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Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations NotCook at 7:12am 02.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4382 We have a 24 Simpson Lawrence dual windlass, and we need to replace the batteries again after 5 year
Spinnaker Halyard for a Beneteau 311 (3) CapitalistSailor at 9:45pm 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/4030 My 2000 Beneteau 311 has a spinnaker halyard that exits the mast just above the top of the forestay.
Blue sea switch (3) Mike2006 at 7:37pm 02.20.20 Big Boats 11/1560 Hi can anyone tell me what this blue sea switch (upper right in first picture) is for. I have attach
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Valerio at 4:52pm 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1565 I think is time to replace my rusty chain, after all the reading i am very confuse, the best set is
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 3:11pm 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 21/7692 So, looking into possibilities for the "next" life. You know--sailboat, motor boat, motor home, rest
Cabin side stripes replacement wrbeglin at 11:06am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1962 Any insights into the best method to remove and replace the factory stock dual stripes that run alon
Circumnavigate in a Hunter ScottySailor at 10:35am 02.20.20 Big Boats 41/10688 Ahoy fellow sailors Newby sailor here about to open up a can of worms. Due to a cancer scare where
Islander 32 Spinnaker Cole Harmening at 10:10am 02.20.20 Islander 0/1246 Hello, I recently purchased a 1977 Islander 32-2 and I am looking for a cruising spinnaker. What si
Traveler rail on stern loose ingramsail at 9:16am 02.20.20 Catalina 22 9/1067 How do you repair a lose rail?
Common Beneteau issues and pre purchase checklist miraculix at 9:09am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2459 Hi all, My last boat deal fell through because the seller did not disclose a severe issue. This c
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement (1) fero at 8:59am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1418 Hi again, Another subject this time. I find the furling line cockpit arrangement not very good on my
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument pjb13 at 7:53am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1809 Our 2001 420 has an ST50 but the display and wind indicator and speed instrument were just replaced
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? pjb13 at 7:32am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/759 Our freezer section is missing the "strut" to hold the top open, though the brackets are there. We h
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs (1) pjb13 at 7:28am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/854 Has anyone swapped out the cabin lights on the 420 that have the off on toggle with LEDs? I have tri
KVH tv6 Dome CYQK at 5:17am 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/420 Anyone on the forum use one of these? How good are they? Thks
Kanzaki transmission dip stick Buddha at 4:35am 02.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/6465
My latest upload Brian D at 8:17pm 02.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/889 I know, shameless plug. But they say if your don't blow your own horn someone will use it as a spitt
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? pumpkinpie at 5:56pm 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 45/6900 We have found a practically brand new, barely used North Sails G2 Running Gennaker (Asymmetrical Spi
Full Batten Mainsail Conversion nveater at 3:29pm 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1104 So my Hunter 33.5 has a full batten dacron mainsail- I'm not a huge fan of all full battens and wond
How is the Traveler rail for main boom mounted? ingramsail at 3:11pm 02.19.20 Smaller Boats 1/872 Just started restoring a 1977 Catalina 22. Question l have is how the rail mounted to the stern?

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Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder dlochner at 5:09am 02.17.25 Straight epoxy will not work well, it needs to be thickened with colloidal silica. To get the best
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:07am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread,
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:57am 02.17.25 If you can hang in there, I'd like to ask some more questions as you seem to know a lot more about
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 4:49am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread, c
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:28am 02.17.25 Many of us here have been ruled by the need for authentification of statements throughout the lengt
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 4:04am 02.17.25 Does anyone know if it is best to use nylon or polyester fiberglass? For the surface repairs, I'd
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 1:55am 02.17.25 Ok thanks. I have gone that way - using loop and an orbit single hub swivel shackle thingy. Turns ou
Sailing courses in Thailand (4) Will Gilmore at 1:51am 02.17.25 We stayed at a boutique resort called The Sea. within our private villacompound, and a private pool
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 9:13pm 02.16.25 @Ralph Johnstone - You really could be gentler in expressing your opinions. We are - at least I am -
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing higgs at 8:42pm 02.16.25 Consider the Marshall 22 catboat. I downsized from a 34 to a Marshall 18. It was a bit of an adjus
260 Hull Repairs philiefay at 7:53pm 02.16.25 I have a team of finishers on my staff who can spray the gelcoat. No damage to the water tank. There
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 02.16.25 If you really want to make the rudder 101% waterproof, check in the System Three Book. For saturati
Hunter 170 crack down to keel Ralph Johnstone at 7:30pm 02.16.25 You definitely have high stresses occurring under the cracks. This will require building up the hul
Sacraficial Anodes Ralph Johnstone at 7:17pm 02.16.25 In the Caribbean waters running without a zinc you may find your prop sitting on the sandy bottom w
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 02.16.25 That is when certain people here started taking the piss out of me. Yes, you're right. And the r
Illinois Sailing catsails8 at 5:51pm 02.16.25 I had a friend that worked at one of the south side yards. I was quoted around $4000 for indoor hea
Catalina 22 Rudder refinishing Project_Mayhem at 3:18pm 02.16.25 The top coat should provide UV protection. Have you considered a two part top coat for better durabi
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder Project_Mayhem at 3:15pm 02.16.25 Slow cure epoxy if you really want to make it impervious to water
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Project_Mayhem at 3:10pm 02.16.25 Just found this Yaemarine product at a company, Desertcart, in Oman. Appears a viable option; $190.
Illinois Sailing Project_Mayhem at 3:07pm 02.16.25 :wow3: Where was that? Im at around 2k for the season outdoors... ive had indoor quoted to me for 5

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