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Boat Needs A Little Work (3) SoSound at 4:25pm 06.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/1107 What else would you do, on a rare for this year, really nice day with a minus four foot tide? Go ex
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps (1) Capt Doug at 10:42am 06.17.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1808 I'm thinking about buying a 1996 Catalina MK3. The aloft survey says to replace the spreaders and u
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem RoyS at 5:16am 06.17.22 Ask All Sailors 6/961 I have a 2-1/2 HP Yamaha four cycle outboard on my inflatable. Every year a build up of something th
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 11:24pm 06.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3480 My old West Marine batteries for my 1986 Hunter 34 were about 6 years old and had gotten to the poin
Shift strip (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/566 I have a 96 Evinrude 9.9 that I just changed the impeller on. I'm having issues getting the shift li
Looking for tubing bender fred1diver at 4:31pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1839 Hey everyone, I keep getting asked to make biminis and dodgers, just need to get a bender, the one I
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 4:29pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1246 Hi everyone. I discovered today that I'm going to have to replace the main prop strut on my Islande
Some 410 Projects (2) Sailgunner at 4:21pm 06.16.22 Big Boats 1/715 Completed a few projects on my 2000 410. Replaced my fixed ports on my starboard (sunny) side. Purch
Fuel tank vent line NYSail at 4:19pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 1/336 Hello all, Trying to think of everything before I close the floor for a final time before I put my g
Removing old Thru-Hull ShawnL at 2:29pm 06.16.22 Catalina 22 5/835 So, I asked in a previous thread about the need for the thru-hull for the cockpit and sink drains.
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 12:19pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2964 Dear Sailors, Launched my friends boat with him yesterday and witnessed a surprising structural phe
Wooden sliding hatch door (2) vsfoster at 11:37am 06.16.22 Newport 4/2245 I am about to embark on a ambitious endeavor on my old 1983 Newport Mk III 30' . First I want to mak
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 8:55am 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1371 Dear Sailors, How common is it for the bilge pump to go off every 3 minutes? I understand that the
test Brian D at 7:49am 06.16.22 Trailer Sailors 0/2 test
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Epic1969 at 7:40am 06.16.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/8464 Ok! So I can log into TrailorSailor but although it shows I am logged in when I go to a forum it say
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens John Marrone at 7:18am 06.16.22 Catalina 22 4/1260 Any suggestions as to where we can find bug screens for this boat?
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller (1) Matt White at 5:39am 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2225 Hello all. I tried searching here for any previous discussion but failed - I just installed: A) Ma
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch philiefay at 9:29pm 06.15.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1484 Does anyone know what the H260 V Birth under bed hat h was designed for? It's an unusual shape that
Lectrosan install oday 35 allen lofland at 6:39pm 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/598 Looking for been there done that advice. need to install lectrasan in our 35. will it fit in bow ?
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark (1) Sailor_Al at 6:11pm 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 8/971

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Close-hauled -- how close? Gene Neill at 4:07am 08.04.25 I agree with everything said here so far. And FWIW, I can always point higher in gusts, like you men
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 4:03am 08.04.25 Yeah, I get the sense that maybe this wasn't his first repair, and he made it look really easy.
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 3:39am 08.04.25 I'd contact Selden. dj https://www.seldenmast.com
Pumps dLj at 3:35am 08.04.25 The level indicator is still showing full. These are notorious for not working well. I've never s
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 3:28am 08.04.25 Looking at your pictures I cant really tell where on the mast side the boom rotates. It may be unde
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 3:22am 08.04.25 Looking at your pictures I cant really tell where on the mast side the boom rotates. It may be under
Teak upkeep dLj at 3:05am 08.04.25 Grey is good. +1 Constant sanding removes teak... dj
Albin Vega 27 first time owner (5) �?iban at 3:02am 08.04.25 Sure I can send pics when I get back to my boat but we won't have a similar system. I won't be back
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 2:30am 08.04.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pac
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 9:56pm 08.03.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pack
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 08.03.25 As @mainesail has pointed out, it's hard to get consistent results with this technique. Bed-IT would
Teak upkeep higgs at 7:50pm 08.03.25 I used to use oil, but found it did not last a full season in Wisconsin. I also found I had to tape
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 7:47pm 08.03.25 I have boom roller furling on my boat and find it quite good. Perhaps if you post some pictures I ma
Winch Maintenance jssailem at 7:33pm 08.03.25 You may need to rotate the stripper until the pin slots line up.
Winch Maintenance (1) Trixster at 7:20pm 08.03.25 Greetings, I am repacking and regreasing my Lewmar 40 winch. All done, expect I can never get thes
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 7:08pm 08.03.25 Yeah, the trick is not to let it dry completely.... just give it about 30-60 minutes to get a little
Close-hauled -- how close? dlochner at 6:51pm 08.03.25 When going upwind, it is more important to steer to the wind, especially in gusty conditions. Trim t
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 dlochner at 6:44pm 08.03.25 If you use Sika 291, don't completely tighten the fasteners ... leave about 1-2 turns to finish the
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 6:26pm 08.03.25 Use TefGel when re-installing so you don't have issues next time the bolt needs to come out
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 5:30pm 08.03.25 On my 380, there's no need to access a nut from the bottom.... all the stanchions have embedded meta

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