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What's the story on the 280? Brian M H23 at 6:36pm 10.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 16/1485 Hey all Longtime poster on here with a very* long break that accompanied a ~ 8 year period of insan*
Backstay length Tony M at 1:00pm 10.02.24 Sirius 21/22 6/1724 Hi all, Just purchased an old Sirius 21 with a broken backstay. Obviously I can estimate backstay l
Outboard lift preferances Timm R Oday25 at 10:53am 10.02.24 Trailer Sailors 3/977 I've decided to update the lifting bracket for my new 8 horse 4 stroke Yamaha . From what I can disc
Taking the mast down john2 at 11:31pm 10.01.24 Catalina 310 37/5051 This winter it's gonna happen, the boat out of the water and the mast stepped. checking the riggin
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 3:34pm 10.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/520 Where is the physical location of the battery charger on the 2004 Hunter 33? Not at my boat and was
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port (1) Clay W at 1:42pm 10.01.24 Smaller Boats 12/3444 227841
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? (1) BAD ORCA at 8:56am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 7/721 I removed both the forward section of my boom that connects to the gooseneck and the aft piece that
Mild weather is the start to October for the PacificNW jssailem at 8:04am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/222 I follow a local weather forecaster that many friends believe has magical connections. Rufus has vol
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 7:55am 10.01.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1092 Maybe. It is looking like the next 18 or so days will be a mild sunny time. Who knows what lies beyo
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? jssailem at 7:28am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/525 The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) may take a small step toward the metric system. NWS has rece
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light (1) mcconkd at 6:51am 10.01.24 Big Boats 7/823 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 and am wanting to change my anchor light with a dusk to dawn LED lamp. My qu
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1494 My new boat is on the hard on the southern tip of Lake Michigan. I currently have Progressive who st
Online Resources (1) dlochner at 4:48am 10.01.24 Hurricane and Storm Preparation 1/1862 Yes, even us Great Lakes Sailors worry about hurricanes and their effects. While we don't receive th
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:30pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1231 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake fo
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing (1) rcoleman67 at 5:32pm 09.30.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1161 I've been a bass fisherman all my life running 21 foot fiberglass hulls, 200 HP outboards, 110lb thr
New Forum Dave at 12:58pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 1/365 With hurricane season upon us, a new forum has been launched, Hurricane Season. Questions about how
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:57am 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/897 The VC17 on my new boat has some raised and missing areas and it's believed that there's no barrier
Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel inkunzi at 12:52pm 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 4/586 Any and all comments welcome
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:07am 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 8/516 My problem now is where do I connect the negative battery cable. It was connected to the starter mo
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Willemvan at 8:23am 09.29.24 Big Boats 4/442 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on w

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Sail is close to furler Max Luff Drinky Crow at 11:14am 05.23.25 Restrainer's tucked up there right under the sheave box. So high it's actually not doing much of any
7+ years without bottomcoat Will Gilmore at 11:07am 05.23.25 Official zebra mussel cleaning guide -Will
Sail is close to furler Max Luff dlochner at 10:51am 05.23.25 Could be the angle, but I don't see a restrainer. Move the restrainer down a few inches. Shortenin
Catalina 23 Swing Keel LLoyd B at 10:43am 05.23.25 It looks to me that the most likely cause of the damage is because the heavy swing kill was allowed
Sail is close to furler Max Luff (2) Drinky Crow at 10:40am 05.23.25 More furling issues. Pic on left is recent 148 which hoists higher but wraps horribly unless - as ha
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Calif. Ted at 10:39am 05.23.25 I have not programmed one of the Evolution AP's but always in the past the controller had to be set
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Foswick at 10:33am 05.23.25 I concur with Dave and Claude. I would have been pretty confident that it would not be worth the eff
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? BrianQ at 10:32am 05.23.25 The ACU-100 will drive a wheel drive, tiller drive, or hydraulic pump. Type 0.5 Hydraulic Pump \| B
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.23.25 Read the side of the wire to get its AWG size. I didn't say it was easy. After that, it's a matter
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 9:04am 05.23.25 hopefully I can find another project boat to discuss with you all, and maybe even one on the corre
Sunken Treasure dLj at 9:00am 05.23.25 hopefully I can find another project boat to discuss with you all, and maybe even one on the corre
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling Crazy Dave Condon at 8:46am 05.23.25 Ok
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) Night Watch at 8:24am 05.23.25 Will be down in your neck of the woods to see the grandkids next week.
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) Night Watch at 8:22am 05.23.25 Stuff probably needs to be broken in a bit.. Remove one plug and put in a teaspoon (not more) of en
7+ years without bottomcoat FastOlson at 8:22am 05.23.25 Fresh water-stored boats attract varying amounts of slime and other organic growth on submerged surf
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) kloudie1 at 8:11am 05.23.25 Stuff probably needs to be broken in a bit.. Remove one plug and put in a teaspoon (not more) of eng
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup pham at 8:10am 05.23.25 Got any more friends with boats to give away? Afraid not. I got really lucky with this one. She'
7+ years without bottomcoat Urban Hermit at 8:08am 05.23.25 Don't know about Zebra muscles but do know about barnacles. Those must be pressure-washed and scrap
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 8:04am 05.23.25 @dlochner @jssailem Your thoughts. Frankly, I would say walk away from this one as to costs, ti
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? kloudie1 at 7:56am 05.23.25 Dave makes a good point but the extra current needed for the drive unit could be easily provided by

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