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mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 5:00am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/895 Mast light works as I ran wire directly from battery to light and lit up. I then tested for power co
Sail Warehouse Sledge62 at 4:42am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 1/452 Anyone have experience with these folks?
Club racers. L.Christensen at 4:40am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/2378 We have a 235 First with the wing keel and a roller furling jib and 3 year old standard dacron Preci
Galley Faucet - american standard wsconner at 4:28am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/817 I have an older style American Standard faucet in the galley. It looks like the Reliant model, but
Epoxy induction CapnGL at 10:18pm 05.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1497 Hi all, this weekend ill be putting a few coats of interlux epoxy on my hull. In gearing up ive read
Man-o-war misery (2) djustice at 7:52pm 05.03.20 Chrysler 2/3033 I bought a man-o-war a couple years ago. The daggerboard trunk is poorly designed and the gussets t
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 38/6384 Yesterday I took out an 08 B 31 for a test sail. Here are a few thing that I observed and a questio
Universal 5411 won't shut off with key Bob Kirkpatrick at 6:48pm 05.03.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/3121 Just bought 30 Catalina. Needed to bleed air from engine which went OK, but now engine won't shut o
Rub Rail End Cap (1) sjsflyer at 5:48pm 05.03.20 Catalina 310 6/1751 These are not available any more. Other than replicating it at a machine shop, any ideas?
Seeking rudder blade Catalina 22 jonathanwolfe at 5:08pm 05.03.20 Parts Search 4/815
1973 Mariner Kwkokonut at 3:04pm 05.03.20 Day Sailers 5/1300
Escape plastic is cracking peterbmn at 12:57pm 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 8/3117 I have an 11.5ft Escape Mambo, one piece plastic hull.... it has cracked where the Keel slides into
Yep Brian D at 12:22pm 05.03.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/769 3zIgJmmtZi0
C22 Removable instruments (2) Lazy1 at 11:03am 05.03.20 Catalina 22 7/2085 Hi, I was thinking about making something that sat just inside the companionway to mount instrument
Best winds for Older V-17? IdahoV17 at 10:53am 05.03.20 Trailer Sailors 29/4251 Ahoy there mates , I have restored a 1972 Macgregor Venture 17 fractional sloop . I have been in a 2
cb retract line cover has shrunk? sf50 at 9:59am 05.03.20 Smaller Boats 1/511 does anyone know why the center board retract line cover on my H240 seems to have shrunk? it requir
Appropriate Anchor Sledge62 at 9:37am 05.03.20 Catalina 22 16/1999 Can anyone recommend a suitable anchor type and weight for 22 on inland lake?
Summer's here liz873 at 9:21am 05.03.20 Sovereign 0/3803 just looking for all Sovereign owners getting ready for the summer. Im in NY and own 1986 Sov 7.0 .
Removing bottom paint from gelcoat Chris Flanagan at 9:17am 05.03.20 Smaller Boats 4/1028 I was nearly done painting the bottom of my boat when I goofed up and got a little of the bottom pai
Garmin GPSMAP 3010 or 3210 capta at 8:49am 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 0/295 Does anyone out there have or know anyone who has a Garmin GPSMAP 3010 or 3210 that is inoperable? I

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Making new floorboards for a Beneteau dmax at 7:28am 01.01.25 Check out this stuff - used by many boat manufacturers, looks great: Marine Use marine plywood and e
Shore Tender jssailem at 7:14am 01.01.25 I anchored in Port Ludlow Bay a couple of years ago and up rowed @mermike in his pea green dinghy. I
Shore Tender mermike at 6:30am 01.01.25 I picked up a used Walker Bay 10' that is pea soup green and covered in rusting welding spatter. Ugl
Oldest Boat to Buy Kings Gambit at 6:26am 01.01.25 What is the oldest build date boat to buy today do to the way insurance companies are doing? Sold
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 3:17am 01.01.25 I can't imagine that any " adjustment" will be forth coming.. Their position will be no harm no foul
Shore Tender dLj at 11:40pm 12.31.24 +1 for the old Walker Bay injection molded boats. I had an 8 foot Walker Bay for about 20 years and
Shore Tender DArcy at 9:17pm 12.31.24 +1 for the old Walker Bay injection molded boats. I had an 8 foot Walker Bay for about 20 years and
Taking the mast down DArcy at 8:52pm 12.31.24 Just before hoisting the mast, one of the crew notices that one swaged fitting on the backstay does
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 8:45pm 12.31.24 Update to the continuing saga; The bottom paint work is done, and the boat is in the water, but no r
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? Mike Oldak at 8:17pm 12.31.24
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? artboas at 7:30pm 12.31.24 Not sure what you mean, I've had an old RM auto pilot with a wheel drive on my H34 for probably 20
Shore Tender Project_Mayhem at 6:26pm 12.31.24 Everyone on a floating dock or mooring at our marina switches to something better after a half to fu
Sarasota Bay Returning (2) patrickfarley at 6:05pm 12.31.24 Perfect days. Great wind. Lots of fish. Now it's time to go home. Some new shallow spots after the
Shore Tender BarryL at 5:37pm 12.31.24 Hello, Depending on your needs, that blow up boat may work. Note that it's more of a toy than an ac
Happy New Sailing Year 2025 kappykaplan at 4:50pm 12.31.24 Happy New Year, all!! :beer:
Shore Tender Timm R Oday25 at 4:26pm 12.31.24 We usually run a line through the boweye down both side and around the transom ,and up though the ha
Another chainplate question Timm R Oday25 at 4:17pm 12.31.24 The bulkheads on our 1981 Oday 25 were indeed only screwed into place . The bulkheads were removed a
Happy New Sailing Year 2025 Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 12.31.24 Happy New Year to you too! P.S. AI generated sailing pictures are improving, but still not quite th
Happy New Sailing Year 2025 dLj at 3:45pm 12.31.24 Happy New Year! Can't wait to hear about you back sailing your boat!!!!! dj
Shore Tender dLj at 3:44pm 12.31.24 We have (2 ) 9 and half foot rotomolded Water tenders . Being a tri-hull design , they very stabl

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