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Fuel line Precision 21 Bluenoser at 12:34pm 10.04.20 Precision 4/2011 I am currently routing the fuel line from the gas tank through tube meant for the charging wires com
Bow Eye CAT22SWTEXAS at 10:32am 10.04.20 Catalina 22 2/658 Anyone replace or worked on the bow eye on an 85 boat or later? I have to cut an access through the
Fixed portlights with painted-on trim (1) gpshome at 7:10am 10.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1572
Cockpit Cushions Sirius Pete at 7:04am 10.04.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5557 Hi - looking for recommendations for cockpit seat cushions. We have a Sirius 21 and would like to pu
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Red_Dog at 7:00am 10.04.20 Ask All Sailors 42/5742 I just finished reading an article on Reuters regarding several US petroleum companies aggressive bu
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Cat36Amoore at 6:36am 10.04.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1578 Help with Diagnosis After a lovely October sail on Fisher Island Sound we made our back to the mari
Looking for photos of V-berth port and starboard removable shelves - O-Day 28 Fredct at 6:36am 10.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1526 I am doing overhaul of waste storage tank. in doing my prep work, I brought home the 2 shelves that
Cored hull for 1992 Beneteau First 265 Seattle_Dad_7 at 2:02am 10.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1565 Hi, does anyone know exactly what the cored hull material is on a 1992 Beneteau First 265? Is it bal
Sextant Ilanortho at 7:24pm 10.03.20 Ask All Sailors 27/4170 Can anyone please recommend a decent sextant to purchase either metal or plastic; have a landlubber
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting (1) Jim Hawkins at 4:26pm 10.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 31/8730 So, a friend bought a sailboat............without asking my opinion of it first. Let's be kind and s
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (5) SailingLoto at 3:03pm 10.03.20 Trailer Sailors 43/4574 My fixer upper. I gutted it a few weeks back. Since then I kinda stalled, got side tracked with an
Hunter Edge Real Top Speed with 70hp Outboard nickh1 at 1:18pm 10.03.20 Trailer Sailors 13/3847 Hello, I am considering the purchase or a Hunter 27 Edge but I talked to a current owner who said th
Hunter 26 leaking water into cabin light (3) MySong at 10:40am 10.03.20 Smaller Boats 3/1124 My main cabin light is full of water. I went to the coachroof and my mast wiring plug is lose at the
Tropical Storm Gamma (2) JamesG161 at 8:20am 10.03.20 Weather and Forecasting 0/629 This storm started as Invest 91. This was noted to us in some PM's even before it was an INVESTiga
H26 electric panel (1) Chiriqui at 7:11am 10.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/797 I posted a similar message that is it Dave responded saying it is sold at SailBoats... but couldn't
Any Mac owners in Jacksonville, FL? bdeason at 6:44am 10.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/542 Hi everyone. sailorbob here. I am considering the purchase of an x or an m and was wondering if the
322, my winter project (7) acarter at 6:04am 10.03.20 Bigger Boats 14/3144 Last week I picked up my 33 year old O'Day 322 in Buzzards Bay, MA and brought it home to Casco Bay,
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? (7) mustangy at 10:33pm 10.02.20 Ask All Sailors 38/4705 unfortunately at boatyard raccoon destroy every cable and make holes all around the boat owner of ya
1999 Beneteau Oceanis 411 - Trying to identify and find door lock or parts (8) rlluis at 8:08pm 10.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2421 I am trying to get some help identifying a lock from the doors on a 1999 Beneteau 411. One of my do
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:41am 10.02.20 Racing 20/3744 Link for the video of GBCA Rum Race #8 on Galveston Bay. Really fun downwind leg starts at about 7:4

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ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 11:31am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. K
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES UpperPintle at 11:29am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. Ki
Eight Bells for Don Casey Stu Jackson at 11:14am 02.21.25 "This Old Boat" had more great ideas than anyone could get off the internet in 30 years of looking,
Traveller quote Stu Jackson at 11:11am 02.21.25 Try Garhauer. Call them, easiest way to contact and they are a pleasure to work with.
Hydro for CNG tank RitSim at 10:56am 02.21.25 Following. I tried all over CT to get my 5# propane tank from '99. i could change the valve to cur
Hydro for CNG tank jssailem at 8:25am 02.21.25 Hi Smokie. I am not a CNG user so this may not be helpful. I found these websites talking about Hyd
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? Rich Stidger at 8:09am 02.21.25 I've been in LIS for many years and I'm currently in Narraganset Bay. I've used lots of different p
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 7:47am 02.21.25 Why not just post it here? dj Expected lack of general interest.
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? PaulK at 7:44am 02.21.25 The paint we liked so much last season is Petit Odyssey HD. It's supposed to hold up for more than
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES dLj at 7:35am 02.21.25 Realizing that few will travel far to reach a hurricane hole and most of the locals know all about
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 6:55am 02.21.25 @dLj I believe that the "expiration date" issue applies to non-steel type tanks that are commonly u
Hydro for CNG tank JamesG161 at 6:48am 02.21.25 what is the difference between a scuba tank and a CNG tank? Depends on the material of constructio
Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 6:29am 02.21.25 @dLj I believe that the "expiration date" issue applies to non-steel type tanks that are commonly us
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 5:57am 02.21.25 OK - several sources now tell me the same thing - "CNG tanks cannot be recertified after they reach
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 5:45am 02.21.25 Never mind- I thought I had it - still looking... dj
Snow Fall this Winter shemandr at 5:37am 02.21.25 The north Florida blizzard missed me by THIS much. I could almost hear the snow falling to the nor
Hunter 376 Halyard sheave (1) smokey73 at 4:52am 02.21.25 I'm not sure how you replace the sheaves with the mast up since, as I see my pictures, all three she
Snow Fall this Winter Gene Neill at 4:40am 02.21.25 The north Florida blizzard missed me by THIS much. I could almost hear the snow falling to the north
Winter cover q's dlochner at 3:18am 02.21.25 Because we don't have open Travel Lifts in the yards I've used, the mast comes down every year. Once
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa (3) garymalmgren at 12:20am 02.21.25 Hi Greg. I sewed loops that went through the cringles. Then on the bow I threaded a line from tack t

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