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Honda 2.3 HP Outboard Propeller Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 8:34am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 17/896 I have a 2 year old Honda 2.3 HP Outboard. This season I hit the silt and mud at the dinghy dock.
If any of you are going to the Annapolis sailboat show... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1159 Raritan has invited me to be in their booth all day Friday and Saturday to sell signed copies of my
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems (1) Schwarz633 at 3:18pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 17/792 I've had my Tartan 33R for a little over a year now and the wind instrumentation has worked well unt
Plastic boats capta at 2:38pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 15/793 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 1/338 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 1/176 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 12/676 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 10/567 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 11/585 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 3/320 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 32/1581 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 25/1091 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 30/1495 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 5/426 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 4/410 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 3/235 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 0/238 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 8/650 Sad to say the time has come sell my 34 O Day. Searched here but threads are older. How does one m

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Beta Engine - starting experience FastOlson at 7:33am 11.20.25 I installed a new Betamarine25, in 2018. This replaced a high-hour Universal M25XP. It was a massive
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 11.20.25 Perhaps you need to a fixed cleat. It's not a bad idea. I'll have to take a look at the deck layou
Reinforcing stanchion jssailem at 6:59am 11.20.25 Perhaps you need to a fixed cleat.
37c motoring speed Jim Legere at 6:34am 11.20.25 On my old H37 with a 3QM30 and a two-blade Michigan Wheel prop, I used to make about 6.5 knots at ap
Introduction dLj at 5:50am 11.20.25 Welcome to the forum. Sounds like a great boat - I love the looks of schooners! As far as not driv
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 11.20.25 TB's Thixo isn't horribly priced and the tips are around $1 each when bought in a 12 pack. I think t
Introduction Project_Mayhem at 5:26am 11.20.25 Welcome to the forums! That sounds like one hell of a storm. Please do tell!
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler fred1diver at 5:26am 11.20.25 The tip on six10 is a mixing tip, so it needs to be replaced after you finish your job, you install
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler dlochner at 5:24am 11.20.25 I use the cast caulk gun from Home Depot. It's leaps and bounds better than the stamped ones. I lo
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 11.20.25 Good call on the hot glue. I have only removed a few that were water damaged. They basically fell ri
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls dlochner at 5:20am 11.20.25 Try using hot glue to hold it in place while the adhesive cures. A few spots As little as possible
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Project_Mayhem at 5:18am 11.20.25 I use PC-11 for many things. It is just a 2-part epoxy filler like Marine Tex. Also like Marine T
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls fred1diver at 5:17am 11.20.25 Could be done with a router as well!
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:13am 11.20.25 How much work do you want to do for this??? If you have access to wood tools, and are not afraid of
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 Project_Mayhem at 5:09am 11.20.25 I found stepping the mast by myself nearly impossible on my Starwind 18. I only managed to do it onc
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls fred1diver at 5:08am 11.20.25 How much work do you want to do for this??? If you have access to wood tools, and are not afraid of
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 5:01am 11.20.25 That's how we stop the boat most of the time. I'll slow the boat down as best I can by coasting and
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 dlochner at 4:34am 11.20.25 So my main sail has slugs going up the mast...but it has the bolt-rope going through the boom. I
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler dlochner at 4:25am 11.20.25 West Systems Six10 or TotalBoat Thixio, both are thickened epoxies that come in a cartridge that fit
Introduction jssailem at 4:21am 11.20.25 Welcome. Looking forward to hearing about your boat and adventures.

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