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Advice On Selling My Sailboat Barn-dog at 11:02am 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 2/14 I want to sell my cruising sailboat, which is currently on the hard for the Winter. Would it be bett
Shake up in the Boating Press: shemandr at 8:10am 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 2/74 I have received a press release from Firecrown Media Group who has acquired Active Interest Media th
CLEANERS twodzusfittings at 4:15pm 01.09.26 Bigger Boats 5/90 I have some really bad staining where I spilt Teak Oil on my cockpit walls and Lazarette lids. I hav
1984 2GM instrument Panel wiring harness connections pictures wanted. plealman5 at 3:00pm 01.09.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/76 It's Me again. I pulled off my instrument panel, and the PO hard wired the start button directly to
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? (8) Plopper_n0k at 9:28am 01.09.26 Catalina 22 15/219 Looking for Catalina 22 owner opinions before I buy. Boat: 1984 Catalina 22 (kept on a mooring, PR)
Lithium for starting danm1 at 8:07am 01.09.26 Ask All Sailors 12/198 Didn't want to hijack the Lofrans windlass thread, but it raised a question that I've been wondering
Fixed Window Replacement SV Temenos at 7:52am 01.09.26 Ask All Sailors 12/146 I want to replace the frameless fixed windows on my Hunter 39. Does anyone know where to source the
Mystery Water in Bilge tfatland at 8:17am 01.08.26 Big Boats 2/174 Good morning group. I own a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with 5 foot shoal draft keel. Water is getting
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries geoffschultz at 2:21am 01.08.26 Ask All Sailors 33/557 I'm in the process of commissioning my Knysna 550 catamaran, and my 24V Lofrans Falcon 2000W windlas
Victron DC to DC wiring (1) duck21 at 10:16am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 7/185 Hi all! It's winter time up here in the frozen north, but I'm already getting excited for spring.
Diesel smell in plywood sole-seal with epoxy? FulmarCT at 5:49am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 10/277 Due to a slow fuel line leak and a wet bilge, my teak/holly sole smells like diesel. Using fans, Sim
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Davenport at 7:15pm 01.06.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/230 If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this hurt it? If they don't
AQUAMOT fabiovacirca at 3:17pm 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 4/246 NEVER BUY AQUAMOT A sad and disappointing story on Aquamot Trend 1.8KW. We are happy owners of an A
Spinnaker measurements BWsailaway at 2:18pm 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 7/199 Does anyone have the leach, Luff, and foot measurements for an asymmetrical spinnaker for a 2005 Hun
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig BWsailaway at 11:42am 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 2/118 Our mast is currently winterized under shrink wrap and we need to know the measurement between the J
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve fero at 10:09am 01.06.26 Big Boats 5/142
Exterior trim wood species? azambella at 9:16am 01.06.26 The Cherubini Hunters 2/147 Boat is 1982 Hunter 33 I have some wood replacing to do this season and want to make some attempt
Painting an old Engine - MD2B Volvo (5) zinahewitt at 9:15am 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 2/110 Hi All, Happy New Year. I have an old engine I got. I have the exact same engine in my boat. No one
Interesting map of Long Island and surrounding area by William Fadden 1779. (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:56am 01.06.26 Ask All Sailors 6/225
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? madmax at 10:53pm 01.05.26 Ask All Sailors 26/698 I am looking at a nice 1988 Catalina 30 for $25k (turnkey condition). Is there a risk for me to bor

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Replacing V-berth platform dLj at 12:22pm 01.10.26 ...the final answer is: bought some carbide blades for the reciprocating tool. It took about 5-7 se
Spinnaker measurements (1) BobSail at 12:18pm 01.10.26 Regarding the tack line, we had an anchor roller on our boat that had a bail over the end to keep th
Replacing V-berth platform jaysweet at 12:10pm 01.10.26 ...the final answer is: bought some carbide blades for the reciprocating tool. It took about 5-7 sec
Advice On Selling My Sailboat dlochner at 11:59am 01.10.26 If you don't sell by launch time, what are your plans? Do you have another boat? Are. you getting ou
Advice On Selling My Sailboat kappykaplan at 11:25am 01.10.26 I think there would be two schools of thought here. Given that the boat is on the hard, it will be
FINAL C22 questions - Pivit Pin, Hanger Bolts, Keel trunk... Need help to finish. Gene Neill at 10:34am 01.10.26 Okay, this is only a guess. But, iron and steel both swell up when they rust. Perhaps the swollen ir
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? ...3TacksontheWater at 10:01am 01.10.26 Wow. What price would make me comfortable? I don't live in Puerto Rico so there is really no good wa
Shake up in the Boating Press: FastOlson at 9:19am 01.10.26 Thanks for the update. I am more pleased than ever with our renewal of subscriptions to Practical Bo
Spinnaker measurements Crazy Dave Condon at 9:13am 01.10.26 Which mast mfg do you have. You probably have the US Spars mast. Then call them as they are locate
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries marcham at 9:01am 01.10.26 Here's a reply from Lofrans that I received yesterday: The problem of the lithium batteries is tha
Shake up in the Boating Press: jssailem at 8:54am 01.10.26 Looks like the appeal of "Good Old Boats" has been overshadowed by the lure of mega ad revenue for "
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries colemj at 7:51am 01.10.26 Lofrans is full of it on this. There is no lead battery that will operate the windlass between 22-
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries dLj at 7:09am 01.10.26
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries dLj at 6:37am 01.10.26 Here's a reply from Lofrans that I received yesterday: The problem of the lithium batteries is tha
1984 2GM instrument Panel wiring harness connections pictures wanted. mermike at 5:36am 01.10.26 You will probably find that the PO made other "improvements". Following what's been done might lead
Exterior trim wood species? (1) chichiflys at 5:28am 01.10.26 Teak on our H36 in the places you mention. I replaced the cockpit combing pads where the main winch
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? Plopper_n0k at 4:37am 01.10.26
Replacing V-berth platform jaysweet at 4:16am 01.10.26 Hahaha - I just built a unit with 32 bolts all cut to length by hand. It really didn't take very lo
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries dlochner at 4:02am 01.10.26
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 01.10.26 Here's a reply from Lofrans that I received yesterday: The problem of the lithium batteries is tha

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