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i got carried away... (5) SailingLoto at 3:59pm 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 32/4256 Here is the inside of my south coast 22... I had already cut out the plywood galley on the starboar
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 12:14pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 24/5603 Unfortunately our O'Day 25 broke loose from it's Mooring and sank. It was a Total Loss. I have bee
No Traveler? ontherocks83 at 11:46am 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 36/8047 Been looking at Boat porn lately and I've noticed that some newer boats do not have a traveler and i
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning duck21 at 11:01am 02.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1982 Hello! We just purchased a 1996 Hunter 376. We're really excited! Since it's winter, now begins ou
Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle (1) withintheruins14 at 10:49am 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 12/1589 Looking for an O'Day 25 trailer in Wisconsin area - the boats a swing keel so these are usually a ta
Stem/Keel Repair (3) withintheruins14 at 10:36am 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 21/4483 How might you go about fixing this? I'm taking this boat into the shop and need to coordinate the st
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (5) HandsOnTech at 10:21am 02.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 24/4985
76 years ago today, on an island (2) Brian D at 7:42am 02.23.21 Sails Call Lounge 8/1144 Six Marines raised a second flag on Japanese homeland territory for the first time during World War
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification Scallywagger at 6:33am 02.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/754 Hello everyone. I'm hoping to replace my rudder on my newly aquired 2001 Hunter 460. Clipper Marine
Larger wheel? JAE at 9:42pm 02.22.21 Catalina 310 12/2364 Hi all has anybody changed the 310 wheel with a lager one? I get that it impedes cockpit movements h
Repair and replacement of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:45pm 02.22.21 Big Boats 19/4406 Discovered this weekend that one of my cockpit drains froze and split last weekend during the big sn
Yanmar 2QM20H engine mounts jsgrover at 1:04pm 02.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 2/993 I am having difficulty identifying the proper part number for the 2QM20. Existing mounts are shot, a
Headstay too short? Drinky Crow at 12:40pm 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1540 I just had all new wire installed. Headstay, shrouds, mids, lowers and backstay w/legs. Old furler o
Wiring size calculator Tim22 at 12:08pm 02.22.21 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2769 I downloaded both the ABYC and Blue Sea wire size calculator and noticed that there is a discrepancy
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom smontgom at 11:37am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3848 I am looking at a Catalina 36 as a step up from our Hunter 31. While it draws 4'5" our mean low low
H36 Reefing Advice drm1 at 10:15am 02.22.21 Big Boats 10/988 Hi. Would love to get thoughts from others on reefing. I have the roller furling main and standard
Plastic packing box johnstreatfeild at 8:56am 02.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 23/4423 The packing box on my 1999 Hunter 335 is made out of some sort of plastic material. There is no loc
Catalina 22 being parted out? Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 7:36am 02.22.21 Parts Search 20/3679 Working on a Catalina 22 Restore. Need a bunch of parts. Anyone know of a Cat 22 being parted out?
Modern Design Anchors senechals at 7:16am 02.22.21 Catalina 310 38/9813 We are researching anchors for our new Catalina 315. We had a Delta on our Catalina 36 but never an
Hypalone Fabric and Glue jdhohmann at 6:51am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2475 Hey Folks, I am looking where to purchase some Hypalone Fabric and Glue for a new to me Brig Inflata

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How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:54pm 05.21.25 I don't know how I missed this when I look at the photo before, but what is that line with the carab
How bad is this healing? Davidasailor26 at 12:33pm 05.21.25 Also check the Selden Tuning Guide at https://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf.
Is this boat bottom okay? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 05.21.25 What do you guys recommend for rust inhibitor, antifouling paint and do I need primer? Rust inhibi
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Foswick at 12:30pm 05.21.25
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:27pm 05.21.25 You have been given good advice and nothing conclusive can be drawn from the photo. But, I laid the
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:08pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:07pm 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Sunken Treasure Davidasailor26 at 12:06pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
1985 Hunter hull Terry Cox at 11:47am 05.21.25 According to the photo gallery, the 37.5 has a step on transom as does the 37, but much higher. Both
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 05.21.25 First, what is the hull number which will give you the model boat, month and year when the hull was
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (2) thinwater at 11:40am 05.21.25 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a tra
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling Crazy Dave Condon at 11:24am 05.21.25 Where is the VHF located. Is there an inspection port inside the boat in the ceiling starboard sid
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:07am 05.21.25 Although Precision sailboats are no longer being built, one of the owners is still building parts.
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 BarryL at 11:06am 05.21.25 Hello, I believe the '1/2 eyes' that you describe are for a lazy jack system. If you do some googli
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 kappykaplan at 10:56am 05.21.25 I had no idea cucumbers were so high in calories :facepalm: ! It's not the cucumbers, it's the but
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative msin99 at 10:55am 05.21.25 Thanks for your replies ... I was thinking of something less expensive than the Jabsco options which
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 10:27am 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets Foswick at 10:12am 05.21.25 I had to look this up. Assumed "Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets" was a bluegrass band. Welcome to the for
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 flyingwaspsailing at 10:06am 05.21.25 Thanks. I'll take a look. I think the lens distortion accentuates the slightly short mainsail widt
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 shemandr at 9:53am 05.21.25 I can't get past why the main doesn't fit the boom. All I can offer is that for that first reef, t

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