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End of Season Storms --> Update (2) JamesG161 at 6:23am 11.12.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/1171 221342 Jim...
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (3) twodzusfittings at 3:19am 11.12.23 Bigger Boats 13/3775 I could use your help if you have a Universal 5416 otherwise known as an M-20 diesel engine. I am in
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white SabreToothedEngineer at 6:05pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1922 I need to paint some sections of the deck and cockpit of my '83 Hunter 34. I did one small section w
How to create a brand-specific forum geoffschultz at 4:15pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1109 I want to create a Knysna brand-specific forum. How does one go about doing that? -- Geoff
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport (7) Robert D at 11:08am 11.11.23 Smaller Boats 4/1360 Hello All, I have a 2006 Catalina 22 Sport. I had a man come look at it because he was interested
Tiller rise C27? Indysailor at 6:40am 11.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1522 The current tiller on our Catalina 27, which appears to be original, has about a 5 inch drop. I'm wo
Harken Electric Winch 46/E (3) Lee Hadjiosif at 6:05am 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 1/480 I have two of these and one stoped working electrically. Manually is OK. I bypassed the relay/contac
Fischer Panda impeller change artboas at 1:10am 11.11.23 Big Boats 9/1299 Ok,, This make no sense (to me) The screws holding one the FP pump late are M4, very short, and (ga
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dinghy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 7:39pm 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/3349 Just purchased a new one with a good deal - anyone mount davit lift points on one of these ? Looki
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 1:59pm 11.10.23 Catalina 310 9/2446 I am going to add a solar arch on my 315; specifically looking at the Atlantic Tower brand Can some
Bimini window.... NYSail at 11:07am 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1887
Oday 25 cabin roof tcbailey67 at 4:29am 11.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1517 Hi, I'm rebedding some things on my Oday 25, toe rails, cheek blocks, etc, was planning on the mast
Pearson electra? SailingLoto at 5:22pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1301 Help me ID this old sailboat please.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 3:36pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2268
Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? advgaia at 2:32pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 2/650 Recently, I've acquired a Pearson 323 and am going thru the boat. The is a Belmar 120 diesel heater
Stanchion Support for 2001 Beneteau 361 bfrey0003 at 7:17am 11.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/640 The deck around my stanchions has starburst and other cracks, which I want to repair. Naturally, th
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 7:08am 11.09.23 Bigger Boats 27/6219 This year, I am amazed at how much barnacles and growth I have on the bottom of my boat. I'm located
Vented Loop (2) MaryEllaRose at 6:49pm 11.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2215
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer AKlight at 5:00pm 11.08.23 Big Boats 9/1302 Am thinking about replacing my grunert ac fridge with something more efficient. I was figuring on no
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. BlowMeAway at 3:29pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1847 What should we call it on a sailboat? Dock line windlass? Millennial Grabber? Flip flop eater? Big b

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More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 6:59pm 10.26.25 The latest news. https://substack.com/home/post/p-177099831?source=queue
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 6:11pm 10.26.25 Your expectations might not meet the reality. Storage space is limited, not just fuel and water but
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 6:03pm 10.26.25 I'm a fan of composting heads - especially on a small sailboat. I use OGO composting heads - they h
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 5:55pm 10.26.25 Dreams keep us going. You may or not get there but it's the beginning of a journey that will enhan
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 5:53pm 10.26.25 It took me three years to finally go solo on my boat. You've set a quite ambitious goal for so lit
Hull preparation (1) unclejack3 at 5:41pm 10.26.25 Well just noticed a possible issue.. As you can see from the photos,the yellow is WLine which has be
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:36pm 10.26.25 Storage space is a major problem. But 26 feet isn't that small. I have a friend that sailed around
basic battery connections question marcham at 5:11pm 10.26.25 Op has about 180-200 Ah, of which about 100ah is usable. (Agm or flooded?) A 280Ah .lithium pack co
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 4:54pm 10.26.25 Your expectations might not meet the reality. Storage space is limited, not just fuel and water but
Rudder packing gland heritage at 4:35pm 10.26.25 It should not interfere with the shaft while dropping the rudder. Wouldn't hurt to loosen the bolts
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Don S/V ILLusion at 4:23pm 10.26.25 Your expectations might not meet the reality. Storage space is limited, not just fuel and water but
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 4:08pm 10.26.25 So more tankage? There seems to be a lot of unused space under the cockpit that would be handy for
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 4:05pm 10.26.25 Thank you for your quick response The first two offered no link or info. the Practical Sailor one I
Hull preparation colemj at 4:03pm 10.26.25 Spraying gelcoat won't fill gouges. You will need to fair the hull first. This isn't that bad - us
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. shemandr at 4:00pm 10.26.25 Dreams keep us going. You may or not get there but it's the beginning of a journey that will enhanc
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. kappykaplan at 3:39pm 10.26.25 It took me three years to finally go solo on my boat. You've set a quite ambitious goal for so litt
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 3:36pm 10.26.25 Are you sailing solo to Hawaii? That's the plan as of now! Trying to convince a friend to do it wi
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. kappykaplan at 3:27pm 10.26.25 So more tankage? There seems to be a lot of unused space under the cockpit that would be handy for
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 3:13pm 10.26.25 You are certainly not foolish - or we all are! (you could make a strong case for either). I recent
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. john6206 at 3:09pm 10.26.25 You are certainly not foolish - or we all are! (you could make a strong case for either). I recent

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