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Not the time to be cheap (2) Timm R Oday25 at 3:53pm 04.11.20 Trailer Sailors 13/1781 I was hooking up my flat bed trailer , when I noticed an oddly placed rust hole . Upon further inspe
Outboard jib sheets? henrykorous at 3:19pm 04.11.20 Racing 8/2648 I have a Oday 39, just got my new sails. The boat has inboard tracks but when, I'm not pointing hard
Replacing all hardware bolts/screws for my deck of C22 Erbardy at 11:58am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 6/801 can one use lockwahsers for all hardware mounting?
Cascade Yachts - 27' Cascade "pocket cruiser" (10) Cascade27 at 10:44am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/5687 Hello all! I'm relatively new to the forum and a relatively new sailor/cruiser although I've driven
Widgeon Floor Repair (1) thelouise at 8:34am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 Hello all! I am wondering if it's possible or worth it to repair a Widgeon cockpit floor. I've atta
Turks Head Knot Question Ward H at 8:18am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 5/3735 I'm spending some of my newly found free time wrapping my helm wheel. I've never tied a turks head k
Docking Mishap kloudie1 at 8:09am 04.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 38/4722 hOEVqESw3G4
Advice on a small repair job for my catalina 22 (6) Erbardy at 7:09am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/700 I was doing some final sanding to prep my catalina 22 for paint. I just noticed A small need for rep
Selling across borders Endeavour at 6:52am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 2/446 I own an Endeavour 35.5. Ours was built in Florida in 1983 but it is a Canadian Licenced boat curre
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:44am 04.11.20 Day Sailers 18/3943 Returning to sailing after many years in power boats, I picked up a Hunter 170 in fairly good shape.
Keel bolts Sailing Nalu at 5:43am 04.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/756 Hi all, I'm new here.... bought this lovely Hunter 30 T last spring, and had a great season of saili
2002 Hunter h326 forestay size Ken13559 at 1:55am 04.11.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/577 My H326 manual state the forestay is 6mm. I when up mast to measure but found no expose forestay wir
Calking thetone at 1:09am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/501 Does anyone know what I should use for caulking the keel to Hull seam?
1998 Hunter 340 Condensing Unit ?'s Steffied99 at 4:13pm 04.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/552 Hi all, Replacing condensing unit: Would you recommend Adler Barbour or Dometic 85 for a 1998 Hunter
2002 H326 forestay size Ken13559 at 2:59pm 04.10.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/786 My H326 manual state the forestay is 6mm. I when up mast to measure but found no expose forestay wir
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 2:50pm 04.10.20 Engines and Propulsion 65/12585 I suspect my Yanmar 2GM20F LP pump is not delivering to the secondary filter. Can I dismantle it fro
Do you have a favorite Email read? jssailem at 12:58pm 04.10.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/357 Monday and Friday my friend Rufus posts be crop weather advisory. This being Good Friday, I thought
1-cylinder Yanmar Issues agg212 at 12:36pm 04.10.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/876 Hi all, I've been having some issues with my Yanmar YSM12 (1 cylinder). The symptoms are as follo
Removing Forestay from roller furler (1) ontherocks83 at 9:59am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 17/6104 I am in the process of removing all of my standing rigging to have new stays made. I am trying to re
Barient #17 Winch Top & Bottom Jaws Scott T at 9:36am 04.10.20 Parts Search 1/1202 Looking for Barient #17 Winch Top ' Bottom Jaws

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Towing a Precision 23 bzano at 4:48pm 03.12.25 A good rule of thumb in my opinion is to take the max towing rating of your vehicle (manufacturer re
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Sailor Sue at 4:43pm 03.12.25 The big difference between driving straight through and taking the loop is there are fewer trucks d
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Sailor Sue at 4:39pm 03.12.25 Trust me, as a former truck driver, it's a crap shoot either way. Between 6:15am and 9:15 am and
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. dmax at 4:12pm 03.12.25 I consider tape a temporary solution, shrink wrap or what Don says.
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Rick Webb at 3:58pm 03.12.25 The big difference between driving straight through and taking the loop is there are fewer trucks dr
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. shemandr at 2:59pm 03.12.25 The variation from year to year is not surprising. Differences in temperature, salinity, the chemic
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. Don S/V ILLusion at 2:37pm 03.12.25 A more secure and effective method for ferrites is to wind the cable through and around the core
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. dLj at 2:24pm 03.12.25 Sounds like a better solution than tape. dj
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (2) Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 03.12.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Hayden Watson at 1:28pm 03.12.25 The reef line tensions the foot the same way the outhaul does, so it does need some purchase. Typic
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (1) Hayden Watson at 1:22pm 03.12.25 On my Hunter 40.5 the reef line is not on a shuttle system. The Outhaul is on a shuttle but the si
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. (1) dlochner at 1:00pm 03.12.25 Here's my prop after 8 months and 3400 nm using Crystal Prop. The last 2.5 months the boat didn't mo
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. (3) sailcapt340 at 12:55pm 03.12.25 1 year I had a complete and total failure of my prop spray. I use either Pettit PropCoat #1792 or I
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. dLj at 12:48pm 03.12.25 Someone in my marina said that after the you put on your Prop Speed or whatever you are using, to th
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. dlochner at 12:46pm 03.12.25 I just tried Crystal Prop this year and so far have been pleased with it. In the same vein as Prop S
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. kappykaplan at 12:19pm 03.12.25 I've been using Barnacle Barrier with good success.
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? Phil Herring at 12:14pm 03.12.25 If it's still pliable it could be pre-EPA butyl tape. That stuff lasts a long time. If you need to r
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 12:00pm 03.12.25 Full Transparency, I am a broker. It is brokers like you describe that make the rest of us look bad.
adding electrical stove mermike at 11:30am 03.12.25 You could power a 220V range off of a single Multiplus or Quattro with an Autotransformer, dependin
Tally Ho is a Cover Girl! SteveHughessails at 11:10am 03.12.25 Very nice! New framed picture going up in the office too now I bet. :-)

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