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New tiller stick? sbcwolff at 7:05am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 16/3467 We broke our old tiller stick and want to craft a new one. Stick with wood? Or has anyone made one o
Companionway Glass change out planoron at 6:17am 06.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/689 I have a H380 with the smoked .375 plexiglass slide for the companionway. I am considering changing
Reefing lines led aft: organizer, blocks, or low friction rings? agprice22 at 3:45am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1731 I am preparing to remove the rats-nest of lines at the base of my mast and reduce the stress on my w
Installing Cable Covers??? SirMichael at 8:36pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2981 The cable covers on the lifelines of my '88 Hunter 28.5 have seen better days, so I ordered some Dav
Am I Jinxed? topcat0399 at 8:06pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2678 3 Experiances buying sails, new and used from 3 vendors. All three customer service fails. New mai
Replacing Keel Window (1) Kelseyking13 at 7:59pm 06.25.19 San Juan Sailboats 0/1761 I recently replaced the keel cable and winch on a 21 San Juan. When I purchased it the window was op
Electronics overheating? (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:45pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/380 3 weekends ago my both wind displays showing wind speed and direction (ST60 ' ST70) stopped working
Windlass on a Hunter 28. Deparlocean at 5:18pm 06.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/693 I have a Hunter 28, and I want to install a manual windlass just behind the anchor chain hatch. I n
Grohe galley faucet o-rings and washer for 1990's Hunters (1) Rich Stidger at 4:37pm 06.25.19 Big Boats 8/1163 Grohe no longer supports the old faucets used in the mid-90's larger Hunter boats. My galley faucet
Hunter 260 replacing mainsail slides and shackles (1) dfos at 4:32pm 06.25.19 Smaller Boats 5/988 We have a 1999 H260 and one of the plastic shackles broke this weekend... We are going to replace t
Broken sail guide clip (2) DFD at 2:55pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/439 Not sure what to call this but any suggestions on how to fix it? I don't sew. Pictures attached. Bo
Holding tank Vent locations (1) Bob S at 12:44pm 06.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4858 I going to add 1" vents to my holding tanks. There are two heads in the two cabin version of the 393
Marvair Seamach on the fritz T J Furstenau at 12:22pm 06.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/708 I'm afraid that I already know the answer to this, but figured that I'd ask anyway. Closed about 2
SALT WATER PUMP (1) thetone at 11:04am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/696 I am looking for a part number for the salt water pump on my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have a parts cat
Keel Cable Hum????? Cmackg at 11:03am 06.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1164 My Mac25 has gotten out a few times now, after a long round of up-fixing. One really odd thing is th
M25XP w/ HBW50 Transmission - Singing Prop Ward H at 9:41am 06.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/3007 My second season with our C30. New this season is a noise while motoring. This is a 93 C30 with M25
Companion way cover scratches (1) DRhoads at 9:38am 06.25.19 Big Boats 6/776 Does anyone else have this issue with their companion way cover? Something is scratching the bottom
Beneteau First 38 Owner's Manual JuanMarcos at 9:18am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3989 Hello friends. I just purchased an 1983 Beneteau First 38 and have been looking for the owner's man
Victoria 18 deck tom etzel at 6:42am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/394 Does anyone know if it is balsa cored? Thanks
Head pumping and stanchion vent Freespirit3087 at 6:08am 06.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2919 I am a 2 season new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 and wanted to know if it was normal for water to com

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Winterising Davidasailor26 at 7:50am 10.20.24 Quite a bit on this in the archives. A good place to start for both the water and sanitation systems
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up stickinthemud57 at 7:48am 10.20.24 This is the only really difficult maintenance/repair issue with my 26S (or C if you prefer, same thi
Winterising Don S/V ILLusion at 7:40am 10.20.24
Merit 22 owners Jnovva at 7:33am 10.20.24 I purchased Sweet Jane in early September of this year, fixed a few safety issues and put her in the
Fiberglass crack by winch FastOlson at 6:45am 10.20.24 Deferred maintenance is a death sentence for old boats. I wonder how many owners of boats built ov
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 6:33am 10.20.24
Vendee Globe dLj at 6:19am 10.20.24 The Vendee racers will use proprietary weather information that we mere mortals cannot afford to ac
Spin-Tec furlers jssailem at 5:42am 10.20.24 A 2004 article in Practical Sailor mentions the Spin-Tec furler. My attempt to reach the website fai
Vendee Globe shemandr at 5:33am 10.20.24 In past editions of the race I used the tracker from the Web Site with satisfactory results. I'm ju
mainsheet block change jssailem at 5:26am 10.20.24 is 6:1 that much easier to control? I suppose that i could just run the 5:1 back, but i feel like i
Teak black spots ? jssailem at 4:59am 10.20.24 :plus:Water beneath the sealed surface. I use the same prescription as @BigEasy has provided. I find
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 jssailem at 4:46am 10.20.24 Perhaps the current owner knows it has been getting cold and windy. Maybe the very reason the boat
Catalina C445 Roger Hinsch at 2:17am 10.20.24 Thanks guys I will spend more time poking around the aft cabin bulkhead and see if I can find a way
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 8:48pm 10.19.24 Not much room anywhere in False Bay now Terry. It has turned into a permanent mooring field for loc
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up Justin_NSA at 8:42pm 10.19.24 1995 would be a swing keel correct? 26S? Could be gunked up in the slot it tucks into. Or maybe the
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 7:08pm 10.19.24
Vendee Globe dlochner at 6:41pm 10.19.24
Dodger and Bimini features you love? PNWE36 at 6:29pm 10.19.24 Hi Paul, A couple things to add. I see you are in Vancouver as am I and we do end up in the rain at
Vendee Globe Hello Below at 6:19pm 10.19.24 The Vendee racers will use proprietary weather information that we mere mortals cannot afford to ac
Vendee Globe dlochner at 5:56pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN

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