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Sailing the Abacos dlochner at 9:53am 04.06.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 6/2284 In 2022 Second Star sailed to the Abacos. Here's a short clip of our trip across the Abaco Bight. O
Tally Ho! Tally Ho at 7:58pm 04.08.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/2649
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 acudavid at 9:28am 04.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 1/1136 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The b
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:27am 04.06.23 Ask All Sailors 39/2548 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st
Any idea what this is for? (1) BroncoJohn at 9:17am 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/660 I don't know what this piece of aluminum angle is behind my steps. I haven't seen it on other Hunter
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID (1) Jumanji at 8:54am 04.06.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/812 I have a 1976 Islander 28, my fiberglass guy is telling me their is some linear cracking where the k
Force 10 cabin heater (2) SaltAndFresh at 8:47am 04.06.23 Catalina 30 2/1154 Last spring we sold our 2001 Capri 22 and bought a 1986 Catalina 30. Our 22 was perfect and as you
Potential first boat for me? (10) pinchecharlie at 8:08am 04.06.23 Catalina 22 35/2721 Iam looking to buy my first sailboat and iam pretty sold on finding a cat 22. Bad news is I live in
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains patbratton at 6:22am 04.05.23 Smaller Boats 13/1642 Seeking Hunter 240 curtains in any condition to use for pattern. Used boat came without them.
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 5:38am 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/572 I have a '85 Hunter 34 with Maxwell 24 winches and cannot find any winch handles that will lock in.
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:52pm 04.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1353 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as the main -stay -furling -sail unfurls.
Adding Furler to a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:36pm 04.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/722 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as sail unfurls from the main stay position. ??
buzzer alarm upgrade brad minda at 8:15pm 04.05.23 Catalina 30 14/2236 I am considering the low oil pressure and high water temp buzzer upgrade system from catalina direct
How do you secure the pop up dodger? jodyjuli at 8:12pm 04.05.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/757
Life lines questions fred1diver at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/684 Quick question, my Pearson 30 only has the top lifeline and no hole for a mid height one, is that ok
Yanmar 1gm questions Gerry DELICH at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/760 My 1gm tachometer is slow / sluggish to respond to throttle settings. Is it the tachometer which is
Troubleshooting wind display (2) kbgunn at 5:23pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1830 I have a Raymarine i60 wind instrument and display. The display will show wind direction but doesn't
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 12:15pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 4/471 The (textured) floor of my head curves up with the hull. Dangerous with soapy feet while showering.
Lee cloths Waybad at 10:40am 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1689 Has anybody used a open webbing or netting type material lee cloths for warmer climates? Tapered op
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1220 I have some 1/4" Warpspeed line on my furler that I need to remove some line from. It's woven very t

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Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:32pm 04.08.25 I would hesitate to use anyone that does not come to the boat to measure. Especially with the sail
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions (1) colemj at 4:28pm 04.08.25 What kind of main sail are you runnning? Furling? Non-furling? dj Catamaran with a large roach e
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:27pm 04.08.25 A couple of friends have 3Di sails, they love the shape and how well the sail holds it shape. Howev
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:16pm 04.08.25 We have had 3Di Endurance sails (dyneema and kevlar) for the past 5yrs. 3Di is really only the man
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:10pm 04.08.25 The offshore lofts often work with several different smaller lofts. The advantage to using a smalle
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:09pm 04.08.25 I've heard about these. I've also heard some mixed reviews of the 3Di. Do you have any direct exper
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 3:55pm 04.08.25 I just went through the process of pricing sails in the fall, and my new main and jib are arriving
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 3:54pm 04.08.25
Mainsail Question dLj at 3:39pm 04.08.25 Going back to the OP we are talking about an ODay 25 on a lake. So that narrows the discussion qui
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:33pm 04.08.25 I just went through the process of pricing sails in the fall, and my new main and jib are arriving i
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 3:32pm 04.08.25 A couple of friends have 3Di sails, they love the shape and how well the sail holds it shape. Howev
Mainsail Question shemandr at 3:26pm 04.08.25 Going back to the OP we are talking about an ODay 25 on a lake. So that narrows the discussion quit
Engine Overheating Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.08.25 My raw water pick up (tru-hull) was completely blocked with zebra mussels at the end of last season
Sailing Tender dLj at 2:57pm 04.08.25 That's actually a pretty normal artefact of computational photography on modern smartphones. The gi
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 2:55pm 04.08.25 I've also heard some mixed reviews of the 3Di. Do you have any direct experience with these materia
Mainsail Question PaulK at 2:53pm 04.08.25 I hate to be a nay-sayer, but I have come to the position that there is no such thing as a good dea
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 2:41pm 04.08.25 1. Tuning diagonals for equal tension and prebend. Well that was darn near impossible by myself. I w
1GM10 - thermostat Alan Gomes at 2:39pm 04.08.25 If you look at a flow diagram for the cooling on the 1GM/1GM10, you'll see that water should always
Sailing Tender Foswick at 1:53pm 04.08.25 If that photo isn't photoshopped - how the heck did it come out looking like that??? That's actual
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Sneed at 1:49pm 04.08.25 The board just "hangs" there in the up position with no support under it on the lift (should I supp

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