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Beneteau Bilge Pics Talisker at 11:18am 07.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1803 Looking for some pictures of your bilge! Ideally Beneteau 361 2001 ish vintage
The fuel tank H37C pbknowles at 11:10am 07.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1892 The fuel tank is under the quarter berth and both the tanks under the settees are water correct? Th
Shadow #417 video? (3) Bolander at 10:55am 07.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 2/477
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 10:07am 07.05.20 Destinations 27/3997 Well, I've hinted about our sailboat purchase and now it's official. Andante II is a Catalina 320 t
New marine nav app searching for BETA users (2) jradasaurus at 9:04am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 0/350 As a prefix- hoping to not have this post removed for self promotion. I will not post the name of my
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Dhamil6490 at 8:42am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 13/5578 I saw a video clip of a small sailboat (Seaward 17) that had a kicker attached directly on the tille
How scared should I be? Ziggler at 8:32am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1151 1986 Morgan 323. I know these original electrical system components aren't ideal and could likely be
bowsprit for H31 fupls at 9:14pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1307 I want to install a bowsprit on foredeck. Please share your experience if anyone of you made it.
Hunter 340 Salon Table Nan340 at 7:09pm 07.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/620 We own a 1999 Hunter 340 and have not needed to lower the salon table until now. Can someone provide
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 Drhive at 5:00pm 07.04.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3227 Hi. The Maxwell Windlass (VW500) on my Catalina 34MK2, while still working, has become a liability,
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 3:31pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 29/7603 Catalina 27 1985 with M18 Universal engine starts and sounds normal.. When I shift into forward or r
Can someone identify this furling drum? (2) BOSSailor at 1:04pm 07.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/851 I'm trying to locate the owner's manual for my furling system. I can't find any sort of tag or manuf
Turning block replacement questions (2) BOSSailor at 12:46pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 19/3217 Hey All, I'm trying to replace the original turning blocks on my 1990 H30. Clearly they've seen bet
Ferrules on shore power wires with SmartPlug? Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 07.04.20 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2839
Steering Wheel Cover (1) sail sfbay at 9:53am 07.04.20 Ask All Sailors 26/3603 Has anyone installed a leather cover on a your steering wheel and low long did it take you? I purch
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? Kings Gambit at 8:46am 07.04.20 Ask All Sailors 48/7663
Good Old Boat Magazine-- Download Free Issue dlochner at 7:58am 07.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/1267 The July/August issue of Good Old Boat Magazine is available as a free download. https://mailchi.mp
Current (July 2020) Info on Rhode Island, Newport, Goat Island, etc.? jviss at 7:07am 07.04.20 Destinations 1/709 Greetings, We're thinking of visiting Newport and environs tomorrow, and would appreciate some curr
Spinnaker topping lift KGarvey at 4:37am 07.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3223 Looking for information on setting up the spinnaker topping lift, pictures or manual would be much a
Pearson 26 Mast part (1) Stvbrown2184 at 9:45pm 07.03.20 Parts Search 3/1087 Hi all, I was gifted a Pearson 26 and am in the process of revitalizing it and learning how to sail.

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Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 12:35pm 04.08.25 A Triradial Dacron sail will hold it's performance longer while a laminate / high tech sail will co
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 12:33pm 04.08.25 It sounds like you shouldn't change too much. The sail you have, other than the patch and wear, se
solar charging system during haulout kappykaplan at 12:33pm 04.08.25 That way the batteries can run bilge pumps or anything else like a router or cameras that you want
I need your help Stan1906 at 12:32pm 04.08.25 20 people have already completed the survey, this may be the best forum out there. Thank you very m
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions BarryL at 12:25pm 04.08.25 Hello, Here are my thoughts: Mainsail - A cross cut Dacron sail will be your lowest cost option. Th
Hatch boards vents dLj at 12:19pm 04.08.25 I put in a passive exhaust vent in place of the "circular solar powered exhaust fan" when the batte
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 12:17pm 04.08.25 Ok, new season approaching fast, time to tackle the galley, just got a survey done on her, the surve
Transom repair O'day 22 pgandw at 12:15pm 04.08.25 Don't really have enough info on what is there and what isn't, so I'm guessing: 1) outboard motor br
Cabin sole carpet ideas dlochner at 12:14pm 04.08.25 We have a small throw rug with a nonskid backing. Picked it up at Lowe's Hardware store. Canadian Ti
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 12:06pm 04.08.25 I just brought the boom home, will take pics later
WWP19 keel storage C22BC at 12:02pm 04.08.25 Yeah thanks for confirming my concerns
Hatch boards vents pgandw at 11:56am 04.08.25 I put in a passive exhaust vent in place of the "circular solar powered exhaust fan" when the batter
B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 11:40am 04.08.25 I'm not quite sure what you are describing. I'm assuming it is the prebend fore-aft in the mast, an
WWP19 keel storage Timm R Oday25 at 11:37am 04.08.25 With the keel being "locked up" , for myself I would think it would not be a big concern . The short
solar charging system during haulout colemj at 11:27am 04.08.25 The only thing you need to do is to set your controllers to the voltage you want for maintaining the
7 Years no haul out marcham at 10:46am 04.08.25 There will always be another boat.... :)
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Will Gilmore at 9:43am 04.08.25 My foresail is a high cut Yankee. It's a really nice sail and drives my boat very well. It balances
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 9:32am 04.08.25 I was thinking exhausting out . The whole reason I even started down this path was to keep condenst
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 9:24am 04.08.25 Well I went and looked at the boat this past weekend..... I ended up passing up on the boat. It jus
Hatch boards vents dLj at 9:23am 04.08.25 My point concerning being on a mooring was that ,there is not a constant supply of 120 volt to keep

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