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Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 LouisMK at 5:31pm 02.02.25 Bigger Boats 7/470
A new boat supply resource Timm R Oday25 at 11:02am 02.02.25 Ask All Sailors 3/449 In what seems to be a never ending quest for our boat to be the best version of itself , I stopped i
Reflagging and MMSI geoffschultz at 9:17am 02.02.25 Ask All Sailors 12/381 I am having a new boat built in South Africa. We will bring it back to the US for about two years an
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 (2) Cyb3rSail3r at 7:20am 02.02.25 Trailer Sailors 6/444 I have a 2016 Catalina Sport 22 located in Fort Myers, Florida that I need the mast unstepped. I've
Marina Recommendations - Jacksonville or Key Largo/S. Florida spadaforaj at 6:15am 02.02.25 Ask All Sailors 2/196 Hi all - looking to find a marina to move our Hunter 41. Idea is leave it there and commute from Ph
In hull transducer location on a 30' Hunter Island at 6:00pm 02.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/294 I need to install a in hull transducer on my Hunter 30' and I'm unsure where the best spot would be.
Raritan Marine Elegance install on my Catalina 310 (5) max_sailing at 4:46pm 02.01.25 Catalina 310 2/414 I love when I find posts on here documenting the exact project I want to do on my exact boat, so I t
What AA batteries for hand held devices? Richard19068 at 1:12pm 02.01.25 Ask All Sailors 16/551 Hi, What do you consider the pros and cons of various battery types for hand held devices, particul
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water jmarty32 at 7:00pm 01.31.25 Ask All Sailors 8/384 Hi everyone, I have a 3-month-old Raritan sea era toilet which worked perfectly for about a month. L
Seattle Boat Show jssailem at 10:26am 01.31.25 Sails Call Lounge 12/487
Pacific NW SNOW REPORT! (1) jssailem at 9:38am 01.31.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/230 It is about time. January has been remarkably dry and mild. That is about to change. Likely the comi
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Urban Hermit at 6:23am 01.31.25 Ask All Sailors 23/653 I'm installing nav lighting on a Compac 16. The e-Bay outfit from whom I ordered a combination ster
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 8:55am 01.30.25 Mid-Size Boats 23/1324 Hi Everyone - Quick background on me: I've been sailing 25 years or so, almost exclusively on tra
Handcrank starting a small engine. (4) garymalmgren at 11:30pm 01.29.25 Ask All Sailors 32/905 Many small sailboat engines are adapted from larger ship lifeboat engines. (Lister, Volvo, Petter, Y
Oday 22 Sliding Hatch drgbanks at 6:47pm 01.29.25 Ask An Oday Owner 1/231 Does anyone know if the sliding hatch from the Oday 25 will fit the Oday 22?
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:22pm 01.29.25 Ask All Sailors 55/1404 I've had my jaws boxed on a motorhome forum for reactivating ancient threads; I've done some due dil
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 2:14pm 01.29.25 Ask All Sailors 19/716 Help please: 2002 Hunter 306 with original Raymarine instruments. This happened end of last sea
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair (2) rcoleman67 at 12:12pm 01.28.25 Ask All Sailors 3/282 I'm working on a new-to-me 1989 Catalina 25. It's a trailerable sailboat with a keel hung rudder. I
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 6:42pm 01.27.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1026 Raised my main today for the first time and found there is not a eyelet in the tack?? The next one
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) james2034 at 5:50pm 01.27.25 Big Boats 12/758 Has anyone with wiring similar to a 2005 Hunter 41 converted to lithium house batteries? I'm having

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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
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 8:16pm 03.30.25 <p>
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Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:49pm 03.30.25 Thank you for sharing your stories. Shiver me timbers, no grog was mentioned ye old sailors. I en
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:47pm 03.30.25 Hi Bobbi Since 1993, fantastic. So many memories. We unwrapped our 240 today. Thanks for sharing.
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller (1) Mike8074 at 7:45pm 03.30.25 Hi Team, After a few months of research, several calls to Harken and Catalina, I have finally solved
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 7:39pm 03.30.25 I just sent an email to Cliffside sails giving a link to this page. Let's see what happens.
Cliffside sails garymalmgren at 7:28pm 03.30.25 Do write it off just yet. When did you last hear from them? They must have given you an estimated de

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