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Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void swshogren at 10:54am 12.22.20 Big Boats 5/1532 Hi again with more questions as I did further into our new to us Hunter 34. When I look at the mold
Beneteau Oceanis 461 year 2000 QUADRANT WANTED! Top Crew at 10:22am 12.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1280 Hi folks! I recently bought a year 2000 Benetau Oceanis 461 that at the moment the rudder was down f
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month (2) Alansails at 10:10am 12.22.20 Catalina 310 6/2184
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? themotorman at 7:57pm 12.21.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1817 I am refurbishing a 28 Columbia. it has wire halyards. I see that some users like all rope. What are
What size stuffing flax do I need? Driftin II at 6:59pm 12.21.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/897 My boat is on the hard an hour drive away. I've decided repacking my stuffing box before launch in t
Fresh water pump Boomtown at 5:44pm 12.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2381 I recently replaced the hot water heater on my B331. Now the freshwater pump has started to run all
cockpit table finish Toby1979 at 4:59pm 12.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/805 what did Beneteau use for the finish on their folding cockpit tables on the 473's? I have hull #7 (
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) (1) patrickkidd at 2:36pm 12.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2127 I have a J/30 in (Seward) Alaska. To the extent possible, I am looking to replace a Webasto heater w
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? (3) Ziggler at 12:54pm 12.21.20 Ask All Sailors 23/5914 Electrical question as I develop a power use chart. Best guesses for watts (or 12V amps draw) of the
New Owner O'Day 23 (1) Jay Chase at 10:10am 12.21.20 Day Sailers 18/2739
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Thaniel at 7:58am 12.21.20 Smaller Boats 112/20335 Hello Everyone. I've spent many hours reading this forum and there are a lot of good people and inf
Holding tank Yamaha 30 with forward engine Samurai at 9:12pm 12.20.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1256 Greetings Brand new to this forum so that I apologize in advance for any errors in protocol. Seeking
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (9) ricksoth at 1:15pm 12.20.20 Ask All Sailors 33/11357 Hello all, I plan on storing my Cal 27 during the Spring-Fall period each year on a helical screw m
Repair sole bilge panel? (2) CowboyWay at 12:48pm 12.20.20 Catalina 310 3/918 The floor panel that covers my C310 bilge has separated. I tried rescrewing the 3/4" marine plywood
A boaters seasonal tale... jssailem at 12:43pm 12.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/497
New Main Sail? joecool911 at 11:03am 12.20.20 Smaller Boats 30/4416 Where have you guys purchased new main sails? Are the ones from here made by Doyle upgraded any sin
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Kings Gambit at 6:41am 12.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 35/2680 Hi all, The astronomical event of the past four centuries will occur on December 21, the winter sols
Merry Christmas Pals ... A musical appreciation. (1) BlowMeAway at 7:22pm 12.19.20 Ask All Sailors 7/860 rnEqv8WcVq8 Merry Christmas
companion way (3) Member 131497 at 1:19pm 12.19.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1886 Hello again to all... here are 2 photos of the edge of tbe companion way hatch. the inside edge, bor
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Jim Larson at 11:23am 12.19.20 Catalina 310 17/3583

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Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) pgandw at 12:54pm 05.09.25 Yeah, solo is a different ball game.... Solo sailing, beyond just staying on the boat, definitely t
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation Foswick at 12:39pm 05.09.25 Your proposed document has no language in it that puts the responsibility of providing for their ow
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) Foswick at 12:04pm 05.09.25 I live in a completely different world. Sailing solo Yeah, solo is a different ball game. This is
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location knotimpossible at 11:14am 05.09.25 The drawer guide may be screwed in place from the back side, try looking for screws there and remov
Universal 301299 fuel return line buddybear at 11:11am 05.09.25 The Universal manuals are not clear on the size of the hose. The part # includes hose and clamps a
Anode/Prop Proximity Dalliance at 10:45am 05.09.25
Anode/Prop Proximity Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 05.09.25 Is there any chance your shaft is NOT SS ? If bronze, location is not a problem. But in the boati
Music player Art12050 at 10:06am 05.09.25 We use a Bluetooth Bose Soundlink with iPhones and an iPad for listening to downloaded music and Sat
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 9:58am 05.09.25 Seems that for safety reasons the gas valve should be located on or near the tank. Use a manual shu
Need information for servicing my life raft CapitalistSailor at 9:49am 05.09.25 Sailors, I talked to an aviation safety equipment company in southeast Michigan, ASAP, and they tho
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? jssailem at 9:16am 05.09.25 Congrats MonsterFish... Moving up in boat size (two-footitis syndrome) is a noncurable affliction. I
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 9:00am 05.09.25 Only you can decide what is "better." If you are living on the boat then a shore hookup is nice but
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:57am 05.09.25 That I like an will get the pressure reducer an set a valve with a flag on it to by the boats d
Music player jssailem at 8:54am 05.09.25 It is either a talent or a curse.
Music player Alan Gomes at 8:52am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS. Was that pun int
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:51am 05.09.25 So it better to flush out tank an fill up the 100 gal holding tank an flip on the small pump to fil
dock side water ??? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:51am 05.09.25 Pro/con arguments aside, virtually every boat, both power and sail, at our marina (excluding the sm
Anode/Prop Proximity (2) jssailem at 8:50am 05.09.25 231430 One source is Magnesium Anodes \| BoatZincs.com
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? Monsterfish at 8:50am 05.09.25
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 8:46am 05.09.25 IF you are going to do this you MUST have pressure regulator to reduce the shore water pressure to a

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