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Remanent of Karen <--TS Karen (1) JamesG161 at 5:58am 09.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 25/2807 TS Karen popped up over night in an area of high Heat content. Karen's arrival spot is not good. O
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Hunter 260 close hauled trouble SV Orion H260 at 1:23pm 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/5552 I've been able to sail my recently purchased hunter 260 about 8-10 times now and can't get any perfo
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prop shaft anode tom.p.brown at 5:41am 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1321 i have 2004 Hunter 306 with Yanmar. i am in west marine looking for new prop shaft anode. i measured
Kick-up rudder shear pins? rpludwig at 3:06am 09.21.19 Catalina 22 4/1185 How are these used/installed, and where exactly do they go on a pre-86 kick up rudder? Splain pleas
New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! (2) eianm at 11:51pm 09.20.19 Big Boats 12/2922 There is so little storage space on my 1991 P42, so I have always been looking at ways to create som
C309 salon window replacement geocadd at 8:24pm 09.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/719 salon windows have cracks. Does anyone know how to get replacement plexiglass windows
Bow pulpit nav light size Gdindy at 4:33pm 09.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/864 Looking to convert my incandescent 2001 model X MacGregor bow nav light bulb to LED any suggestions
Outside hatch locks JRT at 2:47pm 09.20.19 Catalina 310 7/1113 I now have 2 of the twist hatch locks broken. These are the ones on all the cockpit lockers, propane
Scoop stern caulking at waterline? curtdo at 2:34pm 09.20.19 Big Boats 4/1071 Hi, Has anyone tried to re-caulk the scoop stern joint at the waterline? My looks to be getting ve
Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 Saltysailors at 2:14pm 09.20.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2136 Help! IN the past month I started to detect a small amount of sea water ingress (1/2 cup per day) in
storage box under companion way tom.p.brown at 12:55pm 09.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/378 does anyone know the name of the parts that holds the cover (varnished teak) onto the storage box un
Fellow liveaboards - any tips for winter insulation? limbodog at 12:46pm 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 58/12201 Hi all. I've got a hunter 40. I made it through my first winter, but the interior of my boat was of
Beneteau Model...? apittman at 11:23am 09.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2406 Hi All, What's the simplest way to determine the model of a Beneteau absent any obvious hull identi
Starboard cockpit locker removal? edgarcia2002 at 9:49am 09.20.19 Catalina 30 2/871 Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to remove the starboard locker tub on my Catalina 30. I'm insta
Leaky Retracting Keel Box Larry K Laughlin at 7:20am 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 4/719 I have recently begun taking on water on my 75' MacGregor Venture 22'. I suspect the water is pumpin
Wash your food before eating... Brian D at 6:45am 09.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 11/1085 rfbb4yRBH64
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where to mount GPS/Chartplotter on 1995 Hunter 336 impfuel at 3:39am 09.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2060 Trying to figure out how and where to mount GPS at helm without it being in way and getting wacked a

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Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:22am 07.29.24 Hi Scott, Thanks for this insight -- beyond the flopping sail and car that came off (again, maybe n
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 11:21am 07.29.24 Just think: The chain hitting the starboard, not the fiberglass foredeck, is like the zinc taking th
Set your watch back 20 years Johann at 11:06am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://ww
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:05am 07.29.24 Indeed, the islands we sail in/around often have a wind tunnel effect -- but it's also not necessari
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 07.29.24 Just my opinion, but I think they have way too many stores. Just in New Jersey, the stores are in n
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid
Is this a good price? catsails8 at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thank you all for the responses. I cancelled the ropes.com order and went with Samson XLS3 from fish
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Chillsailor at 10:38am 07.29.24 That seems to make more sense but in this 30T the red throttle cable is in the ceiling above the one
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Art12050 at 10:33am 07.29.24 We replaced our a few years back along with the shift cable and it was fairly straightforward. The o
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 10:19am 07.29.24 We have all done dumb stuff boating. It sure beats sitting on the couch . How about posting a few ph
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 10:09am 07.29.24 Boating was better in the old nostalgic days only because there were fewer boaters and many of us we
Yanmar electrical problem. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 07.29.24 226411 The reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running heavier wi
Reefing: Procedural Questions shemandr at 9:50am 07.29.24 I don't think you are supposed to tie the buntlines around the boom - I don't know why. On my Mark
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 9:49am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 07.29.24
Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 9:30am 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. Learning the weather is the key. I do not tie the exc
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 9:30am 07.29.24 I assume you are okay with what it will look like after painting holes. Alternatively, you might con
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.29.24 I have the same set-up as you do with single-line reefing and a dutchman system. Don's right that a
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 9:19am 07.29.24 I let my sailpack contain the reefed main. If I knew I'd be maintaining the reef for an extended pe
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 9:15am 07.29.24 That makes sense (and aligns with my experience). I may try tying some "permanent" tie offs on the g

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