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Weather forecasting and Racing. (2) jssailem at 11:16am 05.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/575 I have been experimenting with LuckGrib as a software (MAC based program) to improve my sailing expe
Berth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jcreamer at 11:08am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1861 We are looking at a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I have not spent any time in a berth that is athwartships (is
Hot water tank colin59 at 9:03am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/798 Hi, have a 2000 H290 and started up the water system after launch and noticed rusty colored water l
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:27am 05.09.24 Big Boats 11/1350 On the Port Side of my 2000 340, under the access folding seat is a Whale Manual Bilge Pump. It has
SD 20 Sail-drive help circa1971la at 7:01pm 05.08.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/447
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 (1) dinomium at 2:51pm 05.08.24 Trailer Sailors 5/1220 So I just got a Catalina 30 so my 23.2 and trailer will have to be put up for sale soon and I am loo
To cut or not to cut pushpit fred1diver at 2:42pm 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/553 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise to
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? mjp83 at 11:34am 05.08.24 Smaller Boats 9/1417 Hi, we restored a 1981 C22 just to find out we would like a larger boat. We mainly trailer to the
hunter 49 wing keel dimensions? Zencra at 11:07am 05.08.24 Big Boats 1/338 Hi, I'm in Aruba and close to being hauled out. I need to know the width of the winged keel and tryi
O'day 23-2 Topping lift hasspacher at 10:11am 05.08.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/834
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 8:58am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 9/655 I picked up an H23 for cheap money last fall. Over the winter some water got into the boat. I intend
Dropping the rudder fred1diver at 7:53am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 1/551 Hello everyone! Does anyone know how to drop the rudder on a 1972 Pearson 30? I want to add a shim/b
Blocks (1) FlimFlamII at 7:38am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/640 These are Elvestrom from Denmark from 1980. Looking for replacements or ideas on how to modify
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 7:03am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1634 I improvised a server tray by removing handles, then used it to cover stove for more counter space..
trailer my boat to florida TinkerToy Sailor at 6:28am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1378 Hi all I have a question for you all. I will retire shortly and plan to become a snow bird to Fla f
rudder post cap removal brad minda at 8:14pm 05.07.24 Catalina 30 1/557 bolt came out just fine but the post cap won't budge...any ideas would be great. thanks
Connecting H23 bilges? kwbones at 3:32pm 05.07.24 Smaller Boats 8/957 I picked up a H23 for cheap money last fall. Over the winter some water got into the boat. I intend
Has anyone replaced a 26M daggerboard? PotentialOwner at 3:17pm 05.07.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/667 I'm looking for help to replace the daggerboard on my 26M. Has anyone replaced one? If so, do I have
Towing insurance in BC skunther at 2:07pm 05.07.24 Ask All Sailors 9/542 Planning to boat deep (for us) into BC this summer. Wondering what tow insurance/service folks use o
T-Track parts on McMaster? (2) jonelli at 10:44am 05.07.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/462 Just curious, can someone point me to the correct dimensions of the T-Track fitting that I can buy a

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 6:24pm 06.27.25 I will try to get him to sign a 6 month guarantee on the work. Good luck with that. Be careful abo
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 6:15pm 06.27.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 06.27.25 Paint looks good. Just wondering about the two pictures here. What is the purpose of painting the r
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) brussellbalance at 6:08pm 06.27.25 Thanks. She is a 2006. Do I remove the circuit breaker panel to get to the relays? Bill Russell
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 6:04pm 06.27.25 I once did a rebuild of an International 14 that was in about the same shape. It was a lot of fun wi
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (2) testingthewaters91 at 5:25pm 06.27.25 Whether now or later, consider the Marelon OEM Series 93 thru hull with valve, which includes the t
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:23pm 06.27.25 If you do it yourself you are responsible. If the marina does it and things later go south, they c
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? Rick Webb at 5:15pm 06.27.25 Make sure the shroud toggles are straight up and down on the ubolts. Just in case nobody has mentio
Ranger 12 - rescue rhsc912 at 4:49pm 06.27.25
A new to me Resource Michael Davis at 4:21pm 06.27.25
Ranger 12 - rescue shemandr at 3:48pm 06.27.25
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Ranger 12 - rescue (3) rhsc912 at 3:21pm 06.27.25
Wood floor inflatable on davits capta at 3:15pm 06.27.25 If you had read the owner's manual for your (all) wood floor inflatable, you should have seen the em
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 06.27.25
Ranger 12 - rescue (4) rhsc912 at 3:05pm 06.27.25
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? FWBpilot at 2:12pm 06.27.25 Thanks all. I'm steeping the mast today while the boat is in the water by the dock for the first ti
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 jssailem at 1:47pm 06.27.25 I think the former owner wanted to be able to get to Alaska and have fuel to get home. According to
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 1:43pm 06.27.25 How does one do that? Make sure all work is done with paperwork. dj
More Scams capta at 1:37pm 06.27.25 Recently a couple of "too good to be true" posts have come up where someone is shopping for an item

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