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Considering buying a Bayfield 29C (1) kim4995 at 10:52am 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 5/888 I just got this Bayfield 29C surveyed. One of the things that came back was some damage on the Mast.
Towing a Precision 23 majorkong1 at 4:18am 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 13/1686 I'm considering purchasing a trailerable sailboat and recently learned about the Precision 23. It se
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 10:55pm 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 14/910 You don't often see this caught on video. Over the weekend, a couple of sailors went overboard and w
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:51pm 03.10.25 Bigger Boats 2/646
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 5:38pm 03.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1227 My halyard is SO long. Do you use it to act as the mainsheet also? The way I rigged the mainsheet wi
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... NCM at 3:14pm 03.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/376 Hi i am looking for a spinnaker pole for a hunter Sonata (2.43m) ~ can anyone help?
Bilge Pump rgarner001 at 10:50am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 4/347 I have a 1981 Tanzer 26. I want to install a bilge pump. The space below the floor boards over the b
Do you remember the morning of 2 Feb 2025 (3) jssailem at 9:11am 03.10.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/440 On that fateful full morning, Stumptown Fil, our NW resident weather prognosticator beaver, awoke. H
Bottom paint question (2) barney17 at 8:56am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 13/908 I have a 17' fiberglass sailboat from the 60s. I'd like to sand/primer/paint the bottom. I have 2 p
41DS Windlass New MH31 Owner at 7:47am 03.10.25 Big Boats 1/360 Anyone gone looking for the solenoid for your windlass for a 41DS? Before I start pulling panels ou
adding electrical stove Rick.johnson at 6:32am 03.10.25 Big Boats 19/1790 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter with the GSI 3 burner an oven that uses propane an will be
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 3:40pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 36/3359 1994 Hunter 40.5 I am going to need to replace my main pretty soon and I think I'd like to go to a l
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 2:58pm 03.09.25 Newport 11/1471 New owner here. This boat has a Universal M-18. I am not on the boat right now so I can't look at th
Toilet Issue (1) Kraffert at 2:17pm 03.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/2304 My toilet seems to be getting liquid forced into it when we're not onboard. This originally only ha
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa yelkenli at 1:35pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 28/2164 I sail on a lake with low winds, and the sun protection strip on my genoa has a length along the lee
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. (5) Ralph Johnstone at 1:24pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 6/822 In a previous post entitled "Runaway Diesel" back in February, the post managed to drift from, well
Source for replacement sheaves (1) yelkenli at 11:46am 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1307 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good source
Play in wheel - fixed Mike Oldak at 10:52am 03.09.25 Big Boats 1/491 While installing a new hydraulic arm for my autopilot I noticed that after 40 years the cables in my
Did you wake up early or sleep in? jssailem at 9:01am 03.09.25 Sails Call Lounge 10/1276 giphy.gif It is that time of year when we intentially screw with our internal clock, our circadian r
New Harbor 20 Owner KingsParkSteve at 8:57am 03.09.25 Harbor 20 4/3242 Greeting, I am the owner of Whim, sail #264. As this will be my first season as an H20 owner, I mos

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Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 Wanderwind at 12:42pm 10.25.25
Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:55am 10.25.25
12V Plug at helm Scott Duncan at 9:51am 10.25.25
Statue of limitations on DPO ? WayneH at 9:37am 10.25.25 The hull to deck joint on my 1980 Tartan is the original non-leaking butyl. So guess what I used to
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 9:32am 10.25.25 Resurrecting this thread... I'm jealous of you Sailrite owners. I finally got my Alphasew working
12V Plug at helm CrispyCringle at 7:56am 10.25.25 Does the outlet wiring have an inline fuse? My guess is it is not a factory install. But the fact th
Mast Down Inspection DaveJ at 6:44am 10.25.25 This is a good topic, timely for this time of year. I am taking the boat out next week and dropping
Mast Down Inspection twodzusfittings at 5:15am 10.25.25 should have been factored into the agreement on selling price I question that statement as there w
Hunter 37C Rudder Drop Jim Legere at 4:03am 10.25.25 On my H37C, I just followed the method recommended in the West System Fiberglass Boat Repair and Mai
12V Plug at helm Scott Duncan at 3:09am 10.25.25 I am not sure if the original owner added the plug. He has been unwilling to answer other questions
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts BigEasy at 9:14pm 10.24.25 Just sad that so many us boat builders are going out of business. Sad indeed. You would thi
basic battery connections question mermike at 7:31pm 10.24.25 I'm going to be the contrarian here and say that the OP is a good candidate for converting to lithiu
12V Plug at helm JoeWhite at 7:17pm 10.24.25 Ok, good detective work. Was the plug added by the previous owner? If not then the diagram should sh
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 6:42pm 10.24.25 The article makes it sound like Catalina was sold for only a million. I'd imagine assets would be w
basic battery connections question dlochner at 6:37pm 10.24.25 I agree with Don. Creating a second, independent bank is not only simpler, it allows redundancy. In
Statue of limitations on DPO ? rgranger at 6:33pm 10.24.25 I handed a plumber BedIT when he ran out of putty. No leaks Nice!!!
new head dlochner at 6:29pm 10.24.25 There is plenty of room for a standard bowl. The base of the toilet will be the same, the bowl will
12V Plug at helm Scott Duncan at 6:01pm 10.24.25 The plug at the helm never worked. When I measure the voltage on the wires that go to the plug I se
basic battery connections question danm1 at 5:59pm 10.24.25 I can't speak to the technical issue but I have three group 27 agms in my house bank in the bottom o
Shaefer 1-inch traveler car Project_Mayhem at 5:38pm 10.24.25 Garhaugher might be able to make you a new one

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