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Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight (2) JamesG161 at 5:50am 09.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/565 227516 Jim... PS: may become Helene or Heh-LEEN
Trouble with tacking West Potter 15 EastSail at 6:57pm 09.15.24 Trailer Sailors 1/777 I've sailed my West Potter 15 for two seasons. I keep having a very hard time getting the boat to ta
Our 2024 season. (4) Clay Smith at 6:30pm 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/550 We are reluctantly facing the end of our sailing season her on Lake Ontario. Which also marks the en
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 scouper at 4:36pm 09.15.24 Catalina 22 10/1449 I keep my boat in a slip in the summer and driveway in winter. I leave my keel down when in slip (ha
Yamaha 36 Mast Step Drains JJLK at 9:34am 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/525 I have a Yamaha 36 built in 1981. The two 3/8" drains in the mast step at the cabin floor were plugg
S2 9.2 A keyportjoe at 9:21am 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/604 Where can I find a diagram for the Rutter assembly mine has excessive play Not sure bearing is shot
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier jssailem at 7:26am 09.15.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1294 Some sailors use the ditch, that channel which provides a waterway short cut from Skagit Bay to Padi
Can it really be this straightforward? (1) smokey73 at 6:13am 09.14.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1391 I need to replace the topping lift and also replace the sheave on the top of my mast. When I sent s
400 MK II: Seeking documentation about the lower tube bearing carrier and the keel bolts LastDiveBernie at 9:02pm 09.13.24 Big Boats 3/858 New owner of a 400 MK II. Wifey and I really love it. The survey recommended replacing the bolts in
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a 4lane at 8:08pm 09.13.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1510
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib Nashville_Blues at 6:16pm 09.13.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/738 2 Questions: 1.)Have any of you added a traveler to your 26C? If so, how is it configured? Other com
ROLL UP DINGHY twodzusfittings at 4:49pm 09.13.24 Ask All Sailors 4/919 I have a small RU 3 dinghy. I haven't used it much, mainly as I am hesitant to run it up on the beac
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 2:11pm 09.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/941 We recently purchased a legend 35. The ice box is huge. Does anyone have ideas for shelving or ter
Goose Neck (6) GNolan at 8:06am 09.13.24 Sovereign 4/2536 Hello to All I have a Sovereign 5.0. The Gooseneck casting is broken. One of the legs of the shackle
Tropical Depression Gordon (1) JamesG161 at 5:45am 09.13.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/752 227453 This will be Called Gordon soon, Jim...
Keel paint Tony Bakke at 3:29pm 09.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/881 My Beneteau 37 has a steel keel, which starts rusting only a few months after a new paint job. Any r
Stuck in gear. Clydo at 2:48pm 09.12.24 Catalina 310 5/1239 Coming into cross tide cross wind slip - wind blowing 18 k transmission lever stuck in forward. With
Hunter 49 / 50 Fischer Panda owners... artboas at 2:34pm 09.12.24 Big Boats 4/923
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 12:43pm 09.12.24 Ask All Sailors 26/3977 Yesterday I had a chat with a new member at our marina who recently purchased an Allied Princess ket
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 09.12.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1124

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Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred Don S/V ILLusion at 2:39pm 08.31.25 Someone who knows what the deck material at the bow is can suggest a repair. Certainly looks like ro
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 08.31.25 Key question: How do you coil it? Watch this YouTube video. He talks specifically about halyards st
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 2:22pm 08.31.25 I bought some fireweed honey in Alaska last year, thinking it was made by bees while pollinating fir
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 1:56pm 08.31.25
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 1:32pm 08.31.25
Down wind Genoa David in Sandusky at 11:55am 08.31.25 For reaching or downwind, I would recommend an asymetric spinnaker. It is the optimum reaching fores
H33.5 Roller Furler Options Sutric at 11:25am 08.31.25 I know this is an old thread but I'm looking to replace the furler on my 1993 H33.5 and was wonderin
Hunter 340 compass interference. jssailem at 10:52am 08.31.25 I liked the compass swing video attached by @kloudie1 It provided an easy-to-understand method of
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. BigEasy at 10:51am 08.31.25 #1 on my list is to figure out the bilge. Boat has a self contained ned pump with float in the bilg
Down wind Genoa Richard19068 at 10:38am 08.31.25 ... this is 2 genoas connected at the luff! Its like putting up 2 jibs to go wing on wing That wou
Sanitary hoses BigEasy at 10:05am 08.31.25 @dlochner yes. The cockpit cushions on The new boat are made of magic foam. MAN do they smell.
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. arf145 at 10:01am 08.31.25 Regarding the fridge drain. On my 2000 previous generation Beneteau, the shower drain and the fridg
Help, terrible smelling boat Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:22am 08.31.25 i'm guessing that the source(s) of your odor are residual odors left by the previous stinking hoses.
Hunter 216 Sailing performance Davidasailor26 at 9:17am 08.31.25
Hunter 340 compass interference. marcham at 9:09am 08.31.25 Or just live with it... how far away is the radio? Any USB cables nearby? The radio speaker has a ma
Down wind Genoa shemandr at 9:06am 08.31.25 How does the proposed attach to the forestay? Hanks? Luff groove? Not at all?
Water leak 2004 hunter 36 marcham at 8:48am 08.31.25 Lots to look at here.... from the wood above being delaminated, you have or have had a leak above th
Down wind Genoa dLj at 8:47am 08.31.25 Need to replace my jib and found a sail that will fit but says it 2 genoas attached at the luff?? I
Hunter 216 Sailing performance John Galt Robinson at 8:41am 08.31.25
Hunter 216 Sailing performance John Galt Robinson at 8:39am 08.31.25 Yes, I did add a ring to my mast for the whisker pole. Something like this: RONSTAN 1 3/4" Stainl

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