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Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1821
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3984 Apparently, I am having a new corrosion problem. Diver told me this week that my shaft zinc was co
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 10:54am 06.11.22 Catalina 310 9/1565 Hello fellow 315 owners! I was sailing yesterday in 10 kts, with slightly reefed main and slightly
Waterline Width CHris F at 8:49am 06.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/858 I am getting a new trailer for my O'Day 20 - does anyone know the waterline width of an O'Day 20. I
Epoxy questions (2) jaysweet at 7:46am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1690 I have 3 different projects which will require epoxy, and I'd like to save money by just buying one
The Death of a Boat MikeHoncho at 7:07am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1073 Qe5-bPiz2wA Happened a couple days ago in Spain. The supply ship had a malfunction and was stuck in
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 6:12am 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 4/567 Hi - I found delaminated fiberglass on bulkhead in bow (just aft of sealed flotation foam). I cut so
Balsa in a 1994 Hunter H26 Mergatroid at 6:08am 06.11.22 Trailer Sailors 2/607 I have a 1994 Hunter H26. There is a soft spot to the port side of the mast tabernacle. Is there b
Prop Efficiency Halvern at 8:59pm 06.10.22 S2 7/1657 I have a 1979 11A, and recently when I had her on the hard (actually as we lifted her) observed ther
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 5:36pm 06.10.22 Other Sailboats 2/993 Has anyone ever fixed an arch beneath a deck stepped mast? I have a Bristol 24 that I am replacing t
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 ChrisHunter at 1:03pm 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1620 I need to replace the hose from the toilet to the holding tank on my 1992 Hunter 30. Would like to
Battery bank question (1) Jon Elliott at 11:23am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2034 Hello everyone. I have a Pearson 36.2 with two Deka Marine dual purpose / deep cycle batteries conne
23.5 spreader kit travelingjerryb at 11:03am 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/539 I just installed the US Spars spreader kit for my Hunter 23.5. Do I tighten the spreader cap clamps
Where Is Your Battery Charger? mikeracca at 10:55am 06.10.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2861
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 9:43am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/888 I need to replace my cabin top handrails and I am not near the boat right now, so I can't measure th
Mercury 4S 5HP Shift Interlock problem - Can't Pull-Start (4) JonnyEp at 4:09pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 Casting a wider net here, as well as adding photos. 2 weeks ago made a mistake and tried to start t
Edson side lock knob unscrews when loosening (2) Walsh0575 at 3:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/870 I have an Edson side lock that does a great job of locking, but when I go to unlock the knob just co
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 3:42pm 06.09.22 Catalina 22 5/907 Has anyone installed this kit from CD? Have received the kit and now realize I have to order 1 of t
Structural Foam (3) teacherspet at 1:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2414 Had to pull out the old water tank in the V berth of our Hunter Vision 32. On both the port and star
Navionics card renewals are deceptive.... cymeyer at 11:55am 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 0/362 Was looking at renewing my Navionics card. Their website says if you have a card, you can renew fo

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Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 8:30am 07.08.25 Okay, I may have gone overboard but I was just tired of thinking about anchors. It has been taking u
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 7:48am 07.08.25 Similar to our understanding-- Home and auto, with USAA. USAA does not insure yachts, however, or s
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 07.08.25 Perhaps I can help clear up some of this insurance stuff as a 30+ year State Farm Agent. Although I
Survey before insurance will renew? FastOlson at 7:43am 07.08.25 I'll probably switch to USAA/progressive. Home and auto is with them Similar to our understanding-
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS jssailem at 7:43am 07.08.25 I hear parking the boat in a garage is a sure thing with a cover. Damn pigeons have found a roost in
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] jssailem at 7:41am 07.08.25 The instructions were provided in an earlier post. The PSS has a different compression for each shaf
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment MFD at 6:43am 07.08.25 I have considered doing something similar. You can get pretty cheap programmable 12 volt temperature
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] BAD ORCA at 6:43am 07.08.25
Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 6:25am 07.08.25 Perhaps I can help clear up some of this insurance stuff as a 30+ year State Farm Agent. Although I
Survey before insurance will renew? jackhart at 6:11am 07.08.25 Has this happened to anyone else? We've had BoatUS insurance for 20+ years. Never filed any claims.
Jerks! jackhart at 6:08am 07.08.25 Scotch my man... gin taste like a pine tree to me. My old boss man had me try scotch, I thought I
Anchor Swivel dlochner at 5:45am 07.08.25 What I am hearing is that folks who have removed them don't miss them. I am wondering if they just
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk colemj at 5:44am 07.08.25 Weigh the reinforcement schedule of 50:50 fiber to resin by weight. Ideally use the same fibergl
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:32am 07.08.25 Check out the Amazon link @dlochner posted. It is kind of buried in the text, so you might have mi
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk shemandr at 5:31am 07.08.25 3/8 12=4.5. I agree that you don't want to engage the curve of the centerboard trunk that much.*
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:27am 07.08.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 5:21am 07.08.25 Haha YES tacking!!! We are getting way better at our terminology but miss the mark here and there! T
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network rpwillia at 5:18am 07.08.25 I saw this post and have a simpler but related question. I have an old ST50 wired autopilot remote t
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] sailme88 at 5:17am 07.08.25 Check the gaskets on the heat exchanger,,, Also, there should be a hose from the nipple at the therm
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] colemj at 4:58am 07.08.25

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