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question on SEMCO teak sealer Erbardy at 3:24am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like t
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 11:43am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 24/1706 I have a buyer flying up from Cancun to buy and sail my boat back from Corpus Christi, Tx. He is aw
Anchors HomeyD at 11:09am 03.07.23 Catalina 22 25/2494 I have been a day sailor for several years and I am about to take my Catalina 22 out for some overni
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 10:31am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/483 Hello sailors - I have two banks of Rutgerson clutches one of which has a broken lever. I bought sev
Solar q's fred1diver at 8:52am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1447 Hello again everyone. I am looking at solar panels and I have a few questions, first what size of so
Wind instruments fred1diver at 8:47am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1421 Hello everyone, what are you thoughts on wind instruments for a 30ft sailboat on the Ottawa river? O
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 6:51am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1378 My Oday 240 does not have somewhere on the gooseneck to secure the tack,what am i missing?Should the
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Michael K at 3:12am 03.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/418 My Hunter 22 has a swing keel with flaps. Not sure of the purpose of the flaps, but one of them came
Engine control panel modification (4) Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/843 In my typical fashion, I plowed forward with a modification without knowing where I'm going entirely
Cleats?????? C_Level at 2:03pm 03.06.23 Catalina 22 9/1295 I am close to completing a total restore on 1975 cat 22 and am in the process of drilling and puttin
O' Day 40, anchor choice and selection? LouisMK at 12:48pm 03.06.23 Bigger Boats 19/1691 Time to dump our CQR in favor of a new anchor. Am considering a Vulcan or a Mantus M2, anyone have a
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:26pm 03.06.23 Catalina 310 16/1763 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Cat
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII sheardc at 11:24am 03.06.23 C&C 1/726 Looking for basic info for mounting mast back in sailboat and then specific info for a 1990 C'C 30'
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 9:37am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 19/898 It's that time of the year for mast maintenance. While I have it down I plan on running new cabling.
Looking for hull liner in Canada Atlantic at 9:03am 03.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/598 Recently purchased a 1988 Hunter Legend 37 and while it is in good shape I do want to replace some o
Mast Light watertight connector (under the deck in dinette) - Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 5:49am 03.06.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/587 It seems I have a defect in the watertight connector for mast lights in my Beneteau Oceanis 31. This
How to find elusive leaks T-Schwan at 2:35am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1375 One of the most common questions in 20+ years of this forum is how to chase down the elusive leak. B
Hunter 386 Salon Table Spartan at 11:11pm 03.05.23 Big Boats 5/806 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 386. Can the salon table be converted into a bed. The table top l
Loose Stanchions MT28.5 at 7:12pm 03.05.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1324 Looking for help on a 1988 Hunter 28.5 I just bought. I have a couple of stanchions on the port side
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini SJN at 4:37pm 03.05.23 Catalina 310 9/1407 My 310 summer mooring is a bouy. My vessel is the only object around providing a rest spot for bird

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Old bilge blower wiring question. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 05.26.24 You should see some form of ? on the fan housing to show the direction of air flow. If there is, th
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? (1) Kings Gambit at 10:10am 05.26.24 So we evidently agree. My snubber length runs maybe 25 ft from the cleat so should not reach the bot
macerator hose removal advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 05.26.24 Nice write up. Just like I'm looking over your shoulder. Actually, I'm kind of cheating here becau
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? thinwater at 9:49am 05.26.24 The main problem with simple chain hooks is that they will come off if they rest on the bottom, and
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! BAD ORCA at 9:08am 05.26.24 Even better. I have a 48V 100Ah Epoch on the way as part of my Genset replacement scheme and my pl
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! jssailem at 9:01am 05.26.24 The boat looks like it has been ridden hard and put away wet... Look at the size of the outboard hu
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Johann at 9:01am 05.26.24 I have set the Sterling to a Custom charge profile. After reviewing a long thread on the Epoch su
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? jssailem at 8:52am 05.26.24 I do plan to ask some sail lofts for estimates Good plan Andy.:clap: My quote came with a boat vi
Old bilge blower wiring question. BAD ORCA at 8:46am 05.26.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutra
Old bilge blower wiring question. rgranger at 8:16am 05.26.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutral
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? AndyL at 8:06am 05.26.24
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? Kings Gambit at 8:05am 05.26.24 The one main advantage I see is distributing the anchor load to 2 cleats instead of one. There may
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? kappykaplan at 8:02am 05.26.24 You could try Bacon Sails - Sail search page. :plus:
macerator hose removal advice JoeWhite at 7:39am 05.26.24 The barb adapter will come out of the white female outlet. Then use the PVC cap with plumber's tape
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? JoeWhite at 7:29am 05.26.24 I am told the purpose of a snubbed is to provide "shock absorber" effect and prevent the anchor pull
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? dlochner at 7:00am 05.26.24 They all look very nautical, but what is the bridled snubber doing on a sailboat at anchor that a s
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! dlochner at 5:09am 05.26.24 I have set the Sterling to a Custom charge profile. After reviewing a long thread on the Epoch supp
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? Davidasailor26 at 4:16am 05.26.24 You could try Bacon Sails - Sail search page. They have a lot of used sails in varying conditions. F
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 10:08pm 05.25.24 225026
Mixing elbow Stu Jackson at 8:23pm 05.25.24 Westerbeke Nipple Source NIPPLE - Westerbeke Buy one of these and build your own.

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