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Hoisting the Headsail fhujber at 11:59am 10.05.22 Catalina 30 9/1604 Hi folks! New Cat-30 tall-rig/bowsprit/wing keel here. When recovering from Ian, I was hoisting the
Through holes and prop (4) PK123 at 9:44am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 42/4483 Hello to all, My first post here. I am in the process of buying an old boat and it was hauled out of
Random photo from our first regatta (1) chriscampbell at 9:30am 10.05.22 Smaller Boats 15/1485 That's us in the middle. We came in 4th of 8 boats and had a lot of fun.
40 ft O Day winterizing water system captcrly at 7:56am 10.05.22 Bigger Boats 6/1530 40 ft O Day How do you winterize water system? I presently use a lot of antifreeze after flushing wa
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? (2) HeelBoy at 7:55am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1934 209769 Have any of you worked with these lovely things? Nuts and studs of various sizes, 316 stainle
Precision 185K Advice Sawyers Island at 5:25am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2794 Hi-I'm new to this forum and looking for some input on a sailboat with the following criteria: Days
Merit 22 trailer Smitty99 at 4:19am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 6/652 I am looking for a trailer for this boat. Since it has a retractable keel can a regular boat trailer
Trailer Woes AEarnshaw at 10:00pm 10.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/1033 Live in rural British Columbia and am having a devilish time finding a trailer to beg/borrow/rent/st
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 5:43pm 10.04.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2546
Buy now or wait for recession? Nunami at 12:44pm 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2936 I've been shopping for C-25 or similar for about two months in California. The prices seem a bit h
Cruising Water and Land (4) JamesG161 at 11:11am 10.04.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/2152 This is the weekend we finally finished our 1961 Bentley and will participate.:clap: As a reminder
I need to make a mooring. nothingventured at 10:08am 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2752 So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enoug
Invest 91L ---> T S Julia --> Hurricane Julia (2) JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 10/2018 A new Tropical Wave is destined for the HEAT full Caribbean. gle is best model for next 96 hours 2
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (4) Simon Sexton at 7:04am 10.04.22 Racing 10/1928 Hey Y'all, Greetings from Galveston, TX, where we're finally getting some cooler weather
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 3:48pm 10.03.22 Trailer Sailors 18/2182 On my old boat, the tie down straps when the boat was on the trailer didn't touch the sides of the h
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (4) brien rahilly at 2:18pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1787 just purchased this boat.. it came in a pile.. it appears that everything is mostly here.. however
port light lock Rick.johnson at 12:59pm 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/609 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the windows t
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 12:20pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1785 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Torx bit size for selden bow sprit HD74 at 11:16am 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/409 Does anyone know the size torx bit that is used to tighten the bolt that holds the ring on a selden
PORT AN STARBOARD WINDOWS TURN LATCHES Rick.johnson at 8:46am 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/763 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the window

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Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 11:48am 12.28.24 sumption of bad food... dj
Back stays on my 26d Von Clipper at 11:19am 12.28.24 Thank you everyone. Looks like I have a split back stay with a block and tackle going to port and s
Galley . . . comforts of home? kappykaplan at 11:04am 12.28.24
Galley . . . comforts of home? john6206 at 10:58am 12.28.24 Thanks for all the input everyone! yes, my wife and I both love to cook, and we love to eat good f
Back stays on my 26d (1) JBP-PA at 10:55am 12.28.24 229121
Back stays on my 26d JBP-PA at 10:49am 12.28.24 The other could be a topping lift but it came with a hard boom kick and there are 2 chain plates on
Mooring from GA to NC pacenavy at 10:44am 12.28.24 Thank you, Dlockner, Shemandr, Capta and David! I appreciate your thoughtful input. This is very h
Galley . . . comforts of home? sailcapt340 at 10:42am 12.28.24
Galley . . . comforts of home? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 12.28.24 Certainly when sailing I can't see any reason not to have good food....
Galley . . . comforts of home? FastOlson at 10:20am 12.28.24 When moving up to a cruise-and-overnight type boat, be sure to get one with a gimbaled range. And su
Galley . . . comforts of home? kappykaplan at 9:52am 12.28.24 Certainly when sailing I can't see any reason not to have good food.... :plus::plus::plus:
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 9:51am 12.28.24 I have never understood why good food isn't part of every camping/adventure/sailing trip... Certainl
Galley . . . comforts of home? kappykaplan at 9:22am 12.28.24 Apparently, it is rather demoralizing to the crew to get hit in the face with that smell as they ar
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 8:44am 12.28.24 How do you bake fresh bread without a oven? And cinnamon rolls, cookies, pies, roast turkey, beef,
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? kbcole at 8:34am 12.28.24 Greetings, my system is now giving this exact same error after working fine for years. All contacts
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 8:20am 12.28.24 I really looked forward to having an oven only to discover they don't work well at all. If you don'
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 8:09am 12.28.24 My wife, who goes by the title of The Galley Winch, had full veto power on any boat we purchased, W
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 8:00am 12.28.24 But I do use a small dutch oven for, among other things, "baking" bread. I've been trying out vari
Galley . . . comforts of home? degas at 7:35am 12.28.24 I have a Tanzer 29. It has what I call the "French" galley layout: it runs about the whole length of
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Tally Ho at 6:44am 12.28.24 @Project_Mayhem, Dave, Ou are putting a lot of money into your new boat and upgrading things as y

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