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23.5 mast centering baby stays while raising mast? 2bysea at 1:39pm 06.18.21 Smaller Boats 5/602 I am just buying a H23.5 and previously had a H240 that had these cool mast to deck centering rods t
Universal M4-30 Spirt34-77 at 1:31pm 06.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/1242 Any suggestions for where to find a Universal M4-30 running take out, immediately? Mine just died!
Keel wench.. mll at 1:25pm 06.18.21 Catalina 22 8/975 Order one via Northern tools manufacturer Dutton-Lainson 800lb brake wench for a third of what catal
Tips for finding marinas that accommodate trailer sailors yappasailing at 1:14pm 06.18.21 Trailer Sailors 3/913
New Windlass - V1 or V2 for 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (13000lbs) skunther at 1:11pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1833 I need to replace my Simpson Lawrence Sprint 1000 windlass. Lewmar's website states the most direct
West Marine Sold (again) ggrizzard at 12:20pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 29/3443 One venture capital outfit 'partners' with another, bigger venture capital company and acquires Wes
2000 H240 SnapFurl CF500 issues (1) Chucktown Charger at 11:16am 06.18.21 Trailer Sailors 4/994 Hi, I just got a 2000 Hunter 240 and have been going through it replacing the worn out parts. I just
Any jack line systems anybody would recommend for a 2000Mac 26X? Wade Gizzy at 10:48am 06.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/573 Anybody recommend a certain brand of a jack line system, and how well do you like it? Is it a signif
Precision 23 Cooler Options SailingKev at 9:19am 06.18.21 Precision 2/1430 Hi, Can anyone recommend a replacement cooler option for a Precision 23? It has been West Marine i
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Muttondressedaslamb at 9:09am 06.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/1675 Last week, I was doing routine engine checks on the Universal M25xpb diesel on my 2003 Catalina 310.
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 31 Hunter at 8:22am 06.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/920 Recently purchased a 84' HUnter. When I hook up the shore cord 30A (replaced) also replaced plugin t
Towing a Cat 22 John Marrone at 7:32am 06.18.21 Catalina 22 7/1248 Best avenue to find a Cat 22 1987-1995 is out of state. Fla to UT. Can't find a truck rental with on
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days duck21 at 7:13am 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1538 Personal protocol question for folks who have a fully removable main sail cover: when on a longer tr
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 6:31am 06.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2596 Hi I need some advice, my H33 does not have any wires / power leading to the steel arch and I want t
Do they make in-boom mainsail furling systems for the Mac 26 X? Wade Gizzy at 6:30am 06.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/926 On casual inspection, it looks like something that could be easily retrofitted.
My "new" 2000 Mac26X trailer, does it have surge brakes? Wade Gizzy at 6:18am 06.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/619 I bought a bowrider (3,300 lbs) from a private owner in New York 4 years ago (I live in Pennsylvania
C22 party on Pend Oreille? (1) pclarksurf at 11:36pm 06.17.21 Catalina 22 0/394 Anyone in the PNW going to be around lake Pend Oreille, ID 1st week of August? S/V Maryanne has a
Anchor chain joiners Screen Saver at 10:58pm 06.17.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2329 Has anyone had any first hand experience with anchor chain joiners failing, or anyone used them for
Replacing furling line on under deck furler Rcd1649 at 5:52pm 06.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1313 Anyone done this? I have a hunter 30t 1991. The furler is accessed through the bow anchor storage
Compound after wetsand, or straight to wax/polish? DAVA390 at 5:47pm 06.17.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1602 My wax on/wax off guy let me down, was supposed to do my boat while i was on vacation. Returned home

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inspecting a Catalina 30 DArcy at 7:48pm 02.12.25 I bought a 38 year old boat. I looked at quite a few boats over a couple of years, some were newer,
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 6:37pm 02.12.25
Illinois Sailing catsails8 at 6:03pm 02.12.25 I'm a few harbors north of you and would be happy to lend a hand here and there. I'll be splashing
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 5:51pm 02.12.25 Sure it does! I wonder if the exhaust is cool enough to vent out through my engine vent hose. Doub
Keeping warm for winter boat work Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 02.12.25 If going the Chinese diesel heater route do be careful of the muffler though - vNFx-BxDhcs
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Richard19068 at 5:37pm 02.12.25 ' I'm not trying to stir the pot but was reading an interesting article about this in "Marine System
Sailing courses in Thailand (9) Will Gilmore at 5:31pm 02.12.25 229730 This time in the Gulf of Thailand. Even more touristy. It is nice, but the beaches suffer a
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 5:27pm 02.12.25 By "plastic", I meant glass filled polymer like Forespar and Trudesign uses. They have a track his
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Project_Mayhem at 5:25pm 02.12.25 I would imagine adding some handholds, a cleat or two and possibly davits to the stern would be the
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 4:59pm 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:33pm 02.12.25 o the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailor courtesy of @Richard19068 : 229749 It exceeds t
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 4:30pm 02.12.25 I will be very busy with work come spring time so I'm trying to knock stuff out now. Fiberglass wor
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:17pm 02.12.25 We could have a long conversation about bronze vs plastic thru-hulls. I personally would never use
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 02.12.25 229751 This is taken from the above link referring to the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailo
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards clublunasea at 3:42pm 02.12.25 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and was thinking of dropping the mast this offseason and replacing my 20 yea
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:27pm 02.12.25 Someone posted a response by Beneteau saying they are duplex brass - which DZR is one. But even wi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas DuxDweller at 3:26pm 02.12.25 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:26pm 02.12.25 For a long time I agreed with that and defended the use of DZR brass for this application. However
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 2:53pm 02.12.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. https://www.amazon.com/Dic

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