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Cordage Drinky Crow at 11:35am 10.22.20 Racing 13/1339 Halyards, reef, cunningham, vang, outhaul, tack for asso. Basically everthing but the sheets, is the
Trailer clearance on keel V. Dan Wray at 11:01am 10.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1122 I have a Mac 25 on the standard trailer. It has little clearance at the V Cross member. My drive is
Hunter 310 fuel shut off valve location? sbkidd001 at 8:57am 10.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/867 I have searched everywhere without success for a thread on this both here and on other sites. The Hu
Problems with fresh water manual supply Jammins2 at 8:41am 10.22.20 Ask An Oday Owner 8/539 Hi, we bought an O'Day 272 about 2 months ago and the boat is great. We realized that the fresh wate
2014 Hunter 22 Drain (1) The Commodore at 8:22am 10.22.20 Trailer Sailors 4/585 howdy folks! Just bought a 2014 Hunter 22 yesterday- as is customary, Hunter documentation is a lit
Lifting Yanmar 2GM20F tdrewes at 8:13am 10.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/993 I need to lift my Yanmar 2GM20f out of me Beneteau. There are two engine lifting eyes on the motor
Ice Makers.... NYSail at 7:55am 10.22.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1709 Hello all, Was wondering what small ice makers people have experience with on their boat. While we
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement (2) S/Y Obelix at 12:12am 10.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1706 Hello fellow Colleagues, we sustained some toerail damage. the intend is to get it repaired/replaced
98 hunter H26 - Add chair? CaptainRan at 7:24pm 10.21.20 Smaller Boats 10/732 I just purchased this boat. It has a wheel and the traveler is mounted above the companionway hatch.
Deck organizer on hunter 340 HD74 at 4:45pm 10.21.20 Ask All Sailors 7/783 The boat is a 1999 hunter 340. I would like to run more lines back to my cockpit however I only have
Hunter 23.5 - No mast, no ballast, no centerboard, no problem? Electricboater45 at 3:40pm 10.21.20 Smaller Boats 16/873 My goal is a displacement speed solar powered electric boat. The combination of displacement hull s
1981 22'Cape Dory Ric Hall at 1:09pm 10.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1378 I have a Honda 5hp four stoke motor how well will this move my sail boat brand new to sailing
VHF Coax F260SS at 1:00pm 10.21.20 Catalina 275 6/800 I should be taking delivery of my new to me 275 in the next couple of weeks. I have read that there
Alternator.... turning internal to externally regulated NYSail at 8:48am 10.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2967 Hello all, So a couple of years ago I upgraded to a Balmar 150amp with mc 614 regulator. The alt I r
H 34 anchor locker hose jk kudera at 8:32am 10.21.20 Big Boats 14/1272 Has anyone replaced that hose, and what has to be removed to gain access?
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... SailFan1 at 8:06am 10.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 62/19091 Hello there! I am new to this forum and new to sailing too! My husband and I have a (new to us) 1971
Beneteau 435 Switch Panel Captjoe92 at 7:55am 10.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/307 Does anyone experience circuits switching on ' off when starting engine? Any ideas why this is happe
F435 Stanchion Gate (1) Captjoe92 at 7:51am 10.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/489 Does anyone know where I can obtain a replacement Stanchion Gate for a 1988 Beneteau 435 ?
Cal-21 Jib Furler PeteTheri at 7:45am 10.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1026
Aft Bedding for a Beneteau 321 surfstud31 at 6:49am 10.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1051 I have a 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 321 with a fairly big aft berth. All the pre-made aft berth bedding I

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1985 Pearson 36.2 transmission cable NYSail at 4:55pm 12.27.23
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 2:44pm 12.27.23 If you are a good navigator, competent in weather planning, have the needed provisions for your boat
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities (1) tfox2069 at 12:55pm 12.27.23 I suppose the answer is sure, you could sail the 32RK across an ocean. But would you want to? @Dav
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:45am 12.27.23 Thanks very much for clarifying @jssailem!
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning jssailem at 9:43am 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (1) fstbttms at 9:14am 12.27.23 Fst - what's your take on how gracefully Trinidad wears over time with maintenance cleaning? ...Wou
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:10am 12.27.23 Ask your former hull cleaner what he thinks is the most durable and effective paint in your area. H
Thru Hull Replacement? (1) jssailem at 8:59am 12.27.23
Yanmar question dlochner at 8:55am 12.27.23 Just for the record, many, possibly most, motorcycles share engine and transmission oil with one su
Thru Hull Replacement? Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close If you can dive on it I suggest plugging it from th
Thru Hull Replacement? American_Mainsail at 8:45am 12.27.23 I'm guessing there's something stuck in there, for sure. The 90 degree bend in that very small (half
Yanmar question Sandy Stone at 8:42am 12.27.23 Also, I believe the Atomic 4 has a shared oil system for the engine and transmission.
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close I had the same fitting on my Starwind 27. I never
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust HOLLYALYSSA1288 at 6:12am 12.27.23 Thank you all! Worked on the engine yesterday and got it sorted out (the elbow was blocked up with
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience All U Get at 3:57am 12.27.23 Cruising friends had installed two of them on their boat about four years ago and preferred them to
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) TomY at 3:29am 12.27.23 After our second full season with the OGO, my mate still says it's the best thing we've put on board
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 1:29am 12.27.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor? our co
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 9:46pm 12.26.23 Even the entry level Pelagic looks really super nice. Please talk me into one. Where would a guy li
Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:57pm 12.26.23 Indeed it is! When I glanced at photo 758 it looked like a Pelagic actuator. But I see now clearly

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