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Rope Cutter Bloodyboat at 12:03pm 03.11.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1152 Has anyone successfully fitted a rope cutter to a Beneteau 373?
Mast light LTDARR at 11:40am 03.11.10 Smaller Boats 0/941 Still trying to find out what mast light was installed on a new 18.5, thanks.
Possible Rudder problems jimrjackson at 11:26am 03.11.10 Big Boats 4/2480 I am experiencing a shimmy when under sail or power, usually when the boat is doing 4.5 knots or mor
Traveler position gary at 10:43am 03.11.10 Smaller Boats 11/1691 So I could put on a larger dodger on my H22 I was wondering about moving the main sheet traveler to
Hull Coating CSebago at 10:36am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1509 Ahoy there- I have a Macgregor 26D Made about 1984?. I bought it used and it has an ablative coating
Hull Coating ? CSebago at 10:32am 03.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1389 Ahoy there - I have a 26D. I bought it used and it has an ablative coating. I sail on fresh water 95
Nylon Sail Shackles KEPPEL at 9:43am 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1526 Where can I source the nylon ubolt schackles that came stock on my 1989 30' Hunter? These are the ny
30T Rudder design flaw Steve Parfet at 9:41am 03.11.10 Seidelmann 1/2596 My 1980 30T rudder was made with dissimilar metals which almost caused a catastrophic breakdown. Wh
Seeking Marina recommendation -Mid Chesapeake area Royal Flush at 9:09am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1666 I'm looking for a marina that won't break the bank. I might be able to keep the boat if I can get my
Fresh to salt water boating pbf3 at 7:48am 03.11.10 Big Boats 7/1515 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 in great condition. What is required to convert it from fresh water (it has
M-25 Electrical rbmcintire at 7:00am 03.11.10 Catalina 30 16/2639 New C-30 owner, "long-time listener, first-time caller". I've read several of the threads on configu
max crew-laden weight-im restoring hull floor. wulfe67 at 5:41am 03.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1687 hello,im wondering if the wood deck in the hull floor when first made counted against the 628lb disp
Gush and Bilidge Pump (2) Lookout at 4:56am 03.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2242 I am the new and proud owner of a Catalina 27, 1977 hull number 2525. I have a few head scratching q
Time for another head malyea at 3:32am 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1246 My new to me '82 H30 has a Mansfield Model 751 that needs a rebuild kit. I haven't tested it yet - b
Rudder bearing basia at 1:29am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2272 Hello Everyone, I'm trying to find where to buy a rudder bearing for Bavaria 39. If you could tell
Rudder bearing basia at 1:26am 03.11.10 Bavaria 1/2860 Hello everyone, I'm looking for a rudder bearing for Bavaria 39. Could You tell me where to buy it?
Noisy Head Pump Handle med2463 at 11:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 2/288 We are starting to use our boat now after po and us not using it for several months. The head pump
Leaving finally sailaway78 at 8:50pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2464 Well, after sitting here on my duff for seemingly months, finally going to get out of here tomorrow
Mounting a wind vane & mast float on 146 esterhazyinoz at 8:26pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 15/8879 I noticed some photos posted on this forum showing some owners (146/170) that have a mast float and
Fiber glass work under keel blueberry at 8:02pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3004 I have my 31 foot Irwin sailboat in my backyard on trailer. I would like to do fiberglass work und

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Rudder damage discovered after bottom paint removal to gelcoat sail sfbay at 4:14pm 04.25.22 My reo cents...yard has the right approach.
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 4:13pm 04.25.22 Nice! Please make one for me! :) Is this a joke? dj
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 4:12pm 04.25.22 I made my own. Took 1/4" diameter 316 stainless rod, one longer, one shorter, with about a 1 1/2" d
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 4:09pm 04.25.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Potable Water Fittings Nichole340 at 4:06pm 04.25.22 That would be whatever Hunter used in 2000. They have screw on connections with stainless steel fer
Annual WAxing ROutine Siamese at 4:03pm 04.25.22 If you follow Mainesail's advice (I sure do), then you'll notice he doesn't recommend you use any so
Update Bad Obsession at 3:54pm 04.25.22
Potentially dangerous forestay situation jviss at 3:47pm 04.25.22 Thanks for sharing!
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Steve_Catalina at 3:27pm 04.25.22 My Mark II is keel stepped. Joe white, Interesting, Catalina introduced the MK11 at the Atlanta
Paddlewheel Protection Allan12210 at 3:25pm 04.25.22 Same as the folks above. We were only around on weekends so it got pulled every time we would head f
Paddlewheel Protection dlochner at 3:23pm 04.25.22 As others have said, just pull the transducer and clean it once in a while or when it stops working.
So I found this bolt ... Rick486 at 3:12pm 04.25.22 Perhaps not structural due to the counter sunk head. Looks like a bolt that would retain a part to a
Paddlewheel Protection Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 04.25.22 Years ago I used "Transducer Paint". Tiny bottle, very expensive. Then I stopped using it and put
Potable Water Fittings jviss at 3:02pm 04.25.22 My original plumbing, with the all the tees and elbows are antiquated and need replacing. As well a
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jrussnogle at 2:58pm 04.25.22
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. shemandr at 2:48pm 04.25.22 Yup, all over the map! What do you want? Put aside the price or value question. But realisticall
Paddlewheel Protection kappykaplan at 2:48pm 04.25.22 I generally only sail on the weekends (that may change after I retire), so pull the transducer when
Trans oil Benny17441 at 2:43pm 04.25.22 The type of fluid to be used is recommended by the transmission manufacturer but be aware that the O
Paddlewheel Protection lehighsail at 2:41pm 04.25.22 During the spring, summer and fall, I usually use the boat a couple of times a week.
Paddlewheel Protection Don S/V ILLusion at 2:37pm 04.25.22

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