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Hunter 420 windlass replacement Persy at 1:04pm 06.03.15 Big Boats 11/2928 I have a 2001 Hunter 420. The windlass has started acting very sluggishly (is that a word?). I o
Black Water Holding Tank hodge3000 at 1:00pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1616 How much Black Water does the average person produce in a day? (Not drinking too much beer or wine)
Thru Bolt Sealant JamesG161 at 12:39pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1475 My life rail stanchions are bolted thru the Fiberglas (FRP) deck. I noticed "Docking Helpers" grab
old style West Marine Go-Anywhere seats Carolyn M at 12:22pm 06.03.15 Parts Search 13/4108 I'd really like to find 2 of these, the new ones are HORRID. Can anyone help? Thanks ~ Carolyn
Yanmar YSE wiring (2) MarkVatcher at 12:11pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2076 I've got an old PaceShip PY26 with a Yanmar YSE12 that i bought late in the season last year as an e
Exterior window frames for 86 hunter31. aliebnick at 10:57am 06.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/773 I am looking for manufacturer suggestions for the white exterior frame only. Hunterowners owners onl
communicating coordinates dlewis812 at 10:50am 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 what is the correct way to communicate lat/long coordinates? realized recently when contacting the C
O'Day 222 Extra rigging line... rjenglan at 10:47am 06.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1149 In setting up the mast on my 222, I have what seems to be an extra line from the mast head leading a
New (to me) Catalina 250 MkII (1) gosenbach at 10:23am 06.03.15 Smaller Boats 11/4565 I just purchased a nice 2009 Catalina 250 MkII, which is now the first sailboat I have ever owned (y
Boat Lift Modification to support stub keel sailboat (1) Seahorse24 at 9:27am 06.03.15 Trailer Sailors 27/8455 I have been researching boat lifts and trying to determine a way to modify an existing power boat li
110v outlet Kloudkckr at 9:02am 06.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2302 One of the 110v power outlets in our 2005 Beneteau 343 shows some black residue and slight disfigure
Main Halyard Clutch Installation Macboy at 9:00am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1595 We'd like to install a clutch on the deck for the main halyard so we can use both winches for the ji
Battery Box on New Style C22 Leeward Rail at 8:54am 06.03.15 Catalina 22 18/3072 Hello all, I've got a new battery box and my C22 no longer had one installed. Eventually I plan on
Lines aft to AVOID single-handing! SoundWave at 8:44am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4857 During a recent cruise in the Pamlico sound, I almost lost the Admiral. We just celebrated our 25
Standing water in cabin raycraft99 at 7:36am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1158 Hi! Just bought my 1985 Mac last year. For the first time i had some standing water in the cabin,
Companionway light - 2009 B37 (1) Vegas at 5:04am 06.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1321 A light is just to the port side of the companionway...see picture. I haven't figured out how to
help me please caper27 at 8:47pm 06.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1202 I just bought a sailboat for my 65 the birthday . I want to try something new . However , I have a b
Anyone else ever tried sailaway78 at 7:48pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3232 Anyone else ever tried flying a small quadcopter drone from a sailboat. I gave it a try on my recen
Short cruise sailaway78 at 6:36pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1040 Just back from a two week plus cruise over to the Tampa area from New Orleans on a friends H36. W
Catalina 27 Hull/Deck joint leak Kopite at 6:21pm 06.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/4631 Hi, My 1984 boat has a leak at the joint, near midship on the starboard side. Water show

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Mast Trailer rgranger at 6:25am 10.20.23 I have hauled my boat's mast on a boat trailer before. It was not designed for that purpose but it
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:21am 10.20.23 Two sailors, Al and Alice, set sail together aboard their 40 foot sloop, heading for Hawaii. They w
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 6:13am 10.20.23 I'm interested in the answer as well as my 2014 C275 w/ trailer may be on the market next year.
keel bolts Codybear at 6:10am 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 6:04am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrade
New Sails stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 10.20.23 I have bought several sails through thesailwarehouse.com and have been pleased with the product and
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:53am 10.20.23
New Sails Tally Ho at 12:43am 10.20.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger SoSound at 10:54pm 10.19.23 My wife and I started sailing when we were both in our 50s. We signed up for sailing lessons, and t
New Sails Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 10.19.23 Precision and Rolly Tasker both have reasonably priced sails with decent feedback from customers
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger patbratton at 6:48pm 10.19.23 I bought a Hunter 240 two years ago with a plan to go to Apalachicola and St. Simons for long weeken
Interesting to me dlochner at 6:31pm 10.19.23 Boats are not cars, where standardization and efficiency are of parmount importance for the bottom l
New Sails PaulK at 6:21pm 10.19.23 . Does your sailmaker think the 135% will provide enough power to keep you moving on those light air
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 10.19.23 My '85 28 was built in May of 1985, near the end of the model year. FYI, model years from from 1 Ju
Odd Sailboat ads (1) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 10.19.23 With sail covers too? https://media.tenor.com/rVH0yznv-fIAAAAM/minions-woo-hoo.gif -Will
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 5:21pm 10.19.23 220854 I wonder what he would say if I offered to dispose of it for $2000?
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 5:15pm 10.19.23 There are sooo many snarky things I could say here
New Sails rgranger at 5:03pm 10.19.23 Go with a loose foot main:beer:
Misc repairs and changes Project_Mayhem at 4:28pm 10.19.23 Camcleats have an advantage over clutches. In many cases (not all), you can give the line an upwards
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 3:46pm 10.19.23 I... THINK... I can see how that gold dock line is wrapped. What I'm curious about is how it was ex

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