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Keel Bolt Replacement (1) obsessed at 7:25am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 15/3255 Has anyone here ever replaced keel bolts? Below is a cross section of the keel construction of my P
Cleaning with TSP SailingLoto at 5:01am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3230 I just got my butt chewed on a FB page for using this to clean mold from my decks. What are your a
Charging issue (2) Bogart at 3:28am 05.11.21 Big Boats 2/634 G'day all Bogart is a 2007 Hunter 45CC equipped with generator. I have 1 AGM starter battery (which
Battery isolator issue (2) Bogart at 3:26am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3883 G'day all Bogart is a 2007 Hunter 45CC equipped with generator. I have 1 AGM starter battery (which
Have you ordered your superyacht? Drinky Crow at 11:39pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/634 Tsk tsk....you're too late... o hot! Mixing, soooooo passe. The pandemic put new value on so-called
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? pclarksurf at 11:39pm 05.10.21 Catalina 22 10/1600 Looking for feedback if you have actually attempted and succeeded in replacing the stock traveler ba
H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging (1) philiefay at 6:21pm 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 5/1103 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 16/1944 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 4/716 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 14/1202 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 11/1195 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 9/941 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 22/3656 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 2/539 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 28/2150 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 4/684 Hunter 216. Bilge water. Likely source and repair?
Instruments on panel not working. thwilson at 11:22am 05.10.21 Catalina 30 5/800 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 1/1098 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 2/440 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 3/2802 Hi My 1997 has the VW800 windlass and I am in the process of getting the boat ready for launch. I

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Heavy weather sailing CapitalistSailor at 8:44pm 11.23.24 I have been practicing heaving to on my Beneteau 311 on and off over the last few years. In higher w
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 7:54pm 11.23.24 OK, so sometimes I can be a little dense... You have both run heating throughout your boats by pipin
companion way overhead hatch Hayden Watson at 7:26pm 11.23.24
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:20pm 11.23.24 https://www.westmarine.com/west-advisor/Winterizing-Marine-Air-Conditioning.html the only comment I
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? (7) Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 11.23.24 I built a hydronic system into my 1988 C30 Mk2 back in 2017 and it has performed fantastically. Min
Merit 22 owners (1) Hedgeman at 6:37pm 11.23.24 I put a screw out deck plate in that position, forward of the keel, in my Merit 22 for inspection. T
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging NYSail at 4:40pm 11.23.24 my owners manual for my 423 has all the specs for the rigging.... Blue 3 ring binder. there is a 473
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? danooxnard at 3:34pm 11.23.24 the ones I have are like these made by Tyler https://e-rigging.com/products/wire-rope-cable-hand-cut
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy Don S/V ILLusion at 3:15pm 11.23.24
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 2:02pm 11.23.24 I hear that a lot. In fact, with a little Google foo I can nearly always find a copy of what I want
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? (2) dlochner at 1:57pm 11.23.24 @dlochner Looking over your schematic, I have a several questions. Are you heating your boat by tr
companion way overhead hatch dLj at 1:09pm 11.23.24
companion way overhead hatch Tally Ho at 12:31pm 11.23.24 You were using the wrong jig saw blade. With the correct blade, that makes a very clean cut. dj A
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? NYSail at 12:31pm 11.23.24 Sharp knife for the rubber, then a hefty pair of wire cutters leaving wire very close if not inside
companion way overhead hatch mermike at 12:15pm 11.23.24 I almost never use a table saw in boatbuilding... And too hard to get out of the lazzarette. :)
companion way overhead hatch dLj at 12:08pm 11.23.24
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 12:07pm 11.23.24 Dave, attached is a simplified drawing of the heating system. The Summer Valve is a by pass valve s
companion way overhead hatch Tally Ho at 11:57am 11.23.24
Buying 423? NYSail at 11:31am 11.23.24
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? BigEasy at 11:01am 11.23.24 I have used a hand held PVC pipe scissor type shear to make clean cuts thru sanitation hose up to 1

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