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keel and rudder thetone at 12:31am 03.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/778 ran aground last year. put a dent in the keel took a chunk out of the rudder all the caulking on one
Knowing My Alternator (3) Scott T-Bird at 4:18pm 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2767 I have a Hitachi LR180-03B mounted to my Yanmar engine. One of things I have never gotten around to
Cat-5 Brewing - Oh Great - - Stop with the Sailing Analogies! mnmpizza at 2:49pm 03.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/585 UPDATE: I'm guessing someone removed the article... Sorry, but I can't find it anymore. Read this
Deck hardware cleaning and removal ingramsail at 2:42pm 03.25.20 Catalina 22 3/1008 Mask is down and it's time to repaint and reseal. After removing all the hardware what would you use
Grampian 26 height? alyman at 2:22pm 03.25.20 Grampian 6/2964 I just acquired a Grampian 26 (fixed fin keel) and am planning to unstep the mast and have it hauled
Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure cjdport1231 at 1:49pm 03.25.20 Catalina 30 8/1896 Hello all; after a 2019 purchase of a Catalina 30 1987 #5005, I found that often, when opening or cl
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator Syntonos at 11:13am 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/813 Hello All, I'll be working on an older Sunforce Marine 600 wind generator in the near future,
US Sailing Videos PaulK at 7:55am 03.25.20 Racing 0/644 US Sailing has just come out with a new site to host videos from experts on how to improve your resu
In Mast Mainsail furling tom.p.brown at 7:08am 03.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4123 I have a 2004 306 with selden in mast mainsail roller furling system. To unfurl the main i will plac
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Valerio at 5:39pm 03.24.20 Big Boats 4/1203 On my hunter 41 i do not have a valve for direct discharge of the front toilet waste, but i have a m
Dodger Bill Ernst at 4:08pm 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2804 Looking to add a dodger this year. Has anyone had a good experience with the Sailrite do-it-yoursel
Yanmar 3QM claskey at 12:49pm 03.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 0/615 If any one has a use for a Yanmar 3-QM 30 parts motor. contact me at claskey1954@yahoo.com
Off Center Harbor Offer dlochner at 11:33am 03.24.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/2444 Some may have heard of Off Center Harbor, this is a website dedicated to traditional boating with hu
Have you seen this? shemandr at 9:30am 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/543 From Sounding online Newsletter: u-Grv_euVv4 People were hurt but everyone survived.
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 5:26am 03.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1782 Hello fellow Macs, Away from my boat and stuck at home up here in NY and was just wondering if anyo
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? (5) pathfndr at 7:26pm 03.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 19/7310 I am a shade tree mechanic that is also new to keelboat sailing, However, I have never* messed with*
Standard-Horizon GX2200 to Garmin 546S AIS noise problem Alan Gomes at 5:56pm 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1884 I recently purchased a Standard-Horizon GX2200 VHF radio that has built-in AIS receive capability. I
Gland packing size alvy at 5:53pm 03.23.20 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2236 I pulled out all the shaft packing on my O day 26 . tried to measure the size of it with my mic but
Animal poop Daveinet at 4:18pm 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 25/4310 OK, so trying to not feel like I've just been sent to my room, I went outside and climbed in my boat
Need a measurement of the Sanitation Host BillyK at 4:07pm 03.23.20 Catalina 310 2/763 Defender is the the middle of their spring sale.. and since i don't have access to the boat due to t

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Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa shemandr at 6:39am 03.10.25 I think the OP's issue is performance. I think the sail will perform better without the cover. I c
Builder's plate and CE certificate Kairos sv at 6:39am 03.10.25 Hi, On my 38 from 2008, the watercraft identification number (WIN number) is located to the left of
Hunter 23 - Furling jib setup, stanchion replacement, ipad mount in companionway isaksp00 at 6:38am 03.10.25 Boat is wrapped, but it has a set of three identical SS tangs. Two are bolted side-by-side to "sandw
Toilet Issue JBP-PA at 6:34am 03.10.25 I have no idea how to close through hulls, nor where to find them. Follow the smaller house from t
Toilet Issue H30sailor at 6:28am 03.10.25
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 6:20am 03.10.25 I have no idea how to close through hulls, nor where to find them.
Toilet Issue sailme88 at 6:19am 03.10.25 Repeating what Greg said... When not aboard close your thru hulls..ALL OF THEM.. Also check your v
Toilet Issue Tally Ho at 5:33am 03.10.25 I addition to everything all above have said, it would be critical to close the thruhull when leavin
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (4) Tally Ho at 5:24am 03.10.25 I have a loose-footed main, and a Mack Pack pack. Works fine. But in light air, I will loosen the
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 5:24am 03.10.25 Thank you! I've already watched the video and figured out it was fairly easy.
Toilet Issue H30sailor at 5:21am 03.10.25
Toilet Issue H30sailor at 5:19am 03.10.25
Source for replacement sheaves colemj at 5:03am 03.10.25 The picture is blurry, but it kind of looks like the sheave is held in with hex head bolts. Is it?
VHF SWR results... colemj at 4:46am 03.10.25 To the best of my knowledge, the antenna itself needs to be tuned. There is a set screw at the base
VHF SWR results... colemj at 4:36am 03.10.25 No, no dummy load. I should probably get one but dont really understand how they work yet. They
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main garymalmgren at 1:09am 03.10.25 Gary doesn't like zippers. RE: Note that you should never try to use brute strength to get the zip
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Project_Mayhem at 8:12pm 03.09.25 To have my whole sunbrella stitching removed and redone cost $300 and that included maintenance to t
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Moondawg at 7:06pm 03.09.25 How do I determine what size packing to buy?
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Tally Ho at 6:31pm 03.09.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Davidasailor26 at 6:11pm 03.09.25 As a data point - I had UV cover stitching start to come undone on a jib that was only 4 season old.

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