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Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:30am 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 32/4078 As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboat
Y-33 Midstay (1) Riptide33 at 6:15am 01.03.23 Yamaha 11/1677 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 6/675 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 13/1712
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 5:03pm 01.02.23 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3515
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 4:21pm 01.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1648 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 3/1121 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 6/7605 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 0/844 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 4/541 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 2/534 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 6/2050 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 14/5340
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2545 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 6/1917 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 7/2193 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 1/792 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 10/2046 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 6/1505 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 9/5949 Does anyone know the pulling weight of these boats on the trailer? Which year models are best and wh

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Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 1:00pm 06.30.25 Okay, we are actually going to be travelling Saturday morning instead of Friday to give us an extra
Ratchet block recommendation. (2) JRacer at 1:00pm 06.30.25 I use a harken "headknocker" mounted as shown in the photo. The pic is the one for the tack line for
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. danm1 at 12:48pm 06.30.25 I disagree, respectfully, with aiming for slack tide at midday at Hell Gate. I have made this trip s
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 12:46pm 06.30.25 PaulK, totally understand. This is why I'm getting as much info as possible before we do this. And i
ericsontachts.org? FastOlson at 12:42pm 06.30.25 Are there still any breathing admins for this site? I am a moderator on that site, and the owner c
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davidasailor26 at 12:39pm 06.30.25 We use bottles, or more often gallon jugs that we refill from marina water taps, for drinking. We fi
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? FastOlson at 12:21pm 06.30.25 The main challenge that we are hung up on is how to pull off a great event, but also keep entry cos
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Rich Stidger at 12:20pm 06.30.25 If your question is specific to the h26, then I can't help. However I have 4 tanks on my h40.5 - 40,
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? pgandw at 12:19pm 06.30.25 I am/have been involved in events that are 2 polar opposite extremes - the OBX 130, and the Mariner
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D SteveHughessails at 12:17pm 06.30.25 Tank to rinse and wash dishes/counter. Bottled to drink however, bottled water has its issues too.
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! Davenport at 11:52am 06.30.25 I think water condenses inside boats, the lake or ocean is colder than air so the water in air conde
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? dLj at 11:51am 06.30.25 Thanks much for all the advise. We are arriving mid-week. We were able to find a mooring, couldn't i
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 11:39am 06.30.25 Ebb goes out, not in. Do you have a copy of Eldridge's' ? You need one. It has charts showing how th
Fuel tank removal? (2) CowboyWay at 11:27am 06.30.25 If curious... here's what i came up with for a short term fix to get through the season... it worked
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 11:27am 06.30.25 Thanks for the input. Among the people involved in what is now little more than a thought experiment
Ratchet block recommendation. Timm R Oday25 at 11:26am 06.30.25 The Harken 150 is what we also use. Fairleads help considerably .
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out skunther at 11:02am 06.30.25 I have a solid 8v from the display measured at the terminal block at the mast base. Seems the issue
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 10:52am 06.30.25 I thought about this some more. All this about a very nice boat but what engine do you have?!? :):
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:35am 06.30.25 It is, especially if you have one with an attached cam cleat. Yeah I was actually wondering about
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 10:30am 06.30.25 a ratchet block seems like a handy bit of gear though if single handed in stronger winds. It is,

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