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Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! (10) TrapperJohn at 9:43pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 6/429 Now that the season is over, it's time to get back and post what I found on my thru-hull expedition.
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:31pm 10.14.25 Catalina 22 24/1843 I have leaky windows on my 86 New Design Catalina 22. I can't find any info on how to reseal those f
Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/439 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/901 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/508 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port
1976, S2 7.0 Restore (6) Ruxing at 12:07pm 10.14.25 S2 1/498 I'm about to begin Lovin on my 1976, S2 7.0. The original owner somehow dunked the bow at the slip,
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 10.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/320 234937 Good thing it was not Named IVAN :facepalm: It will do a Crazy IVAN turn. 234938 Jim
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (2) Dave4983 at 2:39pm 10.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/543 I was told, that due to the long cable tips used on the cables for my model, I'd have to remove the
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/358 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/304 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t
Protecting wires at the mast step (5) sailme88 at 4:06am 10.13.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/623 After a near disaster while stepping our C34 mast this past spring, a guard was devised to act as a
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! kappykaplan at 1:52am 10.13.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/566 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 4/656 Has anyone installed a back stay flicker on their Hunter I have a 35.5 and need to tighten up the ba
Kermit's Birth Place (1) JamesG161 at 1:20pm 10.12.25 Sails Call Lounge 7/761 He was born near the Mississippi River, which is just left on the Map below! :yikes: MS. Jim...
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 10:36am 10.12.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2903 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
Delrod suffing box (3) termitec4 at 6:39pm 10.11.25 Irwin 4/320 What is a delrod stuffing box and do I have one on my boat?1970 23ft irwin
Roller furling question azambella at 6:31pm 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/929 Is the diameter of the round (wire?) sewn into the leading edge of the jib the same on all systems?
OPEN POSITIONS Alansails at 11:28am 10.11.25 Catalina 310 0/426 Greetings fellow 310 owners our association is currently searching to fill the following fleet posi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 8:56am 10.11.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/1876
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? Ward H at 8:28am 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/473 @lehighsail and I were at the boat show yesterday (Friday) Late in the day we heard a rumor, from a

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HAPPY.... kappykaplan at 12:24pm 01.01.26 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/happy-new-year.1249943130
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location (1) JamesG161 at 10:59am 01.01.26 Jim...
Non skid paint questions Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 01.01.26 We tried Interdeck. It looked good for a while, but didn't hold up well. (About a season before it
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location JamesG161 at 10:49am 01.01.26 Which one do you have? Pro bellows with vent on top. Jim...
Happy New Year! (1) JamesG161 at 10:46am 01.01.26 HAPPY NEW YEAR, SAILORS!
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location Project_Mayhem at 10:44am 01.01.26 This how I did mine, after talking with PSS techs. at's listed in the manual for the pro version.
Impressive! Drinky Crow at 10:36am 01.01.26 Can't figure out why Perplexity sailed so far off the rum line. He sail way more miles than he had
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? (1) JamesG161 at 10:31am 01.01.26 2004 Hunter 41 .
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dLj at 10:17am 01.01.26 Yes there is a shoal draft, I missed the fine print. At 5' it would fine for the ICW. I haven't me
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 01.01.26 This how I did mine, after talking with PSS techs. cted by my shaft Zinc
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dlochner at 10:03am 01.01.26 @dlochner isn't there a shoal draft version of the 41? If @spadaforaj has the shoal draft version t
Impressive! PaulK at 10:02am 01.01.26 Interesting protest with poling out of an asymmetrical spinnaker changing podium results. Many withd
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location dlochner at 9:55am 01.01.26 It seems that air will inevitably find its way in there at some point. It'd be nice to give it a wa
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dLj at 9:51am 01.01.26 @dlochner isn't there a shoal draft version of the 41? If @spadaforaj has the shoal draft version th
Hunter 460 Padeye installation Project_Mayhem at 9:42am 01.01.26 Use Tefgel or similar if tapping the embedded plate. Otherwise dissimilar metals will corrode and it
Non skid paint questions PaulK at 9:42am 01.01.26 We tried Interdeck. It looked good for a while, but didn't hold up well. (About a season before it s
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.01.26 It seems that air will inevitably find its way in there at some point. It'd be nice to give it a way
Non skid paint questions Project_Mayhem at 9:23am 01.01.26 I had Interlux Inter-skid on a boat once. It was as abrasive as your bare feet could handle without
Hunter 460 Padeye installation jssailem at 8:58am 01.01.26 Is there a backing plate molded into the fiberglass or did you make your own backing plate? That i
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dlochner at 8:51am 01.01.26 I would think your air draft is over 60' - my 35 had an air draft of 48'. SailboatData.com says a

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