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Opinions on hand held vhf radios pumpkinpie at 2:14pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 36/3857 I'm in the process of purchasing safety equipment and looking into the hand held vhf radios. Any op
Main sheet purchase ratio for a Hunter 28.5 Red_Dog at 1:07pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1461 Got home from the boat this morning after two wonderful days of sailing. My main sheet though is dri
unidentified stainless cable (1) John G. Davis at 12:20pm 06.23.19 Day Sailers 4/1090 I found this in the bow of my new to me daysailer 3. It is about 2 feet long with a ball on one end
J/22 North Americans - looking at a start (3) Jackdaw at 11:31am 06.23.19 Racing 7/1378 WYC hosted the J/22 North Americans this last weekend, with 39 boats attending. As you would expect,
M 25xp b starter relay njlarry at 11:17am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1291 Anyone know either the Kabota or Universal part number for the M 25xpb starter relay? Many thanks in
Replacing Hunter 23.5 Windshield Chris Flanagan at 11:13am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 10/1553 Over the winter I purchased a replacement forward windshield through the Hunter website anticipating
What to do with old pre-mix (fuel)? Tedd at 11:10am 06.23.19 Trailer Sailors 37/4504 We bought a Mac 26C two years ago. I was way pessimistic about fuel consumption and way optimistic a
Out with the old instruments, and in with the "new", for $200 (3) Leeward Rail at 8:25am 06.23.19 Catalina 22 13/2640 Our 87 Catalina 22 came with non-functional Signet Depth, Speed, and Wind Direction units. The cost
Outboard Motor Carb Question (1) BrianW at 8:15am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/435
gouged gelcoat on 380 planoron at 7:52am 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/485 Well backing in last night I almost cleared but now have a decent gouge by the port rubrail aft. L
Replaced Upper Shrouds on H23.5 CrispyCringle at 7:03am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 2/493 I replaced the upper shrouds on my 23.5 yesterday. I noticed a few popped strands in the steel wire
How to remove cotter pins LordNelson at 6:56am 06.23.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1756 I am replacing the back stay and can not get a grip on the small masthead cotter pin in order to ben
Adding a Cunningham to a Crowded Deck Sailavie1 at 6:23am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3219
Atlantic Hurricane Forecast 2019 (2) JamesG161 at 6:01am 06.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/1006 The National Hurricane Center has this forecast. justed forecast! ____ The East Pacific , Atlantic a
No fixing sailing !! pclarksurf at 8:39pm 06.22.19 Catalina 22 3/598 Aux5Y5HChz8 It can be done: first season the only thing I had to do prior to splash was a quick was
LP Monitor Breaker Keeps Popping ??? Patrick17430 at 3:43pm 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 6/567 Hello, We have the Trident gas control panel on our 79 Hunter Cherubini 37 and the breaker pops quit
ditching the kicker bubby-joe at 2:35pm 06.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/4489 I own a 93 26S and am looking to ditch the old broken unreliable outboard and all liquid fuel for it
H170 Where to put the boom when trailering? Shorefun at 2:27pm 06.22.19 Day Sailers 2/892 When I lay my mast down I put he base forward and leave the shrouds attached. Works out nice for ste
Anti-overflow valve causing fuel to leak in the bilges... ugh dkerphunter at 1:53pm 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1428 Just took delivery of a Dufour. According to new EU environmental regulations, there is an anti-over
6 wire fuel sending unit - what is this? (5) buddy0 at 11:42am 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/1995 Just when I thought I had fuel sending units figured out, I come across this in my 2005 Hunter 33-2.

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Toyota Rav 4 for towing (1) LakeShark at 3:49pm 07.11.24 14,000 lbs will throw your F-150 around like a rag doll if it gets sideways. I've seen it happen a
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 3:43pm 07.11.24 Nice. How many coats? My memory is somewhat fuzzy here. I had brought the seats home and it ende
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 3:38pm 07.11.24 Semi-tractor use fifth-wheel hitches, much different. This is basically true, especially for small v
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again.
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicl
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Disconnect the high temp alarm wire on the top of the engine for a day and see if that stops the ala
O'day 20 Centerboard (3) twodzusfittings at 3:25pm 07.11.24 Question: Is your centerboard designed with Stainless Steel plates holding Wedges up into the cavity
Are These Davit Mounts? capta at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I'd go with davits.
O'day 20 Centerboard shemandr at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I've had two centerboard boats and sailed a few others. I don't think any had a rigid centerboard a
Mainsheet capta at 3:12pm 07.11.24 I think a mainsheet should be of sufficient size that it is easy to grasp as almost any size would w
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 3:04pm 07.11.24
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 2:55pm 07.11.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 2:52pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicle
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? pgandw at 2:52pm 07.11.24 I use the CS Johnson velcro keepers on my 19ft Mariner. I love them and now have a complete set for
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dmax at 2:48pm 07.11.24 I have Cetol on my teak for over 5 years (3 coats), put a new coat on every 2 years, still looks gre
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 2:46pm 07.11.24 Completely different products, one is a varnish, one is coating.
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Foswick at 2:13pm 07.11.24 This is eerily similar to an issue I am dealing with on the boat we just bought. It has a sporadic
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project G Newboat at 1:48pm 07.11.24 Alright, I've cleaned everything out and looked at it again. I think this butyl tape is what I want
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 1:36pm 07.11.24 If the question is will it move the boat a short distance the answer is yes. If your asking if its
Are These Davit Mounts? Foswick at 1:22pm 07.11.24 They look more like fishing pole holders. For davits, I would expect a mounting that is much more

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