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Looking to get out on the water in Tampa on Saturday Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/515 We're averaging 20F in Chicago lately. As a result the sailing bug has been gnawing at us pretty har
Access to exhaust elbow on Universal MX 25 in Catalina 36 Fudsdad at 1:59am 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/550 Can anyone help me access my exhaust elbow to clean the end of the sea water hose? Is it from the a
Replacing a "Max Prop" on a Beneteau 25 mm metric sized shaft. Mike H. at 9:05pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 0/19 We have a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5. New to us last June. 31 years old. When we pulled her out for th
Solar vents Weasel at 7:19pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/479 Has Nicro Fico gone out of business. All I see are Marineco units at EXORBITANT prices. Anybody?
Appropriate Fuse Size ? catalanc at 5:29pm 01.20.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2568 Hi Guys, I have a new 2 me 1988 Seaward 24. Very simple electrical system and I am replacing old/m
New name and graphics (1) RussC at 5:01pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 13/786 I pulled the cover back on the Merit today just enough to wipe down the area and install the new vin
Hunter 240 needs stern rails and stern seats (1) Dolphin55 at 3:33pm 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 20/1776 My Hunter 240 came with an open transom - no stern rails or stern seats. I can purchase the rails an
Question about repairing toe rail and hull (3) AndreInPortland at 2:29pm 01.20.20 Catalina 22 15/1715 An area of visible damage on Avalon is on her starboard toe rail and hull. I'm not sure if the toe r
Grey Enterprises Gone? markwbird at 10:06am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1780 I am freaking out. What happened to Grey Hatches?
Frozen M-18 - Rebuildable? Jimski at 10:03am 01.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 12/1085 2 part question: 1. I have a frozen M-18 that's been in my garage for 2 years. It froze after sucki
Newport RI to Mystic CT (1) ontherocks83 at 8:59am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1708 This summer I am hoping to take the trip from Narragansett Bay to Mystic Ct for a few days. Is anyon
Hunter 22 Mast Raising from Trailer Single Handed (8) curt in CO at 8:51am 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 1/1694
2014 Beneteau Oceanis 48. Freezer Vortac at 8:27am 01.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/815 Hi All I am having problems with the freezer. It is my understanding that all 4 side should form
I need a used mast for a Hunter 34 MacV at 6:03am 01.20.20 Parts Search 15/2813 I recently bought a 1988 H34 demasted due to hurricane damage. The boat is docked in Dania Beach, F
Maintenance Parts List - H326 OCSailor at 2:22am 01.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/898 I closed on a new (to me) 2004 H326. I know I will have many questions and will keep them to separa
Concrete mooring anchor lifetime? smokey73 at 8:26pm 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3824 Does anyone out there have a feel as to how long a servicable lifetime one can expect for a commerci
Tiller hard to steer Brian Buzz at 8:02pm 01.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 18/3730 On my 1979 Catalina 27 outboard model is it normal that my tiller gets harder to turn the faster I
Forespar customer service 19thol at 8:26am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 3/543 I was looking for a place to do a shout out to Forespar, couldn't find one so here it goes. When I b
Will 35lb Mantus anchor fit 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381 bow roller Brad Cross at 8:25am 01.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/899 Will 35 lb Mantus anchor fit 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381 bow roller
Bald guy problems... agprice22 at 7:23am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1839 As a bald person, I have learned that hair not only insulates the scalp, it protects it from scrapes

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:27am 10.18.23 I've posted this many times before: from 2010 and a letter to the editor of Latitude 38 in 2008!!!:
main flow issue DinghySailor at 10:21am 10.18.23 Returning to this a couple years late. The issue was mostly due to the sheeting angle on the jib. M
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 10:10am 10.18.23 Jumping to the dock to stop a boat is so dangerous there should be a sign in every marina. Ditto n
Diesel shut off pull ggrizzard at 9:42am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now with
Put-In-Bay? Apex at 9:24am 10.18.23 put in bay is nice, we enjoy Kelley's island more. It is a bit more subdued. Both locations have m
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 9:21am 10.18.23 mot much more to add, other than agree with other responses. My friend in question has the necessar
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 10.18.23 :worthless:
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 8:47am 10.18.23 We have a Raymarine radar dome which is connected via wifi. Works great. Had once a connection
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:45am 10.18.23 What to do? New wife was out of the question. :oops::laugh: So it looks like you could have a sec
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 8:22am 10.18.23 friends I know moved up and promptly reduced usage Such a fact makes perfect sense, even though it
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 8:13am 10.18.23 We have a Raymarine radar dome which is connected via wifi. Works great. Had once a connection
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction (3) odaydokay at 8:03am 10.18.23 Finally got this off the boat. It shows a 3/95 date scratched into the plastic housing. Anyone hav
Diesel shut off pull Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 10.18.23 In theory, perhaps, in practice not so simple. At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches.
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 7:18am 10.18.23
Kevlar skid plates? (1) piratesnail at 7:07am 10.18.23 The boat is currently in storage about 1 hr away. I was planning on heading up there in a few week
1984 c25 sits bow down Capn Bill at 7:06am 10.18.23 My previous boat was a C-25. It sat vrey slightly bow up because of the outboard (Honda 50). Bow d
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) RoyS at 6:58am 10.18.23 Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she declar
Diesel shut off pull tfox2069 at 6:30am 10.18.23 Me too! But once the sails are up and drawing I hate to run below to turn the engine off. This! A
Diesel shut off pull Don S/V ILLusion at 6:01am 10.18.23

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