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USCG Registry versus State Plymouth Sailor at 6:41pm 02.22.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2938 Fellow sailors, I live in Massachusetts and I bought a Coast Guard registered boat. I need to trans
Gel battery update (1) All U Get at 5:00pm 02.22.22 Ask All Sailors 5/832
Need bimini advice BobSpaniol at 3:55pm 02.22.22 Big Boats 4/670 I am brand new to this forum so hoping I am obeying all the rules. I have recently purchased a 2001
Dodger repair Suntala66 at 3:27pm 02.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/376 Does anyone have a picture of a Wave Stopper hard dodger with the windows intact? I need to replace
Special Thanks for Help From the Dock patbratton at 3:21pm 02.22.22 Ask All Sailors 3/653 I decided to go sailing last Wednesday, by myself. I added a few additions to the Wet Dog (Hunter 24
Replacing portlights with screwless, VHB tape mounted windows miketcook at 10:28am 02.22.22 Catalina 30 4/2536 I am replacing the four portlights, and had new plexiglass windows cut from the originals. Am using
Potential Buyer of DS1 itsmeken at 8:58am 02.22.22 Day Sailers 7/920 I'm looking at purchasing an older DS1 and need help. While I am researching and reading as much inf
BRONZE THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION twodzusfittings at 6:04am 02.22.22 Bigger Boats 22/3443 My large thru hull black water discharge shut off valve has some small amounts of greenish mold like
Starwind 19 project boat (7) SailingLoto at 4:26am 02.22.22 Trailer Sailors 35/5253 Picked this up last weekend 1984 starwind 19 to fix up
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 9:50pm 02.21.22 Catalina 30 17/1870
Battery options mikeracca at 9:05pm 02.21.22 Catalina 30 36/2314
gel coat cracks CharlieAnn at 7:43pm 02.21.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1017 what is best gel coat repair brand
Westerbeke 13b - FREE to good home (5) ricksoth at 6:52pm 02.21.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/628 I am in the process of getting an old Westerbeke out of my Cal 27. I'm 99% sure this is a 13b model
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? (1) lavatiger99 at 5:33pm 02.21.22 Ask All Sailors 10/864 Hello, I have a Barient 8P winch (Winch Service Manual for Barient No. 8P) that is jamming. I disa
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons (2) Skipper John at 3:06pm 02.21.22 Catalina 310 4/753 Our new 315 came with the Jabsco Quite Flush freshwater head option. But the labels on the control p
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull nc_beagle at 11:20am 02.21.22 AMF 5/3060 I've got a (late 80s/early 90s?) Sunfish that's developed spider cracks in the fiberglass hull. It h
Catalina 27 keel (1) 77E27 at 10:03am 02.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1862 I'm considering a 1984 Catalina 27, one in particular. The owner will sell it to me. I plan to have
O'Day 39 owners manual Rgluv2sail at 9:33am 02.21.22 Bigger Boats 6/851 I'm looking for an O'Day 39 sailboat owners manual or PDF download. Anyone out there have any inform
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 8:51am 02.21.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1926 Question for you B'G Vulcan 7 users. I installed one 2 weekends ago and added it to our existing NM
BATTERY BANK SETUP jr22553 at 6:26am 02.21.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2931 I am looking for advice on what battery bank setup is the most reliable between series and parallel.

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Adding a new rope clutch Calif. Ted at 2:36pm 04.03.24 The jam cleat and your existing clutches are not through bolted but rather there is an aluminum plat
Adding a new rope clutch JoeWhite at 2:35pm 04.03.24 There is an embedded 1/4" aluminum plate just under the fiberglass. Position your device, mark the h
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 1:49pm 04.03.24 Hmm. Our boat came with a 40# Danforth. Been cruising BC waters since 2004 in many different anchor
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement PNWE36 at 12:52pm 04.03.24 One thing I thought of doing is install the resistor with a jumper wire around it with a switch in t
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) Jkutyna at 11:57am 04.03.24 I am in the exact same boat, well not really, mine is a '93 33.5. Windows needed rebedding before p
Cabin top hand rail jssailem at 9:54am 04.03.24
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (2) pgandw at 9:50am 04.03.24 Safe single handed mast raising requires additional equipment to replace the extra set of hands and
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain danb2k at 9:15am 04.03.24 Sounds like a practical plan to implement. Makes use of your current gear. Saves money for the many
Cabin top hand rail Arrgh at 9:04am 04.03.24 What originally made me look was that there is water somehow getting in that closet space across fro
Cabin top hand rail twodzusfittings at 8:46am 04.03.24 Also check the Title "34 Handrails" on this forum from other members. Their end product is far sup
Cabin top hand rail (2) twodzusfittings at 8:39am 04.03.24 I removed mine way back because of the constant water dripping into the cabin from the holes of the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:36am 04.03.24 Thanks for the great advice everyone! I may decide to pull the string one of these days, but not thi
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:29am 04.03.24 Hey everyone - I can't believe how stupid I am - I never found that little button that moves to page
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! American_Mainsail at 8:27am 04.03.24 I have an original Dacron sail that will be replaced but I am trying to hold off until I get closer
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MitchM at 8:09am 04.03.24 Load Rite trailer and 4 load rite same size 14 " 5 on 4 OEM tires were bought 9/2011
Stuffing box question. twodzusfittings at 8:02am 04.03.24 1976 Freeport Islander for $500. She's a keeper. I feel it in my bones.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware morbidfollower at 8:02am 04.03.24 Thanks guys, I'll get it setup. Appreciate it
Cleaning foam cushions? (1) william24424 at 7:59am 04.03.24 Yes, replace foam. You don't want to... yet part of you understands you must. Also I'd suggest to ch
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 (4) SoSound at 7:57am 04.03.24 On my conventional rig, the there is a large aluminum cam at the forward end of the boom to grip the
Mooring setup cost.... American_Mainsail at 7:04am 04.03.24 I have a friend that just put in a very large, #10,000 granite block in my area (Portsmouth, NH) in

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