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Winch removal Adhara2 at 4:32pm 04.07.21 Ask All Sailors 35/4385 I am a new proud owner of a 2007 Beneteau 423. The boat is in great shape. I have decided to convert
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Universal M-25 overheating - looking for troubleshooting tips LukeAvanti at 3:43pm 04.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/4081 Hi all. Mechanical relative newbie here. I bought a 1987 Catalina 30 MK II late last year. Recently
Still Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 1:32pm 04.07.21 Racing 7/2445
Cutlass Bearing for Beneteau 36cc frietti at 12:55pm 04.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2991 I am in desperate need to replace the cutlass bearing on my 2000 Beneteau 36cc and I found a dealer
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 11:14am 04.07.21 Big Boats 12/2169 Hi All, I plan to install a high water alarm and bought a Rule 33ALA Marine High Water Bilge Alarm.
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada Noodle at 11:12am 04.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1646 Hi Sailors! I'll be ordering a new bimini from the site. Has anyone located in Canada purchased a l
Low "reefing" holes in main sail (1) ricksoth at 8:49am 04.07.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2592 Hello experts, Can someone explain to me what the "reefing" holes in my main sail about 6" up from
1985 31H chainplate rebedding xavierspl at 7:15am 04.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/982 Hi All, I recently started a rather significant refit and coming up shortly I want to rebed my chain
Smaller Jib for Beneteau 311 for Windy Days CapitalistSailor at 10:36pm 04.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1265 I have a Beneteau 311 with the standard 116% jib. I have been thinking of getting a smaller jib for
Embarking on an enclosure project Macboy at 6:56pm 04.06.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2662 If there was a single certainty in my life as far as sailing goes it is this. Bugs could very well p
Best weather window sailingsoon at 5:56pm 04.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1010 Hey guys, Hope everyone is doing well and safe. Now that being said... What would the general cons
Yanmar 3JH3E Parts Catalog (1) JimP at 3:57pm 04.06.21 Big Boats 3/3038 I was able to get a copy of the Yanmar 3JH3 parts catalog. I'm updating all the hoses on my new to m
37C keel attachment ? (2) buzzbaysnagger at 3:25pm 04.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1923 Hi, I just bought an 37c and wanted to find out what I need to do with a void between the hull and k
Bottom Coat - It's coming OFF! (4) SirMichael at 3:24pm 04.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/995 Last Saturday, my son ' I went up to our boat to try a number of things, to get the bottom coat off
Engine turned over by a/b switch only ??? Joe23455 at 2:35pm 04.06.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1004 Need some insight. Yanmar 2qm20f 1980, runs great. On the hard over the winter, no issues with A/B
What to look for when buying a Tartan 41? GMAC Greg McKenzie at 1:48pm 04.06.21 Tartan 6/5965 Hi all. Family is ready to trade up to larger performance cruiser and there is a 2001 we will viewin
Poor Kermit (1) Brian D at 1:38pm 04.06.21 Sails Call Lounge 10/1699 192450
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died wynkoop at 1:33pm 04.06.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3596 Or that could have been the title of this had things gone worse than they did yesterday on "Bottoms
Composite Rudders H41DS Nodak7 at 12:31pm 04.06.21 Big Boats 4/718 Does anyone know where to find out which years of the 41DS Hunter used a composite rudder? Is there

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Main Rigging Upgrades colemj at 6:01am 03.31.25 FWIW, I do not want the topping lift to take the weight of the boom off the sail. Back before sing
VHF SWR results... mermike at 5:39am 03.31.25 Can you share any details of the crimp connectors?
Y33 bimini and dodger (2) mermike at 5:29am 03.31.25 230628
Y33 bimini and dodger (3) mermike at 5:26am 03.31.25 The boom on Tosca was raised (7", I think) by the PO so I had a lot more room underneath to work wit
New Sails RickKane at 5:19am 03.31.25 I'm biased towards finding a US source. I make sails with Sailcrafters in Minneapolis sailcrafters.c
Emergency Manual twodzusfittings at 5:15am 03.31.25 I think a flash card idea on emergency steps to take, should the Captain be incapacitated, is a grea
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 4:29am 03.31.25 Hi Greg, This is the alteration I made to my existing system although I didn't bother to install t
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 4:11am 03.31.25 If you running windows, Marathon has a free N2K design program. It is geared towards Marathon produc
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (1) cdnmurse at 3:29am 03.31.25 I did confirm the profurl p155029 were the correct bushing replacment for the b29l. I plan on doing
Emergency Manual sailme88 at 3:15am 03.31.25 On a slightly different tack...( pun intended), I've created a video and written description of wher
Emergency Manual dLj at 3:03am 03.31.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 03.31.25 Welcome to the forum and to sailing! The starter battery should be connected to the alternator outp
Cliffside sails (1) DirectSails at 11:25pm 03.30.25 Hi Will As a boat owner myself (Rising Sun - Dufour 38 Classic) I am sure I will also find a lot of
Cliffside sails Will Gilmore at 11:21pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 11:15pm 03.30.25 I think I found Richard. He seems legit. https://hk.linkedin.com/in/richardrbulgin https://www.cli
Cliffside sails Will Gilmore at 11:13pm 03.30.25 I'm in Java, Indonesia right now. Our expected flight home has a short layover in Hong Kong. Howev
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 11:11pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
Cliffside sails (2) Will Gilmore at 11:00pm 03.30.25 I think I found Richard. He seems legit. https://hk.linkedin.com/in/richardrbulgin https://www.clif
fresh water flush (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17pm 03.30.25 As I think about this, how would I switch between sea water and the sink fresh water if the thruhul
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 9:49pm 03.30.25 I heave to, to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of

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