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Winch bits for a 3/8 inch right angle drill XDMusic at 1:00pm 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/6305
Standard Horizon CP150 Mounting (2) duck21 at 10:02am 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 1/761 Hello, My boat came with a Standard Horizon CP150 GPS/Chartplotter mounted on a bracket attached to
HAS ANYBODY UPGRADED ENGINE MONITORING - YANMAR 3JH2E ? planoron at 7:14am 09.03.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1807 I am upgrading my Hunter 380 to do some cruising. Currently all I have are couple of idiot lights f
Cabin paint question Mr Fox at 5:55am 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2677 Hey everybody- My boat at one point had a layer of paint applied with zero prep over the old paint.
Big repair Hunter 260 (2) RolfSail at 5:09am 09.03.20 Smaller Boats 5/988 Help! Had a major mishap resulting in a cracked hull about three feet from the bow on the very botto
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Brian D at 4:44pm 09.02.20 Sails Call Lounge 22/3411 If you ever served in the US Navy or US Marines you may have heard this song especially during funer
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 2:21pm 09.02.20 Big Boats 5/1312 Has anyone done this? I am tired of the lifelines hanging in the water or the cockpit. Looking to
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment Larry737 at 12:36pm 09.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1298 After returning from a day sail with about two hours of engine run time (Volvo/Penta MD20-40D) I not
OC 48 window leaking hmurmur at 10:14am 09.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/705 Oceanis 48 My 2016 Oceanis windows have started to leak. The starboard side windows are separating f
Sloppy shifting lever (1) Team118 at 10:04am 09.02.20 Catalina 30 1/800 Hi guys, Been a hectic summer. For everyone I am sure. I spent all of March, April and May (and Ju
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? Tedd at 9:53am 09.02.20 Trailer Sailors 8/989 I'm posting this here instead of the Destinations forum on the assumption that only trailer sailors
Water heater Mirwin at 7:44am 09.02.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2089 Hey all, hope you are staying safe during this troubling time. Our water heater is also leaking. I
Alternator charging for lithium batteries Benny17441 at 7:22am 09.02.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1917 From our RV friends I found this article. CHARGING DIY CAMPER BATTERIES WITH A B2B (BATTERY TO BATT
Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) balbontin at 5:32am 09.02.20 Parts Search 4/1167 Hi - Looking for a used main sail (in-mast furling) for a Beneteau 411. Please text or call at 1.30
Hurricane Nana <--- TS Nana (2) JamesG161 at 5:08am 09.02.20 Weather and Forecasting 1/907 This storm is in the Hot Caribbean but is moving fast West. It may bring high winds to Belize tomorr
Epoxy on wood G0ri11@ at 11:30pm 09.01.20 Ask All Sailors 6/845
Hot Water Heater Leaking... GingerSailors at 9:11pm 09.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3382
Leaks in 1986 Catalina 30 MK1 sailnski at 6:56pm 09.01.20 Catalina 30 4/1893 I am close to purchasing a 1986 Catalina 30 MK1, which has a few unresolved leaks. Research on this
Block size for Outhaul (2) Capri at 6:22pm 09.01.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1974 Hi, everyone. I have a 1981 O'day 22 and the outhaul as supplied is lackluster. No block was used an
Winter Cover for a 2007 33 mytime at 5:38pm 09.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 Anyone have a winter cover or dealt with Kinder Industries for one? They want $3300. for a Boom Tent

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Emergency Manual Foswick at 9:27pm 03.30.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
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Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 8:40pm 03.30.25 Regardless of preparation or briefing, there is a non-zero chance that someone with little/no expe
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 8:16pm 03.30.25 <p>
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 8:06pm 03.30.25 Immediate reply! Off you go SailingLOTO
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:49pm 03.30.25 Thank you for sharing your stories. Shiver me timbers, no grog was mentioned ye old sailors. I en
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:47pm 03.30.25 Hi Bobbi Since 1993, fantastic. So many memories. We unwrapped our 240 today. Thanks for sharing.
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller (1) Mike8074 at 7:45pm 03.30.25 Hi Team, After a few months of research, several calls to Harken and Catalina, I have finally solved
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 7:39pm 03.30.25 I just sent an email to Cliffside sails giving a link to this page. Let's see what happens.
Cliffside sails garymalmgren at 7:28pm 03.30.25 Do write it off just yet. When did you last hear from them? They must have given you an estimated de
Microwave BigEasy at 6:53pm 03.30.25 I have replaced mine a couple of times. Never had one keep running on its own though. Could
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 6:13pm 03.30.25 Admittedly having Zip experience with the named vendor, I can say that back when I was rep-ing for
VHF SWR results... (1) BAD ORCA at 6:09pm 03.30.25 :D Thanks for all the help with this. New crimp connectors made it much easier. Everything work fa
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 5:36pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Wo
Sailing Season(spring) Terry Cox at 5:33pm 03.30.25 Nice of the locals to mow your lawn for you, Michael. Could use then down here ya know.
Towing through OR around Atlanta? heritage at 5:32pm 03.30.25 I have done the loop and gone straight through Atlanta for many years. There is no good choice. We
Hunter 240 owners here? Bobbi Ullinger at 5:03pm 03.30.25 We've owned our 23.5 (basically the same boat) since new, in 1993. Our 5 kids grew up on her. As h
Refresh teak - exterior BigEasy at 4:32pm 03.30.25 Not looking for recommendations on which oil/sealer to use, just on if/how to treat the wood prior
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 4:27pm 03.30.25 I heave to to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of ma
ODay 40 Windlass Setup (2) DonEvans at 4:19pm 03.30.25 Latest on the windlass install. I stuck with Anchorlift Dolphin after contacting the company for spa

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