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Stainless cleaner seadaddler at 8:39pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/841 What product is brush on to clean stainless and rinse with garden hose what is it called. Nick
Neglected boats (2) SailingLoto at 6:40pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 64/4648 If not allowed, delete please. It is winterizing season. I am on the water 8 hours a day right now
Customs Decal Renewal Time dlochner at 6:37pm 10.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1401 For those of us who live on the US/Canada border and like to sail across the border we need to a "Cu
Furler suggestions Pagan Baby at 6:36pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/543
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel (2) Terry Cox at 3:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 43/5869 Our 1991 P42 came with an anchor swivel that has held up well over the years. Since taking possessio
27 Edge in NY Area MarcB at 1:37pm 10.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/418 I am looking to see a 27 Edge before deciding to buy one that is not near my home. Does anyone have
Transport recommendation stevec22206 at 1:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/836 I have no affiliation with this company but wanted to share this with anyone considering a boat relo
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Catsail at 12:36pm 10.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/862 Hello, can I run my spinnaker halyard from the top of my mast if a sheave is available? I believe i
seaward fox plug mikeepp at 12:26pm 10.15.20 Seaward 0/10 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Seaward Fox plug? mikeepp at 12:25pm 10.15.20 Seaward 2/1613 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 9:30am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 16/4966 There is a local guy offering to sell his mooring buoy for $900. If you set a buoy do you "own" i
Parting out a Mac 23, Venture Newport rgranger at 9:17am 10.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/696 Hello forum-ites I have no affiliation with this person but thought I'd point people here to this.
Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/1194 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? HubertMagni at 7:56am 10.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1455 Any ideas on where I can get a boat-cover for an O'Day 22? Its sitting on a trailer - mast/rigging o
Locating small seawater leak on Yanmar 4JH2E (1) smokey73 at 4:38am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1553 As you can see I have an obvious seawater leak somewhere on the starboard side of my Yanmar 4JH2E.
Solar panel damage? (1) kpgraci at 8:13pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1360 186035 My wife would blame leaf miners. What causes this and should i be concerned?
Descaling Yanmar 2cylinder raw water system Avi at 7:28pm 10.14.20 S2 4/1376 I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do it? Can
Engine Cooling Water not Flowing KZW at 7:09pm 10.14.20 Catalina 310 21/6448 Need help. My boat is no longer huffing with the engine (Universal M25 XPB) running (i.e. cooling wa
Dark side?? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 25/4005 If you ever feel the need to move to a powerboat, what would you do? Lots of options. Pogo has an
Descaling yanmar 2 cylinders raw water cooling Avi at 6:34pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 1/404 Hello, I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do

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Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 10.12.24 @Brian M H23 Thanks for the picture as I was going to ask for one. You cannot have it fully down
HELP! with outhaul line replacement smokey73 at 5:55am 10.12.24 I could have sworn engineers were taught to do that crap on purpose. Glad to hear it is not the en
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33am 10.12.24 Be careful burning fiberglass
Towing a 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.12.24 There are vehicles that can tow but you need to keep in mind of towing uphill or up the ramp. Forge
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 5:16am 10.12.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode (1) Hayden Watson at 5:13am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord l
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hayden Watson at 4:57am 10.12.24 This spring, I will be upgrading the windlass to one that has a chain gypsy instead of the capstan o
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 Caboteur at 4:16am 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode sailme88 at 3:12am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord li
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Michael Davis at 8:46pm 10.11.24 We have 100 feet of 3/8 chain and 250 feet of rode. This past summer was the first time I wished we
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:43pm 10.11.24 This is what I have learned. Connecting the forestay should take a fair amount of effort but should
Hurricane aftermath ggrizzard at 6:03pm 10.11.24 Video by a Harvard Magna: They still don't learn common sense. :banghead:
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer (1) Brian M H23 at 5:48pm 10.11.24 Am I wasting my time removing it? Can it be left on the rudder pins during this retrieval?It reall
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 10.11.24 Damage may depend on the angle of the ramp. Some ramps may damage it, while other wont. That's how m
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 5:36pm 10.11.24 Thanks Dave, I will read it again. I get the double halyard idea; I have concerns using the snap s
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 5:28pm 10.11.24 I usually use two halyards even though the load is far less than what the single line is rated for.
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Dirk62 at 5:25pm 10.11.24 No worries, Shemandr, and thanks again!
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 4:44pm 10.11.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 4:33pm 10.11.24 So, that inspires a story. A number of sailers in our group took a gal out who is known to be fun c
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 10.11.24 First time we went to Desolation, we upgraded the rode to 50 ft. of 5/16" chain and 350 ft. of three

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