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23-2. I think there's (two) leaks in my keel - is this a big deal? AndrewJillings at 1:37pm 01.18.25 Ask An Oday Owner 3/632 This is my second winter with 'Shark Bait' (yes, I let my daughter name her, small price to pay for
Issue resolved. Benny17441 at 11:58am 01.17.25 Ask All Sailors 12/963 Issue resolved.
windlass installation need your suggestions (1) kknddandy at 9:52am 01.17.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1197
Lithium battery question Bob S at 6:46am 01.17.25 Musings With Maine Sail 26/3591
Wiring Diagram Question. (1) BAD ORCA at 10:41pm 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 33/2137 One of my AC chargers recently began having problems, so instead of buying another one, I was consid
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 6:46pm 01.16.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1069 I have a 2007 B323 with the standard 116% genoa and would like to get something bigger. I see some p
Traveler Urban Hermit at 1:24pm 01.16.25 Com-Pac 12/4506 Has anyone rigged a traveler on their 16?
Who designed the 23.5? massnspace at 11:14am 01.16.25 Smaller Boats 5/889 I have a question about modifying what I believe is a design flaw in my 23.5 hull. I know the origi
Spotlight Recommendation spadaforaj at 9:27am 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 9/898 Well - spring replacement gear season upon us - anyone have any recommendations for a basic/cheap sp
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 3:27am 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 101/8776 I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experience with rebuilding a sunken s
Private ir marina Slips for rent The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:33pm 01.15.25 Ask All Sailors 1/330 Hello again Well i must stay local in the ruskin/Apollo Beach /Riverview area and seem not to be ab
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Urban Hermit at 11:06am 01.15.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1382 1. To splice a new piece into a line, the gap must be the length of the splice plus a hair more tha
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 3:10am 01.15.25 Com-Pac 5/625 Trailered a just-bought 16 home from Sarasota to Pensacola. Drove through a brief period of light r
New Malabar IV Build dlochner at 7:57pm 01.14.25 Alden General Chat 2/2715 YouTube in its infinite wisdom thought I might like to watch a video on a new build of a wooden sail
Ross jackhart at 7:08pm 01.14.25 Ask All Sailors 2/933 Hi folks, I haven't been here for about 5 years. I have a question that I'm afraid of the answer.
PNW Summer Cruise 2024 Terry Cox at 12:00pm 01.14.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/856 Just published my latest cruising video on YouTube sailing around the SanJuan Islands this past summ
Ice Box Replacement on 373 Beneteau (9) Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.14.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/818 Does anyone know how to dismantle the cabinetry without destroying the wood? This ice box cannot ge
Navigation lights Urban Hermit at 5:49am 01.14.25 Com-Pac 0/476 I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's installed navigation lights. How did you run/secure the wi
Forestay size for H26 dinosound at 1:22pm 01.13.25 Smaller Boats 3/715 Hi guys, I need to get a new forestay for my H26 with a CDI furler. The rigger was thinking, that c
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:08am 01.13.25 Ask All Sailors 5/831 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a co

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Keel repair dLj at 11:16pm 10.19.25 It may be hard to weld that hole shut as you don't know what that piece is make from. It would be li
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 10.19.25 Is that Superbowl Friday?
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines BigEasy at 9:09pm 10.19.25 Norman, Perhaps you can call your nearest Beneteau dealer or the Beneteau factory and ask them t
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:35pm 10.19.25 Well.. the mast had been damaged/altered by the previous owner. If I take 1" off I may end up with
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 5:15pm 10.19.25 235077
Genset capacitor NYSail at 3:55pm 10.19.25
Dana Point, CA (1) jssailem at 3:19pm 10.19.25 You trailer the boat. Take her over to Mission Bay and get used to sailing her in the Bay with the w
Lewmar Winch Identification jssailem at 2:42pm 10.19.25 You got the essentials. Many schools of thought on the "Grease" or Oils. I have been using Lear C
Dinghy conundrum jssailem at 2:33pm 10.19.25 I think you @eherlihy have identified part of my unresolved concerns.:biggrin:
Dinghy conundrum eherlihy at 2:28pm 10.19.25 When I was boat shopping, I looked at the Takacat boats (or something similar). The boats that I loo
Genset capacitor colemj at 2:15pm 10.19.25 I forgot to mention that the Ducati style of capacitor is nice because it has a bolt on the end of i
Dinghy conundrum eherlihy at 2:13pm 10.19.25 I have looked into this problem, but it is still unresolved. I bought my sailboat with an inflatab
Genset capacitor colemj at 2:12pm 10.19.25 The capacitor rating is very important, but the brand isn't. If yours uses a 40uF capacitor, then y
Lewmar Winch Identification (1) Schwarz633 at 2:00pm 10.19.25 @Schwarz633, how did the service on your winches go? Well, I bought a bunch of stuff, but haven't
Lewmar Winch Identification jssailem at 1:40pm 10.19.25 @Schwarz633, how did the service on your winches go?
Hull preparation dlochner at 1:40pm 10.19.25 Hi. So should the epoxy primer be put on all the hull or simply under the WL...the above WL is fine
Hull preparation unclejack3 at 1:35pm 10.19.25 Hi. So should the epoxy primer be put on all the hull or simply under the WL...the above WL is fine
Dinghy conundrum (1) jssailem at 1:34pm 10.19.25 I have looked into this problem, but it is still unresolved. I bought my sailboat with an inflatabl
Hull preparation dlochner at 1:15pm 10.19.25 An epoxy primer will fill much of the evidence of sanding. If the bottom isn't perfect that's probab
Refrigeration upgrade - H33 jssailem at 1:06pm 10.19.25

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