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semi-flush mount windows. First try.. (3) SailingLoto at 4:33pm 10.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/607 Finally had some free time and daylight to fiddle with my Laguna. 2 fixed windows installed. 3m vh
Catalina 27 wanted Nipissing Sailor at 2:18pm 10.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1326 Looking for a Catalina 27 or 270 in excellent condition. Please PM me. Cathy R
Mainsail for 36 Lancer S/V Honu at 12:06pm 10.16.20 Parts Search 7/885 Looking for serviceable mainsail $400 or less, about 36 foot luff, 11' foot, at least 2 reef points,
Point Pleasant Canal PJacobitti at 11:16am 10.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2131 Greetings! Brand new to the forum.... We will be bringing our new to us 1978 Bristol 35.5 home the
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? wsconner at 7:26am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 40/13854 Hi - Coming back to this group after all the great advice helping me upgrade our 12V and Autopilot
Drop-in Lithium batteries CarlN at 7:20am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5234 How are you feeling these days about drop-in Lithium batteries on boats? I'm thinking of changing a
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:34pm 10.15.20 Big Boats 11/1394 I have a Bauer Capitano that I would like to mount on deck of our 450 Passage. But, the only way I
Stainless cleaner seadaddler at 8:39pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1006 What product is brush on to clean stainless and rinse with garden hose what is it called. Nick
Neglected boats (2) SailingLoto at 6:40pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 64/5365 If not allowed, delete please. It is winterizing season. I am on the water 8 hours a day right now
Customs Decal Renewal Time dlochner at 6:37pm 10.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1756 For those of us who live on the US/Canada border and like to sail across the border we need to a "Cu
Furler suggestions Pagan Baby at 6:36pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/576
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel (2) Terry Cox at 3:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 43/7020 Our 1991 P42 came with an anchor swivel that has held up well over the years. Since taking possessio
27 Edge in NY Area MarcB at 1:37pm 10.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/442 I am looking to see a 27 Edge before deciding to buy one that is not near my home. Does anyone have
Transport recommendation stevec22206 at 1:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/883 I have no affiliation with this company but wanted to share this with anyone considering a boat relo
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Catsail at 12:36pm 10.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/966 Hello, can I run my spinnaker halyard from the top of my mast if a sheave is available? I believe i
seaward fox plug mikeepp at 12:26pm 10.15.20 Seaward 0/10 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Seaward Fox plug? mikeepp at 12:25pm 10.15.20 Seaward 2/1724 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 9:30am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 16/5774 There is a local guy offering to sell his mooring buoy for $900. If you set a buoy do you "own" i
Parting out a Mac 23, Venture Newport rgranger at 9:17am 10.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/755 Hello forum-ites I have no affiliation with this person but thought I'd point people here to this.
Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/1398 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in

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Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 7:49pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pr
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dLj at 7:34pm 03.22.25 I would love a chain stopper but I have a difficult bow sprit setup where no commercially available
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 6:16pm 03.22.25 Probably the best way to do it in the long run. It all depends on how much you value your time. I
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:59pm 03.22.25 full intention is to have a pro come in and perform an alignment for me. The whole thing seems t
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 5:40pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pro
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) dlochner at 5:35pm 03.22.25 The easy solution is to turn off the breaker for the windlass when the anchor is secure, that will d
Bowsprit Protection from Chain MFD at 5:34pm 03.22.25 A chafe protection sleeve with velcro to affix/remove it. In an emergency and if forgotten - it will
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) jbmia at 5:05pm 03.22.25 Huge thanks for all the replies.. these have all been super helpful so far. colemj, that's what
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 4:41pm 03.22.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Keel holes jssailem at 2:26pm 03.22.25 But @Davidasailor26 It is a "FREE" boat. :facepalm:
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question artboas at 1:28pm 03.22.25 I remember there were drawings and pictures of the davits located on this site. I can't seem to fi
Keel holes Davidasailor26 at 12:45pm 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
Keel holes dlochner at 12:27pm 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 03.22.25 I agree with @Benny17441 's remark about raising the table but where I get completely lost is the ne
Hunter 240 owners here? patbratton at 11:20am 03.22.25 We bought our H240 about three summers ago. We had planed to take it to St. George once a year and k
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this Benny17441 at 10:59am 03.22.25 Not clear what you want to do, Won't that slide up the pole and be clamped out of the way?
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? jssailem at 10:27am 03.22.25 I've seen too much HDPE sag or crack in the sun. Is this a universal problem with HDPE or are ther
Keel holes jssailem at 10:23am 03.22.25 That helps. It sounds like the holes were drilled while seeking to empty the bilge. Drilling holes i
Keel holes dLj at 10:21am 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
Keel holes dwillems at 10:06am 03.22.25 It looks like the fairing compound at the trailing edge of the keel joint was ground back (as well

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