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Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 8:58am 06.30.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1584 Any advice for an owner who experienced a relaunch disaster? Thus far the boatyard is accepting full
Fresh water leak Terrel01 at 7:58am 06.30.23 Ask All Sailors 10/749 I have a bad water leak that only occurs when I (partially) fill the two water tanks and use the wat
SEO within Yacht World listing StephenD at 5:59am 06.30.23 Ask All Sailors 9/809 I listed my boat with a broker, and as the weeks have gone by it's been pushed to the back pages. Is
st 4000 and rudder position john2 at 12:31am 06.30.23 Catalina 310 27/3539 When my auto pilot is on i have rudder position on the display, in standby mode it stops. is this
VHF Antenna installation Terrel01 at 8:10pm 06.29.23 Catalina 310 22/2091 Does anyone know if the original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the co
Gooseneck (2) drgbanks at 1:46pm 06.29.23 Day Sailers 6/1552 The other day I was practicing stepping the mast and raising the sails, getting ready for my first l
California Trailer Plates SantaCruzin at 11:51am 06.29.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1918 Has anyone been able to make heads or tails out of the trailer plate situation in California these d
336 thru hulls curtdo at 9:26am 06.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/446
Oday 19 Repair (3) boardmanlake at 7:57am 06.29.23 Day Sailers 2/1246 Purchased an ODAY 19 that has a big crack on the top of the cabin where the starboard stays attach.
Is this prop cavitation damage? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 06.29.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1070 Sorry but had time for only one picture. Anyone seen cavitation damage similar to this?
Your experience with propane outboards? MySong at 4:07am 06.29.23 Smaller Boats 17/2358 Considering a propane outboard and looking for thoughts specifically from people that have owned/use
Lake Champlain to the Thousand Islands Baydog at 7:17pm 06.28.23 Destinations 2/1748 Hi all, I am on the verge of buying a Tanzer 22 (swing keel) in great shape located on Lake Champlai
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it SabreToothedEngineer at 6:31pm 06.28.23 Big Boats 7/1159 We have an '83 Hunter 34. We anchored in Pendrell Sound in the Desolation Sound area this last week,
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount (2) arcadiahunter28 at 3:52pm 06.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1029
In-mast furling Boomtown at 3:05pm 06.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1248
2016 seaward 26 rk keel control solosailorwem at 2:56pm 06.28.23 Seaward 1/862 Where is the keel up/down control for a 2016 seaward 26rk ?
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 2:08pm 06.28.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 32/4624 No sailing yet, we just got our mast stepped last night (our crane guy blew the engine in the truck)
P42 Strut replacement Puesta del sol at 1:34pm 06.28.23 Big Boats 11/922
Spring lines (2) nitrogenase at 12:51pm 06.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1660 Our Beneteau 323 has no deck cleat midship for spring lines, despite there being a gap in the toerai
Hours on Transmission 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:01pm 06.28.23 Catalina 310 4/827 I have 4450 logged in Nautical miles but for the life of me where I can find out the hours on my eng

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Outfitting a little bare boat Captain Larry-DH at 4:42am 02.09.25 spare cotter and clevis pins Seizing wire can always be substituted in a pinch to gerry-rig it
Yanmar 3gmf zinc kloudie1 at 4:28am 02.09.25 The 3 gmf does. not have a zinc .
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:01am 02.09.25 Don't sell that boat short. My father sailed his from Florida, up to Maine. He said, no matter wh
Cunningham on a 310 any one? (1) SJN at 9:27pm 02.08.25 Hello again. See my post above, I went to the boat and took a better photo of how it is set up. Se a
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 8:18pm 02.08.25 No need to loosen the pss. I would tap on the side of the coupling in a couple of places with a bra
Opinions on "best" outboard motor sesmith at 8:07pm 02.08.25 I just ordered one of these: https://www.epropulsion.com/outboards/elite I'm afraid it won't push
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 8:02pm 02.08.25 Compac 16 against almost anything else would be like entering a drag race with a dump truck. Don't
Your experience with online courses? sesmith at 7:56pm 02.08.25 My wife and I are currently in the middle of Nautic Ed's bareboat charter course bundle so we can ge
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 6:30pm 02.08.25 Not mine Dj. Mine died in Singapore where I bought a 4 HP Japanese engine that lasted 35 years with
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:49pm 02.08.25 pjandw, some good points. -- thankee. Easy one first: Yes, on my 16 footer the lazarette hatch, th
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:31pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 4:15pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:05pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a......... ooking at possibly gettin
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 3:39pm 02.08.25 @docjlb54 i love it too! one of the things I love is how simple it is. All of your projects will
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 3:02pm 02.08.25 I have a folding ladder hard mounted on the transom to reboard. That's a good suggestion. Make su
Opinions on "best" outboard motor (1) garymalmgren at 2:47pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a.........
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. garymalmgren at 2:44pm 02.08.25 Is G10 appropriate for this application? Now I have a good design should I duplicate the G10 bracke
Cunningham on a 310 any one? (2) jssailem at 2:33pm 02.08.25 A cunningham is a common sail trim tool. It is basic and used on Catalinas and all sailboats. Under
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. dlochner at 1:29pm 02.08.25 Question for the group. Is G10 appropriate for this application? Now I have a good design should I
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