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Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void swshogren at 10:54am 12.22.20 Big Boats 5/799 Hi again with more questions as I did further into our new to us Hunter 34. When I look at the mold
Beneteau Oceanis 461 year 2000 QUADRANT WANTED! Top Crew at 10:22am 12.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/806 Hi folks! I recently bought a year 2000 Benetau Oceanis 461 that at the moment the rudder was down f
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month (2) Alansails at 10:10am 12.22.20 Catalina 310 6/1278
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? themotorman at 7:57pm 12.21.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1082 I am refurbishing a 28 Columbia. it has wire halyards. I see that some users like all rope. What are
What size stuffing flax do I need? Driftin II at 6:59pm 12.21.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/667 My boat is on the hard an hour drive away. I've decided repacking my stuffing box before launch in t
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 5:44pm 12.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1403 I recently replaced the hot water heater on my B331. Now the freshwater pump has started to run all
cockpit table finish Toby1979 at 4:59pm 12.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/631 what did Beneteau use for the finish on their folding cockpit tables on the 473's? I have hull #7 (
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) (1) patrickkidd at 2:36pm 12.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1196 I have a J/30 in (Seward) Alaska. To the extent possible, I am looking to replace a Webasto heater w
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? (3) Ziggler at 12:54pm 12.21.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2933 Electrical question as I develop a power use chart. Best guesses for watts (or 12V amps draw) of the
New Owner O'Day 23 (1) Jay Chase at 10:10am 12.21.20 Day Sailers 18/1721
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Thaniel at 7:58am 12.21.20 Smaller Boats 112/12880 Hello Everyone. I've spent many hours reading this forum and there are a lot of good people and inf
Holding tank Yamaha 30 with forward engine Samurai at 9:12pm 12.20.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/783 Greetings Brand new to this forum so that I apologize in advance for any errors in protocol. Seeking
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (9) ricksoth at 1:15pm 12.20.20 Ask All Sailors 33/5960 Hello all, I plan on storing my Cal 27 during the Spring-Fall period each year on a helical screw m
Repair sole bilge panel? (2) CowboyWay at 12:48pm 12.20.20 Catalina 310 3/533 The floor panel that covers my C310 bilge has separated. I tried rescrewing the 3/4" marine plywood
A boaters seasonal tale... jssailem at 12:43pm 12.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/338
New Main Sail? joecool911 at 11:03am 12.20.20 Smaller Boats 30/2692 Where have you guys purchased new main sails? Are the ones from here made by Doyle upgraded any sin
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Kings Gambit at 6:41am 12.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 35/1404 Hi all, The astronomical event of the past four centuries will occur on December 21, the winter sols
Merry Christmas Pals ... A musical appreciation. (1) BlowMeAway at 7:22pm 12.19.20 Ask All Sailors 7/659 rnEqv8WcVq8 Merry Christmas
companion way (3) Member 131497 at 1:19pm 12.19.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1417 Hello again to all... here are 2 photos of the edge of tbe companion way hatch. the inside edge, bor
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Jim Larson at 11:23am 12.19.20 Catalina 310 17/1514

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1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Sailor Sue at 12:44pm 01.10.24 Are there glow plugs on my 1978 Yanmar YSM one cylinder? Based on the YSM we once had on a boat I'
Acoustic guitar and boats. dmax at 12:35pm 01.10.24 Acoustic guitar and electric bass but not on the boat - the boat/ocean isn't that great of an enviro
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements tfox2069 at 11:51am 01.10.24 Am I correct in assuming that the window is made of thin material, otherwise, it wouldn't break apa
airhorn install Anomymous 163294 at 11:41am 01.10.24 i had a horn on my 18 fter as well. is that irrantionale? i think all boats , just like vehicles sho
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements Project_Mayhem at 11:28am 01.10.24 Am I correct in assuming that the window is made of thin material, otherwise, it wouldn't break apar
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 11:26am 01.10.24 Have you tried backwinding the jib? Yup. Most of the time the boat wont get far enough into the wi
C25 new mainsail Project_Mayhem at 11:20am 01.10.24 What are some things one should look for when shopping for a loft? What aspects make a high quality
So long 2023... Deparlocean at 11:03am 01.10.24 (For "Baja bash") you wrote : Sailed down to San Diego then joined 100 other boats for a rally to Ca
Fuel pump filter-necessary? Fast Ed at 10:05am 01.10.24 Westerbeke purchased Universal. So its a Westy, Uni, Kubo!
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements tfox2069 at 10:03am 01.10.24
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 9:59am 01.10.24 'm looking for more of a cruiser with better and faster sailing ability than my O'Day 25. Most of t
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 9:50am 01.10.24 Most of the time it sails OK but the number of times that I've gotten it to tack in the past five y
Windshield H430 Leaking (2) ivieto at 9:46am 01.10.24 Windshield ???? You'll need to give us a bit more details...... do you have a photo? which window?
Windshield H430 Leaking (2) ivieto at 9:45am 01.10.24
Acoustic guitar and boats. jssailem at 9:40am 01.10.24 A piano. But on shore only. My boat will not accommodate the baby grand.
airhorn install Davidasailor26 at 9:35am 01.10.24
So long 2023... jssailem at 9:35am 01.10.24
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 9:13am 01.10.24 Interesting, thanks for the info.
C25 new mainsail dlochner at 9:09am 01.10.24 How does one know which sail is better than the other, especially when talking to a loft about a sa
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 9:08am 01.10.24 I'm looking for more of a cruiser with better and faster sailing ability than my O'Day 25. Most of t

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