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Seeking used C&C 35 Mast tmtomp at 7:08am 02.07.21 C&C 6/1594 I have a 1973 C'C 35 which needs a replacement mast. New is very expensive; any suggestions for wh
Mast painting Randy Church at 5:40am 02.07.21 Big Boats 7/4408 Factory finish paint on Kenyon mast from my 1984 Hunter 34 is really showing its age. Mast is on saw
lifepo4 battery installation Beneteau 373 mishka at 4:53am 02.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/792 I am in the process of installing a lithium battery on my boat. My old house battery was installed u
hatch lock gary16188 at 4:47am 02.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1504 Has anyone installed an inside hatch lock. How did you do it. Thank you....Gary
Hunter 37 legend mast head question (1) riversloth at 6:17pm 02.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1043 Attached photo. Do any other hunter 37 owners mast head look like this. It does not look like eith
H36 Battery Charger replacement dph123 at 4:42pm 02.06.21 Big Boats 11/1468 I have a 2004 H36 and am looking to replace the battery charger with a newer model. I am looking fo
Bilge switch Johnson Ultima vs Water Witch 230 SycloneDriver at 1:48pm 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3210 I have never been able to trigger the bilge switch on my new to me Beneteau Oceanis 31. It looks to
Genoa track for O'Day 25 or 26 timlho at 1:22pm 02.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3003 I have a 1985 O'Day 26 and aftr buying new 150 furling genoa decided I need to correct the bad trim
Goiot Manual Windlass georgetheleo at 1:14pm 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 6/2147 I bought a used Beneteau 1990 41s5. ANchor locker is a mess! There is a Goiot manual windlass-- th
Bow damage repair Chris Carpenter at 12:14pm 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 11/937 I have a small bit of damage on my 1999 Hunter 260 probably from hitting the trailer or beaching pri
Stern tube hose alvy at 11:27am 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/917 Hi all - I'm in the process of replacing my stern tube hose on my 84 O Day 26.After removing the cou
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal Drewskie at 10:09am 02.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1066 Hi. Has anyone removed their early '80's First 42 traveller track and teak block? We believe the tea
Hunter 28.5 Identifying fixture aft of Jib/Genoa winch (3) Rob Benson at 9:08am 02.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1233 I have some photos of what remains of a fixture I found aft of my Jib/Genoa winch; this fixture is b
Altice/Optimum access? danm1 at 8:42am 02.06.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/622 Anyone else having trouble accessing the site through Optimum or Altice ISP in the NY metro area? Ca
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question sailormanbigd at 6:57am 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 27/2311 Hello, have a new boat with Garmin GPS, but for redundancy I ordered Rpi4b with a DAC hat hifiberry
Transmission Fluid RoyS at 6:40am 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 10/3112 I have 1980 Yanmar 2QM15 with a Kanzaki-Carl Hurth transmission. The specified transmission fluid is
Pedestal table night light Beneteau 343 2007 swisssally at 4:29am 02.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1550 I have my Beneteau 343.. and the Pedestal table night light doesn't work. Any suggestions where to
butyl caulking sailor5017 at 3:55pm 02.05.21 Big Boats 2/704 on hunter 41 DS and 44DS. there is a gap between the coach roof( hangs overhangs the house) and t
Beneteau 285 Steering wheel shaft size/type lars77 at 1:34pm 02.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/514 My boat is buried in snow right now, but I'm shopping for a smaller wheel to free up some cockpit s
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds Inox at 11:03am 02.05.21 Yamaha 13/4183 Hello!! We just bought a Y36. Sailed her around Spain from north (Vizcay Gulf) to the Balearic Islan

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Is this a DC current leak? walt at 11:51am 11.03.24 solar panel and charge controller "could - depending on a bunch of things" do something like that wi
Dammit, Jim (1) jssailem at 10:05am 11.03.24 Let's not get ahead of the NHC. Here is the present forecast status. It looks like it could form
Is this a DC current leak? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 11.03.24 Do you have one you would recommend or would anything from local Home Depot/ Harbor Freight suffice
H280 Dog house hinge JoeWhite at 9:34am 11.03.24 That brings up another question, how to cut holes in fiberglass? With 2" hole cutter. I would glue
Oday28 Project_Mayhem at 9:14am 11.03.24 The biggest issue I ran into on my 25 was getting the motor low enough in the water and being able t
H280 Dog house hinge Occasional Heeler at 9:02am 11.03.24 Yeah -- holes in the top above the hinge plate recess would the best solution so I can use wood back
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 8:48am 11.03.24 Use an analog voltmeter to introduce a small load into the circuit. with the intention of the smal
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 8:45am 11.03.24 What types of devices are connected to the fuse block? My guess is one or more of them have some ca
Is this a DC current leak? Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 11.03.24 Use an analog voltmeter to introduce a small load into the circuit.
Sheet to steering Joe at 7:38am 11.03.24 This vid explains how it works. bDdbgu80YfA I did a search asking for DIY sailboat self steering s
H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement jssailem at 7:29am 11.03.24 This information is still being requested That is to be expected. Boats continue to age. New owner
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 jssailem at 7:23am 11.03.24 Considering the forces on the standing rigging, can this damage cause a catastrophic failure in its
H280 Dog house hinge chp at 6:01am 11.03.24 Mine are backed and screwed into wood blocks. I have two large openings in the top corners in order
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 5:51am 11.03.24 If Rigging Only sells Hayn turnbuckles, they can probably special order a metric one. Too little de
Sheet to steering jssailem at 5:26am 11.03.24
Winterising (2) sailcapt340 at 5:22am 11.03.24 Keep in mind the fact that a trivial amount of water left will have enough room to expand when it f
Oday28 jssailem at 5:09am 11.03.24 This guys video (at the start) shares an easy way he identifies how to locate the best place to posi
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? senang at 3:47am 11.03.24 Go to a parasail paramotor diving shop. They have V shaped tools to cut parachute or other lines. Yo
Winterising Jim Legere at 3:43am 11.03.24 My diesel is winterized at the time of haul out. After I motor over to travelift slip, I leave the e
How to repair small chip in cabin sole senang at 3:39am 11.03.24 I found this on Utube. If you have all his wax for different colors I still doubt it took him 5 min.

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