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Having issues with my WP10 nav unit lunasea6 at 12:31pm 10.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/301 Navico/Simrad WP10 Autopilot, purchased new late 99, stays covered when not in use. Got a new belt
Thermal Paint For Interior, Yes or No? Tradewinds at 7:54am 10.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1236 Anyone have any experience with insulating paint? Thinking about doing a couple of coats on my inter
TABERNACLE FOR DAY SAILER. WHERE CAN I FIND ONE TO SHIP TO BRAZIL. GUILHERME PEREIRA at 7:33am 10.11.19 Ask All Sailors 2/389
interior wood finish, 1997 beneteau sgiarc at 6:35am 10.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/784 I have a beneteau 461 the interior woodwork needs a little tlc . Does anyone know what finish the fa
Hunter 28.5 cockpit speakers and placement? David21149 at 5:27am 10.11.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/1520 I'm a new owner and wd appreciate any advice incl photos for cockpit speakers and placement? Thank y
Blinds for fixed ports Franzcat at 5:08am 10.11.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1348 I have noticed some pictures of mini-blinds on the fixed ports of Catalina sailboats like mine (Cat-
Fall sailing is for Yawl sailing. (5) TomY at 4:45am 10.11.19 Ask All Sailors 2/1876 Am I the only yawl owner on the SBO? There are so many yawls on the coast of Maine and NE, there has
Connecting the boom to the mast (1) rmtrain at 7:04pm 10.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2726 I recently acquired a 1982 Hunter 22 (with the full cabin) that lost its mast. I have the boom, but
Mast Heighth scuba201 at 5:36pm 10.10.19 C&C 1/1073 Anyone one here know the mast height for a 1978 c ' c 26"?
The great loop (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.10.19 Ask All Sailors 46/6180 I just started reading this book... "what boat to buy" and it is a very practical chapter. Specifi
Harvest Moon Regatta Bill19233 at 9:42am 10.10.19 Racing 16/3389 Harvest Moon Regatta 2019 - MAProgress Link to a good tracking site for the Harvest Moon Regatta fro
Considering an Ericson Independence 31 Todd Atchison at 9:18am 10.10.19 Ericson 8/7517 Greetings Ericson Owners - I'm considering an Ericson Independence 31as a potential cruising sailboa
Macgregor 26X Advice Canuck2112 at 8:14am 10.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/16556 Hello, I've been sailing a San Juan 21 for a few years, and now looking to upgrade to something big
New Lifelines for Smitty (6) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:13am 10.10.19 Catalina 310 1/1223 Today I finished our new lifelines. As a quick disclaimer, we haven't used side gates since the ICW,
Factory Installed Solar Panel on a 1999 380 tb_gb at 7:45am 10.10.19 Big Boats 10/1788 Question......My daughter just bought a 1999 Hunter 380. Is the factory installed solar panel on th
Headstay modification decktosser at 7:41am 10.10.19 Smaller Boats 7/886 Thinking about a roller furler for next season. The CDI FF2 furler instructions indicate that there
rudder range macwho at 7:34am 10.10.19 Catalina 30 5/1659 What is the correct or best range or travel from stop to stop in degrees. Mine has a range of 120 de
First time winterizing 2009 B37 Vegas at 7:28am 10.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1150 I think I know what to do to winterize the engine, but........for the first time, I will be winteriz
Staysail installation BlueHeronSailing at 6:32am 10.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1144 I am putting a staysail on my Hunter 457. I need to put a back plate on my padeye for a furler. Can
Help identifying my autopilot (1) hunta285 at 10:14pm 10.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1673 Dear Hunter-Owner, My autopilot has stopped working and I would like to source a replacement unit (

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Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 10:58am 11.18.24 Ok, I got a partial answer. I did hear from the previous owner, and he was not present when the mast
Maintenance intervals GeorgeC at 10:43am 11.18.24 malighthill........I own a 1983 O'Day with the 16 HP Universal 5416 engine. I believe that Universa
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 10:42am 11.18.24 This is the best answer so far. :thumbup: @madmax asked what it will take to quench his thirst and
Question about solar panels and batteries. Captain Larry-DH at 10:28am 11.18.24 Your question really relies upon what you find in your new boat. IF the alternator is functioning
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW jssailem at 10:22am 11.18.24 Let me take a look at this idea.
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump wilburleft at 10:10am 11.18.24 Thanks for pointing out some of the risks. More research is evidently needed. The sump discharge mi
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW DRhoads at 9:21am 11.18.24 Can we get one of these for the mid Atlantic? Like Chesapeake Bay area. The best I came up with wa
H340 Midship Cleat Access floridahunter340 at 9:20am 11.18.24 DRhoads I did polish it already, cleat is hard anodized aluminum so big gouges can't be buffed out w
H340 Midship Cleat Access DRhoads at 9:14am 11.18.24 Why not just polish up the cleat? It doesn't look that bad :)
Decking project Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 11.18.24 Gotta ask : is each piece individually glued on. If that's the case, I will upgrade your installat
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump Don S/V ILLusion at 8:30am 11.18.24 Bad idea. While it might work, it creates two problems: 1. Siphon, and 2. discharge (rate) below the
Question about solar panels and batteries. Tin Kicker at 8:15am 11.18.24 It actually wouldn't take a lot of solar for what you describe and a quick temporary solution would
Question about solar panels and batteries. Scott T-Bird at 7:57am 11.18.24 Because I'll be on a mooring at Santa Catalina Island (approximately 25 NM from Long beach), I'll l
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish (1) william24424 at 7:38am 11.18.24 I would use the heat gun, gently scrape and very lightly sand. I used the minwax clear semi-gloss po
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 7:35am 11.18.24 " was hailed by the Navy, "Sailing Vessel Expresso, this is US Navy Warship 61, we are 4 knotical mi
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump jssailem at 7:26am 11.18.24 The simple answer is yes. Getting the shower water out of the bilge is a smart step to improving the
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 6:58am 11.18.24 I cannot recall seeing a documented sailboat in SoCal with other than the hailing port on the stern
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 6:57am 11.18.24 Thanks all!
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump wilburleft at 6:51am 11.18.24 I just found a post from Lyle Hanna in 2005 that confirms my plan will work. Just have to do it. Thi
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 Joe at 6:08am 11.18.24 I though "oilcanning" occured on the hull, rather than the bottom. A result of insufficient bracing

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