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Freshwater plumbing question (1) ricksoth at 8:46am 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1075 My Cal 27 freshwater system has never really worked since purchasing the boat last fall. I day sail
Polars Beneteau 45f5 The Proud at 7:43am 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1534 Does anyone know where I can get polars for a Beneteau 45f5?
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? cymeyer at 6:57am 08.08.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/6930 Reading Peggie's book, page 49 says 4 ounces mixed in a gallon and use one gallon for 5 gallons of w
Prop Specs vmaks at 6:00am 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2049 FRESH WATER ONLY-GREAT LAKES.....1988,Pearson 31-2, fitted with an obsolete(meaning= Martec told me
Topping lift set up Dzianko at 5:12am 08.08.21 Trailer Sailors 6/1368 Trying to set up a topping lift for my newport 17, just curious how I should go about it. Run an ex
Hunter Legend 37 advice? Koltar at 2:17am 08.08.21 Big Boats 9/3966 I am looking into a 1989 Hunter Legend almost to the point where I will make an offer and get a surv
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 Random Walk at 9:00pm 08.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/944 Hi there!. Unfortunately our First was damaged by another sailboat who got loose during a storm. Bes
looking to upsize!? cheeseNcrackers at 6:25pm 08.07.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/914 I acquired an Oday 192 this spring. first sailboat in 20+ years (had an oday 27 in the late 90's)
O'DAY Widgeon Manual Blade0854 at 3:45pm 08.07.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3287 New to me Wdgeon; 1971 or later, based on molded fiberglass seats hull number unknown (boat repainte
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Project_Mayhem at 2:46pm 08.07.21 Ask All Sailors 45/6452 After losing a winch when the bolts busted clean off, I got a pair of Lewmar 40 winches. Are standar
Gulf Off Shore Binocular Suggestions John Marrone at 2:08pm 08.07.21 Catalina 22 8/1330 Finally named the Boat 1987 Cat 22 "New Design" " SeaClusion" We live on a coastal passage to the
1998 Hunter 340 Seaojoy at 11:57am 08.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1805 Good afternoon. I'm in the process of purchasing a Hinter 340. most of my sailing will be single han
Raymarine Radar Bearing Alignment Monterey385 at 7:45am 08.07.21 Ask All Sailors 2/568
Identify this sailboat? (1) SailingLT at 7:20pm 08.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1990 Hi, I saw this sailboat in South Lake Tahoe. I hope someone can identify the make/model.
Lewmar Ocean 40ST Winch Binding - Ideas Please flightlead404 at 6:28pm 08.06.21 Big Boats 9/1458 I have two Ocean 40ST winches on my cabin top. They have slightly different style feeder arms, which
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 6:13pm 08.06.21 Big Boats 16/2239 I have a 1995 Hunter 37.5 Legend and I am thinking about relocating the batteries to the space under
Area of concern for Beneteau's? (1) tenui at 6:04pm 08.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1194 Sorry in advance if this is not the right forum but I thought I would start with the folks with the
Cal 34 in pretty good shape mollymcgee at 5:52pm 08.06.21 Cal 0/17 I have a 1978 MKII. she is rigged to racing but a comfortable cruiser, with a well equipped galley.,
Fluxgate compass Rjm st.petersburg at 5:36pm 08.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2939 I have a 2005 41DS. Does anyone happen to know where I can find the fluxgate compass?
Help! AB Inflatable Oarlock Repair (1) Shipfaced at 4:23pm 08.06.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1211 Hello, All. I learned the hard way that AB inflatables are not good for spirited rowing. The oarlock

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Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (1) LuckyDuck at 8:29pm 12.16.24 We bought our C25 150 miles away and had it trailered to home through the mountains. It was secured
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? RockynHilda at 7:06pm 12.16.24 You Betcha, I do
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 12.16.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 12.16.24 I will skip the elbow for this application. It would made for a cleaner looking install but there's
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 5:43pm 12.16.24 the engine will run on 2 cylinders enough to get you into a marina. Excellent point Greg! I'll pic
Yanmar Engine mounts. (7) Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 12.16.24 Yup, no doubt about it. Ellebogen's drawing is the clearest documentation I've seen on the subject.
Yanmar Engine mounts. (2) Jan_H at 4:56pm 12.16.24 I read somewhere that's to accommodate the higher compressive load in the direction of rotation, bu
Barton Marine removable traveler (1) bob45 at 4:41pm 12.16.24 Moving the traveller is a topic that comes up frequently. There are several fairly recent threads o
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 4:31pm 12.16.24 Are you referring to the double ended "reduction" barb that's a few inches away from the water pump
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock dLj at 4:29pm 12.16.24 If it's your slip, why not just install a cleat? Many marinas I've been in don't mind, but you do ha
Barton Marine removable traveler (4) jssailem at 4:22pm 12.16.24 Here are several ways owners have rigged their boom for the mainsheet block. This is my boom end r
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:18pm 12.16.24 How far after are you moving the traveller? As Dave said, lots of threads discussing the potential
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 4:02pm 12.16.24
Barton Marine removable traveler (2) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson kappykaplan at 3:55pm 12.16.24 Tks for sharing, Peggie! Merry Christmas to you and yours!! :beer:
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:48pm 12.16.24 Hi Greg, hope all is going well. With this setup, I'd need to get the rope under the lifelines to g
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson jssailem at 3:44pm 12.16.24 What a wonderful tale of men and the sea. Thank you Peggie. :biggrin::beer: Merry Christmas!
Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 3:41pm 12.16.24 I was out at my boat this week and checked my engine mounts (Yanmar 2GM20F). It looked like the for
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (2) jssailem at 3:38pm 12.16.24 Up in the Northwest, we have what is called a "BullRail". It is a 4x4 or 6x6 that runs along the sli
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 3:28pm 12.16.24

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