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Gooseneck Zander at 4:05am 05.16.20 Parts Search 1/392 Need a gooseneck, (boom to mast), for an O'Day22.
Beleated Hello - Y25 Owner (1) drew_d at 2:21am 05.16.20 Yamaha 6/1472 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 32/3503 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 10/2422 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 10/3234 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 18/1712 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) 3/1287 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 9/1330 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 3/1435 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 11/2210 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 8/2675 I have a major crack in my maststep and i am wondering on replacement it sails fine but do not like
Repowering Yanmar vs Volvo LaLuna618 at 11:53am 05.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/2859 Hi All, My Shannon 28' with a Perkins 4.108 was partially flooded and now has a blown transmission
Nautical superstitions? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 35/2822 Red sky at night? Albatross mishaps? Renaming a boat? There are more nautical superstitions than you
Is your boat high tech or low tech? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 34/4499 It's no secret that WiFi, Bluetooth, miniaturization, and efficient battery power have changed almos
Embarrassment of cringes (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2897 Sometimes there's nothing to do but own it. That moment when the bitter end of your rode followed t
Classified ad scams and shams (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1519 If you've ever sold a boat -- or anything of value -- in a classified ad, you've undoubtedly met som
Losing your cool (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3822 There many inventive ways of keeping beer cold. For example, towing it in the water (not valid in Fl
Toilet Issue AwwShucks at 7:25am 05.15.20 Catalina 310 17/3178
Mast Wiring Question for O'Day 22 (1) Souellette at 6:54am 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/471 Hello fellow sailers! I am finishing up a wiring project and the last piece involves running new wir

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Spreader blocks location sailme88 at 6:17am 03.23.25 I just replaced our Jacks.. The coated cables had sun damage that would catch the threads on the mai
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Captain Larry-DH at 4:50am 03.23.25 but our short-term plan was to set the anchor, then attach a cleated line to the chain so that the
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dlochner at 4:06am 03.23.25 For some mysterious reason, the windlass is wired independent of the distribution panel, The load
Main Rigging Upgrades (1) garymalmgren at 2:13am 03.23.25 Topping lift looks like you have a spare halyard wrapped around the boom acting as a topping lift (
Main Rigging Upgrades (2) garymalmgren at 2:05am 03.23.25 Reefing line next Looking at the different fasteners used on the mast (rivets, phillps head screws a
Main Rigging Upgrades (2) garymalmgren at 1:45am 03.23.25 I will tackle the outhaul first. There is no way that what you have will give you tension. I would m
Spreader blocks location bartpkelly at 10:28pm 03.22.25 I attached my lazy-jack blocks to the sides of the mast beneath the spreaders. I drop the lazy-jack
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 9:36pm 03.22.25 Most people have seen this video, or something like it. I wouldn't do this if the bridge was closed
Keel holes Foswick at 9:23pm 03.22.25 Every time I see the title of this thread, I think of what a great nautical insult that is, like, "D
Astronauts to Return in good weather. Foswick at 9:20pm 03.22.25 NASA actually did have plans and contingencies. The crew was never actually stranded and could have
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 8:01pm 03.22.25 the windlass is wired independent of the distribution panel Mine is also wired that way. There is
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 7:49pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pr
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dLj at 7:34pm 03.22.25 I would love a chain stopper but I have a difficult bow sprit setup where no commercially available
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 6:16pm 03.22.25 Probably the best way to do it in the long run. It all depends on how much you value your time. I
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:59pm 03.22.25 full intention is to have a pro come in and perform an alignment for me. The whole thing seems t
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 5:40pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pro
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) dlochner at 5:35pm 03.22.25 The easy solution is to turn off the breaker for the windlass when the anchor is secure, that will d
Bowsprit Protection from Chain MFD at 5:34pm 03.22.25 A chafe protection sleeve with velcro to affix/remove it. In an emergency and if forgotten - it will
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) jbmia at 5:05pm 03.22.25 Huge thanks for all the replies.. these have all been super helpful so far. colemj, that's what
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 4:41pm 03.22.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?

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