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Is anyone have experience in keep saber 28 in the water and sailing in north east winters? eshusterman at 1:23pm 11.18.20 Sabre Sailboats 1/1460 Hi All I own 1984 Saber 28. This winter I'm staying in the water in a slip on long island. I'm plann
deck prep Member 131497 at 11:05am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 28/2034 hey guys Im getting ready to work the non skid area. Don Casey on his book "Sailboat hull n deck pre
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising AaronD at 11:01am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3252 I'm considering a chart plotter for our little C-22 cruiser sometime in the next couple years (my re
Simple Engine Maintenance Log (1) Sailfanatic at 10:54am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/5530 I have been using an Excel workbook as an engine maintenance log. Our sailing is seasonal coastal cr
Grampian 26 centerboard removeal help!! Mandy2 at 10:22am 11.18.20 Grampian 2/4399 I'm almost finished rebuilding a G26 and the last project that should have been my first project is
Looking for a Two brner CNG stove shawanaga at 9:15am 11.18.20 Big Boats 3/430 Hi if anyone has a cng oven they are not using i would be interested. The stove i have now is a Seaw
8 Bells for the passing of Frank Butler LakeShark at 8:40am 11.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1078 I saw the announcement this morning from the Catalina 22 association and thought I would pass along
Harken sheave worn flat (2) Davidasailor26 at 6:18am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1607 I noticed the other day that the sheave in one of my jib sheet blocks has a flat spot worn into it-
Guest 295C (3) All U Get at 6:07am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/881
hunter sailboat user in the south pacific michel06440 at 3:40am 11.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/458 we are in new caledonia and are looking to make contact with owners of hunter Australians, New Zeala
Propane oven will not light (B331) Bluenose at 12:50am 11.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2594 Hello all, my propane stove works great in all respects but the oven will not light. I can smell the
Is this a MacGregor 24? (1) Layne Spence at 11:16pm 11.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2752 Can anyone tell me if this is a MacGregor 24? I am thinking about buying this boat and I am a first
IBoat Manual Uploaded (1) MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 0/211 I have transitioned over to IBoat to utilize the Furuno radar over lap. I really like the product bu
I just bought a 1991 Beneteau 41s5. bonding? georgetheleo at 6:28pm 11.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/725 Is there any factory lightning protection? Or any corrosion bonding?
Boat Identification - Need Help (1) JDE at 6:14pm 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1655
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post seniorladysailor at 4:14pm 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2120 Just bought a used Cal-31. Boat has not been used lately. What should I do first to bring boat back
SaniFlex Hose Stretch (1) malyea at 1:13pm 11.17.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1822
410 Speaker Wiring Don Lucas at 12:23pm 11.17.20 Big Boats 2/651 OK. This any Hunter 410 owner understand wiring for the aft berth/cockpit speakers? I took out the
Looking for a centering collar for a Hood 810 line drive furling system. Don Poland at 11:01am 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 1/234 Looking for a centering collar for a Hood 810 Line Drive furling system
Swinomish channel forbin at 10:15am 11.17.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/4364 Normally I'd ask this in the summer, but does anyone have any recent info on the southern end of the

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Catalina 385 weight? Tally Ho at 5:53pm 10.18.24
Keel Winch Replacement Keen Ice II at 5:45pm 10.18.24 Where did you find the repacement CB winch?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 10.18.24 I have a Mack Pack with integrated lazy jacks. I can ease my jacks, and leave the sail cover in pl
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo caverun at 5:33pm 10.18.24 Last winter I replaced the bottoms of my 260 aft-berth cushions- the fabric had rotted due to moistu
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 10.18.24 What ever the case, the repair needs to assure the winch is solid and that the surface around is wa
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jssailem at 3:14pm 10.18.24 Jim. It is always nice to hear someone else give you the measurement of something. Saves one from sp
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 2:39pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised? If the unit s
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 2:34pm 10.18.24 I would suggest if looking for a cause, that it was not sail related. Perhaps the winch was used to
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 2:20pm 10.18.24 That is true. Mine were custom designed by a super duper engineer. Installed by a gurus. And worked
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 1:39pm 10.18.24 UPDATE. Removed all connections on both sides of each circuit breaker, neutral buss and ground buss.
Lazy Jacks ? Ward H at 1:35pm 10.18.24 Before I went to a stack pack I had a two legged lazy jack system. My 12.5' boom really needed at le
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? RitSim at 1:29pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 12:36pm 10.18.24 I thought I should post this image with the mast down. It gives a good image of the prebend. The spr
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (3) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.18.24 OK, I got lucky (again) the scratch is not measurable. I can clean it off with wire wool. That said,
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 12:07pm 10.18.24 Thats doubtful that the sail is cut for that much bend. And if a sailmaker did do that for your typ
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 11:15am 10.18.24 I too thought it was a bit much (prebend) but was told best to not tune it out as the sail may be
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 10:46am 10.18.24 You have always had my attention but now you have my wallets too :-) I did see the scratch. I didn
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Stu Jackson at 10:40am 10.18.24 I agree with Ralph, more investigation is required. My unit is from 1986 - do the math - it still w
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SimiSAilor at 10:36am 10.18.24 I use a scrap piece about 2' long and just slide one end between the gypsy and the bulkhead to keep
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 10:14am 10.18.24 May give it a try. Thanks again.

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