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Seaward Slipper 17' or Seaward Fox 17'. I located in NC, will travel for the right boat. Cheers! KnightsAtSea at 5:41am 06.25.21 Trailer Sailors 4/2571
240 center board Bubbadog at 4:59am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 2/421 Hello all. I just bought a 2002 Hunter 240. The line for the center board appears to be all the wa
240 center board Bubbadog at 4:52am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 12/1173
Stove Make and Model Souellette at 4:09am 06.25.21 Catalina 275 8/2362 Hi Everyone. Does anyone know the make/model of the single burner stove for a Catalina 275? I have t
Location of fluxgate compass (1) sailingdeac at 2:02pm 06.24.21 Catalina 310 4/899 While i have a 309, perhaps 310 owners will know where their fluxgate compass is located
Location of Fluxgate compass (1) sailingdeac at 2:00pm 06.24.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1813 The Raymarine autopilot is failing to show the correct compass heading. stays constant. am told by
H23: clews on the boom - can you replace them? SuzaruID at 12:57pm 06.24.21 Smaller Boats 3/432 Our 1988 H23 with a Z-spar mast/boom has a clew (sp?) missing on the boom. Does anyone know: can yo
Pendant for autofurl JRR at 12:00pm 06.24.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1565 Hello, wish everyone's having a fantastic season. i am replacing the 150% 39' luff genoa with a 135%
Leak on a 43. (1) JWS at 10:30am 06.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1102 Has anyone encountered a slow leak in the location shown on the attached picture. At the dock it on
Potentially buying Irwin 33 w/ centerboard anyone have any experience/.02$ about it? (1) Pharnac at 10:22am 06.24.21 Irwin 1/923 Greetings Irwin owners, The boat I'm looking at (Irwin33) has a centerboard the owners say won't dr
Mainsail slug replacement Fleet at 10:21am 06.24.21 Catalina 310 11/3120 #108 has been moved from TX to AL and is now in the water. What a pain this ordeal has been. I've
Changes to new design? Hardhead at 9:22am 06.24.21 Catalina 22 2/686 This is a little off the wall - but does anyone know if the factory changed the diameter of the bow
Where to find a short section of "Rub Rail, Rigid Keeper" for a Hunter 280? rhiggins at 8:22am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/381 They sell these in 55' and 80' coils on the Hunter Owners store (Hunter 280 rub rail, rigid keeper)
How Best to Access Instrument Wiring on B311 Steering Pedestal (3) CapitalistSailor at 8:21am 06.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/468 Dear Forum, I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 with wheel steering. I have an older Garmin 276C GPS attache
Small piece of Rub Rail, Rigid Keeper for Hunter 280 rhiggins at 8:04am 06.24.21 Parts Search 1/750 They sell these in 55' and 80' coils on the Hunter Owners store (Hunter 280 rub rail, rigid keeper)
Deck Light FlyorSail at 7:44am 06.24.21 Catalina 310 1/697 Does anyone know what bulb is required for a C310 Deck Light? I checked with Catalina Direct, and
Hunter 280 - Not enough sheaves & clutches to run all lines aft - which ones do you prioritize? (1) rhiggins at 7:23am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/2826 Hello everyone - this is my first post, but I've spent hours consuming a lot of helpful info on thes
Pedestal Guard & NavPod on '85 H31 DoubleK at 6:58am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/1669 Hi all. I'm new to the forum and about 3.5 weeks into owning a 1985 H31. She's a beautiful, clean, w
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 5:34am 06.24.21 Racing 28/6100 Raced on Galveston Bay last Sunday. Forecast was for 30% chance of thunderstorms. It looked like a p
O'day 26 construction info required Yachtman45 at 11:02pm 06.23.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/859 I have an O'day 26 Anniversary model imported to Thailand which I am totally renovating however I fi

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Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (2) eherlihy at 11:41am 02.15.25 Another Pic of an O'day 35 Mast Head with the cover removed; Red with white tracer halyard is the
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Leeward Rail at 11:26am 02.15.25 As mentioned earlier, make sure the blower works well. Yup. its easy enough to buy a $100 alarm i
Funds stripped for ICE Rich Stidger at 11:12am 02.15.25 Yesterday USCG Auxiliary cancelled all travel and expense from Coast Guard to refill empty accounts
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access DHembree at 9:09am 02.15.25 blowboat2001, thanks for the reply. I was able to lay face-up in the looker and see the back of the
Gelcoat repairs or paint jssailem at 8:23am 02.15.25 Gelcoat is an optimal method. You can not have gelcoat and paint. It is one or the other. Gelcoat wi
Keeping warm for winter boat work jssailem at 8:13am 02.15.25 Why do they paint the boats white? Is it winter camouflage?
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 8:11am 02.15.25 Interesting - good to know. But I'm still stuck with the question as to what brass alloy did they
Keeping warm for winter boat work (1) ShawnL at 8:08am 02.15.25 From someone who lives in the cold -- the oil filled heaters are nice, but you need to leave them on
Safety Tether jssailem at 8:07am 02.15.25 If the weather is on, going forward to fix an issue, often times the best is to crawl. Moving along
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (10) jbmia at 7:30am 02.15.25 To the OP and others in a similar situation who may come along later, I'm not here to debate anyone
Safety Tether WayneH at 7:28am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAW
Gelcoat repairs or paint shemandr at 7:06am 02.15.25 The only pic that I see something repairable is 1311. Even that is most likely not into laminate an
Safety Tether Joe at 6:50am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAWL
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dlochner at 5:13am 02.15.25 Does the sheave at the masthead rotate freely? Older boats often used aluminum sheaves on a SS bolt.
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 5:08am 02.15.25 The cost of this repair is in the labor. Lots of sanding and grinding to do. Probably a few areas ne
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? Will Gilmore at 4:21am 02.15.25 The pictures don't give a lot away, the clipper bow makes me think of a Fiji Ketch. How long is she
Exhaust water flow Tally Ho at 6:39pm 02.14.25 My Hunter 280 also had the exhaust exit below the waterline. I could hear a difference in the tone
Exhaust water flow (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 02.14.25 Was the 40 designed to have the engine exhaust below the WL.? No rhyme Nor reason. Some did, som
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? (1) dLj at 2:11pm 02.14.25 According to the Coast Guard identification it's a Puerto Rica importer: of the boat in the photos
Exhaust water flow (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 02.14.25 Here's mine in position for a Yanmar 2GM20F : 229799

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