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How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? (2) shaant01 at 6:28am 09.11.24 Trailer Sailors 7/664 Hey everybody I want to improve my setup for the mainsail. As you can see, the tack of the sail is
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 5:39am 09.11.24 Bavaria 4/993 I have a 2003 Bavaria 36. The bow water t ank was not maintained by the previous owner and has a sig
Hunter 260 Mast Foot loose?!? Help! (6) SailingCockatoo at 9:15pm 09.10.24 Smaller Boats 3/217 Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster! Today, after dropping the mast on my 2002 Hunter 26
looking for Lat/Long plotting software (1) JBP-PA at 5:45pm 09.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/367 I have data files that have lat/long and other data recorded every 5 minutes. I'd like to process t
Length of Hunter 306 Topping Lift rmerl1223 at 2:18pm 09.10.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/219 Does anyone know the length of the topping lift on a Hunter 306? I purchased a new mainsail with a D
Winterizing Small Outboard shank at 9:57am 09.10.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/393 I have an old 2HP 2 stroke outboard I use with my dinghy. I ran it until the gas tank ran dry and t
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! (10) Project_Mayhem at 9:07am 09.10.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/563 After a two year search, I finally pulled the trigger on a 94 C30. The seller/PO has been incredibly
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 7:26am 09.10.24 Trailer Sailors 15/883
Nice restoration Not Too Shabby at 8:25pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 3/478 The other C22 owners and @CloudDiver (I see you've logged in recently) might like to see another C22
Any S2 8.5 owners? Whiskey Nancy at 7:16pm 09.09.24 S2 4/542 We have been preparing our S2 8.5 for a long drive down to Texas. I was just wondering if anyone us
Back on the water again..... ...3TacksontheWater at 5:34pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 8/627 Well all, with rain showers and storms all around, on August 30th, Waffle House was finally launched
Catalina 275 no longer available with saildrive jb cruzan at 5:30pm 09.09.24 Catalina 275 0/579 I read the new Catalina is no longer available with saildrive. Any thoughts as to why this change ?
1987 First 405 Keel Bolts Adam Marvin at 5:15pm 09.09.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/263 Has anyone replaced their keel bolts on a 405 with deep keel? I'm having issues sorting out the orig
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 (1) Rattlenebang at 4:49pm 09.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/600 I'm helping a friend with this boat he just bought and it seems to have a large non-opening hatch fo
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer (1) Moondawg at 2:52pm 09.09.24 The Cherubini Hunters 49/2064 What would cause the Water control panel light (and buzzer) to activate on my Yanmar control panel i
Shrink wrapping details? azambella at 7:03am 09.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/497 Can anyone comment on the cost of shrink wrapping for the winter? DIY vs. Service??? Anyone near S
1998 Hunter 410 cabin tri-light fixture. jsmac at 5:25am 09.09.24 Big Boats 0/213 In my Hunter 410, there is a three light fixture above the center cabinet next to the mast base, wit
PTC SIX --> TS Francine --> Hurricane Francine (3) JamesG161 at 7:37pm 09.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 26/1152 227337 227338 Getting Fuel to make it to Named Storm Francine 227339 Dammit Jim...
1986 Hunter Legend 45 documents djmoreau at 4:38pm 09.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/182 Hey everyone, My wife and I just looked at a legend 45 and are most likely going to buy it. I am str
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 3:38pm 09.08.24 Ask All Sailors 37/1276 Had the engine out to change the mounts- since putting it back, on a couple occasions now: at crui*

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Flotation foam removal 14' Oday Javelin Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 11.14.24 I'm not familiar with your boat but consider that the foam may be adding some structural support to
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 11.14.24 You can buy an inspection camera for around $30 these days. Check for hairline cracks in the thru hu
C30 MKIII Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 11.14.24 That may be a former owner's refit. The bow pulpit is one of the first parts on many boats to get d
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle Project_Mayhem at 7:39am 11.14.24 My 93 C30 does not show the same oil canning nor the cracks in the gel coat or tabbing. For the 7 y
Today I said goodbye to an old friend Project_Mayhem at 7:33am 11.14.24 The 27 was a wonderful looking boat. I had a 23 and although she was too small for my needs, I see
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Justin_NSA at 7:29am 11.14.24 What happens to the motor if the boat flips?
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 7:02am 11.14.24 Thank you, good to know! It will be fun to scoot around the lake with it.
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle Ward H at 6:52am 11.14.24 My 93 C30 does not show the same oil canning nor the cracks in the gel coat or tabbing. For the 7 y
Anchor rode sailme88 at 4:24am 11.14.24 Which ever way you go, sort out the chain before you acquire the windlass.. I had a Maxwell windlass
Anchor rode PNWE36 at 9:45pm 11.13.24 I purchased ground tackle for a new to me H36 2 years ago. Read a lot of information. Most places
cabin lightbulb change (2) PNWE36 at 9:27pm 11.13.24 Went to the boat today and checked how to remove the lens. Not exactly how I remembered. Confirmed r
Anchor rode thinwater at 8:45pm 11.13.24 I used combination rode for 11 years with my last boat, and the only times that I had a problem was
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 8:06pm 11.13.24 As for the troubles with furling, that old sail has a lot of positive roach and what looks like rem
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 8:01pm 11.13.24 If North used the non-furling length ... Was the boat available with a traditional sail? If yes, d
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 8:00pm 11.13.24 Lots of good advice and suggestions. It's true...a lot of variables. I hope I'll get at least 250
Anchor rode Captain Larry-DH at 7:59pm 11.13.24 because bringing the splice through the gypsy was never fully dependable. That is actually quite im
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 7:56pm 11.13.24 What is the size (amp hours) for the house bank? How many solar panels and what is their wattage?
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 7:47pm 11.13.24
Anchor rode thinwater at 7:07pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good I used 100' of 1/4-inch G4 on m
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (2) jssailem at 6:50pm 11.13.24 Watt Cycle is marketing some 100AHr that are nearly drop-in units. You will need proper charging cap

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