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Boat lift jetboatn at 7:02am 12.31.19 Trailer Sailors 1/751 Are there any small (17-23) sailboats with cabins built well enough to be kept in a boat lift with s
Sea rescue rgranger at 6:36am 12.31.19 Ask All Sailors 1/559 https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/12/30/dramatic-rescue-of-sailboat-caught-in-storm-near-athens/
Barnacle Removal. Windcree at 5:59am 12.31.19 Ask All Sailors 5/955 This past season I launched a new inflatable. But.. made a stupid mistake by not painting the bott
Engine power issue jonelli at 6:01pm 12.30.19 Catalina 30 40/5954 87 mkII with M25XP I just spent a few days in Catalina. Motor sailing the entire time. the way ther
Why is my sail coming apart? (2) Cowpokee at 5:31pm 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3042 So I went out for a midwinter sail the other day. Since the wind was forecasted to be light, I shook
Cheek block removal? (2) ScottySailor at 5:18pm 12.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1113
Just Checking In Bad Obsession at 5:06pm 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1442 Wow, can't believe I have been here since 2004. 15 years is a long running forum and probably one f
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS twodzusfittings at 3:59pm 12.30.19 Bigger Boats 8/4494 Does anyone know about these folks? Word has it that Georgetown Yacht Basin Marina is up for auction
Need help picking a 7" GPSMap Hayden Watson at 3:30pm 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 8/923 I cannot find the differences between the 70, 700 and 7000 series of Garmin GPSMap plotter/sounders.
Engine cover/stairs BillyK at 11:51am 12.30.19 Catalina 310 5/1674 I've been doing all this work on the engine mounts/trans/driveline/etc.. And i'm looking at this e
Sailboat buying guidance HopeToSeaTheWorld at 11:48am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 76/10120
Question on Removing Bottom Paint Rick486 at 11:13am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 16/3686 Hello all, and wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2020! I do have a question also concerning bott
Rudimentary question about blisters Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 28/1523 Do blisters occur in just gelcoat or gelcoat and fiberglass? If it occurs in just gelcoat, is there
Furex 100S Flange half Ken13559 at 5:53am 12.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/453 Hello all, I'm looking for the "flange half" for Selden Furled 100S. Total 4 halves in all as top an
New owner of a 1980 Catalina 30 Kelldog58 at 10:18pm 12.29.19 Catalina 30 14/3480 Hello Everyone, I am the happy new owner of a 1980 Catalina 30. with the 5411 Universal Diesel. The
Solar sizing help.... Zinger88 at 7:50pm 12.29.19 Catalina 22 7/1514 Reaching out to the Catalina 22 community for some help in determining what size solar panel and con
Cleaning a diesel engine DannyS at 4:11pm 12.29.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 We'll be putting our boat up for sale this spring and I have some items I'd like to take care of in
Water heater recommendation agprice22 at 1:37pm 12.29.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1327 Hi All. I am replacing a 6 gallon water heater. What are your recommendations? Also, the unit I am r
Organising under sink storage h41 leemarkadams at 1:30pm 12.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/537 Hello all, just after some inspiration as to the by best way of organising the odd shaped under sink
Stupid Question Time................................... chasfrank at 12:21pm 12.29.19 Mid-Size Boats 18/3886 I'm at my wit's end ( no that's not right.......I had no wits to start with...that's how I got here

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1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question dlochner at 3:33am 12.05.24 Booms are engineered to withstand the forces applied to it. Shifing from mid-boom to end boom sheeti
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) colemj at 3:23am 12.05.24 I was thinking of adding one of these at mast base. https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-536-4
What is this mystery line? sailme88 at 2:58am 12.05.24 could be a preventer...
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 12.05.24 Handy site with weather buoys from around the bay: Home \| Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System M
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:10am 12.05.24 And here's Cove Point's history. I find it interesting that the wind gusts don't seem to be as high
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:06am 12.05.24 Here's some overnight history from the Solomons Wx Buoy - winds have picked up some, but will be hig
What is this mystery line? nightowle at 8:17pm 12.04.24 I suspect the line will be strong enough. You need a solid clip to attach it to the dog's harness.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 7:48pm 12.04.24 But in my experience, only two of those options are common at marinas in the US. You either get 30A
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question shemandr at 7:32pm 12.04.24 The Newport 30 is a Masthead rig. Which means the mainsail is smallish by comparison to a fractiona
Best stronger jack plate mount egreen024 at 6:58pm 12.04.24 I had an outboard on a 15ft sailboat. It was a small 2-cylinder on a fixed mount. The issue was get
Best stronger jack plate mount egreen024 at 6:52pm 12.04.24 That design appears to have been designed and built for a shaft-drive 11 hp diesel. The transom was
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 12.04.24 Welcome! Do you have any pictures of the current setup? That might help inspire ways it could be imp
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question (1) jssailem at 6:45pm 12.04.24 Welcome to the forum. Here is an image with the mainsheet rigging mid-boom. tions while gaining mor
Dead engine panel. danooxnard at 6:30pm 12.04.24 This forum is amazing!!! Dano
Dead engine panel. jssailem at 6:29pm 12.04.24 Welcome Mark, to the forum... You may have set a record. Joined the forum today, fixed the problem t
Helm cover jssailem at 6:25pm 12.04.24 Welcome to the Forum. Certainly, the cover will keep the helm looking better than if it were exposed
What is this mystery line? Captain Larry-DH at 6:19pm 12.04.24
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (4) sailcapt340 at 6:18pm 12.04.24 I have considered my forstner bits because they do stay in place, but the center will enter the spac
Best stronger jack plate mount jssailem at 6:13pm 12.04.24 I had an outboard on a 15ft sailboat. It was a small 2-cylinder on a fixed mount. The issue was gett
What is this mystery line? Captain Larry-DH at 6:08pm 12.04.24 It is a really bad idea that was once employed as a tether for a harness. The bad idea was there wa

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