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Good Evening bbuucckk at 2:51pm 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 6/444 Thank you for being here and allowing me to ask a LOT of questions.I have a Roberts 25 kit )fibergla
New member--where to start? Jughead135 at 2:22pm 11.18.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/2645 This site seems like a great resource, so I just registered. I'm not yet a sailboat owner, I'm seek
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger (1) HoosierSailor at 10:55am 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 17/895 228551 I have a Heart Freedom 20 with the remote panel. A few days ago while at the dock I noticed
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (1) jssailem at 8:52am 11.18.24 Weather and Forecasting 19/1387 Since returning to the PacificNW from my New England LeafPeeping experience, I have been prepping fo
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump (2) wilburleft at 6:09am 11.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/688 Hello forum, Newish boat owner. Thinking of installing a shower sump pump on my 1995 Hunter 35.5. S
Removing battery shelf (2) Driftin II at 5:48am 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 0/4 My battery shelf is delaminating and needs replacing. Any tips or tricks to removing. My current tho
Recommendations for the tension of the mast stays Chuck_FLA at 5:53pm 11.17.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/581 So I've almost got my new to me Venture 21 ready to put on the water. I'm having some questions abou
Decking project (6) Grotto at 3:10pm 11.17.24 Catalina 22 10/1628 Decided to put some EV decking on the ole C22 wife hated the feel of awlgrip and the deck seem to ge
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 2:27pm 11.17.24 Big Boats 17/2546 So, we got the Catalina 42! yeah! We want to change the name. It's USCG documented. The regs say (f
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 (1) Budward at 12:53pm 11.17.24 Ask All Sailors 4/456 I was looking at a friends 1994 Beneteau First 210 and found a 4' x 7' area aft of the keel that fle
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish (6) ltfzsolt at 12:08pm 11.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/595 Hello sailors! This is my very first post on this forum, so please excuse any mistakes I make here.
S2 9.2a new owner JPonHudson at 7:28am 11.17.24 S2 3/802 Ahoy there, I have just purchased 1978 S2 9.2a with a 2GM20F Yanmar. The boat is in a great shape. I
Battery shelf Driftin II at 5:08pm 11.16.24 Ask All Sailors 5/431 My 1995 29.5 plywood battery shelf has delaminated to the point it needs replacing. I can't get the
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? Mike Oldak at 7:29am 11.16.24 Big Boats 13/1435 I'm about to replace my old Raymarine wheel drive with the Linear Drive. Apparently the new autopilo
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 7:18am 11.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/591 Reaching out to all Hunter 410 1998 boat owners. Our new to us 410 came with little to no extras and
DIY proyects The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:16am 11.16.24 Ask All Sailors 6/869 Hello again This time i mean to start and finish myself some proyects while staying in the boat with
Hull sag problem seadreamers2 at 9:27am 11.15.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1082 Recently acquired a 1988 Hunter 26.5 which has been sitting on its trailer for 23 years. The sole i
H340 Midship Cleat Access (3) floridahunter340 at 7:45am 11.15.24 Big Boats 11/800 My 1999 Hunter 340 has six YS 10" 2-hole cleats (3 on each side). The stern cleats have thru-bolts
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" (1) ricksoth at 6:54pm 11.14.24 Ask All Sailors 7/828 I acquired a Vulcan 7 but it came without a power cable for the 4 pins on the back. The cable is av
1966 24' columbia Sail boat hj1 at 12:39pm 11.14.24 Columbia 0/10 Looking for someone to haul away, restore, and hopefully enjoy this antique sailboat. The boat has a

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Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS colemj at 11:22am 07.08.25 The only place birds do not sit and poop on our boat is the deck. The spreaders and mast top are th
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 11:05am 07.08.25 Just an aside: I was talking to one of our sailing members Saturday who keeps a boat moored in Torto
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment Maine Sail at 11:05am 07.08.25 Renogy inverters run hot. Is it installed in the correct orientation? What gauge are the batt cables
Survey before insurance will renew? Maine Sail at 11:02am 07.08.25 Similar to our understanding-- Home and auto, with USAA. USAA does not insure yachts, however, or s
Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system 1 clubmech at 10:12am 07.08.25 It is original from Hunter. Mack Sys. It is a Yanmar 4JHE which was the standard offering. Mack B
Anchor Swivel Foswick at 10:11am 07.08.25 Tamer Conditions. I'm pretty sure this has nothing to do with the debate. I've never heard it argue
Anchor Swivel thinwater at 9:27am 07.08.25 Since the question was "what size", not "do I need" ... I do not subscribe to the idea that it is
Survey before insurance will renew? Calif. Ted at 9:18am 07.08.25 Just thinking that at 23 my current boat is the oldest I've ever owned. I've had Progessive for a co
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment JoeWhite at 9:06am 07.08.25 Rafael, I use 12vdc computer fans such as the ones you display that I have mounted 4 of them on 1/4"
Survey before insurance will renew? BigEasy at 9:02am 07.08.25 Same here. Boat at 15 years old and 10 years insured with no claims, insurer demanded a survey. M
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 8:56am 07.08.25 The instructions were provided in an earlier post. The PSS has a different compression for each sha
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 8:30am 07.08.25 Okay, I may have gone overboard but I was just tired of thinking about anchors. It has been taking u
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 7:48am 07.08.25 Similar to our understanding-- Home and auto, with USAA. USAA does not insure yachts, however, or s
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 07.08.25 Perhaps I can help clear up some of this insurance stuff as a 30+ year State Farm Agent. Although I
Survey before insurance will renew? FastOlson at 7:43am 07.08.25 I'll probably switch to USAA/progressive. Home and auto is with them Similar to our understanding-
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS jssailem at 7:43am 07.08.25 I hear parking the boat in a garage is a sure thing with a cover. Damn pigeons have found a roost in
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] jssailem at 7:41am 07.08.25 The instructions were provided in an earlier post. The PSS has a different compression for each shaf
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment MFD at 6:43am 07.08.25 I have considered doing something similar. You can get pretty cheap programmable 12 volt temperature
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] BAD ORCA at 6:43am 07.08.25
Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 6:25am 07.08.25 Perhaps I can help clear up some of this insurance stuff as a 30+ year State Farm Agent. Although I

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