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Towing a wooden dinghy (1) Captain W at 6:39pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 8/786 I have a new wooden dinghy. I am interested to know how you would attach a towing bridle to it. My
2000 Oceanis boom part (2) Winsome 461 at 5:19pm 05.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/590 Looking to replace a piece of the traveler car for a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 461. If anyone happens to
Jerk (1) rgranger at 3:29pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2822 Went to do some work on my boat today and found this... well actually found something was absent
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 2:21pm 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 15/1451 The plate that my motor mounts on is badly cracked and I need to make or buy a new one. Complicating
Marinas in the Chesapeake gnzoidberg at 1:05pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1742 Hi everybody, I am looking for a marina in the Chesapeake area for the summer and into the fall. It
H40.5 Forward Head sump circuit shorted. edguy3 at 12:06pm 05.09.21 Big Boats 7/633 I have a '95 Hunter 40.5 and have just replaced the sump in the forward head. Seems there is a shor
Rhodes 19 electric / solar charging rbaevergreen at 11:42am 05.09.21 Day Sailers 0/607 I'm hoping to add an electric bilge pump to my Rhodes 19 (perhaps one on each side of the centerboar
The joys of reefing on our 26C Nashville_Blues at 11:30am 05.09.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/805 We purchased one of the new Lite-Skin sails from BWY with two reefing points and I wanted to share o
Sabre 34 Centerboard Outeast at 11:25am 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 2/930 I am revitalizing an '84 Sabre 34 with a shoal draft and centerboard. The centerboard cable snapped.
Catalina 22? For Sale SV_GALATEIA at 10:24am 05.09.21 Catalina 22 1/924 Hi all, I live way up at the tip of lower Michigan, in Cheboygan. Driving through town last week I
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness wsconner at 10:04am 05.09.21 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1071 I had my max prop classic reconditioned this winter and re-installing was fairly straightfoward. Ho
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane (1) Scallywagger at 10:00am 05.09.21 Big Boats 11/2297 Hello. I have just purchased Ghostly Goose which will soon become my new Casper.I am also purchasing
H260 Forestay reefing removal? GBGraham at 2:47am 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 2/656 My H260 is fitted with a Plastimo 608 foresail reefing system. I would like to remove and service th
PSS replacement job jonelli at 12:18am 05.09.21 Catalina 30 3/869 I had an old PSS seal that I wanted to change out. I ordered a new one based on recommendations from
Detroit River transport Jumpstart at 8:02pm 05.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1942 Planning trip upriver from Detroit light to Jefferson Beach (Safe Harbor) Marina on Lake St Clair. A
The simplest things ... (3) pclarksurf at 7:46pm 05.08.21 Catalina 22 0/598 Make me happy ! Last long road trip last season I managed to shear off the zerk flush with the sp
SD50 cooling water intake valve jimcowell at 7:38pm 05.08.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/696 I have an SD50, with Yanmar factory water intake valve. On the valve stem near the top end there i
D&R MARINE: Still in business? TPN at 6:59pm 05.08.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3135 I have been unable to get any response to inquiries of D'R Marine, in Assonet, Mass. D'R has been a
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? (2) SeaTR at 5:30pm 05.08.21 Smaller Boats 21/1683 Howdy, After 13 years of work / sail, I'm (finally) looking to change out the OEM main sheet travel
stereo head replacement on catalina 350 NY_QT at 5:16pm 05.08.21 Big Boats 0/649 Hi all! Just bought a 2005 Catalina 350. Replaced the OEM JBL stereo today with a new Kensington. W

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Quickest way to get a propeller Tally Ho at 3:29pm 09.19.24
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? Tally Ho at 3:23pm 09.19.24
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 scouper at 3:22pm 09.19.24 Here's a before and after of my keel. If you zoom in on the after picture, you can see the roundnes
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 3:14pm 09.19.24 Hi all, Apologies for a very long lag in following up. I will be posting a detailed update about th
Adding a Bimini JBP-PA at 3:04pm 09.19.24 Option #2b, buy a full Bimini from a company that will offer you support and maybe some customizatio
Raritan Fresh Head or Masterflush Dometic Orbit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:50pm 09.19.24 The Dometic Orbit isn't your only choice...The pump/motor assembly on the Raritan SeaEra QC (fresh w
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 JBP-PA at 2:29pm 09.19.24 For the cushions, definitely remove the covers and wash them. I wash them by hand in a big tub. In
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only Foswick at 2:22pm 09.19.24 I think the plate they are talking about is the cover that is bolted to the transmission with 4 bol
Osmosis capta at 2:02pm 09.19.24 As I said above, it can take as much as 6 months to dry out a blistered hull, before the work on the
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard capta at 1:55pm 09.19.24 I'm sorry to see you in such a position. I believe you said that the boat had been sandblasted, is t
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 (2) RJD at 1:42pm 09.19.24 This is exactly my issue. I will have a look when it's out of the water in Oct.--but I'm worried th
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Caboteur at 1:27pm 09.19.24 As a Canadian, all work done to the boat in a foreing country is subject to duty and sales taxes in
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dlochner at 1:09pm 09.19.24 For those wondering what the app is, the link is below. We've been using the app for years crossing
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 1:04pm 09.19.24 This is true. The POE is Port Angeles. One of the Agents is detailed to support Port Townsend. If y
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 12:59pm 09.19.24
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 12:59pm 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (1) Belzoni at 12:58pm 09.19.24 Wrong. It should go to the house bank which ALWAYS needs more amps than any start bank. Plus that
Thoughts on locating Battery switch jssailem at 12:48pm 09.19.24 I learn something new all the time. Just called Blue Sea Tech. He said the ACR senses voltage on bot
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 12:40pm 09.19.24 Port Townsend is not a POE This is true. The POE is Port Angeles. One of the Agents is detailed to
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only dmax at 12:31pm 09.19.24 While you're at it, change the transmission fluid - always helps.

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