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Shore Water Hook Up nveater at 12:41pm 05.29.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1032 I am considering installing a shore water hook up on my Hunter 33.5 to have access to a more continu
Brightwork Orbweaver at 11:16am 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3013 I've been spending a few hours after work each night for the past few weeks trying to resurrect the
Hunter 466/460 Winch location & single hand BSEACHAMP at 10:13am 05.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/953 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a H460/466 and there is a good chance I will be single handing th
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. Mickyfin at 8:37am 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 20/9737 Being a fairly handy guy, I view myself as an accomplished do-it-yourselfer. In addition to shrouds
Bow Anchor Roller for Macgregor 25 Lemont at 10:56pm 05.28.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1485 Having trouble finding room to mount a bow anchor roller on my Macgregor 25. The tang for the fore
Help me Understand Batteries (1) MikeHoncho at 3:58pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2379 I'm having issues with understanding battery specs and discharge rates, SOC and DOD, specifically AG
Don't want to sink my boat! (1) justsomeguy at 1:53pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2518 I've a Perko sea cock that's got a slight leak from the handle when open. ea cock closed, of course.
Disappointed in Beneteau (1) Dr. D at 1:42pm 05.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4380 This only applies to the Oceanis 35.1 and 35. I'm not sure which years besides my 2018 35.1. To red
H23.5 joetr1955 at 1:10pm 05.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/665 Some play in the spreader bar connection to the mast spreader bar bracket normal or not ??????
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor WayneH at 12:28pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1752 Friends of mine had a very nice boat. Well maintained and a real beaut. Not giving the brand because
My Boat has a blog rlongfield at 12:20pm 05.28.21 Catalina 22 3/749 I decided to start recording my restoration efforts so I setup a small little blog. I'm just playing
Sail Track Lubricant shemandr at 12:07pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 32/12986 I'm looking for something to spray in the sail track and lugs of the Flying Scot I've been sailing.
C310/315 IA Webmaster SawyerCurt at 8:33am 05.28.21 Catalina 310 5/1290 Good morning, fellow C310/315 owners! I am currently the C310/315 International Association Secreta
Tender 315 Bill Russell at 7:54am 05.28.21 Catalina 310 13/2494 I just took our new (to us) 315 out for the first sail. It was very quick in 10 knots of breeze, bu
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues WrangelliaGeo at 7:07am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1895 Hello All, First Post - Please tell me if I do anything wrong!* First time sailboat owner here. Boa*
Bimini jroon at 6:38am 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1921 OK, I am probably opening myself up to ridicule, so I bow my head in shame, right off the hop. Anyw
oh, oh, oh that O-ring! odaydokay at 5:48am 05.28.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/734 Filled the water tank as usual, started the Shurflo pump, all good. Cam back a few days later and n
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:24am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 21/2544 My boat is on the hard with the mast up. The main halyard has completely come out of the mast. How d
Ahoy sailor folks capta at 9:45pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1055 We are seeking help finding a year 'round slip for a 53 foot sailboat, somewhere in or around Narrag
Water inside the bench seats of Javelin 14? Philly2DC2LBI at 6:42pm 05.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 0/511 I bought a '68 Javelin, had hardly been used in years, getting it ready and noticed small water leak

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SVEclipse AaronD at 7:36am 06.11.25 If you find you need a logo, you might like to know that you named her after Southern Resident Orca
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle Tedd at 7:34am 06.11.25 @Rick Webb , That is a clever idea! After reading your post, I'm considering getting a Rhino hitch
criteria for searching for a sailboat Patern at 7:05am 06.11.25 Thank you for your advice. My navigation, initially: The Celtic Sea. But the medium-term project is
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 6:29am 06.11.25
criteria for searching for a sailboat Tally Ho at 6:23am 06.11.25
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair jssailem at 6:05am 06.11.25 The piece while not structural is prone to moisture intrusion. Certainly there has been rot on the e
Insurance dlochner at 5:59am 06.11.25 I also have received the notification for a Condition and Value documentation at or before my 2026
Insurance duality at 5:56am 06.11.25 markel required a rigging survey this year, and a self survey with pictures. boats a 2001 and have b
Insurance twodzusfittings at 5:52am 06.11.25 I also have received the notification for a Condition and Value documentation at or before my 2026 r
Air Conditioner kloudie1 at 5:47am 06.11.25 Make sure the electrical connections are clean and the wire size is adequate for the air conditioner
Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 5:43am 06.11.25 Why do you want to maintain the current cabintop control? With your sheet blocks and traveler on t
Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 5:41am 06.11.25 a. Now you will have a rope whipping about overhead during jibes. You need to work that out, or it
criteria for searching for a sailboat jssailem at 5:36am 06.11.25 Assuming your planning to sail the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic, you might want to consider the hul
Mainsheet rigging alternative thinwater at 5:10am 06.11.25 a. Now you will have a rope whipping about overhead during jibes. You need to work that out, or it w
Mainsheet rigging alternative Will Gilmore at 5:01am 06.11.25 two aims here: Control the mainsheet from the helm, especially when single-handed, as well as from
Air Conditioner seadaddler at 4:49am 06.11.25 I know guys had trouble starting that AC with Honda 2000 but added soft start for the startup
Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 3:38am 06.11.25 The original set up for the Hunter 31 was a mid-boom Mainsheet rig with what looks to be a 5:1 or 6
Mainsheet rigging alternative (1) jssailem at 3:27am 06.11.25 The original set up for the Hunter 31 was a mid-boom Mainsheet rig with what looks to be a 5:1 or 6:
Insurance Foswick at 11:01pm 06.10.25 I was with Geico for forever, most recently, with a 1972 boat. No problems. I did a survey when I bo
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair (1) garymalmgren at 10:52pm 06.10.25 Hi Jay I hope that is all the rot that you have. First thing to do is to chop it out. I would then r

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