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Looking to go sailing down here in Port Charlotte area on some ones sailboat if you could use a hand
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Recent storm damage snapped a couple of my stantions at deck level. Are there brackets available tha
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I have some woodwork below in which different owners have placed items and them removed them. Thus,
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hello, I have been atempting to purchase a new decal kit for my beneteau 321 oceanis with no luck s
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I recently bought a Navman 5500 plotter. I installed the c-map nt lite. How do I get the bottom cont
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I noticed a leak on the headliner below my 1987 Oday 272. When I pulled back the headliner, I notic
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I was at the Toronto boat show the other day. I stumbled upon a broker selling high end Caribe used
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Has anyone figured out how to access the back of the recessed area where the shore power jacks and w
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Leaving for the BVI on Tuesday. I have been there twice before and have visited all the "gotta see"
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I recently discovered a concealed compartment in the forward most part of the V-berth (forward of th
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I am adding a shower sump pump from Atwood to keep the shower and ice box water out of the bilge. I
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This is the problem. I believe the cause is a couple things 1, over tightening the straps 2, wh
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Has anyone installed one of the steering cable lubrication systems on their boats, and if so how has
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i have a '78 cat 30 and was looking to replace the head with a raritan PHII with the household bowl.
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Hello all, My fiane ' I have our Willard 40 trawler up for sale and are in the process of searchin
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We all know our boats demand a lot of tender loving care to keep them working and looking great. But
Gary Wyngarden at 11:15pm 01.13.08
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It's sometimes been said that your autopilot is your best crewmember. For the most part it steers a
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Hi all, I'd just like to point out an interesting (and possibly dangerous) method of fatigure that c
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After removing the nut, my boat wheel will not come off. Even with stronger methods like tapping wit
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I've been considering adding the Raymarine receive-only AIS unit to my (Raymarine) chart-plotter sys

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Dinghy storage
NYSail at 9:30am 11.22.21
Thanks all!
OK... it isn't a boat, but...
jssailem at 9:30am 11.22.21
I think the body is an extruded plastic not a fiberglass. Have you sought out an autobody shop? Susp
Single handing
WI Rigger at 8:39am 11.22.21
When you sail, do you take along an area chart or do you use an app on your phone or some other devi
Catalina 30 Terminal block?
Joe Perez at 8:35am 11.22.21
Thanks Mike. Yeah, that's what I'm looking for. I haven't gotten back to working on that. This is th
Catalina 30 Terminal block?
Mikes 87 at 8:30am 11.22.21
I have an 87 and the AC distribution is in the power distribution panel. Looking at the front of th
La Niņa
jssailem at 8:01am 11.22.21
Haver you tried the Haulover Inlet? FrDl810m2s0:124
La Niņa
jssailem at 7:59am 11.22.21
Water releases of the great freshwater lake, the Okeechobee, that makes up a big part of the fresh r
Which LED bulbs for masthead, stern, and bow lights on H240?
chriscampbell at 7:25am 11.22.21
Update: It turns out the stern and bow nav bulbs are 42mm, and the mast bulbs are 31mm.
Stray Induced Current
walt at 7:13am 11.22.21
Just to get nit picky.. LOL.. Since that clamp on meter looks like it only measures AC current, it
Teak darker than expected after refinish?
randerson5726 at 7:08am 11.22.21
Sounds like the consensus is I needed to use some kind of cleaning product after stripping the old v
Single handing   (1)
patbratton at 6:58am 11.22.21
Thank You both for your answers!!!! I also have a telescoping from West Marine. I will try across t
Single handing
Will Gilmore at 6:56am 11.22.21
Pure aesthetics. -Will
Single handing
WI Rigger at 6:53am 11.22.21
Thank You both for your answers!!!! I also have a telescoping from West Marine. I will try across th
Raising the Mast
Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 11.22.21
On my 19' I swapped a few of the pins for PTO pins. They're much easier to remove and install. If yo
Single handing   (3)
patbratton at 6:39am 11.22.21
Here I am again, with a seemingly trite question. Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy
Stray Induced Current
dLj at 6:22am 11.22.21
Some DC ampmeters do show you the direction of current flow. I have always wondered if you could
Stray Induced Current
JamesG161 at 6:18am 11.22.21
Please note that @kloudie1 gave the correct reason first. To answer @dLj question about distance f
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS
chuck anderika at 6:13am 11.22.21
Replaced mine last year H410. Once you get the old hose out you should probably change the the engi
Stray Induced Current
JamesG161 at 6:01am 11.22.21
"Yuengling Effect" Some DC ampmeters do show you the direction of current flow. I have always wo
Dinghy storage
DougM at 6:01am 11.22.21
I hung my dinghy with straps beneath from the rafters in my unheated garage in 2015, fully inflated.

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