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Prop size for O 322? Tally Ho at 7:37pm 08.10.23 Bigger Boats 14/2143
Stern perch seats for 2008 Hunter 45 DS Roger Holloway at 6:27pm 08.10.23 Ask All Sailors 2/388 I'm looking to replace a damaged Stern perch seat for a 2008 Hunter 45 DS. Anyone have any ideas fo
Mariner Roller-Stay Parts? WindDaddy at 5:52pm 08.10.23 Ask All Sailors 3/471 I am the 3rd owner of an Ericson 27 with a Mariner (who went out of business) Roller-Stay Furling Sy
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Walsh0575 at 1:30pm 08.10.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1027 Hi all - I dug around a bit looking for other conversations about keel damage from rocks and couldn'
Thoughts on chart tables? CliffA at 1:28pm 08.10.23 Ask All Sailors 37/3538 With the prevalence of electronic navigation devices these days, are there many sailors out there th
Anyone sailing a Flying Scot for Coastal Exploration? (1) SmallCraftLifeNews at 10:19am 08.10.23 Trailer Sailors 0/10 Anyone sailing a modified for cruising - Flying Scot sailboat? (19') Best Regards, Jude SCL 887 Ch
MID Season Hurricane 2023 Forecast Update. jssailem at 10:17am 08.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 13/1801 Good Morning. While James is working on the write up of the 10 August 2023 NOAA Hurricane Forecast
C&C 30mkii true love at 7:07am 08.10.23 C&C 2/733 I just bought a C'C30 mkii and I need to purchase jack stands in preparation for winter storage. Wh
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? (1) Qomomoko at 7:04am 08.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1646 Hello I went to look at a HL37 1987 yesterday. As usual, the add looks better than the boat in pe
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 6:58pm 08.09.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1795 sensor
Lake of the Woods Spadman007 at 3:31pm 08.09.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/914 First time going to Lake of the Woods. Renting a slip at Northern Harbour. Any advice on sailing i
1973 C&C30 mk1 rudder post cap rjmbc71 at 2:42pm 08.09.23 C&C 0/469 I am looking for a picture of the top of the rudder post (where the tiller is connected) in the cock
Halkey-Roberts V85000 Automatic Cap (2) jviss at 1:46pm 08.09.23 Parts Search 1/1237 I know this is a long shot. A long time ago I opted for manual-only inflation on one of my SOSpende
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 1:01pm 08.09.23 Parts Search 7/1681 I am trying to update the operating system on an e80 chartplotter so that it will read new charts. N
Rowing a 22 Rltgold at 11:12am 08.09.23 Catalina 22 6/1266 Rowing a Catalina 22 Does anyone have experience with adding a set of oars to a 22 ? What lenth ? Wh
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 8:27am 08.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/582 Hi there.. Can anyone supply the size/specs rear seal for the kanzaki transmission? Thanks
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 7:55am 08.09.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 23/4493 Top down kite on our 270. The top down furler and bowsprit were all crafted in house, and the kite
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 (1) Media again at 7:19am 08.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/2027 Purchased Northern 29 (built 1981) equiped with Universal Atomic Diesel Model 5411, cools with raw f
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:58am 08.09.23 Bigger Boats 8/1246 Took my very nice ODay 28 to a marine for some work that had all steel docks. Single handed the tri
Watches (2) jviss at 1:11pm 08.08.23 Sails Call Lounge 37/4821 Anyone else into watches? I always wanted a high end watch, a Rolex or an Omega. So, about 13 year

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Should there be water in here? kloudie1 at 6:34am 04.13.25 John, I thought the rules were: people in the boat, water out of the boat, and boat off the rocks. O
The holy grail of all questions nautical Grumps at 6:26am 04.13.25 I've looked everywhere . Scoured the earth I have . Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper fr
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? (3) Ward H at 5:35am 04.13.25 @Ward H Does the C30 normally have a dedicated topping lift aside from the spare halyard? I'm not
Aqua Lift muffler C310 east coaster at 4:34am 04.13.25 It has been my procedure since day one to shut the seawater engine cooling thru hull prior to start
Should there be water in here? colemj at 4:17am 04.13.25 It looks like the lowest spot in the boat, so any water from anywhere is going to find itself there.
B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 4:10am 04.13.25 For a fractional B&R rig, the prebend is necessary for stability, and should be centered around the
The holy grail of all questions nautical sailme88 at 3:28am 04.13.25 Store it in a Ziplock bag. :beer: AND........don't leave it on board over the winter.......
The holy grail of all questions nautical Project_Mayhem at 9:58pm 04.12.25 @Timm R Oday25 I'm not sure if you posted this before or after your post about the hatch vent but I
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 9:58pm 04.12.25 The simplest way to put any of your fears to rest is to attach one to a test plate (scrap of the sam
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 04.12.25 I'm not really following you but I had the exact setup that you are trying to achieve. There is a bl
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 9:36pm 04.12.25 That is a curious question. An engineer would tell you that the loads are statically indeterminate
Helm vibration jssailem at 7:03pm 04.12.25 I ran over some seaweed once Are Seaweed and Lake weed the same?:biggrin:
B&R rig tuning take 1 jssailem at 7:00pm 04.12.25
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? jssailem at 6:58pm 04.12.25 Hanging in the harness can get old. There were times in my youth, but the older I got, the less I li
Should there be water in here? jssailem at 6:51pm 04.12.25 I'd say no. Water is supposed to be on the outside of the hull, as per Rule #1. That is not to sa
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 6:44pm 04.12.25 This "Sen" parameter seems new to the 618. The first version of the 618 did not have the Sen func
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 6:08pm 04.12.25 My main concern with machine screws would be breaking a tap or several. Some A-hole is going to come
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 6:02pm 04.12.25 Ah ok I will give that a try. I was not putting any tension on the halyard, just cleating it off.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 5:58pm 04.12.25 Just offhand I suspect that you would be able to support yourself by standing on the outside end of
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch JoeWhite at 5:45pm 04.12.25 It is possible that the previous owner added the second set. Look into the engine and see where thes

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