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An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) (1) TomY at 5:31am 04.26.20 Destinations 4/839 Three Joel White Shellback dinghies and a Dyer Dhow, all rigged to sail, yesterday.
Mega 30 restoration (2) Ethanhopps at 8:30pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1738 My mega 30 that I got free is coming along. sanded it back to gel coat (the various colours of it),
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or O'Day 192? Csaucer at 8:15pm 04.25.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1879 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 12/1402 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 44/3677 "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 4/688
Thrust requirements Jerrycans at 6:56pm 04.25.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/661
Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1153
Rudder post / sleeve leaking near hull (3) tylcole at 12:49pm 04.25.20 Catalina 30 2/1845 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 6/1450 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 11/5352 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 8/2287 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 27/2126 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 2/552 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 26/2545 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 26/2119 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 36/3260 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 5/988 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 60/7464 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 6/2189 Good afternoon, I own a 1978 Sabre 34 and last season the boom vang strap on the boom busted. The b

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Capri 22 jib sail question. shemandr at 6:30am 10.30.24 Downwind fractional rigs suffer over masthead rigs. For some sailers the spinnaker is the answer.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Kazdude at 6:26am 10.30.24 Thank you! Appreciate the advice. I recently did the same thing - and resealed the area between th
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (1) SeaWiki at 6:14am 10.30.24 Noticed same problem on my 2006 Catalina 309. First I tried to eliminate possibility of water leakin
Black tank overboard discharge.... Mika1 at 6:10am 10.30.24 There is nothing to attach a zip tie to either.... I used 5200 to glue a small padeye to the hull
Buying 423? ldd at 6:07am 10.30.24 Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem.
Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 5:32am 10.30.24 Leave port on a Friday? Only if it is the 13th of the month.
Capri 22 jib sail question. Spar Trek at 5:17am 10.30.24 I assume you are talking in True Wind. 18 True would look something like 22 Apparent going upwind.
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.30.24 @DHembree They have the build list of parts for your boat
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? smokey73 at 5:00am 10.30.24 It is obviously a shiny ankle-buster. Get it off before you break out cussing in front of the kids.
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? sailme88 at 4:01am 10.30.24 First off it's a thingamajig not a doohickey..... and as stated it's part of a throttle and gear con
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? dlochner at 2:57am 10.30.24 It is a single lever gear shift/throttle. The clue is the back side, the gear shift attaches to one
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 10.30.24
Stuffing box wrench size question Michael Davis at 8:47pm 10.29.24 I measured mine then made a couple of wrenches out of some 3/8 aluminum plate I had kicking around.
Stuffing box wrench size question Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 10.29.24 I keep a set of the crow-foot wrenches onboard for in-season adjustments. But if the nuts have not
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 7:40pm 10.29.24
Is your boat haunted? Captain Larry-DH at 7:29pm 10.29.24 Not haunted, but Neptune's wrath struck my prior boat. (Actually his friend Zeus.) I bought it and
Buying 423? Davidasailor26 at 7:13pm 10.29.24 I am guessing a soda blast is in order. Seller states he had to epoxy small areas of keel between p
Is your boat haunted? dLj at 6:43pm 10.29.24 Sounds like a raccoon got into your boat and left. spoil sport... LOL dj
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 6:23pm 10.29.24 I had a boat that was on the hard and up for sale. There was an inquiry and we arranged to look at
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 6:13pm 10.29.24 I used standard pipe wrenches (short, small ones). The only issue I had was getting them side by si

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