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Lighting Striking Sailboat - 7/8/19 mnmpizza at 6:44am 07.09.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1281 In case you all didn't see this: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/weather/2019/07/08/lightning-s
Cherubini-Hunter 25 circa 1976 (1) Plymouth Sailor at 5:24am 07.09.19 The Cherubini Hunters 1/776 I'm still trying to understand and maximize my 76's rigging, particularly it's boom. If anyone owns
Isotherm self pumping refrigerators riversloth at 5:21am 07.09.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1048 I'm just wanting to know if anyone is familiar with these self pumping units. Do they really work a
How to clean the diesel tank 1986 Sabre 32 Blue Wolf at 4:01am 07.09.19 Sabre Sailboats 8/2258
Just a cool photo (1) markwbird at 10:06pm 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1831 Friday night beer can racing on SF Bay. Blowing 20 kts and choppy. No one from my regular crew show
Raymarine EV-1 Sensor Location sjsflyer at 6:22pm 07.08.19 Catalina 310 9/5781 Previous owner replaced the original autopilot with the new Raymarine Ev- 100. BOE Marine in Maryla
Checking gearbox fluid in 8 hp Yanmar captain tom tom at 5:49pm 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 1/272 Should the engine (YSM8) be running, like some cars, to check the gearbox level? Warm or cold? Thank
Need a Catalina Mechanic rpell1@msn.com at 4:16pm 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 2/433 Hi all, I'm at that point where I can no longer handle any physically complicated projects. I now n
30' - 42' catamaran tour or sail Jsuser2 at 2:46pm 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 1/534 Greetings fellow sailors. My wife and I will be visiting family in San Diego county July 16th throug
I need a Volvo MD2B Davegem123 at 2:35pm 07.08.19 Engines and Propulsion 7/1931 mine is finished ...it just died ....looking for a decent replacement ...reasonable hours good cond
411 gas strut for freezer VCristi at 2:32pm 07.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/978 Good afternoon... Does anyone know what type and size gas strut holds up the freezer lid on a Benete
French hitch on windless capstan Hayden Watson at 1:55pm 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/954 I have a Maxwell 500 that only has a capstan and no chain gypsy. I typically pull the chain section
Interesting idea... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:32pm 07.08.19 Sails Call Lounge 29/2780 Someone posted this on FB When using a public campground a tuba placed on your picnic table will kee
External Bow Thruster Install on a H41DS (6) Nodak7 at 11:03am 07.08.19 Big Boats 21/3317 I just wanted to share my experience with the installation and operation of the external thruster on
Bulb type for steaming light, 2006 H41 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:36am 07.08.19 Big Boats 1/885 Hi All, Anyone know what type of bulb is used in the steaming light on a 2006 Hunter 41? Thanks
News video - lightning strike sailboat Skipper at 9:00am 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 6/689 ....Repost. For some reason can't edit headline on other one ... What are the odds... I saw this vi
Cooler drain sailnoproblem at 7:34am 07.08.19 Ask All Sailors 10/975 Last week I posted a tread about helping a friend bring a new to him boat on a maiden voyage. Well i
Who uses an ATN sock w/Asymmetrical Spinnaker on a h36? (1) Dan_Y at 7:10am 07.08.19 Big Boats 14/2145
LEAKY 23 Volkswatson at 6:35am 07.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/413 Hey folks, Has anyone experienced significant leakage in their H23(from the topside)? Every time we
Hey Jackdaw, guess what I finally got to do. (7) Will Gilmore at 5:48am 07.08.19 Sails Call Lounge 38/3209 After two years on this forum and the frustration of life interfering with plans, I went sailing yes

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H42 Passage lists to port artboas at 10:23am 09.02.24 Move your beer
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dlochner at 10:23am 09.02.24 (Understand that my degrees and a good deal of my background is in linguistics. So, I pay way more
To charge or not to charge artboas at 10:22am 09.02.24 I have found that Cristec chargers were installed by boat builders owing to low cost. Once you start
Tank Sensors artboas at 10:16am 09.02.24 Yes, I have done this, and the sensors work fine now. I did a post on this awhile ago. The problem i
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass SailingCal21 at 10:14am 09.02.24
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dLj at 10:13am 09.02.24 Using "piloting" rather than "pilotage" will not likely ever result in a misunderstanding, run shi
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage artboas at 10:08am 09.02.24 I converted all my winches to electric, as I single hand my 49. It was a safety issue, if anything.
Tank Sensors Boiler at 10:04am 09.02.24 The old sensor had a problem when the float became waterlogged. I replaced mine. :biggrin::biggrin:
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Foswick at 9:31am 09.02.24 Yeah, I definitely didn't mean to offend or even correct. I am definitely not trying to prescribe ho
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 9:27am 09.02.24 I finally took it off. It's an HF-73, no longer made, of course, but my sense is all it needs is a
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 jssailem at 8:40am 09.02.24 After viewing these guys sailing their Catalina 16.5, I think I would not worry about controlling th
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Rick Webb at 8:38am 09.02.24
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 7:45am 09.02.24 good luck, it'll work fine.. whatever you do. Something like that is easy to tweak and modify. N
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:40am 09.02.24 good luck, it'll work fine.. whatever you do. Something like that is easy to tweak and modify.
Dimensions for the Seaward 26RK Dodger Joe at 7:38am 09.02.24 Hi Does anyone have the dimensions for a 2014 Seaward 26RK dodger? Thanks A dodger is very much a
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 7:34am 09.02.24 That will work, of course, but I was thinking of it being even simpler. Just one line per side, no
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:31am 09.02.24 Maybe a setup with the same principals as this without the aluminum slide. ? That will work, of co
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 7:26am 09.02.24 I hope this isn't too pedantic, but I wanted to clarify. Piloting and "pilotage" are two different
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 (1) Oldskoolguy at 7:25am 09.02.24 Yes that's one way. In fact, isn't that what the owner's manual you posted suggested? What might
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? dLj at 7:12am 09.02.24 I am little late with my (irrelevant) reply. Firstly, in my view this is not a day sailer, but a sa

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