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BURPING THE DRIPLESS thetone at 2:40pm 06.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1110 Just baught a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It has a Volvo dripless seal on the shaft. Does this need to be bu
Point Sails tom etzel at 1:48pm 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/357 Does anyone have any experience with them? Thanks
BOB...boat overboard prevention BobbyFunn at 11:15am 06.28.19 Day Sailers 16/1198 What is the thin line called that is tied to the boat and then to the ring on a removable pin. As
2 knots gusting to 3 (1) Jackdaw at 9:25am 06.28.19 Racing 2/562 Last evening WAS supposed to be the final race in the WYC G-series. Sitting in 2nd place, were were
Club/Marina Boat Cranes (1) BrianRobin at 8:27am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/414 I'm looking for pictures/info of your club or marina boat cranes. Our club is looking to update our
advice: suggestions for attaching furler to bow eye. Chief RA at 7:25am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2045 By loosening aft and all 4 side stays still can't get enough slack to pin jib furler turret. Have h
MAKING PROGRESS twodzusfittings at 7:03am 06.28.19 Bigger Boats 2/599 Slowly but surely I'm making progress on turning this #313 1983 O'Day 30 CB into a very comfortable
changing rudder lines on a Hunter 240 KMZ at 5:51pm 06.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/859 Rudder line 2 "snapped" the other day when I was raising the rudder on my Hunter 240. It snapped at
Propeller zinc selection FredW at 5:18pm 06.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1057 short of pulling the zinc, any way to determine what size fits a 2013 Oceania 34?
Question for rardiH36 regarding inside Jib tracks Alctel at 3:45pm 06.27.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/601 So I remember reading a while ago that rardi was installing inside jib tracks to help point better b
Tuning behind the mast furler joe28532 at 3:07pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2762 Helping a friend replace the standing rigging on his boat. I have replaced rigging and tuned my own
Sea water faucet in the kitchen Valerio at 2:20pm 06.27.19 Big Boats 18/2323 I have a seacock dedicated only to feed the desalinator machine. This is located almost below the ga
Epoxy-ing over keel cable eyelet. Bad idea ? langfordja at 2:03pm 06.27.19 Catalina 22 8/843
Just starting out....am I thinking right? armondo at 1:53pm 06.27.19 Trailer Sailors 60/7795 Hey folks! I am pretty new to sailing and trying to figure out what I want to do. Hope that is ok
Anyone know what these are? (1) wing15601 at 1:16pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1394
Fuel polishing dehler25 at 12:13pm 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1107 I am putting a permanently mounted fuel polisher together with a Racor 500 FG as the filtering eleme
Shaft Seal Bellows Hose Clamps (1) Bill19233 at 9:05am 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/448 Found some water under the shaft seal on the boat last night, sponged it up and it kept filling back
The two boat system john6206 at 5:42am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 12/1524
Rudder Change hunter 23.5 ? jbreland at 4:58am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 13/1282 Did hunter change the design of the rudder or did someone other than ida sailors make a different ru
Insurance Survey RoyS at 4:53am 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 26/1325 Four years ago I had an insurance survey done on my 1980 boat. This resulted in my obtaining a compe

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WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 09.15.23 As to pissing someone off. It's not whom may I have, but who have I not!!!!! OMG. That really op
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Davidasailor26 at 10:44am 09.15.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Techstyle at 10:28am 09.15.23 I am in Milwaukee and all the sailors I know just close the thru hull and remove the handle. In win
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.15.23 But I guess I didn't garner the sympathy I had hoped for by showing the tight quarters of the W/H.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 9:45am 09.15.23 I didn't know about the pressure rating on the tubing. But I guess I didn't garner the sympathy I h
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders Kirby at 9:24am 09.15.23 I would think you could turn one on the lathe pretty quickly and easily. Of course, you'd need a l
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:15am 09.15.23 @Ralph Johnstone 1) Shell Rotella T1 (30w) for Diesel Engines 1a) Barefooted, giving my sneakers a
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Johann at 8:55am 09.15.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 09.15.23 What I am wondering about is why, in those circumstances the surveyor suggested, that the sewage dis
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:14am 09.15.23 I figure it'll be cheapest if we meet somewhere in between B.C. and Lake Travis. BTW, where is Lake
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 09.15.23 As a former sailboat dealer, Peggy quoted what needs to be presented your insurance carrier. Also
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 6:33am 09.15.23 Read this on the internet. The IRS suspected a fishing boat owner wasn't paying proper wages to h
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19am 09.15.23 What I am wondering about is why, in those circumstances the surveyor suggested, that the sewage d
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles rgranger at 6:07am 09.15.23 "Dunny" being Australian for toilet for those who don't know, That little gem of information could
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:49am 09.15.23 Lots of posts here on the mast base leaking. Someone installed an instrument cover as drip cup in n
Invest 95L jviss at 5:32am 09.15.23 This morning report from that Buoy. secured the boat. Still in the mooring, but new tackle, and a
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders jviss at 5:28am 09.15.23 I would think you could turn one on the lathe pretty quickly and easily. Of course, you'd need a la
Color of your lines Ward H at 4:50am 09.15.23 You can almost tell how long a sailor has been sailing by the color of the lines on their boats, whe
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles garymalmgren at 4:27am 09.15.23 I understand the regulations and the sound reasons for them. What I am wondering about is why, in th
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging SV Maverick at 4:27am 09.15.23 Hi Baycloud good to hear that you have worked the problems out. I am contemplating getting new riggi

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