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Thrust requirements Jerrycans at 6:56pm 04.25.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/724
Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1301
Rudder post / sleeve leaking near hull (3) tylcole at 12:49pm 04.25.20 Catalina 30 2/2032 I've got a 1982 Catalina 30 that I've been slowly working on over the past year. When underway recen
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? smokey73 at 9:38am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1717 Does anyone know of a reliable place to send an Webasto Air Top 5000 Diesel Heater to for inspection
Luff tape All U Get at 6:24am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 11/5935 Hi all, We have a Hood Yacht Systems furler called Seafurl and would like to know the size of the e
Gelcoat or paint? (1) jaysweet at 6:11am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2679 What would you use to finish raw fiberglass in the bilge: gelcoat or paint? And if gelcoat, what par
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 6:09am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2379 Some not so good news may have sped up my return to sailboat timeline. After I sold the Compac 23 (
Hunter 380 tb_gb at 4:33am 04.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/586 Does anyone have the specs on the 3 bladed option of the propeller? Also, did anyone replace theirs
Where's the looney bin on this boat? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2844 Every boat, from a ferrocement kit built by lizards to a Swan 54, has its quirks. So, what is it ab
The first thing you'll do when you can sail again? Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2324 Some owners have been separated from their boats due to closed marinas, stay at home orders, or no a
Looking for Hunter 340 owner help (1) looking2buy at 3:35pm 04.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/3648 Could another 340 owner please verify that the top of the rudder post at the cockpit deck should be
Mapping Electronics Wiring Stephen M at 11:59am 04.24.20 Big Boats 5/1103 I have a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage. We have Raymarine Seatalk wiring for instruments, wind, depth, spe
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (4) TomY at 10:50am 04.24.20 Ask All Sailors 60/8049 5 years ago, while our son was in college in Rome, I sprung for $1 to buy him an old boat. SKAL is a
Boom Vang knotbusy11 at 10:24am 04.24.20 Sabre Sailboats 6/2486 Good afternoon, I own a 1978 Sabre 34 and last season the boom vang strap on the boom busted. The b
Wooden Flag Staff Mzlldr at 9:27am 04.24.20 Sabre Sailboats 9/2431
Looking for sails, Hunter C37 DanMaine at 9:05am 04.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/551 I purchased an '83 Hunter Cheribini 37 last summer and am excited! She came with a well worn staysa
Line bags Witzend at 8:20am 04.24.20 Catalina 310 11/2879 Time to replace, anyone have any suggestions?
Propane tank on the stern rail- ideas (8) George_NJ at 5:03am 04.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6114 Hi gang, Wanting hot and cold running water on my 26S for our week-long excursions, I mounted a smal
Precision 21: Light wind foresail recommendations wanted. Ach616 at 9:25pm 04.23.20 Trailer Sailors 24/4633 Hello folks. We have a newly aquired P21 sailing on inland lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada. She sails
Recommended Genoa or Spinnaker for Precision 21? Ach616 at 9:21pm 04.23.20 Precision 1/1879 Hello folks. We have a newly aquired P21 sailing on inland lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada. She sails

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Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Stu Jackson at 11:05am 03.16.25
Bimini ideas jesgatt at 10:53am 03.16.25 I'm intrigued. Got any photos to share? Yes please cos it seems a good idea, since I also have ba
Bimini ideas Urban Hermit at 10:50am 03.16.25 I have a boom sail already, but I was thinking something that can be used when sailing especially f
Bimini ideas kappykaplan at 10:49am 03.16.25 We installed a "V" in the sunbrella where the backstay intersected the bimini. The rearmost crossm
Bimini ideas Timm R Oday25 at 10:47am 03.16.25 Our 25' Oday is similarly rigged . We installed a "V" in the sunbrella where the backstay intersecte
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 w4swk at 10:27am 03.16.25 Catalina didn't tend to change things like chainplate positions and such, very likely the '79 one w
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? (4) Claude L.-Auger at 10:24am 03.16.25 FYI, my 34 has 4 internal halyards rigged similar to image on post # 3 but running front and back (S
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Hayden Watson at 10:16am 03.16.25 I am not sure why anyone would want to connect the dripless breather nipple to a seacock. every typ
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 10:14am 03.16.25 The OP hasn't given a circuit diagram, so it is difficult to say whether the fuse is correct or not.
Bimini ideas PaulK at 10:09am 03.16.25 We have a similar problem wanting shade on long tacks. Biminis were developed on outboard skiffs, n
Newport 28 batteries MattA at 10:07am 03.16.25
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:39am 03.16.25 I think Mark really nailed a lot of things! For myself, i am a member of NoforeignLand but rarely
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal dlochner at 9:20am 03.16.25 This is exactly the wrong place to put a fuse. The fuse is there to protect the wire, thus it needs
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 9:07am 03.16.25 I'm of a similar opinion regarding using the blog feature to share where we are. I have heard that
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? WayneH at 8:56am 03.16.25 After the dick moves Garmin made on my Nuvi and my GPS78 and the GPS that came with the big boat, I
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? SkiingSailor at 8:55am 03.16.25 I certainly do not have any Garmin stuff and my Navionic's subscription ended 2-3 years ago. I have
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 dmax at 8:39am 03.16.25 Catalina didn't tend to change things like chainplate positions and such, very likely the '79 one wo
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 8:22am 03.16.25 That's fine in the sense that there is nothing wrong with it. However, the fuse is supposed to be o
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore dLj at 8:19am 03.16.25 The best part is getting to sail often! Very nice. When I winterize my boat, I throw a couple gallo
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal jssailem at 8:17am 03.16.25 The ABYC recommendation is to put the MBRF fuse within 7" of the power source. This would be the Bat

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