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Old 4-3/4" hole next to companionway, what should I put in it? (Picture) (1) tylcole at 8:56am 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 19/2045
Catalina 14.2 Capri Mast pixie at 7:31am 07.16.20 Parts Search 11/4266 First post here. I looked around and I'm happy to see this is a pretty active forum. I was sailing
Baby stays Hunter 23 decktosser at 3:21am 07.16.20 Smaller Boats 15/2369 Over the past several years I have slowly perfected my mast raising system. The last thing to do is
Stainless or aloominum rivets? greg_m at 11:58pm 07.15.20 Catalina 22 6/1119 Hi guys... I get the idea of using aluminium rivets to mount aluminium components to aluminium spars
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 8:34pm 07.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2821 I have a Hunter 34 and have long wished for a Bimini to give me some shade from the sun in the summe
Safely at the Dock (1) DayDreamer41 at 7:12pm 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1356 It always pays to listen to the weather reports and hopefully you are close enough to safe harbor wh
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues sailnski at 6:41pm 07.15.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/5893 I'm considering buying a 1986 Catalina 30 that had difficulty starting from a 'cold start' on a 90 d
Hunter 260 steering issue (1) Gypsea Kids at 6:35pm 07.15.20 Smaller Boats 9/1653
Dry Ice.... NYSail at 6:11pm 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 47/5176 So leaving on a 3 week cruise. Have everything together but now considering a cooler for the transom
How to stop creaking bulkheads? Dan_Y at 6:10pm 07.15.20 Big Boats 7/4807
110 electric system not working jbertelli at 5:47pm 07.15.20 Catalina 30 12/1150 1990 Catalina30 trbs. Not getting 110volts to anything. Checked shore cable ok.checked all Gris. Cou
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 5:47pm 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 48/6660 Hello all, I launched my boat on Saturday, an hour later, a speed boost hooked my mast with their
82 Morgan 416 fuel tank BobShaw at 5:40pm 07.15.20 Morgan 1/2371 I recently purchased an 82 Morgan 416. I had to bring it around from Merritt Island to Bradenton Flo
322 Keel Material iSaint06 at 2:41pm 07.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1397 Is there somewhere i can confirm whether the keel on the 322 is solid lead or a mix of materials?
Catalina 30 Windlass questions ontherocks83 at 12:43pm 07.15.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1418 I'm trying to do research for a windlass for my Gen 1 Catalina 30 with bow sprit. I saw in an old th
272 speed under power LazurusLong at 12:41pm 07.15.20 Bigger Boats 9/1160 Hi all, Our 1986 O'day 272 has a brand new 9.9 Yamaha installed. I saw the bill of sale. The speedom
Standing rigging on 356 adjustment? Jimongee at 11:19am 07.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/656 Hello, my 356 is a 2002 model with no furled main. The storage yard took my mast down for storage la
Electrical Moving Forward (5) cb32863 at 10:33am 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/510 So if any of you recall, my last thread on my electrical situation was a headbanger. Come to find ou
Hunter 26 Outboard prop DetroitAC at 8:37am 07.15.20 Smaller Boats 9/793 Hello, first time poster, I'm hoping someone can help me out with a simple answer to a not so simple
My Windex 10 cover, (1) Revv up at 8:17am 07.15.20 Trailer Sailors 4/782 Because we set up and break down almost every time we use the boat I wanted to reduce the amount off

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Could i cut halyard exit near deck? PaulK at 6:35pm 03.14.25 A rigger has insurance to be able to make this sort of decision. (Or they should.) Having a rigger c
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. Th
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? garymalmgren at 4:42pm 03.14.25 External halyard = noisy. I agree that this is a professional's decision, but... Could you post som
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) Urban Hermit at 4:14pm 03.14.25 Encouragement from active if sometimes achy 80.
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? (1) BAD ORCA at 4:12pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. Th
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? Foswick at 3:36pm 03.14.25 I would not take any advice, here, about that. The answer really depends on a number of factors. The
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 3:19pm 03.14.25 LifeSling, in general, gets a little unfair criticism when these things come up. (It has been rightl
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement (4) Sean Hutch at 3:01pm 03.14.25 There were two bolts snapped on the stepping plate. Will probably just reuse the plate and bolt it b
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend dLj at 2:29pm 03.14.25 I feel each boat has to make a system that works for the specific boat. I have a gantry located on m
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) john6206 at 2:04pm 03.14.25 @quadrille38 Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it. I know in raw numbers I'm not part
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend thinwater at 2:00pm 03.14.25 Wow. That video confirms what I heard at a skippers' meeting on Wednesday evening in Everett. I wa
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) john6206 at 1:53pm 03.14.25
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 1:21pm 03.14.25 We have not found the sling difficult to get into. Around here, I would be reluctant to rely on any
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend dLj at 1:11pm 03.14.25 there's a good discussion on Sailinganarchy about this: https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/p
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend FastOlson at 12:38pm 03.14.25 Misc Lifesling thoughts: When the stock (cheap) floating hollow polly line was visibly compromised b
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend MFD at 11:57am 03.14.25 SNIP You also might add a clip and short lanyard to the sling. It is virtually impossible to get in
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend thinwater at 11:40am 03.14.25 Wow. That video confirms what I heard at a skippers' meeting on Wednesday evening in Everett. I wa
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 11:28am 03.14.25 Thanks I actually started to goto Segers Marina in Pensacola, but some life changes happened so for
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Shorinsean at 11:24am 03.14.25 Surprised that it doesn't have a seacock, that must have been an addition on later models. Not sur
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? MFD at 11:07am 03.14.25 I think you might be looking in the wrong place. There is no dock there. Eagle Harbor is on the (no

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