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Deck organizer/turning blocks on 322 (1) David11038 at 7:09am 10.25.19 Bigger Boats 5/797 Looking to run lines for my Cunningham and out haul back to the cockpit. I have this current two blo
Noisy Isomat boom Hydro Therapy at 6:26am 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1099 Hello, over the summer my Isomat boom developed an annoying clanking inside the boom. I recently rem
Unusual cracking in Typhoon deck, what is the cause? (1) Coppertone at 4:35am 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 26/3598 I have an 83 Cape Dory Typhoon that I am restoring. It has unusual gel coat cracking in certain are
Almost officially official. Catalina 400 (4) Tim francis at 1:34am 10.25.19 Big Boats 11/2377
2018 Beneteau Antares 9ob - leaking under wheelhouse (5) sam1223 at 11:15pm 10.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/384 171255
Leaking under wheelhouse - Beneteau antares 9ob (5) sam1223 at 8:29pm 10.24.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/964 171250
Hunter 216 standing rigging replacement (2) Hunter216 at 7:57pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 24/3361 I decided I should replace the standing rigging on our 2004 Hunter 216 for a variety of reasons, not
1989 Catalina 30 Hot Water Heater Removal (2) Jac123 at 5:11pm 10.24.19 Catalina 30 8/2880 Looking to remove the hot water heater from my 1989 Catalina 30'. The easiest way seems to cut the
Cockpit Drains Below Waterline without Seacocks on Bristol Corinthian 19 (2) gregorvn at 4:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 6/954 I just bought a Bristol Corinthian 19. It'll be my project for a while, and I imagine I'll be here
Remanent of Olga <--TS Olga <-- PTC 17 <-- Invest 97L JamesG161 at 3:43pm 10.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 8/997 Friends just saw OLGA posted on Facebook and ran into my office in a panic. This is just the same t
Running small scale commercial trips Jon123456 at 1:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1201 Hi all! . I have given up work to sail around the med. I would like to host experiences in differen
Trying to anticipate new circumstances when racing new boat P-S overtaking danstanford at 1:17pm 10.24.19 Racing 16/1563 My new boat will be among the fastest in the fleet I am in which is dominated by symmetrical boats s
roller furling question Valerio at 12:23pm 10.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/523 I am helping a friend with a 28 foot sailboat to install a roller furling on the headsail. My questi
My hull number!?? (2) gtg at 12:01pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 1/742 I have the fantastic plate on my C-22 1974, but I am unable to find the hull number. Is is possible
Is Penetrating Epoxy overkill? gtg at 11:20am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/984 Hello! Making a new motor mount pad for my Catalina 22. I have two layers of marine plywood that I
Mooring Advice Canuck2112 at 10:01am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1995 Hello, I'm thinking about mooring my San Juan 21 next season in my local lake (reservoir). I realiz
Trailering with Outboard Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 20/3268 I have a 9.9 on the back of my O'Day 25. The transom has 1.5" of wood plus some glass covering an ar
manual joefusa at 7:16am 10.24.19 Newport 1/1103 i am looking for the owner's manual for a lockley-newport 23 either as a pdf file or a hard copy (vi
20 meter double bazooka scuba201 at 11:04pm 10.23.19 SSB and Ham Operators 2/1377 Have a radio wavz double bazooka laying around, thinking of putting on my sail boat with one of my i
Any Ham Radio Operators out here? scuba201 at 7:16pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/502 Tell me about your set up and antenna placement on the boat.

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Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) ChrisVR1994 at 4:24pm 06.11.24
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 3:52pm 06.11.24 Next time you get to Seattle stop at Dyno Batteries 4248 23rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199 I find the p
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 3:37pm 06.11.24 Next time you get to Seattle stop at Dyno Batteries 4248 23rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199 I find the
tidy traveller options jssailem at 3:26pm 06.11.24 the Spinlock PXR cam cleats These as @Ward H says, are an elegant solution to your problem. :plus:
Failed Traveler Part jssailem at 3:21pm 06.11.24 That looks like a great fix.
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght shemandr at 2:50pm 06.11.24 For a lot of designs the mainsail barely clears the backstay. Obviously battens that stick out woul
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Bob R. at 2:27pm 06.11.24 No! My main sail battens did not get pushed all the way into themes slide pockets this year and the
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 2:13pm 06.11.24 That fix looks legit:clap:
Bilge maintenance rgranger at 2:09pm 06.11.24 From here , I'd say you were in fine shape . That's one dry dusty bilge . Minimal corrosion on the
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:03pm 06.11.24 There is a lot of experience here but we would need good pics to really help. @Crazy Dave Condon w
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 1:44pm 06.11.24 Thanks to everyone for the insightful advice and suggestions. Yesterday I hired a professional rig
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Warren 22 at 1:34pm 06.11.24 I would add its a West Wight Potter 15
tidy traveller options dlochner at 1:23pm 06.11.24 Horn cleats are horrible options for cleats that might need to be undone quickly. Cam cleats without
Failed Traveler Part (1) JBS Mystic at 1:16pm 06.11.24 Thanks to everyone for the insightful advice and suggestions. Yesterday I hired a professional rigg
tidy traveller options Ward H at 1:05pm 06.11.24 Oh, I agree, those horn cleats have to go. I find the Spinlock PXR cam cleats are much easier to use
Failed Traveler Part Ward H at 1:01pm 06.11.24 Most of the sailors here on the forum are enthusiasts who do practice proper sail trim. Many sailor
tidy traveller options (1) adamv at 12:56pm 06.11.24 225375 Sorry i dont have any better pictures to hand. You can see the horn cleats and traveller line
tidy traveller options Ward H at 12:24pm 06.11.24 I haven't but my first thought would be, since the cleats are on opposite side of the companionway,
What might this be.... NYSail at 11:44am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Hello Below at 10:59am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. That is a lot of power consumed espec

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