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Forestay transportation (1) Ihtiandr at 7:52am 06.12.22 Sirius 21/22 6/2050 Hello, Everyone! Who has a good idea how to properly secure forestay with furling roller drum? The f
Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 7:51am 06.12.22 Musings With Maine Sail 28/11572 This is a question about proper grounding of the start and house batteries. Is this the proper conn
Paper Charts Tayana at 5:27am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1256
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 10:02pm 06.11.22 Big Boats 6/1543 Hey all, how are the chain plates constructed, and how can we (or can we) inspect them? It seems lik
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 8:20pm 06.11.22 Destinations 8/3351 Looking for any local tips End-July launching from Traverse City area with daughters 13,15 hoping t
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (4) ricksoth at 7:07pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2514 I hoisted the spinnaker that came with my Cal 27 today in near zero wind with the tack tied to the a
New jib sail ? Ingram at 5:52pm 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 9/1451 What is the best size for the roller furling jib/genoa sail on a H26 100%, 110%,120% ?
Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1848
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4230 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 9/1615 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 3/895 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 13/1789 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 3/1095 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 4/577 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 2/633 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 7/1740 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 2/1041 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 13/1660 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 21/2118 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 2/562 I just installed the US Spars spreader kit for my Hunter 23.5. Do I tighten the spreader cap clamps

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Recommissioning head and holding tank Stu Jackson at 11:02am 08.03.25 The head stinks last time we were on board! Many of us have used the head sink drain tapped into
Recommissioning head and holding tank Ralph Johnstone at 10:55am 08.03.25 I'm curious if we would benefit from something like Noflex digestor or another more intensive clean
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang Stiknrudder at 10:31am 08.03.25 I decided to make my own lower block using some scrap UHMW that I had from a previous project inste
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! TimMarks at 10:28am 08.03.25 Interesting discussion. I was wondering what some of those areas were called by the indigenous peo
Picking up a mooring ball. TimMarks at 10:20am 08.03.25 Maybe a "happy hooker" boat hook? That magically loops the mooring line through the bail on the moor
Garmin GPSMap 276C - Worth Keeping? JonnyEp at 10:06am 08.03.25 Thanks everyone! I was able to update the firmware by purchasing the old style usb cable (same one
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 08.03.25 - how should I go about measuring proper position of the bracket? How far down should the motor go?
Boom Vang ice breaker at 9:18am 08.03.25 I am not sure what boat you have, but on our 41AC, the rod kicker is primarily used to hold up the b
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 kappykaplan at 9:16am 08.03.25 - Any tips on controlling the motor? For steering I believe it should be locked and I steer with th
Air in fuel feed JoeWhite at 9:09am 08.03.25 I am not sure how the fixture is assembled on my fuel tank. If you are concerned that the tube may f
3d printing for boats. stickinthemud57 at 8:52am 08.03.25 As thinwater alludes to, once you start doing your own manufacturing at a hobby level, you quickly r
Air in fuel feed dehler25 at 8:49am 08.03.25 Yes I have heard of a pin hole on the pickup tube above the fuel level. Took a while to get back,
Merit 22 owners (3) RussC at 8:47am 08.03.25 latest addition finished up yesterday. I'll never forget to bring the ladder again :).
Air in fuel feed dehler25 at 8:44am 08.03.25 Did you bleed the fuel system properly after servicing it? It is air coming up the feed from the t
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 ghsmindy at 7:59am 08.03.25 Actually, without cutting through the head liner, not the hull.
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! FastOlson at 7:35am 08.03.25 My first Tilly hat was indeed replaced by the factory when it started coming apart. The new hat arri
Pumps Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 08.03.25 Congrats on the New C&C 32. Is this a replacement or an additon to your fleet? I like the idea of
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. American_Mainsail at 7:27am 08.03.25 Nowhere - a quick check you can do is to turn off all of your DC switches, disconnect your battery +
Boom Vang (2) Stiknrudder at 7:23am 08.03.25 All good discussion and largely what I understand a boom vang to do. My understanding is far less s
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Davidasailor26 at 7:18am 08.03.25 I agree. With these wires since they are going into the wet part of the bilge, they might need to b

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