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Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago (2) jssailem at 9:29am 09.02.25 Weather and Forecasting 7/778 234177 Twenty years ago, a storm named Katrina made landfall, for the second time, on the Mississip
Adhesive for non-skid that wont affect color? Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 11/637 I have a partially open transom which occasionally lets water come in. With colder weather and large
Hunter 49 Door handles (1) Screen Saver at 8:01pm 09.01.25 Big Boats 4/507 High just wondering what others are doing when the spring breaks on the door handle. The weight of t
Hunter 26 topping lift American Girl at 2:33pm 09.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/312 Could someone please tell me exactly how the topping lift for a 1994 Hunter 26 is supposed to be rig
Hunter 23 Jib and Marina Recommendation (1) Newhouse1969 at 2:02pm 09.01.25 Smaller Boats 6/879 Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to set the Jib on my Hunter 23. It just doesn't seem right to m
DIY LiFePo4 Battery Kit Maine Sail at 12:58pm 09.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 2/571 Sorry I have been absent, recovery from the brain hemorrhage is a full-time gig.. I am starting to m
Hunter 39 Furlex Line diduljc at 12:10pm 09.01.25 Parts Search 5/544 Hi, I have had problems with my old line knotting in my Furlex Genoa. I would appreciate any recomm
Hunter 216 Goaliedad2004 at 11:37am 09.01.25 Smaller Boats 2/393 Hey just bought the 216 and was thinking of putting a battery/small fuse panel in. Does anyone have
Gelcoat/Fiberglass Repair Recommendation - SF Bay Area emstar at 9:17am 09.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/404 Looking for recommendations for gelcoat repair after a 'close encounter' with a buoy. Damage is a f
Replacement plastic logo nameplate for ODay Rhodes 19 aaknj at 7:57am 09.01.25 Parts Search 6/566 I am trying to locate 2 replacement logo nameplates for a Rhodes 19 I am restoring. I can find deca
secret dating platform c421bdriver at 9:00pm 08.31.25 Day Sailers 0/31
Mysterious Hole Under Bow Eye (3) coldaddy at 3:56pm 08.31.25 Catalina 22 12/1276 Hello shipmates. As I am slowly refurbishing my 1987 Catalina 22 (hull # 14481) I just noticed this
Beneteau 473 Head backing up in the toilet waynepoynter at 3:35pm 08.31.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/434 Hello, I am new the forum. I have a electric head on the boat and I have the above water line holdi
No mast but....... (1) RolfSail at 3:11pm 08.31.25 Smaller Boats 1/366
How to sell my O'day 23? AWalker at 2:55pm 08.31.25 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1044
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard LakeOntario270 at 2:00pm 08.31.25 Ask All Sailors 6/416 The Admiral wants a new Main halyard that doesn't kink when the sail is being lowered. Most questio
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred (2) skrause at 1:44pm 08.31.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/942 I just bought first sailboat, 1988 First 235. There is some damage at the bow, not sure how immedia
Down wind Genoa 58stang at 7:58am 08.31.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1502 Need to replace my jib and found a sail that will fit but says it 2 genoas attached at the luff?? I'
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys svAlainn at 9:47am 08.30.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/805 I have a 36' MKll 1999, I am interested in upsizing my alternator, what size can I achieve as we hav
Sanitary hoses john6206 at 9:44am 08.30.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/2140 Wow! I put off my boat odor problem for a while, but I was in a porta-potty yesterday that smelled b

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Winter tarp size PaulK at 6:32am 12.30.25 Would suggest using several smaller tarps, overlapped, to make them easier (lighter) to install. On
Winter tarp size (3) Tally Ho at 6:22am 12.30.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 JR19454 at 5:50am 12.30.25 @marcham - Thanks for the detailed info. My 2014 H50 AC electrical system is mostly OEM, but I'm st
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? colemj at 4:03am 12.30.25 An inverter has NO MOVING PARTS TO WEAR. No gears, bearings , oil pumps, piston rings. It has NO D
Boxing Day in Australia. danstanford at 3:44am 12.30.25 Does anyone know if the Palm Beach XI, nee Wild Oats XI, entered? There was a write up posted some
Winter tarp size east coaster at 3:31am 12.30.25 I have used a net over my 310 tarp to stop/reduce the tarp billowing and flapping. One the tarp is i
Micron Extra SPC review marcham at 1:45am 12.30.25 Thanks for the report. In the PNW we have good luck with micron CSC. 2 coats last about 30 months. Y
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? garymalmgren at 12:16am 12.30.25 RE: My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 yea
Barometric Pressure statements, do you agree? Stu Jackson at 9:00pm 12.29.25 In general, your observations are appropriate. Short time large drops of the barometer indicate bad
Winter tarp size dlochner at 7:21pm 12.29.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
Winter tarp size Project_Mayhem at 7:05pm 12.29.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
2004 Beneteau 331 TimFromLI at 7:01pm 12.29.25 I have 5 tanks and the pickup in each is an inch or so above the bottom. I put a Tee in the hose rig
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:33pm 12.29.25 right now the skiing is a bit..........crowded Ski-buck = 0.25 boat-bucks, less expensive, but sti
How to install your floor on your wall. dLj at 2:41pm 12.29.25 Now that I'm mostly retired, I get some joy out of fabricating stuff from scrap, even when I could
Winter tarp size ShawnL at 2:15pm 12.29.25 100% agree with @dlochner. You want the tarp long enough that you can do a nice fold at the bow and
Winter tarp size dlochner at 1:53pm 12.29.25 35-40' This will give you enough length to wrap the tarp at the bow and to cover most of the stern d
How to install your floor on your wall. (1) thinwater at 1:44pm 12.29.25 Welded from those crappy bed frames they send with a new mattress. The cedar was left over from a fr
Swim platform locker check valve ron2photo at 12:56pm 12.29.25 There is a drain in the life raft locker. I helped a friend replace his and it was a painful experie
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 12:40pm 12.29.25 The standard BMS that comes in the 12v LIFe batteries most of us are installing in our boats say the
Need input. cherub78 at 11:30am 12.29.25 Thanks mike,I will. Cheers all.

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