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Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE K5 Sails at 2:36pm 03.13.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1312 I'm heading out to look at a1987 O'Day 272 LE . It caught my eye because it's trailerable, and pres
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose (1) John12643 at 1:09pm 03.13.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/735
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 11:55am 03.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1955 Has anyone pressured up the cabin to find deck leaks? how did this go? Any suggestions ?
Wall carpet cleaning azambella at 11:54am 03.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 1/503 Our 82 Hunter 33 has the carpet on the inner hull. What is best way to do this? Thanks for any inp
Descaling Yanmar 2GM azambella at 11:52am 03.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1999 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Jib car assembly replacement Fudsdad at 8:22am 03.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/499 Anybody know how I can source a replacement car assembly for my 36? The roller is all I need in fac
Battens or no battens? Dr. D at 7:47am 03.13.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1051 I'm considering ordering a new mainsail. My boat has in mast furling. The current mainsail has three
Stuck Marelon seacock bob45 at 7:00am 03.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1094 Any tips or tricks to unstick a Marelon seacock? Preferably from the outside. The boat is out of the
Lombardini marine engine The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:40am 03.13.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1039 Ok.... Here we go again... Since buying a used engine proved to be caos regarding opinions, well wit
What's the PRHF Rating? dlochner at 7:19pm 03.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/1099 Some exciting sailing in Hawai'i. iXtR0sszr_A
Rudder Sensor mjsb at 4:20pm 03.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1169 I am planning to install a Raymarine rudder sensor on a Hunter 31. Has anyone installed one before?
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 2:09pm 03.12.24 Ask All Sailors 34/5129 Bumped into a guy on the docks today who said my battery compartment should be vented. He said when
Simple Anchor rode markings PK123 at 9:06am 03.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/4762 In theory yes, look at the depth, add the freeboard, adjust for tide and weather and conditions, set
Is it real or not? JamesG161 at 5:40am 03.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/1286 HK6y8DAPN_0 Jim...
bow stemhead 351 redege at 1:35am 03.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2039 Hi! Someone ran into my bow/anchor and the aluminium? stem head snapped and broke on my Oceanis 351.
And I Complain About 12' Tides (1) Hello Below at 7:57pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1545 A screen capture from a Facebook post. This little town is about a 25 minute drive from where I was
Spreader Replacement bolt seized chelsabella at 7:17pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/772 I am replacing my spruce spreaders with CD Aluminum. Having difficulty removing the bottom bolt on t
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 7:02pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 26/3747
Capri 18 battery claudesapp at 6:21pm 03.11.24 Smaller Boats 12/2830 I have a 1989 Capri 18 and the next project is to upgrade the electrical. Owned her for a few years
Portable Battery Charger NYSail at 4:52pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/681 Hello all So I have 4 trojan T 125 6 volt batteries, 12 volt system. Want to take them off the boat

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Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! jssailem at 12:10pm 10.21.25 Oh, the enclosed waters of a beautiful Oregon lake in the Cascades. Which one?
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (1) jssailem at 12:01pm 10.21.25 I would insert BowTies to hold the crack permanently. The glue/epoxy approach will eventually fail.
Axle fell out BigEasy at 11:46am 10.21.25 I hadn't thought about the SC Beneteau place. Thanks BigEasy! Doc, I checked on the Beneteau
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (1) JBP-PA at 11:42am 10.21.25 G/Flex it is then.
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 Hunter 36 Dave at 11:24am 10.21.25 Sorry. It was not a test and I can understand the humorous side of it. However, I was afraid that I
Sleeping offshore capta at 10:59am 10.21.25 When crossing, one is more likely to encounter ships than others sailors. Radar and AIS with alarm
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:44am 10.21.25 There are a lot of tricks to getting a boat off of the trailer. I've read several and I've tried a
Replacing single rusty keelboat Ralph Johnstone at 10:28am 10.21.25 Good memory @Indysailor , and bad memory on my part as I put in a few thoughts to that post back in
Sleeping offshore dLj at 9:58am 10.21.25 Your last sentence is true. Perhaps because of my CG experiences, I tend to look at why and how acc
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Sean Hutch at 9:55am 10.21.25
Sleeping offshore Don S/V ILLusion at 9:38am 10.21.25 I'm not so sure I agree with illegal as, to the best of my understanding, in international waters,
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions Tally Ho at 9:33am 10.21.25 And finally, the motor (an inboard gasoline Atomic 4) occasionally conks out after 20 minutes or so
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions jssailem at 9:10am 10.21.25 Is there a way to cut through the corrosion (presumably oxidized aluminum) without damaging the cas
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Indysailor at 9:07am 10.21.25
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Project_Mayhem at 8:56am 10.21.25 Not all motors will run while tilted. I have one that wont start unless somewhat level
The "Gambits" JamesG161 at 8:39am 10.21.25 Pawn to Queen 4 is my opening! Fun game where Bishop power is revealed :cool: Jim...
The "Gambits" jssailem at 8:26am 10.21.25 Maybe. But when it develops, you might as well concede and move on. Kicking yourself, of course.
Invest 98L (3) jssailem at 8:21am 10.21.25 "Something wicked this way comes." Perhaps the lack of storm excitement this year has the internet
Axle fell out Dr. D at 8:03am 10.21.25 I hadn't thought about the SC Beneteau place. Thanks BigEasy!
Sleeping offshore Will Gilmore at 7:13am 10.21.25 But, ~5nm visibility to the horizon and making 5knots is only an hour to anything you see and that

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