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Close-hauled -- how close? ShawnL at 2:17pm 08.03.25 Catalina 22 5/86 Took the boat out today (1972 swing keel) in 7 gusting to 20 mph. We have a new main sail this year
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 08.03.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/100 I picked up a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. We splashed and found some black
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 duncan14 at 9:02am 08.03.25 Ask All Sailors 2/54 Hi All, My inboard recently died and I decided to put an outboard temporarily to get at least some
H340 main sail batten lengths (1) TRS80sailor at 8:14am 08.03.25 Mid-Size Boats 0/39 I lost the 3rd batten from the top.... ugh Anyone have the lengths for the 4 battens? Thanks in adv
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 (3) ghsmindy at 7:56am 08.03.25 Big Boats 7/108 Finally isolated the source of a leak into the alcove at the head of our bed in primary cabin. It is
What is this loop thing on the deck? (4) mattm007 at 8:50pm 08.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/126 233412
Removal of Yanmar 4jh3e from Hunter 420 Passage Fgard at 12:27pm 08.02.25 Big Boats 3/101 Has anyone removed and replaced this engine?
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space (1) dkinzer at 10:50am 08.02.25 Big Boats 8/153 In the forward cabin, I removed the aft drawer under the bunk. I was surprised to find a relatively
Pumps thetone at 9:13am 08.02.25 Ask All Sailors 11/188 Hello, I am having trouble with all of my plumbing pimps. They just don't turn on. This includes the
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! jackhart at 6:56am 08.02.25 Ask All Sailors 11/277 I saw a post recently where the guy said he was going out on 'the Sailish Sea!' I thought that he wa
2010 Hunter 39 Air conditioners Induna at 2:09am 08.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/99 The previous owner of my 2010 Hunter 39 removed the rear air conditioner for some inexplicable reaso
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 12:48am 08.02.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/152 Hi all! I'm new to boat life and trying to figure out what MSD porta potties to install on my live
For Axiom 9 plus addition do I need an iTC-5, Seatalk ng adapter or both (1) pilot1995 at 9:48pm 08.01.25 Ask All Sailors 0/67 I'm adding an Axiom 9 (replacing a Raymarine Dragonfly) and adding a Vesper Cortex. I believe I need
1977 Chrysler 22 - Mice Habitat? (1) theluckypenney at 4:17pm 08.01.25 Trailer Sailors 3/135 Hi, Recently came into a free Chrysler 22. Was really excited about it, but after significant cleani
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! (4) Tally Ho at 1:36pm 08.01.25 Ask All Sailors 15/325 Went out for a sail today in the remnants of a small craft advisory. Seas were very lumpy at 2-4 fee
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. (1) n0where at 8:10am 08.01.25 Big Boats 19/230 Hello All, I have a 1994 passage and I am re-doing the binding system, etc. There are two black wi
Please Delete BAD ORCA at 7:53am 08.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 0/21 Nevermind. Please delete mods. Figured it out.
rotten deck under the helm wildegroot at 6:57am 08.01.25 Ask An Oday Owner 7/144 Has anyone here ever had to deal with a rotten deck under the helm? We have an Oday 35 and I'm thin
New rigging for 222 Mhertz at 5:07am 08.01.25 Ask An Oday Owner 1/58 I have new rigging for 222 from DRMarine. If anyone can use this, text me at 917-287-8174.
1983 C&C Spreader Wobble thetone at 7:59pm 07.31.25 C&C 4/157 Hello, I noticed a wobble in my port side spreader today. My rigger said it may be that some of the

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Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 9:56pm 08.03.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pack
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 08.03.25 As @mainesail has pointed out, it's hard to get consistent results with this technique. Bed-IT would
Teak upkeep higgs at 7:50pm 08.03.25 I used to use oil, but found it did not last a full season in Wisconsin. I also found I had to tape
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 7:47pm 08.03.25 I have boom roller furling on my boat and find it quite good. Perhaps if you post some pictures I ma
Winch Maintenance jssailem at 7:33pm 08.03.25 You may need to rotate the stripper until the pin slots line up.
Winch Maintenance (1) Trixster at 7:20pm 08.03.25 Greetings, I am repacking and regreasing my Lewmar 40 winch. All done, expect I can never get thes
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 7:08pm 08.03.25 Yeah, the trick is not to let it dry completely.... just give it about 30-60 minutes to get a little
Close-hauled -- how close? dlochner at 6:51pm 08.03.25 When going upwind, it is more important to steer to the wind, especially in gusty conditions. Trim t
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 dlochner at 6:44pm 08.03.25 If you use Sika 291, don't completely tighten the fasteners ... leave about 1-2 turns to finish the
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 6:26pm 08.03.25 Use TefGel when re-installing so you don't have issues next time the bolt needs to come out
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 5:30pm 08.03.25 On my 380, there's no need to access a nut from the bottom.... all the stanchions have embedded meta
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 5:20pm 08.03.25 The most interesting part of that repair article was the use of gelcoat over an epoxy repair. Yeah
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 4:43pm 08.03.25 The most interesting part of that repair article was the use of gelcoat over an epoxy repair. I've
Close-hauled -- how close? colemj at 4:19pm 08.03.25 Light, shifty and gusty winds are not the right conditions to make any conclusions about your boat,
Close-hauled -- how close? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 08.03.25 Not familiar with C22 rig. Vang and sail track (traveler) available to trim the main?
Close-hauled -- how close? Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.03.25 The best way to tell is to measure your tack angles. If your tack angle is close to 90 degrees it me
Close-hauled -- how close? JoeWhite at 2:59pm 08.03.25 With my C36 after many years running around with reefed main and 110 jib and not being able to match
Recommissioning head and holding tank Tally Ho at 2:45pm 08.03.25 I picked up a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. We splashed and found some blac
Recommissioning head and holding tank (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 08.03.25 But, but, but, that's exactly what I mean. The holding tank contents are "properly treated" by th
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Tally Ho at 2:28pm 08.03.25 Actually, without cutting through the head liner, not the hull. Hunter may have put a piece of alu

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