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Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:44am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1403 Interested in a Boat located in Summerside PEI. I am 90% the way to sending a check but would love t
vagabond/holder/hobie one 14 mast step rph3 at 6:23am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1426 I suffered a stay failure that also caused my mast step to bend. Looking for suggestions on replaci
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:35pm 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3119 Hi again... Things I could do to my 1985 Pearson 303 to make it safer for Bahamas/Caribbean journey
Two Holder/Hobie 12s (6) HenryHester at 10:20pm 09.23.22 Trailer Sailors 3/1118 After just one outing on my landlords sunfish she bought for $400, I got the bug back. I wanted a sm
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 6:06pm 09.23.22 Catalina 310 15/2731 To save money over having my yard to it, I am contemplating rebedding the chainplates on my 2002 Cat
halyard wrap Mike8193 at 11:20am 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1033 I was taking my sails off today. Ran into a problem taking the genoa down. It was a little windy(bo
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? (2) HeelBoy at 5:14am 09.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1798 I'm about a month away from pulling the trigger on a Mac, unless some other epic deal presents itsel
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? MitchM at 7:18pm 09.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 14/2344 brand new 1 GM 10. Mechanic said 'it ran fine after install in late April. '
H34 Companionway Doors (2) AndyB at 6:57pm 09.22.22 Big Boats 7/1590 Almost finished upgrading the companionway on my H34. I built the doors from reclaimed teak as a p
Hunter 260 rudder shaft lower bearing kapitangreg at 4:48pm 09.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/523 I am replacing the lower bearing piece on my Hunter 260, it cracked. Ordered a new piece from the h
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 4:41pm 09.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/945 My boat yard replaced my furling line 2 years ago (they lost the original line when unstepping the m
where to add a second halyard Ingram at 3:09pm 09.22.22 Smaller Boats 10/1382 Where is the best place to mount a second halyard to rise and lower the mast on H26 1996. Need to ad
Invest 98L --> TD 9 -->TS Ian --> Hurricane Ian (3) JamesG161 at 10:16am 09.22.22 Weather and Forecasting 67/10096 Not looking good this morning. We been watching this Tropical Wave since 9/20/22. Let's start out w
MK1 interior rearrangment. pete c at 7:42am 09.22.22 Catalina 30 9/1501 I am considering buying a 1980 C30. I really like the interior layout on these, but also love the m
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line (2) travorgeron at 4:31am 09.22.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1309 Today when I got my boat back in storage, I noticed that the rudder pull up line pulled straight thr
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 10:41pm 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 36/3711
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:22pm 09.21.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 26/4895 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife,
05 H36 Non-technical question on B&R rig (1) Banooma at 11:10am 09.21.22 Big Boats 15/1328 I'm coming from a different experience with traditional Catalina rigging, yet something seems off. T
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tim2022 at 10:36am 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 35/2879 Hello, I have an intermittent fresh water leak. It is detected by my bilge pump cycle counter. S
Hunter 33, 2005 (2) Hunter 33 Canada at 6:15am 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1439 1.Does anyone know what the keel bolts should be torqued at for this model? 2. Does anyone have a re

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What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BrianQ at 9:35am 03.05.25 You can't change physics, so it would be unreasonable to expect VHF LOS communications over the dist
how to access the toilet valve at sea SkiingSailor at 8:49am 03.05.25 hopefully ALL your below-waterline "sea access" valves are easy to access... to be able to turn off
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (2) Jacktar at 8:48am 03.05.25 Couple of live shots from my boat of the foiling boats in pensacola bay last weekend
SSB ground Plane Option SkiingSailor at 8:46am 03.05.25 Tried all the diagnostics - my shroud-mounted antenna is not doing the job. Has anyone used this ?
Jib needed Hunter 216 shemandr at 8:30am 03.05.25
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 8:23am 03.05.25 Thanks for the responses all. Based on the linked threads and others' comments, it seemed having
Yet Another Docking Challenge sesmith at 7:48am 03.05.25 Another idea. Pull boat in for a port side tie, kind of deep in. Run a spring line from the starb
Yet Another Docking Challenge Captain Larry-DH at 7:09am 03.05.25 Some good advice above. If you go in bow-first and do a port tie you won't need to do very precise m
Jib needed Hunter 216 kappykaplan at 7:04am 03.05.25 Where is Amity Harbor? Copiague, New York
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 7:01am 03.05.25 Some of the later O'Days skipped the tabbing to the hull. The bulkhead is held into a slot in the l
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue Syl at 6:50am 03.05.25 We have a 1998 B411 with the carbon rudder post. Our helming stiffness only seems to be an issue wh
Yet Another Docking Challenge jssailem at 6:47am 03.05.25 The end dock strategy with spring line sounds like a solid option. Worth a try. Certainly there is g
C275 Spinnaker Tricks PMK at 6:43am 03.05.25 I tried the top down furler just once, then it went back in the box. I have been racing my C275 for
Roller furling BrianQ at 5:58am 03.05.25 If the furler is OEM it should be a Hood 800 SL. If so, there are two screws at the bottom of the d
Yet Another Docking Challenge dlochner at 5:51am 03.05.25 This is pretty funny. I just pulled this up on Google Maps to see if I could get a better look. i
Oday 22 structural question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 03.05.25 If you want to lighten those bulkheads, then paint them or glue a white laminate on them. If they
Oday 22 structural question dlochner at 5:45am 03.05.25 If you want to lighten those bulkheads, then paint them or glue a white laminate on them. If they
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. kloudie1 at 5:24am 03.05.25 Scented stuff aside, the injector pump has a bleed screw on top of the banjo bolt at the fuel line i
Jib needed Hunter 216 shemandr at 5:18am 03.05.25 Where is Amity Harbor?
Hunter 34 primary winches (2) kloudie1 at 5:12am 03.05.25 My previous owner added the Lewmar 43'ss .. Everything works .. as you can see, the Lewmars are forw

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