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Which is forward and which is aft lower shroud? Erbardy at 3:59am 05.19.20 Smaller Boats 4/3006 I am finishing some renovations on my new to me catalina 22. I am going to put the mast back on the
Annette Inlet (1) Michael Davis at 8:56pm 05.18.20 Destinations 23/3751 179353 Sunset tonight, Annette Inlet, Prevost Island B.C.
Hauling out Boomtown at 8:19pm 05.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1475
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast rcolsen at 7:47pm 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 11/3954 I have sailed a few small boats in my life but not many. This April I purchased a Margan 250 Class
How to check out batteries Scott T-Bird at 7:13pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1072 We're having a boat surveyed. It has 2 4d AGM batteries with 400 Ah. The stickers indicate they ar
Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 6:46pm 05.18.20 Destinations 5/99298 I am wondering what folks think about how one might take a sailboat from Granada - Clarkes Court Bay
Tachometer thwilson at 6:22pm 05.18.20 Catalina 30 6/1247 For some reason my tachometer RPM needle is not functioning properly. It tends to jump around, or no
Mattress for aft cabin Waltsailor at 6:13pm 05.18.20 Big Boats 15/6126 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago i
U.S Sailor lost off the coast of Queensland Australia garymalmgren at 6:04pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1343 Apparently people ashore saw him fall over board as he was dousing his main. "The yacht ran aground
H31 rudder Tom H31 at 5:55pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1407 A marine surveyor suggested that the rudder on our 1986 Hunter 31 is in bad shape. How would I know
life's journey jon hansen at 5:44pm 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/797 eddie haskell died today, will have to wear black arm bands like when the "skipper" died 'the beav
Morgan 34 Cockpit Sole Rot Paul Koestner at 3:37pm 05.18.20 Morgan 10/2721 Our 1970 Morgan 34 cockpit sole has a commonly used design trait, teak strips separated by some sort
Alternator re-assembly (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:46pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1606 :( Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I take things apart and then have trouble putting them back
Polishes/Waxes Crusader8622 at 1:29pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1820
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? BillyK at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/11681 Anyone happen to see or give this a try? seems like something that would be good to keep a vbirth o
Polyurethan Stripper? WarrenJF at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1507 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork on my Cat 27. Appears that it was stained and the
Fridge/ice box condensation lines Holly Foster at 12:57pm 05.18.20 Catalina 310 20/3505 We are new owners of a 2007 310 and are learning. This forum has been terrific to read so many of t
Best polyurethane stripper WarrenJF at 12:36pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 2/493 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork. Appears that it was stained and then coated wi
CoViD-isms (1) rgranger at 11:31am 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 28/3348 So... I'm stuck at home doing most of my work on Zoom.... and although the extra time to surf the f
Surveyors - Cape Cod Scott T-Bird at 11:06am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 If anybody has a recommendation for a surveyor on Cape Cod or nearby, please send a pm to me. I'd l

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John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 Joe at 4:24am 03.24.25 What a lucky man you are to share your passion with such like minded friends. God Bless all y'all.
7 Years no haul out twodzusfittings at 4:24am 03.24.25 About "No such thing as a free boat". s. I pride myself with having done just that. It's not always
Spreader blocks location sailme88 at 3:20am 03.24.25 You have coated cables as lazy jacks? That doesn't seem right. Make them out of 4mm dyneema - che
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? dlochner at 3:17am 03.24.25 We have carried our 5hp Honda, the same weight as a 6hp Yamaha, on our pushpit for years and thousan
7 Years no haul out marcham at 10:49pm 03.23.25 The flip side is someone getting into boating with a free boat, planning $3000-$5000 for a refit and
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 10:32pm 03.23.25 I had written out a long post about this, but decided to cut it short. These posts come up all the
Engine Overheating BigEasy at 9:53pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Tedd at 9:32pm 03.23.25 It looks like the trailer has surge brakes. You'll want to at least change the fluid in those, and b
7 Years no haul out marcham at 9:08pm 03.23.25 1) Why is he giving it away and not selling it (even at a family discount price??) 2) Get a survey.
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? marcham at 8:56pm 03.23.25 It's near a double post support.... go for it. If it can hold a 200 lb person falling over, it'll h
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 8:45pm 03.23.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 8:23pm 03.23.25 Thanks for all the replies so far. We did perform an engine service, including replacement of both
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS jssailem at 8:04pm 03.23.25
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? Ted at 8:01pm 03.23.25 When I had a Stack Pack made by Doyle Sailmakers they used 3/4" diameter fiberglass rods. Metal slee
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 03.23.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the P
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 03.23.25 Don't mess with those two adjustments that are wired shut as you can royally screw up your engine i
Removing Holding Tank (6) twodzusfittings at 6:31pm 03.23.25 I have an Oday 30. I took out my 12 gallon holding tank without cutting anything. The vent connectio
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 03.23.25 No need to shout. I wasn't shouting, just clearing my throat. Touch of the flu, ya know ? If y
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 5:18pm 03.23.25 I'm responding from personal experience. I have a 89 Catalina 25 with wing keel, road king trailer
Engine Overheating (2) Feo23 at 5:15pm 03.23.25 It does not appear to have a valve, just a hose that runs to the bilge. When I get the engine runni

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