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Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 8:06am 02.07.24 Ask All Sailors 13/740 I'm looking for a black butyl tape. Bed-It does not come in black. 3M Weatherban is too pricey. Has
What's a Flying Sail? And is it right for you? jssailem at 7:46am 02.07.24 Ask All Sailors 1/277
Swim platform (1) archer472 at 8:03am 02.06.24 Ask All Sailors 8/586 So I have a 1975 Jensen Cal 25 and it has an outboard 9.9 engine. Do they make dual swim platforms t
BENETEAU 343 DINGHY DAVITS Ciarabc at 4:46pm 02.05.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/328 Looking for recommendations for Beneteau 343 dinghy davits. What worked best for you?
nav pod vhf mounting domer94 at 4:38pm 02.05.24 Ask All Sailors 13/422 im looking at a 3 instrument helm pod for auto pilot and wind. the extra space for a vhf. i cannot f
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 11:23am 02.05.24 Destinations 17/861 My wife and I are thinking of moving my Catalina 310 from Lake Guntersville to a gulf location. The
Corian color for 2004 41AC ice breaker at 4:13pm 02.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/231 Does anybody know the color code or name for the corian conther tops in the 2004- 2008 41ac? I am tr
Removing Furlex for forestay inspection chp at 4:12pm 02.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/314 I would like to know if anyone has disassembled their Furlex furler to inspect their forestay. I've
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? rsementi at 2:14pm 02.04.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/706 Does anyone know where I could get a copy of the MacGregor 65 Pilothouse owners manual?
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts (3) patbratton at 2:02pm 02.04.24 Smaller Boats 13/1032 We finally got some warm weather this weekend and I went to the lake to check on the boat. All was
Simpson Lawrence windless Gypsy SV dragonfly at 1:15pm 02.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/215 Looking to find a new gypsy for a S.L. Sprint 1500, currently it is a 3/8 BBB chain and I want to re
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 11:44am 02.03.24 Ask All Sailors 11/604 I've been watching the AT'T golf tourney at Pebble Beach. Every so often they show some sailboats o
Drop Keel LesCayere at 7:43pm 02.02.24 Trailer Sailors 2/678 Looking for any info pictures patterns on a drop keel for a Gloucester 22 1992. Thank you.
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? Bob_S at 5:22pm 02.02.24 Bigger Boats 4/690 Hello All, and yet another question. In my 83 O'day28 I have the standard Edson chain and cable stee
Furler Replacement Issue (1) tailboom at 1:22pm 02.02.24 Catalina 22 2/486
Doldrums planning (1) pclarksurf at 12:52pm 02.02.24 Catalina 22 0/354 What to do before the PNW weather lets up ? Plan the summer charter: 8 nights in the San Juan's -
Anodes for Beneteau 321 Wesleymi at 8:35am 02.02.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/183 Prop nut and anode from Beneteau 321 plus 2 25mm shaft anodes, all of which are new. You pay postage
stalling engine cloydmilton at 9:38pm 02.01.24 Catalina 310 11/1101 I have a catalina 30 with universal 25 diesel engine. On starting in runs for a moment then quits.
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 1:08pm 02.01.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1092 All, I want to figure out a couple of things for my Sailboat. I have had her for two years and gene
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 12:46pm 02.01.24 Ask All Sailors 18/695 Hi there, I'm looking for some advice. I'm going to change the heat exchanger pencil zinc on my univ

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Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch jssailem at 7:11am 07.04.24 Another idea for you, which @shemandr's post triggered in my mind, is a Scout designed by Duckworks
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (2) Tally Ho at 7:10am 07.04.24
Happy 248th Birthday, USA! kloudie1 at 6:50am 07.04.24 Indeed! .. :beer:
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 6:23am 07.04.24 Stock rudder has no mechanism to hold rudder up. You'd have to rig some kind of sling. The rudder do
Happy 248th Birthday, USA! jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.24 Thank you Kappy. Happy Independence Day to you as well.:beer:
Non working microwave (1) john2 at 12:36am 07.04.24 our old gas stove was toast, we went this way. microwave- combi oven. and a new gas cooking unit.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore dLj at 10:47pm 07.03.24 You need fire retardant in a boat - the link to the westmarine fire-retardant split loom would be pr
Refilling CNG Tank tahomawa1 at 10:30pm 07.03.24 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. (1) Richard19068 at 9:46pm 07.03.24 Clean all your grounds and connectors and check out the attached service bulletin, particularly item
Freedom 10 buzzing dlochner at 7:35pm 07.03.24 hearing an occasional buzzing from my Freedom 10. Also note that the Link 2000 is flashing "Lo Bat
Freedom 10 buzzing JoeWhite at 7:29pm 07.03.24 The buzzing may be a cooling fan that has accumulated lint a or is off balance or the bearings are w
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 7:12pm 07.03.24 Ugh! "You got it bad, and that ain't good." Credit to Duke Ellington and Paul Francis Weber.
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread rgranger at 6:41pm 07.03.24 ThNks for sharing. Keep the pics coming:beer:
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore mermike at 6:17pm 07.03.24 Do you have any suggestions ? Smurf tube: https://www.homedepot.com/s/smurf%20tube?NCNI-5
Electrical panel backing board dLj at 6:16pm 07.03.24 where did you get that nice panel ? Thinking about doing something similar It came with my boat. P
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore zinahewitt at 6:11pm 07.03.24 Split loom conduit is a very common choice for that purpose in boats. It gives good chafe protectio
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 07.03.24 Split loom conduit is a very common choice for that purpose in boats. It gives good chafe protection
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore zinahewitt at 4:26pm 07.03.24 Having ripped out miles of poor wiring from my boat, installed by people who's strong suits were no
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water ShawnL at 3:24pm 07.03.24 You can certainly replace the winch while on the water. Just crank the keel down all the way and ke
Curiosity might be making me overthink (1) fred1diver at 2:15pm 07.03.24 Ok, so time went by and I did a few things, still a work in progress, I will take pics next time I a

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