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What wind forecast turns you away? john6206 at 5:57am 10.08.22 Smaller Boats 4/1945 So today is a little less cold and not rainy. . . winds 20MPH with gusts to 30. im tempted to reef
Alternator Bracket (2) RoyS at 5:48am 10.08.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2423 This is my last modification this season. Could not keep my alternator belt tension adjusted. Seemed
Pressurized Freshwater System Semper Sailor at 5:26am 10.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1351 I bought a 2002 456 CC last year and am spending the next few seasons getting to know her before doi
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery Di Smith at 2:10am 10.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/826 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging
Set screw.... (2) Cztomo at 4:44pm 10.07.22 Mid-Size Boats 12/2406 Couple weeks ago, while sailing I hear loud thump. Can find what was it, till my friend show me a la
Installing a Spinnaker (1) Tedd at 2:36pm 10.07.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4025 I recently bought a boat that came with a brand new asymmetrical spinnaker that, so far as I know, w
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Nichole340 at 12:57pm 10.07.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2046
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging SailMaster at 11:11am 10.07.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1797 Due to INCREDIBLE LABOR SHORTAGES at the local yards, I am considering replacing my standing rigging
Need advice before purchase : Bad cracks ? (7) xavpil at 5:36am 10.07.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2730
Painting or removing headliner? xavpil at 5:02am 10.07.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2531
Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 6:58pm 10.06.22 Catalina 22 6/1672 Hey was just curious if anyone has a pic or 2 of where they mounted a transducer on the transom. se
Issues Sailing Upwind Harrit at 5:36pm 10.06.22 Catalina 22 17/2832 Hello All, Looking for any Catalina22 owners that struggle to get their boats upwind. I have used
Rudder Direct Drive Setup knappytime at 2:05pm 10.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1233 I reviewed "Tom Hadoulias" install from 2008 and was wondering if anyone had any updated experience
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Michael Atkinson at 1:37pm 10.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1577 Good afternoon to all ..... I have had my 1999 Oceanis 461 for about 2 years now and wanted to check
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Lee Hadjiosif at 1:33pm 10.06.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2706 I'm in need of a new main and I'm exploring ways to eliminate luffing but still keep the furling opt
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 8:38am 10.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/2088 I have recently purchased a Hunter 38 with a Yanmar 3JH4E with the Kanzaki KM35P gearbox. The dipsti
Water Heater Plumbing fhujber at 1:06pm 10.05.22 Catalina 30 7/1578 I'm a recent owner of a 1988 Cat-30, and when I bought the boat, I was advised that the water heater
Hoisting the Headsail fhujber at 11:59am 10.05.22 Catalina 30 9/1901 Hi folks! New Cat-30 tall-rig/bowsprit/wing keel here. When recovering from Ian, I was hoisting the
Through holes and prop (4) PK123 at 9:44am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 42/5992 Hello to all, My first post here. I am in the process of buying an old boat and it was hauled out of
Random photo from our first regatta (1) chriscampbell at 9:30am 10.05.22 Smaller Boats 15/1743 That's us in the middle. We came in 4th of 8 boats and had a lot of fun.

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From a Catalina 22 to a 310 BigEasy at 7:02am 07.26.25 Congrats, and I am sorry you caught that sailing virus. I have heard it is very hard to get rid of
Help identifying this grease jssailem at 7:01am 07.26.25
Help identifying this grease BigEasy at 6:49am 07.26.25 . It may be Lano-cote. Smell it, if it smells like kashmir it is lanocote. Joe, I have no idea
Purchasing a B-373 jssailem at 6:47am 07.26.25 Congrats on your new family member. :biggrin:
Hunter 326 bilge set up smokey73 at 6:39am 07.26.25 I agree with Greg. I have a very similar bilge arrangement (3 compartments) and they are interconne
Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 6:31am 07.26.25 Do yourself a favor.. Don't run the engine anymore until you've had the fuel polished. 2 yrs of in
LPG System Breaker Tripping John6212 at 6:08am 07.26.25 Thanks to everyone who responded. After the suggested troubleshooting, I received a new LPG Solenoid
Garmin GPSMap 276C - Worth Keeping? (2) Tally Ho at 6:01am 07.26.25 It looks like it can run off the 12-volt power cord. Maybe try it out and then decide if it is wor
Hunter 326 bilge set up (2) Tally Ho at 5:48am 07.26.25 It does seem that the should all be connected with a limber hole (weep hole). What is in the bottom
Hunter 326 bilge set up pcjrusso at 4:35am 07.26.25 Install another bilge pump? Yes I thought about installing another pump. I just thought it was we
Hunter 326 bilge set up pcjrusso at 4:34am 07.26.25 What year/model is this? Seems kind of a poorly thought out early version of a grid design, but not
Survey of a 331 sailme88 at 3:42am 07.26.25 Do yourself a favor.. Don't run the engine anymore until you've had the fuel polished. 2 yrs of ina
Survey of a 331 PNWE36 at 11:53pm 07.25.25 We owned a 2003 Beneteau 331 for 8 years. Purchased with 500 hours and sold it with 2000 hrs. Grea
Hunter 326 bilge set up MFD at 9:56pm 07.25.25 What year/model is this? Seems kind of a poorly thought out early version of a grid design, but not
Companionway Doors MFD at 9:27pm 07.25.25 By and large I have had good experiences buying from here for certain kinds of things. For those of
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat MFD at 9:19pm 07.25.25 Don't let this wreck your sailing summer unless you are planning to go off into the ocean for weeks/
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:20pm 07.25.25
Purchasing a B-373 Tally Ho at 7:45pm 07.25.25 Beautiful boat. Been on my short list for a while. enjoy Greg
Help identifying this grease Calif. Ted at 7:35pm 07.25.25 I just bought a $12 bottle of "I'll Never Use This Again" oil. I'm installing new refrigeration and
Hunter 326 bilge set up rgranger at 7:15pm 07.25.25 Install another bilge pump?

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