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Questions about Garhauer Ez Glide dfp51 at 6:42am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/637 We purchased a Ez Glide system for our O'Day 28 and one thing has me puzzled. The system has loops
Salon berth cushion storage - Hunter 36 thg0724 at 5:04am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/444 Is there an intended spot for storing the cushion that covers the table when not converted to a bert
Broken Cable Railing Delawaredave at 4:21am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1249 Newbie / frugal / kludge master. Cable railing broke - at crimp fitting. Is is possible to repair
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Delawaredave at 3:53am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2143 Hunter 27. Painting topside. They sell "non slip additive" - couple questions please: Does it wor
Fish in the raw water intake (1) Dr. D at 3:39am 05.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1920 Yesterday I was finally able to take the boat out for the first time this year, just to knock off th
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Bkmama at 9:28pm 05.26.20 AMF 18/7909
Error Bkmama at 9:03pm 05.26.20 Day Sailers 0/488 Error error
Crew Dragon Launch Time Weather (2) JamesG161 at 8:43pm 05.26.20 Weather and Forecasting 13/1334 The first time USA will launch 2 astronauts from American soil to the Space Station, since Space Shu
Bob and Bill's excellent Covid19 adventure (1) Jumpstart at 8:26pm 05.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/961 One of my racing crew, relatively new to sailing, scored an unbelievable deal on a 1984 S2 9.2. Eba
Xantrex inverter not inverting TimFromLI at 7:23pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2720 I have a Xantex freedom 458 2000 watt inverter/charger that is on the fritz. When in invert mode it
First motor out in the ditch (2) Grotto at 5:43pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 7/680 Rigged and ready but blowing like stink elected to give the motor a stress test ran for 5 hours stea
Frameless fixed portlight removal stonybrookpictures at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 6/861 I have a 22 MKII with frameless fixed portlights. One has a leak. Any instructions for removing? Pre
New stuffing box overheating bertram at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3344 We recently removed our 13 year old PSS system on our Catalina 350. It didn't fit right and we're l
Anatomy of a hole (1) pclarksurf at 2:22pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 10/1467 Strange but interesting-- I had asked a question previously about overdrilling/ potting the 1/2" hol
Been a busy May (6) cb32863 at 1:15pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/568 With racing put on hold until further notice, I have kept Seeker on the hard, aka driveway, for the
Motor Size? Christian Nally at 11:09am 05.26.20 Sirius 21/22 10/2241 What's the appropriate size for an outboard for the Sirius 21? Before I describe the size we have,
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 10:38am 05.26.20 Bigger Boats 12/1818 Was wondering if any on had a folding or feathering 3 blade on their oday 39. Looking at brands, per
Hunter 336 salon table Lulu Belle at 8:42am 05.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/356 The bolt that tightens the collar under my salon table has stripped (threads). Since the nut that t
Cockpit cushions for Hunter 41DS (1) tfox2069 at 7:54am 05.26.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/959 Full set of closed cell foam cushions for Hunter 41DS. Good condition. For delivery/pickup only in W
Bent Stanchion Intel Joshua Radice at 6:54am 05.26.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1258 Hi everyone, Just took delivery of a 2011 Catalina 309 (Hull 195) after sailing an early 80's Catal

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What a day! PaulK at 9:49am 07.16.24 We went whale watching twice out of Kennebunkport, ME and didn't see any. They gave us another set
I just don't get this dLj at 9:46am 07.16.24 Truly a tragedy. Very very sad. At 3 and 5 the children were likely not in diapers. I did take my d
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 jssailem at 9:33am 07.16.24 Was I ripped off by a poorly calibrated fuel pump I would hope not. Surely it is possible. Perha
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor (1) jssailem at 9:26am 07.16.24 the fuel smell is almost entirely gone. Good for you. Diesel smells have a long half life. Getti
Hunter 376 Water Leaking Through Salon Lights -- Solved? duck21 at 9:22am 07.16.24 The PO for our boat replaced the wood table with a table made of Corian, probably for that exact rea
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! jviss at 9:14am 07.16.24 Wow. I think Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, right?
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor jviss at 9:09am 07.16.24 Big thank you to everyone who commented and helped out!! Thank you for following up!
What a day! jssailem at 8:53am 07.16.24 Ward. They stopped tagging Orcas in 2016 for those in the Puget Sound. Now, as I understand, the col
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor weisbrof at 8:50am 07.16.24
Rudder Compatibility morbidfollower at 8:02am 07.16.24 The pintle size changed sometime in 88. My 88 still had the 3/8" like all the models before it, so a
I just don't get this dmax at 8:02am 07.16.24 My kids were on my boat as infants - one daughter took her first steps across the salon floor. We ha
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves (1) thinwater at 7:42am 07.16.24 2nd that. Just had to be gentle pulling it over the top of the mast. Consider reeving eyes. Dead
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System Hunter Enthusiast at 7:41am 07.16.24 For more information on how to make one, read this link. No emergency tiller... but then again...
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System Hunter Enthusiast at 7:36am 07.16.24 Yup.. a piece of pipe or thick wall tubing that fits into the stock about 3-4 inches past the cross
I just don't get this Timm R Oday25 at 7:36am 07.16.24 I also was in boats as soon as I could walk . Often times many miles from help. I never wore a lifej
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review danstanford at 7:18am 07.16.24 Up thread someone mentioned PHRF handicap and I am wondering if anyone knows what it is for this boa
I just don't get this DArcy at 7:17am 07.16.24 That is a very sad story. I was sailing before I could walk and so were all of my kids. Similar to
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System JamesG161 at 7:16am 07.16.24 For more information on how to make one, read this link. No emergency tiller... but then again... n
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kloudie1 at 7:07am 07.16.24 Yup.. a piece of pipe or thick wall tubing that fits into the stock about 3-4 inches past the cross
I just don't get this (1) kloudie1 at 6:55am 07.16.24 Sad to hear.. As Thinwater.. my boys were out with us before they could walk.. They'd both been "dr

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