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Diesel fuel leak shea0613 at 3:06pm 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5346 Hi All, I hope you are all doing well and getting back out on the water. I have a 1999 Catalina 380
Stuck throttle? (15hp Chrysler/Johnson) sbcwolff at 2:04pm 05.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1958 Our "new" boat came with a 15hp ob. It started fine, but wouldn't idle or rev up. I took a couple vi
Oceanis 331 Keel crack (1) Anemone at 1:35pm 05.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/5092 Hi, looking for some recommendations on how to repair and suggestions for root cause. thanks!
deck chips gary16188 at 10:32am 05.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/953 Hello, I have a 2 spots on the grey non skid where the paint has chipped away (each no bigger than a
Varnishing with urethane capta at 10:25am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1146 I thought we might do something different this time so I went looking for info. There have been seve
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 9:04am 05.16.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 61/16354 Boy did I get my thinking scrambled a couple of months ago. I was chatting with @DrJudyB about the
Fuel pickup tube thaeni at 7:29am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/786 Approximately how far off the bottom of the fuel tank is the pickup tube.
Big time decision. All U Get at 4:17am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 3/577 Hi all, We reached that point where the decision of how many years of useful sailing versus not doi
Gooseneck Zander at 4:05am 05.16.20 Parts Search 1/391 Need a gooseneck, (boom to mast), for an O'Day22.
Beleated Hello - Y25 Owner (1) drew_d at 2:21am 05.16.20 Yamaha 6/1445 I've been lurking since I bought my Yamaha 25 two years ago, and I kept putting off actually posting
Anchoring...yes, I'm asking an anchoring question. Kevy at 9:40pm 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3487 Hello all! I've been so impressed with the advice and engagement on this forum I thought I'd throw
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness Brian D at 8:31pm 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2397 I know it depends on a lot of variables to include spar height, but does anyone know the nominal wal
Transmission problems yanmar 2gm20f with km2a Fashin at 7:04pm 05.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3228 Hey guys maybe someone can help me out before I go removing the gearbox. I changed my oil today and
Looking for new mast (2) Sailavie1 at 2:57pm 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1700 Well my season has ended even before it began. The Marina Tracktor driver hooked my lines on another
R20 Spreaders (1) WollochetBoy at 2:52pm 05.15.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/1265 Photos show the outboard end of our spreader(s). Is the shroud attachment/control fitting an OEM ite
Puget Sound Boating - Washington Sailing (1) jssailem at 2:15pm 05.15.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1311 The State has limited opening of the Puget Sound waters. Waggoner's has an updated link on the webs
Mast Leak Kevy at 1:35pm 05.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1429 Hi all! Hope everyone is surviving the apocalypse without much difficulty. I have an unfortunate l
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow "Cap" (1) Delawaredave at 12:54pm 05.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2197 Someone hit is. Hull is fine. The black fiberglass "bow cap" is cracked. Does anyone make a Hunte
Catalina 310 shirts Alansails at 12:36pm 05.15.20 Catalina 310 5/1225 In case anyone is interested this guy makes Catalina 310 shirts-L/S and S/S https://www.ebay.com/itm
Grampian 31 classic mast step. (1) Captain Dor at 12:22pm 05.15.20 Grampian 8/2650 I have a major crack in my maststep and i am wondering on replacement it sails fine but do not like

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Bimini ideas jesgatt at 6:55am 03.16.25 I have a boom sail already, but I was thinking something that can be used when sailing especially fo
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? JBP-PA at 6:53am 03.16.25 I use active captain primarily for harbor reviews on Lake Erie. The last time I checked, NoForeignL
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 5:41am 03.16.25 Is Active Captain even still around? I haven't seen or heard of it in couple of years. The reason
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore (3) Walsh0575 at 5:41am 03.16.25 OP update: Jan - March So all in all it's been a great winter of sailing in New England! From my las
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line dlochner at 3:51am 03.16.25 There is a fair amount of force on the clew when reefed at least as much as with a full sail because
Bimini ideas Will Gilmore at 12:58am 03.16.25 I would go with a simple boom tent. Maybe it hooks easily and simply to a couple of telescoping boa
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 10:37pm 03.15.25 Twenty five years, very nice. That says a lot for the 240. Thanks so much for sharing.
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line jssailem at 7:45pm 03.15.25
Bimini ideas jssailem at 5:54pm 03.15.25
pearson 33-2 halyards (1) jssailem at 5:49pm 03.15.25 There is a difference between sheaves for wire rip halyards and rope halyards. cts that difference b
Squalicum Yacht Club MFD at 5:02pm 03.15.25 Wait, duh - Anacortes YC! They have their act together financially and are very sailing focused. Goo
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? jssailem at 5:00pm 03.15.25 When I had my mast refitted, I put all the lines internal. I replaced the 2 wire halyards with polye
Squalicum Yacht Club jssailem at 4:52pm 03.15.25 The Milltown Sailing Club I. Everett has reciprocal moorage activities at a number of sites.
Squalicum Yacht Club MFD at 4:45pm 03.15.25 Yeah, there is definitely a segment of BYC that is the old school 'blue blazer' type. I always think
pearson 33-2 halyards kappykaplan at 4:33pm 03.15.25 Welcome to the forum!:beer: No reason you can't go to all rope halyards, but you need to make sure t
Diesel Leak Injection Pump (1) PlaneTom at 4:22pm 03.15.25 When I had my M25XPB injector pump rebuilt locally about 6 years ago, it was a bit over $500 parts a
Toilet Issue smokey73 at 3:20pm 03.15.25 @Kraffert I have to ask again. Are you sure your sink and shower drain to the bilge? Unless the PO
Electric brakes - wiring Leeward Rail at 2:30pm 03.15.25 That's normal for older factory trailers. (Might still be the same now ) Fast and cheaper than real
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice dlochner at 2:24pm 03.15.25 Guys, Just a heads up. This thread is really old, the OP started it in August 2023 and hasn't been b
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Urban Hermit at 2:17pm 03.15.25 OP is new to all this. Give him a break about his post, links, etc. OP, you did well to withdraw

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