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Stunning Images dlochner at 10:26am 03.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 29/2017 Waves, tides, boats, rubber ducks, a couple of young Scots, and stunning visual images. Enjoy. iWKF
Need for speed Bosman at 10:03am 03.04.19 Racing 3/705 I found this on the german yacht.tv website. This little thing will apparently do 30 knots. @Jack
AFT AND FORWARD HEAD CABINETS Joaleb at 9:36am 03.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/704 Hello, we are new owners of a Catalina 470 1999 which needs extensive work. When we purchased the bo
How to remove salon table in Hunter 340 Dan Rapp at 7:38am 03.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/345 Is there a trick to removing the table to create more space.
Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot (1) JamesG161 at 7:10am 03.04.19 Ask All Sailors 39/5228 I was doing my annual inspection and maintenance of my Edson steering. Noticed the Rudder Stop had a
376 Shower faucet replacement Randy R at 7:44pm 03.03.19 Big Boats 4/499 Has anyone replaced the shower faucet on their Hunter 376'. The hose on mine is kinked ans needs rep
Bose System Big Red at 4:57pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 11/903 Our factory installed Bose System recently started having issues with DVDs. They would freeze about
West Marine Aborts Price Match... mostly ggrizzard at 4:15pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/5241 Went to Daytona Beach store yesterday and tried to do a price match with Defender prices. I was tol
Looking for cushions TomCT at 2:51pm 03.03.19 Catalina 22 8/879 Hello all, i'm looking for some interior cushions for my 81 Catalina 22' - figured i'd throw it out
My baby's new berth - Calling Lake Martin Sailors (2) rgranger at 1:55pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 2/322 Just moved from Virginia to Alabama six weeks ago and I reserved a slip for the season at Lake Marti
cabin top winch for 1977, 30ft pelicanj45 at 12:55pm 03.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/674 recently acquired a 1977, 30ft Hunter and I intend to lead main halyard aft. Need info on winch siz
Help - Cracks 9.2 (2) John G12775 at 11:21am 03.03.19 S2 18/2625 New owner question. There are cracks originating from the area where the compression post meets the
Instrument panel mmiles at 10:01am 03.03.19 Parts Search 3/908 I have a 2005 Beneteau 373 and am in need of a new instrument panel due to an unfortunate storage bu
H376 lithium and new inverter aaronaxvig at 7:41am 03.03.19 Big Boats 2/699 When we acquired our boat a few months ago it had a Xantrex Freedom charger/inverter, a large house
Masthead Photo H34 (1) TacticalHeat197 at 7:13am 03.03.19 Big Boats 9/903 Hello Everyone, This is my first post to the forum, so I will ask for forgiveness of my sailing igno
Chain plate installation ideas? SVMOONDANCE at 9:18pm 03.02.19 Catalina 22 14/1269 Since I've redecked my boat I need to cut new holes for the chain plates. Any ideas on how to go ab
North Idaho Snow (1) uralite at 8:22pm 03.02.19 Catalina 30 4/702 The joys of a North Idaho winter, it was so mild all year, then we got the polar vortex and the year
Installing a roller furler hoosierdoc at 8:06pm 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/607
Sound advice for guests cb32863 at 2:16pm 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 97/5825 A good read with sound advice for any guests. Anyone ever have "One of those"? https://www.townandc
? Blister on Rudder 34 (1) daviddp at 11:15am 03.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/576 I stopped to check on my boat this am and saw this on the rudder. Its about 1.2 " across. How do I

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23.5 unsinkable??? Johann at 6:40pm 09.24.23 Several years ago, a friend and I tried to sink a 25' sailboat hull. Dang thing would not go down.
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. dlochner at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Dropping the keel is probably not necessary. If it becomes necessary to drop the keel, it can be don
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting li
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders Kirby at 6:27pm 09.24.23 Thanks everyone! Got the part from Cape Cod Shipbuilding. Had a great sail on Thursday.
Rabbit starts PaulK at 6:19pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting lin
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat (7) ...3TacksontheWater at 5:59pm 09.24.23 Well, progress is being made, albeit very slowly. Why, you may ask ties directly into my New Halyard
Legend 43 stock propellor baycloud at 5:16pm 09.24.23 I have a 1996 37.5. I am a fan of 3 bladed props as when in high wind situations the two bladed pr
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 5:14pm 09.24.23 Once I get her in a sling, I will update progress here. Thanks everyone for their helpful suggestio
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 3:14pm 09.24.23 I had a 2007 Capri 22 before my 2017 Cat275. The Capri was a great lake boat. when I moved to the co
Deck paint recommendations (1) Nashville_Blues at 3:02pm 09.24.23 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painte
Deck paint recommendations Nashville_Blues at 2:59pm 09.24.23 You are absolutely right, once painted you can't go back. And perhaps it has already been painted.
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 2:38pm 09.24.23 As the gulper pump can run even if dry, is it even necessary to use the drain box? Just hook it up t
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 1:55pm 09.24.23 I found this video of Deception Pass. It was taken on a fairly low flood current but does show how
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Don S/V ILLusion at 11:59am 09.24.23 Are you saying that if I turn off the power to the splitter and the VHF, the AIS will transmit norm
Just a bit too much heel and helm Don Guillette at 11:58am 09.24.23 We have a reasonably tender boat that does not mind being pressed on but I would like to have a pro
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 11:42am 09.24.23 Are you saying that if I turn off the power to the splitter and the VHF, the AIS will transmit norm
23.5 unsinkable??? Roland5048 at 11:37am 09.24.23 Several years ago, a friend and I tried to sink a 25' sailboat hull. Dang thing would not go down.
1990 MacGregor 26s steering mechanism stickinthemud57 at 11:34am 09.24.23 Which part of your steering mechanism is bent? Could you provide some photos?
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II Why can't Sureseal have instructions lik
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 11:22am 09.24.23 On that subject, at least one person suggested that if it's epoxied to the hull, I'm in for a big w

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