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Keel structure on a Hunter 37C James H at 10:59am 04.21.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1059 I have a Hunter 37C and I am at the end of a complete refit with a big bump in the road to resplashi
Topside Canvas H49 Boiler at 10:51am 04.21.25 Big Boats 5/719 Has anyone replaced their topside canvas recently? Looking for a ball park number to compare bids t
DC to DC charger size ice breaker at 6:44am 04.21.25 Big Boats 26/3238 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start ba
Magnum Charger/Inverter Communication Problems spadaforaj at 4:35am 04.21.25 Ask All Sailors 1/548 Hi - I have a problem with my ME-RC remote not communicating with my Magnum MS2812 inverter charger
Help identifying gasket part for S30 hatches on 1998 Oceanis 400 (3) dustintodd at 12:08pm 04.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/632 I have done a painful amount of research to find the correct gaskets for my Beneteau hatches. I have
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions stackwalker at 8:55am 04.20.25 Big Boats 22/2691
3YM30 rebuild raw water pump seadaddler at 8:05am 04.20.25 Ask All Sailors 4/1130 I have rebuilt this raw water pump before but it has been many years since doing it and have all kin
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 MichaelGab at 1:27am 04.20.25 Destinations 8/1556 Dear everyone, My name is Michael, and I'm a French novelist looking for information about a sailin
Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 (1) coldaddy at 1:54pm 04.19.25 Catalina 22 9/1530 Hello, I've not been on the forum in awhile and I'm quite new to sailing (a hobby taken up late in
2008 Oceanis 40 - Marine head water intake fitting size (diameter) and strainer type (4) miraculix at 1:29pm 04.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/717 Hi all, I had freezing damage to the intake water strainer on our 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40 marine
Removing pin from old deck block? BAD ORCA at 10:01am 04.19.25 Ask All Sailors 7/996 I have a few old Schaefer deck blocks with badly worn sheaves. Two of the blocks have a tapered bas
Imray/Iolaire Chats of Eastern Caribbean Cptd at 8:54am 04.19.25 Ask All Sailors 0/248 Anyone out there been using the charts that Don Street collaborated on with Imray of the Eastern Car
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. dhandzy at 5:05am 04.19.25 Catalina 310 15/1976 I'm having an issue with my fuel lifting pump when trying to start the engine: The engine won't sta
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions BW1973 at 4:52am 04.19.25 Big Boats 7/961 The main bilge has a hole above just aft of the bilge pump. it's about 1 inch above the bottom of t
Instrument Shuffle (1) Foswick at 4:27pm 04.18.25 Ask All Sailors 12/948 I'm motivated to move some instrumentation around. The main issue I am trying to rectify is the fact
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor (1) Foswick at 3:45pm 04.18.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1170 Access to the engine compartment is pretty tight on my boat, from the front. The only other access i
A good Sailboat work marina in St. Pete or Tampa area Peanut Gallery at 12:18pm 04.18.25 Ask All Sailors 0/345 I used to use the Salt Creek Marina in the Tampa area for reliable, affordable work on my boat. I ju
DE 32 thoughts and suggestions WaKen at 9:10am 04.18.25 Down East Yachts 0/2531 I'm new to Downeast boats but am looking at a 1975 32 for cruising the Sea of Cortez. I would apprec
O'Day 322 chainplates Free Spirit! at 8:56am 04.18.25 Bigger Boats 23/2612 I have a '77 O'Day 322 that looks like there's rust coming from the starboard and port chainplates.
Master bed seal to lazarette (H380) marcham at 11:21pm 04.17.25 Big Boats 0/522 Good evening, Curious if another H380 can check something.... The two rear lazarettes (seats) in th

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Looking at a used Cal 20: Outboard/Rudder/Cushions fred1diver at 12:12pm 12.05.25 What cushions are you looking for? You can easily get them made
old man sailor Richard19068 at 10:59am 12.05.25 The vessel photo on the post profile is an O'Day 27 I had in NJ. if someone will tell me in 20 wor
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:43am 12.05.25 I completely agree with the above! Fabulous place to sail Us East Coast Sailors are going to arg
old man sailor dLj at 9:02am 12.05.25 Reply to all above: Boat log: Dec 4, 2025, i have been off line for a week or so moving my inet con
What type of hoses last the longest? dLj at 8:11am 12.05.25 I think certain materials will outlast others but within the 10-15 year mark, it truly doesn't matt
old man sailor jssailem at 8:06am 12.05.25 Or.... Upper right corner, if you see your avatar, click it, then click the avatar with the word Edi
old man sailor Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 12.05.25 On Windows - Click your username in the upper right. You'll see your avatar in the small window tha
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:07am 12.05.25 thank you
Funny Friday!!! Tally Ho at 7:00am 12.05.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair dlochner at 4:29am 12.05.25 So after I get all rust off, apply a quick barrier coat (Total protect) right away, then fairing (T
old man sailor kappykaplan at 2:54am 12.05.25 if someone will tell me in 20 words or less how to update it with my "new" Peason pic I'll do it st
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 11:30pm 12.04.25 My suggestion in post #7 was to use flexible waste hose mainly because it's typically easier to ins
old man sailor jmczzz at 10:41pm 12.04.25 Reply to all above: Boat log: Dec 4, 2025, I have been offline for a week or so, moving my inet conn
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:59pm 12.04.25 James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lo
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:23pm 12.04.25 In your area I would seek local support as to what is being used that is successful. The folks at To
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 9:14pm 12.04.25 This is two different types of repairs and probably best to use two different products. For the kee
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 9:10pm 12.04.25 It appears that in your signup description, you are sailing on Lake Arthur. I do not know where tha
What type of hoses last the longest? dLj at 8:14pm 12.04.25 It's not a troll post but I'm glad to see the interesting views and debate that it's sparked. The h
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 7:04pm 12.04.25 is this just a troll post? @Project_Mayhem - where do the ends of the current hose go? Like one en
What type of hoses last the longest? MFD at 6:10pm 12.04.25 is this just a troll post? @Project_Mayhem - where do the ends of the current hose go? Like one end

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