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Barnegat Bay dinghy on 28mkII Banooma at 5:42am 02.18.17 Ask All Sailors 10/750 I was semi-active on this site before the arrival of two little sailors who have occupied my sailboa
Has your club opened its doors for special events? (1) Kermit at 5:23am 02.18.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1398 Our sailing club is right in the path of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. We've received one request from
Request for w/b drawings/specs from current/previous w/b owners Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 02.18.17 Smaller Boats 2/611 Referencing all current and previous Hunter waterballast owners of 23.5, 19, 26, 240, 260, 25(newer
Monitor Windvane experience jssailem at 9:45pm 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/550 I'm looking at a used Monitor windvane. Please share your thoughts and experiences with this brand
guppy 13 "d" more up grades (2) sailorforever at 7:58pm 02.17.17 Guppy 0/949 hello, decided to add some fair leaders for the front dock lines also some rub strakes for front an
Make your own sailboat parts (4) sailorforever at 7:40pm 02.17.17 Trailer Sailors 9/2022 hello, i decided i needed some dock line rub strakes for my sailboat, i had a piece of 1 inch stain
Beneteau 430 toe rail Big Blue at 7:09pm 02.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/539 i am on the search for a toe rail. Anyone have any leads.
Cockpit Drain repair - ODAY 25 (4) btm0905 at 5:07pm 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 7/757 Need some advice on this tricky repair. The good...I am in the midst of a transom overhaul. Found
Feeding rode down a hawse ... manually? Gene Neill at 4:48pm 02.17.17 Smaller Boats 22/3993 I'm pondering what sort of ground tackle arrangement I want to design on the Vega. She currently has
Primer and paint for steel in engine compartment? Gene Neill at 3:54pm 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 9/677 My new engine will sit on 1/4" A36 steel (not stainless) bearer plates. Any recommendations for the
Need Advice Repairing Gelcoat Pat at 1:12pm 02.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2316 Our O'day 272 LE has many hairline cracks in the gelcoat in various places...I want to fill these wi
Your best guess? (1) All U Get at 12:59pm 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 40/2271 132842 I had to take a picture.
What's under the Cockpit Slider Cover? (1) drdanj at 12:24pm 02.17.17 Big Boats 1/1293 I keep trying to find the culprit in a leaking starboard window. I have a new possible culprit: What
C&C 25 Redline: need info on raising the mast, centerboard and rudder Cinq a Sept at 10:23am 02.17.17 C&C 0/1453 Hello All, I co-own a C'C 25 Redline that came with a trailer. I am looking for insight, instruction
Wonder how these REALLY compare to Soloban Bad Obsession at 10:09am 02.17.17 Ask All Sailors 1/511 I really wish I could afford a Soloban panel for my boat. I have a cheap one. It works well for ho
Hunter 260 centerboard bracket (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 02.17.17 Smaller Boats 3/646 132837 132838 132839 I have been emailing with an owner of a 260 centerboard bracket which is in nee
A better anchor setup (2) David Hopkins at 8:42am 02.17.17 Catalina 30 13/7506 I'd like some advice on how to improve my anchor setup. I have the standard "toy roller" anchor rol
Norseman cones brad minda at 11:42pm 02.16.17 Catalina 30 1/839 I am in need of a Norseman 1/4 inch replacement cone to fit 1X19 strand wire for my forestay. Any
For Those with Diesels Bad Obsession at 8:00pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 7/736 I hate having an outboard because of dealing with Ethanol. Now you diesel guys may have to start wo
GPS antenna location kimelmore at 7:52pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2710 Logic says that the best place for the new GPS antenna is on the rail not on top of the radar mast d

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Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (10) morbidfollower at 10:21am 05.12.24 photo dump
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 G Newboat at 10:18am 05.12.24 Friday was partly cloudy, 10-12 mph of steady wind. I was having a great day until dark clouds gathe
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 10:16am 05.12.24 I checked batteries and both banks are strong at 13.5. I think I'll just go down the line with a tes
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 9:47am 05.12.24 You can see some of my mods in the pics. I take inspiration from everybody with a few of my own idea
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (4) morbidfollower at 9:43am 05.12.24 224747
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:38am 05.12.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in s
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 9:26am 05.12.24
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews jssailem at 9:01am 05.12.24 New to me.. Intereesting video... MgJ3-Wr-q2I
Winch placement jssailem at 8:45am 05.12.24 Locating additional winches is often a good step in making the boat easier to manage. You might al
Universal M 3 20 (1) jssailem at 7:47am 05.12.24 Agree... Fuel would be the suspect high on my list to chase down. You say the boat was built in 19
Happy Mothers Day... jssailem at 7:23am 05.12.24 I'll be pouring wine at the Winery for 1000 of my friends sharing brunch with their Mothers. :biggri
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 6:02am 05.12.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls ment
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:38am 05.12.24 Type of house batteries and capacity. Age of house batteries Type of refrigerator (if we know the m
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 4:30am 05.12.24 I also have a basic converter which attaches to a battery and then has a standard three prong plug
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 4:11am 05.12.24 I have an Adler Barbour 50 and it runs great especially since I changed its controller to the 500 se
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 10:54pm 05.11.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls menti
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 MFD at 10:17pm 05.11.24 I have a 41DS, with an athwartship berth aft. I think there are actually some benefits. Offshore, an
Universal M 3 20 Stu Jackson at 8:30pm 05.11.24 In ADDITION to this fine advice, there is this: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve F
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 7:09pm 05.11.24 We like that!
To cut or not to cut pushpit PaulK at 6:59pm 05.11.24 We have a short section of lifeline across the top opening there, secured with a pelican hook, inst

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