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Keel holes (2) dwillems at 7:41pm 03.18.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1696 A friend has a 1985 Pearson 28 that he wants to give me! Unfortunately it has numerous holes in the
Looking to buy MacGregor 36 cat massnspace at 12:23pm 03.18.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/391 Looking for one. East or Gulf coast. David 206-747-4586
Hunter 340 refrigerator HD74 at 11:13am 03.18.25 Big Boats 2/438 I need to add some insulation around the outside of my refrigerator on my 1999 hunter 340. is anyone
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (3) JamesG161 at 10:31am 03.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/1548 "The Crew-9 mission, involving NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along w
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 6:43am 03.18.25 Ask All Sailors 52/4978 Hello everyone Sailing season is starting to look close. I will be modifying my mainsail in the nex
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf (3) sailcapt340 at 6:00am 03.18.25 SSB and Ham Operators 2/899 A friends 15 year old son is just starting to put his Ham Shack together and wants my Ray52 VHF that
Hunter 290- leaks between hull & floor sole H290 owner at 5:48pm 03.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/510 Any H290 or similar, owners have leaking issues where water gathers between the hull and floor sole
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (1) Monheganlover at 3:47pm 03.17.25 Catalina 310 10/1573 I currently have a Racor 245 series primary fuel filter with a plastic bowl. It is installed in my e
Ramps for Trailer Sailers Along Mississippi Gulf Coast? rcoleman67 at 10:33am 03.17.25 Ask All Sailors 3/488 Looking to sail along the Mississippi Gulf Coast this year. Looking for information on boat ramps th
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 9:25am 03.17.25 Ask All Sailors 30/3111 Anyone have a good source for bulk (non heat shrink) ring terminals? Heat shrink terminals seems ev
Towing Cat 22 with CX9 majorkong1 at 8:02am 03.17.25 Trailer Sailors 5/993
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? Gene Neill at 6:26am 03.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1110 Does any gasket material stick to HDPE? I keep hearing about using HDPE for laz hatches, but I'm no
What is name of a block's attachment point? (1) 4lane at 9:06pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 8/883 I have a few blocks without this part - what is its name so I can track them down?
Pearson 303 Cutlass Bearing Help SVKraken at 5:27pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 5/413 Hello all! I am replacing my cutlass bearing in a few weeks on my 1983 Pearson 303. Just curious if
Hydro of CNG tank - HELP smokey73 at 4:50pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 8/810 I've found places that do tank hydro's and recertification but every time they give the "we don't kn
Hunter 46 fixed window replacement tricks (4) Believe H46 at 2:16pm 03.16.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/675 The 2 fixed windows are held in only by silicone. I used recommended GE ssg4000 ultraglaze. To pry
Hunter 46 tank monitor dim fix (1) Believe H46 at 2:10pm 03.16.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/316 You can replace the LCD. Plug and play but need to solder new connector male pins on it. Digikey P
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice (6) majorkong1 at 2:07pm 03.16.25 Trailer Sailors 3/997
Cockpit table crowding resolved! (4) Believe H46 at 1:57pm 03.16.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/984 Removed the flip up table on the chrome ubar that is always in the way. Finally, easy in and out of
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 12:32pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 63/5851 Hello everyone, I am being given a 1979 Hunter 33 sailboat! The sailboat was last hauled out in 201

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old man sailor jssailem at 9:06am 12.01.25 Well that is confusing. Your info suggests you are in the New Orleans area. Where are you home por
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:04am 12.01.25 James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lo
old man sailor jssailem at 9:04am 12.01.25 Congrats Jimmy. Raced against the Pearson 26 boats in the Chesapeake back in 69. They were strong M
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Leeward Rail at 8:16am 12.01.25 that's like saying you shouldn't watch TV if you need to use a remote control (putting aside that y
Starter voltage JohnSn at 7:59am 12.01.25
old man sailor dLj at 7:36am 12.01.25 James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lot
ST 4000 problems Mac Smith at 7:30am 12.01.25 I still have the ST 4000 and the +10 or -10 do not work unless underway, SO if you're testing at anc
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 12.01.25 IIRC, my block was about 4 to 6 inches all along the visible portion, and narrowed to a point over
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 7:05am 12.01.25 IIRC, my block was about 4 to 6 inches all along the visible portion, and narrowed to a point over t
old man sailor kappykaplan at 7:04am 12.01.25 Congratulations on your find! I'm rather fond of my Pearson 37.
Top Down furling for solo sailing BarryL at 7:03am 12.01.25 Hello, My experience with free flying furling sails (asymmetric spinnakers and Code 0) has been on
old man sailor Tally Ho at 6:51am 12.01.25 Hey James, Good luck in your new adventure. My first thoughts would be to: - Clean out the boat. S
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Tally Ho at 6:34am 12.01.25 Typical to through-bolt winches with backing plates, and the rope clutches screwed into an aluminum
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Swabby Third Class at 6:20am 12.01.25 Took the boat out last Monday for what may be the last sail of the season. Ya just never know in th
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 12.01.25 "Contrary to popular belief, the 94 C30 has wood in the bilge" Yes, but just under the mast, it doe
Which had sale for maximum power. sandpiper10471 at 6:06am 12.01.25 In light air, definitely both head sails. If only one allowed, the yankee. The yankee is far more ef
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 6:02am 12.01.25 I would not replace it with more wood. Search the internet on how to make a stainless steel jacksta
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 12.01.25 You do realize that drink holders can hold all sorts of drinks? Even non-alcoholic ones? Even pla
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 12.01.25 I just read the second report linked here. It seems identical to the original report link, but in
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 4:20am 12.01.25 I just read the second report linked here. It seems identical to the original report link, but in r

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