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CG vessel renewal CYQK at 8:16am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/623 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped it
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) tbolan at 5:33am 03.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2575 Any Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners with experience on rigging for an asymmetrical sail.
question on SEMCO teak sealer Erbardy at 3:24am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1659 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like t
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 11:43am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2504 I have a buyer flying up from Cancun to buy and sail my boat back from Corpus Christi, Tx. He is aw
Anchors HomeyD at 11:09am 03.07.23 Catalina 22 25/3369 I have been a day sailor for several years and I am about to take my Catalina 22 out for some overni
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 10:31am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/846 Hello sailors - I have two banks of Rutgerson clutches one of which has a broken lever. I bought sev
Solar q's fred1diver at 8:52am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2047 Hello again everyone. I am looking at solar panels and I have a few questions, first what size of so
Wind instruments fred1diver at 8:47am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 12/3271 Hello everyone, what are you thoughts on wind instruments for a 30ft sailboat on the Ottawa river? O
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 6:51am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2524 My Oday 240 does not have somewhere on the gooseneck to secure the tack,what am i missing?Should the
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Michael K at 3:12am 03.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/540 My Hunter 22 has a swing keel with flaps. Not sure of the purpose of the flaps, but one of them came
Engine control panel modification (4) Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1419 In my typical fashion, I plowed forward with a modification without knowing where I'm going entirely
Cleats?????? C_Level at 2:03pm 03.06.23 Catalina 22 9/1827 I am close to completing a total restore on 1975 cat 22 and am in the process of drilling and puttin
O' Day 40, anchor choice and selection? LouisMK at 12:48pm 03.06.23 Bigger Boats 19/2974 Time to dump our CQR in favor of a new anchor. Am considering a Vulcan or a Mantus M2, anyone have a
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:26pm 03.06.23 Catalina 310 16/2651 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Cat
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII sheardc at 11:24am 03.06.23 C&C 1/1170 Looking for basic info for mounting mast back in sailboat and then specific info for a 1990 C'C 30'
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 9:37am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1332 It's that time of the year for mast maintenance. While I have it down I plan on running new cabling.
Looking for hull liner in Canada Atlantic at 9:03am 03.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/811 Recently purchased a 1988 Hunter Legend 37 and while it is in good shape I do want to replace some o
Mast Light watertight connector (under the deck in dinette) - Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 5:49am 03.06.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/736 It seems I have a defect in the watertight connector for mast lights in my Beneteau Oceanis 31. This
How to find elusive leaks T-Schwan at 2:35am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2571 One of the most common questions in 20+ years of this forum is how to chase down the elusive leak. B
Hunter 386 Salon Table Spartan at 11:11pm 03.05.23 Big Boats 5/1280 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 386. Can the salon table be converted into a bed. The table top l

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Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 SailingLoto at 4:53am 05.17.25 A friend of mine is trying to sell his 27-2 and he ran across a video with a picture of his boat in
Shower Sump Pump Woes colemj at 4:46am 05.17.25 Ive read of some Hunters using a macerator instead of a bilge pump to eliminate issues with cloggin
Boat Dog Foswick at 4:33am 05.17.25 It depends on why you want the dog. I would say that, in general, get the dog you want, then adjust
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise kappykaplan at 4:25am 05.17.25 That looks much more doable. :beer:
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 4:23am 05.17.25 Based on input from this group we have a second draft. It adds two sailing days, but makes almost al
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 dlochner at 3:58am 05.17.25 Not surprising, given the new direction that PS sunk to. The editor's big claim to fame was a YouTub
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast Captain Larry-DH at 2:21am 05.17.25
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Brian M H23 at 1:04am 05.17.25 My good sir, I leave the positioning of motor mounts in your capable hands. Based on specification
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (4) Brian M H23 at 12:47am 05.17.25 this was definitely my issue, all of them had rubber/metal separation and both starboard mounts had
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast PaulDaniel at 9:02pm 05.16.25 Thank you all for the responses! I really appreciate the input from everyone. I feel like I've answe
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast PaulDaniel at 8:52pm 05.16.25 The effect won't be that great because the extra weight is distributed over the length of the mast.
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove Tally Ho at 8:48pm 05.16.25
Visual Distress Signal Alternatives and Disposal of Pyrotechnic Flares Tally Ho at 8:43pm 05.16.25 I switched to the electronic flare several years ago and keep a day flag next to it (not real sure i
Horizontal Prop shaft Alignment Tally Ho at 8:36pm 05.16.25
Ritchie compass on my 07 H-36 Tally Ho at 8:28pm 05.16.25
Add fluid into my compass Tally Ho at 8:27pm 05.16.25
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled justsomeguy at 8:20pm 05.16.25 That big chuck of foam in the middle looks like was placed to support the v-berth. Nah.
Just Do It justsomeguy at 8:16pm 05.16.25 It was not at all as hard as I believed it would be. That's how things usually work out.
Add fluid into my compass justsomeguy at 8:13pm 05.16.25 do I try drill hole to add fluid I wouldn't. Try to remove it from the helm.
Coppercoat in low fouling area PaulDaniel at 8:08pm 05.16.25 Mark, thanks for your input. What area are you in? You experience seems to indicate that I would be

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