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Freedom 10 buzzing Rodd at 5:15pm 07.03.24 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1585 hearing an occasional buzzing from my Freedom 10. Also note that the Link 2000 is flashing "Lo Batt
H33 (2005) bilge pump float switch question Maurice Doran at 6:47am 07.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/551 I just replaced the original float switch on my Hunter 33. It's the small box type unit with the flo
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread (4) wimbledan at 10:08pm 07.02.24 Smaller Boats 7/1047 Hello! I thought I would start this thread to share my journey in restoring my father-in-law's Hunt
Question on Changing Keel Winch in the Water jmobx at 3:29pm 07.02.24 Catalina 22 8/1613 Hello! I just bought an '81 Catalina 22. My current keel wench needs to be replaced. There's lots of
Better use of cabinets (1) Dr. D at 12:34pm 07.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/836 The pic below shows two of the cabinets in my boat. Each has nice volume. However, I can't think of
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) BTC1984 at 6:32am 07.02.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1397
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 1:48am 07.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1302
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 9:53pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 32/3848 my boat is in water year round in the pacific north west and needs new AF - i was going to go with t
Search function on iPhone ? BTC1984 at 5:46pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 5/478
1984 Catalina 27 Tiller ? BTC1984 at 5:25pm 07.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/770 I am ordering a tiller from Rudder Craft for my Catalina 27. Anyone have a favorite from the list o
Stepping mast Buffalo xavpil at 4:43pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 2/558 Hello. Coming from Erie canal to Buffalo and I need to restep my mast. Looking for yard suggestions
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch (1) towchristopher at 3:04pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1065 Hi all, I'm in the market for a new sailboat and would love some recommendations from this knowledg
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 1:34pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1123 Hi! Has anyone set up a hunter 22 with bilge keels? Thanks!
Sources for Lister Petter Diesel Parts in Pacific Northwest? Sailor Joel at 12:52pm 07.01.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/531 Recently discovered water in the oil in my Lister Petter Alpha 30 LPWS3. They aren't very common in
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. KitGriffin at 10:16am 07.01.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/822 Hi all, I have odd problem starting my 1990 Catalina 28/Universal Kubota. New batteries and voltage
Alternator wiring question? (1) BAD ORCA at 9:23am 07.01.24 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1977 I have an1980 Universal 5432 engine with unknown stock alternator. I pulled it off yesterday to get
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? Tony2024 at 9:01am 07.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/865 Hi. This may sound, or be, a strange question. :) If a 2005 Hunter 31 and a 1992 Hunter 37.5 legend
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. (3) carlc376 at 4:27am 07.01.24 Day Sailers 13/2095 I am new to sailing and have only been sailing my (new to me) o'Day 23 for about a month (which with
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 (3) Brinky63 at 4:25am 07.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1500 While doing the monthly maintenance SS cleaning on my Hunter 306 arch I noticed some stress cracks.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore (3) zinahewitt at 10:33pm 06.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1477 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34 1975. It never had shore power. I added a box with 30 amps, 3 switches w

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What we all think sometimes about boats Michael Davis at 6:02pm 08.22.25 Oh so true!
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island dLj at 5:58pm 08.22.25 Spectacular! I bet you wish the images captured all you can see! (They never do...) dj
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (6) Michael Davis at 5:55pm 08.22.25 Where we are in the world. 233950
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 dLj at 5:55pm 08.22.25 Let us know if this helps and if you have more questions. dj
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) dLj at 5:53pm 08.22.25 Tale the image yo have of what this wood piece should be and print it out. Then use it as a diagram
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) dLj at 5:42pm 08.22.25 I believe from what I can see, this is what the different parts of your existing rudder are. dj
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation Michael Davis at 5:12pm 08.22.25
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 kappykaplan at 4:47pm 08.22.25 What is the hole in the top of the rudder blade for? Should be where the tiller is attached.
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) cybrdweeb at 4:32pm 08.22.25 Thanks everyone for helping a newbie! Here is what I have and my dad is an accomplished wood worker
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 4:26pm 08.22.25 Ah - sorry - so you do have both pintals and gudgeons? Do you also have the metal straps that would
Galley table jssailem at 3:50pm 08.22.25 the finish is deep, like a bar top. There are no short cuts to what they did. There are alternativ
Sail Slides fred1diver at 3:37pm 08.22.25 We want pics
Sail Slides Project_Mayhem at 2:42pm 08.22.25 Nice! The things I had to tweak on my early designs were: I added a little spray hood to really d
Sail Slides Foswick at 2:20pm 08.22.25 I actually just finished designing a device to hoist a spray can up the mast that can be activated
Preventing a hood furler housing from rotating Terry Cox at 2:00pm 08.22.25 What secures the lower housing from rotating now, the stem chain plate? A picture would help.
Keel joint work shemandr at 1:55pm 08.22.25 I really hate to tell a guy, who's just getting back into sailing, to do more work first. But I thi
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 1:22pm 08.22.25 Look for lifiting slings. It will help distribute the weight a bit better than line. Any legitimate
Air in fuel feed jssailem at 1:01pm 08.22.25 Pictures are a big help. Air will find a way into your lines on the vacuum side of the lines. If you
Sail Slides Project_Mayhem at 12:47pm 08.22.25 To answer your question - no, I have no experience with those. But, are you sure that the slides a
Sail Slides Foswick at 12:39pm 08.22.25 To answer your question - no, I have no experience with those. But, are you sure that the slides ar

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