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At what point is buying a bosun's chair a good investment IH82BL8 at 3:38pm 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 21/3309 I'm planning to go aloft for the first time next weekend. As I do all of my own work, should I go a
Garhauer Rigid Vang Install stevec22206 at 3:30pm 08.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2879 Wanting to install a Garhauer rigid vang on our 87' C27. Test fitting the vang places the vang boom
Most common entry points for water in a 26S KyMacSailor at 1:41pm 08.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1857 What are the most common entry points for water in a Macgregor 26S? We put ours in a slip about a m
Other Trailer Sailor Forums? Texsinbad at 1:33pm 08.09.15 Trailer Sailors 6/1970 As some might have seen from my other post "Daysailer: Mostly Dry", I am in the market for a daysail
Help needed.. 3GM30F Overheated; It's not the seawater pump PGIJon at 11:11am 08.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1703 OK.. With no wind to speak of, the admiral and I went out to recalibrate the autopilot after I added
Half a battery bank (1) capta at 11:02am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3022 I've been messing about with 'electrickery' for a number of years, but this one leaves me wondering.
Nice Sunday Read in Today's NYT YVRguy at 10:28am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 1/833 Some thoughts on Joseph Conrad and the loss of sailing as the primary driver of transportation and c
Seasonal Maintenance - Learning jonelli at 10:20am 08.09.15 Catalina 30 5/1553 Hey all, meant to do this in spring, but better later then too late, this was my first seasonal mai
Selden main furling continuous loop Jerry21707 at 10:13am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1506 2007 Hunter 31 with in mast Selden furling system. My continuous loop slipped off the furling winch
raymarine st 4000 stiggy456 at 9:36am 08.09.15 S2 2/1054 I am having problems with my raymarine st 4000 tiller pilot. It keeps saying low battery and then so
Stern Rail heaven on earth at 9:25am 08.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1080 I have made a stern rail for my 1976 O'day 25 and will be mounting soon. We live about an hour from
Hunter 39 patrick17440 at 7:54am 08.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1317 I am considering a purchase of a 2010 Hunter 39 for costal cruising in So. Calif. There is only one
Forward hatch... Member 131497 at 7:17am 08.09.15 Bristol 2/1515 Hi again guys/gals Well this time is the forward hatch on my B24(lid) was stolen a few months ago. I
Anchor chain questions - new marerials vs old vs old advice holdech at 7:03am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 18/5057 We have an Aloha 32 (10,000 displacement). I added an anchor windlass (Maxwell HRC8) that was design
boat inside cushions? scottmellloyditude at 5:55am 08.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/984 Any tricks or thought on getting the boat inside cushions clean? Our 1986 cushions are in great con
Replacing the separating wall between the freezer and fridge 2discover at 11:02pm 08.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1162 Hi all The separating wall between the freezer and the fridge on my 1999 H410 is made of syntheti
Diesel used per hour Akapeterc at 10:37pm 08.08.15 Big Boats 31/11169 I just spent the weekend out on my yacht with new painted bottom and did 6 1/2 hours of motoring bet
Hunter 42 Companion Way Steps captainronrico at 10:03pm 08.08.15 Parts Search 2/899 Looking for one teak companion way step for my 2004 Hunter 42
New Owner challenges jssailem at 9:11pm 08.08.15 Cal 16/2929 Well I'm a New to Me owner of a 1974 Cal 35 Cruiser (pilothouse style) sailing vessel. It came at a
off we go.....maybe??????? AnnaLise at 8:55pm 08.08.15 Catalina 22 34/3089 So, I have completed the work needed to get "AnnaLise" in the water, and under sail, but now........

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21 Day Cruise Richard19068 at 2:34pm 10.02.23 Wow, that was a big hit. Must have been a hard emotional blow to see such damage to that beautiful
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 jssailem at 2:29pm 10.02.23 Welcome to the forum. now that you are here, try a search for the words Newbie, first boat, what sho
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner JoeWhite at 2:12pm 10.02.23 w5AEBhwIqDc
21 Day Cruise jssailem at 2:03pm 10.02.23 Now this was deep in the canyon with only donkey to carry you up to the rim? What did you do? term
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Project_Mayhem at 1:46pm 10.02.23 I can't quote a firm figure, however, I would estimate somewhere between 5 an 10K. The boat will b
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? (1) rgranger at 1:45pm 10.02.23 I have a small DeWalt shop vac. I really do like it and it isn't all that heavy but it does take up
The cutest thing I've seen (1) jssailem at 1:41pm 10.02.23 Now cute is relative. Those boats are interesting, but this ranks high on my Cute scale, as seen fro
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? jssailem at 1:38pm 10.02.23
The cutest thing I've seen Will Gilmore at 1:17pm 10.02.23 She's a Bauer 8. QGFVKknbV50 Great reviews. -Will
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? DArcy at 1:09pm 10.02.23 I actually really like my vacuum on my boat. I would definitely not classify it as excess junk....
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 1:07pm 10.02.23 @Ryan61065 Attached is the diagram for your 1983 swing keel which should be helpful compliments fr
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner ggrizzard at 1:02pm 10.02.23 A link to the videos mentioned would be helpful
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 10.02.23 Is there a buyer's guide for Catalina 30's? What are the normal areas needing attention on a Catali
Line identification Hayden Watson at 12:51pm 10.02.23 Single braid COULD BE samson Dura-Plex. https://samsonrope.com/utility/dura-plex---coated https://s
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? dLj at 12:48pm 10.02.23 Not at all, I have a vacuum on my boat (speaking of excess junk :facepalm: ) I actually really lik
Air is not welcome here! WayneH at 12:46pm 10.02.23 If you run the priming pump and don't have fuel leaking between the pump and the outboard, your leak
21 Day Cruise kappykaplan at 12:36pm 10.02.23 I only had one hit, but it was a doozy. Wow!
21 Day Cruise WayneH at 12:36pm 10.02.23 Owie!!!
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 dlochner at 12:26pm 10.02.23 What can we anticipate in the way of cost moving a 30' sailboat from San Diego to Lake Tahoe? I c
Anchor/Rode (1) eherlihy at 12:26pm 10.02.23 By fluke, do you mean a Danforth knockoff? As a very general rule-of-thumb, you want 1 pound of anc

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