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Your most embarrassing moment (1) Phil Herring at 12:46pm 08.29.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1991 What a great day to share an embarrassing story about yourself! Cmon, everybody has them. Own it. C
11.0A owners - water pooling if aft bilge area under port cockpit locker (1) Matt White at 12:09pm 08.29.19 S2 3/839 Hi all, Sorry - I will surely have lots of questions over the coming weeks! I just cleaned out the
Catalina 387 in mast roller reef problem tomserb at 10:17am 08.29.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1763 2006 Catalina 387. In-mast reefing. When I attempt to unroll the main it back lashes and won't come
Hunter 216 centerboard (5) Hunter216 at 10:08am 08.29.19 Smaller Boats 5/1462 I recently decided to haul my 2004 Hunter 216 to check the integrity of the centerboard and to repai
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (3) Matt White at 9:09am 08.29.19 S2 13/2930 Hi all, On my new-to-me 11.0A I have 8 of the lights pictured below and then just 1 of the "plastic
Storm Preparations for your Boat JamesG161 at 8:05am 08.29.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/1485 Many in Florida are preparing now for Landlubber things and their boats. Many of us have done that
Anchor locker leak Oday 39 (1) Opus39 at 7:56am 08.29.19 Bigger Boats 2/799 Its been awhile since I have posted here. I have a 1983 Oday 39, great boat. For the past few year
Need Stern Measurement details JRT at 7:48am 08.29.19 Catalina 310 5/972 Can anyone take some quick measurements for installing boat name and hailing port on the stern for m
Approaching decision time ... Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 08.29.19 Weather and Forecasting 36/3865 That Barnegat Inlet barrier is weighing heavily on my mind. I've yet to pass thru the inlet. We pl
Stern Rail shine at 5:14am 08.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1206 I own a 1985 Mac 25 swing keel. I sail in a fresh water lake only. My question is, do I really need
Engine mounts for a 3HM35F in a Legend 37.5 JZpurr at 11:38pm 08.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/385 Interested in hearing about any experience with alternatives to Yanmar mounts for our 3HM35F. Anyone
Replacing side windows on a Legend 37.5 JZpurr at 11:35pm 08.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1146 We need to replace the windows on our 91 Legend 37.5. I would appreciate any advice on removal, wind
35.5 Nova Kool ice box upgrade help Heli_fixer at 9:48pm 08.28.19 Big Boats 6/710 I just purchased this sailboat and would like to add the Nova Kool refrigeration. Has anyone else do
Filling cockpit holes CHI->CO at 7:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/923 Hello! I bought my first sailboat last week, a 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The surveyor found no ma
How do you secure your boom while trailering on the highway? curt in CO at 4:08pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1356 The method I inherited from previous owner didn't work :yikes: Disappeared on the trip to the l
Replacing an upper shrowd on an Oday 192 (1) adbk710 at 2:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1939 Got out to my boat last night to find one of the upper shrouds had basically split. I am trying to r
Hull material? JAC1 at 2:31pm 08.28.19 Sirius 21/22 4/1730 Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1979 Sirius 21. Here's my first dumb question - what's the hull mate
Can anyone identify this boat? (4) Catmando at 1:48pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1967 So, this is the 4th time I have tried to post this, as all my children have other things to do than
Keep My Boat Floating fhujber at 12:22pm 08.28.19 Bigger Boats 8/1530 Under the heading of crazy ideas, as Hurricane Dorian approaches, I'm wondering if there's anything
Looking for vintage toggle switches mahobud at 10:44am 08.28.19 Parts Search 2/761 Greetings one and all. I'm restoring my Cat 22 electrics to "original". Hence looking for a panel

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Boat Mocs (1) FastOlson at 12:12pm 07.25.24 Decades ago I bought Sperry Boat Shoes, because they were the "thing" to have for sailing. Expensive
Couple found dead in life raft Thaniel at 12:06pm 07.25.24 At least one source stated that the "amateur" conversion from traditional power to her "eco" system
Boat Mocs Dalliance at 11:29am 07.25.24 West Marine used to have a house brand that I loved. Not sure which manufacturer made them, but I sw
Another lithium conversion about to start... dlochner at 10:43am 07.25.24 Read this article by Rod Collins, aka MaineSail. This is the safest and easiest installation I have
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement JamesG161 at 10:29am 07.25.24 I had the same Roller type as you. But when I had a new IMF MainSail made, the Maker told me the.
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement kloudie1 at 10:14am 07.25.24 The axle can be removed by grinding, drilling or cutting.. punch it out of the clew fitting.. repla
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 07.25.24 Note that the Aircraft Carrier who picked them up was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement LloydB at 10:06am 07.25.24 My clew is a grommet but if you need to replace yours you probably would be best to go to the origin
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:00am 07.25.24 remember the Crew was Quarantined for several days as a precaution. This is a picture of that even
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 9:52am 07.25.24 Are you flushing with fresh water or sea water via a remote intake pump? If fresh water, are you t
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners CrispyCringle at 9:41am 07.25.24 Check out Totalboat.com. They have excellent chemicals and fiberglass for this type of stuff. Also,
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 07.25.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:38am 07.25.24 To get within 10% of breaking would be about 2800 lbs! Multiply that by 4 side stays and and you wo
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:37am 07.25.24 I will say that although I agree with what @dlochner says for the most part, Im unsure about tight
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 8:34am 07.25.24 Since you have swept back spreaders, adjust the forestay to get the mast foot right. Then adjust the
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:20am 07.25.24 3/16 wire has a breaking strength of about 4800 lbs. You won't be able to get anywhere near there wi
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:15am 07.25.24 Absolutely I will. I have not done anything yet. A neighbour stopped by, he told me his dad is a fib
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:10am 07.25.24
It's That Time Again ......................... WayneH at 7:53am 07.25.24 We turn on the tank when we board the boat and turn it off when we leave. In between, we rely on the
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 7:34am 07.25.24 The last time I re-bedded the U-Bolts with butyl tape I actually cut away a little of the liner wit

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