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Miami boatshow happen or not happen??? CYQK at 9:56am 09.25.20 Ask All Sailors 2/265 Watcha think will it be a go this year?
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? (3) swshogren at 9:26am 09.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2197 How can you tell if the false bildge had been exposed or not? I recently purchased a1984 Hunter 34 a
Climbing your mast alone Fuligule at 8:35am 09.25.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1697 Title is in french, but I'm sure you don't need any words... hiA3PHnjKUk:150
The State of Insurance (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 10.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1834 Sadly, it's been a busy year for boat insurers... but what's the state of your insurance? Did you h
H23 Cabin Access Reefing at 5:45am 09.25.20 Smaller Boats 6/719 Hello friends, my boat does not have the (pardon my lack of sail vocabulary) wooden slats that slide
NEED a new Auto Pilot? sailme88 at 5:17am 09.25.20 Ask All Sailors 6/602 Realizing that not everyone is on Facebook, I though I'd pass this on.. Defender Marine is advertis
Traveler Car Mainsheet CAT22SWTEXAS at 4:18am 09.25.20 Catalina 22 2/640 Anyone replaced their Traveler Car on an 86? My sheaves are shot. I ordered one from CD.
Boat mover Mhkent at 2:53am 09.25.20 Ask All Sailors 8/850 I want to transport my 34 foot sailboat from Corpus Christi to Florida. Can anyone in this forum rec
jet bow thruster sailaway50 at 5:35pm 09.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1454 Does anyone have a jet bow thruster on their boat?
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 bmorr at 4:59pm 09.24.20 Smaller Boats 16/1681 The angle of my jib line with the over sized jib is to steep when the wind kicks up. I have adjusted
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Lazy1 at 4:58pm 09.24.20 Destinations 10/1358 I didn't find anything here using the search but I thought this was pretty neat. Text a buoy in the
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (3) jdd01257 at 4:46pm 09.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 10/2409 Just had my yanmar serviced (oil, filters, impeller, etc.). 300 hours and running well. After first
Jack stands Jobedach at 4:12pm 09.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/972 I have a Beneteau 35s5, and am wondering what length of jack stands I will require. This is my first
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Project_Mayhem at 3:12pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 27/1645 The spool on my furler would always fill up too soon and then jam. Earlier this week I pulled about
EVA Foam Floors Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/611 My dock neighbor just installed some foam flooring. It looks and feels great. Does anyone have any l
West Wight Potter P19 TaterYot at 2:36pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3710 Recently bought a West Wight Potter P19. With sailing moderate experience, is a P19 seaworthy enoug
Synthetic Oil ? btmarino at 2:34pm 09.24.20 Catalina 30 12/1770
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank (1) Fredct at 1:35pm 09.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 43/3732 I have read "the book" and I am ready to replace tank and all hoses. There is a nice post on the sit
H26 electric control panel (1) Chiriqui at 1:23pm 09.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/307 I want to replace at least one of the switches or the whole panel. Where can i source this... see ph
Replacing strutt 82 34ft oday Swaney at 1:16pm 09.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 1/593 I have some play after pulling a rats nest of rope from prop now strutt is lose any advice on how to

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Access to windlass (1) marchem at 8:23am 04.25.24 Switch/breaker is fine. Opened small access port and found a lot of corrosion. Removed the front p
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 8:17am 04.25.24 ...... So now the quest is to find marine grade aluminum rivets I'd be surprised if rig rite didn't
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 7:31am 04.25.24
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 7:28am 04.25.24 Thank you very much for the additional information and history. I like the Crosby rig, but the mid
Correct size packing for stuffing box? dkinzer at 7:17am 04.25.24 3/16" or 1/4". How do you know? You can calculate the size by taking two measurements: the diamete
Correct size packing for stuffing box? shemandr at 6:39am 04.25.24 Compass Marine has a comprehensive video on this. Well worth the time to watch if you are going to
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Syntonos at 6:22am 04.25.24 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Rivets Used JamesG161 at 6:20am 04.25.24 help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corrosion. Aluminum and Iron will still corrode to final O
Brackets on Pop Top Opening citabria131 at 6:04am 04.25.24 Thanks to the responses, it definitely clears things up for me and confirms they are for holding dow
Windlass and thruster Battery question Scott T-Bird at 5:41am 04.25.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I'd start by measuring the space provided for the batt
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:34am 04.25.24 Once he pokes his bow outside the marina, he can sail over 300 miles in a straight line before touc
Keel getting corrosion (1) dlochner at 5:21am 04.25.24 Assuming this is a lead keel, the original damage was probably a casting fault. The keels are cast
Not perfect launch day... Scott T-Bird at 5:09am 04.25.24 And the their waters are bigger than the bits of ocean I manage to cover. Once he pokes his bow ou
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:48am 04.25.24 Do I then need to dig in under the exterior frame and release the sealant from the hull? If so, ca
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:40am 04.25.24 Yep, Dow 795 or 3M 4000 UV for this job. I assume there is a Sika product that would do. If it is hu
Correct size packing for stuffing box? (1) jim01749 at 4:28am 04.25.24 Hi Terry, Thanks for the quick response. I was not sure if it should be 3/16" or 1/4". How do you k
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 4:12am 04.25.24 Good morning, Jim. A hooked dental pic works pretty well getting the old stuff out. I use 3/16" PTFE
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 3:24am 04.25.24 A poor repair is a possibility. Did he have access to the shop manual for the engine? There are copi
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 2:42am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 04.24.24 The universally accepted sealant is 3M 795 silicone. My H-310 came from the factory with the fixed

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