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Nearly clueless about shellfishing while cruising the PNW SoSound at 3:16pm 04.20.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1187 My wife and I were considering getting a shellfishing license for our cruising this summer. We have
Hunter 28.5 Where do the sinks drain to? NCWilm at 10:20am 04.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/2953 Hello everyone. I'm a new owner and new to the forum. I've got a 1987 Hunter 28.5 which I purchased
Leaky windows. Diamondo at 9:51am 04.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/886 The windows on the port side in the galley leak whenever it rains. I used sealant last year and it w
Think we're going to see a surge in first-time cruisers? Captain Larry-DH at 9:09am 04.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 67/6328 With the pandemic, many careers are being ended unexpectedly. Some of those people who perform pers
Daggerboard Combing Heights ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:49am 04.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1166 Silly quick question, but does anyone have an photos of the high vs low cockpit combings or know the
Hull/Deck Joint question on Pearson 36-2 (2) robcaro at 7:30am 04.20.20 Pearson 10/4326 I'm considering a purchase of a 36-2 from 1986. One feature of this example is an aluminum toe-rail,
1989 catalina 30 mkII generator install Timnvicki at 7:26am 04.20.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/630 Good day, im installing a 3.5 diesel Nexgen generator in port aft lazarette sail locker.. has anyone
Transmission position while sailing gary16188 at 6:11am 04.20.20 Ask All Sailors 11/3880 I have a Universal 25 XPB engine. When sailing, is it best to leave the transmission in neutral or r
Remote radio at helm greggkuthe at 5:14am 04.20.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/2253 Just purchased my 2007 last year. Boat came with a below deck VHF with a remote unit mounted on the
Shower Sump Pump greggkuthe at 5:04am 04.20.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/4232 My 309 is a 2007. Hull # 92. What is the proper procedure to use this sump? I have seen some post
Registration and Name lettering for new to me boat Erbardy at 5:03am 04.20.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2686 Any suggestions on getting lettering for registration and printing boat name? Any websites that hav
Approved weight that davits can hold on a Catalina 250 MK II Beach House at 9:59pm 04.19.20 Ask All Sailors 9/678 Hi does anyone have any official info on the approved carrying capacity, or carrying weight, of the
Ericson 27 cabin delamination JHolberg at 8:56pm 04.19.20 Ask All Sailors 2/395 I've got a 1976 Ericson 27; one side of the cabin ceiling shell has separated from the outer fibergl
Skipper 20 Missing Bilge Pump. Suggestions? (2) SRM at 7:45pm 04.19.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1445 Greetings, folks. I'm a first time boat owner and bought a Skipper 20 at the end of the last season
Another Covid Diversion dlochner at 6:20pm 04.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 0/421 If you enjoy looking at classic wooden boats and learning about traditional boat building, OffCenter
Raymarine I40 depth display problem (1) Jaxg at 6:16pm 04.19.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2587 The unit has worked flawlessly until today. I powered it on as usual and the display no longer is b
H34 stove removal (1) Mike Oldak at 5:08pm 04.19.20 Big Boats 10/1474 My restoration is now up to removal of the stove, but I can't figure out how to remove it. My boat
Question about varnishing a table (2) Captain Larry-DH at 4:37pm 04.19.20 Ask All Sailors 8/980 My cockpit table is starting to look a little beat up and the finish is degrading in some spots, and
Need Islander 28 used mast Boys&TheirToys at 4:09pm 04.19.20 Islander 2/3727 We need a replacement mast for our 1987 Islander 29. Any ideas or leads?
Got a used sailboat for almost nothing, a few questions on sails and rigging (4) UsainBoat at 2:43pm 04.19.20 Trailer Sailors 33/3463 Hello, I'm completely new to sailing and just bought a trailer sailor off craigslist for very cheap.

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Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 7:01am 02.07.25 Do you have the results of the resistance measurements on the original transducer and the replaceme
Cabin leak ghsmindy at 6:34am 02.07.25 Thanks, Doug! That sounds like the same situation as ours, and the one fix we haven't tried yet.I re
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy shemandr at 6:31am 02.07.25 I had self bailers on my MFG Bandit 15 centerboard sailboat. They did not work very well. I should
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy PaulK at 6:28am 02.07.25 Imagine towing your dinghy with the bailers open to keep it nice and dry. As the day progresses the
Cabin leak duck21 at 6:21am 02.07.25 I had this same issue on my 376. We re-sealed the frame gaps on the aft cabin ports, that took care
Cabin leak ghsmindy at 6:15am 02.07.25 The chalk idea sounds good. She's on the hard now under cover, so I will post pics when the cover's
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy dlochner at 4:19am 02.07.25 I have towed my not-a-Trink dinghy thousands of miles and water in the dinghy from towing is trivial
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 2:03am 02.07.25 If there is a sticker on the sail somewhere saying who made it, then i can try. If there is nothing,
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table MarcinS at 10:16pm 02.06.25 Here is a way to convert a table... https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=77&a
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? redtrianglecoast at 9:12pm 02.06.25 Excellent. I just reached out to Ballenger, via email and will call them and see what they say. Tha
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table MarcinS at 8:49pm 02.06.25 We have the same table in our H38. After a few accidents I installed small plates under the table th
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy dLj at 8:31pm 02.06.25 I have a Trinka 8 but it doesn't have the self bailer. Honestly, I think it would only be useful if
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 7:52pm 02.06.25 You're full of good ones. If you think running your bilge blower while fueling is showing off.
Motorhome Mariners (1) Will Gilmore at 7:05pm 02.06.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you wear a cowboy hat at the helm.
Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 6:43pm 02.06.25 Do you have the results of the resistance measurements on the original transducer and the replacemen
Cabin leak jssailem at 6:27pm 02.06.25 Dry it out. Sprinkle some chalk about the cabin hull sides. Then, as @Don S/V ILLusion shares, hose
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? jssailem at 6:21pm 02.06.25 Lucas, Berkeley Marine is an excellent location. I watched them revive an abandoned Cal40 into a wor
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 6:19pm 02.06.25 When your transducer is mounted as it originally was, are you sure that both the tiller arm and the
Raymarine Auto Pilot (1) Thinksnow at 6:06pm 02.06.25 Lots of questions- Precisely, how did the original transducer come loose? Did the round base becom
Cabin leak Don S/V ILLusion at 5:36pm 02.06.25 Time to break out the hose

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