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Underfunding the US Coast Guard garymalmgren at 7:53pm 03.06.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/802 RE: the 2025 financial year in which the agency requested $709 million but was only allocated $167 m
engine shaft length franporcaro at 10:48am 03.06.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/744 Is a 25 inch shaft better than a 20 inch shaft on the engine for a 222 O'Day sailboat? We are looki
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 9:08am 03.05.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1531 I recently redid my mast top VHF. Rewired with LMR-400, new 'Digital Antennae' antennae, All new hi
Hunter 240 mast stepping plate reinforcement Sean Hutch at 8:04am 03.05.25 Smaller Boats 5/650 Hello forum, I have been worrying about the structural soundness of the mast stepping plate on my H2
Yet Another Docking Challenge (1) Foswick at 10:00pm 03.04.25 Ask All Sailors 12/971 It seems like I have been sailing too long to not be able to figure this out, but my boat has some c
Roller furling NCBrew at 6:47pm 03.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/526
Hunter 34 primary winches Randy Church at 4:43pm 03.04.25 Big Boats 4/573 I sail a 1984 Hunter 34. Primary winches are Maxwell 24 st with base diameter of 6". I was given a
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 10:24am 03.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/578 Hello All, I am looking for a used Hunter 216 roller furling jib to purchase. It does not have to
Oday 22 structural question (1) calone at 8:31am 03.04.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1134 Hello sailors, Does anyone know if the plywood wall (green rectangle) in the picture is a structural
Aft cabin shelf Captain Starlight at 10:20pm 03.03.25 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/1882 Can anyone tell me what the rails and the round device above the shelf in the aft cabin are for and
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 9:09pm 03.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/980 I bought the sailboat as is. Was told engine ran 2 years ago. I have the survey that states the sa
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Randy Miller at 5:53pm 03.03.25 Ask All Sailors 12/782 Lately, I have noticed fuel accumulating on Top of my high-pressure fuel pump. I cleaned it up to s
how to access the toilet valve at sea michel06440 at 4:01pm 03.03.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/607 The sea access valve, the one that allows the toilets to be evacuated directly into the sea, is loca
SSB ground Plane Option spadaforaj at 3:00pm 03.03.25 Ask All Sailors 4/447 Tried all the diagnostics - my shroud-mounted antenna is not doing the job. Has anyone used this ?
Lewmar trimline hatch seal replacement Seabliss at 2:35pm 03.03.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/470 I have a 1992 Beneteau First 38.5 with Lewmar Trimline hatches. Does anyone know where I can find re
Early 80s H36 Strut (3) chichiflys at 12:18pm 03.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1379 Good afternoon all, We're in the midst of some winter projects, one of which is replacing the now 42
Bowsprits and Spinnakers (1) Wood and Steel at 8:26am 03.03.25 Ask All Sailors 6/650 Last year I had an unfortunate encounter with a sea wall that gave me a great opportunity to learn h
Hunter 23 - Furling jib setup, stanchion replacement, ipad mount in companionway (1) Tim - Hunter at 3:48am 03.03.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/564 Dear Hunter owners Firstly - to those who gave advice on a bimini ' sailbag - see below pic, works
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 6:41pm 03.02.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1592 I had a new prop shaft and coupling machined. It's a very tight fit and there's only two inches betw
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation (1) yelkenli at 3:39pm 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 10/633 My C27 has the sliding gooseneck shackled at the bottom to a loop screwed into the mast track just u

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have a leak can't find it Project_Mayhem at 9:31am 09.12.25 Does this happen when its in the water, out of the water or both?
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 9:25am 09.12.25 Lots of questions.... You state it's your first boat. So your boating experience is limited. I wou
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 9:19am 09.12.25 Hi, I have a survey sched for next week. Hopefully that will tell all (more or less) about the con
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 8:48am 09.12.25 Ah, way down south. Just an incredible sailing grounds! Good plan to take a year learning to handl
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 8:37am 09.12.25 My Luck for sure. :thumbsdown:
Shimming rudder shaft Hayden Watson at 7:34am 09.12.25 Even if the graphite in contact with the stainless isn't an issue, I'd still drop the rudder to ins
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 7:05am 09.12.25 what is the boat draft? Pretty sure the Bayfield 36 has about a 5' draft. Great boat for the propo
Permission To Come Aboard!! Don S/V ILLusion at 7:02am 09.12.25
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 7:01am 09.12.25 Hi, Yes in NL...down in the Burin Bay Arm. My plan is too take a year to get familiar with the bo
Permission To Come Aboard!! rgranger at 5:55am 09.12.25 Well.... I guess you are a bliever in "Go Big or Go Home"... :biggrin: for me...36' is a lot for a
Autopilot for O'Day 39 ds34mail at 5:42am 09.12.25 Check out the PCnautic - I think it is much better: https://pcnautic.com/en/product/pcnautic-wheel-d
LP Valve Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 09.12.25 You are correct about the solenoid. How hot does it get? If it's concerning, I would look up the res
LP Valve dlochner at 5:26am 09.12.25 Good question. It is the solenoid valve that is wired. The valve gets hot when I turn on the circ
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 5:23am 09.12.25 As respectfully but emphatically as possible, THIS IS WRONG It is a common and understandable misc
Shimming rudder shaft colemj at 4:34am 09.12.25 Even if the graphite in contact with the stainless isn't an issue, I'd still drop the rudder to insp
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 4:31am 09.12.25 Are you in Newfoundland? North Coast? What a gorgeous place to sail! What are your sailing plans?
Searching 8mm gypsy for Leroy Somer S801 jssailem at 3:32am 09.12.25 I understand the challenge. Seems wasteful not to be able to adapt an older windlass to your current
Searching 8mm gypsy for Leroy Somer S801 (1) tomaz_slo at 10:53pm 09.11.25 For 8m boat, 10mm chain is a overkill due to its weight. Would like to have 50m 8mm chain instead of
LP Valve Surfside at 8:50pm 09.11.25 What valve are you replacing? In a propane system you have the valve on the tank, the regulator, a
Battery box mount. Silvercreek at 8:47pm 09.11.25

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