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3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed Davenport at 8:20am 07.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/408 Long ago I foolishly wondered why people use gin pole for h260. My old Macgregor26c skipped it. Bu
Next!! PaulK at 6:36am 07.05.25 Hurricane Season 1/443 Looks like it's coming right along. Tropical storm Chantal heading for South Carolina today.
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:52am 07.05.25 Ask All Sailors 29/1526 Does anyone have a recommendation for chartplotter nav software for a Raymarine a98 other than Garmi
Electric Furler Foswick at 7:57pm 07.04.25 Ask All Sailors 14/629 I rather like the idea of an electric furler. Our current headsail furler needs some work. I need to
Happy 4th of July JamesG161 at 4:00pm 07.04.25 Sails Call Lounge 1/334 Of5lE6gaVXE Jim...
TD 3 --> Tropical Storm Chantal (2) JamesG161 at 3:39pm 07.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/627 232643 Batten Down your Hatches @smokey73 Jim...
Release outhaul when not using boat? BAD ORCA at 12:03pm 07.04.25 Ask All Sailors 15/544 My main sail is old and a little stretched out but no tears or damage and is still a decent weekend
Hatch replacement 16.5 jennypew at 10:24am 07.04.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/130 Hello, we recently purchased a 16.5 and the hatch is leaking a little from a small crack and broken
the 4Th sailme88 at 3:03am 07.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/349 Hey EVERYONE.., ENJOY THE INDENPENDENCE DAY ACTIVITIES AND STAY SAFE OUT ON THE WATER.....
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) skunther at 10:32pm 07.03.25 Ask All Sailors 7/324
Air conditioning (1) SVEclipse at 1:59pm 07.03.25 Catalina 22 7/614 Just did this setup for the A/C. Power runs back to the lazarette housing my battery, can run from t
Servicing keel winch newsailor72 at 1:32pm 07.03.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/281 Found a few broken strands in the winch cable and since the winch has some surface rust, so might as
Help john rokita at 10:08am 07.03.25 Day Sailers 4/525 my jib ripped on my Oday 26, has roller furling and needs to come down Everyone else around have
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 8:28am 07.03.25 Ask All Sailors 19/639
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 5:33am 07.03.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/673 Currently my halyards all go to the base of the mast and not much further. The lines are old and the
What Model Laguna? Percival at 6:36pm 07.02.25 Trailer Sailors 4/313 I just bought a 1977 Laguna Windrose swing keel on a trailer. The owner described it as a "25" but I
Small draw on starter battery skunther at 11:52am 07.02.25 Ask All Sailors 9/481
Spreader Tip C&C 25 Adrian V at 11:46am 07.02.25 C&C 2/281
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Zencra at 11:18am 07.02.25 Big Boats 9/801 Hi all, I'm crossing from Tahiti to Tonga and the ignition panel alarm has started sounding with a c
Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard patbratton at 10:11am 07.02.25 Smaller Boats 3/247 I have found over the last season the outboard is slow to start if it sets for more than a week. The

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Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 7:13am 08.02.25 Previous Owner. lol ok thank you learned something new
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 7:09am 08.02.25 While I could not find the X2 model in a search it would appear that the X2 is similar to the D2 mo
Non Skid; Black Spots jssailem at 7:05am 08.02.25 Chuck.. That may be a bit extreme. It is not like a black hole. On the other hand drilling a hole i
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! jssailem at 7:01am 08.02.25 Yes there is. And a grand sea it is.:biggrin:
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 7:00am 08.02.25 When the time comes to do the replacement, inspect your shaft for wear or pitting. Have the shaft in
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 6:53am 08.02.25 This link may help. https://www.shaftseal.com/marine/pss-maintenance-kit.html If your data is accur
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge Tally Ho at 6:50am 08.02.25 The shaft coupling connects the shaft to the transmission. If it was replaced 3 years ago, it shoul
rotten deck under the helm dmax at 6:32am 08.02.25 Dave, on an O'Day 35 attacking it from above is MUCH easier - difficult to even access the underside
Non Skid; Black Spots ChuckMcM at 6:26am 08.02.25 It appears that there are two distinct issues at hand: the physical composition and structure of the
Teak upkeep justsomeguy at 6:17am 08.02.25 Grey is good.
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! justsomeguy at 6:14am 08.02.25 Those Tilly hats are way too expensive to abandon! I hear they'll replace it for free.
Albin Vega 27 first time owner shemandr at 6:12am 08.02.25 Previous Owner.
3d printing for boats. stickinthemud57 at 6:03am 08.02.25 I was given a problematic printer for free a few months ago. Three hours later it was up and runnin
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 5:53am 08.02.25 Yep. The bellows need to be replaced periodically. Based on some of your other findings, I would
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge Tally Ho at 5:49am 08.02.25 That's a good idea, although this boat is equipped with a PSS dripless shaft seal. I could inspect
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge dlochner at 5:48am 08.02.25 I could inspect it, or even replace the rubber if necessary PSS recommends changing the bellows e
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 5:46am 08.02.25 You may want to check the cutlass bearing, and the shaft and coupling, and the stuffing box. Gre
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. dlochner at 5:44am 08.02.25 I've been trying to pin down a reason why my zincs are getting decimated. Do you have a galvanic
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge Tally Ho at 5:43am 08.02.25 AS far as I know the propeller and shaft are functional and seem in decent condition. Is there any
New LFP House Battery Maine Sail at 5:39am 08.02.25 Absorb at 14.2V is fine for WC batts though I would bump float to 13.5V.

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