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Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Seadoc at 7:25am 03.24.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/293 I have an '85 Mac 25. I'm considering changing my forestay deck attachment to a C.S. Johnson Quick R
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 7:23am 03.24.24 Destinations 11/684 I'm planning to retire in 10 or so years and would like to start spending more time in Florida towns
Sirius 21 trailering dimensions. Gopher11 at 8:44pm 03.23.24 Sirius 21/22 0/354
Morgan 34 prop shaft removal tilla at 7:58pm 03.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/34 Does anyone out there know if the rudder has to be removed on the Morgan 34s to be able to slide the
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 7:53pm 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 9/356 Hey out there does anyone know if the rudder has to be removed to get the shaft out of the Morgan 3
Eight bells for Roadking Larry SycloneDriver at 7:25pm 03.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/341 I've been putting this off for as long as I could, but the sail club had an event in his memory toni
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 5:20pm 03.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/370 I know I've posted previously about the challenge of lee helm on our beloved in-mast furling H306. S
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. Daveinet at 8:28am 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/608 Just watched a very interesting video that is a great demonstration of hull speed on a displacement
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Mackpappy at 7:50am 03.23.24 Yamaha 4/423 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Floor plan to make new wood flooring for Oday DS1 afrattalone at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Day Sailers 0/161 Hello! My boat did not come with any wood flooring inserts. I thought about tracing it out with ca
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/602 Hi all. I have a Sun Odyssey 419 and I know there are some common features with the benetteau. I am
Launching boats with an outback? Northof60 at 5:09pm 03.22.24 Trailer Sailors 7/422 Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I'm looking for input and experience on launching and retrieving a sa
LUCKGRIB a software package worth considering. (1) jssailem at 12:38pm 03.22.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/260 When I did some passage weather analysis for an open passage, I came across a software option that w
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 11:36am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 9/608 So, it's bottom paint time. Plan is to take it down to gel coat and start fresh. Currently coated wi
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast Manipogo at 11:12am 03.22.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/373 Ahoy, I am hoping another Catalina 38x owner might be able to help. I own a Catalina Morgan 381, b
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings (1) Globe Pilot at 10:33am 03.22.24 Big Boats 10/603 Good day, The fitting into the tank is starting to leak around the base. Before I overtighten somet
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? rcoleman67 at 7:56am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 8/185 Looking for a good slip, good harbor, and good community along the MS gulf coast for a 32 foot boat
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 7:53am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 45/1366 this seems like something worth looking into given a golf cart battery has to truly be a deep cycle
Can anyone recommend a good surveyor? rcoleman67 at 7:51am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 1/170 Looking to buy a new boat. Looking for recommendations on surveyors and diesel mechanic that can ins
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:40pm 03.21.24 Ask All Sailors 44/1045 Along my starboard side I have battery compartment, black water tank, and then head. I would love to

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Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:38am 05.12.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in s
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 9:26am 05.12.24
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews jssailem at 9:01am 05.12.24 New to me.. Intereesting video... MgJ3-Wr-q2I
Winch placement jssailem at 8:45am 05.12.24 Locating additional winches is often a good step in making the boat easier to manage. You might al
Universal M 3 20 (1) jssailem at 7:47am 05.12.24 Agree... Fuel would be the suspect high on my list to chase down. You say the boat was built in 19
Happy Mothers Day... jssailem at 7:23am 05.12.24 I'll be pouring wine at the Winery for 1000 of my friends sharing brunch with their Mothers. :biggri
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 6:02am 05.12.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls ment
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:38am 05.12.24 Type of house batteries and capacity. Age of house batteries Type of refrigerator (if we know the m
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 4:30am 05.12.24 I also have a basic converter which attaches to a battery and then has a standard three prong plug
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 4:11am 05.12.24 I have an Adler Barbour 50 and it runs great especially since I changed its controller to the 500 se
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 10:54pm 05.11.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls menti
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 MFD at 10:17pm 05.11.24 I have a 41DS, with an athwartship berth aft. I think there are actually some benefits. Offshore, an
Universal M 3 20 Stu Jackson at 8:30pm 05.11.24 In ADDITION to this fine advice, there is this: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve F
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 7:09pm 05.11.24 We like that!
To cut or not to cut pushpit PaulK at 6:59pm 05.11.24 We have a short section of lifeline across the top opening there, secured with a pelican hook, inst
Stove Cover PaulK at 6:43pm 05.11.24 The cover on my boat is OEM. It fits over top of the stove and pot holders and has two latches to k
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 dlochner at 6:41pm 05.11.24 If they smeared epoxy into the slots on the screw heads, they probably smeared it all over the thre
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 6:30pm 05.11.24 A common practice, which does not imply a good practice, by boat builders is to stick more than one
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:00pm 05.11.24
Universal M 3 20 Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 05.11.24 In the adage that diesel engines need fuel, air, and compression your symptoms seem to make it unlik

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