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Nice photo of an Alden Challenger by Tyler Fields. (1) TomY at 2:35pm 05.10.17 Alden General Chat 5/2665 I'm a fan of Tyler's work. He shoots boats; on the water, in sheds being worked on and in his travel
Cockpit Size Willie G at 1:36pm 05.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3954 Hello: I am re-entering the sailing world after 30 year, hobies and 22 ft day sailors as a child and
Pulled the trigger montigre at 1:11pm 05.10.17 Pearson 7/1463 Well, I gone and done it now..... I was out and about looking at boats--I've been soft looking for
Hauling out h26 Astrozombie at 12:21pm 05.10.17 Smaller Boats 4/539 Just wondering if it's safe to do a haul out for bottom job with the h26 water ballast. I would rele
Faulty electric panel (2) yorammelnik at 11:53am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 4/566 Hi, 2/3 of the switches on my electrical panel stopped working. Attached are pics of the forward and
Electrical fault (2) yorammelnik at 11:25am 05.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/772 Hi, 2/3 of the switches on my electrical panel stopped working. Attached are pics of the forward and
Need a 272 O'Day Trailer Alex D at 10:27am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1088 Hi, I'm looking for an ODay 272 Trailer. Thank you for the help! 561-829-4144 Alex
2GM20F Cooling Fresh Water Pump Replacement thetone at 9:46am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1057 My 1989 2GM20F cooling fresh water pump started making noise so I've decided to replace it. I am hea
Progressive Ins Sign and Glide Towing SailMaster at 8:29am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2630 Good morning all, I would like to know if anyone has experience with the towing dispatch services p
Adhesive for flotation to fiberglass? Migs at 6:54am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2788 Howdy All, Am a new owner of a 1982 Oday 19. It is in need of some TLC and am looking to see what
Installing ELCI Panel - Current Coil Question Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1049 What is the purpose of twisting the hot and neutral wires as they pass thru the coil? It's odd that
Boom Vang pk104 at 5:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 5/1428 I have a 2001 310 with in mast furling and an adjustable boom vang. When I was putting the main on t
no telltales on furling main danstanford at 4:55am 05.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2126 New to me Beneteau 323 is my first boat with a furling main and there are no telltales present. All
Lake Ontario Water Level (2) DaveJ at 4:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 2/695 136329 136331 I usually have my boat in the H2O by now, but this year there is no hurry....my dock
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:57pm 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 2/581 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in/or use adhesived a better solution? See picture. Tha
Hull / Keel joint (2) finefurn at 6:21pm 05.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/4686 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. In preparing to paint the bottom I noticed this crack starting at the lea
Cradles gpd955 at 4:30pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/631 Anyone aware of any US companies, other than JOWI, that make cradles? We recently relocated the boa
What to do with these extra sails? (8) wsmac at 4:02pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1179 I finally unbagged the 3 extra sails that came with my boat. There's one (the Johnson Sails) that ne
North Atlantic Inflatables Bob J. at 2:43pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/953 I know there are a bunch of different manufacturers out there but was wondering if anyone has any ex
Transom Ladder Required? Capri at 12:23pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2881 Hi, Everyone. I bought a 1981 O'day 22 a year ago and it didn't come with a permanently affixed tran

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Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? Timm R Oday25 at 10:37am 07.08.24 Hutchinson Catboats come in a variety of sizes . I clearly got the wrong model.
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 10:37am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy Rick at 10:29am 07.08.24 It is condensation. I put a hairdryer on mine and evaporated some of it out. Seemed to help.
cabin steps DaveJ at 10:26am 07.08.24 More info please. How did you remove the original covering and glue etc. Thanks for posting.
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 10:16am 07.08.24 Thanks, that gives me a couple things to check.
What are these tracks used for? Jan11 at 9:55am 07.08.24 I've always thought of my boat as .... a boat.... not a woman. So using countless female pronouns d
standing rigging got looser shemandr at 9:45am 07.08.24 Is the mast step secure? If the deck or whatever holds the mast step bends, deforms or deflects it
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 07.08.24 I was thinking that at first too, but then I realized my mainsheet is rigged almost exactly like th
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Dalliance at 9:33am 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 07.08.24 I only secured the top of the turnbuckle - it seems like if the top is secure the bottom isn't goin
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 9:20am 07.08.24 Thanks for the advise. The last time we were down it was stuck as well. I was able to slowly move it
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 9:16am 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin

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