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Cleaning Shanelee78 at 10:40am 07.31.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1139 Hello everybody. We just purchased a 1979 oday 19. We live on a little lake in Pierceton Indiana a
Installing Battery Monitor Juice6576 at 9:07am 07.31.21 Big Boats 12/2234 Purchased a Balmar Battery Monitor. Looking for installation advice. I have 2 4D House Batteries and
Life line specs and material Wilco at 9:05am 07.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1570 I am planning to replace the life lines on my Hunter 19. Does anyone have the specs? All the manua
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull (2) Kazdude at 8:17am 07.31.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 16/5125 Hello All Has anyone else had trouble with fibreglass on Catalina 309 (mine is 2006 only 15 years ol
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 8:07am 07.31.21 Ask All Sailors 24/1866 Hi all. I have an old Beneteau Oceanis 350 and I am wanting to fit a below deck linear drive and co
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 7:48am 07.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1286 Following torrential rain I have leak that has developed at the rear of the port window, with water
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Gary Ryan at 5:26am 07.31.21 Engines and Propulsion 17/3235 Recently, we went on a trip. After 4 days, our batteries were depleted to 58%. Returning to home p
Cat 22 Outboard Options John Marrone at 5:21am 07.31.21 Catalina 22 7/1769 Looking to replace a 2000 Nissan 5HP. Boat has yet to be launched and considering a Tohatsu 8HP Elec
Rudder woes, don't trust it! rpludwig at 4:32am 07.31.21 Catalina 22 14/2027 '84 model in good shape, including the friggin notorious Catalina kickup rudder, 3/8 pintles ' gudge
Trailer for oday 25 (1) ray dann at 4:20am 07.31.21 Ask All Sailors 7/954
Mary E All U Get at 4:08am 07.31.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2855 https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/historic-mary-e-schooner-capsizes-in-kennebec-riv
Restoring lens on Raymarine "C" Series Chart Plotters BigEasy at 9:28pm 07.30.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1871 Has anyone attempted to restore / remove the deteriorated UV coating on the lens of a Raymarine C se
How old is too old? CaptainRan at 7:20pm 07.30.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2470 There is a 35 ft Pearson Alberg for sale on Craigslist, built in 1961. It looks to have been very we
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 (1) Megaro76 at 7:05pm 07.30.21 Ask All Sailors 5/2036 Hi all, I am looking for some help to find a 1970s Sirocco 15 sailboat day sail. There is not much
1996 Barnett 1400 (1) rumdee at 3:28pm 07.30.21 Trailer Sailors 5/2355 My husband passed away and I am selling his 1996 Barnett 1400. A neighbor offered me 400.00 , I coun
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 Red_Dog at 10:28am 07.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1601 Recently a 1984 Hunter 30 showed up at the pier. Both the owner and a second friend here at the mar
How to know if you need more power or less drag? danstanford at 9:18am 07.30.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/4338 We are lagging behind some good boats upwind in 7-9 knots of breeze. 90 degree tacks (COG) and veloc
Compression Post Diameter - Hunter 36-2 tfox2069 at 8:20am 07.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/625 Would anyone happen to know the diameter of the compression post for a Hunter 36-2 (or 38/39)? Spec
H41 aft shower sump-out time? Nachismo at 8:56pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 21/2846
New O'Day 25 Owner ray dann at 8:25pm 07.29.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1361 So I just purchased an 83 O'Day 25 in Ft. Worth, TX. Never had a sailboat before, but looking forwa

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Bottom Paint - the right way ? PNWE36 at 7:45pm 02.24.25 Hello, Lots of good advice here. I will add that if you have gone to all the effort of preparing th
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 02.24.25 Ask your insurance company
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY jssailem at 7:32pm 02.24.25 Ralph can sail. So can I, soon
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY Tally Ho at 7:14pm 02.24.25
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:57pm 02.24.25 Tensioning uppers and lowers as well as balancing forestry and aft rigging borders on being an art f
Bottom Paint - the right way ? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 02.24.25 I usually get bottom paint in February because yard is less busy and it's our winter and I hate cold
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Calif. Ted at 6:22pm 02.24.25 tap the holes for slightly larger screws or fill holes with JB weld, drill and tap for original scre
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? jssailem at 6:01pm 02.24.25 You prefaced your profile with the term "NEWBIE". That alone would raise a red flag regarding tryin
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY (2) jssailem at 5:43pm 02.24.25 We just had a hail storm blow over our home in Salem. Looks like a white blanket all over the yard.
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY kappykaplan at 3:45pm 02.24.25 Stay safe and warm, John.
Mast gate and repairs for C27 dlochner at 3:44pm 02.24.25 For a smaller boat like yours, take a look adding jacklines to the lower slugs which will eliminate
Traveller quote Morgan donor at 3:42pm 02.24.25 Garhauer made a custom traveler to fit my curved bridge. Added compounding to the main sheet blocks.
Bow, Eyebrow navigation lights. Night Watch at 3:37pm 02.24.25 I fabricated one out of fiberglass using the one I had as a template.
Bow, Eyebrow navigation lights. Night Watch at 3:35pm 02.24.25 Catalinadirect.com That's the "1st" place I "always" go to.
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? Claude L.-Auger at 2:50pm 02.24.25 I had to replace the swivel head bushing in my NC-32 Profurl roller furler. The mast was down so it
Bottom Paint - the right way ? shemandr at 2:05pm 02.24.25 ... They charged me $2500... That's 2.5 Boat Units. Boat Units sound less painful. I wouldn't
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! Sunbird22358 at 2:03pm 02.24.25 We had 2 different 8' dinghies over the years that we had our CAL 21, for the first 6 seasons we had
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY (1) jssailem at 1:17pm 02.24.25 Here is what the Storm looks like around 2300 PST tonight. There are 40-plus knot winds in the Juan
Bottom Paint - the right way ? thinwater at 1:12pm 02.24.25 I do feel very fortunate to boat on the Chesapeake Bay, with hundreds of harbors and countless old-s
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? jssailem at 1:02pm 02.24.25 You would need to check the store. I believe there is one Wrap-around spreader unit in stock. You w

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