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insurance policy for Alden 38' (1) jwf_ at 2:07pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/550 Anyone know of an insurance policy/company that can offer a policy for my Alden 38'? I need a policy
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 12:13pm 07.08.24 Mid-Size Boats 17/1499 Good Day I have a 93 Hunter 33.5 that I'm installing a new auto-pilot in. I've mounted the ACU and
Legend 37 ice box drain DStegs49 at 11:33am 07.08.24 Big Boats 0/329 I have an '87 Legend 37 and like all things older, they break and need to be replaced or repaired.
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. Ted10028 at 10:39am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 3/493 Im on iphone app. Thanks
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 8:09am 07.08.24 Smaller Boats 7/1336 I've been sailing my Capri 18 with my rig too loose for years. Last week I was on Tawas Bay in Lak
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 5:44am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1132 We have a boat that is kept a 15 hour drive away from us. We do have someone that looks after it whi
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (3) philiefay at 9:58pm 07.07.24 Smaller Boats 4/722 I was docking today and lost steering, this time for a different reason. Where the gear shift cable
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 8:45pm 07.07.24 Big Boats 4/543
Coaming trim install? (4) BTC1984 at 5:34pm 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 2/349 I am replacing my coaming trim with the plastic ones from Catalina direct on my 1984 Catalina 27. W
Boom connection woes? (1) CowboyWay at 4:01pm 07.07.24 Catalina 310 10/1626 On my c310 the mast connection sheared. Having trouble getting the end cap off of the boom after rem
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 7:05am 07.07.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1669 Grrr. So my July 5th sail plan was to arrive at 10:06 A.M. Deception Pass slack water, then head for
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 6:18am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 29/3443 Winterizing my boat last Fall I had the raw water impeller fail, and installed my only spare, an OEM
The most explosive week in boating! (1) Tiffany at 5:57am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 3/1026 The 4th of July has come and gone. And that means everyone who owns an object that floats has been o
Raymarine ST60 Instrument Cover needed jviss at 5:52am 07.07.24 Parts Search 0/316 One of my instrument covers went missing this winter. Anyone have one they can spare?
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 (10) svseacucumber at 8:35pm 07.06.24 Smaller Boats 15/2431 New member here, been looking for a trailer sailer for a while and recently picked up a new to me Hu
What are these tracks used for? (1) CaptnEdarli at 7:14pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 40/5582 I have never used them in 5 years of owning my boat, and none of my other boats had them.
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 2:54pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1203
Silent Air Conditioning Monterey385 at 2:33pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1065 Our air conditioner, battery charger, and electrical appliances can be run by a Honda 2200. Even th
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? (1) jviss at 9:39am 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1803 Has anyone used this stuff to strip the varnish off teak on deck? Results?
T3800 Lazarette access? jviss at 7:46am 07.06.24 Tartan 0/503 So far, the only access to the lazarette that I know of is through the starboard laz hatch, after re

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Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls Claude L.-Auger at 7:51am 11.07.25 All good suggestions here except IMHO maybe the use of WD-40 in the thru hulls! I much prefer to u
Restoring An Oxidized Hull BAD ORCA at 7:50am 11.07.25 3M makes a three step polishing kit for car finishes. They also sell the polish pads to use with ea
Electric Outboard motors High Current at 7:46am 11.07.25 Thank you. But what is the difference between a electric trolling motor and electric outboard motor
H26 Mast not sitting flush CrispyCringle at 7:33am 11.07.25 If I understand you correctly, your saying one of the four phillips head screws is standing up too h
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) shemandr at 7:21am 11.07.25 It is a classic! I found one at the dump and took it home. I never got it to run but it did spay s
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run shemandr at 7:18am 11.07.25 Even with a symmetrical kite you can get tell tales to flow on the edge of the kite on the pole end
Alternative to Split Rings dLj at 7:11am 11.07.25
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls jssailem at 6:57am 11.07.25 Welcome to the forums. It must be difficult to have to put your new family member in mothballs for
Alternative to Split Rings (1) jssailem at 6:45am 11.07.25 Hi @Swabby Third Class I can understand the challenges with split rings. Generally they work on fi
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run danstanford at 6:23am 11.07.25 The tell-tales don't work well on the point of sail you are talking about because your sail is bein
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls 27trains at 6:10am 11.07.25 I would question the original owner about any thru hull assembly replacement over the past 22 years
Alternative to Split Rings (2) Swabby Third Class at 6:06am 11.07.25
Electric Outboard motors PConti2025 at 5:53am 11.07.25 Thank you for take the time to review and reply to my post. I am relatively new to sailing I will sa
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) dLj at 5:50am 11.07.25 I didn't see a British Seagull.. I'm sure they must have one... dj
Winter Storage + Batteries? dLj at 5:48am 11.07.25 To get the antifreeze in the bilge....do you pour it through the thru hull or just our it inside th
Electric Outboard motors Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 11.07.25 I had a 36lbs trolling motor on a 19' boat. It worked better than expected. I had a friend that had
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) (4) shemandr at 5:33am 11.07.25
Winter Storage + Batteries? Tally Ho at 5:26am 11.07.25 I always just pour some pink AF in my bilge for the winter. My boat is covered, but I still get so
Electric Outboard motors dlochner at 5:24am 11.07.25 Thank you. But what is the difference between a electric trolling motor and electric outboard motor
Winter Storage + Batteries? GeneraiT001 at 4:31am 11.07.25 To get the antifreeze in the bilge....do you pour it through the thru hull or just our it inside the

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