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Weathermax for genoa Drinky Crow at 7:18pm 08.30.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1080 Lighter and less abrasive than sunbrella. Have sock for longer periods of being furled but am lazy a
THE ECLIPSE IS COMING.... THE ECLIPSE IS COMING (2) jssailem at 5:46pm 08.30.23 Weather and Forecasting 5/986 Chicken Little cried the Sky is falling. Aztec priests are said to have sacrificed warriors to bring
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 1:43pm 08.30.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2014 As I slowly replace parts on our Hunter 386 sailboat, I was thinking of tackling the water/coolant l
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) Seadoc at 11:56am 08.30.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1186 See attached pix. This stainless steel strap is from my 1985 Mac 25. I have a pre-removal picture w
Square top main on water ballast? massnspace at 6:30am 08.30.23 Smaller Boats 19/2500 Need a new mainsail for my Hunter 23.5. Since no backstays, why not order a larger roach? With 2 r
Winterization? Jimongee at 4:10am 08.30.23 C&C 9/1569 New boat to me 1 week ago; 1987 C'C MKIII; not sure how to drain the fresh water tanks; not sure h
Refilling Compass - where's the port? HilaryK at 7:30pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1700
Reefing julspower at 6:51pm 08.29.23 Sirius 21/22 1/1273 Hi all How does reefing is done on the main sail? Also it seem like I dont have a vang with the boat
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 5:45pm 08.29.23 C&C 9/1349
Catalina 22 bilge care Saylor1022 at 5:24pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/961 Just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 that I can't figure out how to drain the bilge. There are 2 cockpit d
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season (5) pclarksurf at 4:00pm 08.29.23 Catalina 22 3/825 Pathetic that I have yet to get out this year on my own boat (sometimes you have to collect a payche
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 3:49pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 29/4803
Question about ignition switch and engine panel for 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 3:32pm 08.29.23 Big Boats 3/692 219354 My 2004 Hunter 36 has the engine panel that looks like the picture above. I had a couple of
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 3:28pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 6/530 LOOKING FOR SOME INFO PLEASE... About to purchase a hydraulic autopilot made by Raymor. Does anyone
Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 2:50pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1175
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? bmohr at 2:18pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1342 Back in the (good/bad) old days, I used to wrap fiberglass tape on the headers and exhaust of my mot
Drifter block positioning? stickinthemud57 at 12:29pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/671 I have ordered a .75 ounce nylon drifter for my MacGregor 26S for use in light winds, and want to ha
Water demand pump question Jimongee at 11:21am 08.29.23 C&C 4/925
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 10:20am 08.29.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1146 My Oceanis 34.1 did not come with a binnacle compass. The only compass is a very small one located
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 7:39am 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 41/5471 I have a thought on which I'd appreciate opinions. I have never had a ton of success with dry lube

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Down wind Genoa jssailem at 6:28am 09.01.25
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash jssailem at 6:17am 09.01.25 Nice post. Work looks accomplished by a professional. Happy sailing.
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard jssailem at 6:16am 09.01.25 VPC is good low stretch line for your halyard application. The hand feel is sometimes a complaint.
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard LakeOntario270 at 5:35am 09.01.25 If you use a winch to raise the sail, it is the winch causing the issue. After winching up, you ne
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard colemj at 5:28am 09.01.25 If you use a winch to raise the sail, it is the winch causing the issue. After winching up, you nee
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard dlochner at 4:31am 09.01.25 Take a look at NER VPC. It is a blended rope with a low stretch core and polyester cover. If the ha
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Richard19068 at 9:40pm 08.31.25 The before and after looks like a good ad for your repair guy!
Down wind Genoa Richard19068 at 9:31pm 08.31.25 I was thinking of buying and cut off one sail at the luff - any thoughts? If you buy it, give it
Down wind Genoa 58stang at 9:21pm 08.31.25 thought about new sail but this is $90. Not really concerned about downwind performance just a desce
Down wind Genoa Joe at 8:28pm 08.31.25 I was thinking of buying and cut off one sail at the luff - any thoughts? Thoughts?..... Why? Sm
Expired Flares higgs at 8:26pm 08.31.25 I use my expired flares to start a burn pile in my yard and they work great. If you are allowed yar
No mast but....... Joe at 8:08pm 08.31.25 Going forward to the bow while underway was an adventure since there was nothing to hold on to. r
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Tally Ho at 7:14pm 08.31.25 Get her in the water and get some sailing in!
Merit 22 owners (2) RussC at 7:08pm 08.31.25 Well I've gotten in five very full days of sailing Glissade so far and I seriously put in the effort
Down wind Genoa dLj at 5:58pm 08.31.25 I was thinking of buying and cut off one sail at the luff - any thoughts? First thought is why not
Down wind Genoa dLj at 5:57pm 08.31.25 For reaching or downwind, I would recommend an asymetric spinnaker. It is the optimum reaching fore
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard Calif. Ted at 5:40pm 08.31.25 I run the line thru my hand toward bitter end for kinks then make a figure eight flake on the cockpi
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash (6) BTC1984 at 5:22pm 08.31.25 Update: Repair is done. See photos.
Down wind Genoa 58stang at 4:52pm 08.31.25 I was thinking of buying and cut off one sail at the luff - any thoughts?
Mysterious Hole Under Bow Eye Davidasailor26 at 3:59pm 08.31.25 The chain locker needs a drain and a location like that is a pretty common one. Unless you see a dif

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