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North Channel Charter higgs at 8:06pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/707 Just returned from a charter in Canada's North Channel. 6 of us charted a Beneteau 473. It is a ve
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 7:10pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 27/4736 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. They
Lewmar 42" Folding Wheel (1) Scallywagger at 6:40pm 08.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 Hello again everyone. I'm still on the lookout for a used Lewmar 42" folding wheel for my Hunter 460
Bomar hatch dog (2) BTC1984 at 1:46pm 08.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 11/3077
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) jssailem at 8:22am 08.02.23 Weather and Forecasting 41/5202 @dLj has posted his communications about his cruise in the Cruiser Forum. You can find his posts on
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:41am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/6467 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the re
Applying Cetol question jviss at 5:16am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 22/6786 I have given up on the idea or a real varnish finish on my toerails. Wondering, has anyone applied
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) AndreInPortland at 9:34pm 08.01.23 Catalina 22 34/7574 Add me to the list of folks that had their rudder fail because of shoddy work by Ruddercraft. We wer
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 5:49pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 37/9433 Currently researching some possible options for my first boat, one of which is the Pearson Ensign. I
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! (1) jviss at 3:56pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/589
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 12:35pm 08.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1079 I am planning to replace main halyard on my H33 2006 with furling in mast. Original was, I think, s
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 12:18pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/885 Hello everyone, first post ever! I have a Dickinson "Newport" diesel furnace on my 1983 Catalina 36
O'Day Widgeon stern/transom emblem nacra1425 at 11:45am 08.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/795 I thought while on a roll. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of an available emblem?
O'Day Widgeon stern/transom emblem nacra1425 at 11:44am 08.01.23 Parts Search 1/854 I thought while on a roll. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of an available emblem?
2002 Hunter 386 Yanmar 3JH3E - Kanzaki KM3P4 - Michigan Gary Ryan at 10:58am 08.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/480 Hey Guys, I've been working on another thread regarding my Kanzaki KM3P4 not engaging when going int
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice (10) Bents at 9:56am 08.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1606 Hi everyone! My wife and I bought our first sailboat a couple of weeks ago (catalina 27) and are su
Height of 2018 Jeanneau SO 419 ? xavpil at 6:27am 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/300 the boat needs to be put on a truck and the company needs to know the height of the boat: of course
J/24 anchor roller? G0ri11@ at 9:40pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/510 I have a 1979 J/24 that my wife and I use for just sailing around Waikiki. At most, we might be in
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 (1) SycloneDriver at 8:47pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/780 A few weeks ago my bilge blower suddenly stopped working and later I noticed that the alternator was
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 (1) Summer Wind - Sabre 28 at 2:29pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/474 Can anyone recommend a replacement for the traveler car on a '73 Sabre 28-1. The traveler is located

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Seasonal change JamesG161 at 7:43am 10.09.25 John @jssailem is back on line and soon he will post about it !!!! :dancing::dancing::dancing: JI
Hunter 18 swim ladder install shemandr at 7:24am 10.09.25 Three steps is good! I don't know OP's level of function but I need three steps and grab bar(s).
Outboard transom board dimensions SteveHughessails at 7:13am 10.09.25 Do you think the 240 would be the same? I could measure mine for you.
Broken prong on shore power cord CrispyCringle at 6:07am 10.09.25 Just order a Marinco Male 30 amp plug. There is nothing magic about changing out a plug. Seems suspe
Electrical Project Almost Complete Indysailor at 3:26am 10.09.25 I'm addicted to the before/after satisfaction of owning a 47 year old sailboat and all that comes wi
Broken prong on shore power cord dlochner at 3:10am 10.09.25 A well installed replacement plug that is weather tight should be ok unless there are codes against
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 1:21am 10.09.25 Thank you
Broken prong on shore power cord BigEasy at 9:51pm 10.08.25 I have a 30 amp cord that was modified to adapt a smart plug. No problem; make sure that the plug
Precision 280 dlochner at 7:14pm 10.08.25 The Precision 28 is the same as a Precision 27 with the addition of a swim step. The Precision line
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed FastOlson at 6:43pm 10.08.25
Hunter 18 swim ladder install rgranger at 3:28pm 10.08.25 Yikes! More holes in the boat! :facepalm: The first one is the hardest. Lol
Hunter 18 swim ladder install (1) Swabby Third Class at 2:16pm 10.08.25 Yikes! More holes in the boat! :facepalm: Not sure if there is any space for a hand, let alone fen
Hunter stern and bow seats (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:11pm 10.08.25 Well, it's certainly going to outlast mine without the real teak. Maybe it's not to late to use a l
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed Ralph Johnstone at 1:30pm 10.08.25 The latest round of joker valves do not hold up. They get soft and don't fully seal and get worse o
Hatch and lens restoration with wood dLj at 12:57pm 10.08.25
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards dLj at 12:08pm 10.08.25 Agreed. Also wear in the clutch. Re-doing a class-2 splice is 5 minutes with a wire fid, barely mor
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 10:37am 10.08.25
Hatch and lens restoration with wood Captain Larry-DH at 10:33am 10.08.25
Honda 2.3 HP Outboard Propeller Issue sailcapt340 at 10:26am 10.08.25
Run Silent, Run Deep (1) JamesG161 at 9:55am 10.08.25

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