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Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or O'Day 192? Csaucer at 8:15pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1678 I am a first time trailer sailor (have been sailing dinghy's exclusively) and I am looking at both a
Mt Sinai, NY Ablative Bottom Paint Recommendation? Mickstr at 7:33pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1046 I've had an O'Day 322 in Mt Sinai for 4 years now, using West Marine CPP bottom paint. I'm not lovin
Why I love newbe boat owners Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 04.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 44/3200 "Dear Headmistress. According to your instructions I put the thingamabob in the whatchamacallit, t
Need Hunter cabin fabric Chicago Syren at 7:30pm 04.25.20 Parts Search 4/656
Thrust requirements Jerrycans at 6:56pm 04.25.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/611
Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1051
Rudder post / sleeve leaking near hull (3) tylcole at 12:49pm 04.25.20 Catalina 30 2/1714 I've got a 1982 Catalina 30 that I've been slowly working on over the past year. When underway recen
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? smokey73 at 9:38am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1345 Does anyone know of a reliable place to send an Webasto Air Top 5000 Diesel Heater to for inspection
Luff tape All U Get at 6:24am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 11/4870 Hi all, We have a Hood Yacht Systems furler called Seafurl and would like to know the size of the e
Gelcoat or paint? (1) jaysweet at 6:11am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1956 What would you use to finish raw fiberglass in the bilge: gelcoat or paint? And if gelcoat, what par
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 6:09am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 27/1920 Some not so good news may have sped up my return to sailboat timeline. After I sold the Compac 23 (
Hunter 380 tb_gb at 4:33am 04.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/518 Does anyone have the specs on the 3 bladed option of the propeller? Also, did anyone replace theirs
Where's the looney bin on this boat? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2387 Every boat, from a ferrocement kit built by lizards to a Swan 54, has its quirks. So, what is it ab
The first thing you'll do when you can sail again? Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 26/1915 Some owners have been separated from their boats due to closed marinas, stay at home orders, or no a
Looking for Hunter 340 owner help (1) looking2buy at 3:35pm 04.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/3024 Could another 340 owner please verify that the top of the rudder post at the cockpit deck should be
Mapping Electronics Wiring Stephen M at 11:59am 04.24.20 Big Boats 5/927 I have a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage. We have Raymarine Seatalk wiring for instruments, wind, depth, spe
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (4) TomY at 10:50am 04.24.20 Ask All Sailors 60/6736 5 years ago, while our son was in college in Rome, I sprung for $1 to buy him an old boat. SKAL is a
Boom Vang knotbusy11 at 10:24am 04.24.20 Sabre Sailboats 6/1936 Good afternoon, I own a 1978 Sabre 34 and last season the boom vang strap on the boom busted. The b
Wooden Flag Staff Mzlldr at 9:27am 04.24.20 Sabre Sailboats 9/1618
Looking for sails, Hunter C37 DanMaine at 9:05am 04.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/482 I purchased an '83 Hunter Cheribini 37 last summer and am excited! She came with a well worn staysa

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Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 3:43am 07.11.24 Update: Replaced the positive wires to the battery switch and the negative linking cable. Sanded the
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? jviss at 3:29am 07.11.24 They come with a variety of ends on them. Only thing, they are expensive.
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Indysailor at 2:52am 07.11.24 Is it possible to install a mechanical pressure gauge at the sender to test the actual oil pressure?
Dimensions of the companionway boards for a 1980 27'? holeinthewater at 10:13pm 07.10.24 I will have to measure. But here was my solution. 4 mini doors on lift off hinges, overlapping tri
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? john6206 at 10:08pm 07.10.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 8:50pm 07.10.24 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any comments as to a ver
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 8:03pm 07.10.24 Left Fury in bright sunshine and a light breeze. A few tacks up Fitz Hugh and the wind died, the clo
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:54pm 07.10.24 We got a it of sailing in Fitz Hugh Sound the next day as the weather went from sunny to light rain
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? higgs at 7:50pm 07.10.24 My boat has such and arrangement that it came with. The outboard is not electric start so the the s
Dinghy best practices higgs at 7:47pm 07.10.24 While towing my inflatable I NEVER left the engine on. It did flip on me in rough conditions. I ag
Dinghy best practices ggrizzard at 6:18pm 07.10.24 Stampings??? :yikes: Were they "cancelled"? ;)
Unusual stuffing box ggrizzard at 6:15pm 07.10.24 I agree with Shemandr. You're 3/4 the way there already. Go for it.
What are these screw things called shemandr at 6:04pm 07.10.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primaril
Unusual stuffing box shemandr at 5:24pm 07.10.24 To get far over my skis, because I'm bored tonight, I'd say yes pack it. It doesn't look that diffe
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. heritage at 4:54pm 07.10.24 The op says that he has a Yanmar 20gm. This engine doesn't have a heat exchanger or rubber impeller
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 4:47pm 07.10.24
Noise between Mast and Boom shemandr at 4:23pm 07.10.24 I'm shocked and appalled to learn that a PO didn't use OEM parts for a repair. That almost never ha
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 4:18pm 07.10.24 Looks like a great place to drop the hook! Tks for sharing. :beer:
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). kappykaplan at 4:17pm 07.10.24 Did you check the port aft? The PO of my boat had dyslexia and engraved the HIN on the port side of
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 4:14pm 07.10.24 The next day we motored to Kent Island in the Walker Group in preparation for our trip around Cape C

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