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What's wrong with my thinking? dennisv at 4:49pm 11.23.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1005 This forum has been a big help to me with every question I've asked so far. Why not push the limit?
Autopilot HD74 at 12:48pm 11.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/455 I would like any information or help installing and getting the right B'G autopilot for a hunter 340
Keel is out... looks disturbing (2) HeelBoy at 4:23am 11.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1627 A few owners who deferred a few decades of maintenance has paid off... no, what's the opposite of pa
Warped Rudder (1) sbrogden at 9:00am 11.22.22 Trailer Sailors 77/6722 I just picked up a 1982 Vagabond 14. The wood parts need attention. The rudder is warped - here's a
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 5:15am 11.22.22 Ask All Sailors 6/681 Hi all!....the Sirius I bought recently came with a foresail furler, but the foil is damaged and unu
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 2:51pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1122 I'm winterizing my pressurized water system and wanted to get ideas on how to unpower an electric Ku
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 Slavik at 2:50pm 11.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1373 Hello. Trying to get the proper rigging diagram for the main sail attachment to the back end of the
Key issues with C275. Mike8074 at 2:41pm 11.21.22 Catalina 275 11/1595 Hi Team. I have an accepted offer on a C275. Boat goes to survey tomorrow. Any concerns from your
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 1:52pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1558 While watching one of our favorite sailing channels on YouTube I was surprised to learn that the Eur
Possible Issue with RayStar 125 GPS, Raymarine RS125 dkinzer at 1:38pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 0/395 I'm in the midst of planning an upgrade of my chartplotter from a Raymarine E80 to a Raymarine Axiom
Hunter Legend 37 (1988) rudder bearings help Stella Orion at 12:41pm 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/544 Does anyone have the drawings for the upper and lower rudder bearings for Hunter Legend 37? The only
Painting over sanded non-skid surface CharlieCot at 12:27pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 12/874 I recently replaced the 50 year old leaky teak-over-ply deck of my 38 ft keelboat with glass over pl
Looking for expert Bene opinions! (7) Syl at 9:39am 11.21.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/1967 Looking for some feedback about how common crazing is on the 423 / 473 range, especially around the
Keel crack (2) jdrutten at 9:06am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 25/1749
Racing rule questions (2) stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1446 Two scenarios - both boats on same tack, not overlapped and overlapped. Per rules 11 and 12, in bot
New member sbrogden at 8:12am 11.21.22 Sailing Motorcyclists 1/1971 I've been riding motorcycles (street) since 1970 and started sailing in 1972. Currently have a 1985
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options (1) Chucktown Charger at 6:29am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 4/1643 Hi folks! I have a 2000 Hunter 240. Love my boat. She has taken anything I've thrown at her in str
23.5 bottom paint question RTsailsJ29 at 5:46am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1129 Group, I just purchased a 23.5 that has never had bottom paint, I wanted to know if the factory scri
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem (1) MichaelStacy at 5:20am 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1048 Anyone find a 'cure' for this growth? We wash and scrub it away only to find it back in a few weeks
New friend is a crow? (1) Gene Neill at 6:55pm 11.20.22 Sails Call Lounge 16/1377 This little fella just flew down to the ground, hopped up to me, and opened his beak. Lucky for him,

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Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 3:24pm 05.14.24 Many people in same area as me, said the same thing as you. Eyes are personal filters. Camera sna
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 3:23pm 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the lig
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Tally Ho at 3:11pm 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance tes
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? Davidasailor26 at 3:08pm 05.14.24 I have Navionics and I just use the tide and current charts built into that. Works pretty well - You
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Tally Ho at 3:08pm 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. Yes, I
23.5 outboard motor kloudie1 at 2:57pm 05.14.24 Check out the Tohatsu 6 long shaft as well. They are well made and parts are available.
23.5 outboard motor dlochner at 2:18pm 05.14.24 Depends on you sailing plans. If it is day sailing, then a 3 hp would be fine. If you plan to cruise
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 1:10pm 05.14.24 Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. Kappy Kaplan, Come on Down. You're the winner of the "Sol
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 12:57pm 05.14.24 Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. Kappy Kaplan, Come on Down. You're the winner of the "Sol
looking to buy a new (to me) boat shemandr at 12:49pm 05.14.24 I don't know if a mooring is an option, but if is make sure the boat you buy has a self bailing cock
looking to buy a new (to me) boat Timm R Oday25 at 12:05pm 05.14.24 I would look at a ComPac Cat boat . They are exactly what you are looking for . No other sailboat ha
Condensed for your inconvenience Hayden Watson at 11:49am 05.14.24 I have no problem with condensation anytime in the year here in the Pacific NW. When on the boat, I
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 11:29am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sh
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) TimFromLI at 11:28am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sha
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:28am 05.14.24 Thanks, rgranger. I hadn't come across that boat before, I'll check it out.
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:26am 05.14.24 That's a good suggestion. I already looked into dry slips and for some reason there aren't any offer
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (2) rgranger at 11:23am 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 11:11am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance te
Condensed for your inconvenience Dalliance at 10:53am 05.14.24

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