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Anchor chain bow protector (2) Rltgold at 1:31pm 04.08.19 Catalina 22 7/1227 I've never been crazy about drawing my chain rode up and down my bow toe rail so I decided to do som
Propane Storage on 80's First 42 ? Mitch Witt at 12:49pm 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/383 I would be interested in hearing from all First 38 and First 42 owners on how they have dealt with p
Passageway Slider Sailgunner at 12:32pm 04.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/503 My passageway slider is hard to move unless it gets wet and is lubricated. Has anyone found a way to
I hate intermittent problems - batt charger not starting up Ed Caldwell at 11:05am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2019 Xantrex Trucharge 40, now about 14 years old, replaced as part of a lightning repair on this 20 year
2014 Expedition 4WD, Which mode is recommended? Shorefun at 10:31am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 6/750 So I am new to sailboats. Had a sit on top ski in the 90's and an F250 pickup. The 250 was manual hu
A take on Maine Sail's packing 'tool' (2) Solstice at 10:30am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/799
a little wind, a little hail, a lot of wind, a lot of hail (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/731 Raced Pardon My French, my H40.5 this weekend in a Seattle classic benefit race called the Blakely R
Solar vent location Scandium at 9:51am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 2/918 I want to install a solar fan/vent in my seaward 23. What's the best location? Cabin is small so air
Roller Furl Problem JayOnTheBay at 8:55am 04.08.19 Catalina 22 4/1058 I have an '88 C-22 with a Harken roller furl system. The Jib on it is a 135. Recently I did some rep
C-400 cruising update Valiant1 at 8:03am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/1222 After 2 years cruising the Caribbean and 21,750 sea miles under the lead keel of my '01 C-400, it wa
Hank-on sail size lingerfeltja at 7:45am 04.08.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/628 My furler was damaged while the boat was being taken out at the end of last season. I have had cont
Hunter 41 stearing problem ronhardin at 7:43am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/434 New problem on my 41Hunter AC Before haul out with bottom paint cutlass bearing and packing gland se
Seeking opinions on living and sailing around Clearwater Banooma at 7:39am 04.08.19 Destinations 63/8033 My Florida native wife is growing less and less tolerant of NJ winters, and has lately been very ene
Inverter for a Bus dwcory at 6:11am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/673 This question has nothing to do with boats, but rather, for a bus. Let me explain.... I have some
anyone put a thruster on their B411? bugbitten at 6:10am 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1390 I'm shopping for a new old boat and am looking at 423s, which are probably out of reach, and 411s, w
EV-100 Autopilot Placement dwcory at 5:00am 04.08.19 Catalina 30 4/1367 Hi all, I have a 1985 Tall Rig, and I'm about to install the Raymarine EV-100 autopilot. I currentl
Only Took Me 8 Years... (3) topcat0399 at 1:00am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/473 After agonizing over systems, and methods for years trying to figure out how to handle the stupid he
Deck floodlights on Hunter 340 (1) Alistairlogan at 11:02pm 04.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/513 Hi there Can anyone help find the supplier of the floodlights in the attached photo? They were on my
Mini 12 meter America's cup replica single person sailboat (3) Capt Robbie at 7:18pm 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 28/15824
Rigging question on a 75 S2 23 (1) Stargazer23 at 4:18pm 04.07.19 S2 8/1336 First post! I am finishing up a restoration on a 23. I believe I have all the rigging figured out ex

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Mast Tabernacle Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 08.14.24 Even with all the shortcuts, it still took me about an hour to rig my Starwind 19. My current boat l
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 9:52am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Old Sailboat Winch cylon60 at 8:16am 08.14.24 Thats great .. Many thanks... FYI the boat was built by Boatbau in Rugen in 1979 in the former East
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 8:14am 08.14.24 Here is a news article about the Seattle King of the boot leggers. https://www.king5.com/article/ent
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Timm R Oday25 at 8:12am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 8:06am 08.14.24 Great write up Dave
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 6:45am 08.14.24 As a former dealer for Tohatsu, I strongly recommend using ethanol free gas to prevent the small j
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 jssailem at 6:45am 08.14.24
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 duck21 at 6:38am 08.14.24 I had this same issue on my 376. We re-sealed the frame gaps on the aft cabin ports and that took c
Old Sailboat Winch (1) jssailem at 6:33am 08.14.24 Sailor Sue nailed it. here is a more modern version of a classic winch.
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26am 08.14.24 Two guesses - one or both ports or the toerail. Try the hose test.
Putting a hole in the transom Joe at 5:39am 08.14.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pe
Catalina 310 cradle pads DaveJ at 5:37am 08.14.24 I have a 4 pad, and an additional support behind the keel. Most of the weight is resting on the keel
Old Sailboat Winch Sailor Sue at 5:16am 08.14.24 Hi, does anyone recognise this winch - Its on a 1979 VILM 36B Halyard winch for wire or wire to ro
Old Sailboat Winch Joe at 4:39am 08.14.24 :yikes:
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 4:16am 08.14.24 So, finally back with my new 50" shaft. This is the proper length for the 376, 380 and 386. Fit an
Catalina 310 cradle pads east coaster at 3:39am 08.14.24 I had a six pad cradle made and it's more secure and stable than the four pad. Considering here in N
Large Rectangle Hatches BjornTheMenace at 11:11pm 08.13.24 What are the measurements of the opening? Not the hatch. The opening is your rough opening. A hatch
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment (3) SoSound at 9:35pm 08.13.24 It's a wonderful little spot!!! Like I said in the original post, the entry (on the chart) looks ri

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