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Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 10:42am 10.21.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 34/9933 Hey all, another video in my series (man I wish I had more time to do more!) So...against all advic
Axle length Steve Pysher at 6:20am 10.21.24 Smaller Boats 9/849 Does anyone know the axle length for a Hunter 26 trailer? I need to replace an axle that broke in ha
Hurricane Nadine (2) jssailem at 4:27am 10.21.24 Weather and Forecasting 4/7331 Spawned yesterday in Guatemala this TS is anticipated to develop into a Hurricane as it heads wester
Hurricane Oscar (2) JamesG161 at 5:38pm 10.20.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/284 Dammit JIM...
1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 - sunk in Hurricane Helene AGMTurning40 at 2:40pm 10.20.24 Day Sailers 6/739 I owned a 1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 for the last 25 years. This boat provided me and my family with som
Aluminum Mast (including forestay and port and starboard shrouds) and boom- from 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 12:33pm 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/197 Both mast and boom in good condition. Have forestay, and shrouds with spreader still attached. Boo
Wooden rudder/tiller from 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 - good condition, recently refinished (2) AGMTurning40 at 12:17pm 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/174 This rudder/tiller was used on a 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 and has been varnished multiple times in the
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 11:49am 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/674 Both sails fit 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3. Mfg. by Neil Pryde Sails in Connecticut in March of 1990. Li
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (2) sailcapt340 at 9:19am 10.20.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/2287 Today I just could not get the seawater water intake hose off the thru hull, to winterize the toilet
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 Kurt K at 9:10am 10.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/404 Hello, new to the forum and looking to run a NMEA cable from the electrical control panel to the hel
Winterising colin59 at 6:58am 10.20.24 Ask All Sailors 40/9665 any tips for a newby with H290 on lake Ontario.....yanmar 2gmf (euro) jabsco man toilet , seaward wa
Seaward 26 T-Bar lehighsail at 6:49am 10.20.24 Seaward 5/876 I went out last week on a Seaward 26RK, not my boat so I'm not really sure what it's called but when
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up Nick1218 at 3:37pm 10.19.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/928 The swing keel did not lower. It is stuck in up position. Have pulled boat from lake and it is on
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:22pm 10.19.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1816 I just received an alert that the village is open and the start will be on November 10th. Until th
Steering 34 O Day Bill Grigelevich at 12:50pm 10.19.24 Ask An Oday Owner 0/6
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Bill Grigelevich at 11:54am 10.19.24 Ask All Sailors 3/353
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 5:21am 10.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/556 Hey Stuffing box experts, My 84 CS 36T Stuffing box has a peculiar issue. There is a slow/steady dr
Catalina C445 Roger Hinsch at 8:34pm 10.18.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/579 Hi everyone. I have a C445 2012 model recently bilge blower motor has failed and I cant easily find
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jim01749 at 8:37am 10.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 All, Heading down to Charleston from CT and was going to take ICW part of the way. Anyone have lin
Strap marks on hull while trailering? rcoleman67 at 7:25am 10.18.24 Trailer Sailors 6/1007 I've got a 1988 Catalina 25 that I trailer. I live about four hours from the Gulf of Mexico and trav

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Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 12:41pm 07.08.25 I've got the same problem. Asked 2 "surveyors" to quote the job. One was $1000, the other was $120
Survey before insurance will renew? ggrizzard at 12:37pm 07.08.25 I've got the same problem. Asked 2 "surveyors" to quote the job. One was $1000, the other was $120
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 12:30pm 07.08.25 Yep I have been with USAA my entire life, they're amazing but, will not insure big boats with any r
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 12:28pm 07.08.25 Just an aside: I was talking to one of our sailing members Saturday who keeps a boat moored in Tort
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" odaydokay at 11:49am 07.08.25 That is exactly what I have done. The new one is working great and the old one which looks new is re
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS colemj at 11:22am 07.08.25 The only place birds do not sit and poop on our boat is the deck. The spreaders and mast top are th
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 11:05am 07.08.25 Just an aside: I was talking to one of our sailing members Saturday who keeps a boat moored in Torto
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment Maine Sail at 11:05am 07.08.25 Renogy inverters run hot. Is it installed in the correct orientation? What gauge are the batt cables
Survey before insurance will renew? Maine Sail at 11:02am 07.08.25 Similar to our understanding-- Home and auto, with USAA. USAA does not insure yachts, however, or s
Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system 1 clubmech at 10:12am 07.08.25 It is original from Hunter. Mack Sys. It is a Yanmar 4JHE which was the standard offering. Mack B
Anchor Swivel Foswick at 10:11am 07.08.25 Tamer Conditions. I'm pretty sure this has nothing to do with the debate. I've never heard it argue
Anchor Swivel thinwater at 9:27am 07.08.25 Since the question was "what size", not "do I need" ... I do not subscribe to the idea that it is
Survey before insurance will renew? Calif. Ted at 9:18am 07.08.25 Just thinking that at 23 my current boat is the oldest I've ever owned. I've had Progessive for a co
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment JoeWhite at 9:06am 07.08.25 Rafael, I use 12vdc computer fans such as the ones you display that I have mounted 4 of them on 1/4"
Survey before insurance will renew? BigEasy at 9:02am 07.08.25 Same here. Boat at 15 years old and 10 years insured with no claims, insurer demanded a survey. M
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 8:56am 07.08.25 The instructions were provided in an earlier post. The PSS has a different compression for each sha
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 8:30am 07.08.25 Okay, I may have gone overboard but I was just tired of thinking about anchors. It has been taking u
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 7:48am 07.08.25 Similar to our understanding-- Home and auto, with USAA. USAA does not insure yachts, however, or s
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 07.08.25 Perhaps I can help clear up some of this insurance stuff as a 30+ year State Farm Agent. Although I
Survey before insurance will renew? FastOlson at 7:43am 07.08.25 I'll probably switch to USAA/progressive. Home and auto is with them Similar to our understanding-

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