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Lazy jacks fred1diver at 3:04pm 03.29.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1657
Mast Grounding Wire Connection - H376 DSqr at 10:59am 03.29.23 Big Boats 0/529 I just noticed that the wire that connects the base of my mast compression post to the keel bolt has
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate (2) Scallywagger at 10:49am 03.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/784 Hi everyone. Looking to upgrade Casper to a 466 but noticed this starboard rigging deck plate not la
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:53am 03.29.23 Catalina 310 11/2165 Good day fellow sailors. Last season I was having a problem with the OUT furling of the main. Someon
Weather/Navigation Tune-up jssailem at 8:35am 03.29.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/1307 Are you ready for some sailing? It has been a long cold winter. Sure you were on the tread mill gett
Need a Beneteau part (1) Xpensive Care at 5:11pm 03.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1929 I have a French-built 2006 Oceanis 393. I'm looking for cabin door latch parts and any possible ill
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM--Updated 3-29-2023 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:53pm 03.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/9518 Updated March 29, 2023 Although most people think only in terms of the tank, the plumbing is actual
Morgan 34 Centerboard Paul Koestner at 2:44pm 03.28.23 Morgan 2/2586 Hello all, It's been quite a while since I've posted, so I feel like a newbie all over again, and ho
Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 11:57am 03.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1071 Hi everyone. I'm preparing to replace the running rigging on my H240 and want to know if the length
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 8:54am 03.28.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1943 Does rigging tape encourage crevice corrosion by potentially trapping moisture?
Pipe threads NYSail at 8:35am 03.28.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1059 So I replaced my hot water heater last season and added the threaded to hose barb fittings for the h
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? Sail22Capri22 at 6:53am 03.28.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1720 I purchased a new (2021) Tohatsu 6hp long shaft for my Capri 22 last fall. I had used it a couple of
Halman 27 The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:57am 03.28.23 Ask All Sailors 5/2904 Could it be considered a blue water boat?
Javelin woodwork javelin514 at 12:18am 03.28.23 Day Sailers 2/1302 I have a 1965 Javelin and am attempting to do a little restoring. Does anyone know where I can get s
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 7:28pm 03.27.23 Yamaha 4/1139 New to the forum. My fuel tanks are part of the hull under the 1/4 berth and under the starboard laz
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 6:19pm 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1876 I'm in the process of figuring out the legs of a trip from Astoria, Oregon to Port Angeles, Washingt
Seaward 25 mast raising system Gmeyer at 5:33pm 03.27.23 Seaward 3/2077 Anyone know of a video or instructions how to use the mast raising system that comes with a 2000 Sea
Asbestos? (1) Plymouth Sailor at 3:19pm 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1350
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 2:48pm 03.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1531
Pedestal guard replacment (3) Scott T-Bird at 11:10am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 12/3280 I'm still trying to make helm improvements and have mostly frustration so far, and more questions th

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Water is certain storage compartments but not others AP0196 at 8:39pm 09.06.25 Appreciate the reply! Do you have any experience glassing? Im assuming I just go to town with a drem
Water is certain storage compartments but not others ...3TacksontheWater at 8:20pm 09.06.25 Well, don't panic yet. I certainly cannot tell you "how screwed" you are based on what you've descri
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? DakineRobotics at 6:36pm 09.06.25 All, Thanks for the input and in most cases, votes of confidence! So far I am feeling encouraged a
Warp Speed line for furler Project_Mayhem at 6:12pm 09.06.25 Thank you both for the info. My last boat had an issue with the furler line jamming and I'm experien
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 09.06.25 Stringers are the support built into the side and bottoms of hulls. My O25 had a single, hollow, fib
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 5:21pm 09.06.25 This is a no joke graphic from NHCenter :beer:
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 5:01pm 09.06.25 I have a small house bank and trivial power draws. The system is designed with all of that in mind.
Lithium Batteries Foswick at 4:35pm 09.06.25
Bent furling remedy garymalmgren at 4:22pm 09.06.25 HI dj I didn't want to over complicate the explanation. But as you say, the jack doesn't apply force
Some late winter (March) in Japan. garymalmgren at 4:13pm 09.06.25 Shiogama Port. Near Sendai city. https://maps.app.goo.gl/MH3eyjXP4gPzGM1B7
How to attach multiple blocks at one point? Scott T-Bird at 4:03pm 09.06.25 Yikes, the photos look like a bad situation. I doubt many of us are familiar with this boat or it's
Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 3:59pm 09.06.25 I'd always figured it was the weight of the water behind the check valve that a centrifugal pump co
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 3:50pm 09.06.25
Warp Speed line for furler Scott T-Bird at 3:45pm 09.06.25 I have 4 products on my boat: New England Endura & Viper and Sampson MLX3 & XLS3. My favorite is E
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 2:17pm 09.06.25 Is it a good idea to run wires directly into the cabin if I plan on taking the mast down to pull the
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? TheMastiff at 1:26pm 09.06.25 I spoke with Crazy Dave this morning on the phone. I appreciate all the responses. I plan on tacklin
Lithium Batteries Captain Larry-DH at 1:10pm 09.06.25
Lithium Batteries Tally Ho at 12:30pm 09.06.25
Vented loop necessary? capta at 11:51am 09.06.25 You can't use a poppet (spring) check. They also tend to clog. A swing check will work, since they
Lithium Batteries SteveHughessails at 10:43am 09.06.25 I bought my first lithium iron battery from Litime. 100 Ah 12.8 volt trolling motor version. Absolut

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