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flushing long shaft outboard tilted (1) newsailor72 at 9:21am 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/549 have a Macgregor 22 with a tohatsu 6hp sailpro that has a flushing port. boat is in a slip. With th
C350 Howard Jones at 8:14am 10.17.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/346 I'm going to have a survey done on an 06 C350. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? JimHansen77 at 2:16pm 10.16.25 Big Boats 15/976 2002 Hunter 356. The clearance between the end of an 8" winch handle for the jib and the SS dodger
Solar Cycle 25. Update (2) jssailem at 1:42pm 10.16.25 Weather and Forecasting 1/243 We at the Weather and Forecasting Forum have a warm affection for the sun. We know monitoring it wil
New O'Day owner. (1) peterandginny at 7:47am 10.16.25 Bigger Boats 10/638 234976 First post on the forum. Just closed on Fathom That a 1986 O'Day 31. Winter will be a long
Santana 2023 rigging quiggers at 1:47am 10.16.25 Trailer Sailors 7/620 I am looking at a great condition santana 2023, I believe the A model, 1994. But in looking at pic
Winter cover with mast down john6206 at 12:21pm 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 6/432
Replacing starboard rope clutch Monheganlover at 11:51am 10.15.25 Catalina 310 6/590 The clutch for my main halyard refuses to stay in the open position which makes it difficult to drop
V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 10.15.25 Bigger Boats 6/516 I decided that the original lens had way too much crazing and needed to be replaced. So I took some
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 2:02am 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 13/808 Hello, I have a 1971 Catalina 22. I want to put in a simple solar setup...maybe 30 - 50 watts tota
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! (10) TrapperJohn at 9:43pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 6/361 Now that the season is over, it's time to get back and post what I found on my thru-hull expedition.
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:31pm 10.14.25 Catalina 22 24/1500 I have leaky windows on my 86 New Design Catalina 22. I can't find any info on how to reseal those f
Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/322 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/766 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/436 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port
1976, S2 7.0 Restore (6) Ruxing at 12:07pm 10.14.25 S2 1/428 I'm about to begin Lovin on my 1976, S2 7.0. The original owner somehow dunked the bow at the slip,
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 10.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/288 234937 Good thing it was not Named IVAN :facepalm: It will do a Crazy IVAN turn. 234938 Jim
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (2) Dave4983 at 2:39pm 10.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/437 I was told, that due to the long cable tips used on the cables for my model, I'd have to remove the
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/313 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/255 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t

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old man sailor jmczzz at 7:07am 12.05.25 thank you
Funny Friday!!! Tally Ho at 7:00am 12.05.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair dlochner at 4:29am 12.05.25 So after I get all rust off, apply a quick barrier coat (Total protect) right away, then fairing (T
old man sailor kappykaplan at 2:54am 12.05.25 if someone will tell me in 20 words or less how to update it with my "new" Peason pic I'll do it st
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 11:30pm 12.04.25 My suggestion in post #7 was to use flexible waste hose mainly because it's typically easier to ins
old man sailor jmczzz at 10:41pm 12.04.25 Reply to all above: Boat log: Dec 4, 2025, I have been offline for a week or so, moving my inet conn
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:59pm 12.04.25 James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lo
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:23pm 12.04.25 In your area I would seek local support as to what is being used that is successful. The folks at To
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 9:14pm 12.04.25 This is two different types of repairs and probably best to use two different products. For the kee
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 9:10pm 12.04.25 It appears that in your signup description, you are sailing on Lake Arthur. I do not know where tha
What type of hoses last the longest? dLj at 8:14pm 12.04.25 It's not a troll post but I'm glad to see the interesting views and debate that it's sparked. The h
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 7:04pm 12.04.25 is this just a troll post? @Project_Mayhem - where do the ends of the current hose go? Like one en
What type of hoses last the longest? MFD at 6:10pm 12.04.25 is this just a troll post? @Project_Mayhem - where do the ends of the current hose go? Like one end
Whisker pole questions Richard19068 at 6:10pm 12.04.25 There are definitely no pins or rivets in this whisker pole. I kept looking for them for years. h
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts Richard19068 at 4:47pm 12.04.25 Unfortunately it is not a belt he is looking for. The V-grove is a proprietary part that Simrad hasn
Whisker pole questions Hello Below at 4:44pm 12.04.25 on a related note, I would like to find a really good way to store a boat hook on the lifelines/sta
Whisker pole questions Gene Neill at 3:53pm 12.04.25 I too have the same pole and my issue is usually it collapsing while under load. That's one probl
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts kappykaplan at 3:44pm 12.04.25 A quick Google search on "simrad wp10 belt" revealed several potential sources. https://www.google.c
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts dandelang at 3:21pm 12.04.25 am I not posting this correctly? NO responses? Anybody out there?
What type of hoses last the longest? dLj at 2:44pm 12.04.25 OK, I'm just asking where one would find the evidence you mentioned. That isn't me calling you out.

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