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Replacement windlass for the Leroy Somer MTB 82 Raymond Clark at 1:48am 08.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/682 I am looking for a replacement for a Leroy MTB 85 windlass. It was the original windlass fitted to a
Has anyone been able to get Raymarine Axiom to control older raymarine ST7000 auto pilot?? eianm at 7:51pm 08.15.21 Big Boats 3/2277 Last time i spoke to Raymarine they said, no it was not possible, but i cant believe someone hasnt w
Catalina 25 trailer help. nayterobertson at 7:47pm 08.15.21 Trailer Sailors 11/1790 Hello everyone. I purchased a Catalina 25, the boat is near flawless but the trailer is complete gar
Refurbishing a Kenyon alcohol stove Murgatroid at 6:14pm 08.15.21 Ask All Sailors 20/4435 Anyone have experience with these alcohol stoves. I would like to get it working, I don't want to fi
Hunter 240/26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL rs1sensen at 6:06pm 08.15.21 Smaller Boats 16/1904 UPDATE: The event is on! Final date is Dec. 27/28! Pre-Register Here: Hunter 240/26/260/270 Sarasot
26S Mast base hinge upgrade (1) SVJourney at 5:19pm 08.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/666 Does anyone have a picture of the mast base hinge upgrade? I purchased the two plates for BWY but
D4 diesel heater install larryvan at 4:30pm 08.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/564 Any H 34 with a D4 diesel heater oit there? I am going to install one and would vey much like to see
fiberglass repair in NJ mdidomenico at 3:07pm 08.15.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1427 the marina where my boat is up on the hard is in need of some fibreglass repair, mostly gelcoat. th
Hunter 23.5 swing keel sheave replacement (1) HunterKid at 2:59pm 08.15.21 Smaller Boats 4/1148 I have a Hunter 23.5 and while doing a swing keel line change have realized that the sheave at the b
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. JackOlsen at 12:39pm 08.15.21 Trailer Sailors 19/2997 With the help and advice of many members of this forum, my kids and I managed our first long-distanc
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 11:19am 08.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 42/7344 Where do I find a Fuel cap winch or deck winch? It looks like it's the save size for the water
Old ships stove Barnett at 9:14am 08.15.21 Ask All Sailors 2/468 I have an old MSL ships stove from New Zealand. The company has been out of business for a long tim
A hose leak repair that worked! Kings Gambit at 7:53am 08.15.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/1631 After motoring most of the way between Oceanside and Newport Beach, CA I was checking the oil the ne
C25 reefing instructions SailingLoto at 5:24am 08.15.21 Smaller Boats 3/1012 I own an 84 c25. What is the proper method for reefing the main? Pics on how yours is set up?
Surveyor in Idaho? Tedd at 4:11pm 08.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1333 I'm looking at a boat for sale that's near Coeur d'Alene. I found a couple of surveyors in that area
Overhead wiring question JimSFBAYCatalina30 at 2:19pm 08.14.21 Catalina 30 10/1218 Hope everyone is well. I have a 1978 Catalina 30 that had a external rewire of lighting sometime in
Whisker pole Willemvan at 11:33am 08.14.21 Smaller Boats 4/1438 Could someone send me a picture of how they have their whisker pole set up. My pole is a forspar wit
Opened up the sailbag (1) patbratton at 11:03am 08.14.21 Smaller Boats 3/549 We got most of the rigging issues taken care of and got the mainsail out of the bag this morning. We
Changing SG-200 Advanced Settings. BAD ORCA at 10:15am 08.14.21 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1315 So I have a new Firefly battery in my reserve bank and an SG-200 monitoring it. Its been through ma
TS Grace (1) JamesG161 at 7:28am 08.14.21 Weather and Forecasting 6/1168 TS Grace is much more defined than TS Fred. The Storm is following in about the same track. TS Gra

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O'Day 25 Boat Stands Tally Ho at 12:27pm 10.12.24 @Tally Ho Is this the one you're referring to? I was at the marina yesterday, and that boat is gon
Hurricane aftermath Tally Ho at 12:14pm 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Stu Jackson at 12:13pm 10.12.24 I'm surprised no one has suggested 50 feet of chain and the rest three strand line. That's exactly
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 11:36am 10.12.24 I have to remove my rudder on my hunter 380 1999 for delamination repair, it look very similar of y
Rudder Removal (3) Waimanalo at 11:11am 10.12.24 I have to remove my rudder on my hunter 380 1999 for delamination repair, it look very similar of yo
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint sailcapt340 at 10:05am 10.12.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 9:54am 10.12.24
Hurricane aftermath Don S/V ILLusion at 9:45am 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 9:11am 10.12.24 I'm surprised no one has suggested 50 feet of chain and the rest three strand line. David, swing r
O'Day 25 Boat Stands GreggS at 9:06am 10.12.24 Are you storing it at home? Do you have a trailer? My marina stores my boat, and they provide th
Hurricane aftermath Rick Webb at 8:52am 10.12.24
Hurricane aftermath BigEasy at 8:20am 10.12.24 They were so focused on the storm surge and completely ignored the tornado potential East of the
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode SkiingSailor at 7:57am 10.12.24 We regularly go North of Cape Caution. We have 230' of chain and 180' of line on our primary rode/an
Mix Axiom and C80? BigEasy at 7:49am 10.12.24 I am thinking that a bit over 3 BOAT Bucks should take care of the problem. Perhaps renegotiate the
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode David in Sandusky at 7:48am 10.12.24 My PNW experience is 2 weeks of chartering out of Anacortes, and we have anchored in 25 feet or less
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 6:39am 10.12.24 Will you be taking a stern shore line? I have heard that many places that is the only safe way to
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint dmax at 6:39am 10.12.24 The paints must've been incompatible. The Pettit bottom paint I used on my dinghy is ablative - I wa
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 10.12.24 @Brian M H23 Thanks for the picture as I was going to ask for one. You cannot have it fully down
HELP! with outhaul line replacement smokey73 at 5:55am 10.12.24 I could have sworn engineers were taught to do that crap on purpose. Glad to hear it is not the en
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33am 10.12.24 Be careful burning fiberglass

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