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Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Skipper J at 9:43am 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 2/154 Hi, Now that folding and spring cleats have been out awhile, I'm wondering how they are holding up
Need a replacement rudder for Seaward Fox 19 Scubagirl62 at 7:52am 04.16.24 Seaward 3/111 We ended up having a nice EF3 tornado here at Indian Lake. I had my seaward Fox 19 for sale are the
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 9:34pm 04.15.24 Big Boats 13/295 My 1989 Legend 37 has 5 line clutches for lines led aft. All are full of lines and that means the b
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 9:26pm 04.15.24 Big Boats 10/255 My 1989 Hunter Legend 37 has 5 line clutches in the cockpit. They are by Rutgerson. I assume origin
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 9:09pm 04.15.24 Big Boats 2/154 Hi All, I wanted to get a sanity check on an estimate. My boom wore through the bimini when someone
Looking for crew for the 2024 Round Whidbey Race May 11-12 (1) Hayden Watson at 5:35pm 04.15.24 Catalina 30 1/176 It is almost time for the anual Round Whidbey Race. I will be entering Papillon again and have a fe
Oh yes I did ! (1) pclarksurf at 5:22pm 04.15.24 Catalina 22 5/387 When in doubt-- improvise. I did cough up the $ for a proper replacement, but the admiral needs he
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 (1) JamesG161 at 5:00pm 04.15.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/202 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic day. Still Sad.. Jim...
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard spadaforaj at 11:43am 04.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/199 Anyone have significant water in the bildge - boat is on the hard with a winter cover. been rainin
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate ClassicSail at 8:13am 04.15.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/258 What's the original intended purpose of the triangle plate on the backstay? Is it to bend the mast
Just bought boat two boats in one day... (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 04.15.24 Ask All Sailors 10/365 Just added two more boats to my collection for a shockingly low price of $250 for the pair. I now ow
Hunter 25 transom Saver Occasional Heeler at 5:33am 04.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/112 Need to tow my 2006 H25 with the Tohatsu outboard. Any idea what size or model of transom saver fits
Electric Only Portable Generator/Power Station? JRT at 5:18am 04.15.24 Ask All Sailors 12/354 Has anyone looked at carrying one of these for strictly day sail and to run a small AC? I was wonde
Looking for Hunter 25.5 on Eastern ICW JGeddie at 4:41am 04.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/85 I would like to buy a Hunter 25.5 located along the eastern ICW. Respond to jgeddie@yahoo.com
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 (9) tilla at 8:07pm 04.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/198 224124
Just an FYI re: inflatable PFD's Rick D at 6:39pm 04.14.24 Ask All Sailors 2/176 OK, so I just had our Dan Buoy inflatable MOB inflate at the dock after a squall passed. The good ne
Top Swivel problems? Two Sails at 6:12pm 04.14.24 Ask All Sailors 2/145 My H33 with in-mast furling seems to be malfunctioning. Over the winter I took my mainsail in for re
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Rick D at 5:21pm 04.14.24 Ask All Sailors 8/236 So, I have a Uniden back-up VHF at the chart table. Somewhere between five and seven years old. So,
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? Kaweah at 3:23pm 04.14.24 Ask All Sailors 1/88 I need new main and jib halyards rigged on my Soling. Who's your favorite rigger? Thank you! Ted
Vang? DanMaine at 2:15pm 04.14.24 The Cherubini Hunters 6/184 My HC37 has no vang. I have often wondered if it was necessary or left out on purpose. Can someone

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Reefing H37C Boomer2it at 5:17am 05.07.24 I added a 2nd reef point to my mainsail last season, and setup single line slap reefing for both ree
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) dlochner at 5:10am 05.07.24 I completely agree that forming a channel with hollow space or foam inside provides increased stren
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 wyctoronto at 5:09am 05.07.24
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:53am 05.07.24 The short answer, strength, cost, and weight. First is strength, a hollow rectangular channel is j
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 4:43am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose? The short answer, strength, cost, and
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 4:25am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look! Great, thank you Eian.
How worried should I be? Project_Mayhem at 4:22am 05.07.24 I'd take off whatever fitting the forestay attaches to to look for any hairline cracks and inspect t
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:13am 05.07.24 A friend removed one toe rail from my boat by removing the bungs and the screws. This took upwards o
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:06am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose?
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 4:03am 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? east coaster at 3:55am 05.07.24 Rather than cut the gasket out, I find using a punch set easier and more accurate. I borrow a punch
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 3:10am 05.07.24 Wasn't the Cocoa just top and bottom metal?
Should prop spin in Reverse? kappykaplan at 2:07am 05.07.24 Thanks for all of the good info and advice. Quite welcome. :beer:
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number eianm at 12:27am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look!
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested higgs at 9:09pm 05.06.24 If you pick a calm day you can expect the trip to take 5 to 6 hours by water. It would be an easy s
How worried should I be? higgs at 9:01pm 05.06.24 If the forestay was healthy then breaking it had to put tremendous pressure on every part of the rig
Deck Hardware Neddimg higgs at 8:55pm 05.06.24 Damage from leaking hardware can get extensive. I think the Butyl calk is your best bet for a short
Maybe we have earned it Hayden Watson at 8:24pm 05.06.24 What is your forecast for 11-12 for the RWR and 13-20 for a cruise. It looks like it will be sunny,
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 8:01pm 05.06.24 224622
over starting line early DArcy at 7:54pm 05.06.24 This is just the I flag rule. It is unfortunate they don't always fly the flag, but if the sailing i

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