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Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot JuanMarcos at 2:22pm 04.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1400 Hello felloe Beneteau owners! After 2 years working on my Beneteau First 38, I have finally decided
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 1:55pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 2/361 Guess it were installed to improve airflow over main attached with its bolt rope maybe? Tides say be
Close Call (2) Roland5048 at 11:58am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1208 Sunday, 4/11 about noon, apparently a small tornado or possible waterspout came through our marina.
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 11:29am 04.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2233 So I mounted Bottoms Up's rudder the other day. Discovered I needed a 3/16 clevis pin and retainer,
portlights transom oceanis 311 toscatara at 10:23am 04.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/361 good afternoon I need to change this portlights, does anyone know what model it is? thank
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 7:25am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2511 On our boat Ge'Mara, the dinghy has always been something of a conundrum. Our first dinghy, the one
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 6:14am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1640 My Hunter only has single bow cleat and two stern cleats. If love to add two midship cleats for doc
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 1:57am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 19/910
Oday 27 stepping the mast? kendyoozed at 9:40pm 04.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1628
FRANCESPAR BACKSTAY ADJUSTER - HANDYLOCK SS DUAL HANDLE thetone at 9:07pm 04.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/530 Hello, I'm thinking of purchasing this used backstay adjuster for my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have ex
'78 Hunter 27 Tiller/rudder interface (2) Jerdavis77 at 8:30pm 04.14.21 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1063
Zeppelin RIBS (3) thetone at 7:43pm 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2355 Hello, I am considering purchasing a Zeppelin Zulu Hypalon 260 RIB. Mine was stolen last summer. Do
DC Distribution Re-wiring (1) DArcy at 7:01pm 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/444 In the year I've owned this boat I've come to realize there were a lot of sketchy things done with t
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 3:24pm 04.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2110 I'm getting back into sailing after 16 years. Looking for a bot that my family of 4, kids are 16'13,
Fischer Panda Mini 12 valve corrosion SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:59pm 04.14.21 Big Boats 4/633 I have had to have the cylinder head removed and machined and the valves replaced due to salt water
Does Anyone Have a Web Address for Ida Sailor rudders Red_Dog at 9:46am 04.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1137 When purchased my Hunter 28.5, the boat had an Ida Sailor Marine rudder. It was installed by a PO fo
Repowering Islander 36 chdeist at 9:39am 04.14.21 Islander 6/1499
Anchor chain for Catalina 440 (2005) HansZelf at 8:42am 04.14.21 Big Boats 3/922 Hi, I am buying a Catalina 440 (2005) but need to buy an anchor chain. The old one has been lost...
Capsized transport in GOM. shemandr at 6:49am 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 22/1828 The Weather Channel had a report about a capsizing in the GOM yesterday afternoon. They reported 3
Marine Air Conditioner Andrew Dobson at 6:37am 04.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1317 Good morning fellow sailors I am looking at fitting marine A/C on my 35 in the next couple of month

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NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. BarryL at 11:04am 02.07.24 Hey, SOME transducers can operate at various frequencies. I have two transducers on my boat. One is
Where to find hull number H49 dlochner at 10:49am 02.07.24 The HIN should be on the starboard upper corner on the transom or on the starboard side of the hull
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 marchem at 10:46am 02.07.24 Rob, I can tell why you got asking price!, Boat looks great and is shown nicely! I hate when you lo
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 10:35am 02.07.24 Gotta ask....why black? I'm rebedding a tinted, fixed, mechanically fastened portlight that was be
WATCHING PAINT DRY! jssailem at 10:25am 02.07.24 Looks great.
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Scott B at 10:11am 02.07.24
The Show Must Go On Art12050 at 9:54am 02.07.24 This past September was the first time in over 25 years we decided not to attend the Newport Boat Sh
Black Butyl tape? Siamese at 9:34am 02.07.24 Gotta ask....why black?
WATCHING PAINT DRY! dlochner at 8:47am 02.07.24 The roll and tip method of painting will yield a very smooth finish as good a spraying. https://www
Black Butyl tape? SoSound at 8:43am 02.07.24 I think I found some at NAPA, but that was more than 10 years ago. I only used a small amount, and
Black Butyl tape? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:31am 02.07.24 222923
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (1) twodzusfittings at 8:21am 02.07.24 After a quick sand and final cleaning I painted the whole hatch cover again, using a mix of paint an
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 8:02am 02.07.24 The issue is the sonar frequency, the closer the frequencies are, the greater the chance of interfer
What's a Flying Sail? And is it right for you? dlochner at 7:54am 02.07.24 Flying sail or flying jib is an old term and refers to the foremost jib that flys in front of the bo
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. jssailem at 7:04am 02.07.24
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Scott T-Bird at 6:51am 02.07.24 You may run into issues/interference running two depth transducers at the same time if they are ne
Furler Replacement Issue tailboom at 6:02am 02.07.24 Great suggestions, thanks!
Furler Replacement Issue danooxnard at 4:37am 02.07.24 I installed a new Ff2 on my cat 22 two years ago and love it. I would replace forestay and not mess
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02am 02.07.24 @patbratton Just make sure the main use of the struts are for stabilizing the mast so it will not
nav pod vhf mounting Tally Ho at 11:33pm 02.06.24 We have the later version, the V60 with 2 H60 wireless remotes. The B&G remotes have a battery life

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