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Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? mermike at 6:07am 08.24.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/2440 Greetings, I've got a 2 day meeting in downtown Seattle in late October. Since I'm always up for an
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 10:35pm 08.23.22 Yamaha 9/1323 I'm interested to know if anyone has done maintenance on a rudder for a Yamaha 30. I'm planning a
Stainless Steel Hanks markwbird at 9:05pm 08.23.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1025 So, my new headsail arrived and I am a little taken aback to discover that it is fitted with what ap
Anchor Chain size for a 2004 Catalina 387 - gmiller131 at 7:06pm 08.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/837 I need to replace the anchor chain on our 2004 Catalina 387 - the sailboat is equipped with a Maxwel
Swing keel operation video? Slavik at 4:59pm 08.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/712 Hello, I just got a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 previously owned by Bud. I can't find a good instru
Beneteau Oceanic 350 John_Tasmania at 3:01pm 08.23.22 Ask All Sailors 3/293 Anyone know what the initial rig tension settings should be for a Beneteau Oceanic 350?
Replacing the Coolmatic Waeco Fridge (65L) on 2005 Hunter '33 4Winds at 2:37pm 08.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/323 The fridge is failing ... I am about to unscrew everything and look into the cavity to ascertain max
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck bris59 at 1:44pm 08.23.22 Ask All Sailors 4/369 Anyone know where you can get deck for there interior lockers? My very specific case is the air con
New to MacGregor Catmando at 12:37pm 08.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/705 I recently inherited a 1968 V21 with many sweet extras, but most important, the hull is solid, with
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? (8) djghosie at 9:54pm 08.22.22 Yamaha 19/1622 HI all, This is probably the only group I could find active threads about the Yamaha 33, hopefully
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) SailorElliot at 9:24pm 08.22.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1411 Hey, I'm buying a small outboard (~2.5hp) and I need a place to mount it while cruising. I've seen t
Yamaha F6 on a MEGA 30 ? Boulard83 at 3:07pm 08.22.22 C&C 3/975 Hi Is a Yamaha F6 enough for a MEGA30 ? I've read some threads online and found that i need 8HP (o
Furling jib thwilson at 11:23am 08.22.22 Catalina 30 4/662 Yesterday I hoisted my new furling jib. It took quite a bit of cranking with the winch to complete t
Re power Stokeshc at 8:24am 08.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/822 Anyone repower their vision 32? If so did you rebuild or purchase a different engine?
AIS question richk at 8:11am 08.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/793 I have a SI-TEX AIS antenna splitter and a class B AIS transceiver. Last week I replaced the VHF an
C&C 29 MkII Traveler and tracks and car blocker (1) fogscreen at 6:20am 08.22.22 C&C 2/742 Hi everyone, I am fairly new to sailing and this is my first post in this forum. We have a family o
identify this boat if you will (please) (1) Scott E (north) at 8:29pm 08.21.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1283 I am assuming this is trailerable. I am more than curious, I'm actually interested in something sim
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. (2) SavraF at 7:03pm 08.21.22 Trailer Sailors 16/2170 Help. Being a newbie wanting to jump into sailing I bought a Vagabond 17. It looked good. The sai
Any woodworkers about? (1) john6206 at 4:32pm 08.21.22 Ask All Sailors 46/3254
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 3:59pm 08.21.22 Sails Call Lounge 61/4135 Hello fellow Captans ! I am a new sailor, and have some questions about sailing. After these few q

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Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating Douglas Ronne at 7:34am 05.04.24 Thanks! I will give that a go. Any tips for prep when it is only partly delaminating? What did you d
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating ice breaker at 7:32am 05.04.24 I used tite bond wood glue and some clamps. Still holding 10 years later. Easy water clean up.
Compasses don't agree kappykaplan at 7:11am 05.04.24 PS: A compass can be affected by other metals too. And a bag of Granny Smith apples! Don't ask me
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Terry Cox at 7:02am 05.04.24 Also wondering why you've been using a macerator pump all these years instead of a pump designed to
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards sailcapt340 at 6:50am 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside kloudie1 at 6:49am 05.04.24 Don't drill all the way through the plexi and put a barrel bolt on the top wash board .. But definit
Locking yourself from the inside Terry Cox at 6:46am 05.04.24 What do you recommend ? Purchased a standard SS hook latch from our local chandlery and attached
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards kloudie1 at 6:36am 05.04.24 Most of the air cooled small outboards have a water pump and water cooled exhaust.. It is probably b
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open AndyL at 6:36am 05.04.24 I found an old post that suggested 7/16" is the correct size for your boat. Perhaps use a low stret
want to raise main from cockpit Claude L.-Auger at 6:20am 05.04.24 Once you've go the location of the clutches and winch figured out, drill a small hole slowly through
Compasses don't agree JamesG161 at 6:15am 05.04.24 add one stainless steel tubing support from the previous design Is the one you added near the Comp
Window unit AC install (1) Tally Ho at 6:11am 05.04.24
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:53am 05.04.24 I'm guessing that the problem may be sea water mineral buildup in the intake line--and prob'ly in yo
Rub rail (1) colin59 at 5:44am 05.04.24 here is a pic of the rub rail thks Colin
Locking yourself from the inside Don S/V ILLusion at 5:20am 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside dmax at 5:18am 05.04.24 Or get a dog.
Wood Refinishing dlochner at 5:01am 05.04.24 Hand rails are typically teak. Minwax used to make a teak stain. Over the years I've used a number
Locking yourself from the inside garymalmgren at 4:37am 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 05.04.24
Rub rail kappykaplan at 3:18am 05.04.24 what material this is We need a little more information to help you. Any photos?

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