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Stearn furler joint connectors needed: (2) LOWmarine at 9:20am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 1/394 225611225611
DC breaker/switch panel questions Seadoc at 9:16am 06.25.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1245 I'm doing a rewire of my '85 Mac 25. Would like your thoughts on how many circuits I'll need so I ca
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 8:37am 06.25.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/789 I want to replace the compass and the depth finder. Neither instrument works. I can get by without a
Best Place to post " boat for sale" odaydokay at 6:35am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1632 My wife and I (78 and 75 y.o. respectively) are talking about finally giving up our boat. Maybe end
Furler woes bob45 at 4:04am 06.25.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1249 Hi! I am looking for advice on some furler issues. I haven an old harken mk1 furler that has started
Okd J24 traveler repair (2) G0ri11@ at 3:49pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/620 After being docked over a particularly windy period, the shackle on my traveler seems to have popped
Bed-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Skipper J at 2:43pm 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/690 Hi, I would appreciate comments regarding the suitability of using Bed-it Tape instead of silicone
Removing ceiling light pcjrusso at 11:24am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/432 Can anyone help me to remove this type of ceiling light
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1783 Yanmar20gm sat for a few years 2-3 wo being started. Got it started using starter fluid and it ran f
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 10:50am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1464 I have clean clear water that accumulates in the bilge compartment at base of mast and the one adjac
Tartan Fantail questions Aksaildog at 8:10am 06.24.24 Tartan 14/2125 Hello fellow sailor, I live in Montana and sail on a lake and most likely my sailing will be day and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 06.24.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1546 I've been chasing my tail on this issue since I launched. My little two stroke inboard engine doesn'
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 mavexe at 6:43am 06.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/363
How to replace anchor roller on bow sprit? (2) brockfromwa at 3:26pm 06.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1198 On my '14 Beneteau Oceanis 55, the lower anchor roller needs replacing but I don't know how to prope
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII CAL35_RockHallMD at 3:01pm 06.23.24 Parts Search 6/758
Newbies beware LloydB at 12:36pm 06.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 0/808 There are fat fingered pirates who speak on only sentences ending in arr that try to use aeye. I can
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup (2) Afraal at 12:19pm 06.23.24 Catalina 310 7/2297 Hi everyone, I wanted to share a couple of pictures of the finished result of replacing the OEM alt
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 12:08pm 06.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1563 I'm experining a loud sqeaking noise that seems to coming from the area where the mast and boom conn
Hunter 260 Edson Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) philiefay at 9:31pm 06.22.24 Trailer Sailors 10/1977 I have the Edson steering pedestal and wondering if anyone has had this same problem. I was sailing
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Rich Karem at 5:15pm 06.22.24 Catalina 22 13/2069 My saliing guru insists that I need to convert my C22 to a roller furled jib. Am looking for source

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Keel joint work Bob Poff at 9:38am 08.22.25 A few people have stated that the key to keeping rust away is to seal it as soon as you remove it.
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? colemj at 9:03am 08.22.25 In the tropics geckos will come aboard and live quietly and mostly unobserved. Not a spider to be f
Where to put social or "seeking nearby friends" post? Project_Mayhem at 8:59am 08.22.25 I've seen similar posts in multiple parts of the forum. THere's all kinds of contraptions that can
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? Project_Mayhem at 8:53am 08.22.25 Spider Away spray works well for canvas but only lasts 2-3 months Going back to turnbuckles... I vi
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JRacer at 8:44am 08.22.25 Yes, arachnids seem to be everywhere. I was sitting on the couch last evening quietly watching a sh
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? jssailem at 8:43am 08.22.25 Yes, arachnids seem to be everywhere. I was sitting on the couch last evening quietly watching a sh
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JRacer at 8:43am 08.22.25 yeah lets talk about them spiders...wtf? No one ever told me before buying a sailboat it would dou
repowering the engine jssailem at 8:36am 08.22.25 I have used this source for my Perkins 4.107. https://parts4engines.com/en-us/collections/perkins-p
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? BAD ORCA at 8:35am 08.22.25 I've been using the CS Johnson velcro pins for over 5 years now, boat sits in the sun year round wi
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 Project_Mayhem at 8:26am 08.22.25 You'll most likely have to make new wooden pieces but heres the Point Jude Class Association's info:
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle LLoyd B at 8:14am 08.22.25 Lifting your boat off and on the trailer with a crane? I ask because most boats the this size are fl
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 LLoyd B at 8:01am 08.22.25 It would probably be best to take another picture of your boat stern while it's parked on the traile
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? (1) kloudie1 at 7:13am 08.22.25 On my boom, The reefing lines go from the cabin roof cleat through the "tunnel" to the deck organize
Sail Slides shemandr at 7:11am 08.22.25 Looking at the Bainbridge section of the US Fisheries website I note many varieties of slide style b
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 6:58am 08.22.25 Since you have the old one can't you just replicate it? You should already have all the dimensions
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 dLj at 6:21am 08.22.25 Ah - sorry - so you do have both pintals and gudgeons? Do you also have the metal straps that would
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 Joe at 6:09am 08.22.25 Are you also missing the upper wooden part of the rudder that attaches it to the boat? How about th
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) cybrdweeb at 6:01am 08.22.25
ELCI breakers ?? colemj at 5:41am 08.22.25 Well...... I installed ELCI breakers on my boat Yesterday there was a huge lightning strike to a
ELCI breakers ?? jssailem at 5:41am 08.22.25 Bluesea has a good article about this subject. https://www.bluesea.com/support/articles/AC_Circuits/

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