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What to Do... (1) Simon Sexton at 11:15pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2395 Hey Everyone, I know I've been off the forums for a while. I've really been so busy with..
W.D. Schock Harbor 14 Brisa at 9:05pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 1/1785 Ahoy! Novice sailor that has recently purchased a 2007 W.D. Schock Harbor 14 seeking others within
Seascape 24 shemandr at 6:20pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/3358 We have one in our Wed PM fleet and it's not going well for them. The thing looks fast but so far i
Allmand 35 AC location Follow the Sun at 2:50pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 0/264 Hi. I have an Allmand 35 and want to install a AC system. Any owners know the location where the o
A hammer is a good tool (1) LeslieTroyer at 2:26pm 08.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1089
Trailer sailing from Fort Myers, Florida sailing5559 at 1:20pm 08.09.18 Trailer Sailors 1/749 we are taking our Precision 23 to Fort Myers, Florida with us in January 2019. Looking for sugge
Help us before my husband throws our Mercury outboard in the water! SVMusic at 1:00pm 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 75/11723 We have a 2003 Mercury 15hp outboard motor on our dinghy (which we purchased with our Beneteau sailb
Protest flag setup. glaufman at 11:35am 08.09.18 Racing 7/2368 Hi all- I need to buy a protest flag for racing my O'Day 23... I often race with only 1 crew besides
Headliner Replacement on Mis-size Hunters sjbaltes at 11:31am 08.09.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/2302 I have a new (to me) 2002 Hunter 306, and I'm interested in repairing the headliner. It is a soft v
Wiring VHF radio to external speaker so that it can be disconnected Sailorgal49 at 10:13am 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 4/952 We want to wire our external speaker to the VHF radio with a way to disconnect it if we want to just
Anyone know of a used 28ft mast for a macgregor 26 reicon99 at 10:12am 08.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1757 I missed clearing a bridge by 3 inches where the St Croix and Mississippi rivers meet near the Twin
Sailing to the Mooring Plymouth Sailor at 9:57am 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 17/984 Can anyone provide me wisdom on sailing to a mooring w/o a motor on a 25' boat or larger in a crowde
It's official. Puget Sound boaters are full of it Justin_NSA at 9:56am 08.09.18 Sails Call Lounge 68/5192 Just read in BoatUS that Puget Sound is officially a NDZ. Here's a local article on it https://ecolo
How to rig a 1972 Oday 23 Bustem55 at 9:09am 08.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1554 HELP!!! I recently purchased a 1972 Oday 23 and I have never rigged a sailboat before and there is v
New Kells 23 owner to perform restoration (8) FireDiven at 8:17am 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 23/6087 Hello everyone. My dad gave me a Kells 23 that has been fully gutted on the inside. It appears Kel
Main vs Mizzen jib (2) Franklin at 8:04am 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 23/5934 When I first saw this Tayana (Blue boat) I thought it was an after market rig change but then I saw
Identity Fraud Alert Diane & Marshall at 3:23am 08.09.18 Ask All Sailors 44/3853 Just received an alert that my identify information may have been caught in a data breach from hunte
O'day 20 Rub Rail SUMB44 at 2:49am 08.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/587 So the rub tail on my O'day 20 needs replacing, both the anchoring strip and the black rubber bit.
Beneteau First 42 cored hull? CrazyLegs at 9:43pm 08.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3512 Well, just had an insurance survey done and the surveyor is insisting that my 1984 Beneteau First 42
Yanmar 2GM20F rpms go down and no power Brinky63 at 6:16pm 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 30/3335 My yanmar 2Gm20f starts fine but when I give it more gas it goes to under 2000 rpm then starts headi

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standing rigging got looser Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 07.08.24 I only secured the top of the turnbuckle - it seems like if the top is secure the bottom isn't goin
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 9:20am 07.08.24 Thanks for the advise. The last time we were down it was stuck as well. I was able to slowly move it
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 9:16am 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 8:27am 07.08.24 I am sure pleased with mine. The pull on my midship cleats uses there strong designed side. I have n
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 8:25am 07.08.24 Unfortunately, several years ago no one was selling replacement shuttle blocks in the USA, so I had
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.08.24 Friction is bad. You increase friction with the blocks but you gain mechanical advantage. The fric
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 8:23am 07.08.24 Way to GO @Screen Saver . Now looking forward to seeing you sail that boat. Pictures of you blastin
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Sailfanatic at 8:22am 07.08.24 Ah, gotcha. Mine was not rigged when I got it, and both shuttle blocks were gone. I was fortunate
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 8:20am 07.08.24 It's back to being difficult to start. I am working down the chain. Cables are the next to be replac
Stuck seacock question (2) jssailem at 8:15am 07.08.24 He recently reported that the seacock for the forward head is stuck Couple of queries... What typ
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 07.08.24 @philiefay the forum store should know the length of the cables. Running the cables through the ped
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? john6206 at 7:55am 07.08.24 The Suncat is smaller, not larger than the Catalina 22. It does have an awful lot going for it - esp

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