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309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 7:41am 02.15.22 Catalina 309 Group Forum 26/6715 Looking for experiences of others with this problem. I finally proved that the water to the bilge
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. abby-capri22 at 11:44pm 02.14.22 Catalina 22 2/512 Hey folks. I bought a project boat and major thing on my list to source is a mast. Vessel was de-mas
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 5:44pm 02.14.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2133 Recently acquired a Venture 25 and am repairing the broke keel cable and trunk. Several concerns but
Hunter 34 companion hatch Db421 at 2:14pm 02.14.22 Big Boats 7/2183 The sliding portion of my companionway hatch is severely crazed and has a few marks that look like s
Securing Batteries on my H34 WasabiRush at 1:24pm 02.14.22 Big Boats 12/2162 I'm planning to install battery boxes and looking for ideas and opinions. I'll keep the batteries in
First start in awhile... Inter20sailor at 12:52pm 02.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1866 Greetings, When I had a Yanmar 3GM30, I was able to pull the decompression lever to build oil press
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 12:26pm 02.14.22 Ask All Sailors 14/6241 Hi; Can anyone recommend a hatch or companionway they have purchased; will use at night when on shor
Hunter 340 Standing Rigging replacement cost estimate doccjt at 7:36am 02.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1294 How much should I expect to pay for replacing the standing rigging on a Hunter 340?
BOLT BROKE OFF (1) cdells at 5:27am 02.14.22 Engines and Propulsion 11/1835 Good morning everyone. Hoping for some advice from someone with a mechanical background. I pulled
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler (3) cdells at 5:07am 02.14.22 Big Boats 10/1722 Good Morning everyone. Can anyone tell me the difference between the coupler showed on Westerbeke's
Attaching Clamshell (1) jviss at 4:11pm 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 25/4164 How do you attach this? Just put some short bronze screws into the hull?
Need help with 1 yr old Aimar in hull depth tranducerthat stopped sending signal Chimera64180 at 2:56pm 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 3/814 Not impressed that the model number isnt on it - but the manual is for models P79 P79S, and chirp mo
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 2:56pm 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2277 I found I had previously purchased an aluminum anode for my MaxProp, and I don't know why. A mistak
Salon light fixtures Diablito at 12:47pm 02.13.22 Big Boats 4/962
Eleven Portlights (10) V.Carter at 12:31pm 02.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1432 Hi Everyone, I'm now in the process of renovating my 1979 Hunter 33' and I'm curious to discover an
Sea Tow's new (across the board) web sites no longer show web cams? RobG at 12:28pm 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 2/739 I had come to depend on the Noank, CT Sea Tow's web cam which was imbedded in the home page and free
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:24pm 02.13.22 Musings With Maine Sail 112/21693 I'm posting this as a way of getting updates on the state of LiFePo4 batteries on sailboats as of 20
H41DS 2008 salon table leg (1) Nachismo at 10:38am 02.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/524 Anybody know where to buy a replacement? An oil seal blew ' gunked up my bilge, causing a moment of
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 10:13am 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 35/4305 I'm making electrical system upgrades and am now considering a new A/C shore charger. Mounted on th
Deck core thickness Jconnors at 9:37am 02.13.22 Kittiewake 1/11726 Hi Everyone, Acquired a 1966 Kittiwake last year. Needs work. Can anyone tell me the core thickness

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Vanguard Volant 18 Ted at 4:27pm 05.19.25 The Vanguard Volant 18 has a sail area to displacement ratio of 50.22. Although I have never sailed
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 4:21pm 05.19.25 Salon window installed, sorry no pictures Went on without any problems
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup (1) Tally Ho at 4:07pm 05.19.25 Got any more friends with boats to give away? Congrats on the boat. Here is a simple diagram to sh
Compass Glare Hood Tally Ho at 3:59pm 05.19.25
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Tally Ho at 3:51pm 05.19.25
Vanguard Volant 18 shemandr at 3:38pm 05.19.25 I didn't find it on sailboatdata.com. It's hard to assess without some facts. Some things to cons
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 3:07pm 05.19.25 I was just thinking more spacers behind the block might be the simplest solution, but a better block
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD Foswick at 2:58pm 05.19.25 It's been said, but by my eyeball estimate, that is about 160 NM or more. For reference, on my large
Adding a boom vang Foswick at 2:35pm 05.19.25 A bail at each end (mast and boom) will do just fine. I know you don't want a kit, but take a look a
Is this boat bottom okay? (1) Foswick at 2:16pm 05.19.25 About bottom paint: I would like to say that cleaning once a month would be fine, but as other have
Is this boat bottom okay? Foswick at 2:00pm 05.19.25 There seems to be a misconception that gelcoat protects underlying fiberglass from water and osmosi
Adding a boom vang justsomeguy at 1:15pm 05.19.25 I would like to add a boom vang to our Mac. Garhauer sells a nice mast base plate.
Compass Glare Hood Foswick at 1:13pm 05.19.25
Adding a boom vang PaulK at 1:04pm 05.19.25 It might help if you could post a photo of the base of your mast where the vang is going to go. Usin
Beneteau 311 Cabin Lights (5) JRacer at 11:30am 05.19.25 Kloudie1 and JRacer, These are great recommendations. Thanks. JRacer, have you had any trouble wit
Beneteau 311 Cabin Lights CapitalistSailor at 11:04am 05.19.25 Kloudie1 and JRacer, These are great recommendations. Thanks. JRacer, have you had any trouble with
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging (4) Joe at 10:46am 05.19.25 You must make the topping lift easy to adjust from the cockpit while you're at the helm. I've poste
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD DRhoads at 10:38am 05.19.25 As you pass by Mount Vernon, be sure to signal Washington standing high on the bluff. He is only t
Is this boat bottom okay? Richard19068 at 10:09am 05.19.25 If I have someone bottom clean it every month, do I still need antifouling paint? I'm in Redondo
Compass Glare Hood lemoiney at 10:07am 05.19.25

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