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Ranger 23 Bulkhead Replacement POK at 3:09pm 11.25.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1749 I have just taken ownership of a Ranger 23. It is in pretty good shape, but it does need a bulkhead
Happy Thanksgiving to All JamesG161 at 11:48am 11.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 15/828
Rotten wood supporting fuel tank thaeni at 11:22am 11.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1357 I have a 1992 33.5. The wood supporting the fuel tank is rotting. Is there a way of securing tank wi
Hunter 30t Panel - what is this supposed "solar" area to be? (1) ErikHunter30T at 10:46am 11.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/429 Hi all, Question about this 1991 Hunter 30T battery switch/shore power panel. There are two empty h
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 Thomas O'Neal at 9:13am 11.25.20 Ask All Sailors 8/460 Any advice on adding a whisker pole to my hunter 386? Sources to purchase one, tips, etc.
What type hose.... NYSail at 10:27pm 11.24.20 Ask All Sailors 5/552 Hello all, so replacing a few hoses and wanted to get recommendations for my engine cooling seawater
Almost catastrophe during haul out Capt Robbie at 6:41pm 11.24.20 Big Boats 17/2327 So almost had a major catastrophe whith my Hunter 34 during winter haul out today. Upon haul out
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 5:49pm 11.24.20 Catalina 310 18/2367 I am going to be inspecting -- and replacing as necessary -- the primary and secondary fuel filters
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba btflanag at 3:53pm 11.24.20 Parts Search 13/3686 Hey gang, I'm looking for a smart rig boom for my escape rumba. In the process of resurrecting the
Preventors do I need one (1) jssailem at 1:35pm 11.24.20 Ask All Sailors 40/3169 Simply put a "preventor" is a line running from the boom to the boat. It is set to hold the boom out
C&C Landfall 43 Bilge pump location Perfessor at 9:32am 11.24.20 C&C 1/641 Hi, I have a 1984 C'C Landfall 43. The bilge pump is bad and I need to replace it. Any help as to w
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 9:08am 11.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 26/4325 I am sailing costal Florida with a Beneteau 343. (so just dropping anchor to enjoy the day).. The b
Windlass problems seadaddler at 6:21am 11.24.20 Ask All Sailors 1/354
Adding Wheels to a Dinghy rpwillia at 8:40pm 11.23.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3174 I have a really nice double hulled fiberglass dingy. Usually if I use it I am moving it by myself. I
How to remove the center piece out of the table on a Beneteau 423 Rob Spicer at 7:16pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/951 How to remove the center piece out of the table on a Beneteau 423
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 (1) DJGERN at 6:51pm 11.23.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2024 Anyone have any tips on this? I am about to the point of just pulling the whole block off the deck a
Goiot Portlight ID (1) TimFromLI at 4:53pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/538 Does anyone know what model Goiot portlight this is? Rigrite said it was a Cristal but I think the
House bank bus bar for 2009 45DS seanmadian at 4:38pm 11.23.20 Big Boats 6/1156 Hi all -- My 2009 Hunter 45 DS has three AGM house batts with multiple leads attached to each positi
Catalina 25 questions. SailingLoto at 4:36pm 11.23.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1255 hello! I stumbled across an older fella with a 1985 c25 with a swing keel. He bought it years ago
Transom to hull crack (2) sven7 at 3:20pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1341 just found this crack in the transom to hull joint of 2007 343. crack is about 14 inches overall a

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Vendee Globe Hello Below at 6:19pm 10.19.24 The Vendee racers will use proprietary weather information that we mere mortals cannot afford to ac
Vendee Globe dlochner at 5:56pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking jssailem at 5:44pm 10.19.24 Thehigh pressure fuel lines on your enigne look like steel fuel lines. This type of line cna be flar
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 5:21pm 10.19.24 Not much room anywhere in False Bay now Terry. It has turned into a permanent mooring field for loca
Vendee Globe jssailem at 5:16pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN.
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 4:55pm 10.19.24 I've told this story a time or two. Many years ago our flotilla anchored for a few days in Cocktail
Vendee Globe Hello Below at 4:11pm 10.19.24 A whole lot of sail area for relatively light vessels. A 7,000 sq ft downwind sail and 3,000+ sq ft
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 3:58pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 (1) LakeOntario270 at 2:22pm 10.19.24 On my boat, 1996 270, I had to remove the back panel in my aft cabin and then look to the starboard
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 2:15pm 10.19.24 If you look at the line stripper it indicates that the load will be on the opposite side so I agree
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard dlochner at 2:09pm 10.19.24 We really need to know what you have done to solve the issue. Steering system are really simply, how
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Davidasailor26 at 2:08pm 10.19.24
Vendee Globe dlochner at 1:55pm 10.19.24 And for those who did not fare well in HS French, here's a link to the English language version. ht
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:31pm 10.19.24 Opps! https://www.vendeeglobe.org
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard kappykaplan at 1:02pm 10.19.24
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 12:58pm 10.19.24 Thank you for the responses. I appreciate your insight and time. It didn't leak before I changed en
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode jssailem at 12:16pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 10.19.24 Good morning @Roger Hinsch and welcome to the site. from general boat construction : you say you'r
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 10.19.24 This may be affected by how long it's been since the packing was changed and the type of packing whi
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 10.19.24 You most likely lost it when backing down So NOW you tell us where it's sitting. We were able t

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