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Your experience with online courses? john6206 at 8:21am 01.22.25 Ask All Sailors 21/2615 ASA offers online courses - at about $430 each!!! BUT you get a fancy sticker for your log when you
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? gfroch at 6:22am 01.22.25 Catalina 30 44/4948 My stuffing box is leaking like crazy and has not been repacked in the 10 years I've owned the boat.
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required (2) Runningfix at 9:42pm 01.21.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/1438 First post for me here. I am reaching out to this forum hoping to get a pointer to the transmission
Coastal Snow Storm (2) JamesG161 at 9:00pm 01.21.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/998 229449 Hope is doesnt kill my Grapefruit tree. 229450 Wild Snow event from Texas to Florida. Ji
So, you elected to kill my post and the thread because I stated a fact! JRacer at 6:54pm 01.21.25 Ask All Sailors 0/11 Given that, please delete my access to this forum. I've contributed my experience to this forum for
Snowing on the Gulf !! (1) JamesG161 at 4:40pm 01.21.25 Weather and Forecasting 1/38 It is very rare to see snow on the Mississippi Gulf Coast w Angels were made by kids Most had never
Exposed rudder shaft length for Legend 35.5? Rich 35.5 at 2:45pm 01.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/522 I know this is a shot in the dark, but does anyone know the length of the rudder shaft that is expos
Where to buy fresh mustang HIT rearm kits? JBP-PA at 1:05pm 01.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/695 My Mustang PFD inflator is expiring. Apparently I can't get one direct from Mustang. Amazon has rev
Teak Handrail Bedding DHembree at 11:20am 01.21.25 Mid-Size Boats 11/988 I am in the process of replacing the badly weathered teak handrails on my 1989 Hunter 27. When the t
LOOKING FOR THE GENTLEMAN GOING ON THE HARD Urban Hermit at 11:08am 01.21.25 Ask All Sailors 3/508 I wanted to send a PM to the gentleman who posted that he was retiring from sailing and RVing due to
Calling All Catalina 275 Owners Windseeker2 at 8:29am 01.21.25 Catalina 275 1/606 We are relatively new owners of Catalina 275 Hull #57 "Windseeker" since Feb-2024. Purchased the bo
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence Davis Ladd Scharff at 2:51pm 01.20.25 The Cherubini Hunters 7/933 II wonder if anyone knows the total number built and manufacture sequence code ---mine is G. My boa
Anchor Type jpiombo67 at 1:36pm 01.20.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1706 Hello all, Currently -14 with the wind chill here in Traverse City, Michigan. Venture 222 Noobie qu
Transmission output rust Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 01.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 11/1275 I'm having a new shaft and coupler made but the mating surface on my transmission output has some li
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sock/Bag Question MikeHoncho at 9:06pm 01.19.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1292 I picked up a North Sail asymmetrical spinnaker used from a seller that thought it didn't have a dou
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 6:11pm 01.19.25 Ask An Oday Owner 23/2434
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware (2) yelkenli at 2:22pm 01.19.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1119 On my docks, I see the forestay connected to the bow with a clevis pin, mostly. On my C27, I have
entry level electronics egreen024 at 6:48am 01.19.25 Ask All Sailors 28/3062 boat is a 28' oday with no nav. electronics as of now. sailing in done in protected waters, rivers s
Battery "box" Urban Hermit at 6:02am 01.19.25 Com-Pac 5/988 Just finished construction of a battery "box," more accurately a battery retainer: Two pieces of go
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. smokey73 at 8:13pm 01.18.25 Ask All Sailors 14/2058 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yanmar 4JH2E My new Ellebogen motor mounts have arrived. How did you support or ja

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Hull preparation ds34mail at 9:17am 10.20.25 I used a carbide scraper to get my 20+ years of bottom pain layers off. No way I could have ever fin
Axle fell out CrispyCringle at 9:15am 10.20.25 You will need to improvise a new pin, or get a new hinge. Probably easier to get a new hinge. The pi
Replacing single rusty keelboat kappykaplan at 9:13am 10.20.25 Just wondering what would have caused this, My first guess is bi-metallic corrosion. Welcome to t
Potential damage to alternator diodes Scott T-Bird at 8:48am 10.20.25 Just a few thoughts... a) Engine RPMs should not change with alternator loading up/down. The noise
Hull preparation Alan K at 8:30am 10.20.25 Years ago, 15?, I stripped my bottom paint and applied Interlux barrier coat. One of the best decis
Genset capacitor kloudie1 at 8:15am 10.20.25 I think brushless generators rely on the capacitor for voltage regulation; you're on the right track
Potential damage to alternator diodes Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 10.20.25 Don't forget to let us know what the SOC of your house bank was when this happened; always helpful
Sleeping offshore Windpilot at 8:02am 10.20.25 It really also depends on where you are sailing. Coastal is much more difficult singlehanded compare
Axle fell out Hayden Watson at 8:00am 10.20.25 Have you looked in the locker. It most likely has fallen inside.
Axle fell out kappykaplan at 7:51am 10.20.25 It's a hinge pin. You could take the other one out and visit your local hardware store.
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:25am 10.20.25 Is this a joke? Testing us?
Sleeping offshore 24jmanley at 5:51am 10.20.25 The latest sleep research says we sleep in 1.5 hour cycles, so napping in those increments is optima
Dana Point, CA Joe at 5:29am 10.20.25 Lake Perris... You will pay a fee, State Park and boat use... It's very popular with windsurfers (we
Lewmar Winch Identification BigEasy at 4:25am 10.20.25 I spent a few extra dollars and bought the Lewmar grease & oil to ensure I was using the right stuff
Sleeping offshore dLj at 4:17am 10.20.25
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 ...3TacksontheWater at 4:16am 10.20.25 Most folks with this issue try to keep the mast at its original length. I would encourage that as yo
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines BigEasy at 4:06am 10.20.25 Hello, in the past, I asked the Beneteau factory, but they can not help. I try a dealer Last
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 BigEasy at 3:56am 10.20.25 Before you begin modifying the mast length, I would order a set of drawings from Catalina Direct ill
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 3:41am 10.20.25 Hello, in the past, I asked the Beneteau factory, but they can not help. I try a dealer Thank you
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 Carl Wonderful at 1:15am 10.20.25 Please don't be "penny wise and pound foolish". Measure your mast to know exactly what you are deal

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