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Furler woes bob45 at 4:04am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1031 Hi! I am looking for advice on some furler issues. I haven an old harken mk1 furler that has started
Okd J24 traveler repair (2) G0ri11@ at 3:49pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/519 After being docked over a particularly windy period, the shackle on my traveler seems to have popped
Bed-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Skipper J at 2:43pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/613 Hi, I would appreciate comments regarding the suitability of using Bed-it Tape instead of silicone
Removing ceiling light pcjrusso at 11:24am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/378 Can anyone help me to remove this type of ceiling light
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1618 Yanmar20gm sat for a few years 2-3 wo being started. Got it started using starter fluid and it ran f
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 10:50am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1265 I have clean clear water that accumulates in the bilge compartment at base of mast and the one adjac
Tartan Fantail questions Aksaildog at 8:10am 06.24.24 Tartan 14/1798 Hello fellow sailor, I live in Montana and sail on a lake and most likely my sailing will be day and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1412 I've been chasing my tail on this issue since I launched. My little two stroke inboard engine doesn'
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 mavexe at 6:43am 06.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/334
How to replace anchor roller on bow sprit? (2) brockfromwa at 3:26pm 06.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/859 On my '14 Beneteau Oceanis 55, the lower anchor roller needs replacing but I don't know how to prope
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII CAL35_RockHallMD at 3:01pm 06.23.24 Parts Search 6/657
Newbies beware LloydB at 12:36pm 06.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 0/778 There are fat fingered pirates who speak on only sentences ending in arr that try to use aeye. I can
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup (2) Afraal at 12:19pm 06.23.24 Catalina 310 7/2130 Hi everyone, I wanted to share a couple of pictures of the finished result of replacing the OEM alt
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 12:08pm 06.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1409 I'm experining a loud sqeaking noise that seems to coming from the area where the mast and boom conn
Hunter 260 Edson Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) philiefay at 9:31pm 06.22.24 Trailer Sailors 10/1820 I have the Edson steering pedestal and wondering if anyone has had this same problem. I was sailing
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Rich Karem at 5:15pm 06.22.24 Catalina 22 13/1762 My saliing guru insists that I need to convert my C22 to a roller furled jib. Am looking for source
Mobile navigation app NYSail at 11:55am 06.22.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2978 So I know there is much discussion in the files but like with all tech navigation apps keep changing
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 06.22.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/339 More needed Rain for Texas and Mexico. This storm is Following Tropical Storm Alberto into the Eas
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:01am 06.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 24/2109 I have owned a 2003 Catalina 310, equipped with the OEM Universal M25XPB diesel engine which is a co
Downsizing to a 260 rbyham at 6:25am 06.22.24 Smaller Boats 9/1114 Is the 260 a good downsize move for me? Have owned numerous sailboats over the years and currently e

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Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 4:37pm 06.30.25 NOAA puts high tide at the Throggs Neck Bridge at 06h07 on 05JUL. Tide Predictions - NOAA Tides & Cu
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Clutch Cargo at 4:36pm 06.30.25 No worries, we've all done it!
Ranger 12 Sail Batten question jssailem at 4:34pm 06.30.25 Fifty years ago, battens were often made using thin slices of wood. They had their issues to include
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Tally Ho at 4:22pm 06.30.25
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Charles Erwin at 4:18pm 06.30.25 Please tell everyone how things went - that way you get to do it and the rest of us can applaud you
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Justin_NSA at 4:10pm 06.30.25 The last few years I've been using the Pentek Floplus-10. It's the same 0.5 micron performance, bu
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 4:04pm 06.30.25 @shemandr is correct. Current changes lag tide changes by anywhere from a few minutes to nearly an h
Sailing Instruments dlochner at 4:00pm 06.30.25 Yes this is a DIY project. The only really challenging part is the hole for the through hull sensors
Sailing Instruments JBP-PA at 3:35pm 06.30.25 If you are a handy DIY type person, sure it is a great DIY project. Not too complicated (although r
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 3:29pm 06.30.25
Solar controller overcharging batteries dlochner at 3:17pm 06.30.25 Where did you buy this? I couldn't find dealer in the US. I suggest you go over to Peter Kennedy's s
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 3:11pm 06.30.25 you are already:"Commodore - West Neverland Yacht Club" Yes, we are a very old club with a complet
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow dlochner at 3:07pm 06.30.25 Peter Swanson's Substack (Loose Cannon) has a series of articles on this. His take on this, it's des
Deck scupper size FastOlson at 3:06pm 06.30.25
ericsontachts.org? Lazy1 at 3:05pm 06.30.25 I am a moderator on that site, and the owner checks in several times a week. site is busy every day
Solar controller overcharging batteries PAC3142 at 2:44pm 06.30.25 Based on JBP-PA's and jssailem's comments and numbers, the default controller settings as shown in m
Deck scupper size DinghySailor at 2:41pm 06.30.25
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:39pm 06.30.25
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 06.30.25
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D JBP-PA at 2:36pm 06.30.25 I followed the Practical Sailor article on producing clean water. I installed a Pentek CBC-10 carbo

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