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standing rigging replacement juan rius at 2:49pm 05.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/486 Who knows a good store in florida i need to buy rigging replacement for my 1999 h460 and send it to
Fan placement in the cabin (2) brockangelo at 2:18pm 05.31.22 Catalina 22 8/2167 As I'm preparing for the summer, I'm thinking about where to place fans in the cabin to keep it cool
2020 Mercury 4s 5HP Sailpro: shifter does not stay in Neutral (1) JonnyEp at 1:05pm 05.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 0/381 Last weekend I made a mistake and tried to start the motor without having the external fuel tank air
Galley faucet replacement DRhoads at 12:51pm 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 2/639 I am trying to replace the old faucet with a newer one. the problem I ran into was going from the 15
J scows mconners at 11:19am 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/2380 I am looking to buy a used J Scow made by Johnson Boat Works. Does anyone have any experiance with t
Well its been a while. SVMOONDANCE at 9:55am 05.31.22 Catalina 22 3/543 Sadly time, kids and a registration issue has kept me from finishing the boat. As of now I'll be off
Oceanis 352 - location of refrigerator compressor ("Cold Machine") Thadeus Burns at 9:27am 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/699 I am trying to determine where the refrigerator compressor is located on my 1999 Oceanis 352 which h
Yanmar 4jh engine has a b control panel, what is the proper way to start it up and shut it off? Rick.johnson at 8:50am 05.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2949 Help I just purchased a 87 40 ft hunter legend with a yanmar 4jh engine with the B control panel t
Insurance Premiums jssailem at 7:13am 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2335 Does it make a difference when, the month, you buy your Insurance policy? I wonder as it appears t
Block Specifications KXL at 6:50am 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/994 Where can I find the specifications for the single blocks at the bottom of the mast of my Beneteau 3
Hope everyone had a great weekend (3) brockangelo at 4:43am 05.31.22 Catalina 22 2/517 Got a ton of projects done this weekend, but the one that seems to have made the most impact was get
Laser crazing - is this a problem (3) DanielI at 8:47pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 11/3158
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:46pm 05.30.22 Alden General Chat 7/7757 mrSEsDK3QdU
Raymarine Polar for H34? Mike Oldak at 8:27pm 05.30.22 Big Boats 0/430 I recently installed a new Axiom MFD in my 1984 H34, but they do not have a polar needed to optimize
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Maks_s at 7:22pm 05.30.22 Day Sailers 12/2625 Good day, Just got my O'Day 23-2 1979 and planning some repairs. As a first step planning to clean
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 7:18pm 05.30.22 Big Boats 15/2786 Hey all, well long story short I got her sailed down the Oregon and Northern California coast safely
1967 Schock Endeavor Aux Power DiskoTroop at 6:34pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 1/444
Electrical System info Overload mjsb at 5:29pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/879 To begin with this is a question of possible expensive proportion and still up in the air. The elect
Windows for 1986 Catalina 18 twjohnson at 4:01pm 05.30.22 Smaller Boats 2/945 Can anyone recommend a good source for replacement windows? Thanks.
Charleston sailors- bottom paint recommendation needed rgranger at 3:24pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/462 Hello. I put a coat of petit ablative on my boat in august. She is now covered with a layer of sma

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RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! shemandr at 4:11pm 08.01.25 The Canadian hat is a good looking hat! Worth retrieving. But turns in roughish water have some ri
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! jssailem at 4:08pm 08.01.25 Happy for you and your save. Guess those Canadians are pretty good swimmers. Your story brought bac
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! FastOlson at 3:30pm 08.01.25 I once had my trusty Tilly hat blow off my head.... they have a little piece of closed cell foam ins
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! SteveHughessails at 3:15pm 08.01.25 Nice save! I get that; lost mine heading out in the speed boat once.
Albin Vega 27 first time owner shemandr at 3:12pm 08.01.25 Yeah put in slab reefing. Boom reefing went out with the Twist. My Ranger 29 had it and a PO conve
Albin Vega 27 first time owner PaulK at 2:40pm 08.01.25 Depending on how well the boom furler works - how easy it is to use, how often you need it and what
Heartwarming scene today! PaulK at 2:34pm 08.01.25 We have about 100 kids in the Jr. sailing program at our club each year. Makes it a busy place!
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! PaulK at 2:29pm 08.01.25 Quickstop is what we do for a MOB, and what you did for your hat. Tacking immediately stops the boa
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! dlochner at 1:56pm 08.01.25 Somethings like a good hat are worth the effort. Good job!
Teak upkeep Art12050 at 1:40pm 08.01.25
New LFP House Battery marcham at 1:19pm 08.01.25
New LFP House Battery (2) Tally Ho at 1:11pm 08.01.25
Air in fuel feed Project_Mayhem at 1:04pm 08.01.25 Did you bleed the fuel system properly after servicing it?
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 1:03pm 08.01.25 The end of the shaft is threaded, the threads are visible in the extreme close up photo you provided
3d printing for boats. Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 08.01.25 I was given a problematic printer for free a few months ago. Three hours later it was up and running
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance Ralph Johnstone at 12:53pm 08.01.25 Ralph is right on with his procedure. ONLY if you are: - retired. - do little more than read th
Water maker in the Salish? capta at 12:10pm 08.01.25 I assembled my water maker, after acquiring the high pressure pump. It took me several months of sea
1983 C&C Spreader Wobble shemandr at 11:44am 08.01.25 That seems pretty loose to me. What is the other side like? Assuming that the shroud is at normal t
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Davidasailor26 at 11:33am 08.01.25
rotten deck under the helm kappykaplan at 11:11am 08.01.25 I had an issue several years ago where my helm pedestal was pulling out of the deck. Turned out the

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