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No bottom paint jodyjuli at 4:36am 04.03.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1522 I just bought a Macgregor 26 s that i plan to store on a trailer. Some guys from the local boat clu
Experience with Embarcaciones de Pesca? Spanish fishing boat site SailoringBoatoring at 12:12am 04.03.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1292 Hello fellow sailors, I'm a new member of this forum, and I've been reading through some of the thr
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 4:24pm 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2451
Kanzaki trans problems please help Valerio at 2:45pm 04.02.23 Big Boats 6/1145 the bolt at the very end of the transmision keep losing after a few days of sailing. i have a H41 w
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 patbratton at 12:10pm 04.02.23 Smaller Boats 16/2481 I read Sandy Grant's review of his H240 in Brisbane, AU. It is posted in the Hunter 240 section on
Speed/temp sensor wire splice (3) SycloneDriver at 10:51am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1628 After wasting 3 hours trying pull out the factory installed Raymarine speed/temperature cable, so I
Tightening Stanchions Lfarquhar at 9:35am 04.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2190 I have a Beneteau 373, the mid ship stanchions are located behind the switch panel on the starboard
Hunter 310 1999 Necessity at 9:21am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1844 Trying to figure out where to begin with a couple of Gremlins that hopefully will be easy to fix bef
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 8:14am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 31/3559 I'm replacing all my running rigging and looking for suggestions of where to buy both halyards and s
Spring Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:06am 04.02.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/1782 Belle-Vie's skipper has a week of vacation coming up April 9th. A cruise plan is in the making for s
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? Factoryfil at 3:57am 04.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/872
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 2:38am 04.02.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2211 I just bought my 26s and i noticed there is no way to hold the rutter stationary in the water. Ther
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 2:45pm 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 17/3955 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet above
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation RAD at 2:24pm 04.01.23 Catalina 30 4/2201 I installed a windlass on my previous Oday and was spoiled for 20 years now I've moved on to a Catal
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task Randall Schmidt at 12:19pm 04.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1008 I have a 1984 Universal diesel M-12 inboard motor on my 1984 O'day 28. I have the replacement impell
Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 Azure at 8:42am 04.01.23 Catalina 275 1/1372 I am presently considering installing a bow roller for occasional anchoring. I find it difficult hau
Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2970 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/6094 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m
Goosneck to Boom (3) Redwood707 at 7:00pm 03.31.23 Trailer Sailors 13/3239 Hello, I am attempting to equip a Windrose 18 with the basic necessities to hit the water and make a
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (3) zinahewitt at 5:36pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 20/4030 Hi All, Hope you are doing well. My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I

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Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 5:04pm 09.07.25 One tricky bit, which depends on the relative heights, pipe sizes, and the rate of the pump, is whic
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 4:50pm 09.07.25 Great name, but did you have a proper naming ceremony to appease Poseidon? :beer: Umm- sorry but d
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 kappykaplan at 4:28pm 09.07.25 Great name, but did you have a proper naming ceremony to appease Poseidon? :beer:
Forestay Davidasailor26 at 4:21pm 09.07.25
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) cybrdweeb at 4:19pm 09.07.25
Forestay kappykaplan at 4:09pm 09.07.25 Photos, please.
Engine Alarm marcham at 3:25pm 09.07.25 Which alarm? Does an alarm light illuminate? Is there an audio tone? Which engine? Which engine cont
Vented loop necessary? dLj at 2:16pm 09.07.25 I've already answered this question. Let me ask you - why would you put that loop in? Just run strai
Forward shower alterations Tally Ho at 1:40pm 09.07.25 What is it made of? Plexi?
Lithium Batteries Tally Ho at 1:35pm 09.07.25
Hunter 30: Running new cables from mast step to electrical panel? sailcapt340 at 1:19pm 09.07.25 This is doable. ly agree. it's worth trying to pull it through to see if you can pull a new one u
Lithium Batteries Johann at 1:11pm 09.07.25 At the end of the day all the cells are coming from a couple of companies in China, even when you b
Lithium Batteries High Current at 12:56pm 09.07.25 At the end of the day all the cells are coming from a couple of companies in China, even when you bu
Vented loop necessary? (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 09.07.25 Just a reminder - The question at hand isn't regarding water in the bilge or lake water coming up th
Lithium Batteries Johann at 11:48am 09.07.25 Could I get a couple of Brand names that have a proven and safety record, but not necessarily being
Lithium Batteries Johann at 11:41am 09.07.25 My only issue ( and I am not sure how big of a deal it is), is that sometimes the 2 batteries (wire
Water is certain storage compartments but not others Project_Mayhem at 11:34am 09.07.25 I'd suggest a boom tent or tarp to help keep the leaves out. I am using this one as a boom tent and
Invest 91L BigEasy at 10:37am 09.07.25 Sarah Dust, Dry air shearing, and just plain cool waters in the Atlantic conspire to limit the prod
Forward shower alterations Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 09.07.25 If you can throw in a bunch of pictures from every angle, I'm sure we can provide a few suggestions.
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 dLj at 10:05am 09.07.25 But then, if you have all the time in the world, go West. Going west would be a great trip..might

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