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Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling rs1sensen at 8:11am 05.19.25 Smaller Boats 5/411
Repainting deck higgs at 6:45pm 05.18.25 Ask All Sailors 5/364 My Marshall Sanderling has spent a lot of time in the Florida sun and as a result, the non skid deck
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging Wadelex at 6:37pm 05.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/396 Im curious to see how others have rigged their topping lift to keep adjustable. Actually I wished t
USCG Wants to remove Some nav aids in the NE United States ggrizzard at 1:20pm 05.18.25 Ask All Sailors 1/181 "Capt. John", a well known blogger, posted the attached article yesterday on a proposal from the US
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 12:12pm 05.18.25 Ask All Sailors 12/654
Is this boat bottom okay? (3) newsailor72 at 7:43am 05.18.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1551 Went to check out a boat, it's a 1990 Macgregor 26s, not the power sailor, but a regular sailboat wi
Pacific Northwest considerations for this coming week and Memorial Weekend jssailem at 6:40am 05.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/271 Well, the start of Summer Cruising is drawing near. I have just received a long-range forecast from
Hunter 32 Vision - How to access the freezer/refrigerator compressor. Unimon at 4:03am 05.18.25 Mid-Size Boats 0/240
Compass Glare Hood (1) Foswick at 9:43pm 05.17.25 Ask All Sailors 12/768 I wonder about this from time to time. Our boat has a binnacle-mounted compass. It has what is almos
Fischer Panda rebuild Laid-back at 5:42pm 05.17.25 Big Boats 2/551 It appears that one set of windings on my 14 year old, 1000 hour, Fischer Panda 12 Mini have gone
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 (1) seatrail at 4:32pm 05.17.25 Ask All Sailors 16/622 Hello, Can't seem to find any information when I do a quick search. Recently bought a 1970 Columbi
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD flyingwaspsailing at 9:09am 05.17.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1491 Ahoy sailors - I'm moving my sweet sweet Flying Wasp from a marina in Arlington VA down the Potomac
Hunter 27-2 SailingLoto at 4:50am 05.17.25 Ask All Sailors 2/196 I'm looking for rigging information on a 1989 27-2. Mostly the topping lift,reefing lines. A manua
27-2 questions SailingLoto at 4:48am 05.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/405 I recently acquired a derelict 1989 27-2. I'm looking for a manual for properly rigging the boat.
Add fluid into my compass seadaddler at 7:45pm 05.16.25 Ask All Sailors 7/383
Ritchie compass on my 07 H-36 seadaddler at 7:43pm 05.16.25 Ask All Sailors 1/33
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 (1) SycloneDriver at 7:27pm 05.16.25 Ask All Sailors 5/371 A friend of mine is trying to sell his 27-2 and he ran across a video with a picture of his boat in
Mystic 30 help Mystic sv at 4:26pm 05.16.25 Ask All Sailors 3/275 I bought a 1979 Mystic 30. I have question on orignal location of water tank and of black water tank
Shower Sump Pump Woes Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 05.16.25 Ask All Sailors 15/646 The usual pump for shower sumps is a small 500 gpm centrifugal pump. I have replaced and struggled
Just Do It (5) Rkelly44 at 8:49am 05.16.25 Ask All Sailors 3/226 A quick weekend, some elbow grease, and a couple hundred bucks in cleaner, primer, paint and she's l

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Funny Friday!!! smokey73 at 4:52pm 07.28.25 When I was growing up in Indiana, my Mom would make "cold bread pudding" She'd put sugar in a glass
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:51pm 07.28.25
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Tally Ho at 4:44pm 07.28.25
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Tally Ho at 4:30pm 07.28.25
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 4:19pm 07.28.25 233299
All Storm Action is currently in the Pacific (1) garymalmgren at 3:33pm 07.28.25 Thanks for the warning. John. We get around 6 typhoons a year in Japan. Only 2 or 3 reach up north w
Backstay on 1985 Catalina 22 AaronD at 3:02pm 07.28.25 I did a Dyneema system - analogous to the adjustable one CD sells; total cost was ~$190 at the time
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. BrianQ at 3:01pm 07.28.25 Here is a link to the manual. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Oday_gen_80882234.pdf
Backstay on 1985 Catalina 22 (2) GeeDee at 2:33pm 07.28.25 OK, I found this on CD Adjustable Backstay Replacement BlocksC-22, C-25 This is apparently what it
Mud dauber wasp idea rgranger at 2:26pm 07.28.25 I use moth balls (not the flake style) in small bags I make from cheesecloth. A few in each bag,
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. Dream Chaser 1993 at 2:20pm 07.28.25 Hi Cheryl/Brian, Could I trouble you in getting a copy of the manual for the Hood 800 SL Furler? I
Mud dauber wasp idea thinwater at 1:28pm 07.28.25 I have an extra halyard. It might be worth a try. Especially for the top of the mast. The top of
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? (1) Tim Murphy at 1:11pm 07.28.25 currently I use a single 100 watt panel with a Victron controller MPPT 75/15 when anchored for a day
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Foswick at 1:08pm 07.28.25 I try to avoid armchair debriefing. I only know what I saw in the news video and the news frequently
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? shemandr at 1:04pm 07.28.25 I'm thinking that familiarity breeds complacency. I agree.
Mud dauber wasp idea kloudie1 at 12:51pm 07.28.25 I have used the No Pest Strips for 10 years or so and they keep the daubers and other bugs out. Love
Backstay on 1985 Catalina 22 shemandr at 12:49pm 07.28.25 Dave is correct about the adjuster but something is out of wack (An engineering term) too. It look
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Project_Mayhem at 12:47pm 07.28.25 Where and how are the panels being mounted? How many watts gives a rough estimation of physical size
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Scott T-Bird at 12:36pm 07.28.25 Wow! 10 on a J24? What were they thinking? I'm thinking that familiarity breeds complacency. A
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. Scott T-Bird at 11:56am 07.28.25 Thanks for following up with your account of the trip! It's great to read a success story! You wil

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