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Extendable Mast Crutch drgbanks at 10:35am 11.12.25 Ask An Oday Owner 2/299 I've seen a lot of DIY Mast crutches and raising systems. I've created a crutch for my ODay 22 that
Mast Stays chainplate? (1) drgbanks at 8:41am 11.12.25 Ask An Oday Owner 3/416 So, this happened! I'm calling it a chainplate, but maybe there's a better term for this square u-b
Hunter 41 DS - Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? Mtmaksim at 7:54am 11.12.25 Big Boats 7/656 My wife, Anne, and I are interested in purchasing a 1998 Hunter 41 Deck Salon that we recently had t
AI and the SBO Forums--Part 1 Dave at 6:06am 11.12.25 Ask All Sailors 76/6202 In recent weeks I have noticed an increase in what appear to be responses generated by AI in the for
Sailing in Stockholm's Archipelago -- The Best Vacation Alternative for 2026 (3) saltwaterlakey at 4:25am 11.11.25 Destinations 0/71
Happy Veterans Day kappykaplan at 3:37am 11.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/475 Tks to all who have served and are serving.
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area (4) Carl Wonderful at 6:02pm 11.10.25 Catalina 22 18/1263 Hello all. 1971 Cataline 22 I'm worried that some of this might be a really bad sign or tell me so
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (5) Lothar4550 at 8:09am 11.10.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 15/818 Not certain if the actual sailing one will load, due to the size. Giving it a try, though. The squ
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 RKenSailor at 7:26am 11.10.25 Catalina 22 10/706 You can get to the underside of the front mounts through the existing anchor locker inspection port,
Companion way doors for a 1983 brantr at 6:00am 11.10.25 Catalina 30 4/429 Has anyone made companion way doors that slide in where the boards go? or know of a place that sell
Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps! kappykaplan at 2:59am 11.10.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/399 The Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated annually on November 10, marking the establishment of the Co
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (1) Paceship.org at 11:27pm 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1146
Freezer Lid needs replacement asherah at 2:48pm 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 3/253 We have a 2003 Beneteau 473 Oceanis and am looking for the counter top lid for our freezer unit. An
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 2:12pm 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1857 Can anyone advise? Whilst moored in the marina, we experienced dips in DC mains voltage with the lo
Help me understand the Keel Locking Bolt. Mine seems stuck... Carl Wonderful at 12:48pm 11.09.25 Catalina 22 4/398 Cant seem to understand the full functionality of this and also how it is threaded (opposite?). I'm
1980 Hunter 33 help!!! (2) Billy P at 11:40am 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/386 I just bought a 1980 Hunter 33. I noticed when flushing the head that the water was ending up in my
Decorating a boat for Christmas rpwillia at 6:03am 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 7/718 I have never done it, but the town dock normally transient only) has asked my sailing club if we wou
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Rich Stidger at 3:16pm 11.08.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1374 OK, I'm asking for a friend.... really. He has a sailboat in South Carolina that is hauled for an a
Water under cabin sole CharlieH1996 at 2:32pm 11.08.25 Smaller Boats 9/821 My water-ballast 1996 Hunter 26 gets water under the cabin sole. I drain it completely dry every sea
Raise the mast single handed How? PConti2025 at 1:12pm 11.08.25 Trailer Sailors 13/834 Ok I drove my Sprindrift Rascal to a nearby lake to practice aligning trailer with ramp. After a fe

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Sailboat to rent for 2026? LLoyd B at 9:28am 01.02.26 There is a Bristol 29.9 for sale in the Bronx just buy that one and put it back up for sale until so
9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady (1) Windpilot at 9:28am 01.02.26 Thats great! My record, downwind at 25 to 30 knots true wind going to Hawaii, surfing big ocean swel
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 8:28am 01.02.26 Both Morningstar and Victron make good charge controllers. Morningstar can be found for a very low p
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 jssailem at 8:03am 01.02.26 In the stated price range of $300-400, you should be able to get a good solar kit that will provide
What's wrong with this picture? JamesG161 at 7:40am 01.02.26 There must be a big hole in the grass for the outboard It is just "JET ENGINE" like a SeaDo :fa
Drill a hole ? in my mast (1) jssailem at 6:48am 01.02.26 Were it my boat I'd unstep the mast and note the wire locations as well as internal step collars. N
Happy New Year! jssailem at 6:39am 01.02.26
Drill a hole ? in my mast DanMaine at 6:36am 01.02.26 My 2 cents: A small hole won't hurt the strength of the mast (I am a structural engineer). water t
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 DanMaine at 6:25am 01.02.26 I put the victron thing on my sailboat with lead/acid batteries. 'Nothing fancy and I don't use much
Happy New Year! JamesG161 at 6:20am 01.02.26 Happy Birthday @kloudie1 Jim...
Drill a hole ? in my mast sailme88 at 5:59am 01.02.26 Were it my boat I'd unstep the mast and note the wire locations as well as internal step collars. No
Drill a hole ? in my mast kappykaplan at 5:37am 01.02.26 A small-ish hole should be an issue. Not?
Drill a hole ? in my mast shemandr at 5:37am 01.02.26 I'm hardly an engineer. But I don't understand how a second small hole will help. It seems to me e
Drill a hole ? in my mast Tally Ho at 5:32am 01.02.26
9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady Andrew Mylander at 5:22am 01.02.26 Well done and such a great feeling for the crew! Yes! Have gotten new sails since the first time,
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 dlochner at 5:13am 01.02.26 -Also like the charge controller option to see how many Volts I'm at. A Victron Smart Controller
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Davidasailor26 at 4:35am 01.02.26 I have 1 brand new, good quality regular Lead acid car battery right now Car batteries are not rea
Impressive! danstanford at 3:39am 01.02.26 There will be a lot of noise about the benefit of autopilots after this dominant performance by the
9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady danstanford at 3:34am 01.02.26 Well done and such a great feeling for the crew!
Drill a hole ? in my mast Project_Mayhem at 8:36pm 01.01.26 Watch out for wires when drilling. Using a stop collar on your bit is a good way to prevent the bit

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