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Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 12:19pm 06.02.22 Catalina 22 12/2163 One thing that's still a difficult thing for me and typically requires me to leave the cockpit is br
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 9:39am 06.02.22 Catalina 310 15/2872 I recently purchased a 2001 310 that had been under a little neglect. I spent a hefty $5K after pur
O'Day trailer stand height Forseer at 9:25am 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/257 I will be hauling out O'Day 272LE/SL and I have a borrowed trailer without the stands. I need the st
Cheoy Lee Clipper 33 Prop Shaft Diameter (1) fstbttms at 7:13am 06.02.22 Engines and Propulsion 0/614 Buehler? Buehler?
2003 473 seeking toerail Brainstormer at 9:18pm 06.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/685 I am seeking an 8 ft piece of teak toerail. It's the midship starboard section. Manufacturer is use
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? (2) joelm100 at 4:44pm 06.01.22 Big Boats 3/1360 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 2/817 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 11/2296 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 11/1892 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 9/1729 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 0/1007 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 9/1758 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 1/1149 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 1/5673 After a Covid sojourn on the hard, and many system, rigging, and cosmetic upgrades, Wind Song retur

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Anchor Swivel Foswick at 9:36am 07.07.25 Since the question was "what size", not "do I need" ... I do not subscribe to the idea that it is a
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Project_Mayhem at 9:16am 07.07.25 Very interested in hearing feedback on this. Regardless, a proper cleaning and lube of the slugs/sli
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed Project_Mayhem at 9:13am 07.07.25 I saw a 260 being towed a few months back. It looked HUGE! The wireless controller is a big help.
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS Project_Mayhem at 9:11am 07.07.25 We have an issue with birds sitting on the lifelines. I'm thinking a solid piece of fabric to form a
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 8:48am 07.07.25
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] JoeWhite at 8:15am 07.07.25 I am not sure what engine we are dealing with but on my Universal engine the heat exchanger has end
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Compass Rose oh at 8:07am 07.07.25 I have a 77 C30 with an A4 when I bought it the distributor was put in 180 degrees out and it ran ok
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS JoeWhite at 8:02am 07.07.25 Yes, ribbons work. For the bow I have two lengths on left and right side tied to the bow pulpit back
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? LouisMK at 7:58am 07.07.25
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS dmax at 7:35am 07.07.25 No, just in the fore-triangle - the ribbon was shiny and I think all the reflections just made them
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS dhandzy at 7:24am 07.07.25 I had the same problem with cormorants, nasty mess. The solution I used that finally worked was to
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS dmax at 7:18am 07.07.25 I had the same problem with cormorants, nasty mess. The solution I used that finally worked was to a
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (1) sailcapt340 at 7:12am 07.07.25 On my 340 there is a weep hole in the stringer that is just behind the engine compartment. This is
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed h2o_snow at 7:08am 07.07.25 I use a small 4 wheeler winch with a portable battery pack & reinforced gin pole. Great for single
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS (1) Kermit at 7:04am 07.07.25 Only 9 years too late for me. I ended up hoisting a pig stick and added a line diagonally across th
Tropical Depression 3 Kermit at 6:55am 07.07.25 The storm was good to us inlanders. Beautiful Saturday with cooler temp, clear blue sky and occasion
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS BigEasy at 6:50am 07.07.25 Wow! :yikes: Makes me thankful that I only have to deal with purple martins when they are on locati
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 6:43am 07.07.25 Was definitely past time to replace those fittings! That situation was a catastrophe waiting to hap
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 6:12am 07.07.25 @artboas The minimum they could have offered is to look up my account and offer the pro-rate my "sub
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations hawkroxx at 6:00am 07.07.25 If I can get the measurements, I can draw up a plan, and maybe make a "how to" on fitting an unorigi

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