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Height of 2018 Jeanneau SO 419 ? xavpil at 6:27am 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/298 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 3/505 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 4/772 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 3/473 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 3/1969 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 8/1224 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 24/3800 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 4/543 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 14/1737 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 7/1380 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 4/1402 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 7/1489
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Afraal at 8:30pm 07.30.23 Catalina 310 24/4732 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 6/1686 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

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Mariner 2+2 rigging issue Sunbird22358 at 5:10am 10.06.25 I would add toggles to the ends of the forestay and backstay, even though there are most likely togg
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? Johann at 5:03am 10.06.25 Opinions? On my boat, the inverter is only about comfort as there is no navigation, life or boat s
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems colemj at 4:57am 10.06.25 Like mentioned, you need to look in the "Device List" submenu of the "System>Network" menu. It shou
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 4:23am 10.06.25 Thanks alll ! next weekend will go and check, probably the relay is asking for a change ;)
If any of you are going to the Annapolis sailboat show... NYSail at 4:12am 10.06.25
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Hayden Watson at 10:54pm 10.05.25 ^^ Motor sailing at an angle can indeed ease the the ride and steady progress. Tiny sails and just
To drill or not to drill... Hayden Watson at 10:51pm 10.05.25 Our tanks have level gauges that are reasonably accurate. Typically we fill both at the beginning o
To drill or not to drill... Hayden Watson at 10:47pm 10.05.25 Something is better than nothing. I will get that vent cleared but it won't be right away I took a
Electrical Project Almost Complete AP0196 at 10:22pm 10.05.25 I'm always surprised by (and therefore appreciate) how much time and energy it takes to run a coupl
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves Straycat22296 at 9:11pm 10.05.25 Maybe try gear hommocks? Less holes and easily removed.
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon TheMastiff at 8:55pm 10.05.25 I doubt I do. It was likely prior to phones that take pictures or even digital photography. But i
Electrical Project Almost Complete High Current at 7:51pm 10.05.25 I'm always surprised by (and therefore appreciate) how much time and energy it takes to run a couple
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? shemandr at 7:39pm 10.05.25 I don't want to quote or mis-quote our resident electrical guru but I think the body of his work wou
Teak upkeep dLj at 7:27pm 10.05.25 To fine tune your finishing process. Keep a log each time you paint of your finishing process of:
Electrical Project Almost Complete shemandr at 6:54pm 10.05.25 Beer and wiring? A great pairing! Wiring requires crawling in and out of small spaces, being in di
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon shemandr at 6:42pm 10.05.25 ...Do you have any pics of the completed rudders out of water? I doubt I do. It was likely prior
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems Schwarz633 at 5:28pm 10.05.25 Newer versions of the wind tranducer produce 0183 data instead of N2K. These use a thin cable int
Teak upkeep (2) Woodworks1 at 4:54pm 10.05.25 To fine tune your finishing process. Keep a log each time you paint of your finishing process of:
Surfed our '72 yesterday shemandr at 4:45pm 10.05.25
New to b&r rig lots of prebend on furling mast quadrille38 at 4:24pm 10.05.25

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