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Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. sailcapt340 at 1:09pm 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 7/720 My new Standard Horizon RAM4 Mic has 2 Ferrite Cores included in the box. They need to be fastened
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. SeaLuff at 11:49am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1411 I have used a prop spray paint for barnacles for 30 years in the Chesapeake Bay. It is no longer eff
Tally Ho is a Cover Girl! (1) Tally Ho at 10:11am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 1/406
Headliner replacement bob45 at 7:36am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 6/691 Hi all... I'm sure this has been brought up before, but as ideas and materials progress, I thought t
41DS chain locker slope and castling MFD at 8:14pm 03.11.25 Big Boats 0/368 The other post asking about where the windlass relay is on a 41DS got me to thinking about this agai
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? (1) Mike8193 at 6:34pm 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/862 I am replacing my 20 year old sanitation hoses. Just started today and going well. I have a question
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 10/1465 We tow a Precision 23 from Michigan to Florida and back every year. For the past several years we h
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Foswick at 3:45pm 03.11.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/1199 Our new boat has a heating stove, which is something I have wanted to extend the comfortable sailing
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C (1) kim4995 at 10:52am 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 I just got this Bayfield 29C surveyed. One of the things that came back was some damage on the Mast.
Towing a Precision 23 majorkong1 at 4:18am 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 13/1889 I'm considering purchasing a trailerable sailboat and recently learned about the Precision 23. It se
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 10:55pm 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1038 You don't often see this caught on video. Over the weekend, a couple of sailors went overboard and w
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:51pm 03.10.25 Bigger Boats 2/706
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 5:38pm 03.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1353 My halyard is SO long. Do you use it to act as the mainsheet also? The way I rigged the mainsheet wi
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... NCM at 3:14pm 03.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/425 Hi i am looking for a spinnaker pole for a hunter Sonata (2.43m) ~ can anyone help?
Bilge Pump rgarner001 at 10:50am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 4/432 I have a 1981 Tanzer 26. I want to install a bilge pump. The space below the floor boards over the b
Do you remember the morning of 2 Feb 2025 (3) jssailem at 9:11am 03.10.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/487 On that fateful full morning, Stumptown Fil, our NW resident weather prognosticator beaver, awoke. H
Bottom paint question (2) barney17 at 8:56am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1079 I have a 17' fiberglass sailboat from the 60s. I'd like to sand/primer/paint the bottom. I have 2 p
41DS Windlass New MH31 Owner at 7:47am 03.10.25 Big Boats 1/406 Anyone gone looking for the solenoid for your windlass for a 41DS? Before I start pulling panels ou
adding electrical stove Rick.johnson at 6:32am 03.10.25 Big Boats 19/2041 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter with the GSI 3 burner an oven that uses propane an will be
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 3:40pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 36/3986 1994 Hunter 40.5 I am going to need to replace my main pretty soon and I think I'd like to go to a l

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Galley table Rick Webb at 4:46pm 11.30.25 MEKP is super super nasty stuff not something for the amateur to mess with. If the repair actually
The cheap batteries Project_Mayhem at 4:12pm 11.30.25 Lead acid can be charged below freezing without issue. The ideal charge voltage is inversely relate
Introduction - Ballenita twodzusfittings at 2:43pm 11.30.25 That is one nice looking boat and as it's older, I bet it's well built, with no shortcuts or skimpin
Cleaning a Diesel Tank thinwater at 2:25pm 11.30.25 Would Dawn soap work to remove the scum? Seems like a go to detergent for oil spill cleanups as wel
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident (1) thinwater at 2:16pm 11.30.25 This is a production boat. (boat show) The switch is pretty damn close. What if someone is sitting
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (2) max_sailing at 2:12pm 11.30.25 After writing this up last night, I got curious about the difference in the damper plate that was re
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 2:07pm 11.30.25 Another note regarding electric winch danger is that many winch controls have load sensors and will
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (1) chp at 1:56pm 11.30.25 I had the same issue when I got my boat. Previous owner never added any biocide. Complained that onc
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident jssailem at 1:15pm 11.30.25
Introduction - Ballenita kappykaplan at 1:09pm 11.30.25 Wow! Interior looks great for a 48-yr-old boat. :beer:
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 1:06pm 11.30.25 Indeed, there are places you can buy apps and charts. I have used OpenCPN as a charting tool on a W
Which had sale for maximum power. Johnb at 1:03pm 11.30.25
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) jssailem at 1:01pm 11.30.25 I have used i-Boating before. https://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com/i-boating-fishing-web-app/f
Galley table BW1973 at 12:46pm 11.30.25
Introduction - Ballenita (7) pr5992 at 12:43pm 11.30.25 235685 Aft cabin (it is a centercockpit) 235686 235689 235691 Cockpit. It has a depthfinder
Which had sale for maximum power. shemandr at 12:26pm 11.30.25 At first this sounds like a trick question. The answer seems to be that the larger sail area of the
Introduction - Ballenita pr5992 at 12:21pm 11.30.25 Welcome! That hull looks to be in GREAT condition! Is that gelcoat or paint? Thank you! I believ
Introduction - Ballenita (3) Tally Ho at 12:09pm 11.30.25
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident shemandr at 12:05pm 11.30.25 The original article is not particularly well written. Usually newspapers don't get the sailing det
Which had sale for maximum power. Tally Ho at 12:04pm 11.30.25

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