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Gravity Gradient Satelite [SWOT] JamesG161 at 6:49am 03.21.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/327 Interesting to find where I gained weight this year. :facepalm: v5GJ4trliE4 Jim...
Boot stripe fred1diver at 5:41am 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 5/271 Hello everyone Just getting my to do list for when the boat is untarped And since I bought the boat
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 5:28am 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 13/559
Parting out a O'Day 25 (1) Lee3575 at 3:48pm 03.20.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/31 Do to Gelcoat bad and several leaks Boat is being parted out (not selling trailer) Mast is 29ft, Boo
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question T J Furstenau at 3:30pm 03.20.25 Big Boats 7/430 I know it's a long shot, but as the saying goes, nothing ventured nothing gained. What are the chan
Launching/Recovering Sailboat rcoleman67 at 7:24am 03.20.25 Trailer Sailors 22/1970 I'm a new owner of a Catalina 25 Wing Keel with 3' draft. I've been a freshwater bassboat owner all
Small holes in keel dwillems at 6:05am 03.20.25 Ask All Sailors 0/31 I am looking at a 1985 Pearson 28 and the boat is in great shape expect for two issues. First, the
1986 First 375 tie-rod help Chris175 at 5:49am 03.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/278 Hello. I recently took possession of 1986 First 375. The tie-rod that runs parallel to the mast, bel
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack (2) 4lane at 1:22am 03.20.25 Ask All Sailors 17/770
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller Mike8074 at 6:12pm 03.19.25 Catalina 275 2/391
Mast step adhesive kclancy at 12:55pm 03.19.25 Catalina 22 7/858 Hey folks, I'm reattaching my mast step. Which 3M product do you recommend, 4000/4200/5200? Thanks,
Beneteau 373 parts BigEasy at 8:12am 03.19.25 Ask All Sailors 2/224 Was surfing E Bay last night and noted several Beneteau parts for sale. Apparently a 373 had a hard
Keel holes (2) dwillems at 7:41pm 03.18.25 Ask All Sailors 22/871 A friend has a 1985 Pearson 28 that he wants to give me! Unfortunately it has numerous holes in the
Looking to buy MacGregor 36 cat massnspace at 12:23pm 03.18.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/279 Looking for one. East or Gulf coast. David 206-747-4586
Hunter 340 refrigerator HD74 at 11:13am 03.18.25 Big Boats 2/293 I need to add some insulation around the outside of my refrigerator on my 1999 hunter 340. is anyone
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (3) JamesG161 at 10:31am 03.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/1068 "The Crew-9 mission, involving NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along w
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 6:43am 03.18.25 Ask All Sailors 49/1849 Hello everyone Sailing season is starting to look close. I will be modifying my mainsail in the nex
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf (3) sailcapt340 at 6:00am 03.18.25 SSB and Ham Operators 2/671 A friends 15 year old son is just starting to put his Ham Shack together and wants my Ray52 VHF that
Hunter 290- leaks between hull & floor sole H290 owner at 5:48pm 03.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/296 Any H290 or similar, owners have leaking issues where water gathers between the hull and floor sole
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (1) Monheganlover at 3:47pm 03.17.25 Catalina 310 10/909 I currently have a Racor 245 series primary fuel filter with a plastic bowl. It is installed in my e

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Hurricane Season 2025 BigEasy at 9:57pm 06.04.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particula
Hurricane Season 2025 (3) jssailem at 8:46pm 06.04.25 2024 Hurricane Review If you remember in 2024, we identified the use of the ENSO currents in the Pa
Reefing point? (2) jssailem at 8:12pm 06.04.25 231964 If your sail design has these two reef cringle (note these will be reinforced to handle the s
Hurricane Season 2025 Rick Webb at 8:06pm 06.04.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particular
Position Reporting (Without AIS) boulevardtalonman at 7:42pm 06.04.25 In HAM radio, we use something called "automatic position reporting system" or APRS. Your position
Reefing point? Foswick at 7:41pm 06.04.25 Generally, the aft-most grommet is the clew cringle and the fore-most is the tack cringle. These are
Backing plate material mermike at 7:10pm 06.04.25 Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/installing-throu
My DIY windvane steering Foswick at 6:28pm 06.04.25 I've always coveted a good windvane steering system. This is a cool approach.
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (1) Foswick at 6:21pm 06.04.25 Simple and elegant emergency solution! I would take this one step further and fashion about a 16-in
'Force 10' Oven valve replace Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 06.04.25 Do not disassemble or otherwise muck with the control other than to remove it. They require an unmo
Backing plate material thinwater at 5:45pm 06.04.25 G10 fiberglass plate is the gold standard for through hull backing plates. Costs about as much, too
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 4:59pm 06.04.25 I will probably use PVC for the tiller extension. My concern with this approach would be the stren
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (1) heritage at 4:54pm 06.04.25 I finally got around to making an emergency steering tiller for my H27. I cut slots into 1 1/4" ga
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:48pm 06.04.25 Yes! This is for 2024 Jim... Unless I missed it, didnt find anything related to verification of s
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 3:55pm 06.04.25 Thanks for the kind words by the way
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 3:55pm 06.04.25 Rigging took me about 2 hours the first sail of the season. With practice I got it down to 90 minut
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy Stu Jackson at 3:48pm 06.04.25 Yes, picture would help immensely. I have two bow rollers, one for the anchor rode and the other I
Hand swaging lifelines. dlochner at 3:29pm 06.04.25 I've never understood the resistance to using hand swaged cables. I built all new standing rigging
Hurricane Season 2025 (1) JamesG161 at 3:25pm 06.04.25 how meaningful they are? Yes! This is for 2024 Jim...
Hand swaging lifelines. (1) RussC at 3:03pm 06.04.25 I've never understood the resistance to using hand swaged (nico press) cables. I built all new stand

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