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Happy Festivus... (1) sailme88 at 5:10am 12.23.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1181 I got a lot of problems with you people!
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 8:50pm 12.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/2706 With the market getting better for buyers ( prices soon to really normalize) what is your opinion
Marlow Hunter 33 2014 Egovos at 4:07pm 12.22.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1680 Wondering what folks think of this boat. Any major concerns? We're planning to use it in Barnegat N
Legend 35.5 Interior Cushions Spyndoc at 12:59pm 12.22.22 Big Boats 7/1425 Recently purchased the boat but anything that wasn't nailed down or bonded was stolen. So I guess I
Searching for Telescoping table legs. (1) jssailem at 12:29pm 12.22.22 Parts Search 5/1532 Hi guys. I have been searching for strong legs for my table. I saw this image on a new French buil
Depth sounder for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 12:09pm 12.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1171 The depth sounder in my newly purchased Niagara 26 has long given up the ghost. The brand is no lon
Mast stepping The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:30pm 12.21.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1787 Hey guys As many of you know I have a 1985 Pearson 303 in Florida and I don't think I will wait to
Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:24pm 12.21.22 Pearson 1/1775 Advise on correctly stepping up the mast
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Hayden Watson at 5:19am 12.21.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1926 My boat only has an 18-gallon black water tank which fills far too quickly and we are constantly str
A roundup of 2022 garymalmgren at 5:19am 12.21.22 Ask All Sailors 4/670 Here is a fun roundup of dinghy cruising on the East coast of Australia. Merry Christmas and Happy N
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? smo10018 at 6:06pm 12.20.22 C&C 4/2111 Hi all hoping someone can tell me what the Air Draft of a C'C 40-2 is? The one I am looking at has
Has Anyone Used a KC-2W box for NMEA0183/NMEA2000 Conversion dkinzer at 5:44pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 0/448 I'm considering getting a KC-2W converter box to convert the NMEA0183 DSC position reports that my V
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE (1) jssailem at 2:06pm 12.20.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1566 We are preparing for that solar day when the length of dark time is it's longest. The earth tilts th
Marina Advice Timm R Oday25 at 1:52pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1941 It's early inthe winter season I realize . I've already been looking at a longterm "retirement " boa
All Sailors Alansails at 11:39am 12.20.22 Catalina 310 4/1562 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy our sport and be safe! Thanks for sharing your expertise w
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 10:50am 12.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 43/7423 I hav a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 2GMF Yanmar I'm sure the same age. She's hard to start when it just a
Electrical system william24424 at 8:30am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1092 Electrical system ' reasons? As a coastal cruiser/racer, occasional weekender I've used the followi
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:01am 12.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2071 Hi Guys I have 1987 hunter 40 ft legend with a Ynamar 4jh-e engine Problem is the boats inner s
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:20am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2079 So my 1985 Pearson 303 is gonna need some extra gear for safety ect to cross... Im all ears
Beyond USA insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:10am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/590 Hey guys MERRY CHRISTMAS to all... So the plan is to sail away to Bahamas next summer. Now the boai

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Foot pump repair for dinghy Rich Stidger at 10:12am 08.27.25 If you don't want to use a hose clamp, then I would try Gorilla Contact Adhesive Clear Grip glue. I
Foot pump repair for dinghy zinahewitt at 9:58am 08.27.25 How about using a large hose clamp? dj The clamp will have a metal edge, which I would not be kee
Foot pump repair for dinghy dLj at 9:51am 08.27.25 How about using a large hose clamp? dj
Control panel Beneteau Stu Jackson at 9:39am 08.27.25 Often each of the individual gauges has a light inside it. Go look up gauge websites, like Teleflex
Hunter 26/260 trailers richardhone2 at 9:01am 08.27.25 Does anyone have the measurements for the 3 sets of bunk supports for the H26? Mine has the rear set
Hunter 33.5 - Holding tank dimensions (1) rgranger at 8:45am 08.27.25 Could you Gorilla Tape over the holes? In my experience, GT is like duct tape on steroids... I gue
Water leak 2004 hunter 36 rgranger at 8:41am 08.27.25 food color in a tank can also help narrow down suspects.
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? rgranger at 8:40am 08.27.25 You can drill tap and then screw the pad eye on to the boom. That way you limit the length of the f
Hunter 37C Rudder Drop Johnb at 7:56am 08.27.25 We replaced our rudder in 2019. I will post pictures when I get back home next week. Recommend you p
H22 swing keel play quiggers at 7:30am 08.27.25 Huh....perfect picture and description of the forces acting on it....thank you.
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? jssailem at 6:58am 08.27.25 You can drill tap and then screw the pad eye on to the boom. That way you limit the length of the fa
Thinking about getting a smaller wheel for our 36 mk ii. jssailem at 6:44am 08.27.25 Santa had you on the NICE list! Lucky you. :biggrin:
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash shemandr at 6:10am 08.27.25
Water Tank cleaning access port - 1993 H33.5 gotons at 5:57am 08.27.25 I just wanted to follow up with this and let everyone that I took Greg's advice and did exactly that
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? AEarnshaw at 4:53am 08.27.25 The "Keel Crab": https://exosea.ca
News from Mary-Lou TomY at 4:38am 08.27.25 Hello happy Alden owners! Here's some news from the Mary-Lou. We sailed at the end of July from the
Surveyor in Connecticut? NYSail at 4:27am 08.27.25 https://johnsonmarineservices.com Adrian did a great job for us when we purchased in Ct. good luck
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling dlochner at 4:05am 08.27.25 The dripping is likely due to an alignment problem which may be caused by weak engine mounts. If thi
H22 swing keel play kloudie1 at 3:19am 08.27.25 On my old Spirit 23, I had more play in the board than I liked. I made some shims out of sheet Teflo
Water leak 2004 hunter 36 Davidasailor26 at 2:25am 08.27.25 You could try placing some paper towels in the area and checking them periodically. That might give

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