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Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! stickinthemud57 at 12:59pm 09.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/550 I say that like it's a good thing... I made identical toy sailboats for my grandkids to play with i
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland- NOW PARIS (4) jssailem at 12:26pm 09.23.23 Sails Call Lounge 9/1635 220193 looked like they were holding a Thursday night race. Not sure about the breed of this one.
Max prop for a Catalina 315 Florida17 at 11:22am 09.23.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1394 Max prop experience on a Catalina 315
Now what? higgs at 7:46pm 09.22.23 Ask All Sailors 0/299 After 50 years of boat ownership I am now boatless. Just sold the 34. I did a lot of cruising cove
Now what? higgs at 7:45pm 09.22.23 Ask All Sailors 0/31 After 50 years of boat ownership I am now boatless. Just sold the 34. I did a lot of cruising cove
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? (1) Occasional Heeler at 6:59pm 09.22.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1438
Lets talk cooking morbidfollower at 6:15pm 09.22.23 Catalina 22 18/2368 Currently have a 2 burner origo alcohol non pressurized stove and a magma propane kettle grill on th
Diagonal wire replacement on 2004 H41 AC in mast furling (1) ice breaker at 2:56pm 09.22.23 Big Boats 0/426 Has anyone replace the diagonal stays RD2 and D2, between the 1st and 2nd spreader? And the real qu
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 10:26am 09.22.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 32/5947 We have a reasonably tender boat that does not mind being pressed on but I would like to have a proc
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? (3) Monsterfish at 10:21am 09.22.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1596 I attached a few pictures. I have a few spider cracks in the cockpit of our Catalina 18. What is the
Universal M-18 not starting (1) Better_Angel at 9:25am 09.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/1069 This past Sunday I started the engine and spent some time on mooring cleaning bird poop off the cabi
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 6:18pm 09.21.23 Engines and Propulsion 32/4181 Long story but my boat yard is recommending the replacement of my traditional stuffing box with a dr
Deck paint recommendations Nashville_Blues at 1:22pm 09.21.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3252 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painted
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Diablito at 5:25am 09.21.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1191
Disturbance --> PTC 16 --> Tropical Storm Ophelia (1) JamesG161 at 4:59am 09.21.23 Weather and Forecasting 16/1943 220105 Should track along the East Coast and Fueled by the Gulf Stream HEAT. Jim...
260 Autopilot via Emergency Steering Bracket? philiefay at 10:03pm 09.20.23 Smaller Boats 2/858 I'm often finding myself sailing solo and trying to multitask, hoist sails, install fenders etc. My
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? labrmnus at 9:07pm 09.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/770 I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? The Mac
2003 Catalina 36 MK11 moisture in the stringers Steve V at 5:39pm 09.20.23 Big Boats 3/787 Looking for feedback on any common issues with moisture in the stringers of a 2003 Catalina MK11 - r
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Ryan61065 at 2:25pm 09.20.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1114 Hello fellow sailors, Over the past year I have been in possession of a 1983 Hunter 20 which I'm slo
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument John6212 at 12:04pm 09.20.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2018 I have a 2006 Raymarine ST60 wind instrument and a C80 series system. My wind transducer on the mast

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Happy Birthday U S Army. kappykaplan at 2:49am 06.15.25 But I root for the USNA in the Army Navy game. :plus:USNA grad here. My father fought in WWII in t
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller Johnb at 10:02pm 06.14.25 The Bulk setting would be better named, Constant Current stage, Absorption should be Constant Volta
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller dlochner at 8:14pm 06.14.25 The Bulk setting would be better named, Constant Current stage, Absorption should be Constant Voltag
What to do with keel for now dlochner at 7:53pm 06.14.25 Should I use the ospho converter stuff before the paint? This is what it looks like after some scra
1991 Catalina 28 with a leaking Shurflo 20088-423-244 fresh water pump. Scott T-Bird at 7:30pm 06.14.25 Yes, you should have a screen filter that comes with the pump. The pump may not be bothered by the
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller (1) skunther at 7:30pm 06.14.25
Happy Birthday U S Army. shemandr at 7:22pm 06.14.25 From the US liberation from England to the many conflicts since I cheer the US Army's history. B
Where does the sink drain?? Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 06.14.25 Ted identified the location. The galley sink drains directly below the sink with relatively few div
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 testingthewaters91 at 7:10pm 06.14.25 Is the compression post meant to rest directly on the bilge fiberglass? If so, the bottom looks gone
Happy Birthday U S Army. ggrizzard at 7:00pm 06.14.25 :plus: From a Vietnam era Navy vet.
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 ggrizzard at 6:57pm 06.14.25 Clean first... Then you decide. You're the Captain after all! We'll talk about the mast step after
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 testingthewaters91 at 6:44pm 06.14.25 Great. Thank you. I'm just wondering if it's alright to take her out or if I should wait. She hasn't
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 ggrizzard at 6:42pm 06.14.25 I'll take pics when the latest refit is done. Done 3 in the 46 years I've owned SV Intuition. G.
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller Johann at 5:10pm 06.14.25 4% is the typical tail current setting for the battery monitor to synchronize to 100% (in Lead Acid
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? skunther at 4:44pm 06.14.25 Nice. Does the rubber seal have two holes? How does it seal around both wires? I measured the cab
How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 06.14.25
What to do with keel for now kappykaplan at 4:13pm 06.14.25 Should I use the ospho converter stuff before the paint? This is what it looks like after some scra
What to do with keel for now Project_Mayhem at 4:09pm 06.14.25 Use an inflatable dinghy in your slip to hold it!
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 06.14.25
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? JBP-PA at 3:47pm 06.14.25 So I taped the gel coat and ran the hole saw backwards until it penetrated the gel coat by a few mm

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