upgrades, Wind Song retur
Escalating Clearance Sale in Progress Phil Herring at 8:22pm 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 0/503 We need to clear some space in our massive (j/k) Seattle warehouse, so we are reducing the price of
Problem lowering the main (3) Rabe at 7:15pm 05.31.22 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1555 When lowering the main sail, the cars fall out of the track. The "stop" doesn't stay put allows the
Beneteau 323 railing item (1) nitrogenase at 7:08pm 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1248 When purchasing out boat, this item was on the railing. It was no longer there when we took ownershi
Looking for a Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 7:07pm 05.31.22 Day Sailers 1/637 I have what I think is a 1974 Widgeon. I've had it on the water a few times. It's a blast. But,
Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 7:03pm 05.31.22 Parts Search 2/930 Lost my entire rudder assembly when the boat went turtle this past weekend. The "spring" device app

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Anchor Swivel BigEasy at 1:15pm 07.06.25 Why do you want an anchor swivel? For the vast majority of sailors, a swivel is not needed. Ag
Anchor Swivel dLj at 1:05pm 07.06.25 Hello I just purchased a 1985 C&C 32,I have a 25 pound plow anchor. What size anchor swivel should
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:55pm 07.06.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 12:45pm 07.06.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:29pm 07.06.25 Not to be argumentative, but where did he say that? He said today in another post: Today at 7:37 A
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question timpete at 12:11pm 07.06.25 Reporting back, I got my local loft to make me a 110 that I have on a CDI FF2. Works great! I can sa
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) BigEasy at 11:55am 07.06.25 I made it a point to be present while it was removed because I needed to be sure that a legitimat
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 11:50am 07.06.25 How long did the unused Plexus MA310 last? Probably a year. Keep it stored in climate contro
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 11:34am 07.06.25 How long is "it hasn't run in awhile." Are we talking a few years, a few months, a few weeks etc.
Glue to attach handle to hatch WillN2Sail at 11:28am 07.06.25 How long did the unused Plexus MA310 last? Thanks. I realized I've got hinges, these latches and th
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) thinwater at 10:55am 07.06.25 My boat is finally out of his yard and I'm trying to get it to a DIY yard to employ the wonderful a
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 10:51am 07.06.25 Again, not to be unkind, but the OP thought that there were OK repairs... Greg Not to be argum
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine (1) dlochner at 10:42am 07.06.25 ORCA is more of a controller and does look like an interesting tool for route plotting. The mapping
Fill your water tanks easily Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:40am 07.06.25 You need to know that no matter how cheap or expensive, the are only 2 types of shore water pressure
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Clutch Cargo at 10:37am 07.06.25 Maps?
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 10:36am 07.06.25 I think the prior 4 four posts are ignoring the above part of the OP's post #111. He is working to
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 10:23am 07.06.25 ... I'm trying to get it to a DIY yard to employ the wonderful advice from this thread. I think t
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] colemj at 10:05am 07.06.25 When I first checked the dipstick, the oil had kind of a grey color. I checked it again later, and
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 9:55am 07.06.25 My boat is finally out of his yard Here is some of the work. These photos reinforce my philo
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? twodzusfittings at 9:32am 07.06.25

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