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Hunter 410 curved companionway step sailing gal at 11:52am 03.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/707 1 of my curved companionway steps on my Hunter 410 is breaking. anyone know where to get one?
TOO MUCH WIND? jssailem at 9:42am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2099 Is there ever too much wind? Watch what happens at minute 2:08. Later you can see the SloMO version.
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 8:50am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1851 Hello all, I just added a 1800gph AC bilge pump with garden hose to be placed temporarily as a disc
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Jeff2650 at 8:37am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1478 I'd rather ask than not ask, so I appreciate your knowledge on this subject. I just purchased a use
CG vessel renewal CYQK at 8:16am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/579 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped it
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) tbolan at 5:33am 03.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2325 Any Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners with experience on rigging for an asymmetrical sail.
question on SEMCO teak sealer Erbardy at 3:24am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1403 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like t
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 11:43am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2131 I have a buyer flying up from Cancun to buy and sail my boat back from Corpus Christi, Tx. He is aw
Anchors HomeyD at 11:09am 03.07.23 Catalina 22 25/3023 I have been a day sailor for several years and I am about to take my Catalina 22 out for some overni
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 10:31am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/683 Hello sailors - I have two banks of Rutgerson clutches one of which has a broken lever. I bought sev
Solar q's fred1diver at 8:52am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1873 Hello again everyone. I am looking at solar panels and I have a few questions, first what size of so
Wind instruments fred1diver at 8:47am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2579 Hello everyone, what are you thoughts on wind instruments for a 30ft sailboat on the Ottawa river? O
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 6:51am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2000 My Oday 240 does not have somewhere on the gooseneck to secure the tack,what am i missing?Should the
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Michael K at 3:12am 03.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/492 My Hunter 22 has a swing keel with flaps. Not sure of the purpose of the flaps, but one of them came
Engine control panel modification (4) Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1207 In my typical fashion, I plowed forward with a modification without knowing where I'm going entirely
Cleats?????? C_Level at 2:03pm 03.06.23 Catalina 22 9/1546 I am close to completing a total restore on 1975 cat 22 and am in the process of drilling and puttin
O' Day 40, anchor choice and selection? LouisMK at 12:48pm 03.06.23 Bigger Boats 19/2464 Time to dump our CQR in favor of a new anchor. Am considering a Vulcan or a Mantus M2, anyone have a
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:26pm 03.06.23 Catalina 310 16/2248 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Cat
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII sheardc at 11:24am 03.06.23 C&C 1/994 Looking for basic info for mounting mast back in sailboat and then specific info for a 1990 C'C 30'
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 9:37am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1186 It's that time of the year for mast maintenance. While I have it down I plan on running new cabling.

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How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. dlochner at 4:50am 01.19.25 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yanmar 4JH2E My new Ellebogen motor mounts have arrived. How did you support or j
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 4:44am 01.19.25 lol...someone needs to lock this thread asap. The last page of replies has already added about $15
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. Captain Larry-DH at 3:46am 01.19.25 Used a come-along to hoist it from above, suspended from a 4x4 placed across the hatch opening. Coul
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. danstanford at 3:11am 01.19.25 Anything that will fit in there and be removable after the new mounts are in should be fine. A sciss
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:01pm 01.18.25 Styrofoam panels with Velcro can be put up and taken down easily and made into complex shapes. Duct
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 9:00pm 01.18.25 Decision made. No more canoe to sailboat boarding trips. I will find a dock for the sailboat. If
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 7:49pm 01.18.25 Take a look at these. I have 2 on my boat. They can be located out of the way in a cabinet or with
Rust inhibitor NYSail at 7:15pm 01.18.25 I've used both. Ospho can't hold a candle to POR15. The comparison is table wine vs. uncut moonsh
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 6:28pm 01.18.25 Take a look at these. I have 2 on my boat. They can be located out of the way in a cabinet or with s
23-2. I think there's (two) leaks in my keel - is this a big deal? Project_Mayhem at 4:53pm 01.18.25 Did someone screw a bilge pump in to your bilge? I the keel crack on my O'Day 25 when we hit -30F
Estimate?? Project_Mayhem at 4:13pm 01.18.25 I prefer single axle trailers because I can make some crazy turns possible without destroying my tir
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 4:03pm 01.18.25 The jerry cans sold in the US are a PITA because of the spouts, they weren't designed to be used on
Sunken Treasure Rick Webb at 3:28pm 01.18.25 It would be an excellent way to turn money into frustration and time into angst. Were it to be a su
Estimate?? Rick Webb at 3:18pm 01.18.25 The single axle trailer is just on the edge of being tolerable. If the boat is empty, everything is
23-2. I think there's (two) leaks in my keel - is this a big deal? jssailem at 3:00pm 01.18.25 It is a bit late this year. If there is water in the boat, I suspect it will be freezing soon, if no
23-2. I think there's (two) leaks in my keel - is this a big deal? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:52pm 01.18.25 Drill some holes in the logical places and see what comes out.
Estimate?? Rich 35.5 at 1:18pm 01.18.25 I had a 23.5 years ago. As a novice sailor, that boat made me look good.... Its easy to sail as
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:03pm 01.18.25 I recently watched a YouTube video of Sailing Magic Carpet If you go back to the beginning of this
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? arf145 at 11:26am 01.18.25 The disturbance in the force is that it gives us something to do in these winter months :-)
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:13am 01.18.25 Yeah, yeah, not about sailing -- but No problem. When I read that story, I heard in my mind the d

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