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Warrior Sailing Bill19233 at 7:23am 11.13.19 Racing 1/519 This just showed up in my YouTube feed. I hate it missed Veterans Day by a couple days. One of the v
New sails coming - best of both worlds? (3) Jackdaw at 6:10am 11.13.19 Racing 48/8238 Most people know that while we race BlueJ hard, we also cruise a lot. And even when cruising, we wan
hard top bimini for 450-456 jamesrladd at 4:09am 11.13.19 Big Boats 4/1626 My bimini is shot on my 450. Looking at replacing with a hardtop either fiberglass or composite pa
Boat in the cradle for the winter- Bilge full of water? Anchor Lady at 4:07pm 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5175 Hello Boat Owners: I have a 1980 Oday 30, current sitting in the cradle for the winter. We put a ta
Single point Lifting Harness (Sling) for Catalina 22 Swing Keel LEWIS TRAYWICK at 2:15pm 11.12.19 Catalina 22 6/1775 I am requesting information on using a single point lift harness/sling to hoist my 2004 Catalina 22
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Bob S at 12:42pm 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1647 I'm almost done installing a Raritan Elegance head and am trying to find a good location for the sma
clipper 361 fridge merlera at 10:17am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/768 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
1974. O'Day 20 Interior Refurbish def at 9:57am 11.12.19 Day Sailers 26/6408 My 20 sails fine. The interior, however, needs some help. I will probably have several questions, bu
Modified sloop to cutter rig Giro at 9:25am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2914 I have been observing photos of Macgregor 25s which appear to have been converted to cutter rigs. It
Fuel gauge is a poor guess Dr. D at 7:52am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/2179 The fuel gauge was showing a bit over 3/4 full. As the season is coming to a close, I went to the fu
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions (2) Syntonos at 7:48am 11.12.19 Yamaha 4/1258 Does anyone know the O.D. of the cutlass bearing? while the shaft is 22mm ( 7/8) the O.D. of off th
Marine radio repair jk kudera at 6:05am 11.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/720 I have an Icom handheld, and it will receive but wont send, anyone know of a repair service?
Holding tank pumpout question Justin_NSA at 5:44am 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/2855 I have a really stupid question. I confess, I don't know my sanitation system well enough. We hauled
Holes in keel Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 3/947 I have a shoal keel that's 4-6' long. I had to do repairs last year after water froze and cracked th
Fuel filter sizing mermike at 4:20am 11.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/3047 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F with a Racor 220 fuel filter. The housing has a crack and I'm sizing a replac
problem winterizing a/c system richk at 2:30am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1012 I have a boat with two of a/c units, a 16 and a 5. While winterizing I can get the antifreeze to flo
beneteau ocean clipper 361 refrigerator merlera at 11:17pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 1/391 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
Gary Jobson autograph (1) Christian Sailing at 5:42pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2043
Retractable keel malfunction on 1983 vintage S2 6.7 hmorse at 5:12pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/439 Beautiful race day on Lake Hartwell is upstate SC when rudder on my 1983 S2 6.7 suddenly became unre
Solar charging options Rltgold at 11:22am 11.11.19 Catalina 22 34/4633 Sorry if this subject has been covered. I'm looking for suggestion for keeping my 22 battery top off

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Applying Cetol question TimFromLI at 9:57am 10.10.23 I would use a natural bristle brush as the directiond say. I have used foam with good results but wa
1984 c25 sits bow down Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 10.10.23 I don't believe the rake of the mast has anything to do with the water line . I'd look long and har
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Hamish_s at 9:18am 10.10.23 Thank you all for the responses - very helpful, and I can now either ignore them, hang some decorati
Invest 93L Benny17441 at 9:17am 10.10.23 A mild low, which will move quickly with slim chance of strengthening; mainly a rain event for the F
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction Hayden Watson at 9:09am 10.10.23 Thanks, Fellas. First step is to see if the motor is gummed up, can be lubed etc. The alternate m
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 Scott B at 8:52am 10.10.23 Tracks on the deck were an option for single-handing. Run the sheets to the 2 winches beside the he
Invest 93L kloudie1 at 8:32am 10.10.23 We are keeping fingers crossed that it brings us some rain .. We in Baton Rouge area, are around 7 i
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 8:16am 10.10.23 When is it going to pass over SC? 48 hours
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Crazy Dave Condon at 8:09am 10.10.23 @Tally Ho I was referring to this thread Dave
Invest 93L rgranger at 8:06am 10.10.23 When is it going to pass over SC?:cool:
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 8:05am 10.10.23 It would not be hard to measure your sheer. Drop a plumb line over the side of your gunnel and then
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 8:04am 10.10.23 The deck mounted tracks are used for most sailing conditions and point of sail. Since the sheet is l
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:01am 10.10.23 ...polyester is inert, :plus:And BTW: Dacron is a polyester:beer:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 7:45am 10.10.23 But isn't that the widest part of the boat and a ways above the waterline?
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 10.10.23 I sold 25% of the 260 line and it does not matter which water you are in as it is just filling volum
Damage to Keel High Current at 7:17am 10.10.23 The fact that the keel seam in your picture is still wet while the hull around it is dry strongly su
Is metal bar with loops 3 ft long the H260 gin pole? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:09am 10.10.23 @Davenport @twalker H260 advised you correctly on all three accounts particularly on the mast rai
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" odaydokay at 6:56am 10.10.23 O'day ( at least on the 28's and probably others) plumbed tank to lift pump to engine with its screw
Precision 23 dock size JBP-PA at 6:46am 10.10.23 Well, 8' 6" is 102 inches, so probably not. Not without a shoe horn and what about fenders.
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 6:39am 10.10.23 Thanks, Fellas. First step is to see if the motor is gummed up, can be lubed etc. The alternate mo

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