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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) kodiak1120 at 2:41pm 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 55/1903 I am about to start replacing the thruhulls and seacocks on my 2009 B37. I know the recommended app
O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 11:03am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 13/271 If you own or have owned an O'day 272, where is a good source for parts? Specifically I need some ca
Safety Tether Migolito at 9:49am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 9/435 Hello all, I have a 22 Catalina and am looking for a safety tether. Seeing how this boat has a 7.5'
A few fixed rudder questions. Chuck_FLA at 6:18am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/265 I have a MacGregor 21 with a solid rudder and I sail in shallow water, so I'm in the process of buil
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1169 We like to work on the boat during the winter. The full cover makes it tolerable to do short amounts
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) (1) SVBLU at 6:29pm 02.10.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/636 Looking for advice on a serious issue with my 2002 Beneteau 393 Oceanis after a run-in with some ind
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . john6206 at 9:07am 02.10.25 Ask All Sailors 15/576 Hey everyone - My current front runner in the "let's get a bigger boat" reality show is a 1983 Cata
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida (1) Cyb3rSail3r at 8:11am 02.10.25 Catalina 22 6/586 Looking to go out sailing, but I'm not familiar with the water yet. I have a 22' Catalina Sport MKI
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing andyschoenb@gmail.com at 6:00am 02.10.25 Ask All Sailors 12/376 The costs in Southern Maine for Storage of a 39 ft sailboat have become prohibitive at this point (p
H340 Saloon Table operation? (2) markymac1961 at 2:43am 02.10.25 Big Boats 3/271 Hi Folks, All a bit new to me as I purchased the boat 2 weeks before Christmas, but the 'convertable
Universal M25 engine condition (1) madmax at 4:10pm 02.09.25 Catalina 30 5/381 This is a 1984 Catalina 30 TG with a Universal M25 engine, approximately 1,016 hours. See the pictu
wifi antenna mounting question (1) DinghySailor at 2:44pm 02.09.25 Ask All Sailors 1/167 Antenna installation gurus, I have a new wifi antenna I want to mount using a 1x24" extension pole i
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Kings Gambit at 9:08am 02.09.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1109 Little problems often become big ones if not solved early. Reboarding the yacht from our RIB along s
Rudder and Steering Radial Kraffert at 8:36am 02.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/402 I have a 1989 Hunter Legend 35.5. Over the 36 years of her service, the rudder stop rusted and bro
Non self tailing winches john6206 at 5:56am 02.09.25 Catalina 30 21/996 Hey everyone, the 1983 Catalina 30 I looked at yesterday has non self tailing winches. Are those u
Yanmar 3gmf zinc Randy Church at 4:14am 02.09.25 Big Boats 4/414 Hunter 34 owners, Does the Yanmar 3gmf engine have an internal pencil zinc? Thank you
Opinions on "best" outboard motor brand Don S/V ILLusion at 9:34am 02.08.25 Ask All Sailors 33/1501 Have to replace my current 20 hp dinghy motor. Looking for opinions on what brand/type to buy. Not w
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' TackandJibe at 7:44am 02.08.25 Parts Search 5/586 Looking for a mast buoy for a Hunter 15'. Want to prevent turtling and figured having a buoy at the
Beneteau 373 scot at 3:36pm 02.07.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/289 Hi. I need to replace the clamshell vent covers on the boat's transom. The transom is molded for spe
Builder's plate and CE certificate Kairos sv at 3:24pm 02.07.25 Big Boats 4/411

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New Sails RickKane at 5:19am 03.31.25 I'm biased towards finding a US source. I make sails with Sailcrafters in Minneapolis sailcrafters.c
Emergency Manual twodzusfittings at 5:15am 03.31.25 I think a flash card idea on emergency steps to take, should the Captain be incapacitated, is a grea
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 4:29am 03.31.25 Hi Greg, This is the alteration I made to my existing system although I didn't bother to install t
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 4:11am 03.31.25 If you running windows, Marathon has a free N2K design program. It is geared towards Marathon produc
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (1) cdnmurse at 3:29am 03.31.25 I did confirm the profurl p155029 were the correct bushing replacment for the b29l. I plan on doing
Emergency Manual sailme88 at 3:15am 03.31.25 On a slightly different tack...( pun intended), I've created a video and written description of wher
Emergency Manual dLj at 3:03am 03.31.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 03.31.25 Welcome to the forum and to sailing! The starter battery should be connected to the alternator outp
Cliffside sails (1) DirectSails at 11:25pm 03.30.25 Hi Will As a boat owner myself (Rising Sun - Dufour 38 Classic) I am sure I will also find a lot of
Cliffside sails Will Gilmore at 11:21pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 11:15pm 03.30.25 I think I found Richard. He seems legit. https://hk.linkedin.com/in/richardrbulgin https://www.cli
Cliffside sails Will Gilmore at 11:13pm 03.30.25 I'm in Java, Indonesia right now. Our expected flight home has a short layover in Hong Kong. Howev
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 11:11pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
Cliffside sails (2) Will Gilmore at 11:00pm 03.30.25 I think I found Richard. He seems legit. https://hk.linkedin.com/in/richardrbulgin https://www.clif
fresh water flush (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17pm 03.30.25 As I think about this, how would I switch between sea water and the sink fresh water if the thruhul
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 9:49pm 03.30.25 I heave to, to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of
Emergency Manual Foswick at 9:27pm 03.30.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
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Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 8:40pm 03.30.25 Regardless of preparation or briefing, there is a non-zero chance that someone with little/no expe
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