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C25 cabin sole soft spots JUUD at 8:51pm 08.25.21 Smaller Boats 5/1521 Hello, everyone. This is my first post here and my reason for creating an account. I have an opportu
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? ontherocks83 at 7:56pm 08.25.21 Ask All Sailors 52/4873 So I wasn't really sure what to title this thread because it encompasses a few gripes/concerns, but
forepole lenght carlos37 at 5:46pm 08.25.21 Big Boats 9/1314 Hi, I would like advise regarding which forepole ( dimensions) to buy for my Hunter 38. Thanks.
Racing Rules Lee Hadjiosif at 1:35pm 08.25.21 Racing 21/5367 Can someone tell me if there is a formal regulation that prohibits projecting anchors at the bow dur
Auto-Pilots Apex at 10:24am 08.25.21 Musings With Maine Sail 28/8487 Getting a new to me boat, that does not have autopilot. This seemed like as good a place for electr
Invest 99L --> TD 9 --> TS Ida --> Hurricane Ida (1) JamesG161 at 8:11am 08.25.21 Weather and Forecasting 38/4508 Investigation 99L is a Tropical wave birthed in the Caribbean. The Tropical Waves off Africa have
Ottawa area sailor feel like offering a lesson Ottdreamer at 7:28am 08.25.21 Smaller Boats 1/491 I posted for some input on our first outing here: Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Might as well as
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? cskaplan at 6:30am 08.25.21 Big Boats 17/1811 I am a new 430 owner. I want to network the older Raymarine instruments in the arch with my new Raym
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 08.25.21 Trailer Sailors 42/5798 Our Hunter 260 will arrive early next week and we plan on spending a few days learning the mast rais
H31 speed control cable Flip Rutledge at 4:23am 08.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/850 Does anyone here have experience replacing the speed control cable in a Yacht Specialties pedestal?
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before (2) rrfiske at 7:43pm 08.24.21 Trailer Sailors 4/694 This boat is complete and as fun to sail as I remember when I was last on a SCOW in the mid-1960's.
Raw water cooling system question Avi at 7:26pm 08.24.21 S2 9/2116 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 S2 9.2 C with raw water cooling system. The suction pipe from the sea
Replace 222 centerboard line in water without being able to access other line from inside cockpit lewsid at 7:20pm 08.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/745 Through a series of unfortunate events and copious amounts of stupid, the knot on the end of my cent
How to remove rusted strut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:32pm 08.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 27/4166 I was looking at the propeller shaft strut bolts underneath the cockpit and they are extremely rusty
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 2:07pm 08.24.21 Engines and Propulsion 32/6067 Hello again my beloved Sailboat Forum, I'm having an issue with my engine overheating. After gettin
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays (6) HanksDad at 9:45am 08.24.21 Day Sailers 5/1004 Hi All, I just bought an O'day 20 and have it on Webster Lake for the most part. I'm considering tak
Help Identifying my Furler (2) Tim Foolery at 9:33am 08.24.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1899 I have a C'C 24 with headsail furling. Unfortunately the line constantly comes off the barrel and fo
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? (2) Rob Heath at 7:33am 08.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1629 On our Oceanis 37 there is a small bronze nipple on the stern tube, just aft of the stern gland seal
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 5:26pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 57/6737 Saw this video of a near miss at Port Huron. The folks on this boat are lucky to be alive. Wonder wh
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging John Marrone at 5:02pm 08.23.21 Catalina 22 13/2438 Battery is located inside the starboard cockpit seat. Outboard is on the Port Aft Transom New Outbo

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Sail Shape Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 04.27.25 It does look a little better closehauled, so a lot of the trouble further off the wind is probably t
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Tally Ho at 7:21am 04.27.25
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? TrapperJohn at 6:48am 04.27.25 Thank you all for the suggestions and opinions. First, the surveyor's opinion that they were "adequ
Laclede chain (1) dLj at 6:00am 04.27.25 I would be surprised if Acco would risk selling chain as HDG when it wasn't. I would be equally su
Laclede chain dLj at 5:34am 04.27.25 Not sure what I wrote that would make you feel that way. I was attempting to lay out my experience
Laclede chain colemj at 5:18am 04.27.25 There is basically no real process change in hot dipped galvanizing that would produce such a poor
Laclede chain colemj at 5:02am 04.27.25 Your response sounds like you are expecting me to like attack you or something - not the case. No
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions Sailgunner at 4:49am 04.27.25 How did you get access under the rub rail? I think it has to be removed from inside the boat? Got p
Battery maintainer Clutch Cargo at 4:47am 04.27.25 Thanks very much. Appreciate the Insight. I have found a 2-bank Schumacher brand and am considerin
Larger genoa for B323 CapitalistSailor at 9:17pm 04.26.25 Barnabas, I have a Beneteau 311 that has a very similar sail plan and rigging to the 323. It has a
Laclede chain dLj at 7:53pm 04.26.25 Peerless bought out Acco in 2006 and shut down Acco's manufacturing plant and moved production. Be
Sail Shape Will Gilmore at 7:39pm 04.26.25 Dude! Your sail is blown, man. Replace it. Those swept spreaders would indicate the 192 was not d
Battery maintainer Rick Webb at 5:42pm 04.26.25 I use a $35 Battery Tender brand maintainer on my lawn mower and Mustang I don't drive often. Batter
Battery maintainer Don S/V ILLusion at 5:30pm 04.26.25 Batteries self-discharge much faster when warm than cold. Just make sure they are fully charged at t
Laclede chain Hayden Watson at 5:25pm 04.26.25 https://wachain.com Mark makes some interesting points about the ACCO changes that might have affe
Sail Shape Clutch Cargo at 5:24pm 04.26.25 Anyone selling a mainsail for an oday 192 for a bargain? ;-) The boat will still sail with the the
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions BW1973 at 5:08pm 04.26.25 How did you get access under the rub rail? I think it has to be removed from inside the boat? Got ph
Laclede chain Terry Cox at 4:25pm 04.26.25 What was the source in Seattle? https://wachain.com Mark makes some interesting points about the
Sunken Treasure colemj at 3:30pm 04.26.25 That thing has been down for ~1.5yrs. It is fish habitat now, not human. Mark
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? colemj at 3:26pm 04.26.25 If I squint just right, I can see the skin fitting on the outside. I think it is a recessed thruhul

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