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What is this on my Keel? (5) captcoho at 11:24am 03.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1799 Had this spider cracking on my keel (about the middle on port side) for a couple of three, four seas
Defeating a Catalina 34 design flaw (5) sailme88 at 11:13am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 4/727
Wire Furler on a MacGregor 26s Y-Knot at 11:02am 03.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/663 I'm considering a wire furler. That will let me use all my current sails and remove the sail when I'
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 10:39am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4724 Hey everyone! My jib halyard is currently wire to rope and the wire has somehow twisted up like a sl
Head smells- where is my in-line dispenser? Mike Oldak at 10:09am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 3/731 Years ago I used to buy a little bottle of blue liquid that would enter the bowl with each pump. I'
Main Sheet Rigging (2) SVCeviche at 9:29am 03.21.20 Mid-Size Boats 14/6904 Hello all! New owners of a 1985 Catalina 27 here. I wanted to share a photo of our main sheet riggin
Hunter Legend 37.5 Head set up destiny12 at 5:21am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 2/502 Hi all, i just did a refit of the boat in Phuket and am trying to figure out how the discharge syste
Metal Blue Water gas can; no air vent Captain Billy at 8:23pm 03.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/889 I purchased a metal can from Blue Water, which fits under the seat of my 26M. There is no gas vent,
Older model st60 Bill M at 6:09pm 03.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/487 I am cleaning lubricating the speed meter for the transducer, Raymarine ST60. I need one magnet loca
Spring Fever (3) jssailem at 4:38pm 03.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/374
It's A Little Warm Here Today (2) Rick Webb at 3:48pm 03.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/482 176198
Whats the deal with this Italian marina? (2) gtg at 3:32pm 03.20.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2001 My friend found a marina over seas. The marina is missing "fingers" in between the boats. Do they
Install New Cable In Mast Roger Wood at 3:02pm 03.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5322 I want to install wind transponder on top of my mast (Hunter 33.5, 1988, Z. Diffusion) so need to in
Cal 21 Owner (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 12:36pm 03.20.20 Trailer Sailors 3/2420 Hey everyone! I bought a 1970 cal 21 2 years ago and have had a blast sailing it. I'm looking to mak
Mahalo sports newrudder (1) LeslieTroyer at 12:21pm 03.20.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/1821 Just got the rudder head bolted up. Looking good. So far new to me autoprop, shaft,cutlass, PSS dri
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engine's air intake take.yvr at 10:49am 03.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 23/4210 I'm a new owner of Hunter 306 and working on cleaning and fixes... There is a 3-inch hose running f
Boatyard shut down due to COVID BillyK at 8:28am 03.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 75/8822 Anyone else's boatyard shutdown? went down this morning and found a note on a locked gate. "Close
2005 and newer Hunter 38 owners letskeepriding at 6:53am 03.20.20 Big Boats 2/684 Anyone have their boat in the Baltimore, Annapolis, Rock Hall area ? I need to take a look at one fo
Catalina 22 speed Rob.loyd at 5:29am 03.20.20 Catalina 22 8/2265
Legend 37.5 asym spinnaker arrangement (1) aybabtme at 10:32pm 03.19.20 Big Boats 3/826 Hi folks, I just got an asymmetrical spinnaker made during the winter for a bargain price. I don't k

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DS II Very Sticky Centerboard AGMTurning40 at 2:50pm 10.20.24 I have had m y Daysailer 3 centerboard get stuck up in the slot from built-up algae/lake scum. Abou
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 11:44am 10.20.24 A goodly bit of information to chaw on. I like it. Thanks. My initial (and still outstanding) choi
Vendee Globe Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 10.20.24 Where can I buy tickets for a ride on the Hugo Boss keel?
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 10:59am 10.20.24 When was the last time the winches were serviced? Nineteen ninety never? I'm not sure as I just bo
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 10.20.24 Super Lube is mandatory but one other item which is also mandatory for getting hoses both On and OFF
My rudder broke off (1) PNWE36 at 9:19am 10.20.24 Hi, You mentioned the work might be done Oct. 19 so hopefully it has been delayed and this informati
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 8:49am 10.20.24 I can add that the boat is a 1999 Bavaria 38E. The west coast importer for Bavaria yachts is and was
Merit 22 owners dLj at 8:20am 10.20.24 I purchased Sweet Jane in early September of this year, fixed a few safety issues and put her in th
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 8:07am 10.20.24 As I said I might increase the scope beyond 2:1 in 90 ft if I sense the need. That ultimately means
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 7:50am 10.20.24 Quite a bit on this in the archives. A good place to start for both the water and sanitation systems
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up stickinthemud57 at 7:48am 10.20.24 This is the only really difficult maintenance/repair issue with my 26S (or C if you prefer, same thi
Winterising Don S/V ILLusion at 7:40am 10.20.24
Merit 22 owners Jnovva at 7:33am 10.20.24 I purchased Sweet Jane in early September of this year, fixed a few safety issues and put her in the
Fiberglass crack by winch FastOlson at 6:45am 10.20.24 Deferred maintenance is a death sentence for old boats. I wonder how many owners of boats built ov
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 6:33am 10.20.24
Vendee Globe dLj at 6:19am 10.20.24 The Vendee racers will use proprietary weather information that we mere mortals cannot afford to ac
Spin-Tec furlers jssailem at 5:42am 10.20.24 A 2004 article in Practical Sailor mentions the Spin-Tec furler. My attempt to reach the website fai
Vendee Globe shemandr at 5:33am 10.20.24 In past editions of the race I used the tracker from the Web Site with satisfactory results. I'm ju
mainsheet block change jssailem at 5:26am 10.20.24 is 6:1 that much easier to control? I suppose that i could just run the 5:1 back, but i feel like i
Teak black spots ? jssailem at 4:59am 10.20.24 :plus:Water beneath the sealed surface. I use the same prescription as @BigEasy has provided. I find

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