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Info on Goiot manual windlass, 351 Oceanis Pir8te King at 5:41pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/632
Prop Walk when in reverse billredd1 at 2:59pm 04.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/11312 I own a 1979 Hunter 33. It's challenging to handle when maneuvering in close quarters. It currently
Marinebeam stern light wiring Scott T-Bird at 2:08pm 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 20/4046 It took me a while but I finally fished the wiring for my new LED stern light through to the panel.
next parts to add, mast turning blocks S/Y Obelix at 1:50pm 04.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/714 After a successful treasure hunt for a winch and deck organiser I have found myself in need of a cou
O'day Widgeon conversion to workboat dmtorre at 1:42pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4077 Hi All, Not sure how this will go over on a sailing forum but here goes. I've recently acquired an
Original O'day Upholstery Fabric (1) DannyS at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/4470 Has anyone had any luck locating the upholstery fabric originally used on O'day 34's and 35's? Ours
cockpit size nottooold at 12:52pm 04.26.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/930 how much longer is the cockpit in a capri 16.5 than a 14.2?
Painting just below water line NYCatalina30 at 12:00pm 04.26.20 Catalina 30 7/1464 My Catalina 30 has 4 coats base + 2 coats of Interlux CRC applied. A more experienced sailor in my y
Spare Haylard as Topping Lift for Spin Pole? markwbird at 11:51am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 4/892
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 (3) geoks59 at 10:45am 04.26.20 Ask All Sailors 47/4985 Hi fellow sailors. I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I own a 1988 Pearson 27 (great
New owner of a 29.5 dbrooksatc at 7:57am 04.26.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1474 Assuming the survey and sea trial go well I will be a proud owner of a Hunter 29.5. I was wondering
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) (1) TomY at 5:31am 04.26.20 Destinations 4/876 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 11/1824 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 7/1967 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 12/1514 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 44/3813 "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 4/724
Thrust requirements Jerrycans at 6:56pm 04.25.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/681
Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1217
Rudder post / sleeve leaking near hull (3) tylcole at 12:49pm 04.25.20 Catalina 30 2/1895 I've got a 1982 Catalina 30 that I've been slowly working on over the past year. When underway recen

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Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 6:08am 12.24.24 Interesting routing decision at hand: First, the leaders Richomme and Dalin have done a horizon jo
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring Joe at 5:42am 12.24.24 Hi ken, I took a look at the Furlex 100S manual to compare it to my 20 year old ProFurl and the d
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 4:00am 12.24.24 I have this exact issue and have been muscling up the jib in the spring with the winch, fearful i'm
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Jim Legere at 3:56am 12.24.24 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes from Nova Scotia!
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive colemj at 3:43am 12.24.24 All saildrives are splined shafts. There is no way a prop hub for one can be fitted to a tapered sh
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:32am 12.24.24 I think that is the same price starlink is being offered in the US right now too. Or at least is wa
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Davidasailor26 at 8:31pm 12.23.24 He picked up a Starling Gen 3 I prefer pigeons for my avian communications needs.:poke: But beca
Santa Cruz pier dLj at 8:23pm 12.23.24 Wow - lucky no one got hurt! dj
Automatic bilge pump question DaveWants2Sail at 8:21pm 12.23.24 Not trying to dumb this down, but do you have enough water in the bilge to trip the float? The On
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:30pm 12.23.24 +1 for the suggestion to explore a Ronco Plastics rigid tank. They're top quality, reasonably priced
Santa Cruz pier kappykaplan at 4:51pm 12.23.24 Saw this on the national news tonight. Stay safe, JoeWhite.
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hello Below at 4:24pm 12.23.24 All good intel. I am mindful of apps refresh in the background. But because the connected devices s
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 dlochner at 3:02pm 12.23.24 Thanks Dave. It has been a long time since I have frequented Slackers (aka Halifax). I now exist on
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hello Below at 2:59pm 12.23.24 Thanks Dave. It has been a long time since I have frequented Slackers (aka Halifax). I now exist on
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 dlochner at 2:42pm 12.23.24 The intent of my post was to make those that were considering a Starlink aware that it was now avai
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hello Below at 1:54pm 12.23.24 I love my Starlink. I got it before they offered the mini so it is the standard residential unit.
Bump damage on the stern. How severe is this? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:52pm 12.23.24 @kornacle First, I am a former Hunter dealer and very knowledgeable about the Hunter water ballast
Mooring from GA to NC David in Sandusky at 12:46pm 12.23.24 Internet search shows your draft at 9' 8". If that is correct, the ICW may be too shallow in some st
Fresh Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 12:17pm 12.23.24 Ronco makes plastic tanks in a vast assortment of sizes and shapes. As for the purpose of a vent,
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 SkiingSailor at 12:00pm 12.23.24 We have a cell amplifier and are able to get cell coverage (Telus/Koodo) as far North as Cape Cautio

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