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stanchions Mechone at 9:56am 04.24.21 Catalina 310 2/903 Anyone direct me in removal of stanchions ,forward and gate ,do cabinets have to be removed for acc
Best Lazy Cradle/Stack Pack System skunther at 1:48pm 04.23.21 Ask All Sailors 23/16691 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 that has a failing mainsail cover, as well as a stiff new sail that
Starboard Salon Table (2) Deleted member 117556 at 12:47pm 04.23.21 Catalina 310 8/1694 For years I have been thinking about making a table for my wife who sits in the small settee on the
Keel Winch mll at 11:20am 04.23.21 Catalina 22 0/609 Dutton Lainson Co. Has the keel winch braking 800 lb. Order from them in a long backorder, ordered s
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement John Marrone at 10:43am 04.23.21 Smaller Boats 17/2099 Ready to ship 260 from GA to FL. I understand the boat and trailer were designed to be tailorable an
Trouble removing profurl furler (1) Ajgaines at 8:26am 04.23.21 Ask All Sailors 5/3232 I've been trying to remove my profurl furler as I've taken the jib off and wanted to change out the
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 DannD at 4:38am 04.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1505 Hi fellas I have a 2002 Hunter 306 Has anyone tried a Genoa or (generator: 150 or 165 on their boat?
Anti fouling Hunter 240 (4) Scraigward at 11:17pm 04.22.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/960 Hi, I am completely new to sailing and recently purchased a Hunter 240. On a post about the mast I w
Added a seat to my H26 (1) CaptainRan at 10:54pm 04.22.21 Smaller Boats 8/852 Most or all H26's came with a tiller. Someone added a wheel to mine but there was no place to sit. I
Fitting a new head sail (8) Infy at 8:18pm 04.22.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3255 Hey everyone - I just bought a new (new to me) head sail and having some trouble mounting it. I have
Rudder Bushing Don Crowther at 3:43pm 04.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/2248 Hi all. I'm looking to source the rudder bearing/bushing for my 33.5. Has anyone done this replacem
Hull Number JuanMarcos at 3:10pm 04.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1979 Where would the hull number be on a 1983 Beneteau Fuirst 38? I checked the transom and there's nothi
Any Slips/subleases available Seattle?? npaulay at 2:56pm 04.22.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1586 I'm looking for any available moorage or sublease slips in the Seattle area (Edmonds, Shilshole, Ell
Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? CapitalistSailor at 1:46pm 04.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/928 I am finally upgrading the stock traveller on my Beneteau 311 with all new parts from Lewmar. I have
Mast Line Size Sailboat.Sequoyah at 12:42pm 04.22.21 Big Boats 2/590 Sequoyah is a '99 340 with Selden mast furling. There is no spinnaker, but there is a leader cord ho
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. Doobs at 11:58am 04.22.21 S2 6/2513 Helping a friend clean up her S2 9.2C and would like a owners manual for a 1977 S2 9.2C, but any yea
Tools needed? ScottySailor at 9:26am 04.22.21 Big Boats 23/3140 Just bought a 2009 Hunter 49 in California unfortunately I just sold all my tools as I thought I may
Help with a spinnaker Chagens at 8:40am 04.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1449 I have not interacted with the Forum in a number of years and apologize if the question has been ask
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing (1) Fred at 8:27am 04.22.21 Big Boats 21/5176 I have recently purchased a 1994 H33.5 and have not yet had the opportunity to sail her. The boat co
Motorized ball valves Bob S at 5:26am 04.22.21 Ask All Sailors 22/4757 Playing on the internet I saw a Vetus motorized ball valve which would make life a lot easier. My en

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Honda Outboard Siesta Habit Davidasailor26 at 8:47am 04.03.25 Is it carbureted with an automatic choke by any chance? I have a lawn mower with a similar problem -
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:46am 04.03.25 Clyde, this is a BAD idea. Why? Because your raw water pump is not made to run DRY. Stu you are
Aqua Lift muffler C310 dlochner at 8:41am 04.03.25 You are so right Dave. I am 96 years old and wanted to avoid climbing around on hands and knees in
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:35am 04.03.25 There won't be that much water to worry about. Just climb down and drain it, It can't hold more tha
Sailing Tender kloudie1 at 8:30am 04.03.25 A buddy of mine built an Eastport Pram like this and used it as a towed dink for the Tartan 37 .. It
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel LloydB at 8:23am 04.03.25 A hitch extension wouldn't work on my pickup I think because the rear gas tank or the spare tire wou
Sailing Tender jssailem at 7:53am 04.03.25 Duckworks boat builders developed a small sailing dinghy. They use fiberglass over a foam core. Here
Sailing Tender JBP-PA at 7:18am 04.03.25 I'd like to try building one of those Chesapeake Light Craft with foam core instead of plywood to se
Sailing Tender (2) garymalmgren at 6:28am 04.03.25 Sailing tenders are great. An extra bonus if it is a good rower. Rowing is great exercise!! However,
Sailing Tender Davidasailor26 at 6:24am 04.03.25 Have you thought about mast and boom storage for a sailing dinghy? This is a good point. The spar
Sailing Tender Davidasailor26 at 6:15am 04.03.25
Great Deal on Antifouling Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 04.03.25 Very interested in finding out who is selling paint at 50% off
Sailing Tender Project_Mayhem at 5:38am 04.03.25 A trolling motor might also suit you well. You can shorten the shaft for easy storage and you don't
Sailing Tender jackhart at 5:33am 04.03.25 The Walker Bay 8 weighs 71 lbs, it has a capacity of 425 pounds.
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution Project_Mayhem at 5:33am 04.03.25 You've got some wild looking clouds in that last pic! What you're describing and showing in the pic
Sailing Tender jackhart at 5:27am 04.03.25 I would look at the Walker Bay 8 foot dinghy. With the sailing kit, you get the option of sailing
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution jackhart at 5:16am 04.03.25 That is normal, it should 'pop' back out. Everything I've read about the O'Days say that you want 40
Lithium cold storage question dlochner at 4:34am 04.03.25 Last I checked, tail end of hurricanes go all the way to Nova Scotia... Plenty of cold there! :)
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution Indysailor at 3:16am 04.03.25 When I bought my ODay 23 it had sat each off season on a trailer with bunks, no keel support. The hu
Lithium cold storage question sailme88 at 2:59am 04.03.25 Batteries create electricity.... electricity can be used to provide heat...heat will keep your batte

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