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First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 5:54am 10.03.24 Smaller Boats 10/972 We just returned from a long weekend in Maine. It was the first time I sailed or stayed on the boat
Monoceros back on the water! (2) monocerosin at 5:06am 10.03.24 The Cherubini Hunters 9/595 227853227854 HUNTER 37c back on the water after a year of hard work! Now to get the engine running
Winter Wet Storage Prep Calypso413 at 3:11am 10.03.24 Ask All Sailors 12/596
What's the story on the 280? Brian M H23 at 6:36pm 10.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 16/1222 Hey all Longtime poster on here with a very* long break that accompanied a ~ 8 year period of insan*
Backstay length Tony M at 1:00pm 10.02.24 Sirius 21/22 6/1209 Hi all, Just purchased an old Sirius 21 with a broken backstay. Obviously I can estimate backstay l
Outboard lift preferances Timm R Oday25 at 10:53am 10.02.24 Trailer Sailors 3/899 I've decided to update the lifting bracket for my new 8 horse 4 stroke Yamaha . From what I can disc
Taking the mast down john2 at 11:31pm 10.01.24 Catalina 310 37/4327 This winter it's gonna happen, the boat out of the water and the mast stepped. checking the riggin
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 3:34pm 10.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/479 Where is the physical location of the battery charger on the 2004 Hunter 33? Not at my boat and was
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port (1) Clay W at 1:42pm 10.01.24 Smaller Boats 12/3183 227841
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? (1) BAD ORCA at 8:56am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 7/606 I removed both the forward section of my boom that connects to the gooseneck and the aft piece that
Mild weather is the start to October for the PacificNW jssailem at 8:04am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/191 I follow a local weather forecaster that many friends believe has magical connections. Rufus has vol
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 7:55am 10.01.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/933 Maybe. It is looking like the next 18 or so days will be a mild sunny time. Who knows what lies beyo
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? jssailem at 7:28am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/462 The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) may take a small step toward the metric system. NWS has rece
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light (1) mcconkd at 6:51am 10.01.24 Big Boats 7/755 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 and am wanting to change my anchor light with a dusk to dawn LED lamp. My qu
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1304 My new boat is on the hard on the southern tip of Lake Michigan. I currently have Progressive who st
Online Resources (1) dlochner at 4:48am 10.01.24 Hurricane and Storm Preparation 1/1490 Yes, even us Great Lakes Sailors worry about hurricanes and their effects. While we don't receive th
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:30pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1077 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake fo
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing (1) rcoleman67 at 5:32pm 09.30.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1011 I've been a bass fisherman all my life running 21 foot fiberglass hulls, 200 HP outboards, 110lb thr
New Forum Dave at 12:58pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 1/339 With hurricane season upon us, a new forum has been launched, Hurricane Season. Questions about how
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:57am 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/788 The VC17 on my new boat has some raised and missing areas and it's believed that there's no barrier

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Honda Outboard Siesta Habit pgandw at 1:21pm 04.03.25 I had similar starting issues with my 5hp Honda. Sometimes it was Siesta Time, and sometimes it wou
Builder's plate and CE certificate kappykaplan at 1:06pm 04.03.25
Builder's plate and CE certificate MarcinS at 12:45pm 04.03.25 Dzie? dobry, ona ma 386 i musz? wiedzie?, gdzie jest p?yta budowlana. I certyfikat CE do rejestracj
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel majorkong1 at 12:31pm 04.03.25
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 12:27pm 04.03.25
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dmax at 12:02pm 04.03.25 Next time it won't start, squirt some starter fluid in the carburetor - if it runs for a bit and sto
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light dmax at 11:52am 04.03.25 The black is a common ground, red is steaming light positive and white is deck light positive.
Cliffside sails twodzusfittings at 11:41am 04.03.25 @SailingLoto A meeting of all the folks that were involved in helping you connect with your sail ma
Sailing Tender DinghySailor at 11:39am 04.03.25
Sailing Tender FastOlson at 11:35am 04.03.25 Find a well maintained Ranger Minto (9'). Look for the factory two piece mast. Good sailing boat and
Sailing Tender twodzusfittings at 11:11am 04.03.25 Storage of equipment (oars, CB, Mast, Boom etc) isn't that hard. It may take some thinking out of th
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit sailcapt340 at 11:08am 04.03.25 the engine refused to start, resulting in getting a tow back to the boat. A couple of hours later,
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit JBP-PA at 11:06am 04.03.25 Is it electronic CDI? My CDI went brain dead in a different way, it always killed the engine when I
Sailing Season(spring) (1) Michael Davis at 11:05am 04.03.25
Bow Eye patrickfarley at 10:35am 04.03.25 I plan to fiberglass in the bow eye with several layers of fiberglass underneath. I have two large
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 10:15am 04.03.25 It runs OK for a long time? Not an overheating problem? When it wont start, have you checked the
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit SteveHughessails at 10:13am 04.03.25
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel JBP-PA at 10:13am 04.03.25 From the first picture that does look like a pretty shallow ramp and maybe your only option is a str
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution EnamrdSalr21 at 10:09am 04.03.25 If I end up grabbing this boat, which I plan to, I was thinking I could try and make some minor adju
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit JBP-PA at 10:07am 04.03.25 It runs OK for a long time? Not an overheating problem? When it wont start, have you checked the f

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