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Sailing the Abacos dlochner at 9:53am 04.06.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 6/2411 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 9/2840
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 acudavid at 9:28am 04.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 1/1188 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 39/2976 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 3/680 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 4/857 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 2/1194 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 35/2874 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 13/1699 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 2/638 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 11/1459 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 1/742 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 14/2332 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 0/791
Life lines questions fred1diver at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/816 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 5/785 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 5/2019 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 4/492 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 7/1789 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 11/1299 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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Is this boat bottom okay? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 05.21.25 What do you guys recommend for rust inhibitor, antifouling paint and do I need primer? Rust inhibi
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Foswick at 12:30pm 05.21.25
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:27pm 05.21.25 You have been given good advice and nothing conclusive can be drawn from the photo. But, I laid the
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:08pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:07pm 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Sunken Treasure Davidasailor26 at 12:06pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
1985 Hunter hull Terry Cox at 11:47am 05.21.25 According to the photo gallery, the 37.5 has a step on transom as does the 37, but much higher. Both
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 05.21.25 First, what is the hull number which will give you the model boat, month and year when the hull was
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (2) thinwater at 11:40am 05.21.25 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a tra
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling Crazy Dave Condon at 11:24am 05.21.25 Where is the VHF located. Is there an inspection port inside the boat in the ceiling starboard sid
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:07am 05.21.25 Although Precision sailboats are no longer being built, one of the owners is still building parts.
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 BarryL at 11:06am 05.21.25 Hello, I believe the '1/2 eyes' that you describe are for a lazy jack system. If you do some googli
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 kappykaplan at 10:56am 05.21.25 I had no idea cucumbers were so high in calories :facepalm: ! It's not the cucumbers, it's the but
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative msin99 at 10:55am 05.21.25 Thanks for your replies ... I was thinking of something less expensive than the Jabsco options which
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 10:27am 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets Foswick at 10:12am 05.21.25 I had to look this up. Assumed "Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets" was a bluegrass band. Welcome to the for
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 flyingwaspsailing at 10:06am 05.21.25 Thanks. I'll take a look. I think the lens distortion accentuates the slightly short mainsail widt
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 shemandr at 9:53am 05.21.25 I can't get past why the main doesn't fit the boom. All I can offer is that for that first reef, t
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 9:38am 05.21.25 UPDATE: Finally got the hull number and seems to be a 1985 model. Not sure about the length since th
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? boulevardtalonman at 9:38am 05.21.25 I have strap eyes on the stern of my Chrysler C22. I cross left to right between the trailer and bo

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