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What are these screw things called (1) bearnance at 8:25pm 06.26.24 Ask All Sailors 37/1515 225633 I need helpppppp. For the downhaul on my catalina 16.5
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) GreggS at 1:49pm 06.26.24 Ask An Oday Owner 6/464 Hi. Just bought an old O25 and launched it last week. So far, so good. But I would like to do a few
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 11:21am 06.26.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/750 Does anyone know the part number for the engine choke cable for this model Beneteau and a source? Sh
Small Boat to teach Grandchild captstu at 8:26am 06.26.24 Smaller Boats 6/315 Hi, I'm interesed in purchasing a small boat - around the size of a Dolphin Senior - to teach my gr
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness DArcy at 3:39pm 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 2/326 The clear windows in my dodger are past their useful life and need to be replaced. The side windows
In-mast furling mechanism is slipping on Hunter 33 ADW-Canada at 1:17pm 06.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/246 I've recently purchased a 2008 Hunter 33 with in-mast furling. At the end of our first sail when we
Stearn furler joint connectors needed (2) LOWmarine at 9:24am 06.25.24 Parts Search 0/143 So, my old 1986 mirage 25 furler has broken at least 4 foil joint connectors... I think it's a stea
Stearn furler joint connectors needed: (2) LOWmarine at 9:20am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 1/185 225611225611
DC breaker/switch panel questions Seadoc at 9:16am 06.25.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/566 I'm doing a rewire of my '85 Mac 25. Would like your thoughts on how many circuits I'll need so I ca
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 8:37am 06.25.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/372 I want to replace the compass and the depth finder. Neither instrument works. I can get by without a
Best Place to post " boat for sale" odaydokay at 6:35am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 8/533 My wife and I (78 and 75 y.o. respectively) are talking about finally giving up our boat. Maybe end
Furler woes bob45 at 4:04am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 14/564 Hi! I am looking for advice on some furler issues. I haven an old harken mk1 furler that has started
Okd J24 traveler repair (2) G0ri11@ at 3:49pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/246 After being docked over a particularly windy period, the shackle on my traveler seems to have popped
Bed-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Skipper J at 2:43pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/400 Hi, I would appreciate comments regarding the suitability of using Bed-it Tape instead of silicone
Removing ceiling light pcjrusso at 11:24am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/222 Can anyone help me to remove this type of ceiling light
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1038 Yanmar20gm sat for a few years 2-3 wo being started. Got it started using starter fluid and it ran f
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 10:50am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/636 I have clean clear water that accumulates in the bilge compartment at base of mast and the one adjac
Tartan Fantail questions Aksaildog at 8:10am 06.24.24 Tartan 14/749 Hello fellow sailor, I live in Montana and sail on a lake and most likely my sailing will be day and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/814 I've been chasing my tail on this issue since I launched. My little two stroke inboard engine doesn'
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 mavexe at 6:43am 06.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/198

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Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? mforum at 6:37pm 11.04.24 Thanks all for the input. I was able to find a local welder who built me new tank.
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? thinwater at 6:34pm 11.04.24 I was able to confirm the suspect leak with dye under black light (green dot inside the red drawn c
Turnbuckle lubricant? dLj at 5:54pm 11.04.24 The best anti-galling compound for stainless on stainless threaded fasteners that I've ever used is:
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light (1) Straycat22296 at 5:51pm 11.04.24 Hella Marine 8504 Masthead/Floodlight I replaced my original steaming / deck light with this. The de
Oday28 Clutch Cargo at 5:17pm 11.04.24 Unfortunately, I will not be heading up to my boat (she is on the hard) until Saturday. if you can
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49pm 11.04.24 @Rick Webb thank you for the referral. The website lists only the h240 but did leave a message to
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) shemandr at 4:43pm 11.04.24 Just note that those of you who want the latest and the greatest that works for maybe five years. T
Dammit, Jim shemandr at 4:18pm 11.04.24 it would be nice if there were a fat lady to sing. 'Cause it gets late early out there and then no
Left over Cetol up for grabs TimFromLI at 3:56pm 11.04.24 You might want to pick up some bloxygen. That and some quart cans might allow you to store it a litt
Dammit, Jim kappykaplan at 3:46pm 11.04.24 Basically... both models indicate Dammit Jim... or just Jim... Just goes to show us that hurri
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) kappykaplan at 3:38pm 11.04.24 Assuming the unit is 14 years old, it doesn't owe you anything and is well past its planned support
Hunter 26/260 trailers Rick Webb at 3:23pm 11.04.24 Sail Trailers
GOB Gone? Blitz at 2:37pm 11.04.24 for those of you that downloaded GOB issues How many issues were there in 2024? I got issue 155 - M
Varnishing difficulties. Blitz at 2:27pm 11.04.24 Tack cloth... You can buy them or make them. They are a useful tool to improve the quality of your
Turnbuckle lubricant? thinwater at 1:43pm 11.04.24 We are talking about TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. You do NOT use the same lubricant for both. Bronze/
Left over Cetol up for grabs Don S/V ILLusion at 1:33pm 11.04.24
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 marek416 at 1:26pm 11.04.24 Considering the forces on the standing rigging, can this damage cause a catastrophic failure in it
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 12:48pm 11.04.24 you can see the wear on the shaft (under the stuffing box flax) from years of service Probably 40
Left over Cetol up for grabs BigEasy at 12:15pm 11.04.24 That's A LOT of Cetol!!
Oday28 shemandr at 12:09pm 11.04.24 . Does anyone knows the transom angle of the oday28? You could take it off the line diagram here,

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