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I still don't quite get rule #2... Tally Ho at 11:42am 01.06.22 Ask All Sailors 88/10841 Here is a good little reminder video from Progressive Insurance about boating safety. qqFKUaMpdXA
Beneteau 41.1 O - AC / Heater winterize AwwShucks at 5:35pm 01.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1111 All - new to the Beneteau family (2018 41.1 Oceanis) and having an issue with final item in winteriz
Convoluted Light air at 2:35pm 01.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1537 My avatar and in my previous posts, I talked about the '85 Hunter 25.5 that I was getting ready to f
Cloth bag for my Garmin (2) patbratton at 2:35pm 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 5/745 My Hunter 240 came with an installed mount for a Garmin ECHOMAP Plus 44. I am still in a learning mo
Does any body recognize this and where to replace (1) sailermaned at 12:42pm 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1558 201504
Is there access to nut for bolt that holds the headsail traveler track? fullbore at 12:17pm 01.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1169
Greetings, does anyone know what make of manual windlass this is ? It's similar to a Sea tiger 555 but has the letters "GD" on the side. Thanks . (1) Mike Dee at 11:36am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 2/765 201502
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 11:21am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2095 Man, my bunk is so hard. I'm a big guy and I'm actually getting bruises on my hips from hips from
Second Battery drewlamparello at 9:47am 01.05.22 Catalina 275 14/3341 In the Pimp thread Cody discusses adding a second battery. I'm starting this focused thread to get
ocean proofing a Legend 41AC? leemarkadams at 9:34am 01.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/824 Hi all, Possibly looking to cross the Atlantic later this year in the 41AC we have (Canary Islands
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Daryl V at 9:25am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 18/7566 Tying off to a dock ring, Safest knot to use... my boat ( 24.5' ) may sit up to a week without me
Jibing The Mainsail Don Guillette at 9:08am 01.05.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 38/10073 This subject is dear to my heart because it almost seriously injured or killed me. I was on a Newpor
1" waste tank vent fitting Captain America Steve Rogers at 8:10am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 7/811 Hello Everyone In the process of replacing all the waste hoses on my tank, and after reading Peggie'
Shroud Protector Installation (1) SirMichael at 7:49am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3388 I bought some new Davis Shroud Protector Covers for the lifelines on my boat. The cables underne
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? (3) MarcinS at 10:55pm 01.04.22 Big Boats 13/2320 On the previous two boats I had classic tunnel rudders, they worked effectively, maybe they were a
Custom full boat cover BC Bernie at 9:09pm 01.04.22 Catalina 310 10/2053 It's rare to have full on snow here that lasts for over a week, but luckily, I had the good fortune
O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 7:31pm 01.04.22 Day Sailers 4/940 I just wanted to say Hi. I bought a 73 O'Day 20 yesterday, looking to learn more about the boat. I m
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Dcashman2 at 5:59pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1269 Can anyone provide guidance as to how to replace the cockpit drain hoses on a Beneteau 44cc? The ho
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Chris Blubaugh01 at 4:45pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1331 My Cat 30 has an engine exhaust flow that is not consistent. I see regular jets of water with relat
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 (1) John Marrone at 12:45pm 01.04.22 Catalina 22 11/2584 Met up with a Yacht Windless vs my Stanchion and Lifeline while trying to maneuver out of a slip on

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Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... PaulK at 12:02pm 05.14.25 Sounds like a decent idea, but it needs to have wheel stops or enough friction somehow to keep it fr
Boat Dog shemandr at 11:56am 05.14.25 Check out the Portuguese Water Dogs.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? colemj at 11:53am 05.14.25 I have had good results removing old silicone residue and leaving a clean surface with this: Amazon.
37c fuel tank cleaning (1) colemj at 11:42am 05.14.25 I am not sure what constitutes a real filter. I will be using 20 micron see-through inline filters.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:06am 05.14.25 Just my 2 cents worth. Adding to @dLj 's comments which are right on the mark, maybe one or two a
Boat Dog BigEasy at 10:58am 05.14.25 Also any of the retriever types used in duck hunting probably would be good. No problem with La
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.14.25 Does it attach to anyting and if I replace it, how far forward should it go? Hi @niceshoes6 , and
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 05.14.25 Show us a video of the engine running while in neutral. I'm not clear on this one myself. @Brian
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Calif. Ted at 9:15am 05.14.25 Typically, there are 2 hoses, one exhaust powered by fan and one passive intake with no blower.
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? dLj at 9:00am 05.14.25 A couple observations. Cleaning tempered glass is easy. But you have all the other materials, the fr
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 8:59am 05.14.25 i just wanted to stop in to thank everyone for giving their thoughts on this. My big takeaway here
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? JRacer at 8:54am 05.14.25 Oh. I assumed they were an acrylic. For glass, I would use acetone and then isopropyl alcohol I woul
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 8:50am 05.14.25 I forgot to mention toon they are tempered glass
37c fuel tank cleaning Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:45am 05.14.25 There are a few issues with your plan. First, to run off an outboard tank, you will need to provid
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove Tally Ho at 8:44am 05.14.25
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 SailingTurtle at 8:23am 05.14.25 Old post but this is very inspiring. I have been trying to model your galley shelving/stove and the
Boat Dog Stu Jackson at 8:18am 05.14.25 Would not your own experiences with a 40 pound critter inform your choices? Unless living on board
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? JRacer at 8:04am 05.14.25 Might see if you can get any guidance from US Plastics www.usplastic.com. Maybe their tech support p
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03am 05.14.25 Thank you for the kind words! I'm also glad to answer questions, that's why I'm here. --Peggie
Hull liner fabric suggestions needed jssailem at 7:44am 05.14.25 Boat interiors are a fielders choice. You used the term "Hull Blanket" from a list of 112 options by

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