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Maintenance of Furler wonbae at 8:09am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1861 My Benateau 321 has a Profurling system, and nothing has been done since the boat was new(1996). I
lock washers John at 8:08am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2736 Okay, here's a question on a little detail: In screwing a machine screw into a threaded piece of met
Rigging change wonbae at 8:06am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1728 How often a set of rigging should be changed? I have a Oceanus 321 purchased in 1996 and have been s
Detergent in holding tank george kornreich at 7:50am 05.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2642 Hi Peggie. What sort of Tide detergent is best (they make gobs of different ones) to loosen the s
Flexible Water Tanks (1) Doug J at 7:29am 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/10140 Can anyone comment about these water tanks, good or bad? I'm thinking of installing one under the v-
Flexible Water Tanks (1) Doug J at 7:24am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1630 Can someone with experience, good or bad, with these tanks give their opinion of them? Are they reli
bld's boat bld855 at 7:17am 05.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1353 how can you bring back the shine to the top side of a 1986 28.5??? any idea how I can get a hold of
Checking My Avatar Only Piratenorm at 7:02am 05.23.10 Catalina 30 2/1613 Just posting this to check my avatar. Fair winds all.
Depth Sounder Problem RussB at 6:11am 05.23.10 S2 4/4678 Greetings, I was out for my spring shakedown cruise and my SignetMarine SL172 depth sounder failed
Building and installing new roller furling Ken Palmer at 5:55am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3117 Last year my old Hood roller furling on my Hunter 33.5 bit the dust, taking with it the forestay. I
Owners cabin leak ajonesey402 at 4:28am 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1878 I've got a leak going on in the aft/owners cabin of my "new to me" Legend 40.5 The rear bulkhead a
Boom channel wufibugs at 10:42pm 05.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1287 The boom on my 1986 Hunter 31' has 2 internal channels, each with rollers at the aft end. A line oc
Head Wall wufibugs at 10:36pm 05.22.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2389 The laminate on the wall in the head that separates the head from the main cabin dining area is dela
trailer winch trouble SeaMoreMike at 7:36pm 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1448 :confused: Pull up to boat ramp, set boat on trailer, hook winch hook to bow eye, slowly drive up ra
Battens needed... Deleted member 78819 at 7:29pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1143 Rigged the sails on my new to me 1991 Hunter 28 this week. The previous owner must have misplaced t
Changing the windows BlindCat at 5:59pm 05.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1897 Hi There, Looks like I have the fever(('^#^#()^+ I am back at fixing an old boat, I have made new*
Why Only One Reef Point - Older Catalina Full Baton Sail rardiH36 at 5:54pm 05.22.10 Big Boats 6/6076 Hello Catalina Owners: For the last couple of years I have been using a second-hand full baton Ca
Proper topping lift rigging for '91 Hunter 23? isaksp00 at 5:24pm 05.22.10 Smaller Boats 11/6422 Just bought a '91 Hunter 23. Previous owner had, I think, modified the topping lift by attaching a w
tilting bow thruster rbrown77138 at 2:20pm 05.22.10 Trailer Sailors 22/5887 Well I'm the one that automated the keel on my Helsen 22. I have added a bow thruster, a remote con
How to cut Mainsail on 28.5 for Bimini jamescyu at 2:18pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2147 I am installing a custom bimini on my H28.5 with 6 foot 1 inch headroom. I got a sail maker to cut t

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 ice breaker at 5:21pm 06.20.22 There are lots of bolts that after commissioning and some time in service are supposed to be re torq
Keel bolt Triple B at 5:11pm 06.20.22
Keel bolt Triple B at 5:10pm 06.20.22 And Pidek is ....................... ? Autocorrect kills me. Pitting is the word
Bahamas Hurricane History Revealed jssailem at 5:08pm 06.20.22 Very interesting. It appears that the hurricane activity coincided with the grand age of sailing. Be
Keel bolt (1) Tally Ho at 5:01pm 06.20.22
Yeti Goal Zero Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 06.20.22 What are you looking to power with your AC circuit? That will help you decide if the capacity of th
Yeti Goal Zero (1) Tally Ho at 4:52pm 06.20.22 Aloha, Saw the Yeti Goal Zero power supply and was wondering if anyone was able to basically power
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal Tally Ho at 4:45pm 06.20.22 I am trying to get to the port side water tank on my 1983 Hunter 34 but see no screws on the wooden
Universal M18 unattached hose kappykaplan at 4:35pm 06.20.22 Great info Stu and Kappy. Thank you You are quite welcome! :beer:
Bahamas Hurricane History Revealed dlochner at 4:35pm 06.20.22 The frequency is one thing, the intensity is another. After spending month in the Abacos this spring
Bahamas Hurricane History Revealed (1) walt at 4:31pm 06.20.22 Interesting that the peaks in the Bahamas reconstruction both occur during the "Little Ice Age" ped
Drain cover sail sfbay at 4:04pm 06.20.22 Welcome to the forum!! Consider this........fabricate a teak box frame covered with large amount of
Selling a Boat Without a Broker Morgan donor at 4:02pm 06.20.22 I sold two 38' boats one with, one without a broker. The broker was from a highly regarded dealershi
Universal M18 unattached hose boater7cs at 3:51pm 06.20.22 Great info Stu and Kappy. Thank you
How do you keep the birds at bay? Kermit at 3:29pm 06.20.22 We had an H23 as our first boat and made the modest move up to am H240 Bring it on down to Wateree
Dock line noise. sail sfbay at 3:27pm 06.20.22 Same question came up on this thread: Do your docklines squeak? I finally solved it! \| Sailboat Owne
Dock line noise. Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 06.20.22
Dock line noise. dlochner at 3:20pm 06.20.22 Are you sure it is the dock lines and not the fenders? Try less tension on the lines.
Bahamas Hurricane History Revealed Rick Webb at 3:14pm 06.20.22 Somebody will look at that and to scare everybody say there is a peak every 300 years and we are ove
INVERTER SET UP twodzusfittings at 3:03pm 06.20.22 Are you sure 700 watts will run your coffee maker? Not sure. its an old style Farberware coffee p

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