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G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:15am 05.28.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1731 Hello all, I've embarked on my first season of boat repairs and I am looking for some advice on cur
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy hlwpitts at 6:19am 05.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/450
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Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 3:31am 05.28.23 Ask All Sailors 39/2997 A toilet question for those with manual toilet without a macerator. Some toilet paper will inevitabl
What is at the top of my mast. (3) rlongfield at 8:43pm 05.27.23 Catalina 22 9/1567 I have no idea what this is. It looks like the cable coming out of the mast might attach to it but I
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 5:49pm 05.27.23 Day Sailers 10/1245 I could use some help. My Son bought a 1984 O Day Day Sailer 2 and we, Son and I were attempting to
Nicopress fred1diver at 5:04pm 05.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/778 Hello everybody, Working on my spinnaker pole and I need to replace the jaw wires, I got the cables
Mainsail up! (1) sbrogden at 4:53pm 05.27.23 Trailer Sailors 2/753 I decided to raise the mainsail while I was practicing raising the mast. Wanted to make sure I had a
C&C 38 Rudder - Wet Stephen1150 at 4:37pm 05.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/557 Hey there. I have a 1982 C'C 38 Landfall. When I bought the boat LY the survey indicated moisture in
Electrical upgrades (8) morbidfollower at 4:09pm 05.27.23 Catalina 22 14/1729 Here's some electrical upgrades I did last summer, finally got around to taking some pictures of wha
Catalina 25 w/ Wing Keel seperation. (1) CJohnson at 2:07pm 05.27.23 Smaller Boats 2/1573 Hey Everyone, I recently acquired a Catalina 25 with a Wing Keel from a friend for free. The boat
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. (1) CurtPollard at 1:32pm 05.27.23 Ask All Sailors 7/952 216130
What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 12:49pm 05.27.23 Trailer Sailors 15/1531
Mast Stepping on a Vagabond 14 sbrogden at 11:03am 05.27.23 Trailer Sailors 0/723 Figured out the best way to step my mast (Vagabond 14) was to attach a line to the forward mast stay
Early Music Instruments (1) jviss at 7:18am 05.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 9/1503 Anyone else interested in or playing early music instruments? I'm finally recommissioning my Renais
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker (1) Summerof69 at 4:55am 05.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1754 I have a 2006 Hunter 38. I fried the Line 1 shore power circuit breaker and need to replace it. D
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 4:35am 05.27.23 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 3/2088 Hello, I am looking for a bimini, or half-bimini, for a Hunter 28.5. Billy
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 8:15pm 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 11/846
Need details about this boat (1) tsuchenek at 1:40pm 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1150 My neighbor who is 90 years old found an ODay boat in the corner of one of his barns. He remembers t
Bilge pump line JonandDave at 8:35am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/443 The bilge pump line from the pump to the outside of the boat seems to be clogged or pinched. Any sug

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Doors Won't Close Jim Nortz at 7:13am 05.29.25 Thank you all for your thoughtful advice. Since there was no difference being on the water or on har
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 6:44am 05.29.25 Don, the 40.5 is a little different. The pull knob is located just inside the cabin at the top of
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40am 05.29.25 Thanks, I'll pull the old cable and get the length. I'm seeing cables that use "clamps" and those
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 6:26am 05.29.25 Thanks, I'll pull the old cable and get the length. I'm seeing cables that use "clamps" and those
Motor mount for a small outboard? loreo51 at 6:01am 05.29.25 You know....there is a 1974 promotion YouTube and it was really hard to see but I thought it was tha
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 dlochner at 5:36am 05.29.25 Look to see if the hole is threaded. If it is, it is a garboard drain intended to let any water ente
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14am 05.29.25
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? jssailem at 5:04am 05.29.25 When I ordered my new mainsail, I selected a loose foot to replace the original track footed sail. T
Yanmar Engine Kill cable kloudie1 at 4:36am 05.29.25 Replaced my original (1985) Yanmar this year. Since I'd worked as a bicycle mechanic, I recognized t
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point sailme88 at 3:59am 05.29.25
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) Foswick at 3:53am 05.29.25 Gave the presentation this evening and, despite going WAY over time, I have already had a lot of rea
Yanmar Engine Kill cable dlochner at 3:52am 05.29.25
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Captain Larry-DH at 3:48am 05.29.25
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 05.29.25 Most of us cruising sailors would never bother to adjust to tension on the foot even if we knew how
Yanmar Engine Kill cable dlochner at 2:44am 05.29.25 I replaced mine at a Yanmar dealer. About the same price as @Ralph Johnstone paid, assuming he liste
new water heater (3) sailcapt340 at 2:33am 05.29.25 On my 2000 Hunter 340, it came with a Seaward S600 heater, I have replaced it twice and always with
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) Hayden Watson at 10:03pm 05.28.25 This is how I have rigged mine for the past 17-years and have had no problems.
Yanmar Engine Kill cable (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:47pm 05.28.25 Got my replacement at my Yanmar dealer for $87.12 back in 2020. You can also probabaly find it at a
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? Michael Davis at 7:59pm 05.28.25 So I'm wondering... does the 29.5 have a loose footed main sail or does anyone sail with the main l
Purchasing a B-373 BigEasy at 6:15pm 05.28.25 I offered in the 80s...thanks for the advice. Contingent on the findings of a new complete survey o

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