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Deck Hardware Bedding Plymouth Sailor at 10:31pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 15/2021 Dear Fellow Sailors, Ive been working on boato for 50 years so I fully understand to seal deck hard
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 dennisv at 7:00pm 05.05.24 Bigger Boats 4/988 Some time ago, it seemed fairly recent but was not able to find the post now, a member mention that
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? circa1971la at 4:46pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 7/2350
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 4:18pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1920
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) Clutch Cargo at 3:16pm 05.05.24 Bigger Boats 16/2054 Haven't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy!! At the beginning of last sea
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 1:53pm 05.05.24 Bigger Boats 91/16239 So after years of procrastination, I've finally decided to recore Karma's bow and side decks. Karma
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F NCBrew at 12:55pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1250 What can the possibilites be for overheating a 3GM30F ?
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? Monheganlover at 12:07pm 05.05.24 Catalina 310 6/1860 Hello. I was checking the transmission fluid level on my 2002 Catalina 310's Hurth HBW 50 transmissi
Rode hard and put away wet (1) T-Schwan at 12:04pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 24/3521 Whats your routine for putting your boat away after use? Do you rinse it, wash it, none of the above
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 10:32am 05.05.24 Catalina 22 14/2033 224604
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (1) monocerosin at 9:52am 05.05.24 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1730 224603 Is this bulkhead structural? I will be sealing off the engine compartment left and would pre
1991 Hunter 30T compression post (3) capt_paul at 9:29am 05.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/473 Has anybody experienced this same issue? The counterweight inside our aluminum compression post oxid
S2 7.3 1979 sail&ski at 5:28am 05.05.24 S2 3/1194 Racoons got into into my boat this past winter while on the hard (don't ask). Interior cushions des
Mexico visa question Allowishish at 10:34pm 05.04.24 Destinations 3/1054 We have a boat in Mexico and the marina states we need a Visa (US citizens). when I go to the Mexica
Cleaning up a 1986 Pearson 303 Capt H Jack at 5:10pm 05.04.24 Ask All Sailors 2/506 What is the best wood cleaner for the interior cabin wood and floor? The floor looks varnished or p
Replacement compass Arnie53 at 3:57pm 05.04.24 Smaller Boats 6/1499 The bulkhead mounted compass on my Hunter 260 is not working and the clear cover is scratched. I nee
How worried should I be? nto1221 at 2:38pm 05.04.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1280 I have a Bayfield 29 sailboat. Today it was supposed to go in the water from its winter storage. Unf
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards sailcapt340 at 6:05am 05.04.24 Ask All Sailors 6/2369 My long time friend and workhorse Mercrury 3.5 HP Outboard has seen its end. The water cooling in a
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating Douglas Ronne at 5:22am 05.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/696 There is a small section of the veneer starting to peel away from our saloon table. Does anyone have
Locking yourself from the inside (1) zinahewitt at 11:27pm 05.03.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1521 Hi All, I have a sailboat, it has a companion way. I want to lock it from the inside. The reason is

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Timing for the perfect tack jssailem at 9:30pm 10.29.25 maintain as much of your original speed-over-wate This is the objective of a good tack. To do thi
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP jssailem at 8:46pm 10.29.25 Send me your route and day of departure.
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP jssailem at 8:45pm 10.29.25 Raise the sails and go for the gold. Chicago is forecasting 9 knots with gust at 16 on Saturday. Su
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Project_Mayhem at 8:37pm 10.29.25 40 nm @ 4 knots = 10 hours 10 hours = 5 gallons at 0.5 gph You "must" have a C30 Owners Manual.
Invest 98L jssailem at 8:34pm 10.29.25 Great pilots with big cajonas.
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? (1) jssailem at 8:22pm 10.29.25 File https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.Ca
Broken Mast block alternativez PaulK at 7:23pm 10.29.25 Sailboatdata shows the Cal 2-27 has a deck-stepped mast. Attaching the turning block to the deck/ca
Broken Mast block alternativez High Current at 5:28pm 10.29.25 Something to consider if your mast is keel-stepped (hard to tell from the picture if that's a base o
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F eelwik at 5:20pm 10.29.25 Greg that was spot on thank you. I set up my phone to watch the lever as I pulled, and the 'bracke
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? JoeWhite at 5:18pm 10.29.25 Do not put a booth there. The standing rigging will rust as a result. Why do you think booth is need
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location JoeWhite at 5:16pm 10.29.25 Since the oven is gimbled, it appears that if you push the bottom of the oven all the way in you wil
Broken Mast block alternativez Davidasailor26 at 5:03pm 10.29.25 What does the interior of the boat look like in the area around the mast? Is there a headliner or do
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Johnb at 2:29pm 10.29.25 Now is the time to be glad you did not get bamboozled into electric propulsion.
Anchor size marcham at 2:26pm 10.29.25 Never leave the anchor rode attached to the windlass. Ask me how I know? I sense there's a story t
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? FastOlson at 2:04pm 10.29.25 I would remove the boom and work on it in a shop. It will not spontaneously improve. Well now, are
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 2:01pm 10.29.25 Thank You
Spin-Tech Furler FastOlson at 1:55pm 10.29.25 One part of the whole furler puzzle that may have been misplaced in all the Q&A and back n forth...
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Tally Ho at 1:24pm 10.29.25 We're about to make the trip back to the yard. It's roughly a 38 mile trip. We're expecting 2' seas
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? FWBpilot at 1:01pm 10.29.25 Ask for Mike at this forum store extension 106 as he originally ordered the rub rail for the 23.5.
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 12:58pm 10.29.25 Sorry to hear that. We have the car, but have trouble keeping it on the foil. I am going to give i

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