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A sad day Jackdaw at 10:00pm 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1736 As a two time owner of a Catalina sailboat, this saddens me. https://nshof.org/inductees/butler-fra
non skid Member 131497 at 8:59pm 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 2/520 hi again the non skid on my Bristol 24 is shedding the old paint to PO applied here and there. Im pl
Which long shaft OB would you choose for the 26S or D? The 20" or 25"? Grace Note at 5:09pm 11.18.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2378 The 20" seems long enough and is not to deep to enjoy the shallow draft ability that these Macs are
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. (2) capta at 1:36pm 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 38/3813 We do not need to save the nonskid, but there are a lot of holes from the teak that we will fill. Wh
Centerboard for 8.0B needed! mizzoudon at 1:28pm 11.18.20 S2 4/1279 I'm looking for a centerboard replacement, or centerboard drawings/dimensions, for our 1980 8.0B. O
Is anyone have experience in keep saber 28 in the water and sailing in north east winters? eshusterman at 1:23pm 11.18.20 Sabre Sailboats 1/1709 Hi All I own 1984 Saber 28. This winter I'm staying in the water in a slip on long island. I'm plann
deck prep Member 131497 at 11:05am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 28/2665 hey guys Im getting ready to work the non skid area. Don Casey on his book "Sailboat hull n deck pre
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising AaronD at 11:01am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4312 I'm considering a chart plotter for our little C-22 cruiser sometime in the next couple years (my re
Simple Engine Maintenance Log (1) Sailfanatic at 10:54am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/7329 I have been using an Excel workbook as an engine maintenance log. Our sailing is seasonal coastal cr
Grampian 26 centerboard removeal help!! Mandy2 at 10:22am 11.18.20 Grampian 2/4635 I'm almost finished rebuilding a G26 and the last project that should have been my first project is
Looking for a Two brner CNG stove shawanaga at 9:15am 11.18.20 Big Boats 3/526 Hi if anyone has a cng oven they are not using i would be interested. The stove i have now is a Seaw
8 Bells for the passing of Frank Butler LakeShark at 8:40am 11.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1382 I saw the announcement this morning from the Catalina 22 association and thought I would pass along
Harken sheave worn flat (2) Davidasailor26 at 6:18am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2120 I noticed the other day that the sheave in one of my jib sheet blocks has a flat spot worn into it-
Guest 295C (3) All U Get at 6:07am 11.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1002
hunter sailboat user in the south pacific michel06440 at 3:40am 11.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/508 we are in new caledonia and are looking to make contact with owners of hunter Australians, New Zeala
Propane oven will not light (B331) Bluenose at 12:50am 11.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3113 Hello all, my propane stove works great in all respects but the oven will not light. I can smell the
Is this a MacGregor 24? (1) Layne Spence at 11:16pm 11.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3164 Can anyone tell me if this is a MacGregor 24? I am thinking about buying this boat and I am a first
IBoat Manual Uploaded (1) MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 0/257 I have transitioned over to IBoat to utilize the Furuno radar over lap. I really like the product bu
I just bought a 1991 Beneteau 41s5. bonding? georgetheleo at 6:28pm 11.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/818 Is there any factory lightning protection? Or any corrosion bonding?
Boat Identification - Need Help (1) JDE at 6:14pm 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1928

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Traveler car/track as tether? Hayden Watson at 9:39am 05.05.25 It's interesting how we get so wrapped up with tether systems and don't talk as much about setting
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass kappykaplan at 9:24am 05.05.25 Tks for closing this out, odaydokay! :beer:
Tight furler Hayden Watson at 9:22am 05.05.25 I will pull the sail and check the top fitting, as well as foils and stay tension. I do notice some
BATTERY? Hayden Watson at 9:12am 05.05.25 Your replacement thoughts "looking at 4D or 8D or GC4s for house batteries" can be done. You have t
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 9:11am 05.05.25 Consider a 1-foot wide walkway, just as an example, and a relatively modest 20 degree heeling angle
Tight furler skunther at 9:03am 05.05.25 I will pull the sail and check the top fitting, as well as foils and stay tension. I do notice some
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 8:54am 05.05.25 Toe rails have saved me more times than I can count. Is there such a think as too high of lifelines
BATTERY? Hayden Watson at 8:47am 05.05.25 In 2022, I dropped in a couple of 460Ah 8D LFP batteries into my motorhome and have 920Ah total with
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BAD ORCA at 8:45am 05.05.25 Ha! thanks for all the great responses. I was just curious more than anything. I know many offshor
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 8:44am 05.05.25 I wound up taking this to a guy up in Vermont by the name of Bill Austin. He ran a compass repair se
Roller Furling Upgrade - ODAY 272 jssailem at 8:41am 05.05.25 I cruise in the PacificNW. I replaced a Profurler with the Harken MKIV furler. It has been a signifi
BATTERY? jssailem at 8:34am 05.05.25 or any other options ? Whats your thoughts ?? Your replacement thoughts "looking at 4D or 8D or GC
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 8:34am 05.05.25 Regarding wiring the fuel pump - where should it draw power from? If I power it from the start butto
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 SteveHughessails at 8:26am 05.05.25 Nice! After experiencing life with a furler, I hope one day I too will be looking. :-) All the best
BATTERY? dlochner at 8:13am 05.05.25 If there is room, I'd lean towards the GCs for the simple reason they are lighter at 65+ lbs than th
11.0 battery wiring jssailem at 8:12am 05.05.25
BATTERY? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:11am 05.05.25 8ds are too heavy to easily manage physically and have no advantage over other options. As to the ot
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 Dzzz at 8:10am 05.05.25
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 05.05.25 I was exclusively referring to the line that goes around the drum. My last boat had a smaller Hood f
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 SteveHughessails at 7:53am 05.05.25 Welcome to the forum. I wish I had the answer for you. I have only just experienced the joy of furli

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