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RolfSail at 1:14pm 04.20.21
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Help!!! I have a 99 260 lifted on a sling, I want to replace the lifting line. The bolt that holds
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We have a Precision 23. Currently we have a Honda 8 hp motor. It is hard to start, hard to tilt an
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Hello, What would be the best way to fill a void between the deck and the headliner. My port travele
wdonovan at 11:34am 04.20.21
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In my spares kit I have an impeller with a setscrew. My pump has a keyway type impeller. Did a searc
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Hi all, I plan to replace the existing (original?) steaming light that's mid-way up the mast of my O
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New member/sailer here and have a question thanks in advance for any help! My girlfriend and I just
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Hi Planning to run my lines to the cockpit, so getting ideas on what I need Does anyone has pictures
reuabyor at 6:13am 04.20.21
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The wheel clamps For the autohelm ST4000 on my steering wheel snapped. I need to replace them but I
IÑAXIO at 3:57am 04.20.21
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Clydo at 10:36pm 04.19.21
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Furler drum stuck at head of sail and have friend to go up mast to check. Have used main halyard
njlarry at 7:14pm 04.19.21
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192903 This is the appreance of our hull every time she is hauled in the fall. Usually we power san
Jacob1980 at 6:47pm 04.19.21
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Has anyone mounted a gel deep cycle battery in a C15 for GPS / Trolling motor. (I have a 1/2 mile t
Jacob1980 at 6:14pm 04.19.21
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I am getting back into sailing after 15 years. As a teenager, I sailed a small amf puffer with a mai
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gschenck at 4:03pm 04.19.21
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I need to refinish the cockpit table in our Beneteau 473. Is the finish a varnish or lacquer?
tom flatley at 3:47pm 04.19.21
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Thik my 1st post was too cryptic- Have had a Hunter 19-2 for 5 years. The jib haylard exits at the
Beggar's Game at 3:21pm 04.19.21
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My husband and I just purchased a 2011 MacGregor 26M, and we were wondering what other people have d
tom flatley at 3:14pm 04.19.21
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The furler works well. When the mast is lowered all is checked and seems fine. But when I raise the
Jerry Nevins at 1:56pm 04.19.21
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Looking for a replacement bimini rear bow for our Hunter 356. It went overboard last summer in a bi
wyctoronto at 1:51pm 04.19.21
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Hi, On the 44 and I think other models, the Bose control head on the companionway coaming has a pla

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Deck Leaking?
PeteT at 5:29pm 01.27.25
Deck Leaking?
JoeWhite at 4:56pm 01.27.25
In my case on C36, the leak in this area was due to worn out seals of the windlass shaft. You can ch
Runaway diesel
Urban Hermit at 4:55pm 01.27.25
When we came back a huge very black Black US Customs agent said "What was your purpose for going to
Deck Leaking?
jssailem at 4:49pm 01.27.25
I'll never see this again
Will Gilmore at 3:54pm 01.27.25
How about those outboard or is it inboard, motors? Did you get to try to drive one? I'm curious how
Your experience with online courses?
john6206 at 3:51pm 01.27.25
As a teacher, I've taken A LOT of online classes - chasing after renewing my certificate every 5 yea
I'll never see this again   (1)
Tally Ho at 3:15pm 01.27.25
Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer.
JBP-PA at 2:40pm 01.27.25
This might help https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/sailboat-winter-covers-what-to-look-for
Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer.
JBP-PA at 2:28pm 01.27.25
Several ways to do it. Perhaps the cheapest is to buy large tarps to cover the boat and mast. This
Runaway diesel
capta at 2:26pm 01.27.25
I'll never see this again
capta at 1:40pm 01.27.25
Just 17 little hours of flying, and my view went from this nd. -Will Honestly, I like the first vi
I'll never see this again
capta at 1:35pm 01.27.25
I ate lunch in Winsor, Canada once. There have been a few times when I'd much rather have been eat
Runaway diesel
Dalliance at 1:34pm 01.27.25
The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dy
Through-Hull Fittings
Ran-Dee9229 at 12:23pm 01.27.25
RAndy check and see what duck Creek wants for the truck Hull. I did one a few months ago and found
Kato Lift for Catailna 385
Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.27.25
Kato is one choice. You have a nice Catalina, all your hardware is Garhauer. They make a great eng
how many more years can I get out of her?
shemandr at 11:52am 01.27.25
A lot of sailers and boaters get negative 2 fortitude as they age. Smaller, more simple and less in
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks
Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 01.27.25
With a quarter century of experience with Sabre, let me disabuse you of that notion. Make no mistak
how many more years can I get out of her?
jackhart at 10:09am 01.27.25
You will get 5-foot-itis before the boat fails :cool: Greg I thought it was called '2 foot itus?
Through-Hull Fittings
nramsey at 9:47am 01.27.25
Just get Trudesign composite thru hulls and be done with it. I replaced bronze and marlon thru hul

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