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Bent furler remedy jwhaddad at 9:30am 09.05.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1031 Hi. My son and I are new to sailing. We bought a 1990 O'Day 240. While lowering the mast to repla
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? (5) TheMastiff at 6:17pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 8/970 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 and have identified essential repairs, such as a window leak, for i
Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 5:19pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 36/2770 I'm installing a pump that dumps into the sink drain. Since the drain is open, I assume no vent is n
Access to water heater ( C 320) john6206 at 2:42pm 09.04.25 Mid-Size Boats 14/2284 I spent a little more than 24 hours on my boat trying to do projects and got remarkably little done.
Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 1:50pm 09.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 11/1524 234225 This one will be a Hurricane soon. Dammit Jim..
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 1:06pm 09.04.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/2221 I know one of the criticisms here is that people come for advice and then run away without feedback.
Furler top swivel blowout (4) cshawnwilson at 9:22am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 10/986 Sailing along nicely on a perfect day in New England, when all of a sudden my jib starts dropping ou
Hunter 30: Running new cables from mast step to electrical panel? Kurt K at 7:50am 09.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1084 Hello, I am looking to run new electrical cables ' coax from the mast step to the electrical panel o
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Feodoros27 at 2:32am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1952
Motoring mast (1) morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25 Catalina 22 4/735 Just made up a better small motoring mast, it's a modified version of a previous one I had. Wired up
Looking at 82' Catalina 25 Aksaildog at 5:37pm 09.03.25 Smaller Boats 5/1394 New to boat ownership and some community advice would be appreciated. $3000, never been in salt wate
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 2:46pm 09.03.25 Day Sailers 20/1781 We have an '84 Oday 23-2, and last summer I noticed that I was having issues keeping the standing ri
Tether Pocket Foswick at 2:02pm 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 12/739 I was just getting ready to make one, but I figure they must already exist, somewhere ... When wear
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount BlueberryHill at 1:03pm 09.03.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/617 Looks like I need to replace my engine mounts, they are 5 inches on center with a 5/8 inch stud. Rep
Marine grade wire ferrules NYSail at 11:42am 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 2/537
More on the Catalina Acquisition dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/1026 Consolidation continues in the American yacht building industry. Tripp Designs signs on to design a
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? azambella at 4:09pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 13/779 Does anyone use a Honda 2.5 hp (4. cycle ) outboard? Does anyone else have thee issues? It has let
Fuel usage (5) Tally Ho at 3:13pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 10/885 So I am going out for a few days on the hook next week, and decided to fill my diesel tank since I w
Rusted Trailer Extension ddox at 11:32am 09.02.25 Smaller Boats 14/690 Hi, I just purchased a 1987 Capri 18, the boat is in good shape but the trailer is a bit rusty. In p
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 09.02.25 Engines and Propulsion 12/826 Curious what some opinions might be. My friend has a 30ft sailboat with an electric engine. Engi

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Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay (2) SFBayBristol at 7:19pm 11.24.25 Pictures? Bristols are special boats. Thank you! People tell me that often. She's certainly special
CNG to Propane dlochner at 7:02pm 11.24.25 The one that has the properly installed propane drain off the bottom of the locker. The other fac
Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 6:55pm 11.24.25 Scenario #1 I have a high output alternator + external regulator (set to 50% of its charging abilit
Question On Battery Charging Cap'n Deke at 6:50pm 11.24.25 In my opinion, scenario 2 is absolutely the best way to do it. There is a long list of reasons why.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:47pm 11.24.25 And, we do this without <snipe> auto-pilot <snipe> Good lord, I'm done running without either my
Replace Main or Jib first Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 11.24.25 If your primary goal is to reduce weather helm and heeling then I agree with Dave the main would be
Replace Main or Jib first dlochner at 6:26pm 11.24.25 Mainsail. An old mainsail causes more heeling and does not go to weather as well a new sail. It is n
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 6:13pm 11.24.25 That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. Thes
Question On Battery Charging dLj at 6:00pm 11.24.25
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay kappykaplan at 5:37pm 11.24.25 De nada
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay SFBayBristol at 5:33pm 11.24.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Thankee, brother from the other coast.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 5:23pm 11.24.25 This is exactly the right approach and it applies to crossing oceans, too, maybe even more so. When
Question On Battery Charging Cap'n Deke at 5:14pm 11.24.25
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing SteveHughessails at 5:02pm 11.24.25 Wows, thanks for posting that. I think I will go with a preventer, short tether with multiple attach
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) SailingLoto at 4:32pm 11.24.25 I need to modify a cradle to hold my Hunter 27-2 (89-94). i do not know where the bulkheads/strong
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:21pm 11.24.25 That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. These
CNG to Propane Ralph Johnstone at 3:32pm 11.24.25 Which locker to use for propane storage port or starboard? The one that has the properly installe
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 3:09pm 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 2
Buying and cutting G10 thinwater at 2:34pm 11.24.25 If you don't want to dull blades, use a cut off disk in an angle grinder. That is what I normally do
Gel coat color match for 1984 Mark 3 30-foot Cap'n Deke at 2:28pm 11.24.25 Matching gelcoat isn't done like it is for car paint. Gel coat just changes color over time. You hav

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