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Harken SnubbAir (1) jssailem at 11:35am 02.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1473 Anyone tried out this new idea from Harken? I have been looking at the rigging for my Asymmetrical.
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 gunsiray at 10:50am 02.18.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1342 Hello. Has anybody had an experience of adding a stay sail or solent sail for Beneteau Oceanis 461.
Furler Sizing? Orbweaver at 10:31am 02.18.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/837 Since my boat (H26.5) is still about 3 hrs away, I can't measure the forestay length myself. I'm loo
Head Discharge Hose Rerouting (2) Eleven at 9:35am 02.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/672 Going to replace the current manual Jabsco with a Raritan SeaEra QC head sea water on my B311 and th
dried up lake bed/ rover II jon hansen at 8:49am 02.18.21 Sails Call Lounge 10/832 mars.nasa.gov. is the web page for the roverII. landing today watch it live, in about 2 hrs
Engine Reports (5) FBD at 5:18am 02.18.21 Ask All Sailors 8/840 Good morning I am buying my first sailboat, a Hunter 456. I had the engines inspected and the oils
Engine inspections and analysis on a Hunter 456 (5) FBD at 3:42am 02.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/648 Good morning I am buying my first sailboat. I had the engines inspected and the oils analyzed. Woul
Widgeon Hatch Covers, Attachment KMurph at 8:38pm 02.17.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/947 Hi, I am wanting to make covers for the hatch openings on my '76 Widgeon. But I am not sure how best
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question (2) zimboy at 8:37pm 02.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/2700 I bought a 2006 Beneteau 343 a few months back, and although I have been sailing for many years, thi
Thru hull question sasafil at 8:16pm 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3699 I installed a new thru hull couple months ago. I used 3M 4200 sealant. After the install I also did
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Scott T-Bird at 6:50pm 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 36/3117 I finally got around to performing the Exchange for our Documented boat that we purchased last summe
dreaming (2) Orbweaver at 6:33pm 02.17.21 Trailer Sailors 7/1137 That's all I can do right now, dream about being on the water. Most of the water around here right n
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? ScottySailor at 1:19pm 02.17.21 Big Boats 23/2312 Ahoy Fellow sailors thanks in advance as I usually get great advice from this forum. I just looked
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 12:44pm 02.17.21 Catalina 22 23/2632 So in my quest to figure out what projects to do and which to not do one sort fell in to my lap (so
Catalina 22 vs 250 John Marrone at 12:41pm 02.17.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1594 I'll try to make this a simple question: I have been looking for a Catalina 22, 25 or 250 for the la
solar SailingLoto at 11:24am 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1272 I new to solar. I am wanting a solar panel to keep my battery up. I only plan on running one batter
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 boaterbob at 10:09am 02.17.21 Bavaria 19/5745 Anyone have their hour meter fail? diagnostic path for this? Can engine hours, RPMs and temp be run
Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling (2) shannylamb at 10:04am 02.17.21 Day Sailers 4/1367
Broken Seacock Handle (1) Eleven at 9:24am 02.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 39/8689 Well, pictured below is the waste through hull seacock of my new to me sailboat. It is a Groco IBV-1
Now I know why.... (1) Jackdaw at 7:55am 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2439 .... the slips abutting the seawall were 1/2 price.....

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Left over Cetol up for grabs kemsa51 at 1:18pm 11.05.24 Thanks! It was a mix of blind luck, the internet and maybe a bit of help from the gods of sailing.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 1:06pm 11.05.24 Yes, with it being above the waterline there are no spills at all. Some people also use it for easy
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:54pm 11.05.24 Here's an actual pic
Overturned Mac???? Richard19068 at 12:54pm 11.05.24 Looks like a 26X. I assume it was towed to the mooring ball? I guess the positive flotation did
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 12:44pm 11.05.24 Good query, Neal. I have not experienced any problems. I am not rubbing the cloth on the surface. I
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 12:27pm 11.05.24 Good query, Neal. I have not experienced any problems. I am not rubbing the cloth on the surface. I
What is this stuff on my hull? jssailem at 12:21pm 11.05.24 @illusion1024 Thank you for the update. Sometimes, mysteries are just that mysterious.
Dammit, Jim (1) jssailem at 12:11pm 11.05.24 Andrew, You posted a good question. Since Rafael is slowly forming south of Cuba, the two High-Press
Hunter 26/260 trailers Rick Webb at 12:09pm 11.05.24 Eddie English helps us keep our dozen and a half trailers in shape for our youth sailing program. He
Turnbuckle lubricant? Tally Ho at 12:04pm 11.05.24 About 8 years I have had Tally Ho, and I have never lubricated the turnbuckles.:yikes: I store the
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat dmax at 12:02pm 11.05.24 Lots of dreamers out there who look at boats but never buy one.
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 11.05.24 Thanks for the info. I found that link in another post and was thinking about PMing you when I saw
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Tally Ho at 11:58am 11.05.24 Sorry, Greg, today was the first time I was notified by Sailboat Owners. I do appreciate all the co
Overturned Mac???? Tally Ho at 11:49am 11.05.24 Looks like a 26X. I assume it was towed to the mooring ball? I guess the positive flotation did
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser Stu Jackson at 10:58am 11.05.24 My apologies for posting that protected link. Here's the operative text: Exhaust Riser Removal Tip
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 10:58am 11.05.24 Magic Tilt trailers no longer builds sailboat trailers per my conversation with them. Both Al and
Heat Pump Winterizing Rich Stidger at 10:36am 11.05.24 While in the water with A/C power, I let the pump suck fresh water from a bucket for 10 minutes. The
Which boat is the best boat for me? dLj at 10:26am 11.05.24 Thanks for the video. Your premise was helping a person trying to decide on a boat for off shore s
Retrofit Generator Johann at 10:22am 11.05.24
Winterising Dalliance at 10:11am 11.05.24 I may be a bit late to this thread, but here is my process for winter storage in Chicago: Water Hea

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