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Catalina 25 mast replacement...1989 vs 1978 (1) w4swk at 8:14am 03.16.25 Smaller Boats 0/18 Good morning! A few days ago, a storm passed through our Marina causing massive damage to the mast o
Catalina 25 mast replacement...1989 vs 1978 (1) w4swk at 6:56am 03.16.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1223 Good morning! A few days ago, a storm passed through our Marina causing massive damage to the mast o
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (3) jsuhre at 6:21am 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 23/2720 Hello all, not a frequent poster but planning to install a Victron Multiplus 12/2000/80 inverter on
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Foswick at 12:04am 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 44/2964 (OK, the title is slightly click-baity.) Full disclosure: I am doing some informal research for a p
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line yelkenli at 7:40pm 03.15.25 Ask All Sailors 4/482 I will run a reef line through my clew to a jam cleat on the boom near the mast. About 17 feet of li
pearson 33-2 halyards shopteacher1 at 4:03pm 03.15.25 Pearson 4/598 Currently my Pearson 33-2 has wire/rope halyards. I would like to replace them with all rope halyar
Bimini ideas jesgatt at 12:47pm 03.15.25 Ask All Sailors 9/685 I am the owner of a Dehler 36db and the boat is most of the time used as a sailing family boat. Any
Electric brakes - wiring (2) Gene Neill at 3:28pm 03.14.25 Trailer Sailors 8/1277 This is factory work. But there MUST be a better way of doing business than this! Anyone?
Where can I cut exit hole for new halyard? BAD ORCA at 3:03pm 03.14.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1099 I have a couple of un-used sheaves at top of mast. I want to add a spare Dyneema halyard. It would
Is there a GPS / Fishfinder that is good for both Kayak / Jon Boat / Sailboat use? (fish finding + navigation)? Chuck_FLA at 8:46pm 03.13.25 Ask All Sailors 2/411 I'm purchasing a Garmin Striker 4 Plus for my fishing kayak. It got me to wondering, is there a too
Keel Bolts teacherspet at 6:38pm 03.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2966 I just got the survey on a Hunter Legend 40.5 and it states "Some bonding terminals/connections hav
Squalicum Yacht Club Foswick at 2:43pm 03.13.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1385 Anyone here a member or have any experience with SYC? We've been looking for something with a simila
Kenyon alcohol stove burners azambella at 1:10pm 03.13.25 Ask All Sailors 6/523 Has anyone fixed/rebuilt their Kenyon presurised alcohol stove burners? I have one that is misbehavi
Swim platform locker check valve VCristi at 1:00pm 03.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/540
Engine Stern Tube for Hunter 29.5 Portside at 12:39pm 03.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/536 I'm repowering and would like to replace the 30-year-old bronze stern tube. Does anyone know where t
Swing Keel ODay 25 CAS_O'DAY25 at 10:46am 03.13.25 Ask All Sailors 2/323 I am looking to buy a swing keel for an ODay 25 1975! Preferably used. I live in Louisiana! I would
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) john6206 at 7:01am 03.13.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1023 Even after editing, this is longer than I thought it would be. I think I'm just trying to organize m
My Refit Blog: Giving New Life to a Classic Motor Sailer! HullwithHeart at 5:57am 03.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 0/637
2007 H33 stock prop Ken13559 at 11:28pm 03.12.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/332 Those with circa 2007 H33 stock 2 blade prop, may I enquire its Diameter ' Pitch? Much appreciated.
Dodger+ Solution for Ketch Rig (2) Foswick at 4:08pm 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 3/547 I've got a bunch of Sunbrella looking for a project. I've never been a fan of dodgers and biminis -

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Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident (1) colemj at 4:06am 12.01.25 This is a production boat. (boat show) The switch is pretty damn close. What if someone is sitting
Can anyone identify this little boat? kloudie1 at 3:56am 12.01.25 Going to need a couple more pictures and a closeup of the logo on the port stern. Would be good to f
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 3:55am 12.01.25 edit. The article did not say that his body was enveloped, only that he had head trauma. My guess i
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 3:52am 12.01.25 I think it's Great ! Now you can really get liquored up before using the winch. Why the hell anyo
Air Intake Redesign Ward H at 3:47am 12.01.25 Switching to a K&N Filter is pretty common on the M25XP as the can filters with the metal mesh that
Top Down furling for solo sailing (1) jssailem at 2:44am 12.01.25 Nice Gary. I built a similar sprit using a thick walled aluminum pipe on my 15ft Montgomery. Worked
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes (1) kappykaplan at 1:41am 12.01.25 I think you're asking about line clutches:
Top Down furling for solo sailing garymalmgren at 12:21am 12.01.25 Now, you could go home made with the spit, but I doubt you will end up being the you'll be "the envy
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Leeward Rail at 11:13pm 11.30.25 Did the investigative body (MIAB?) really not know which arm was caught? That seems like a pretty c
Introduction - Ballenita pr5992 at 9:35pm 11.30.25 And in case you are wondering what I paid for all this, here is the breakdown. Survey (including h
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Ralph Johnstone at 8:36pm 11.30.25 And what do you think of the drink holder location? I think it's Great ! Now you can really get
Introduction - Ballenita Project_Mayhem at 8:03pm 11.30.25 I've never seen a center cockpit O'Day before. Interesting boat! The melamine erasers will dull you
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Gene Neill at 8:02pm 11.30.25 same procedure as any small engine ... Thanks, that'll get me through it, I'm sure. I probably
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Captain Larry-DH at 7:18pm 11.30.25 To those who don't think electric winches are a good idea, that's like saying you shouldn't watch TV
Top Down furling for solo sailing Joe at 5:39pm 11.30.25 Joe - this is exactly where I'm heading now I think. The 72mm unit from Selden is around $900 and
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? RussC at 5:25pm 11.30.25 Daydream's motor is almost nine years old. And I'd rather learn how to do this on a cool sunny afte
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Rick Webb at 5:18pm 11.30.25 I never would have thought that would work! But I carry starting fluid on every boat I own, and I'd
Introduction - Ballenita pr5992 at 5:06pm 11.30.25 That is one nice looking boat and as it's older, I bet it's well built, with no shortcuts or skimpi
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Gene Neill at 5:01pm 11.30.25 Kick starting a out board motor #automobile #workboat I never would have thought that would work!
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Joe at 4:48pm 11.30.25 That is so cool.... just don't misplace your shoes... but then I wouldn't be surprised to see some t

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