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Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Metals Aboard (Collier 8 - 12) Will Gilmore at 4:36pm 03.08.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 13/2456 Welcome to Section 4, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Metals Aboard (Collier 8 - 12), of o
Towing an Irwin 10/4 wide load Noodat Lady at 3:31pm 03.08.20 Irwin 0/804 Looking at a 10/4 to buy. Before seriously considering it I want to find out how much hassle there w
Hunter 380 - replace holding tank tmartin1765 at 1:46pm 03.08.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/649 Has anyone replaced their waste holding tank on a 380, and if so, can you give advice on access and
Rudder disassembly advise (2) Richie50 at 11:53am 03.08.20 Catalina 22 8/1344 I had to cut away the locking discs as they we corroded in place, probably from never be loosened an
Spring Prep is in its 3rd day for Mahalo (2) jssailem at 8:34am 03.08.20 Sails Call Lounge 21/2221 With Mahalo out on the Hard... of Spring Preparation. Not visible, we removed the rudder, prop, and
Looking to find out how bad this is. (5) Brett Brandon at 7:51am 03.08.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1148 We inherited this vessel from our dad passing and am trying to find out how bad the damage to the hu
Companionway Hatch Leak Don Lucas at 6:07am 03.08.20 Big Boats 9/3424 Everytime it rains HARD I get water leaking into the boat from the companionway hatch. Water seems t
Rudder on my 340 hunter has to much play HD74 at 8:58pm 03.07.20 Big Boats 2/916 It is allowing the top of rudder to drag on bottom. Not sure how to repair or where to get new beari
What is this? (2) ScottySailor at 5:37pm 03.07.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1265
Would a 110 jib be a good addition for macgregor 26C. nickl1218 at 2:45pm 03.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/814 My jib is from 1995. Single sail and wanting to know if a 110 would be ok for my macgregor 26C. Lo
On '95 MacGregor 26C, which halyards would you put on port, and starboard side. nickl1218 at 2:41pm 03.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/914 Mast has the step halyard plate already installed. I've got the blocks and two organizers, one trip
cal 34 mast removal tunaholic at 2:39pm 03.07.20 Cal 8/2854 i need to remove the mast on cal 34 hull number 2. i took the side plate off the base of the mast a
Me 4 - Seacocks 0 (1) SV_IdleHour at 2:06pm 03.07.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1427 175737
Are the thru-hull/seacock NPS threads supposed to be watertight? Lord Gothington at 9:26am 03.07.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1572 And, if so, how? It is my understanding that in standard plumping you use pipe dope on NPT threads
Autohelm 3000 patriot007 at 7:26am 03.07.20 Parts Search 1/1494 Need the main power cable for the control unit and user instructions. This is wheel /tooth belt driv
Trailer tongue extension Dhamil6490 at 6:53am 03.07.20 Ask All Sailors 13/6478 Looking for advice on a trailer tongue extension. Buy or build? I have the standard trailer built fo
Any Seaward owners here? Tedd at 6:45am 03.07.20 Trailer Sailors 23/6846 I'm interested in the Seaward 26RK. I know there are a few Seaward owners over at trailersailor.com
Lewmar Winch Sale Joe at 9:53pm 03.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1886 Just a reminder that Lewmar and West Marine are running their yearly two for one sale. Most all the
New Electric Wiring ScourgeOfTheHudson at 6:21pm 03.06.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2444 Hello fellow hivemind! With it warming up finally on the Hudson, I'm getting ready to have at the n
450-456 Stock Prop Size jamesrladd at 6:11pm 03.06.20 Big Boats 1/548 Anyone know what the stock prop size is for a Hunter 450 with the 76hp yanmar?

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Catalina 385 weight? shemandr at 4:49pm 10.17.24 Well on PHRF, I don't think displacement has anything to do with it. But I guess if your particular
New sailor, new boat, new concerns pgandw at 4:34pm 10.17.24 When I bent my lower shroud terminal (like yours are) raising my mast, I chose to replace it before
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware marchem at 4:27pm 10.17.24 Interesting. Are you the original owner or did a previous owner maybe add the nuts underneath? I di
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 4:17pm 10.17.24 Thank you so much for your reply. Everything does seem to be quite tight. I referred to the bend in
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 4:10pm 10.17.24 Interesting. Are you the original owner or did a previous owner maybe add the nuts underneath? I did
Protection for Tailing Well Edges MFD at 4:09pm 10.17.24 For items like this, I have used McMaster-Carr online. Their shipping & handling fee can be a littl
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 4:08pm 10.17.24 The mast has a awful lot of prebend in it if you ask me. Looks like a racing boat tune. I can see wh
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware (2) marchem at 3:37pm 10.17.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 1:24pm 10.17.24 Look at the colour of our lake. It's calling my name :-)
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (4) SteveHughessails at 1:16pm 10.17.24 Yikes, falling from this far, as young as I am, no thanks. Glad you didn't come down with it. I actu
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 12:03pm 10.17.24 When we did our 2023 Desolation cruise, we headed out after a few days at anchor from Susan Its towa
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 11:50am 10.17.24
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 10.17.24 You have a specific question on a Catalina, try going to the best site for yours catalina30.com goo
Fiberglass crack by winch Steve_Catalina at 10:29am 10.17.24 You have a specific question on a Catalina, try going to the best site for yours catalina30.com good
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 9:56am 10.17.24 No, the first thing we had to do was pull the main cover and main sail and put it away. Then we pul
Fiberglass crack by winch FastOlson at 9:47am 10.17.24 I'm leaning more towards this being a deep gelcoat crack since there's no cracks on the underside.
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 9:43am 10.17.24 No, the first thing we had to do was pull the main cover and main sail and put it away. Then we pull
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Project_Mayhem at 9:09am 10.17.24 Fixing this issue is easier than you'd think. Here's a good article on diagnosing the issue https://
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 9:06am 10.17.24 Is the area solid glass or cored there? From the looks of the crack and your statement that the und
Lake Superior morning (1) SV_DonPapa at 9:06am 10.17.24 Stockton Island - Lake Superior sunset. I was still on my MacGregor 26S but I bought that Hunter 26

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