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Thru Hull Fittings Abarb at 10:24am 08.14.20 Ask All Sailors 8/627 Hi: I'm a looking at a SJ 30' sailboat and the owner says he's replaced the thru hulls with high qu
Cockpit Table AmyH at 10:13am 08.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/649 Looking for a cockpit table for a Hunter 450 passage. Texas location but open to shipping from other
1990 Hunter 30T Keel Joint and Mast Compression Issues? (6) JDE at 9:32am 08.14.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/967 Hello! I'm looking at a 1990 H30T that has been sitting on it's trailer for 3 years. It has been a f
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 wdonovan at 7:58am 08.14.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/657 Taking delivery of the boat next week and the first thing I noticed in the cockpit was the boat want
Genoa Clew Ring (1) Lee Hadjiosif at 3:53am 08.14.20 Ask All Sailors 24/3487 I'm ordering a new genoa 120% and the sailmaker is offering me a number or clew options. One is the
Early morning sunlight (2) Brian D at 9:03pm 08.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/393 When the sun rises it shines through some shuttered windows. Sometimes the light is just too perfect
Rudder Post/Bildge Area (2) meestergomez at 7:19pm 08.13.20 Lancer 1/1691 Check out these photos and let me know what ya think of how to repair this. I've had the boat a long
new sheets/halyards needed johnCartelli at 6:24pm 08.13.20 Sirius 21/22 4/1213 just purchased a 81 Sirius21 and there are no halyards or sheets. it came with a main sail, genoa, a
Remote Pressure Tank and Expansion Tanks. jviss at 5:11pm 08.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 10/2466 This is interesting. I have a Westerbeke with a remote coolant pressure tank because the water heat
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends johnCartelli at 5:05pm 08.13.20 Parts Search 6/1026 I just purchased a Sirius 21 and found the plastic stay holder in the end of one of the Mast stando
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Kent Saturday at 4:32pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1546 1. I have a H25 and have been searching for a small dinghy. Any suggestions? The only storage would
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 3:19pm 08.13.20 Destinations 10/1142 I was down in the harbor yesterday working on my boat, and stopped to chat with a live aboard acqain
This is a test. Please ignore. Ross S at 2:52pm 08.13.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/495 I'm having trouble posting to the trailer sailor forum and I'm checking to see if I have the same tr
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 (1) Dr. D at 1:49pm 08.13.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1110 I entered a number of waypoints this morning into my B'G Zeus3 chartplotter. They are saved, as they
Hunter 216 Chain Plate Glenn8732 at 12:56pm 08.13.20 Smaller Boats 12/1544 Has anyone done any modification or stiffening of chain plate on the Hunter 216. I was out in some
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot DrJudyB at 12:51pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/426 Hi All, I'm looking for a boat in Los Angeles that has a CDI furler for a photoshoot. Preferably
What is wrong with this roller furler? (1) IASailor at 12:39pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1297 This roller furler was installed on my Siracco 15 when I brought it. It works fine but has no furlin
My first sailing video .... shemandr at 12:31pm 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 8/559 So..... I've been wondering if I was going to post this video or not. It is of a 6 day trip from St
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 9:37am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 10/813 My sailboat was damaged by another boat. The bow rail was pushed into the furler breaking it. the b
Remember the Sun Screen cb32863 at 9:36am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 24/1832 Yesterday I had he remnants of a 4mm Melanoma in Situ removed from my right calf. I must admit that

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Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Rick D at 10:00am 04.15.24 Does it have an external speaker? If so, it may not be the radio but rather the wiring to the extern
Electric Portable Generator? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 04.15.24 I'm actually talking about the pure electric generators, which are just large portable battery pack
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Stu Jackson at 9:35am 04.15.24 You might answer the solenoid wiring question by doing a google search on how to wire an electric so
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate shemandr at 9:28am 04.15.24 I think either and other uses. If it's on the backstay it's likely there is a split backstay below t
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 Timm R Oday25 at 9:28am 04.15.24 Bravo.. about how much does the centerboard weigh? The hull looks great by the way ..
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 (1) tilla at 8:58am 04.15.24
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static dLj at 8:58am 04.15.24 Does it have an external speaker? If so, it may not be the radio but rather the wiring to the extern
Chafe guard for dodger Hello Below at 8:55am 04.15.24 I would like to use leather The leather trim on my new (and pricey) dodger looked very rich and pl
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) dLj at 8:48am 04.15.24 I did swim for my dingy once. Cocktails were involved. I wish I'd had the cocktail excuse on an o
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) dLj at 8:45am 04.15.24 One thing I would like to see added to That video is the other side of line thickness. He only showe
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 7:30am 04.15.24 The service manager mentioned that the injector pump may have been previously modified by another sh
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 04.15.24 The second time I almost drowned, I gave up white water kayaking. Still stop at rivers and rapids a
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:27am 04.15.24 I picked up some nitrile gaskets on Amazon that should fit the flange... this one look okay?
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 04.15.24 What you are seeing is a generic schematic design of a relay. Terminal I is switched between the two
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18am 04.15.24 Teflon tape seals threads, so it shouldn't matter whether the threads are NPT or NPS. In fact the t
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 7:18am 04.15.24 Thanks for the tip. I figured the skirts would be enough to keep the water out. I will most likely
New Genoa questions Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 04.15.24 I can report a very positive and affordable experience with my local UK loft. They're extremely hone
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:06am 04.15.24 I'm not looking to save the world or anything either, I have had 2 EV since 2021, I startwith a Ford
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:01am 04.15.24 I guess I should call them power stations or solar generators https://www.jackery.com/products/expl

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