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Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? (4) flightlead404 at 5:51am 12.06.21 Big Boats 23/3542 Hi All Ongoing saga with the windlass on my '07 Hunter 38. I'm trying to remove it to replace bear
Flag Clips (3) patbratton at 5:32am 12.06.21 Smaller Boats 6/1729 Having not yet rigged flag halyards on the Wet Dog I tried using flag clips that I purchased from Am
Lewmar Hatch handle O ring (1) Gary Ryan at 4:20am 12.06.21 Ask All Sailors 4/672 Hey Guys, looking to locate o rings for our Lemwar Hatches. I've tried local hardware and marine su
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 7:10pm 12.05.21 Mid-Size Boats 17/2788 So I got some free time and started the charger change. First step clean up what the previous owne
Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System DBG21661 at 4:56pm 12.05.21 Bristol 2/2503 I've just purchased a 1984 Bristol 38.8, and now I have some chores to do. She has the original Uni
Dink on davits Capt Andy at 3:27pm 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/940 Does anyone know the availability of hardware to attach to an air floor dinghy that will allow the d
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? Shorefun at 12:28pm 12.05.21 Day Sailers 3/766 I know I can get them for $8 ea here. I am curious if they are from something else and they can be b
What do you store on-deck? Phil Herring at 10:25am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 36/4672 Most of us want to carry some big stuff aboard, either for long voyages or simple convenience at anc
Christening the WET DOG (5) patbratton at 9:25am 12.05.21 Smaller Boats 7/1198 Yesterday, Saturday, 12-4-21, we christened the WET DOG. The whole family was there with some friend
self tacking jib stephen covey at 8:18am 12.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/5348 I just purchased a new Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 which was ordered with a traditional genoa. I had a sel
SeaSprite 23. (10) ScottMac at 7:58am 12.05.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2741
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) CaptainRan at 10:09pm 12.04.21 Smaller Boats 10/1240 I am redesigning the crutch mount. I would like to remove the bolts in the old cutch mount (shown in
Solar Eclipse for Penguins jssailem at 12:43pm 12.04.21 Weather and Forecasting 1/781 Yes today is the day, for you to be in Antarctica if your enjoy watching the total solar eclipse.
Third Propulsion Option Plymouth Sailor at 8:05am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2296 Dear Fellow Sailors: Question if I may: Has anyone covered themselves from issues with an inboard m
Getting cables to reach bus bar (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 12.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1842 One of my winter projects will be to replace our Beneteau master ground interrupt switch with a grou
BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Bluenose at 4:54am 12.04.21 Bristol 2/921 BRISTOL 24 - BALLAST WEIGHT Does any one know the actual weight of the ballast in a Bristol 24?
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 6:22pm 12.03.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2987 Do I need to replace little hatch and inside little lid cover?
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement J Spry at 1:36pm 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/554 Hi Everyone, I am replacing my throttle and shit cable. Does anyone know what the length are or what
What color for your Bimini? Andiamo 34 at 10:51am 12.03.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3987 We have dark blue canvas that has been on the boat a couple past its prime, but the color still look
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 8:45am 12.03.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/2271 This was somewhat one of those Covid projects that got a fair amount of use last winter in Arizona b

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Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? jssailem at 10:27am 03.22.25 I've seen too much HDPE sag or crack in the sun. Is this a universal problem with HDPE or are ther
Keel holes jssailem at 10:23am 03.22.25 That helps. It sounds like the holes were drilled while seeking to empty the bilge. Drilling holes i
Keel holes dLj at 10:21am 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
Keel holes dwillems at 10:06am 03.22.25 It looks like the fairing compound at the trailing edge of the keel joint was ground back (as well
Astronauts to Return in good weather. BigEasy at 9:19am 03.22.25 Didn't NASA plan for such a contingency? Well, I guess that the contingency is Russia or Spac
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? thinwater at 8:56am 03.22.25 I always wonder if I have ever been that dreaded "previous owner." Projects on my PDQ were often us
Mini Globe Race 2025 SteveHughessails at 8:23am 03.22.25
Hunter 356 rub rail removal gene thompson at 7:59am 03.22.25 Thanks, perfect information
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? Gene Neill at 7:56am 03.22.25 Don't be "that guy." The real problem with HDPE for hatch is that it will sag over time if it is s
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller Joe at 7:52am 03.22.25 Is it Harken track? (which is proprietary). There's a bunch on this page.......... ..... see anyth
7 Years no haul out Rich 35.5 at 7:42am 03.22.25 When planning transits on the ICW, be aware that some bridges will not open if the wind is above a
Astronauts to Return in good weather. jssailem at 7:29am 03.22.25 How about if anyone at Space Station gets critically ill in need of surgery, are they out of luck?
Astronauts to Return in good weather. Benny17441 at 7:22am 03.22.25 Didn't NASA plan for such a contingency? Two Astronauts travel to the Space Station and get strand
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 7:20am 03.22.25 Mark, I was able to upgrade the windlass on my boat. Due to the shape of our chain locker it does
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 7:00am 03.22.25 With a rigid extension, you can do all the prep in the boat ready area instead of on the ramp. Some
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop colemj at 6:51am 03.22.25 I put a dial indicator on the shaft and measured .1 inches if I recall correctly (engine off, by ha
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop colemj at 6:47am 03.22.25 That's not too bad, but the holes in the blades are starting to wear. It isn't causing any alignmen
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 6:40am 03.22.25 When planning transits on the ICW, be aware that some bridges will not open if the wind is above a
Stuck Seidelmann 245 centerboard dmax at 6:30am 03.22.25 You need to make sure there isn't any growth, rocks or anything else in the centerboard case, this i
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like dmax at 6:25am 03.22.25 Water may be forced up the column through the centerboard slot when sailing - this is not unusual, m

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