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Considering a move to Lake Lanier/Atlanta area mpgazelle at 6:33pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/311 I am considering a move to the Sandy Springs/Atlanta Country club area. I'm a "casual"/day sailor (n
Wood light/wiring mounts (2) tailboom at 2:17pm 12.20.23 Catalina 22 12/1053 Appreciate everyone's patience as I work to restore my new '84. Todays question reference wood mou
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold SDS3 Sailors at 1:43pm 12.20.23 Big Boats 1/349 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
Fresh water distribution manifold assembly and installation SDS3 Sailors at 1:41pm 12.20.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/631 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
H41 DS access to starboard jib block (1) Nachismo at 11:17am 12.20.23 Big Boats 4/391 Could someone post a pic and/or description re accessing the starboard jib sheet block to re-bed/sto
Datamarine wind instrument question (1) bookmd at 7:48am 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/452 This is the wind instrument I have on the boat...it works fine, but the LCD is getting dim/difficult
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:11pm 12.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1423 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a ne
Yamaha 36 broken mast. Inox at 11:36pm 12.18.23 Yamaha 3/801 Hello! Our loved mast broke due to a fail in a chain plate from the top shroud. It can not be repair
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 4:13pm 12.18.23 Big Boats 16/1707 Rigging replacement, Hunter 49 B'R Fractional, no backstay: Some, perhaps most of you are driven to
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:31pm 12.18.23 Catalina 310 7/1023 Can anyone advise on the best place to install a fire port on the Catalina 310? For example, one li
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (1) william24424 at 10:22am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2117 Wife would like a new cruising boat for New England coastal sailing (Cape Cod-Newport-New York-Possi
Weather patterns for the PacificNW jssailem at 9:30am 12.18.23 Weather and Forecasting 8/927 This is the start of Christmas Week. Kids off school. Holiday gift buying. So what will be the weath
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:39am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1996 I have a sailboat at a marina that I may need to get rid of it. Is there a service that will take it
Hatch leak repair Tom TH at 4:01am 12.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1479 The forward Hatch on our O'day 222 leaks during rain events. Is there a way to remove only the cover
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 10:29pm 12.17.23 S2 9/778 Is it possible for an S2 7.3 to become a documented vessel, or is it just too small? I'm curious if
Fore Stay Bow Connection (1) tailboom at 7:11pm 12.17.23 Catalina 22 7/812 Curious what others use to secure the fore stay to the bow (sorry about my terminology). PO used a b
Prop rotation question (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:15pm 12.17.23 Ask All Sailors 50/3554 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-cond
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 4:31pm 12.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1191 Hello All- I have a Yanmar 3HM35F and today I planned to change the fresh water. I pulled out about
Repair/replace original WAECO fridge on 2005 Hunter 33'. 4Winds at 1:29pm 12.17.23 Parts Search 0/559 Got an extra unit? Looking to repair or replace 65L/2.7cu ft WAECO RPD 0065U 65L DC12/24V, 70W fridg
Battery charging Mike H. at 12:23pm 12.17.23 Big Boats 13/1404 We have a 2004 Hunter Passage 420 with a yanmar 4jh diesel. She has two batteries. Bought it last sp

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Towing a 260 BobSail at 9:41pm 10.12.24 Crazy Dave Condon was involved with the development of the H260 and is the best source of all things
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 9:24pm 10.12.24 I try to avoid them and look for places that receive little traffic. I normally shoot for 20-25' of
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 7:42pm 10.12.24 To further clarify what I mean by PNW waters, to me that includes Puget Sound north to the Alaskan b
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode jssailem at 7:04pm 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Michael Davis at 5:59pm 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord l
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 5:59pm 10.12.24 BC waters are not "Pacific Northwest"... They are the SW of Canada and the NE of the Pacific Ocean
Hurricane aftermath WayneH at 5:39pm 10.12.24 I have two channels I use for the weather: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov https://forecast.weather.gov/MapC
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 10.12.24 How would they pick that up? If it's in tact, I'd use a crane, drop it in the water to let it leve
Hurricane aftermath Rick Webb at 5:30pm 10.12.24 I doubt that, there are now three cable networks, Weather channel, AccuWeather, & Fox Weather (not
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 5:18pm 10.12.24 We measured our forestay, 27' 11" to the center of the pin (hooked up). This is after I lengthened i
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode SkiingSailor at 5:10pm 10.12.24 BC waters are not "Pacific Northwest"... They are the SW of Canada and the NE of the Pacific Ocean
Hurricane aftermath BigEasy at 4:28pm 10.12.24 I think for the most part they have ruined their brand. Many folks don't even watch local TV, so th
Hurricane aftermath Rick Webb at 3:44pm 10.12.24 I think for the most part they have ruined their brand. Many folks don't even watch local TV, so th
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 3:08pm 10.12.24
Hurricane aftermath BigEasy at 1:47pm 10.12.24
O'Day 25 Boat Stands David W at 1:32pm 10.12.24 @Tally Ho Is this the one you're referring to? How would they pick that up?
Its funny Friday! (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:03pm 10.12.24
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:50pm 10.12.24 Asking for a friend...... Tell your "friend" that it's all like this :
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 10.12.24 I'm surprised no one has suggested 50 feet of chain and the rest three strand line. (400 to 500 fee
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Tally Ho at 12:27pm 10.12.24 Yes. The boatyard just got back to me and said that they are providing the stands. Problem solved

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