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Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 08.25.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2326 I'm considering upgrading to a larger boat. We encounter a lot of waves in Southern Lake Michigan wh
GSP --> Invest 93L --> TD 10 --> TS Idalia --> Hurricane Idalia (3) JamesG161 at 5:57am 08.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 30/3216 We have been watching this for a few days and this morning both key models are agreeing, er a low H
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (7) Johnny Sails at 5:35am 08.25.23 Ask All Sailors 52/2377 Hi guys, my name is Jonathan and I am gratefull to have found this forum. I purchased an o'day 30 a
Looking at a 373 CTS at 3:06am 08.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1166 We've been away from sailing for about 4 years, got caught up with trailer boats and had a great run
New to sailboats - scraped keel/ cracks/ exposed wood treatment? (12) colocass at 11:04pm 08.24.23 Ask All Sailors 4/453 Hello, I have recently acquired a ~8ft handcrafted wooden sailboat (Leif 8' I believe it's called
New owner of a daysailer needing assistance. HardArgh at 2:07pm 08.24.23 Day Sailers 5/1653
Need a trailer straij at 1:03pm 08.24.23 Trailer Sailors 3/738 I am looking at a seaward 26rk with no trailer. Can anyone suggest a trailer make or what seaward us
8.5 v berth dimensions? MississippiSlim72 at 12:59pm 08.24.23 S2 1/625 Anybody know the v berth and quarter berth dimensions (length mainly) for 8.5? See one a couple hour
Surveyor - Bad experience CliffA at 4:56am 08.24.23 C&C 11/1319 I had to get a survey for insurance purposes and had a really bad experience. First red flag was a
Exhaust for Cat 34 MyWay28 at 3:42am 08.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/537
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help (7) Canception at 10:14pm 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1503 My girlfriend and I found and purchased a well-kept Kent Ranger 26 this past January with the idea o
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice eirikr at 9:33pm 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 32/4487 Hi all, I am new to this community. I have been reading and learning a lot from sailing forums, but
Just a little bit more... Every year! Project_Mayhem at 8:46pm 08.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/441 I have three OMC engines all exhibiting the same problem. They all die at idle, especially when warm
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 4:45pm 08.23.23 Catalina 30 18/1870 We need to reseal our windows and some of the screws don't want to come out. My go-to solution is to
blower motor not getting power sailAnnapolis at 4:25pm 08.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/512 On a 2016 Beneteau 370 with a Yanmar engine. The blower is not starting up when I push the power bu
Regarding a 1987 ODay Sailor 1 17ft in Length. wildblueflower at 12:07pm 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 2/315 I would like to know how the internal mechanism of the centerboard works. It is raised and lower vi
Do you use bumper boards? (1) rgranger at 11:14am 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 27/1663 I've never used bumper boards but I have always thought they seem like a good idea. Especially when
Head Door Vent (3) ToddL214 at 10:03am 08.23.23 Catalina 310 3/880 Recently I took action against a long standing problem of not enough ventilation in the head of our
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? Tim S. at 7:52am 08.23.23 Catalina 30 12/1958 My M25 started losing RPM's, recovered for a while, then stalled yesterday. I thought it was water i
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" (1) Tim S. at 7:47am 08.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 17/1847 My M25 started stalling yesterday. I thought it was the fuel or water, drained the separator and rep

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Hunter 170 crack down to keel stickinthemud57 at 8:31am 02.19.25
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 7:44am 02.19.25 I think it's the same masthead - the cover is the piece with the anchor light attached. There are tw
A new boat supply resource jdhohmann at 6:12am 02.19.25 In my neck of the woods, we only have a couple marine supply stores, the rest are online, but my que
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (2) CodeGrue at 6:04am 02.19.25 Here is my masthead and a view of the main halyard coming out the rear where it would head down to t
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 5:38am 02.19.25 Well yes there is exhaust coming out from under the aft hull tell me how to tell if there is cooling
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Hayden Watson at 5:26am 02.19.25 In the safety regs for racing in my area, coated lifelines are not allowed. This is because they de
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak frenzy13 at 5:16am 02.19.25 On my 3GM30f the crush washers on the fuel pump are thicker than the others in fuel line.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 4:32am 02.19.25 Missed it in the spec for the Elco 20hp - operating at 2/3 throttle will give ~1.5hrs of use with th
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 4:27am 02.19.25 The OP required a 20hp engine. These do exist in electric format, but they also require a minimum o
Hunter 170 crack down to keel east coaster at 3:53am 02.19.25 Please advise me on the material called " loran", after a long range navigation system, long gone; o
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak ric3 at 3:27am 02.19.25 I changed both crush washers.
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak dLj at 2:48am 02.19.25 I have 2 issues that I am hoping to receive some input on. I purchased a 1991 Hunter Vison-32 a f
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Davidasailor26 at 1:54am 02.19.25 1) Has anyone ever considered or used thick walled 3:1 shrink tubing to cover, protect, thicken and
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? (1) twodzusfittings at 8:34pm 02.18.25 I have a Sun PRU-3 from West Marine. I keep it inflated and upside down on the foredeck. I keep it c
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? PaulK at 8:05pm 02.18.25 Each harbor will be somewhat different because of the temperatures, water flows, salinity and runoff
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? dlochner at 6:44pm 02.18.25 Not specific to LIS, however I did spend sometime on the Sound. I've been very disappointed with the
Hunter 170 crack down to keel stickinthemud57 at 5:06pm 02.18.25 I'm not sure when Hunterstopped using Loran to make their 170 hulls. Dave?? Putting fiberglass over
Sailing courses in Thailand (2) Will Gilmore at 4:57pm 02.18.25 Spent my first day aboard Compass Rose sailing to a mooring in the shelter of Koh Phi Phi. e work so
Opinions on "best" outboard motor DArcy at 2:34pm 02.18.25 Rather than develop a line of small electric outboards, Yamaha bought Torqeedo in April last year. Y
Hunter 26/260 trailers bmorr at 12:42pm 02.18.25 Following a fire 6-7 years ago a friend of mine had hie\s 26 trailer destroyed, Luckly his boat wa

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