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Plastic boats capta at 2:38pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 15/790 From the start, when fiberglass boats came on the scene, I've always felt that they just didn't have
Any alternatives to H41 fridge? Nova Kool R3809 12v Nachismo at 2:37pm 10.04.25 Big Boats 1/335 Nova Kool is kinda pissing me off. Kept icing over. I kept chipping instead of defrosting because
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 5:57am 10.03.25 Precision 1/175 Looking at 1999 precision 280. Any insight? Thanks in advance. ken
My September sail garymalmgren at 2:34am 10.03.25 Ask All Sailors 3/243 24 miles for a bit of lunch. No bloody fish though! https://youtu.be/n4osWLEKsN4
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon (9) TheMastiff at 7:13pm 10.02.25 Smaller Boats 12/673 I have started working on the sailboat. Found the rudder, and it appears to be decently damaged. The
OUTHAUL ACCESS Doug on Long Island Sound at 4:07pm 10.02.25 Catalina 275 10/565 Has anyone removed the outhaul from the boom, or removed the sheaves near the gooseneck? I need to
T-Satellite DinghySailor at 2:12pm 10.02.25 Ask All Sailors 5/372 Hello, T-Mobile recently rolled out a service that uses Starlink for essentials like weather, email,
Gel coat on underside of helmsman seat. Robert H. Wood at 1:52pm 10.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/582 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 and the underside of the helmsman seat is showing wear and tear. It is the
Weeping Keel Bolts gmarch85 at 1:43pm 10.02.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/317 Has anyone had any issues with keel bolts leaking? Its a very slow leak I had to dry the bilge befor
To drill or not to drill... Project_Mayhem at 7:56am 10.02.25 Ask All Sailors 32/1579 We overfilled our forward water tank and it started leaking from the inspection port. The tank is in
Ceramic heater on board? john6206 at 7:17am 10.02.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1089 Am I overthinking this? Im committed to spending October 8th and 9th onboard, possibly a few days l
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Project_Mayhem at 5:38am 10.02.25 Ask All Sailors 30/1490 I went out yesterday for a quick sail in what was supposed to be 2' swells. It turned out to be 3-6'
Ramp launch Flying Scot with Subaru Forester 2015 majorkong1 at 4:56am 10.02.25 Trailer Sailors 5/423 Does anyone see any problems if I use a 2015 Subaru forester (1500 lbs towing capacity) to tow a boa
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual overshield at 8:58pm 10.01.25 Columbia 4/404 Hi, I recently bought a 1974 Columbia 26 mkii. I was wondering if anyone had a owners manual that th
Rudder Repair (9) TheMastiff at 6:39pm 10.01.25 Ask All Sailors 3/234 I'm trying to knock some more projects off my boat. How should I tackle this rudder? I'm very new to
Victoria 18 Harry Branch at 5:57pm 10.01.25 Trailer Sailors 0/236 Looking for a mast, boom and sails for a Victoria 18
How to sell a sailboat in2025? njlarry at 5:10pm 10.01.25 Ask All Sailors 8/644 Sad to say the time has come sell my 34 O Day. Searched here but threads are older. How does one m
Battcar System for Capri 18 ddox at 3:08pm 10.01.25 Smaller Boats 6/389 Has anyone put a battcar system on a Capri 18? Have any recommendations? Would I be just as well put
M200 on a Hunter 50 mcconkd at 12:47pm 10.01.25 Big Boats 2/322 Where is the control module (M200) physically located on a 2011 Hunter 50?
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 (10) Carl Wonderful at 10:54am 10.01.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/1296 I purchases a 1971 Catalina 22 few days ago. I'm new to sailing so I must have overlooked the very

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FL (Central/Tampa) - RudderCraft hydraulic rudder, Can I look at yours? Gene Neill at 3:31pm 11.19.25 I'm in Reddick, FL. As you know, you won't be looking at factory pintles though. :biggrin:
Light-Weight Solar Panels GeneraiT001 at 3:03pm 11.19.25 Fusing rules are actually pretty simple, fuse to protect the wire and fuse close to the unregulated
Reinforcing stanchion dLj at 2:54pm 11.19.25 I'm pretty good about getting the boat off the dock using the motor and/or wind. Docking not so muc
Rotten egg smell on first flush Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 11.19.25 Replace the hoses, all of the hoses intake and sanitation hoses. One of the culprits is antifreeze,
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 2:15pm 11.19.25 My biggest problem with stanchions is people grabbing them to mount the boat. I think I would have
Rotten egg smell on first flush kappykaplan at 2:10pm 11.19.25 Are you putting rotten eggs down the sink? :stir::poop:
On Aging WayneH at 2:03pm 11.19.25 Yeah, my 25 year old mind drags my 70YO body out to places it shouldn't go. And the next day the bod
Rotten egg smell on first flush Tally Ho at 2:00pm 11.19.25
Light-Weight Solar Panels dlochner at 1:59pm 11.19.25 Fusing rules are actually pretty simple, fuse to protect the wire and fuse close to the unregulated
Light-Weight Solar Panels Davidasailor26 at 1:57pm 11.19.25 The panels put out significantly less power than I expected. My panels are located on top of my dod
Reinforcing stanchion shemandr at 1:38pm 11.19.25 My biggest problem with stanchions is people grabbing them to mount the boat. I think I would have
Reinforcing stanchion dLj at 1:30pm 11.19.25 Fore and aft is my primary concern when people try to stop a moving boat Interesting, that's never
Rotten egg smell on first flush dlochner at 1:17pm 11.19.25 Replace the hoses, all of the hoses intake and sanitation hoses. One of the culprits is antifreeze,
Shelf life of impellers Davidasailor26 at 1:12pm 11.19.25
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 1:09pm 11.19.25 Right, but that does nothing for the port to starboard loading which is likely your most concerning
Reinforcing stanchion jssailem at 12:47pm 11.19.25 Such a design is interesting. If I grab the middle stanchion at the top, with the diagonals and push
Reinforcing stanchion dLj at 12:45pm 11.19.25 Right, but that does nothing for the port to starboard loading which is likely your most concerning
Reinforcing stanchion (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:43pm 11.19.25 235545
Reinforcing stanchion dLj at 12:37pm 11.19.25 People panic when they think that they have to stop 10k lbs before it hits the dock. It doesnt matt
Rotten egg smell on first flush Project_Mayhem at 12:19pm 11.19.25 I'm a bit apprehensive to do this on a regular basis with a plastic through hull and sea cock that b

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