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Is anyone planning to participate in the parade at Lake Lanier? patbratton at 1:17am 11.24.22 Ask All Sailors 0/354 Is anyone planning to participate in the parade at Lake Lanier on Dec 10? https://www.georgiasheriff
Washington Sellers Beware mikeracca at 10:11pm 11.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1573 So this is something that I just discovered. The State of Washington doesn't care about a vessel re
Time for me to post my favorite turkey roasting graphic (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:27pm 11.23.22 Sails Call Lounge 2/1084 211141 Wishing all of you a very happy Thanksgiving! --Peggie
New winterizing mod - done! (2) Justin_NSA at 4:58pm 11.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/3685 I already winterized this season but this was a project I wanted to get done for the future. I'm wan
What's wrong with my thinking? dennisv at 4:49pm 11.23.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1694 This forum has been a big help to me with every question I've asked so far. Why not push the limit?
Autopilot HD74 at 12:48pm 11.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/610 I would like any information or help installing and getting the right B'G autopilot for a hunter 340
Keel is out... looks disturbing (2) HeelBoy at 4:23am 11.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2631 A few owners who deferred a few decades of maintenance has paid off... no, what's the opposite of pa
Warped Rudder (1) sbrogden at 9:00am 11.22.22 Trailer Sailors 77/12084 I just picked up a 1982 Vagabond 14. The wood parts need attention. The rudder is warped - here's a
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 5:15am 11.22.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1235 Hi all!....the Sirius I bought recently came with a foresail furler, but the foil is damaged and unu
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 2:51pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1896 I'm winterizing my pressurized water system and wanted to get ideas on how to unpower an electric Ku
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 Slavik at 2:50pm 11.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2489 Hello. Trying to get the proper rigging diagram for the main sail attachment to the back end of the
Key issues with C275. Mike8074 at 2:41pm 11.21.22 Catalina 275 11/2710 Hi Team. I have an accepted offer on a C275. Boat goes to survey tomorrow. Any concerns from your
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 1:52pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/5213 While watching one of our favorite sailing channels on YouTube I was surprised to learn that the Eur
Possible Issue with RayStar 125 GPS, Raymarine RS125 dkinzer at 1:38pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 0/615 I'm in the midst of planning an upgrade of my chartplotter from a Raymarine E80 to a Raymarine Axiom
Hunter Legend 37 (1988) rudder bearings help Stella Orion at 12:41pm 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/840 Does anyone have the drawings for the upper and lower rudder bearings for Hunter Legend 37? The only
Painting over sanded non-skid surface CharlieCot at 12:27pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1966 I recently replaced the 50 year old leaky teak-over-ply deck of my 38 ft keelboat with glass over pl
Looking for expert Bene opinions! (7) Syl at 9:39am 11.21.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2917 Looking for some feedback about how common crazing is on the 423 / 473 range, especially around the
Keel crack (2) jdrutten at 9:06am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3408
Racing rule questions (2) stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2990 Two scenarios - both boats on same tack, not overlapped and overlapped. Per rules 11 and 12, in bot
New member sbrogden at 8:12am 11.21.22 Sailing Motorcyclists 2/5605 I've been riding motorcycles (street) since 1970 and started sailing in 1972. Currently have a 1985

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Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 8:49am 07.31.25 Perhaps it is my background in industrial maintenance that makes me suggest cutting the nuts. There
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge Timm R Oday25 at 8:39am 07.31.25 Perhaps it is my background in industrial maintenance that makes me suggest cutting the nuts. There
Unexplained situation last night odaydokay at 8:38am 07.31.25
3d printing for boats. jssailem at 8:37am 07.31.25 Nice project Hayden. Way to put those retired engineer brain cells to work for the good of sailing.
AI and sailing decision making. jssailem at 8:27am 07.31.25
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 8:25am 07.31.25 cutting the nuts off before pulling the shaft. This is sensible. Cutting the nuts off (that just h
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 8:21am 07.31.25 found a battery powered impact drill for $70, and got the appropriate impact socket. It was like ma
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge Timm R Oday25 at 8:20am 07.31.25 While I agree with all that has been post already , I will second the suggestion of cutting the nuts
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge pgandw at 7:57am 07.31.25
AI and sailing decision making. jackhart at 7:47am 07.31.25 I am so done with AI!
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 North Texas Sailor at 7:45am 07.31.25 Congrats, and I am sorry you caught that sailing virus. I have heard it is very hard to get rid of
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 7:31am 07.31.25 My thoughts is that would be a weak design for a sailboat steering. That said Edson has a lot of kno
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 7:28am 07.31.25 Yours maybe a friction fit. Perhaps with set screws holding it in place. I have not seen one of them
Unexplained situation last night Allan12210 at 7:25am 07.31.25 Happened all the time at China Beach State Park in San Francisco Bay. The hydrodynamic lift from the
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Tally Ho at 7:24am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 7:24am 07.31.25 Given the age of the boat and the quirks in how it is put together, now might be good time to servic
Water Tank Tally Ho at 7:20am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) jssailem at 7:18am 07.31.25
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) jtm at 7:12am 07.31.25 you mentioned you were doing like 1500 rpm. Kinda slow. 2350 to 2800 (wave/wind conditions permittin
Water Tank Paulam at 7:08am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mou

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