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Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago (2) jssailem at 9:29am 09.02.25 Weather and Forecasting 7/412 234177 Twenty years ago, a storm named Katrina made landfall, for the second time, on the Mississip
Adhesive for non-skid that wont affect color? Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 11/325 I have a partially open transom which occasionally lets water come in. With colder weather and large
Hunter 49 Door handles (1) Screen Saver at 8:01pm 09.01.25 Big Boats 4/355 High just wondering what others are doing when the spring breaks on the door handle. The weight of t
Hunter 26 topping lift American Girl at 2:33pm 09.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/149 Could someone please tell me exactly how the topping lift for a 1994 Hunter 26 is supposed to be rig
Hunter 23 Jib and Marina Recommendation (1) Newhouse1969 at 2:02pm 09.01.25 Smaller Boats 6/624 Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to set the Jib on my Hunter 23. It just doesn't seem right to m
DIY LiFePo4 Battery Kit Maine Sail at 12:58pm 09.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 2/374 Sorry I have been absent, recovery from the brain hemorrhage is a full-time gig.. I am starting to m
Hunter 39 Furlex Line diduljc at 12:10pm 09.01.25 Parts Search 0/83 Hi, I have had problems with my old line knotting in my Furlex Genoa. I would appreciate any recomm
Hunter 216 Goaliedad2004 at 11:37am 09.01.25 Smaller Boats 2/196 Hey just bought the 216 and was thinking of putting a battery/small fuse panel in. Does anyone have
Gelcoat/Fiberglass Repair Recommendation - SF Bay Area emstar at 9:17am 09.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/230 Looking for recommendations for gelcoat repair after a 'close encounter' with a buoy. Damage is a f
Replacement plastic logo nameplate for ODay Rhodes 19 aaknj at 7:57am 09.01.25 Parts Search 6/350 I am trying to locate 2 replacement logo nameplates for a Rhodes 19 I am restoring. I can find deca
secret dating platform c421bdriver at 9:00pm 08.31.25 Day Sailers 0/31
Mysterious Hole Under Bow Eye (3) coldaddy at 3:56pm 08.31.25 Catalina 22 12/776 Hello shipmates. As I am slowly refurbishing my 1987 Catalina 22 (hull # 14481) I just noticed this
Beneteau 473 Head backing up in the toilet waynepoynter at 3:35pm 08.31.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/239 Hello, I am new the forum. I have a electric head on the boat and I have the above water line holdi
No mast but....... (1) RolfSail at 3:11pm 08.31.25 Smaller Boats 1/245
How to sell my O'day 23? AWalker at 2:55pm 08.31.25 Ask An Oday Owner 11/586
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard LakeOntario270 at 2:00pm 08.31.25 Ask All Sailors 6/270 The Admiral wants a new Main halyard that doesn't kink when the sail is being lowered. Most questio
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred (2) skrause at 1:44pm 08.31.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/533 I just bought first sailboat, 1988 First 235. There is some damage at the bow, not sure how immedia
Down wind Genoa 58stang at 7:58am 08.31.25 Ask All Sailors 22/753 Need to replace my jib and found a sail that will fit but says it 2 genoas attached at the luff?? I'
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys svAlainn at 9:47am 08.30.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/490 I have a 36' MKll 1999, I am interested in upsizing my alternator, what size can I achieve as we hav
Sanitary hoses john6206 at 9:44am 08.30.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/1369 Wow! I put off my boat odor problem for a while, but I was in a porta-potty yesterday that smelled b

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Connecticut marinas Scott T-Bird at 6:29am 10.05.25 It would help to know where in CT he's looking. CT has more than 600 miles of coastline (lots of
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems Schwarz633 at 4:56am 10.05.25
My September sail garymalmgren at 4:23am 10.05.25 Yeah Ralph . There are those rare perfect sailing days. This was one of them. The next day.... no wi
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 10.05.25 I spent a fair amount of time in the Vulcan "sources" section, and it's just not very intuitive. I
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems Schwarz633 at 3:13am 10.05.25 Before spending money, go into the System/Network settings on the Vulcan. I can't remember exactly
T-Satellite NYSail at 12:28am 10.05.25
To drill or not to drill... Project_Mayhem at 10:11pm 10.04.25 You are assuming that your tanks are always empty when you fill them? Something is better than not
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 10:01pm 10.04.25 Write a list of all the items to fix. We'd be happy to help you prioritize. Doing them in the correc
Plastic boats Project_Mayhem at 10:00pm 10.04.25 I'm sorry to hear about Skipping Stone and your "grounding". Changing of a way of life is always tou
Connecticut marinas PaulK at 8:59pm 10.04.25 Mystic and Noank are in the high-rent district. Near there you might find better pricing in New Lond
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems dlochner at 7:27pm 10.04.25 Before spending money, go into the System/Network settings on the Vulcan. I can't remember exactly t
Irwin 1970 23ft shemandr at 7:23pm 10.04.25 I can't see a pipe in the pics. The area with a cover is the bilge, I think. If you have leaks, w
Irwin 1970 23ft (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:21pm 10.04.25 If this is what you are referring to, then that would be the compression post. For cleaning, I sugge
To drill or not to drill... dlochner at 7:16pm 10.04.25 You are assuming that your tanks are always empty when you fill them? Our tanks have level gauges
Irwin 1970 23ft (2) termitec4 at 6:25pm 10.04.25 I really appreciate the feedback. I have a pipe/tube that runs the bottom and not sure where it star
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing thinwater at 5:51pm 10.04.25 ^^ Motor sailing at an angle can indeed ease the the ride and steady progress. Tiny sails and just a
T-Satellite danooxnard at 5:32pm 10.04.25 I have T-Mobile for my phone service. They offered the Starlink Beta which I had for six months. It
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Hayden Watson at 5:29pm 10.04.25 Flattening a jib (draft) is usually a matter of cut. A lot of downhaul can move the draft forward b
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing thinwater at 4:37pm 10.04.25 Flattening a jib (draft) is usually a matter of cut. A lot of downhaul can move the draft forward bu
Plastic boats dLj at 3:23pm 10.04.25 I met Bernard in La Rochelle when they had the ceremony to bring Joshua into the maritime museum the

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