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Opinion on Keel Crack (2) Berk at 9:03pm 12.13.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2134 Hi, I would appreciate it if you can share your opinion on this keel of 302. I can't visit the boat
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 7:22pm 12.13.20 Ask All Sailors 100/16512 A couple months ago @Captain W asked for some opinions about good choices for a tender, and @TomY m
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish Monterey385 at 6:33pm 12.13.20 Ask All Sailors 9/903 Meguires, Fleetwax, 3M, or other for Sailboat fiberglass and stainless steel? Go
Universal Kubota water pump failure. Skipper at 3:55pm 12.13.20 Ask All Sailors 19/4163
Jabsco Compact Electric Head John AL at 1:33pm 12.13.20 Smaller Boats 5/1273 Hello! I'm the new owner of a Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I need to know if the Jabsco Electric head wit
B323 roller main Ron20324 at 9:52am 12.13.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1751 A new member has a problem with his roller main. Does someone on here have one that can offer "trick
Texas December Racing Bill19233 at 6:53am 12.13.20 Racing 21/3468 We raced my Hunter 340 in the GBCA Chili Chase Regatta on December 5th on Galveston Bay. Had a great
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast (4) ricksoth at 10:59pm 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 25/11520 I would like to route my halyards to the cockpit for single hand sailing this summer. The cost to h
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay (6) ricksoth at 9:49pm 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 30/3959 I purchased a 27' sailboat and there were a number of lines on the boat other than mooring type line
Catalina 34 dodger neshanic-nj at 2:49pm 12.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3878 I'm considering replacing my dodger on my Catalina 34. Does anyone have any general idea on what th
Electrical Refit Sanity Check (1) Br3nt at 1:07pm 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1063 Ok, I realize 'refit' and 'sanity' don't belong in the same thread. Anyway, among the refit we're do
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? ACESPACK at 8:55am 12.12.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1208 Good morning, I am looking to move a Cal 2-30 from Southern Cal to Central Cal. The boat weighs 10
Today is the day... (1) Brian D at 8:48am 12.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 32/2017 188148
Head stay wire size Sail Maui at 8:20am 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1463 I have a 30 year old ProFurl L31 roller furler with a 1x25 wire headstay that I am refurbishing this
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Larry737 at 10:41pm 12.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3481 Hi all. I have a 2005 Beneteau 393 (2 cabin) equipped with a Xantrax 1800 watt inverter and a Xantra
Christmas Cruise - 2020 Terry Cox at 7:49pm 12.11.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/2900 Okay you hardy land lubber souls, Belle-Vie is back in business with an operating Genset once again.
New Start Battery? Mickstr at 6:46pm 12.11.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 Replacing my 2 Group 31 general purpose batteries on my O'Day 322, w/2GM20F engine. All LED interior
Check Your GFI's (3) leo310 at 5:16pm 12.11.20 Catalina 310 12/2006 Found the GFI plugs not working. I looked at both and found this by the Nav Station. Had to replace
Beneteau rudder tube/grid Holomoku1 at 2:57pm 12.11.20 Ask All Sailors 18/3247 I have a 2007 Beneteau 43.4 Cyclades. We bought it in Grenada and are sailing out to Hawaii. We ju
ARCO and API Alternators bawlmer at 12:53pm 12.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/971 Fellow Sailors. My alternator went on the fritz this fall. I had it bench tested and it was dead. AR

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Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Will Gilmore at 8:42pm 03.10.25 Pictures will help explain your meaning. Welcome to sailing. As complex an endeavor one can under
adding electrical stove Davidasailor26 at 7:06pm 03.10.25 220 V will be hard ies are 600 amps or 600 amp hours each? Amps is their maximum instantaneous curr
Bottom paint question Davidasailor26 at 6:53pm 03.10.25 I wouldn't do anything. Let the paint erode away and maybe someday sand the remaining off. Topside
Oday 22 structural question Timm R Oday25 at 6:41pm 03.10.25 The compression post on our 25 was not glassed into the hull .It was glued onto the port bulkhead .
Roadside assistance Timm R Oday25 at 6:38pm 03.10.25 I've used Farmers and State Farm for towing of trailers when my tow vehicle broke down, . I pay roug
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Urban Hermit at 6:23pm 03.10.25 All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Urban Hermit at 6:21pm 03.10.25 If you are well healed and want to put down deep roots, investigate property along either Palmetto C
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Urban Hermit at 6:09pm 03.10.25 Any ideas about Gulf Shores or Orange Beach AL area? Highest prices between Mississippi and the Bi
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Hayden Watson at 5:57pm 03.10.25 That's a nice setup, thanks for the pictures and the description I sent you a PM with more details
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? dlochner at 5:43pm 03.10.25 No. Separate lines, separate purposes.
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main DArcy at 5:28pm 03.10.25 2 230173 230174 230175 230176 That's a nice setup, thanks for the pictures and the de
Bottom paint question dlochner at 5:19pm 03.10.25 Ah thank you for all for the help. The boat does live on the trailer, so I understand the bottom pa
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (1) Hayden Watson at 5:14pm 03.10.25 Not at the moment. I've got several ideas including switching to 2 line reefing for the second ree
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (6) Hayden Watson at 5:11pm 03.10.25 @Hayden Watson do you have a batten in yours? It would be great to see how it deploys if you have
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Hayden Watson at 5:09pm 03.10.25 @Hayden Watson do you have a batten in yours? It would be great to see how it deploys if you have
41DS Windlass Rjm st.petersburg at 4:55pm 03.10.25 I pulled the towel locker out of the forward head and you should see it. While in there, I tapped in
Bottom paint question barney17 at 4:55pm 03.10.25 Ah thank you for all for the help. The boat does live on the trailer, so I understand the bottom pai
Bareboat Tahiti? Will Gilmore at 4:49pm 03.10.25 Great list of names, Ed. I may be heading to Tahiti in a week or so. Plans are still a little fluid
Toilet Issue kloudie1 at 4:27pm 03.10.25 Wow.. I had almost the same thing happen! I think when there is no one in the vee berth, my toilet b
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 4:22pm 03.10.25 They are just a resistor that absorbs the energy and allows the radio to transmit at power like it

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