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J scows mconners at 11:19am 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/2230 I am looking to buy a used J Scow made by Johnson Boat Works. Does anyone have any experiance with t
Well its been a while. SVMOONDANCE at 9:55am 05.31.22 Catalina 22 3/511 Sadly time, kids and a registration issue has kept me from finishing the boat. As of now I'll be off
Oceanis 352 - location of refrigerator compressor ("Cold Machine") Thadeus Burns at 9:27am 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/654 I am trying to determine where the refrigerator compressor is located on my 1999 Oceanis 352 which h
Yanmar 4jh engine has a b control panel, what is the proper way to start it up and shut it off? Rick.johnson at 8:50am 05.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2674 Help I just purchased a 87 40 ft hunter legend with a yanmar 4jh engine with the B control panel t
Insurance Premiums jssailem at 7:13am 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2203 Does it make a difference when, the month, you buy your Insurance policy? I wonder as it appears t
Block Specifications KXL at 6:50am 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/893 Where can I find the specifications for the single blocks at the bottom of the mast of my Beneteau 3
Hope everyone had a great weekend (3) brockangelo at 4:43am 05.31.22 Catalina 22 2/487 Got a ton of projects done this weekend, but the one that seems to have made the most impact was get
Laser crazing - is this a problem (3) DanielI at 8:47pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2825
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:46pm 05.30.22 Alden General Chat 7/7509 mrSEsDK3QdU
Raymarine Polar for H34? Mike Oldak at 8:27pm 05.30.22 Big Boats 0/395 I recently installed a new Axiom MFD in my 1984 H34, but they do not have a polar needed to optimize
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Maks_s at 7:22pm 05.30.22 Day Sailers 12/2465 Good day, Just got my O'Day 23-2 1979 and planning some repairs. As a first step planning to clean
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 7:18pm 05.30.22 Big Boats 15/2463 Hey all, well long story short I got her sailed down the Oregon and Northern California coast safely
1967 Schock Endeavor Aux Power DiskoTroop at 6:34pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 1/426
Electrical System info Overload mjsb at 5:29pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/848 To begin with this is a question of possible expensive proportion and still up in the air. The elect
Windows for 1986 Catalina 18 twjohnson at 4:01pm 05.30.22 Smaller Boats 2/875 Can anyone recommend a good source for replacement windows? Thanks.
Charleston sailors- bottom paint recommendation needed rgranger at 3:24pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/434 Hello. I put a coat of petit ablative on my boat in august. She is now covered with a layer of sma
Ballast tank WI Rigger at 1:44pm 05.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/773 Is there somewhere I can get an idea of the outline of the ballast tank in my Hunter 19? I am lookin
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump thetone at 12:38pm 05.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1362 Hello, Does anyone have any information on removing the raw water pump and then replacing it? I'm pl
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 12:15pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1954 I have no idea how this happened, but 2-3" away from the center grip/tow handle is a pinhole leak.
What is this Ship's Symbol? (1) kgray9 at 10:22am 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 Hello all! I recently bought a O'Day Widgeon, and I got two mainsails with it; one that works fine,

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Reefing point? capta at 4:04pm 06.05.25 It is very important that you understand that your reefing lines, other than the tack and clew, must
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch Claude L.-Auger at 3:49pm 06.05.25 Follow up on Maxwell 24 ST broken gear. I did receive the Maxwell 24 non-ST found on market place.
Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 2:16pm 06.05.25 Asto my original question, I appreciate the digging people have done as have I and it seems there a
Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 06.05.25 Improvement in short term forecast accuracy has definitely improved largely because the models whic
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? ...3TacksontheWater at 1:54pm 06.05.25 Gene: Just in case, I ordered up the big boy cable cutters and I still expect it to be a bit more fu
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:44pm 06.05.25 I believe there is an argument to be made that funding is precisely why there is a concerted effort
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:41pm 06.05.25 I found this pretty good analysis, though it dates to 2010 - https://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/1
Mac 22 rigging questions JBP-PA at 1:14pm 06.05.25 Sailboat rigging is almost always stainless steel. You can get DIY "swageless" terminals that are
Shelf pins? john6206 at 1:09pm 06.05.25 Thanks @Project_Mayhem Exactly what I was thinking, 3/8 or 1/2. I just made a set of each. john
310 aft bulhead madmac at 12:46pm 06.05.25 Thanks Ward. More of the type input I was looking for. My concern was that it may be structural an
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Project_Mayhem at 12:24pm 06.05.25 When I saw this I though @Crazy Dave Condon might be in the hospital. Glad to hear it's only the dog
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini fred1diver at 12:02pm 06.05.25 Third year now, still as strong as ever
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini skunther at 11:52am 06.05.25 They are far enough to not affect anything I ordered some for general delivery, picking them up to
Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 11:42am 06.05.25
Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 11:34am 06.05.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particula
310 aft bulhead Ward H at 11:32am 06.05.25
310 aft bulhead madmac at 11:10am 06.05.25 Thanks for your comments
Hurricane Season 2025 Rick Webb at 10:35am 06.05.25 I believe there is an argument to be made that funding is precisely why there is a concerted effort
310 aft bulhead Stu Jackson at 10:22am 06.05.25 Find out how it is built and just glue it back together. I believe you are over reacting to issues
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? Gene Neill at 10:04am 06.05.25 FWIW, I also bought their standard lifeline kit. It fit just fine, no issues, had it a couple years

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