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Need repair shop in TX bank222 at 8:32pm 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/352
Rigging life? Mike Oldak at 5:22pm 09.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3102 I have an '84 H34 and heard on Sail Life that rigging lasts about 15 or 20 years. My rigging is alm
Raymarine Wheel Pilot Actuator rpwillia at 5:10pm 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1366 So it looks like my Raymarine autopilot wheel actuator needs to be replaced (the outer cover is crac
Norcold Icebox Conversion Kit - SCQT-6407 - NOT WORKING (2) ErikHunter30T at 1:14pm 09.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/672 Hi all, I have a Norcold SCQT-6407 Icebox conversion kit installed on my Hunter 30T (1991), which do
A little help? Krausser at 10:43am 09.17.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/986 Hello! I've got an '82 C38 and the main salon hatch is leaking. It's an old Bomar, looks like stee
Stuck anchor LagunaJay at 9:27am 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1537 Please read this and tell me if I should have done something differently: https://sqoopsailboat.blo
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? deltaten at 8:48am 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 44/9980 I solo a majority of the time on my W27 in the far N.Chesapeake. Rapid changes in wind direction is
Victoria 18 rudder missing (1) Daniel Y. at 4:05am 09.17.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1847 I just acquired a Victoria 18 which is missing the rudder completely, is there a design or pattern s
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories smokey73 at 10:01pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2138 Just stumbled on the official listing of all Special Anchorages in the US and it's Territories. Thi
Repair to hull / deck seal AndrewJ at 7:18pm 09.16.20 Day Sailers 1/761
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift HD74 at 5:55pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3988 I have a 1999 hunter 340 and have just added a vertical whisker pole car track on my mast. I need to
SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise (6) jssailem at 5:22pm 09.16.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/933 SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise - Part 1 It has been a long summer. Planned sailing experiences wer
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person patrickkidd at 4:22pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2712 Has anyone ever figured out a clever way to tighten or loosen nuts for stanchions or other deck hard
Hello from Upstate NY FuzzyBadger at 3:04pm 09.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1638 Hi all, My wife and I are new to all of this and seriously looking at a 1990 26D. I would like to ta
TS Beta <--- TD 22 <--- Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 2:49pm 09.16.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/1339 Just when I was starting to relax, @kloudie1 asked me about this beauty yesterday.:banghead: eep.
Stop Control Cable on First 35S5 KGarvey at 2:34pm 09.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/677 I'm looking for information on how to access the stop Control cable on a Beneteau First 35S5 so I ca
A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... MitchM at 2:06pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 10/864 i have great respect for the professionals who navigate to bring those huge cargo sh
Marinas... Member 131497 at 8:48am 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/966 Hey guys What would be a good app to look into marinas? Or a website... Thx to all C
Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? kjdoyle1 at 8:24am 09.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/857 Hey all, wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an affordable bimini for a 1982 Catalina 25.
Rust Never Sleeps. (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:12am 09.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 35/3666 Back in 2019 I had extensive work done on my 2003 Catalina 310, including replacing the exhaust elbo

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Fresh Water Leak kappykaplan at 11:15am 12.09.24 I had a friend do that and it was salty! The problem was it was a freshwater boat. Turns out his wa
Interior wood slats for C30? Stu Jackson at 11:01am 12.09.24 BTW I don't think those are slats but Ash plywood. It's Ash but not plywood. Go to any lumber sto
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Timm R Oday25 at 10:51am 12.09.24 I've had mice in both my sailboat and powerboat over the winter . Even mice can do a fair amount of
Interior wood slats for C30? jssailem at 10:45am 12.09.24 Maybe you could find tongue and groove thin flooring or paneling to make your repairs. Finding an
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? jssailem at 10:37am 12.09.24 To prevent mice from climbing up? Those look more like rats:yikes: than mice...
Capri C-15 Coronado parts needed jssailem at 10:32am 12.09.24 Rubrail, or hull joint that has broken apart Rub rail is different that the hull joint. Check Taco
Route & weather planning jssailem at 10:28am 12.09.24 It just seems we haven't progressed very far even though we have alot of good Data available. When
replacing portlights (2) PNWE36 at 10:00am 12.09.24 Hi, I replaced all the portlights in my 2011 H36e this spring. I tried to find the same information
Fresh Water Leak BrianH at 8:50am 12.09.24 ou began with the premise that you had a fresh water leak. Have you absolutely confirmed by tasting
Route & weather planning dLj at 8:25am 12.09.24
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! roowhyduh at 8:21am 12.09.24 Oh nice! Do you know anyone who has a boat that would be willing to take me out?
Route & weather planning CrispyCringle at 8:16am 12.09.24 I use PredictWind. It seems to do a pretty decent job, with a max forecast of 10 days out. You can b
Route & weather planning BarryL at 8:01am 12.09.24 Hello, I believe that all of the serious racers use Expedition Software https://www.expeditionmari
Interior wood slats for C30? Calif. Ted at 7:10am 12.09.24 The original supplier in California was a place in Rancho Dominguez that closed about a decade ago.
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 12.09.24 Ahh that does make sense though I don't know how effective the cups would be. I had a racoon get int
Route & weather planning Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 12.09.24
Route & weather planning dLj at 6:59am 12.09.24 Sounds like you want a computer to drive your boat. Weather prediction is darned good 3 days out,
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? dlochner at 6:50am 12.09.24
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? kappykaplan at 6:45am 12.09.24 To prevent mice from climbing up? Yes, a poor man's rat guard.
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:45am 12.09.24 That would be my guess, to slow down critters from climbing up the lines. That said, in 40 years of

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