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Cracks in a Catalina 30 wing keel tgr23 at 8:29am 02.05.18 Catalina 30 9/2216 I'm looking at a 1988 C30 to buy and one of the things I noticed were cracks at the fore and aft of
Abandon Comfort (1) Simon Sexton at 6:47am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/3284 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to share with y'all a couple bloggers I came across t
Surveyor, Wrightsville/Carolina Beach area BobHorn at 6:39am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/428 Looking for a surveyor for a sailboat in the subject area. Thanks, Bob
Thining a batten cb32863 at 6:17am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 8/539 So my upper 2 battens are a bit stiff, really no bend at all. So I have always heard about sanding t
First 345 Toe rail Mph2400 at 5:20am 02.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/706 Has anyone ever replaced the toe rail? I have about 15' of damaged rail...no, it cannot be bent back
garage clearance - trailer bunk height langfordja at 4:05pm 02.04.18 Catalina 22 6/817 I can currently get my trailered 22 inside my garage, however, the swing keel is not installed yet.
Service switch for AC Shore Power? Mickstr at 3:44pm 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1005 I've been reading up on Marine Electric in a US Power Squadron course. They state that you should ha
Bypassing the winter blues (1) Phil Herring at 11:48am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 159/11799 What's your strategy for keeping sailing alive in your life (or at least your mind) when the world i
I'm asking for a Welder for my Birthday Will Gilmore at 11:44am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2143 Hey All, Tomorrow is the start of my 56th year on Earth and I'm asking for a welder for my 55th Birt
Please advise: Newbie is about to purchase first boat! Withaporpoise at 11:38am 02.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 34/2823 I have zero experience with boats and I am desperate to learn sailing. My future plans involve sai
For people of a certain age - Waaaay off-topic (5) Kermit at 10:38am 02.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 47/2718
Mast electrical and VHF connections kclancy at 10:26am 02.04.18 Catalina 22 15/1223 Hello All! I am continuing to work on my 1972 C22. I removed my mast electrical and VHF antenna con
Firefox vs Waterfox Brian D at 10:21am 02.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1681 Yeah, at first I thought, huh? I never heard of Waterfox until recently when I was having issues wit
Salty Snacks - Never Leave Home Without Them Hello Below at 10:09am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/608 Once is bad luck but twice???? https://www.sbs.com.au/news/man-survives-16-days-adrift-at-sea
Blue Sea 7610 SI wire color marchem at 9:47am 02.04.18 Musings With Maine Sail 3/613 I know this is a little excessive, but what color should the wire on the SI tab of the BLue Sea 7610
Battery tie downs marchem at 9:15am 02.04.18 Musings With Maine Sail 17/3805
Hurth BW50 Transmission StanleyJ at 9:11am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1035 I have a quick question. My Hurth transmission has never leaked. When I winterized this year, I fo
Batten attachment (1) DevR375 at 8:41am 02.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1485
Battery issue 1994 Legend 375 DevR375 at 8:00am 02.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/575
Bent safety rail 19thol at 7:02am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2212 Last fall when the hurricane came through St.Pete, it sucked all the water out of Tampa Bay and surr

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Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:34pm 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wi
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:23pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:12pm 04.01.24 I posted this on another thread. It may help. https://www.boatingmag.com/how-to-make-rope-to-chain-
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:10pm 04.01.24 How would I get a thimble and shackle past the gypsy and into the anchor locker? Simple answer, yo
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:08pm 04.01.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:07pm 04.01.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.c
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) jssailem at 4:07pm 04.01.24 Check out the Mantus Swivel. It goes between your anchor and your chain. It helps to flip the anchor
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain jssailem at 4:05pm 04.01.24 Well that depends. Do you want to continue to use the windlass to draw the rode (the rope portion)
Name Change stickinthemud57 at 3:49pm 04.01.24 I recently attended a boat renaming ceremony and found it equally fun, silly, and amusing. Our MC c
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain stickinthemud57 at 3:40pm 04.01.24 It has always been my impression that the best way to join rope and chain is with a splice protected

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