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Y-33 Midstay (1) Riptide33 at 6:15am 01.03.23 Yamaha 11/1597 Happy new year! We are the new owners of a 1981 33 in Cleveland Ohio. The rig is currently up but th
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths rudygiljr at 5:58pm 01.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/651 I recently bought a 1988 Hunter 18.5, it is missing a couple of the battens for the mainsail. Would
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) rgranger at 5:14pm 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1631
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 5:03pm 01.02.23 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2953
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 4:21pm 01.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1521 The pressure, fresh water system on our 1996 Cat 30 MKIII has slowly lost pressure over the last few
Bristol 24 Bulkhead replacement (me again) SV Gutsy Lady at 3:42pm 01.02.23 Bristol 3/1037 I am replacing both of the bulkheads on my B24. Has anyone done that? Any recommendations? Marine pl
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 3:41pm 01.02.23 Bristol 6/6084 Hello, Has anyone replaced bulkhead chainplates with external chainplates on a B24? Or added a tra
H26 auction Chiriqui at 2:27pm 01.02.23 Smaller Boats 0/828 I was helping a friend today to tey and find a salvaged fishing boat from m the hurricane in FL and
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck deanM at 5:57am 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/524 Just purchased this boat and My gooseneck is broken were the lines pull the mainsail out. Looking to
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/473 We have a 2006 Catalina 387. A question regarding the laminated timber floor infill pieces that cove
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 3:45pm 01.01.23 Smaller Boats 6/1960 I'm looking at a 1984 C22 this weekend and welcome your recommendations: 1. There are a few minor l
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 2:18pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/4677
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2371 Happy New Year to all! Appears that my first project for 2023 will involve repairing a Lewmar forwa
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? SailKozy at 8:17pm 12.31.22 Day Sailers 6/1877 Hello, I was just given a ~12.5 ft O'Day boat with HIN XDY A5221 G4 85 that also has a 25 year O'Day
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) SailingSole at 5:37pm 12.31.22 Catalina 30 7/2061 Hello sailors and sister ships! I purchased my 1978 Catalina 30 roughly two years ago (Aug 2020) fo
Jabsco Bilge pump on 373 JDW at 3:24pm 12.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/755 I have a Jabsco Par Jabsco Shower/Bilge pump that was not drawing water out of the bilge. Seemed lik
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 1:23pm 12.31.22 Big Boats 10/1962 We recently purchased this boat and the surveyor was very excited that the boat has all the ductwork
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location MFD at 12:55pm 12.31.22 Big Boats 6/1435 Hi All, This topic came up again for me on another forum where a gentleman is considering installing
Com-Pac 16 general questions shine at 10:26am 12.31.22 Com-Pac 9/5651 Does anyone know the pulling weight of these boats on the trailer? Which year models are best and wh
Happy new year to all fred1diver at 7:49am 12.31.22 Ask All Sailors 7/486

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Music player Art12050 at 10:06am 05.09.25 We use a Bluetooth Bose Soundlink with iPhones and an iPad for listening to downloaded music and Sat
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 9:58am 05.09.25 Seems that for safety reasons the gas valve should be located on or near the tank. Use a manual shu
Need information for servicing my life raft CapitalistSailor at 9:49am 05.09.25 Sailors, I talked to an aviation safety equipment company in southeast Michigan, ASAP, and they tho
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? jssailem at 9:16am 05.09.25 Congrats MonsterFish... Moving up in boat size (two-footitis syndrome) is a noncurable affliction. I
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 9:00am 05.09.25 Only you can decide what is "better." If you are living on the boat then a shore hookup is nice but
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:57am 05.09.25 That I like an will get the pressure reducer an set a valve with a flag on it to by the boats d
Music player jssailem at 8:54am 05.09.25 It is either a talent or a curse.
Music player Alan Gomes at 8:52am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS. Was that pun int
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:51am 05.09.25 So it better to flush out tank an fill up the 100 gal holding tank an flip on the small pump to fil
dock side water ??? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:51am 05.09.25 Pro/con arguments aside, virtually every boat, both power and sail, at our marina (excluding the sm
Anode/Prop Proximity (2) jssailem at 8:50am 05.09.25 231430 One source is Magnesium Anodes \| BoatZincs.com
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? Monsterfish at 8:50am 05.09.25
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 8:46am 05.09.25 IF you are going to do this you MUST have pressure regulator to reduce the shore water pressure to a
Merit 22 owners Los at 8:44am 05.09.25 1: the top of the trunk is so irregular mine wouldn't seal with the thin gasket. 2: winch is a chee
dock side water ??? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 05.09.25 an flip it to be set for dock side water ?? If by "dock side water" you are referring to using do
Music player jssailem at 8:38am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS.
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 05.09.25 I assume I should still use the bleeder screw on the secondary filter? Yup. It has that small ch
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) pgandw at 8:18am 05.09.25 I live in a completely different world. Sailing solo, most important is no unintended exits from th
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild fero at 8:12am 05.09.25 Hello again, Here is an update for info: A few days ago, while putting the boat into annual summer s
Music player pgandw at 8:05am 05.09.25 Just a boom box with a USB port is sufficient for me. Load music onto USB stick, play away when des

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