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Shaft length for your dinghy...SFW freeheelbillie at 5:44pm 03.15.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1123 Figured I might need the Safe For Work disclaimer. I have a Quicksilver 380, 10' dinghy rated for a
anyone want a free Cal 25? RussC at 4:58pm 03.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/799 Not mine and I know nothing about it personally. https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/boa/6042914427.h
H34 New furler need help after tornado PGIJon at 2:02pm 03.15.17 Big Boats 11/848 Well the Progressive Insurance rep was here and they are going to pay for a new furler. My question
Hunter market Report (3) JamesG161 at 8:53am 03.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1110 I got these .... COURTESY OF SOLDBOATS.COM I thought they would be of general interest. Where is th
West Marine Spring Super Sale... rpludwig at 1:16am 03.15.17 Catalina 22 0/713 in case you're not on Stingy's mailing list, he just posted: Stingy Deals West Marine has their Spr
Mast head fly mounting Ned Ludd at 8:12pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2446 I got tired of the Davis plastic masthead fly's and just got a SeaLux solid SS unit for only a few b
H376 Ladder Upgrade Install Question rfrye1 at 6:34pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 1/418 I am finally getting around to replacing the huge pain in the neck one-piece OEM boarding ladder wit
Catalina 380 Leaking Chain Plate (5) kimelmore at 5:49pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 3/1314 As promised some photos of my leaking chain plate. It was the forward lower port side chain plate. I
Coronado 25 Sambo420 at 5:35pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/11352 Hello all! I am looking into my 3rd sailboat (first two being Cal 20 ' 29) in a Coronado 25. She is
Best approach to fixing this rudder? (2) Captn Scotty at 4:33pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 134258 134257 It would seem that the cold weather has frozen the water trapped in my rudder and caus
Tohatsu 9.8 outboard RWSlater at 3:52pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/14109 Do any of you have this outboard? Looking for opinions on a near 10hp motor. I have the 10'2" infla
Universal M25 fuel bleed (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:25pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/4926 I've upgraded my M25 to include the bleed valve that was on the later engines. I've read that some
Motor for O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:52pm 03.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1365 I purchased a 1976 O'Day 20 In Spetember 2016, which came with a 5hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. I later neede
OPTIMUM PROPELLER SIZE FOR 26M 70HP YAMAHA GILLES PARENTEAU at 2:18pm 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/697 HI ! MY MAX RPM IS 5200...SHOULD BE 6200 MY MAX SPEED BALLAST OUT IS 16 KNOTS...I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SA
bow to beach ladder? RussC at 1:00pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3021 Anyone here have one of these ladders. looks very interesting, but unsure how stable they would actu
Happy Pi Day! LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 25/2468 Just noticed the date today and found out its Pi Day! So with all the insanely smart engineers and
Surveyor says?... (2) IH82BL8 at 12:21pm 03.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/846 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat
Best Manual toilet....... NYSail at 10:00am 03.14.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/4574 Just got a new boat (to me) that has two electric toilets. While this is neat and everything, there
Changing Transducers lehighsail at 7:56am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2279 I was reading the thread about painting the thru hull transducers and stopped at KappyKaplan's post.
Thru Hull Repair Paint billjoye at 7:53am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/431 I have a question which I've been unable to resolve. How to you properly finish a thru hull repair?

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New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas dlochner at 9:31am 03.11.24 Mooring chains will tear up the boat and prevent sea grass from growing, however, they do so in a ve
Changing batteries dlochner at 9:26am 03.11.24 Thanks for the comments I would hope to have the boat for at least 10 years ( hope I live that long
Solar wiring size Stu Jackson at 9:04am 03.11.24 I have read several articles online, but they have just confused me What confused you?
Changing batteries Stu Jackson at 9:01am 03.11.24 The main disadvantage of AGM is if they are overcharged they will vent and then your battery is toa
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (2) jssailem at 8:59am 03.11.24
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:50am 03.11.24 Here is your Monday Morning Update for MARCH 2024 Rufus continues to paint a rosy picture for the m
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 03.11.24 Project_Mayhem is there anything to seal without dropping the mast? I'm not familiar enough with
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 8:08am 03.11.24 Project_Mayhem is there anything to seal without dropping the mast?
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 03.11.24 For a temporary seal, I'd use BedIT. Much easier to remove than a normal sealant
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 7:42am 03.11.24 The boat in that picture has a rather low freeboard which makes it feasible to operate. My 25' has
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 03.11.24 The boat in that picture has a rather low freeboard which makes it feasible to operate. I'm guessing
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:31am 03.11.24 Thanks for the comments I would hope to have the boat for at least 10 years ( hope I live that long)
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 6:57am 03.11.24
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Justin_NSA at 6:50am 03.11.24 Mine got plugged up from muddobbers (sp?) nests settling to the base. I installed an inspection plat
Microwave on Hunter 306? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:47am 03.11.24 And if all fails , contact. Al or Mike at SBO who are former Hunter employees
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas shemandr at 6:47am 03.11.24 ... Set moorings won't tear up the bottom the way transient's anchors do. Is sea grass better for f
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? kloudie1 at 5:34am 03.11.24 welcome to the forum!! It usually is a result of plugged drain holes in the mast base. Small ports t
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) NYSail at 9:01pm 03.10.24
Hunter 376 arch modification DSqr at 7:48pm 03.10.24
Mattress for aft cabin DSqr at 7:44pm 03.10.24 We bought our mattress from McWhorter in Fairbury, IL. We gave them our old mattress to replicate, b

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