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Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 (1) Summer Wind - Sabre 28 at 2:29pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/472 Can anyone recommend a replacement for the traveler car on a '73 Sabre 28-1. The traveler is located
Vang Tang - Pearson 26 DougL at 1:18pm 07.31.23 Pearson 2/968 2nd year owning my first boat - 1976 Pearson 26. The boom vang tang attached to the lower portion o
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos (4) jonelli at 12:26pm 07.31.23 Catalina 30 3/1968 I was asked to see if I can make printable versions of the things. I wanted a spare cap for myself
Shore powered vent fan? patrickkidd at 9:52am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1222 I imagine this has been covered elsewhere but I can't find anything. My Marinco 4" solar van didn't
Spreaders (1) gwbarclift at 9:47am 07.31.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2041 I have never owned my own boat. I purchased a 69 macgregor 22. It is very solid with good rigging. I
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:24am 07.31.23 Trailer Sailors 24/3785 We are in our first summer of owning a trailer sailor (Starwind 19) for family adventures. We just
Cockpit shower replacement head (1) Fred at 9:19am 07.31.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1123 Has anyone found a less expensive replacement shower head than sold on Catalina direct ($64 USD) tha
1994 Beneteau Oceanis 351 - Line tamer cleat egregory2072 at 8:19am 07.31.23 Parts Search 0/672 Searching for the plastic knobs on a 1994 Beneteau Ocanis 351, which are similar to the Barton line
Edson Wheel Storage Don Crowther at 8:09am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/540 Does anyone know where I could find the locking clip for an Edson wheel storage? It would appear tha
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 7:54am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1734 I have a broken electric winch that I may or may not be able to repair. This Lewmar winch is obsole
Lazy jack rigging question (1) chriscampbell at 7:29am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1376 I have a new-to-me boat that has 4 lazy jack lines with eye splices coming down from the mast. I do
C&C 30 MKII question CliffA at 6:04am 07.31.23 C&C 4/1398 Hi. Do some versions of the Mk II have a full double berth aft? Most of the pictures I see only ha
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place Riga at 5:38am 07.31.23 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1483
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Afraal at 8:30pm 07.30.23 Catalina 310 24/4725 Hello Forum, I need to appeal to your collective wisdom for guidance. Today as we were motoring bac
Sailing in higher winds. (1) zinahewitt at 7:44pm 07.30.23 Ask All Sailors 6/866 Hi All, Hope your weekend went nicely. I have a boat, it is a Dufour 34, 1975. It is a simple boat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets (2) Eric S. at 6:56pm 07.30.23 Day Sailers 6/1683 See attached photos. Any thoughts on how to fix this? Am I looking at a new boom/gooseneck assembl
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat (1) pcharn01 at 6:41pm 07.30.23 Catalina 22 3/812 Gene, A few years ago you posted a video sailing in FL Keys. The C22 had a rear traveler with ca
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas CliffA at 3:20pm 07.30.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2674
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection (1) abouttime at 3:08pm 07.30.23 Smaller Boats 2/1156 There is a definite learning curve when getting a different boat. Sometimes you just do stuff with
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (2) Tally Ho at 1:57pm 07.30.23 Ask All Sailors 36/4038

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To drill or not to drill... Project_Mayhem at 10:11pm 10.04.25 You are assuming that your tanks are always empty when you fill them? Something is better than not
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 10:01pm 10.04.25 Write a list of all the items to fix. We'd be happy to help you prioritize. Doing them in the correc
Plastic boats Project_Mayhem at 10:00pm 10.04.25 I'm sorry to hear about Skipping Stone and your "grounding". Changing of a way of life is always tou
Connecticut marinas PaulK at 8:59pm 10.04.25 Mystic and Noank are in the high-rent district. Near there you might find better pricing in New Lond
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems dlochner at 7:27pm 10.04.25 Before spending money, go into the System/Network settings on the Vulcan. I can't remember exactly t
Irwin 1970 23ft shemandr at 7:23pm 10.04.25 I can't see a pipe in the pics. The area with a cover is the bilge, I think. If you have leaks, w
Irwin 1970 23ft (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:21pm 10.04.25 If this is what you are referring to, then that would be the compression post. For cleaning, I sugge
To drill or not to drill... dlochner at 7:16pm 10.04.25 You are assuming that your tanks are always empty when you fill them? Our tanks have level gauges
Irwin 1970 23ft (2) termitec4 at 6:25pm 10.04.25 I really appreciate the feedback. I have a pipe/tube that runs the bottom and not sure where it star
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing thinwater at 5:51pm 10.04.25 ^^ Motor sailing at an angle can indeed ease the the ride and steady progress. Tiny sails and just a
T-Satellite danooxnard at 5:32pm 10.04.25 I have T-Mobile for my phone service. They offered the Starlink Beta which I had for six months. It
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Hayden Watson at 5:29pm 10.04.25 Flattening a jib (draft) is usually a matter of cut. A lot of downhaul can move the draft forward b
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing thinwater at 4:37pm 10.04.25 Flattening a jib (draft) is usually a matter of cut. A lot of downhaul can move the draft forward bu
Plastic boats dLj at 3:23pm 10.04.25 I met Bernard in La Rochelle when they had the ceremony to bring Joshua into the maritime museum the
Plastic boats kappykaplan at 3:20pm 10.04.25 I grieve for her as she lays on her side, her final resting place the abyssal North Atlantic, compl
Plastic boats Don S/V ILLusion at 3:00pm 10.04.25
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon CrispyCringle at 2:42pm 10.04.25 Ive used West System and TotalBoat. They are both good, but I like West Systems measuring pumps. Pre
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon TheMastiff at 2:12pm 10.04.25 Your going to want to dig / grind out all the rot and loose stuff. Then fill appropriately with gla
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 10.04.25 I don't understand how this works. If I pull on my lazy sheet it does not pull the sail flatter. Pe
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon TheMastiff at 2:08pm 10.04.25 I've looked at the pics and haven't really got a feel for the construction of the rudder. I suppos

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