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Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 8:14am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 31/2606 I'm replacing all my running rigging and looking for suggestions of where to buy both halyards and s
Spring Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:06am 04.02.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/1327 Belle-Vie's skipper has a week of vacation coming up April 9th. A cruise plan is in the making for s
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? Factoryfil at 3:57am 04.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/672
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 2:38am 04.02.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1692 I just bought my 26s and i noticed there is no way to hold the rutter stationary in the water. Ther
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 2:45pm 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2694 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet above
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation RAD at 2:24pm 04.01.23 Catalina 30 4/1654 I installed a windlass on my previous Oday and was spoiled for 20 years now I've moved on to a Catal
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task Randall Schmidt at 12:19pm 04.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/856 I have a 1984 Universal diesel M-12 inboard motor on my 1984 O'day 28. I have the replacement impell
Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 Azure at 8:42am 04.01.23 Catalina 275 1/1214 I am presently considering installing a bow roller for occasional anchoring. I find it difficult hau
Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2024 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/4603 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m
Goosneck to Boom (3) Redwood707 at 7:00pm 03.31.23 Trailer Sailors 13/2078 Hello, I am attempting to equip a Windrose 18 with the basic necessities to hit the water and make a
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (3) zinahewitt at 5:36pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2701 Hi All, Hope you are doing well. My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 1:33pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2379 Yesterday, I hoisted (with difficulty) my new gennaker on my Beneteau 331, PELIKAN. I need some adv
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (4) JamesG161 at 1:29pm 03.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/1783
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 12:55pm 03.31.23 Catalina 22 2/803 I've been planning a project of moving my halyards internal since I'm about to add a VHF antenna, so
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 12:02pm 03.31.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/884 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 03.31.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2801 More boats have to be towed in, or find themselves back in the yard, and more equipment failures hap
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:43am 03.31.23 Catalina 30 16/1984 Hello all, long time lurker here, first time poster. I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 7:42am 03.31.23 C&C 9/1270 Hi all C'C owners! I am now the proud owner of a 1975 C'C 33 Mk1 "Yellowtail". I will be moving her
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:08pm 03.30.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1416 Hi, everyone, longtime lurker here. I came into possession (cheap!) of a Yanmar 3YM30x1 engine in

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fresh water flush jssailem at 8:26am 03.27.25 OH if it was so simple. I think you need to understand the cause of the smell before you can get rid
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? jssailem at 8:10am 03.27.25 2016 Jerry Montgomery redesigned his Sage 15 to a Marconi rig Cat boat. https://sailboatdata.com/sa
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 8:02am 03.27.25
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? (1) jssailem at 8:00am 03.27.25 When you suggest a small Gaff rig, are you thinking Cat Boat design?
DIY Remote Monitoring System brazenarticle at 7:57am 03.27.25 How often do you need to remotely monitor engine data? Mark Mostly I use it for logging to have t
Diesel engine as generator question? jssailem at 7:56am 03.27.25 What is the difference in use case between two identical diesel engines, one used as a generator an
DIY Remote Monitoring System Captain Larry-DH at 7:22am 03.27.25
Bavaria 41 anchor sizing jssailem at 7:18am 03.27.25 I would second the Spade as a good anchor for boats greater than 17K lbs displacement. They were jus
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? shemandr at 6:19am 03.27.25 I am short on time and didn't read the whole post #4. But, why would someone want to haul a log up
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment DianaOfBurlington at 5:23am 03.27.25 What Heritage said, for reasons Jim Legere said. I would add the (strong) suggestion to make the s
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Crazy Dave Condon at 5:16am 03.27.25 The older Catalina 25 came with a wing keel introduced in 1988. The Catalina 250 wing. keel was int
Bavaria 41 anchor sizing SV Temenos at 5:12am 03.27.25 I second Steve's anchor testing video's. They are well worth watching if you are looking for a new
DIY Remote Monitoring System Tally Ho at 5:09am 03.27.25 One more thing you might consider adding: a motion sensor activated LED flood light in the cockp
Towing a Precision 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 03.27.25 The trailer should have brakes preferably surge brakes vs electric which must be maintained. Worked
DIY Remote Monitoring System colemj at 4:43am 03.27.25 Engine temperatures are monitored with a Shelly and analog gauges - oil pressure, tachometer are c
Need New Spreader Bracket and Spreader for 1982 H25 DianaOfBurlington at 4:40am 03.27.25
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 4:34am 03.27.25 I am unclear as to the elements of cost attributed to solar making it cheaper. Solar, if only the p
Diesel engine as generator question? Terry Cox at 4:10am 03.27.25 Our diesel genset at our off grid property is an 1800 RPM Kubota not 3600 RPM... The engine is spec
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location kappykaplan at 2:11am 03.27.25 OK, so here is the finished product! (Finished tonight). Good-lookin, clean installation! :beer:
Bavaria 41 anchor sizing Davidasailor26 at 2:06am 03.27.25 Most of the modern anchors provide fitting templates you can download. You print several pages, line

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