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ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig tkwhalen at 2:58pm 08.11.24 Big Boats 9/858 I'm planning a trip south next year and just spent some time physically measuring my rig. From the m
New Hand Held Nationwide Radios ggrizzard at 1:29pm 08.11.24 Ask All Sailors 4/975 Today, while looking at a "Sail Life" video, an ad popped up talking about a new line of hand held r
Dinghy Lights (2) jviss at 1:26pm 08.11.24 Ask All Sailors 10/760 I think I may have started a thread on this topic 10 or so years ago, but I regret to report that ap
Perseids Meteor Shower Peak Tonight! (1) JamesG161 at 10:30am 08.11.24 Sails Call Lounge 1/732 Moon will be Waxing too. Look low in the NE This is the most popular shower of the year, deliveri
30T/30-2 floor liner drilling..? (2) soopad00pa at 10:19am 08.11.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/521 I'd like to run some transducer wire thru the liner/bilge. I'd need to drill a couple of holes tho (
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 john6206 at 9:03am 08.11.24 Smaller Boats 4/766 I'm sitting in the boat trying to decipher the installation instructions for the boom kicker, and I
Scheiber display fault Freddie mu at 7:28am 08.11.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/404 I have an Oceania 45 2018 model the control panel works however on the display if you press the sele
Rudder bracket RolfSail at 8:34pm 08.10.24 Smaller Boats 5/648 Are we able to buy a new rudder bracket for a 260. The welds on mine broke. I do have a welder who w
98L Invest --> Tropical Storm Ernesto (1) jssailem at 5:39pm 08.10.24 Weather and Forecasting 13/1314 98L Invest is still mid Atlantic about 1200nm East of St Lucia. Not well organized. Winds flowing So
Side Curtains sailmandan at 3:37pm 08.10.24 Yamaha 0/307 Was wondering if anybody wanted the original side curtains off my Yami 33. They cover the quarter b
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 superiorsailor at 11:09am 08.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/761
PROP BLADE PREP (1) twodzusfittings at 8:20am 08.10.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1202 I have recently acquired a used three bladed prop that will fit my boat. It will be a while until th
Resolution of "strange alarms" and short problem on engine David in Sandusky at 6:43pm 08.09.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/261 The rest of the story: I thought we knew enough about our problem to spend a couple of nights cruisi
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 macdoug at 4:34pm 08.09.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1066 The anchor light on my 2012 oceanis 37 has failed. Ideally I would like to change the whole light fi
Considering Sheboygan or Manitowoc WI seasonal slips Bob Kessler at 12:25pm 08.09.24 Ask All Sailors 1/258 Looking for opinions on the sailing around Sheboygan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. I have a Siren 17 I k
Considering Sheboygan or Manitowoc WI Bob Kessler at 12:22pm 08.09.24 Smaller Boats 0/25 Looking for opinions on the sailing around Sheboyan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin . I have a Siren 17 I
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Adam.Butler636 at 12:03pm 08.09.24 Smaller Boats 11/739 Hello all! Just picked up a 04, 216 and am excited to sail. Unfortunately, the previous owner lie
Reading the SI's PaulK at 9:23am 08.09.24 Racing 3/1034 Race Committees are required to follow the Sailing Instructions issued for the races they run, so it
Small brass screw (2) TackandJibe at 8:55am 08.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1020 Had a small 1/2" brass, flat head screw fall onto the deck yesterday during a sail. Can't find locat
Concerned about keel bolt of Siren 17 shaant01 at 10:32pm 08.08.24 Trailer Sailors 3/945 Hello, I am a rather new sailor so I forgive me if I am not familiar with some of the terminology.

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New Sails RickKane at 5:19am 03.31.25 I'm biased towards finding a US source. I make sails with Sailcrafters in Minneapolis sailcrafters.c
Emergency Manual twodzusfittings at 5:15am 03.31.25 I think a flash card idea on emergency steps to take, should the Captain be incapacitated, is a grea
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 4:29am 03.31.25 Hi Greg, This is the alteration I made to my existing system although I didn't bother to install t
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 4:11am 03.31.25 If you running windows, Marathon has a free N2K design program. It is geared towards Marathon produc
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (1) cdnmurse at 3:29am 03.31.25 I did confirm the profurl p155029 were the correct bushing replacment for the b29l. I plan on doing
Emergency Manual sailme88 at 3:15am 03.31.25 On a slightly different tack...( pun intended), I've created a video and written description of wher
Emergency Manual dLj at 3:03am 03.31.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 03.31.25 Welcome to the forum and to sailing! The starter battery should be connected to the alternator outp
Cliffside sails (1) DirectSails at 11:25pm 03.30.25 Hi Will As a boat owner myself (Rising Sun - Dufour 38 Classic) I am sure I will also find a lot of
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Cliffside sails DirectSails at 11:11pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
Cliffside sails (2) Will Gilmore at 11:00pm 03.30.25 I think I found Richard. He seems legit. https://hk.linkedin.com/in/richardrbulgin https://www.clif
fresh water flush (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17pm 03.30.25 As I think about this, how would I switch between sea water and the sink fresh water if the thruhul
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 9:49pm 03.30.25 I heave to, to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of
Emergency Manual Foswick at 9:27pm 03.30.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
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