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Trailer Woes AEarnshaw at 10:00pm 10.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/862 Live in rural British Columbia and am having a devilish time finding a trailer to beg/borrow/rent/st
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 5:43pm 10.04.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1959
Buy now or wait for recession? Nunami at 12:44pm 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2369 I've been shopping for C-25 or similar for about two months in California. The prices seem a bit h
Cruising Water and Land (4) JamesG161 at 11:11am 10.04.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/1595 This is the weekend we finally finished our 1961 Bentley and will participate.:clap: As a reminder
I need to make a mooring. nothingventured at 10:08am 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/1904 So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enoug
Invest 91L ---> T S Julia --> Hurricane Julia (2) JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 10/1637 A new Tropical Wave is destined for the HEAT full Caribbean. gle is best model for next 96 hours 2
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (4) Simon Sexton at 7:04am 10.04.22 Racing 10/1687 Hey Y'all, Greetings from Galveston, TX, where we're finally getting some cooler weather
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 3:48pm 10.03.22 Trailer Sailors 18/1646 On my old boat, the tie down straps when the boat was on the trailer didn't touch the sides of the h
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (4) brien rahilly at 2:18pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1186 just purchased this boat.. it came in a pile.. it appears that everything is mostly here.. however
port light lock Rick.johnson at 12:59pm 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/501 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the windows t
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 12:20pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1282 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Torx bit size for selden bow sprit HD74 at 11:16am 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/343 Does anyone know the size torx bit that is used to tighten the bolt that holds the ring on a selden
PORT AN STARBOARD WINDOWS TURN LATCHES Rick.johnson at 8:46am 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/589 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the window
Weather Forecast is depressing me! john6206 at 7:58am 10.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1185 It's been a long summer of lots of work and not much sailing. I took a personal day from work this
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 9:24pm 10.02.22 Catalina 310 8/1986 I am planning to rebed my stanchions in addition to my chainplates when on the hard at the end of th
Aqua Lift Muffler water leak (5) tym2 at 7:29pm 10.02.22 Catalina 30 4/916 I have found water pooling by the port aft corner of my aqua lift muffler. The water is not coming f
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 5:56pm 10.02.22 Catalina 22 4/664 Hey all, while sailing today the clew of the mainsail came loose. There is a wire that runs inside t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:41pm 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 41/3451 Want to confirm / simplify my plan! I just purchased and installed a B'G Zeus 3S chartplotter and I
New Galley Faucet Water Connections (2) planoron at 9:47am 10.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1210 Wife wanted an updated faucet on our 380 so I started looking into it today I see the connections ar
Turn-Around Destinations in One Day's Travel Kings Gambit at 9:23am 10.02.22 Destinations 11/1686 Long Beach is a convenient location in California from which to depart for outbound destinations dep

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Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? pclarksurf at 1:43pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your f
Stove Cover thinwater at 1:27pm 05.08.24 You need fiddles. I would loose the high-handles. I've had trays to cover lockers (double as lids)
rudder post cap removal Steve_Catalina at 1:02pm 05.08.24 Is the rudder cap aluminum and the rudder post stainless steel? You may need to cut thru the cap and
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick Webb at 12:32pm 05.08.24 They left out the 35mm film containers Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now?
Connecting bilge areas dLj at 11:58am 05.08.24 When storing, I typically make sure the waterline is level and it is but this boat doesn't appear t
Can't find the fresh water leak ... American_Mainsail at 11:58am 05.08.24 Another question: When the valves are open (try it closed too), does the fresh water pump recharge p
Can't find the fresh water leak ... (2) sailcapt340 at 11:45am 05.08.24 When you can, post some photos of what you can see. Let us know what connector fittings you have as
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration tinysailboat at 11:38am 05.08.24 that is amazing. just recently sold my 1981 hunter 22 for a sanibel 18. That hunter was sturdy, gre
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat NYSail at 11:28am 05.08.24 If there is any chance your hull was well waxed or very dirty at the time the varnish dripped, you
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 05.08.24 its just a few runs down onto the hull If there is any chance your hull was well waxed or very di
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Zencra at 11:03am 05.08.24 we have owned our 49 since early 2019 and have done close to 30k nm now including a full circumnavig
O'day 23-2 Topping lift shemandr at 10:54am 05.08.24 Sailmakers tend to want to make sails wider at the top for two reasons: One, there is more sail area
Stove Cover Richard19068 at 10:35am 05.08.24 I'll take the pie!
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat NYSail at 10:32am 05.08.24 its just a few runs down onto the hull....... will try the acetone then move on from there with the
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR TimFromLI at 10:18am 05.08.24 Been there - got the arrows in my back. They will share data to each other but might not play nice
trailer my boat to florida rbringle at 9:53am 05.08.24 If you have a trailer for it, rent a UHaul truck and move it yourself.
Stove Cover (1) DArcy at 9:49am 05.08.24 That sounds like a great project. The cover on my stove fits fairly snug around the surrounding cou
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 9:38am 05.08.24 When storing, I typically make sure the waterline is level and it is but this boat doesn't appear to
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 05.08.24 I have used a razor blade carefully, after it has dried. Never thought about it that way, but I'd
Connecting bilge areas dLj at 9:27am 05.08.24 I'd check to see how the boat was blocked over the winter. It may have been at an angle that doesn't

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