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Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 9:19am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/4640 I was having a discussion with others in our marina, and debating the pros and cons of covering a bo
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig LorneB at 6:39am 10.15.21 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2895 I've just joined this forum and would be interested to hear if any other member knows why so many of
Winterizing 272le melevans25 at 6:36am 10.15.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I upgraded from a 25 to a 272 LE this past summer. I have never winterized a boat or anything before
Replacing Cabin Sole (2) RoyS at 5:49am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 22/4391 The cabin sole in my forty year old boat needs to be replaced. Spent yesterday tearing the old Teak
Hornets All U Get at 9:14pm 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1573 Hiii all, We had our boat launched last week and needed some masthead work done. As we set up for
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:57pm 10.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1404 We are the new owners of a Beneteau Oceanis 43, 2008. We have in-mast furling and now need to replac
H34 Compression Post ScottFreeRick at 5:28pm 10.14.21 Big Boats 11/2756 We purchased a 83 Hunter 34 approximately one year ago. The surveyor checked the the compression po
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage mesmith1122 at 2:03pm 10.14.21 Big Boats 7/1506 Does anyone have a picture of where the engine bilge blower on the Hunter 42 Passage is suppose to v
Rigging PBrown at 12:03pm 10.14.21 Smaller Boats 2/1412 I want to re-rig my home-made, wooden, fourteen-foot lateen rig ro a stayed-mast with jib. Does anyo
Available boat slip in New Smyrna Florida area CLindskog at 11:47am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/824
Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Apex at 3:32am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2473 I have some rudder repair to complete, what is teh general consensus on rudder repairs? Pourable F
Colvic Countess 28 Scraigward at 1:59am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 3/2626 Hi there, bit of a longshot but does anyone have any experience with the Colvic Countess 28? I'm in
Hunter 45 wrap around window gatrnoles2 at 1:41pm 10.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/780 I am looking at buying a hunter 45, but the wrap around window has separated from its seals in sever
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! kappykaplan at 6:00am 10.13.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1052 Go Navy, Beat Army! :beer:
Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon lmddmc at 5:46am 10.13.21 Day Sailers 5/1660 I have a 65 widgeon and want to put some kind of tiller tamer on the tiller I have the updated trav
FP hose clamp failure (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:40pm 10.12.21 Big Boats 2/883 My Fischer Panda Mini 12 generator shut down automatically when the exhaust manifold sensor reached
H280 Rudder Depth? rhiggins at 1:33pm 10.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/774 Does anyone know or know where I could find specs on the draft of my rudder? I can only find specs
Auto pilot installation mounting suggestions Andiamo 34 at 1:23pm 10.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/767 I am mounting and RAM TO auto pilot and to get the right height I need to mount it on a double stack
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture (2) Captain.Olives at 1:05pm 10.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1694 So I got a bit ham fisted when removing my raw water pump this past weekend on my new to me Catalina
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System (2) John Marrone at 12:34pm 10.12.21 Catalina 22 6/5108 Inherited a slip with pulley system attached on rear piling of slip, each side. This system is new t

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Dyneema Double Eye FlimFlamII at 6:06pm 10.23.24 Why do you want to replace it? I would not use dyneema. Use 3 turns of 3/8" line. Replacing becau
Dyneema Double Eye JoeWhite at 6:03pm 10.23.24 Why do you want to replace it? I would not use dyneema. Use 3 turns of 3/8" line.
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission ggrizzard at 5:50pm 10.23.24 The patent will be voided after Dr. Brown wins his law suit. And, the article gives no credit to the
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table shemandr at 5:00pm 10.23.24 I think templating could serve you well. Space is precious. The 356 has a decent sized cockpit but
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 5:00pm 10.23.24 We don't have base plates on our halyard winches, but they would be helpful. The line does want to
What is this stuff on my hull? illusion1024 at 4:44pm 10.23.24 There is this possibility... Anton Shkaplerov, who will return to the ISS next month, says cotton
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table Reverie2016 at 4:42pm 10.23.24 Thanks shemandr I guess we've been lucky to not have too many collapses (also dont have dogs aboard)
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:32pm 10.23.24 propeller shaft bracket dropping down as seen the attached picture. Finally figured out what this
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? BigEasy at 4:15pm 10.23.24 how the heck does one get it out without serious destruction of the cabinetry around it? It clea
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 Ralph Johnstone at 4:13pm 10.23.24 Can you supply a shot from a little further back to help us understand what we're looking at ?
DS II Very Sticky Centerboard (2) Sunbird22358 at 3:21pm 10.23.24 Adding info about how I ground a little off the top corner of my centerboard to reduce some of the s
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification sailcapt340 at 3:16pm 10.23.24 Probably a wrong choice of wording on my part. I mean using the handle to get the antifreeze throug
What is this stuff on my hull? jssailem at 2:53pm 10.23.24 There is this possibility... Anton Shkaplerov, who will return to the ISS next month, says cotton s
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Tally Ho at 2:49pm 10.23.24 I never mentioned exactly how many gallons but I'd guess ~10-15. It is a very unique shape and as p
What is this stuff on my hull? shemandr at 2:42pm 10.23.24 What stumps me is the material survived power washing apparently retaining a bulbous shape. Even ta
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 2:26pm 10.23.24 Len. Great story. It seams that many of our boat challenges are dealing with convenience items.:big
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:18pm 10.23.24
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 1:45pm 10.23.24 Len. Great story. It seams that many of our boat challenges are dealing with convenience items.:bigg
35.5 running rigging jssailem at 1:39pm 10.23.24 From the link provided by @kappykaplan, Page 48 of this pdf. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloa
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 1:27pm 10.23.24 One needs to approach such dilemmas from a positive view point. Like after the showers there will b

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