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H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging (1) philiefay at 6:21pm 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 5/1042 I recently replaced the lift line to the centerboard. I found the most difficult part of the whole p
Nasty Surprise YVRguy at 4:04pm 05.10.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1797 For a while now I've suspected we have something wrong with our head system. When someone uses the
Genoa control lines for a Oceanis 50, 2018 Luis H Mex PV at 3:41pm 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/664 Hello, I own a Oceanis 50, 1998, and we are changing part uf the running rig. The boat came with 16
Nav info on tv? (2) ScottySailor at 2:54pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1178 Hello fellow sailors, while replacing the old tv in my boat(2009 Hunter 49) I came across this cable
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? (2) flightlead404 at 2:41pm 05.10.21 Big Boats 11/1139 I'm replacing all the running rigging on my H38. I have several of these blocks (one for boom vang
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? (2) alexkom at 1:06pm 05.10.21 Big Boats 9/879 Hello folks! I just recently bought a Hunter 38 2005 and am pretty excited about it! Now going throu
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut (1) Rich Stidger at 12:23pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3395 I'm trying to get ready for the summer season. In 2019 (my last sailing season) I was having some d
Bilge pump Xstream at 12:22pm 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/519 The Oceanis 281 I'm looking at doesn't have an automatic bilge pump. It has a switch on the electri
Need a clean SS cut (1) Justin_NSA at 12:00pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 28/2078 I have some new stainless steel tube, 7/8" diameter, 0-065" wall thickness arriving from Go2Marine s
H216 Bilge Water. PBowen at 11:53am 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 4/622 Hunter 216. Bilge water. Likely source and repair?
Instruments on panel not working. thwilson at 11:22am 05.10.21 Catalina 30 5/751 Yesterday I installed two new batteries as one of the old one had become hot and blackish water was
Sirius decals BarryM at 10:42am 05.10.21 Sirius 21/22 1/1072 Does anyone know if there is anywhere to purchase Sirius decals as the ones on my sirius 22 are orig
Fuel Shut Off 06 H31 Help Needed BarnegatBobby at 9:44am 05.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/426 I have a new to me H31 that I'm doing the seasonal maintenance on. Tomorrow I'm looking at replacing
Using Maxwell VW800 Windlass (3) Team118 at 8:21am 05.10.21 Big Boats 3/2638 Hi My 1997 has the VW800 windlass and I am in the process of getting the boat ready for launch. I
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? DeliriousSailor at 8:06am 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 13/1604 We need to remove our jib and do rerigging of the main and a few other upgrades and maintenance thin
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Guan at 7:44am 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3143 Need to know where the AC incoming fuse is. Was using power washer with on board AC power when it f
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 7:36am 05.10.21 Sirius 21/22 9/1759 I just bought a 21 and it needs all need hardware. Blocks, lines, cleats etc. Any detailed suggestio
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" (1) ManicFarmer at 7:20am 05.10.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1456 I just bought my first sailboat, a 1990 Hunter 28. Survey went well but one of the issues identifie
Mast thickness? Orbweaver at 6:45am 05.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1869 Hi all, I want to attach a couple of pad-eyes to my mast. I'm trying to engineer a system to allow m
Home Weather Station Plymouth Sailor at 4:03am 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1168 Fellow sailors, trying to find an option on the cheap for determining wind speed as the wind speed t

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Osmosis BigEasy at 9:30pm 09.19.24 I bought a 1988 sailboat that had widespread small blisters. The repair yard stripped the gelcoat
Osmosis Kings Gambit at 9:23pm 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 8:28pm 09.19.24 If you read Maine Sail's writings, he advises directing the alternator current and all other chargi
Osmosis higgs at 8:23pm 09.19.24 Run
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard higgs at 8:21pm 09.19.24 Legal action against the surveyor is a consideration. If the boat has hundreds of blisters he shoul
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (2) Belzoni at 8:15pm 09.19.24 If you have a catastrophically damaged battery or battery bank, you will not ever want to combine a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Foswick at 7:37pm 09.19.24 I just want to point out, I can't think of any examples of a boat sinking from blisters. True, not
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dlochner at 6:57pm 09.19.24 This is the internet and of course you will receive many conflicting answers and "experts". One caus
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Crusty Ol Salt at 6:32pm 09.19.24 Polarized wrap around sunglasses. These block the glare from almost all directions and reduce the a
Osmosis Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.19.24 I am in the process of buying a sailboat and just had it surveyed. what kind of sailboat? The man
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (6) jssailem at 6:23pm 09.19.24 My 50-year-old boat has blisters. There, I said it. The first step in recovery is acknowledging that
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Scott T-Bird at 6:10pm 09.19.24 Also, I see that you are changing over to the DCP type switch for the isolation between house and st
Entering Canade with children. Hello Below at 5:50pm 09.19.24 Hayden. Just to followup on this old post, how did your daughter and family make out with their trip
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Scott T-Bird at 5:44pm 09.19.24 If you read Maine Sail's writings, he advises directing the alternator current and all other chargin
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 (2) pclarksurf at 5:04pm 09.19.24 Measure! pretty good chance the gap in the keel head is not symmetrical port to starboard. I ma
Adding a Bimini (1) Justin_NSA at 4:59pm 09.19.24 One thing to keep in mind is height. It's a good chance if you're not careful, it will interfere wit
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 4:45pm 09.19.24 I know this is a bit of a tangent, but I am a serious tea enthusiast, so I try to stomp out this my
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Justin_NSA at 4:39pm 09.19.24 But if you really need to be able to disconnect/reconnect then I would use bullet type connectors a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.19.24 If you fix it properly, you should not need to do much, except maintain your bottom paint. I am in
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 4:25pm 09.19.24 As a short term fix, this might be the best option. The big question asked earlier, was just the ol

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