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What Makes a Good Anchorage? Kings Gambit at 7:56pm 08.08.19 Ask All Sailors 35/4024
Preview of the new forum app (8) Phil Herring at 7:06pm 08.08.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1416 I am told that the iPhone app will be in the App Store on Friday, August 16. The new app is clean
Advice needed. My rigging is maxed on the turnbuckles and not tight. StarRover21 at 6:05pm 08.08.19 Trailer Sailors 31/5927 Hello all, My name is Zach and my boats name is soon to be StarRover, pending Poseidons approval. S
Fun race delivery (1) Jumpstart at 4:12pm 08.08.19 Racing 1/642 Delivered the boat today 40 miles down the lake for a race Saturday. Lake Erie can kick up pretty q
Sailing in Ontario waters vjasinski at 1:21pm 08.08.19 Catalina 22 2/838 We would like to sail the North Channel in Lake Huron with our Catalina 22, but find they require a
Whingeing about winches (keel) Grotto at 7:15am 08.08.19 Catalina 22 7/1174 So busted the clamp for the keel wire. The winch is/was dodgey but cleaned up well. I could drill ou
Flares. How do you dispose of them? Justin_NSA at 7:11am 08.08.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3234 I was rummaging thru my cockpit bins last night and came across a pack of 3 flares. The expiration d
Nearly two weeks aboard and I got to pull a tool out. TomY at 6:57am 08.08.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1103 With our, soon 60 year old boat, that's surprising in my experience. We've been sitting on a moorin
Proud new owner of an '84 O'day 26 :-) (2) out2sea at 6:27am 08.08.19 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1495 I've always loved being out on the water, and definitely think sailboats are the way to go. I final
Whingeing about winches (keel) Grotto at 5:25am 08.08.19 Catalina 22 0/21 So busted the clamp for the keel wire. The winch is/was dodgey but cleaned up well. I could drill ou
Yanmar 4JH2TE eianm at 10:08pm 08.07.19 Big Boats 1/685 I am wondering how much it would cost to buy a digital upgrade box/loom to convert my analog senders
Hunter 216 - New Owner swing keel Glenn8732 at 9:02pm 08.07.19 Smaller Boats 45/7837 Just bought this Hunter 216 last weekend. It is a 2004 model, but has not been in the water for mor
Backstay tension seanc at 7:52pm 08.07.19 Sirius 21/22 2/1600 trying to rig up a old neglected girl and there seems to be quite a bit of slack in the backstay. Ad
H26 Transom Crack (1) Fred at 6:14pm 08.07.19 Smaller Boats 5/871 I have a crack in the upper (starboard) side of the transom joint as shown in the picture. I know th
Battery (re)location calvin at 5:42pm 08.07.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1171 I was curious if anyone had moved the battery location on their Hunter 33.5. The batteries on some m
refinishing galley wood Diamondo at 5:14pm 08.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1487 Looking for tips on how to re-finish badly scratched/scuffed wood in and around the galley. Anyone
roller furler for Hunter 23 decktosser at 4:49pm 08.07.19 Smaller Boats 10/1652 I an aware that this topic has been discussed but I can't find a reference to my particular question
Dinette Settee Cushion Project (1) sail sfbay at 4:18pm 08.07.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1043 Every time I go onto our new to us 2005 sailboat I find another project. The latest one was the din
Propane gas valve question Valerio at 4:00pm 08.07.19 Ask All Sailors 6/837 Does your propane valve get a little hot when turned on ? Or is it mine going bad ?

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Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Sailfanatic at 7:30am 11.02.24 Ralph's right. IIRC, BoatUS should have a "How to sell your boat" procedures and recommendations r
CNG Stove sandpiper10471 at 7:23am 11.02.24 The replacement gas orifices may still be available,, we don't know the make/model of your stove.
Black tank overboard discharge.... JBP-PA at 7:12am 11.02.24 ...and no Y valve either. Are you saying you don't have any Y-valve at all? It is always direc
Source for Metric turnbuckle Caboteur at 5:59am 11.02.24 Us stainless M10 toggle
Turnbuckle lubricant? JBP-PA at 5:18am 11.02.24 What is the connection between Sailkote and ruining two turnbuckles? Did they seize? They galled
Source for Metric turnbuckle Jim Legere at 3:47am 11.02.24 If the rest of your rig is metric, don't start putting SAE into the mix. I'm finding some metric on
Turnbuckle lubricant? Jim Legere at 3:28am 11.02.24 LanoCote or Permatex Anti-Seize (nickle for SS turnbuckles, copper for bronze). Its all about lubric
Full enclosure questions Captain Larry-DH at 8:01pm 11.01.24 FYI - On my third trimaran I had a full cockpit enclosure we would use only when at anchor and a pro
Turnbuckle lubricant? jssailem at 7:13pm 11.01.24 I believe in the use of Corrosion Block.
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk Project_Mayhem at 7:00pm 11.01.24 I don't think this trailer was made for this boat. I would try to raise the boat and bunks to provid
CNG Stove kloudie1 at 6:40pm 11.01.24 The replacement gas orifices may still be available,, we don't know the make/model of your stove.
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? danm1 at 5:58pm 11.01.24 Filling my tank is a two person job. It's a plastic tank and while someone pumps diesel I put a flas
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' Calif. Ted at 4:56pm 11.01.24 The portlights in your last 2 pictures look like they are Beckson, measure them for size. They used
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' ggrizzard at 4:48pm 11.01.24 Two of the items you show in your post are "Port Lights", not hatches. The first pic you posted is a
Capri 22 jib sail question. Spar Trek at 4:48pm 11.01.24
Turnbuckle lubricant? thinwater at 3:23pm 11.01.24 I've used SailKote every spring on my turnbuckles, but since I recently ruined a pair, I'm wonderin
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Slowboat314 at 3:17pm 11.01.24 This is just my personal opinion, but if the standing rigging isn't obviously damaged, why bother t
Rudder flaps sandpiper10471 at 3:11pm 11.01.24 I made my flaps from a couple of layers of fiberglass wetted out with polyester. Thin and flexible.
CNG Stove dlochner at 3:01pm 11.01.24 Long ago there were conversion kits available. For the stove itself it was a matter of changing the
Leaking around Mast sandpiper10471 at 3:00pm 11.01.24 Mine had an oval stainless plate that sat on the deck around the mast opening. I had a 1 inch flange

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