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Your experience with online courses? john6206 at 8:21am 01.22.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1317 ASA offers online courses - at about $430 each!!! BUT you get a fancy sticker for your log when you
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? gfroch at 6:22am 01.22.25 Catalina 30 44/2944 My stuffing box is leaking like crazy and has not been repacked in the 10 years I've owned the boat.
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required (2) Runningfix at 9:42pm 01.21.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/724 First post for me here. I am reaching out to this forum hoping to get a pointer to the transmission
Coastal Snow Storm (2) JamesG161 at 9:00pm 01.21.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/600 229449 Hope is doesnt kill my Grapefruit tree. 229450 Wild Snow event from Texas to Florida. Ji
So, you elected to kill my post and the thread because I stated a fact! JRacer at 6:54pm 01.21.25 Ask All Sailors 0/11 Given that, please delete my access to this forum. I've contributed my experience to this forum for
Snowing on the Gulf !! (1) JamesG161 at 4:40pm 01.21.25 Weather and Forecasting 1/38 It is very rare to see snow on the Mississippi Gulf Coast w Angels were made by kids Most had never
Exposed rudder shaft length for Legend 35.5? Rich 35.5 at 2:45pm 01.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/293 I know this is a shot in the dark, but does anyone know the length of the rudder shaft that is expos
Where to buy fresh mustang HIT rearm kits? JBP-PA at 1:05pm 01.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/367 My Mustang PFD inflator is expiring. Apparently I can't get one direct from Mustang. Amazon has rev
Teak Handrail Bedding DHembree at 11:20am 01.21.25 Mid-Size Boats 11/609 I am in the process of replacing the badly weathered teak handrails on my 1989 Hunter 27. When the t
LOOKING FOR THE GENTLEMAN GOING ON THE HARD Urban Hermit at 11:08am 01.21.25 Ask All Sailors 3/334 I wanted to send a PM to the gentleman who posted that he was retiring from sailing and RVing due to
Calling All Catalina 275 Owners Windseeker2 at 8:29am 01.21.25 Catalina 275 1/396 We are relatively new owners of Catalina 275 Hull #57 "Windseeker" since Feb-2024. Purchased the bo
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence Davis Ladd Scharff at 2:51pm 01.20.25 The Cherubini Hunters 7/567 II wonder if anyone knows the total number built and manufacture sequence code ---mine is G. My boa
Anchor Type jpiombo67 at 1:36pm 01.20.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/957 Hello all, Currently -14 with the wind chill here in Traverse City, Michigan. Venture 222 Noobie qu
Transmission output rust Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 01.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 11/850 I'm having a new shaft and coupler made but the mating surface on my transmission output has some li
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sock/Bag Question MikeHoncho at 9:06pm 01.19.25 Ask All Sailors 12/754 I picked up a North Sail asymmetrical spinnaker used from a seller that thought it didn't have a dou
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 6:11pm 01.19.25 Ask An Oday Owner 23/1545
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware (2) yelkenli at 2:22pm 01.19.25 Ask All Sailors 10/640 On my docks, I see the forestay connected to the bow with a clevis pin, mostly. On my C27, I have
entry level electronics egreen024 at 6:48am 01.19.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1535 boat is a 28' oday with no nav. electronics as of now. sailing in done in protected waters, rivers s
Battery "box" Urban Hermit at 6:02am 01.19.25 Com-Pac 5/655 Just finished construction of a battery "box," more accurately a battery retainer: Two pieces of go
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. smokey73 at 8:13pm 01.18.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1074 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yanmar 4JH2E My new Ellebogen motor mounts have arrived. How did you support or ja

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Replacing V-berth platform niceshoes6 at 10:42am 05.31.25 Jay did you find a similar top laminate to the original? I'm in the same boat as you with a leaky a
No in-water hull scrubbers available? Will Gilmore at 10:14am 05.31.25 Is it hard to ship from Japan? This company is based in the UK, but they advertise a new USA divis
Head not drawing water Foswick at 9:48am 05.31.25 I'm not sure why people are advising a pump replace/rebuild when a simple blockage is not ruled out?
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini Hello Below at 9:48am 05.31.25 I have used Velcro Extreme Outdoor hook and loop on both top and bottom sides of my 175W flexible bi
Goosneck to Boom (2) Keith Hoovler at 9:39am 05.31.25 I have an 86' O'Day Daysailer 3. I'm in the midst, installing a new boom extrusion. My old one sn
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini Foswick at 9:33am 05.31.25 Well, I used 2" wide industrial vecro to attach my panels to the deck of my first boat. I did it thi
Head not drawing water (1) PNWE36 at 9:26am 05.31.25 I have experienced this with Jabsco manual pumps. As Peggie suggested the easiest and I will add mo
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Hayden Watson at 8:54am 05.31.25 I have owned my C30 for 27 years and the heat exchanger has needed to be cleaned twice. The first t
propane regulator PNWE36 at 8:52am 05.31.25 Looks like they sell them on this SBO site. You might be able to find just the regulator for a lowe
Mast damage CrispyCringle at 8:40am 05.31.25 That looks pretty done to me. How did that happen? Im sure you can put some sort of patch on it, but
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Rich Stidger at 8:38am 05.31.25 If I can do it myself with confidence that the job will be done correctly and with quality, I will n
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch Claude L.-Auger at 8:18am 05.31.25 Good Morning Claude. I don't have engineering dimensioned drawings for the 24ST but here is what I
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch dLj at 7:59am 05.31.25 Here's a pair of 26's for sale on ebay... No idea if they could work fo ryou. dj https://www.ebay.
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch (3) Allan12210 at 7:34am 05.31.25 Good Morning Claude. I don't have engineering dimensioned drawings for the 24ST but here is what I d
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 7:33am 05.31.25 Yes I did a good sanding and washing beforehand
Looking for ideas on galley remodel BigEasy at 7:29am 05.31.25 Did you resolve problem of Formica / glue not adhering to epoxy coating on plywood?
new water heater BigEasy at 7:16am 05.31.25 Stu - thanks for the ideas. I have disconnected the hoses at the engine end when flushing and repl
Mast damage Southern Crux at 7:10am 05.31.25 This is a H23.5 mast
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (1) 4lane at 7:01am 05.31.25
No in-water hull scrubbers available? patrickkidd at 6:43am 05.31.25 Looks like Scrubbis are still made. I think maybe Davis Instrument just doesn't distribute them any

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