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H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive ArcticFarx at 9:44am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 14/1419 Hey all! I've had some great years with my H260 and have completed many upgrades including, new sol
Recommendations for Diesel Engine Mechanic in Vancouver BC Guan at 9:41am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1687 Can anyone recommend a good diesel mechanic in Vancouver BC
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys swishmister at 8:51am 07.06.20 Day Sailers 6/2365 Hey Y'all, I want to see if you guys can give me some insight. A couple of years ago I bought a Hun
USCG NVDC Vessel Documentation Search Question jviss at 8:44am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1859 Greetings, I recall not too long ago when performing a vessel search via the Coast Guard's National
c-18 boom height john6206 at 6:42am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 3/1149 Hello All - When I have my sail fully raised, and the luff taught, my gooseneck is right in the mi
25.5 Poptop delaminating Urchin at 6:33am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/547 My poptop on my 1985 25.5 is delaminating. It seems to be absorbing water in between the upper and
Boom alignment on Hunter 41ac (2) Tucker67 at 5:52am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/720 I have replaced my topping lift on my hunter 41 ac and noticed that unless I really hoist the boom u
ProSine Inverter Charger Help Marc14857 at 5:05am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 1/597 ProSine 2000 Watt inverter charger after 5 hours of charging my 490 AmpHr AGM battery bank is still
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 7:20pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 24/5112 About one month I managed to get the Cruisair 12,000btu turbo air conditioner working on my new to m
Bimini top for 26S Russ Ward at 6:33pm 07.05.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/989 I am in search of a bimini top for my 26S. I have read the past posts and reviewed Sumner's site ma
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak (1) ontherocks83 at 6:11pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2797 I recently installed a new Raritan PH Super Flush Head. I am very happy with its performance, but I
Using nylon or Dacron sailcloth as peel-ply LagunaJay at 5:07pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 0/1316 For anyone doing a fiberglass project, if you ever wondered if you could use scrap nylon or Dacron s
My old stuffing box is shining like a new penny. I think that's a bad thing. (1) IH82BL8 at 3:55pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2360 Isn't the stuffing box made of either brass or bronze? I'm no expert on galvanic corrosion, if it l
Raymarine Rotary drive? scottdube at 3:19pm 07.05.20 Big Boats 11/2787 Over the years I've had a couple of times where the autopilot would stop working. I'd get a "Drive
2002 Hunter 386 Bimini Gary Ryan at 3:03pm 07.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1476 Our Hunter 386 has 2 Bimini covers. One that covers the helm attaches at the backside of the arch,
NPS threads question pbknowles at 3:00pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/4916 Hi, new to the forum here. I have been reading up on seacocks and thru hulls as i will be replacing
So what are you? (1) Brian D at 1:03pm 07.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 19/2072 181977
Keel Bolts BillGr at 12:37pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1645 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian fixed keel bolt. I will be hauling the boat around 7/19/20 and wo
Oday Widgeon Mooring Cover? willadley at 12:05pm 07.05.20 Day Sailers 4/1754 Hi all, I recently acquired an Oday Widgeon and am having trouble finding a mooring cover. I would
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 12:05pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/6773 I installed this hose when I converted my hand pumps to pressure water 25 years ago (3/4") and over

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Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:16pm 04.08.25 We have had 3Di Endurance sails (dyneema and kevlar) for the past 5yrs. 3Di is really only the man
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:10pm 04.08.25 The offshore lofts often work with several different smaller lofts. The advantage to using a smalle
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:09pm 04.08.25 I've heard about these. I've also heard some mixed reviews of the 3Di. Do you have any direct exper
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 3:55pm 04.08.25 I just went through the process of pricing sails in the fall, and my new main and jib are arriving
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 3:54pm 04.08.25
Mainsail Question dLj at 3:39pm 04.08.25 Going back to the OP we are talking about an ODay 25 on a lake. So that narrows the discussion qui
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:33pm 04.08.25 I just went through the process of pricing sails in the fall, and my new main and jib are arriving i
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 3:32pm 04.08.25 A couple of friends have 3Di sails, they love the shape and how well the sail holds it shape. Howev
Mainsail Question shemandr at 3:26pm 04.08.25 Going back to the OP we are talking about an ODay 25 on a lake. So that narrows the discussion quit
Engine Overheating Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.08.25 My raw water pick up (tru-hull) was completely blocked with zebra mussels at the end of last season
Sailing Tender dLj at 2:57pm 04.08.25 That's actually a pretty normal artefact of computational photography on modern smartphones. The gi
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 2:55pm 04.08.25 I've also heard some mixed reviews of the 3Di. Do you have any direct experience with these materia
Mainsail Question PaulK at 2:53pm 04.08.25 I hate to be a nay-sayer, but I have come to the position that there is no such thing as a good dea
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 2:41pm 04.08.25 1. Tuning diagonals for equal tension and prebend. Well that was darn near impossible by myself. I w
1GM10 - thermostat Alan Gomes at 2:39pm 04.08.25 If you look at a flow diagram for the cooling on the 1GM/1GM10, you'll see that water should always
Sailing Tender Foswick at 1:53pm 04.08.25 If that photo isn't photoshopped - how the heck did it come out looking like that??? That's actual
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Sneed at 1:49pm 04.08.25 The board just "hangs" there in the up position with no support under it on the lift (should I supp
solar charging system during haulout dLj at 1:34pm 04.08.25 My Kilovault LFP batteries have a storage mode. It is available on the BT app. When I left my boat
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (1) dLj at 1:30pm 04.08.25 How much work are you willing to do? Take a look at an early episode of Sailing Uma where they did a
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dmax at 1:29pm 04.08.25 Sliding plexiglass doors are easy to do - you can build tracks from 1" x 1" hardwood (match your cab

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