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Sailing/Tacking at anchor ontherocks83 at 9:43am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1966 On my last C30 I noticed that when anchored in high winds she would start sailing at anchor and begi
Forward birth leak Dani Girl at 8:52am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 5/682 Hi All, I have a leak in the forward birth, starboard side, 10" forward of the port light on the sid
Tow Boat US scuba201 at 8:41am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/833 What plans do y'all recommend?
Sequoia on the Move dlochner at 7:38am 10.26.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/671 How do you move a 100 year old 104 ft long boat? Very carefully with a big trailer. yQ56x3-1m54
B&R Boat Inner Chainplate Don Lucas at 5:52am 10.26.19 Big Boats 3/1201 What is the inner chainplate on the B'R rigged boats attachment construction to the hull? I can see
Used Motor Oil as Fuel SailMaster at 11:51pm 10.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1007
Virtual channel markers (2) garymalmgren at 9:55pm 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1212 Yes. Nothing there to see but markers that are shown on AIS as V-AIS markers. The following post is
New Hunter 260 Sails kenfunhog at 4:02pm 10.25.19 Smaller Boats 9/1704 I am looking to replace my 12 year old Hunter 260 Sails. Has anyone replaced your sails? Where did
Stove for Catalina 270 Elissatoo at 3:09pm 10.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1127 I am looking to either replace or rebuild the stove on my Catalina 270. Are there any suggestions
water pump hoses peterbud at 2:55pm 10.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/550 i have a Oberthorp 202-908 waterpump and want to replace the hoses from both the thru hull and back
Sabre 28 cruising speed sailmandan at 1:52pm 10.25.19 Sabre Sailboats 12/3125 First post. I have #579 Sabre 28...love the boat. Engine is Westerbeke 13 and prop is 2 blade 14x10.
Hunter 18 bottom paint? (2) mark2 at 10:36am 10.25.19 Day Sailers 6/966 Just purchased this used 18 that appears to have been painted with a thick, textured material that i
Odd behavior during pump-out OS2Dude at 7:23am 10.25.19 Catalina 30 10/1196 Our 1985 Catalina 30 has an electric macerating head that pumps directly into the OEM holding tank.
Deck organizer/turning blocks on 322 (1) David11038 at 7:09am 10.25.19 Bigger Boats 5/670 Looking to run lines for my Cunningham and out haul back to the cockpit. I have this current two blo
Noisy Isomat boom Hydro Therapy at 6:26am 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 4/871 Hello, over the summer my Isomat boom developed an annoying clanking inside the boom. I recently rem
Unusual cracking in Typhoon deck, what is the cause? (1) Coppertone at 4:35am 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 26/3246 I have an 83 Cape Dory Typhoon that I am restoring. It has unusual gel coat cracking in certain are
Almost officially official. Catalina 400 (4) Tim francis at 1:34am 10.25.19 Big Boats 11/1934
2018 Beneteau Antares 9ob - leaking under wheelhouse (5) sam1223 at 11:15pm 10.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/339 171255
Leaking under wheelhouse - Beneteau antares 9ob (5) sam1223 at 8:29pm 10.24.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/823 171250
Hunter 216 standing rigging replacement (2) Hunter216 at 7:57pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 24/2844 I decided I should replace the standing rigging on our 2004 Hunter 216 for a variety of reasons, not

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Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 11:08am 10.08.23
P42 Watermaker Install capta at 11:04am 10.08.23 I gathered the parts and assembled my 43 gph watermaker on Skipping Stone. The first thing I did was
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 10:53am 10.08.23 Myth not fact. You can lower the sail and capture it on the deck with a velcro wrap (or 2). You nee
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: ggrizzard at 10:34am 10.08.23 I used to call the enclosure for the swing keel a "trunk". Many years ago when I had a small trail
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? (2) twalker H260 at 9:27am 10.08.23 Thanks to everyone, each tidbit of info may make lives of 100s a bit easier, thank you. I posted a
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? stickinthemud57 at 9:20am 10.08.23 I am still debating whether to get a roller furling. First, it's expensive, second, the installatio
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? jssailem at 9:17am 10.08.23 But I understand I can not "reduce" it. Myth not fact. You can lower the sail and capture it on th
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: rgranger at 8:08am 10.08.23
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 7:53am 10.08.23 ya a 23 Jeanneau is a completely different boat all together from an oday 22. wierd or what? anyways
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Hamish_s at 7:42am 10.08.23 I did not buy the rodkicker spring from Selden - just a well-researched eBay purchase (BANSBACH EASY
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching RoyS at 7:01am 10.08.23 Control must be in standby. Clutch tension adjustment is sensitive and critical. Mine started to dra
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 6:42am 10.08.23
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 JBP-PA at 6:41am 10.08.23 I use one for a preventer since I can slide it next to my boom end sheeting. I use another as a gui
P42 Watermaker Install Terry Cox at 6:30am 10.08.23 Any insights from P42 owners with WMs is greatly appreciated. Good morning, Jim. Little to no insi
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 5:25am 10.08.23 The Seldon mast on my P42 likewise has unneeded/necessary boom slides. I'm thinking it came from th
1984 c25 sits bow down dlochner at 4:49am 10.08.23 Because fresh water is less dense than saltwater, boats usually sit lower in freshwater than salt. T
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? dlochner at 4:45am 10.08.23 Not all of us are familiar in great detail about a C&C 29, thus photos of the traveller would be of
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: dlochner at 4:38am 10.08.23 If the plywood bulkhead has rotting wood, either the bulkhead needs replacing if it is extensive or
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S 2, 6.9 model information needed John Short at 10:31pm 10.07.23 to diochner, thank you for the hull number, found info blister problem and change over resins, n min

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