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What's happening on the Indian River ...? (1) shemandr at 1:12pm 08.14.24 Ask All Sailors 2/734 I sometimes look at the Local Notice to Mariners which I get emailed to me. This there are taking a
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 (1) Gary Ryan at 6:23am 08.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/694 Hey guys, Looking for some advice. On occasion, we have had water collect behind the headboard ( i
Old Sailboat Winch (3) cylon60 at 4:16am 08.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/579 Hi, does anyone recognise this winch - Its on a 1979 VILM 36B
Ranger 29 (2) BjornTheMenace at 11:25pm 08.13.24 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/1107 Hello, I recently got a Ranger 29 and needs some fixing up. One such things are the windows, which
Catalina 310 cradle pads andrewbredow at 5:57am 08.13.24 Catalina 310 4/1116 I've purchased a cradle that's very close to the plans that are floating around the internet for the
HELP!!! Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic Windlass Bell Housing Search (3) nhodgson at 3:57am 08.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/325 Good Morning I recently serviced my windlass, on my 2004 Hunter 36, changing the seals and the bear
2004 Hunter 33: sending audio to outside speakers (2) MichaelStacy at 4:27pm 08.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/844 I can't remember how to get audio to the outside speakers from my Sony CDX-R30M radio. This is an o
What is this black thing on my mast and what is it good for? (3) JohnnyP at 3:41pm 08.12.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1577 I humbly ask for your wisdom. Thank you!
Large Rectangle Hatches BjornTheMenace at 3:05pm 08.12.24 Parts Search 12/1798 Howdy, I am looking to replace an old solid hatch with a more modern acrylic windowed style. Curren
Plastic stuffing box? (1) Andy_P at 9:49am 08.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/977 We've just got our hands on Fjord MS33 (1970s vintage). PO mentioned that the stuffing box would lik
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 4:39am 08.12.24 Ask All Sailors 23/3530 Hi all, Have been working on my first boat - a Leisure 17. Have been weighing up outboard options,
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 7:44pm 08.11.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/2311 We returned to one of our favorite locations this weekend, Mystery Bay on Marrowstone Island. The e
Quadrant area, discharge ports, and strength. (2) monocerosin at 6:57pm 08.11.24 The Cherubini Hunters 1/720 226720226721 Monoceros Hunter 37c hull#52 1979 First image, the gear is just sitting there for t
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Tiffany at 3:46pm 08.11.24 Ask All Sailors 26/2922 Which do you prefer and why?
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems AlchemicalMomma at 3:46pm 08.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 3/539
Annapolis Discoverer Dr. Neal at 3:42pm 08.11.24 Ask All Sailors 0/502
ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig tkwhalen at 2:58pm 08.11.24 Big Boats 11/1789 I'm planning a trip south next year and just spent some time physically measuring my rig. From the m
New Hand Held Nationwide Radios ggrizzard at 1:29pm 08.11.24 Ask All Sailors 4/3423 Today, while looking at a "Sail Life" video, an ad popped up talking about a new line of hand held r
Dinghy Lights (2) jviss at 1:26pm 08.11.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1772 I think I may have started a thread on this topic 10 or so years ago, but I regret to report that ap
Perseids Meteor Shower Peak Tonight! (1) JamesG161 at 10:30am 08.11.24 Sails Call Lounge 1/1008 Moon will be Waxing too. Look low in the NE This is the most popular shower of the year, deliveri

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AI and the SBO Forums kappykaplan at 6:34am 11.12.25 I would hope that we as a community, would correct misinformation, regardless of the source. Perhap
Rigging Quote Ward H at 6:34am 11.12.25 Another Tides Marine Strong Track fan here. I've had it on my boat a few years now and feel it was m
AI and the SBO Forums Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 11.12.25 I would hope that we as a community, would correct misinformation, regardless of the source. Perhaps
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area colemj at 6:01am 11.12.25 Until polyester is air-inhibited, it will still make primary chemical bonds on subsequent layups. T
Rigging Quote dlochner at 5:53am 11.12.25
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? Gene Neill at 5:49am 11.12.25 Did you report to RC? It would be a bummer if they lied to me cause once someone does that, its ha
Cracked gel coat below the waterline colemj at 5:45am 11.12.25 Use a biax with mat and put the last layer on mat out. Skip the woven roving entirely - that is a w
Cracked gel coat below the waterline colemj at 5:40am 11.12.25 6) 2-3 coats of gel coat (colour is not critical, as it won't be seen), last coat waxed 7) Wet sand
Rigging Quote Tally Ho at 5:32am 11.12.25 +1 for the Tides Marine Strong Track. I added one when I got a new main sail a few years ago and we
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters shemandr at 5:30am 11.12.25 Yes the 356 has a deck stepped mast and I assume the 36 does also.
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view (4) Tally Ho at 5:28am 11.12.25
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 5:03am 11.12.25
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 4:57am 11.12.25 I'd use a 90 degree sweep instead of a 90 elbow on a vent line 'cuz ideally vent lines should be as
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Davidasailor26 at 4:24am 11.12.25 In my experience, when there is displacement of the gel coat (ie, you can feel the crack when dragg
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view jssailem at 4:08am 11.12.25
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters sailme88 at 2:57am 11.12.25 Are these deck stepped masts? This struts are so low that I can't imagine they'd do anything but sup
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters Neil Spooner at 1:47am 11.12.25 The struts are there to support the mast from sailing loads. There should be no load on the struts n
Rigging Quote Windpilot at 9:33pm 11.11.25 I did similar to my 99 410, Tides track, all instruments and cables, radar etc, don't forget the amp
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view MikeHoncho at 8:25pm 11.11.25 My daughter is sending me pictures of them in Pullman. Looks like the episode we had a couple years
Restoring An Oxidized Hull MikeHoncho at 8:19pm 11.11.25 If the polish or wax is a little difficult to buff off you still have oxidation and the products are

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