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Thoughts on dinghies? limbodog at 1:54pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 25/3520 Dinghy - from dingi the Hindi word for "small boat" I know I'm going to need one sooner or later, bu
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. (3) TomY at 1:20pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1849 Spirit of Tradition genre for racing and daysailing. 47'6" long with a 9'0" beam, she's designed to
3rd Reef on a 22 ? Rltgold at 12:22pm 05.28.19 Catalina 22 31/3137 Thinking of adding a 3rd reef to my 22. For my first reef I installed a Harken reefing system which
Yanmar 2GM20F Vibration dennismenace111 at 12:09pm 05.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/2620 I recently purchased a Watkins 29 that had sat unused for a few years. I bought the boat on the Wes
Shallow (shoal) vs deep draft (Oceanis 38) Michael54321 at 10:44am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3264 Hi Beneteau owners I have been in the market for a used Beneteau Oceanis 38 for some time, and rece
Hot water tank relief valve acepilot123 at 10:35am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/578 when I heat the hot water tank, three way, webasto, engine or 110 v all is well until I turn on the
Loss of Sailing Super Yacht Rick D at 9:40am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 45/3238 I'm sure many of you have seen this, but I didn't see any posts, so here's a link: https://www.saili
Yanmar 2GM20F - Filler Cap (neck) & Subtank (3) Hunter28Austin at 9:22am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1277
Strange refrigerator sounds Levin at 8:13am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 2/346 Hello all... So I'm having a strange problem that I can't seem to find an answer for even after sea
Powering bilge pumps Bill lee at 7:51am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 8/482
Macerator Woes odaydokay at 7:45am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1299 Over the years we have had a lot of discussion about these beasts. I have a Jabsco 18590-2092 (2007
Chartplotter Visibility Jessitt at 7:41am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1469 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and just purchased a 2013 Oceanis 45. It seems that the positioning o
Raymarine C70 Update Northstar1014 at 7:10am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/6805 Hello, I have the Raymarine C70 (original) on my new-to-me 343. The chart plotter and radar work, b
Mid ship cleat (4) Mechone at 7:02am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2109 Just another way of installing a cleat without drilling into boat. I machined up 2 aluminum pieces.
Multi purpose halyard tom.p.brown at 5:00am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/457 i have a 203 Hunter 306. yesterday i climbed the mast to place a new antenna. when i arrived i notic
Point Gun at foot... fire away! agprice22 at 4:26am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/763 Yes, I was hoist by my own petard yesterday. We launched the trimaran yesterday. I boarded the boat
Running halyards to the cockpit. flynhi4u at 3:51am 05.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/1821 Quick question concerning running the main halyard back to the cockpit. OurOur b has a pop top and I
Cockpit Cushions Beneteau Sense 46 Peoplevalue at 1:17am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/860 Can anyone help where I can source cockpit cushions for a Beneteau Sense 46? Thanks Mike
84' Hunter 31 Cushions thelilnauti at 9:06pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 3/496 Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has any plans with measurements etc for recovering the stock c
Big day for big boat experience (1) Jackdaw at 7:27pm 05.27.19 Racing 3/883

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Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 05.14.24 Avoid sanding if possible. It will affect the finish and make it harder to keep clean
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.14.24 To add to the above, Wi-Fi calling works great over Starlink. We kept our phones in airplane mode a
Oday 192 outboard bracket dlochner at 3:58am 05.14.24 Steer with the tiller it is considerably easier than reaching across the transom to the motor's till
Oday 192 outboard bracket (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 05.13.24 I would not worry about the tip of the outboard dragging while sailing, it is not slowing you down a
Hot water tank (3) NealI at 9:04pm 05.13.24 Hello Colin, I own a 2000 Hunter 310 and had the exact Water Heater issue you are having on your H29
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 8:23pm 05.13.24
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 8:22pm 05.13.24 I have solar vents on the cabin top and my Leaf blower fit snug in the opening. I did not seal any
Insurance Windpilot at 8:03pm 05.13.24 For liability only you won't need a survey, but they'll still want to know your boating knowledge an
Winch placement Scott T-Bird at 7:11pm 05.13.24 Everything is a compromise, including the position of the winches. If the set of primaries are set
Insurance Dalliance at 7:00pm 05.13.24 I have mine insured by Chubb. The best advice is to read the policies closely and shop for quality
Northern Light Show - Possible (2) MikeHoncho at 6:55pm 05.13.24 224781
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 6:36pm 05.13.24 In the last year I sailed from southern New England up to Penobscot Bay Maine, then south throughout
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dlochner at 5:57pm 05.13.24 Things change fast in Elon's world. The Hexagon Maps have been history for a month or so. The latest
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 5:56pm 05.13.24 This link may be helpful regarding Cell Service. https://www.planhub.ca/british-columbia This link
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 4:54pm 05.13.24 Thanks for the hexagon info. I wonder if there's a map we can see of the pattern overlayed on the l
Insurance jssailem at 3:45pm 05.13.24 Upon buying my 40 plus year boat, I contacted my homeowners policy agent and the company issued a bo
Insurance Sailgunner at 3:41pm 05.13.24 Progressive is good. One claim years ago and great service. Guy buying my boat went with State Farm.
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it twalker H260 at 2:32pm 05.13.24 Assuming that is a cdi flex furler - it can also be an issue with the sheave at the top. On severa
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 2:16pm 05.13.24 Sorry ... no pictures left. I deleted them soon after buying the current boat and selling the H38.
Insurance Tally Ho at 2:00pm 05.13.24 I use State Farm for my boat insurance since I already had home & auto with them. I have never had

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