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Coast Guard Monterey385 at 8:32pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3123 Many of you know that I am Coast Guard family and quite proud of it. Everyone by now knows that ther
What do I need to have and what should I have on my 170 when I head out on the bay in NJ? Shorefun at 8:20pm 01.05.19 Day Sailers 26/2895 I plan on getting floating VHF, a mast float and some decent life vests for starters. I will need al
1979 cat 30 cutless bearing dnimigon at 7:12pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 6/1030 Going to be pulling boat out here next week sometime. Want to change the cutless. I've read that the
You Get What You Pay For fstbttms at 4:37pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/3784 A new customer asked me to inspect the work her previous dive service had done a week earlier. mSdR
Sail battens wisey2 at 3:34pm 01.05.19 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 4/7122 Where is the best place to get replacement battens for my Hunter 240? I live in Nazareth, PA and sa
Aft Cabin Cushions on a 380 Tucsonsailor at 3:25pm 01.05.19 Big Boats 2/674 I am looking to replace the outdated fabrics in the V berth and Aft Cabin. One question is how to g
Need your opinion. Help me spend my money dennisv at 2:45pm 01.05.19 Bigger Boats 63/7341 OK, Status I own a 1984 Oday 28. Beautiful boat in very good shape. Truly use it for family day sa
Standing Rigging Cost: DYI vs. Rigger Doctor Dolittle at 1:23pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 14/18837
Beneteau Solent stay (1) Jbv at 9:48am 01.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2532
Garbage Patch 1, Clean Up < 1 dlochner at 5:46am 01.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 25/2163 Just saw this from the Ocean Clean Up project. https://gcaptain.com/structural-issue-forces-u-shap
Heating system in Catalina 470 Joaleb at 5:44am 01.05.19 Big Boats 17/3536 Good morning. We would like to install a Webasto heating system in our Catalina 470 and are wonderin
Featherstream Folding Prop Repair/Recondition spadaforaj at 4:58am 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/930 Have a really nice Garlow Featherstream prop that took a beating this season - one of the blades pre
Issue with engine power after replacing mixing elbow Brinky63 at 4:38am 01.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2732 I had an issue with my mixing elbow on my yanmar 2GM20F recently which i was able to remedy with the
Remote controls for outboard motor MaryEllaRose at 7:23pm 01.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/2366 I've posted this in the motors/propulsion forum but am hoping that a C25 owner can add some input...
We finally made it to the Dry Tortugas! (5) Gene Neill at 6:53pm 01.04.19 Catalina 22 64/6438 Share my joy!! :beer: It only took five years of me whining about wanting to go, and weather window
Portable fuel polisher (1) Sefuller at 6:11pm 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 4/497 I have finally gotten around to making a fuel polisher using an old Racor I got on Ebay a few years
Aft Cabin Ceiling Leak aaronaxvig at 4:13pm 01.04.19 Big Boats 11/1812 I have this leak that is coming from the ceiling in my aft cabin above the bed on my 1996 376. It is
Finally a leak RNC725 at 2:52pm 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/986 We bought our 2002 Hunter 326 in August of 2018. Opened her up today after a ton of rain days over
VHF with built in AIS class B transceiver Ken Cross at 11:42am 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2566 I'm wondering why we haven't seen anyone manufacture a VHF with built-in AIS class B transceiver. It
Hunter 49 keels Laid-back at 10:46am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1873 I understand that some, but not all Hunter 49 models have lead keels. Does anyone know what year/dra

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New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 10.17.24 Were you using the boom when lowering/raising?
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 10.17.24 This is on my new to me 94 Catalina 30. The O'Day coamings are built like a tank. It was tested one
Towing a 260 SteveHughessails at 7:43am 10.17.24 I have a 2019 Ford F-250. I pull a Hunter 240 with it. I can just imagine your 260 is a bit more boa
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 7:24am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume? I can tell you once I've determined h
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:14am 10.17.24 Well all I can say is a father and son team with no idea was successful in unstepping the mast :) We
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 6:35am 10.17.24 I installed the EZJax, LazyJacks system, shown by @Hayden Watson on my boat. They work exceedingly w
Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 6:34am 10.17.24 Is that winch on the O'Day 25? What's the year of production? Lots of early boats used quite thick
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:33am 10.17.24 It looks like you dream of sailing on your own boat in the Salish Sea is moving forward. Make plans
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:31am 10.17.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point..... I've definitely learn
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 6:14am 10.17.24 Winches need adequate backing plates. Not all installs are completed with adequate backing.:facepalm
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle jssailem at 6:06am 10.17.24 First, as a new to you boat owner of a mature boat, I have been there and have winced at the discove
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 10.17.24 There was an article about a guy that drove a million miles with his old Volvo. He preached about fo
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:47am 10.17.24 I am interested in this project also. Right now I use the original Maxwell 500 windlass to assist re
Roller Furler quirky ? Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.17.24 Thanks for following up with the solution!
How do you initiate an owners information page? dlochner at 4:33am 10.17.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 2:16am 10.17.24 Despite all of the setbacks, I've definitely learned a lot about my boat so far, and the advice in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SJN at 10:30pm 10.16.24 Hello Mark. Where is the 2x4? I do not see it in photos. Stephen Nielsen 310 number 260
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:38pm 10.16.24 Terry, I meant to thank you as well for the heads up about the left side edits. How could I have mis
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:32pm 10.16.24 Thanks everyone. I found the edit prompts on the left side of the page as you noted Jim--thanks.

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