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PacificNW WIND ADVISORY jssailem at 1:10pm 02.24.25 Weather and Forecasting 5/528 Batten down the hatches. It looks to be a bumpy night. Monday February 24 -- WIND ALERT -- One o
Retrofitting the rk pull cord switches Randy Brock at 10:46am 02.24.25 Seaward 0/707 I am interested in replacing the pull cord switches with door bell switches to lower/raise the keel
GSI STOVE Rick.johnson at 8:25am 02.24.25 Ask All Sailors 5/533 Hi Guy I have a 1987 vintage stove GSI 3 BURNER an am looking to try an update it with with
C275 Spinnaker Tricks Windseeker2 at 7:13am 02.24.25 Catalina 275 1/513 I have a C275 with the Asymmetric Spinnaker with Topdown Furler and have had holy-hell with it getti
Bottom Paint - the right way ? zinahewitt at 10:30pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1863 Hi All, I have a boat. Previous owner put some bottom paint on it. 2 years later it was gone. Appar
Solar Charging Question GreggS at 6:58pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1559 I have an Oday 25 that needs new wiring and charging system. A few long weekend trips would be my lo
x markymac1961 at 6:23pm 02.23.25 Big Boats 10/882 x - okay so I recently was having a bad day and posted one of the dumbest questions I could ever ask
Antifreeze Leak (1) buddybear at 5:44pm 02.23.25 Catalina 310 17/2003 Have had a perplexing leak in the coolant system. Have changed a few hoses which seemed suspect and
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? paulheth at 2:34pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1289 I'm at the beginning of assessing what is needed to fix a dent in the upper foil of the new to me Be
rudder beneteau Oceanis 321 1995 Yves Finally at 12:22pm 02.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/386 Hello all, i recently bought an Oceanis and as the rudder moved only with some force i asked the shi
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:15pm 02.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/642 Is there polarity to the tach sensor connections ? It is supposed to be AC volts but I see differe
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help wbarrie at 5:04pm 02.22.25 Ask All Sailors 6/637
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? (1) FWBpilot at 12:03pm 02.22.25 Ask All Sailors 45/4048 I just bought a Hunter 23.5 a few weeks ago. Today I noticed the mast is cracked where the spreader
Mast for Hunter 23.5 needed (1) FWBpilot at 12:02pm 02.22.25 Parts Search 0/16 I just bought a Hunter 23.5 a few weeks ago. Today I noticed the mast is cracked where the spreader
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 11:39am 02.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/341 Does anyone know where the solenoid for the electric winch at the port helm station is located on th
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! jackhart at 8:20am 02.22.25 Ask All Sailors 9/957 Hi folks, I should have worded my original question better. Do you cover your dinghy while towing i
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Steeli at 2:54am 02.22.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1002 The Oceanis 43 is LOA 13,11m, this is 0,12m too long for mediteranien Harbour categories with 11-13m
Traveller quote Timm R Oday25 at 11:09am 02.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/980 After 40 plus years of reliable service the factory Schaefer traveller on our boat has finally worn
Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 5:12am 02.21.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1530 I can't get a scuba shop to agree to hydro my CNG tank. I have found a welding gas supply place tha
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 3:41pm 02.20.25 Hurricane Season 4/1562 Realizing that few will travel far to reach a hurricane hole and most of the locals know all about w

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Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 LakeShark at 1:28pm 10.23.25 @RKenSailor Mine on an '86 are also bowed. If I were to rebed them I would just flatten them as bes
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 RKenSailor at 12:03pm 10.23.25 I know this an old thread, but I have to rebed my port side stanchion on my 1986. The base plate on
Back stay Flicker PAC3142 at 9:29am 10.23.25 I understand you are asking if the flicker will be harmed when the backstay is pulled tight, which i
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows Leeward Rail at 9:24am 10.23.25 Of course this introduces a nice path for water to get in between the sealant and acrylic. I would
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows Leeward Rail at 9:13am 10.23.25 Best part about dealing with a local shop is that you may get a wider range of tints and can see the
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 8:46am 10.23.25 Understanding women is as simple as figuring out what the number 7 smells like.
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information rgranger at 8:21am 10.23.25 I don't know of a brand specific forum but here is some info that might be useful.... https://sailb
Jammed pole topping lift rgranger at 8:17am 10.23.25 I also like @kloudie1 's idea!:plus::plus: But before you try that.... you might get lucky with a "
Replacing single rusty keelboat BigEasy at 7:16am 10.23.25 I am not a Beneteau Oceanis 370. I do know how to look up engineering torque requirements for tradi
Jammed pole topping lift jssailem at 6:36am 10.23.25 I like @kloudie1's idea. I would think about trading the shackle for a block. It could reduce the fr
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector Antonio2025 at 6:24am 10.23.25 :plus: I've been using a 4-pin (and the same Scanstrut through-deck gland) for years with no compla
Jammed pole topping lift kloudie1 at 4:56am 10.23.25 You might try pulling it upward on the forward side by putting it through a jib halyard shackle then
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:02am 10.23.25 Thank you. I am not at the boat. that's my problem. I asked a dealer, he can not help.
Mast Down Inspection FastOlson at 7:44pm 10.22.25 Also the pulleys, mentioned up the thread. A common problem, and a real pain with the mast up if an
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 7:25pm 10.22.25 Oh, the enclosed waters of a beautiful Oregon lake in the Cascades. Which one? Howard Prairie Rese
Replacing single rusty keelboat Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 10.22.25 The body of the valves look to be galvanized steel and the lines don't look like the lines one woul
Mast and boom specifications jssailem at 6:20pm 10.22.25 There is a Facebook group for the Ranger (R12) boats. There may be help there.
Mast and boom specifications jssailem at 5:58pm 10.22.25 I believe the ranger 12 was made in Kent WA. There are a few for sale on the internet. The origina
Jammed pole topping lift dlochner at 5:55pm 10.22.25
Replacing single rusty keelboat smokey73 at 5:52pm 10.22.25 Lot of good observations here. Hopefully you'll figure this out soon. What we are seeing may be som

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