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Trailer Jack Rating Project_Mayhem at 8:33pm 11.04.20 Trailer Sailors 23/2004 I forgot to flip up my trailer jack and as you can imagine some interesting things happened. Luckily
What is the mattress size in the aft cabin beneteau 343 swisssally at 7:42pm 11.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/587 What is the mattress size of the Beneteau 343 in the aft cabin and what size sheets fit?
Gooseneck fitting for C&C 34 (1) Carwrecknc at 5:36pm 11.04.20 Parts Search 1/681 Does anyone know where I might be able to locate a gooseneck fitting for a C'C 34? The piece on the
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Team118 at 10:56am 11.04.20 Big Boats 20/3184 The one measurement I cannot find. I want to get estimates to truck a Catalina 380 to me. They need
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 10:27am 11.04.20 Big Boats 188/29760 My boat floated ashore after a 14 foot surge snapped 2 Hurricane lines and un-spooled 2 others from
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 Dan Wray at 8:18am 11.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1355 I am trying to strip all hardware to paint and re-bed. I am thinking about cutting a bigger opening
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 7:54am 11.04.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1369 Wondering if there is a way to be able to play music into cockpit speakers, but have the VHF/SSB ove
End of the Season (1) cb32863 at 6:02am 11.04.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1073 186873 And that's the end of the 2020 season. We didn't race at all this year due to my underlying
Chipped varnish (1) Captain W at 3:08pm 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2394 Unfortunately, one of the weather boards fell and a piece of varnish chipped off. Do I need to take
main flow issue (1) DinghySailor at 12:37pm 11.03.20 C&C 15/2282 We took our new-to-us 37 out for sail#1 last weekend. In sea trials, we'd sailed with a 90% headsail
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 12:20pm 11.03.20 Trailer Sailors 23/5424 Hello - this is my first post. I just purchased a 1974 24ft Laguna Windrose and now I need to learn
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 12:07pm 11.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/3201 Howdy everyone. After much thought and discussions with the missus, we decided that our best, easies
Which Type of Intake Strainer is Recommended? (3) Ziggler at 12:04pm 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2387 1984 Morgan 323. Yanmar 3GMD 20 HP. OK, the question: Which intake strainer is best? A 2-piece thr
winch & hatch cover recommendations DinghySailor at 11:55am 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1156 The Barient 28 winches on our new-to-us C'C 37 are in great shape but lack winch covers. My Lewmar h
1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" (1) malyea at 11:46am 11.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1506
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 10:57am 11.03.20 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3324 When I purchased the boat (at great discount) the old yanmar Ysm12 would not start. After struggling
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 9:57am 11.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2277 No matter what I do, both belts (alternator ' water pump) on my 1981 Yanmar 2GM go loose shortly (a
1980 Catalina 38 Owners Manual Rogerfern at 9:46am 11.03.20 Big Boats 1/893 Purchasing a Catalina 38 , looking for owners manual, any suggestions? Thank You
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (2) JamesG161 at 9:16am 11.03.20 Weather and Forecasting 29/2430 Yes folks, even though November 1 ends December 1st the official end 2020 Hurricane season, it aint
Winches (2) SailingLoto at 4:43am 11.03.20 Trailer Sailors 6/1156 My South Coast 22 has winches on the sides and tracks with blocks for a head sail. I assume these

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Volvo Penta MD11C exhaust question Rich Stidger at 8:38am 08.19.24 Try this supplier. I have used them for years. Best prices, beats US pricing by a mile. Fast deli
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? (1) jssailem at 8:36am 08.19.24 Great information @Don S/V ILLusion On a practical side, being the penny pincher I am, I inherited
Waste Cap vent? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 08.19.24 I seem to get frequent blockages in my holding tank vent despite running a hose into the fitting whe
1983 H34 Refit kloudie1 at 8:30am 08.19.24 Welcome Aboard, Taylor! Be sure to check out the info on the forum.. under "General Downloads" and "
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker DmacSails at 8:20am 08.19.24 First: I would cut the wire ends off and see if the wires are corroded. If they are not there is no
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Adam.Butler636 at 8:19am 08.19.24 @Crazy Dave Condon, sent a PM, or at least, I think I did, let me know if you did not receive.
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? Kings Gambit at 8:17am 08.19.24 If you believe the US Navy, you might want to read their opinion. There are links in this link whi
O'day 302 bow piece. Ryan R at 8:15am 08.19.24 Correct it's part of the boat and thank you for the information. I was thinking of salvage yards if
Electric Winch Recomendations marklees at 8:15am 08.19.24 Mark, it looks like the one in the picture I shared. Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2 in. Brushless Cordless
Electric Winch Recomendations jssailem at 8:07am 08.19.24 Mark, it looks like the one in the picture I shared. Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2 in. Brushless Cordless
Electric Winch Recomendations marklees at 7:52am 08.19.24 I couldn't remember if I posted this video previously or not...I hadn't finished it, so put it toge
Electric Winch Recomendations marklees at 7:45am 08.19.24 Thanks all, really helpful. I do like the Milwaukee option.
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:42am 08.19.24 If you believe the US Navy, you might want to read their opinion. There are links in this link whic
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker cagreen75 at 7:23am 08.19.24 Just to close the loop in hopes of saving others some aggravation. On a 2005 H33 the Shore Power B
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? dlochner at 7:21am 08.19.24
Unusual Oil Level Issue dmax at 7:19am 08.19.24 Me too, scared the crap out of me a couple of times :)
O'day 302 bow piece. dmax at 7:16am 08.19.24 Actually shemandr, the bow piece on the 302 (I once owned one) is a custom cast aluminum piece (I th
Engine vibration universal m3-20 jviss at 7:11am 08.19.24 Rather than mess with them you can send them out to be serviced by a shop for a reasonable fee. Rep
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Ward H at 6:38am 08.19.24 This reminds me of my 1st time being on a sailboat some 50 years ago. A friend had bought a 30 so
Engine vibration universal m3-20 twodzusfittings at 6:37am 08.19.24 "Now I see" said the blind man. Did you really, said the dumb? Yes I did said the deaf!!!

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