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Jaws All U Get at 7:21am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 0/178
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts (5) jimshipsky at 11:09am 06.19.25 Ask All Sailors 11/456 Just bought an O'Day Daysailer 1 built in 1956. She was named Nancy Lee, and raced off Cape Cod and
Catalina Yachts sold! Mike Mc at 10:07am 06.19.25 Catalina 310 0/18 Sold to Daedalus Yachts, a company that has not even built one boat according to BOATUS. What will
Catalina Yachts sold ! Mike Mc at 10:03am 06.19.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1333 Catalina had been sold to Daedalus Yachts who haven't yet completed building even one boat accordin
Oil pan full of saltwater !? DaveAK at 6:08pm 06.18.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/1123 Universal M18 engine, in the water all winter, I just got aboard to get her ready for the season, an
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Jmonserrate234 at 9:20am 06.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 I recently purchased a 2003 Hunter 170. I know these boats are notorious for cracking in the hull bc
Replacing keel wire clips (2) newsailor72 at 9:04am 06.18.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/312 The clips for my keel wire rope is corroded, will these s.s ones work? Got them on Amazon but the sa
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 (2) JavaMan at 9:03am 06.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/504 Ok.... I have a 1986 Legend 37 and the sail has at least 2 reefing points. Everything I seem to fin
Trying To Fit New Furler - 1995-40.5 Karl13265 at 5:29am 06.18.25 Big Boats 4/455 Question for the group, has anyone fitted a Harken MK IV furler on their 40.5 I got tired of having
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 4:08pm 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1101 We've got a Garmin anemometer/vain tied into our plotter. (I will look up the model when my wife wak
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner Dadawada at 3:47pm 06.17.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/456 Participated as the potential buyer in part 1 of the survey of a 373 I'm looking at. In general, thi
Finally On the Water (1) Foswick at 3:40pm 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 2/242 After a slow start, this year, we are finally out. Will probably be cruising around for a few weeks.
Centerboard repair on a Widgeon NaomiMartin at 12:58pm 06.17.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/306 I recently purchased a used Widgeon, year unknown but possibly late 1950's early 1960's. The line wh
How to stop false 100% battery status (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 9:35am 06.17.25 Musings With Maine Sail 35/3368 I am trying to finish up with some upgrades to my electrical system and wanted to cast a few questio
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 8:48am 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 13/830 I have a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 381 and just purchased it last September. I moved it with the help of
Catalina 30 MKIII Stern Through Hulls Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 06.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/769 The manual that came with my C30 was not updated by Catalina. I'm wondering what the three through h
Boarding ladder threads fred1diver at 3:55am 06.17.25 Ask All Sailors 16/795 Hello again everyone our boarding ladder is wonderful in length but it is only bare SS rungs, not
Windlass Wiring Fault (1) Foswick at 11:30pm 06.16.25 Ask All Sailors 6/402 Please double-check my thinking on this: My windlass uses this solenoid which seems to be wired acc
Inboard engine questions john6206 at 3:15pm 06.16.25 Mid-Size Boats 27/1782 Hey everyone, Sorry I have so many rookie questions. Five days into boat ownership and the learnin
Starter motor issues Feo23 at 3:11pm 06.16.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/582 I've got a 94 Hunter 29.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F with a bad starter. It had been starting just fine b

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Lewmar Winch Identification Tally Ho at 1:51pm 09.24.25
Lewmar Winch Identification kappykaplan at 1:15pm 09.24.25 Make sure you don't throw parts overboard during the above process. A box around the winch will he
Changing attitudes Davidasailor26 at 12:57pm 09.24.25 mostly enjoy the people watching and the energy of a large group of people with a common interest i
Main traveller on the dodger? Barnacle Bill at 12:48pm 09.24.25 Hunter, on some of their models, put travelers on the arch above the cockpit to keep the cockpit cle
s2 6.9 drop keel Barnacle Bill at 12:45pm 09.24.25 There are blocks attached to the top of the keel that gives it purchase. I have never looked on a 6
Raymarine Auto-Pilot Linear Drive clutch stuck Tim Alden44 at 12:44pm 09.24.25 Defender sells replacement clutches for those, as do other places. The clutch is pretty easy to ac
Lewmar Winch Identification Barnacle Bill at 12:38pm 09.24.25 These can be easily taken apart so you can clean the parts, lubricate the bearings and pawls and rea
Dumb Question Barnacle Bill at 12:29pm 09.24.25 How's your aim?
Prop damage. Barnacle Bill at 12:27pm 09.24.25 It's no big thing to take it to a prop shop and they will tell you what it needs and how much.
Raymarine Auto-Pilot Linear Drive clutch stuck colemj at 12:27pm 09.24.25 Defender sells replacement clutches for those, as do other places. The clutch is pretty easy to acc
WINDLASS MOTOR REPLACEMENT colemj at 12:20pm 09.24.25 A lot of different windlasses use the same motors. Any differences are usually in how the shaft con
Electronics Tally Ho at 12:17pm 09.24.25 When I bought Tally Ho, most of her system ps worked, but they were not networked. She came with: a
Electronics Barnacle Bill at 12:14pm 09.24.25 Oh my. Lots of opinions above. Some even answered your initial question. Simply put, if you want
Invest 93L kappykaplan at 12:05pm 09.24.25 This one looks like mostly a fish storm! :beer:
Electronics (2) Scott T-Bird at 11:55am 09.24.25 Hi John! It's easy to get over-enthusiastic about new electronics until the price tags start to bec
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 11:54am 09.24.25 Optimist or delusional? BUT... more to come on my next new post. :facepalm: Dammit Jim...
Changing attitudes Foswick at 11:52am 09.24.25 The cruising crowd is really 2 crowds, a group of people who enjoy the lifestyle and a group who ar
Invest 94L Gene Neill at 11:49am 09.24.25 I already emptied our gas generator at home and winterized it. Optimist or delusional? Prophetic.
WINDLASS MOTOR REPLACEMENT Rich Stidger at 11:47am 09.24.25 Try this link: Anchorman Power Windlass Spare Parts
Changing attitudes dlochner at 11:30am 09.24.25 A few observations. First and foremost the recreational boating industry is highly segmented. Tryin

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