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Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? (1) HeelBoy at 5:43am 10.13.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2172
Winter Cover Jstonge at 2:48am 10.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1825 I keep my Hunter 280 in Portland Maine. This year my marina is requiring a custom cover or shrink w
Gel Coat Spider. Bill Groves at 7:48pm 10.12.22 Grampian 11/3481 Is there a relatively easy way to fill in gel coat spider cracks that still makes deck look OK?
Plexus Tater at 3:31pm 10.12.22 Day Sailers 8/2656 So, if I search "Plexus" on the Web, I get a multitude of products. Even a refined search including
Painting old boat. Bill Groves at 9:50am 10.12.22 Grampian 3/881 I have a 1974 - 26' Grampian. The hull is in good condition. Can anyone suggest a paint which can
dry dock Gabriel74 at 9:33am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 4/760 i need to get my 28 ft sloop out of the water to redo the underside paint. my 2 years is up. my boat
26' Grampian Name Plates. Bill Groves at 9:30am 10.12.22 Grampian 4/872 Does any company redo name plates on side of cabin and at cabin entryway? Does any company sell the
Raymarine electronics hookup help (3) Frill at 5:02am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1280 I am trying to get farmiliar with the boat eletronics such as chart plotter, Ais, and auto helm. I a
Hunter 27-3 furling mast woes SteveandMaryAnn at 6:04pm 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1375 On our new-to-us 2005 Hunter 27-3 has a US Spars furling mast with Doyle Sails. We broke the halyar
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:58pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 35/2554 I have recently taken an interest in anodes and underwater corrosion. In all the time I've had boat
US Spars mast parts SteveandMaryAnn at 5:25pm 10.11.22 Parts Search 1/845 I am looking for a halyard swivel on a US Spars z300 mast from 2005.
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) TRS80sailor at 1:53pm 10.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1403 What would you use to paint the underside of the seat (that you flip when you access the sugar scoop
Advice on instruments (1) Cederholm at 1:13pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2871 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1980 Catalina 30 for coastal cruising in and around Long Island sound.
I bought it, now for the cribs... (1) HeelBoy at 12:21pm 10.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1377
IN Boom Main Sail Furling Albern at 10:19am 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/2032 Anyone have experience installing in boom furling on their catalina 315 Mine has in mast furling n
Invest 93L --> Tropical Storm Karl (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 10.11.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/1280 Popped up this morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Looking like a Rain event since a lot of V
Beneteau 311 swing, center board version comments beny235 at 6:45am 10.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/663 We are very interested to hear your comments on the sailing performance of this boat, on all points
Where can I find taller stanchions ? xavpil at 5:05am 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 6/937
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? adamv at 8:36pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 7/832 Through an unfortunate combination of maintanence failures (leaky stuffing box + corroded off altern
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 7:43pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2087 i just bought a used Catalina 27 and the dual engine controllers confuses me. I get that the longest

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Tach rpm sender location on engine (1) LydieBP at 6:47pm 12.29.24 Now, I know that YOU know that WE need to know the make, year a hint, a clue, a suggestion, maybe a
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 6:46pm 12.29.24 Baking cookies in the oven on a boat during cold nights is fantastic. Will that "warm up" the boat
Tach rpm sender location on engine dlochner at 6:23pm 12.29.24 The reason you are getting confusing answers is engine manufacturers have different methods of obtai
Tach rpm sender location on engine Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 12.29.24 Now, I know that YOU know that WE need to know the make, year and HP of your engine before we can ev
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step (1) SeaDogGo at 5:03pm 12.29.24 Hi All, Was able to get a good pic of the fwd mast bolt coming down thru the glass with a boroscope.
Galley . . . comforts of home? madmax at 4:59pm 12.29.24 Baking cookies in the oven on a boat during cold nights is fantastic. Will that "warm up" the boat
What is the best size headsail for beer can racing on Tampa Bay, for my Hunter 31 shoal draft boat? Drinky Crow at 4:58pm 12.29.24 With that little main I'd go with an all purpose 135 and reef to keep the boat on it's feet. Remembe
Anyone heard of or planning to follow the Mini Globe race for 20 foot boats! danooxnard at 3:37pm 12.29.24 The boats are in the water, and there way in the qualifier part of the race , so far it is pretty in
Bimini tubing chafe twodzusfittings at 2:54pm 12.29.24 I use a piece of "Noodle" like the ones kids use in the pool. In my attempt to learn how to use my w
Differing shroud tensions affect sail? jssailem at 1:48pm 12.29.24 Based on your boat being a Mariner 36 masthead sloop designed by Philip Canning. Your sailing rig
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? Gillfowdy at 1:27pm 12.29.24
Mini Globe Race 2025 Drinky Crow at 1:27pm 12.29.24 The qualifier begins..... SNOGaKErepY
Differing shroud tensions affect sail? dlochner at 12:29pm 12.29.24 Just curious. when i removed shrouds i noticed forward lowers were equally tensioned but tensioned
Galley . . . comforts of home? FastOlson at 11:20am 12.29.24 I feel the 30 foot size to be about perfect. There seems to be almost a quantum leap from under 30
Need help refinishing interior wall Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 12.29.24 I have the same issue as you for my VHF radio at the pedestal. Now THAT is the perfect solution.
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! jonelli at 9:37am 12.29.24 Courtesy of Stu Jackson, I have used the inflatable pump to blow out clogs - surprisingly powerful.
Galley . . . comforts of home? JBP-PA at 7:33am 12.29.24 I quite like rye bread and have lost my recipe - this is great! dj Many Rye recipes call for a pr
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! dmax at 7:33am 12.29.24 Courtesy of Stu Jackson, I have used the inflatable pump to blow out clogs - surprisingly powerful.
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! Don S/V ILLusion at 7:23am 12.29.24
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! jssailem at 6:32am 12.29.24 Sometimes, necessity is the mother of invention. :biggrin: :beer:

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