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Annual Waxing Routine drm1 at 5:46pm 04.24.22 Big Boats 20/2884 Hi. I have a 2005 Hunter 36. Had it professionally cleaned and waxed last year. It's still pretty sh
Need new deck surface patrickfarley at 3:47pm 04.24.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/837 Gel Coat missing
Mooring ball pickup - single handed ricksoth at 9:00am 04.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1716 Hey all cruising experts, I need some guidance on technique or gadgets to help me secure my sailboat
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Banooma at 4:45am 04.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1290 I'm looking at purchasing a 2001 C34. I'm sure there is a term for this, but I've not used it. The d
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:08pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3185
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? (2) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2572 I need to build a new wood mast step for our C'C. The original is a rectangular solid piece of oak a
O'day 222 manual kbetzy at 5:08pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 3/805 Does any one have a manual for an O'day 222? Or location of printed information for purchase? Than
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 3:38pm 04.23.22 Catalina 22 31/3730
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 2:44pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1596 I'm in the midst of replacing all of my sanitation hoses with Raritan Saniflex and installing a Rari
Potable Water Fittings (2) sailcapt340 at 1:13pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/802
Trans oil chuck stas at 6:06am 04.23.22 Pearson 10/1398 Good morning, I'm getting set to change the oil in the transmission It's a 1983 p303 with a 13hp mot
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 5:52am 04.23.22 Big Boats 7/838 I'm about to tackle replacing the engine mounts on my 3GM30F. As fellow H34 owners know, that area i
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:49pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/687 Anyone knows about this place in St. Marys, GA? How deep is that St. Marys river, any overhead bridg
Clock is against me... Wet slip The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:21pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 1/322 Ok so I must find a wet slip in Florida no matter which coast for my Pearson 30 footer. It's 4.33 dr
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Skipper John at 6:05pm 04.22.22 Catalina 310 6/1286 Greetings, sailors! On our six-week old 315, the fuel gauge is not well calibrated and I wonder if
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 04.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/565 Looking for a little information tonight. Specifically the length and size of the steering wheel m
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3764 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of dockin
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 3:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/602
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 (9) MetricMountie at 2:51pm 04.22.22 Big Boats 4/725 Last season (2021) just prior to the boat going in the water the yard found some play in my lower ru
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 1:31pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 3/574 Starting to get hot here in Florida. Plan to dock locally (Caladesi Island Marina) and looking for s

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DIY Wooden Blocks thinwater at 3:20pm 07.29.24 Sailors Sketchbook There is a really good, detailed section on this. The writer is a smart guy, wel
Set your watch back 20 years Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 07.29.24
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 3:16pm 07.29.24 It's an old tank. No vent. I'll make sure to crack the fill tube and let out any pressure next wee
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 3:15pm 07.29.24 I'll check more this weekend. Lowering the mast isn't really an option. We're on a mooring and I'd
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 3:06pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. I realized that such
Useful Technology Ideas Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 07.29.24
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 2:51pm 07.29.24 I purchased one of these. Wireless Winch Remote Control Kit for Truck Jeep ATV SUV Auto Winch with
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 2:31pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. By "God" I mean a cen
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rick D at 2:02pm 07.29.24 Check this now in the 40.5 owner mods area: Bilge Through Hull Replacement
Set your watch back 20 years Dalliance at 1:34pm 07.29.24
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:27pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navio
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 1:19pm 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. I can hear Poseidon laughing. I would say that, in r
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 1:19pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft jviss at 1:12pm 07.29.24 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to state, "LiFePO4 batteries are no more of a risk than lead acid bat
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 1:08pm 07.29.24 Not all Lithium batteries are equal. The boat in question had a NMC Nissan Leaf battery. LiFePO4 ba
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 1:04pm 07.29.24 installed. That's bound to get them out of any distress they may finds themselves in. Yes dear.
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 12:58pm 07.29.24 Over the last 6 decades of gallivanting here and there by boat, many of the new"aids" to boaters hav
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (2) LakeShark at 12:54pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL For reference here is a 5 year old class legal main on a Catalina 22 hoisted to the top ban
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 12:41pm 07.29.24 I can get it close ~ 6-12 inches, but then no matter how hard I pull on the halyard, it just won't
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 12:13pm 07.29.24 Yes! I must have missed that attachment. I also now notice your Hey Dudes! I've been wearing them

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