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Hope everyone had a great weekend (3) brockangelo at 4:43am 05.31.22 Catalina 22 2/500 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 11/2966
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:46pm 05.30.22 Alden General Chat 7/7613 mrSEsDK3QdU
Raymarine Polar for H34? Mike Oldak at 8:27pm 05.30.22 Big Boats 0/407 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 12/2513 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 15/2555 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 1/435
Electrical System info Overload mjsb at 5:29pm 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/867 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 2/910 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 3/452 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 4/799 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 8/1415 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 19/2018 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 3/1180 Hello all! I recently bought a O'Day Widgeon, and I got two mainsails with it; one that works fine,
Back grinding... SailingLoto at 8:02am 05.30.22 Smaller Boats 3/1444 After a few months of sitting in inside dry storage, and another unexpected boat restoration....I p
sealant, Swing Keel Pivot bolt snick at 7:54am 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/790 Hi I am looking for suggestions on using a sealant for sealing a swing keel centerboard pivot bolt.
Forestay adjustment Pat cool skip at 7:36am 05.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2004 I have a 306 Hunter 2003 with a furling system for the jib. I was wonderig if i can adjust de foare
lifeline stanchion -. m15? (1) sunlover at 7:25am 05.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1361 can anyone. confirm the size? M14 is too small and M16 is too large.
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. jssailem at 7:20am 05.30.22 Sails Call Lounge 8/1014 First I want to thank all of the Warriors who have served in our Armed Forces. I was recently asked
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. (1) Erbardy at 6:05am 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1400 Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. I am looking at the possible purchase of a 1968 J

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Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions twodzusfittings at 4:53am 06.30.25 Typical me....asking questions when the answers are right in front of me. Should have read the whole
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? Rich Stidger at 4:49am 06.30.25 I vote for Jamestown. You can also get moorings at Newport, but demand is high. Anchoring at Newpo
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Rich Stidger at 4:46am 06.30.25 Given my experience with my ST50 wind system, your issue sounds like bad or intermittent connections
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 4:13am 06.30.25 dLj, you sent the tides for June 27th? July 4th it looks like low tide will be at 2:03pm. Yes. So
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Morgan donor at 3:49am 06.30.25 PYI (lawyers) say you should change your bellows every 6 years. Mine was over 10 when I replaced it.
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Captain Larry-DH at 3:35am 06.30.25 You can diagnose if the problem is in the masthead sensor. I have the following as a saved note in m
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out sailme88 at 3:27am 06.30.25 We have an i60 that has been acting up over the past 3 yrs. Recently it stopped displaying wind spee
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Davidasailor26 at 3:00am 06.30.25 The electronics in anemometers sometimes go bad and cause that. Mine does it occasionally in strong
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 2:47am 06.30.25 Fun fact, I was backwards with my currents. We need the ebb to go down river and around Manhattan.
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. danm1 at 9:41pm 06.29.25 https://www.offshoreblue.com/cruise/east-river-timing.php This has always worked for me, and I did
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 8:13pm 06.29.25 Welcome, nice boat. You should get to know these guys, too. All Catalina models have owners associ
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:56pm 06.29.25 Fun fact, I was backwards with my currents. We need the ebb to go down river and around Manhattan. W
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Intrepid-II at 7:52pm 06.29.25 I posted about my replacement about 5 years ago. It isn't hard, you just have to plan it out and p
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 7:23pm 06.29.25 Going to try to make it to Haverstraw but completely aware this may be too far, too ambitious, we a
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:12pm 06.29.25 dLj, you sent the tides for June 27th? July 4th it looks like low tide will be at 2:03pm.
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04pm 06.29.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:04pm 06.29.25 Wow! Thanks for the advice everybody. So we are adding a day, possibly two. Thursday we are going to
Troubleshooting mainsail trim piratesnail at 6:35pm 06.29.25 (But we have yet to determine the Starwind main is question is blown out.);) I think it is a fair
Inspecting keel bolt RussC at 6:23pm 06.29.25 you may need to juggle the stands under the keel a bit to get the load off the bolt. once you do, us
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 6:22pm 06.29.25 Thank you both for the responses. Danm1, we plan on getting to Port Washington Thursday night and l

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