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Our 2024 season. (4) Clay Smith at 6:30pm 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/452 We are reluctantly facing the end of our sailing season her on Lake Ontario. Which also marks the en
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 scouper at 4:36pm 09.15.24 Catalina 22 10/1050 I keep my boat in a slip in the summer and driveway in winter. I leave my keel down when in slip (ha
Yamaha 36 Mast Step Drains JJLK at 9:34am 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/398 I have a Yamaha 36 built in 1981. The two 3/8" drains in the mast step at the cabin floor were plugg
S2 9.2 A keyportjoe at 9:21am 09.15.24 Ask All Sailors 2/499 Where can I find a diagram for the Rutter assembly mine has excessive play Not sure bearing is shot
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier jssailem at 7:26am 09.15.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/686 Some sailors use the ditch, that channel which provides a waterway short cut from Skagit Bay to Padi
Can it really be this straightforward? (1) smokey73 at 6:13am 09.14.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1046 I need to replace the topping lift and also replace the sheave on the top of my mast. When I sent s
400 MK II: Seeking documentation about the lower tube bearing carrier and the keel bolts LastDiveBernie at 9:02pm 09.13.24 Big Boats 3/658 New owner of a 400 MK II. Wifey and I really love it. The survey recommended replacing the bolts in
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a 4lane at 8:08pm 09.13.24 Ask All Sailors 18/738
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib Nashville_Blues at 6:16pm 09.13.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/498 2 Questions: 1.)Have any of you added a traveler to your 26C? If so, how is it configured? Other com
ROLL UP DINGHY twodzusfittings at 4:49pm 09.13.24 Ask All Sailors 4/599 I have a small RU 3 dinghy. I haven't used it much, mainly as I am hesitant to run it up on the beac
Hunter Legend 35 Ice Box cokomo at 2:11pm 09.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/693 We recently purchased a legend 35. The ice box is huge. Does anyone have ideas for shelving or ter
Goose Neck (6) GNolan at 8:06am 09.13.24 Sovereign 4/1227 Hello to All I have a Sovereign 5.0. The Gooseneck casting is broken. One of the legs of the shackle
Tropical Depression Gordon (1) JamesG161 at 5:45am 09.13.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/499 227453 This will be Called Gordon soon, Jim...
Keel paint Tony Bakke at 3:29pm 09.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/559 My Beneteau 37 has a steel keel, which starts rusting only a few months after a new paint job. Any r
Stuck in gear. Clydo at 2:48pm 09.12.24 Catalina 310 5/958 Coming into cross tide cross wind slip - wind blowing 18 k transmission lever stuck in forward. With
Hunter 49 / 50 Fischer Panda owners... artboas at 2:34pm 09.12.24 Big Boats 4/676
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 12:43pm 09.12.24 Ask All Sailors 26/2264 Yesterday I had a chat with a new member at our marina who recently purchased an Allied Princess ket
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 09.12.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/817
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E samjlord at 11:56am 09.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/934 Two questions about changing the oil on my Yanmar 4JH3E on my 2004 Hunter 41. Has anyone successful
PREVENTERS jssailem at 10:35am 09.12.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1113 When the weather turns winter foul, do you? A. Immediately start packing your foulies and head to t

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1986 Hunter 23 mast crutch alternatives? Brian M H23 at 10:45am 04.02.25 It's been a while, but my mast crutch for the trailer was essentially a 2x4 rectangle that sat on th
Keel Bolts teacherspet at 10:10am 04.02.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 10:08am 04.02.25 jassailem - great idea. Thanks a bunch. Clyde Thorington Clyde, this is a BAD idea. Why? Becau
Lithium cold storage question marcham at 9:49am 04.02.25 Unfortunately not. Thanks for the idea. In that case, irrespective of what any manufacturer says,
Hunter 23 cloth color Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 04.02.25 Here's a link that will put three small samples of your variously selected materials in your hands a
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) majorkong1 at 9:19am 04.02.25 Thank you, this is super helpful. So my measurements were relative to the bow of the boat, not 1 fo
SPRING BREAK - Weather Ralph Johnstone at 9:17am 04.02.25 In the Northwest, it is good to remember that Spring is the time of rain showers that bring April f
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) Tedd at 8:45am 04.02.25 There's a recent thread by someone with a similar boat trying to work out the same thing. You might
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:36am 04.02.25 One idea is to close the raw water through hull while trying to start a stubborn engine. This stops
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:34am 04.02.25 Doesn't sound like enough to need to even thinking about draining. What engine? Stu - M25 XPB -
Rope clutch replacement stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 04.02.25 A few years back I outfitted my boat with Lewmar DC1 clutches and cannot imagine an easier-to-use op
SPRING BREAK - Weather kappykaplan at 7:58am 04.02.25 Not that I'm in your neck of the woods, but my bottom paint is going on today and confirmed the boat
Aqua Lift muffler C310 jssailem at 7:41am 04.02.25 One idea is to close the raw water through hull while trying to start a stubborn engine. This stops
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 7:32am 04.02.25 Doesn't sound like enough to need to even thinking about draining. What engine?
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (2) majorkong1 at 7:09am 04.02.25 Thank you. Below are some photos of the trailer and extension. This is the only place where I could
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Timm R Oday25 at 7:00am 04.02.25 Off the top of my head I'm going to say pretty close to the 46" . As you already found out the angle
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame JamesG161 at 6:41am 04.02.25 I spray painted my old ones to match. Jim...
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame (1) sailcapt340 at 6:18am 04.02.25 Are you asking about this type of interior frames?
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! BigEasy at 6:09am 04.02.25 Those look like isolated grounds, so my guess would be that the rectifier has two ground terminals
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame Project_Mayhem at 6:05am 04.02.25 Pics? What's the issue with your current frames?

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