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Super Lube Grease dlochner at 6:36am 07.15.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1345 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress often recommends Super Lube grease for the pump on Raritan heads and Rarit
Beneteau 331, Screw at rub rail? (1) sf34dtw at 12:18am 07.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1033 I have a screw at the stern rub rail (middle/bottom). It sticks down about an inch below the bottom
Hunter 170 jib partial unfurling not working for me. Pointers? stickinthemud57 at 9:00pm 07.14.20 Day Sailers 19/1506 Having gotten the knack of furling the jib (run downwind with jib in the shadow of the main), I am n
Another Type Storm on the Water (1) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 07.14.20 Weather and Forecasting 5/1152 Just when you thought the Hurricane season was going to start, we this this near our boat.:yikes:
Vessel Assist hits my boat Brian D at 2:43pm 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 23/1345 My boat, in its slip, was hit today by Vessel Assist. The Dock Master notified my by email that Vess
H36 Remove Propane Locker - anyone ever done this? dipasqup at 11:03am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/435 Hi, I am putting davits on my 2004 H36 and it look like I have to remove the propane locker to gain
Size Boat Name Decal - Beneteau Oceanis 36CC (1) DoubleDutch1962 at 10:25am 07.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/929 I'm in the process of buying a 36CC in a different country, which I have not seen yet. I will travel
Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part Ran-Dee9229 at 10:17am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 8/866 I have an M-12 two-cylinder 10 HP Universal Diesel inboard motor in my 1984 ODay 28. I replaced the
Hunter 34 crack behind stove (1) Artey1 at 9:47am 07.14.20 Big Boats 8/863 Well I found this little gem while cleaning and doing other refit related items... What does everyon
First-time Sailbaot Owner - Hunter 240 Swing Keel Question docsooner08 at 9:44am 07.14.20 Smaller Boats 11/1287 Just purchased a new to me 1999 Hunter 240 and got her in the water. I have a question on the swing
O'Day fresh water pressure loneshark64 at 9:42am 07.14.20 Bigger Boats 8/1107 Looking for any ideas here before I go tearing the boat apart (aaaagain). I have a 1985 O'Day 28. I
Pump out on Hunter acepilot123 at 9:20am 07.14.20 Big Boats 19/2638 In order to use a pump out station do you have to close the through haul valve after the Macerator ,
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? jviss at 8:06am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 33/6457 I've seen some really nice, high-end yachts at anchor that have their mast and spars illuminated. I
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 7:53am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 38/2671 I need to replace my old cockpit speakers anyway, but I wanted to check before I take my saw to it.
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 7:11am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 76/3923 https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-lake-electrocution-incident-lake-pleasant-scorpion-bay-brothers-k
1984 Hunter 34 lifeline stanchion problem Randy Church at 2:59am 07.14.20 Big Boats 3/654 The lower lifeline hole of my stanchions have a plastic snap-in pieces on both sides that protect th
Catalina 14.2 Expo Water in the Hold Ken Afloat at 8:32pm 07.13.20 Smaller Boats 4/1463 Hi. I got a nice used Catalina 14.2 Expo this season. After a sail yesterday I noticed that there wa
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib Pagan Baby at 7:13pm 07.13.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/3618 My new to me boat has a club footed jib. When off the wind with the sheet eased the leach twists off
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake Sable Sailor at 7:08pm 07.13.20 Big Boats 25/2265 I've a 1986 Legend 45 that has had the shower sumps removed (don't ask me why). I'd like to replace
proper functioning vented loop Canonshooternb at 7:06pm 07.13.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4381 I have a Jabsco Electric head that did not draw much sea water in during flushing. So my first fix

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When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 2:55pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definiti
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib rgranger at 2:53pm 11.28.23 The question was simple: do you have a "spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard.?" Right! Use the
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks (2) rgranger at 2:49pm 11.28.23 Yup! Been said already but just tap out this pin.. you will get this.. 221636 ... and you are all
Water tank syphoning? rgranger at 2:42pm 11.28.23 I feel like we are missing something. If the pump is off and the line depressurized, then there sho
Hunter 140 frame (5) Ayrehead at 2:01pm 11.28.23 Here are the photos. The width of the transom of the boat is 46 inches measured from side to side o
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 1:50pm 11.28.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Too many ads dlochner at 1:46pm 11.28.23 It does beg the question of how much control SBO or any website host has over the types of ads. I
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding kappykaplan at 1:39pm 11.28.23 Good news everyone! I did an oil change this last weekend and noticed that my throttle cable had a
Bonding Cable dlochner at 1:36pm 11.28.23 Try Pacer Group. https://www.pacergroup.net
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 1:24pm 11.28.23 Good news everyone! I did an oil change this last weekend and noticed that my throttle cable had a c
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 1:15pm 11.28.23 With regard to James, he missed it in my original post that this all happened after I shut off the w
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib BarryL at 11:38am 11.28.23 Hi, My boat came with the ATN Gale Sail https://atninc.com/atn-gale-sail-sailing-equipment.shtml
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Stu Jackson at 11:03am 11.28.23
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport JBP-PA at 10:21am 11.28.23 Right. I appreciate you documenting your discoveries. While I don't really have anything to add, I d
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose jssailem at 9:40am 11.28.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib jssailem at 9:33am 11.28.23 As an addendum to my post, the more bulk you add to the forestay the less performance you receive fr
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib jssailem at 9:22am 11.28.23
Water tank syphoning? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:17am 11.28.23 I hope Peggie Hall still has her ears on for this one... I do...but fresh water plumbing isn't in m
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib (1) caverun at 9:08am 11.28.23 The extra 6" on your new luff should be OK. Here's a shot of my jib under sail and there is some ext
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks Belzoni at 9:05am 11.28.23 Yes, easily removed. I'll check with Vela and Garhauer once I've pulled one an gone at it with micro

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