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sailboat trailer for a 25' Hunter, 1978 longjohn at 9:54am 06.05.19 Trailer Sailors 6/1241 All Sailors: I'm looking to trailer my 25' Hunter...I have a generic tandem axle trailer, 18' long
Confused about legal whisker pole Ben4195 at 9:29am 06.05.19 Racing 19/3544 Hi all, it seems I'm getting conflicting info regarding what size whisker pole is legal vs. illegal.
H22 Mooring Cover jjweiss at 8:42am 06.05.19 Day Sailers 3/642 Has anyone come up with a good design for cover for the H22? We recently acquired a 2012 H22 and w
Cruising non-stop... what runs out first? Jackdaw at 8:23am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/2965 I was online chatting with a designer at the firm that designed my boat (Finot/Conq) when the the di
Mills Trophy Race, Lake Erie Ben4195 at 8:19am 06.05.19 Racing 21/1816 I'll be crewing on a J/92 in this Friday night's/Saturday morning's Mills Trophy Race. Our start is
Is this a common H34 sole problem? Mike Oldak at 8:07am 06.05.19 Big Boats 5/991 I found this picture on the site and noticed that the sole has the same soft/rotted spot as my H34,
Is this a common H34 sole problem? (1) Mike Oldak at 8:06am 06.05.19 Big Boats 10/1644 I found this picture on the site and noticed that the sole has the same soft/rotted spot as my H34,
Looking for relief of guilt Whatfiero1 at 7:50am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1313 I got a response on earlier post about power boats always want to pass sailboats over there bow beca
D Day WW II, sailboats? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1061 as an isolationist country prior to WW II with war raging in Europe and the Pacific with a small mil
Volvo throttle control.... NYSail at 7:28am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 1/304 Hello all, On my Beneteau 423 they installed a single lever throttle made by volvo. I do love the s
Gin Pole (1) BertVenture at 7:23am 06.05.19 Trailer Sailors 10/2998 I am having trouble setting my mast without another person. Does anyone know how to build a gin pol
Keeping the birds out of my boom (2) rade0041 at 6:50am 06.05.19 Smaller Boats 11/1032 Thought I would share my attempt to keep little birds from making their home in my boom. I usually
Need new turnbuckles .. advice catalanc at 5:49am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 6/565 Hello everyone, I have a Catalina 22 MKII and one of the turnbuckle ends is bent. I am pretty sure
Chain grabber / hook NYSail at 4:03am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 6/482 hello all..... I have been using a basic chain hook for my snubber and wrapping a line around it to
Installing opening hatch in main cabin for 335 johnstreatfeild at 3:24am 06.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/411 I have a non-opening sky light in the center of the main cabin of my H335. It appears the opening w
Issues with Two-year old batteries John_F at 7:44pm 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1189 My house batteries are Group 24 12-volt deep cycle from West Marine. I got them in the spring of 20
Used sails price. nt to insul wing15601 at 6:15pm 06.04.19 Bigger Boats 13/1427
Keeping sails clean from Mayflies LakeShark at 5:00pm 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 5/676 With the impending hatch of Mayflies on the Mississippi how do you keep them from staining your sail
2010 Hunter 39 Mast Height and ICW Roger F at 3:47pm 06.04.19 Big Boats 6/1381 We are researching a trip from Maine to Florida. I have read many books, waterway guide and talked
buying 4x Catalina 22 & 1x Catalina 27 for 83'000, what is your opinion? fabienna at 12:28pm 06.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1861 Hi everyone I am a totally newby when it comes to how much a boat is worth and what means good or ba

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HULL SCRATCHES dlochner at 2:08pm 08.25.24 Those scratches look like dock rash that has gone through the paint and probably affected the gelcoa
Electronics O'day 22 (2) drgbanks at 2:04pm 08.25.24 I know how easy it is to be intimidated by all the wires. I am at times when doing things on my bo
Garmin Fishfinder 240 dlochner at 2:01pm 08.25.24 Are you going to fish? Is the transducer under the cockpit? If so it is a terrible place for it.
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Davidasailor26 at 1:56pm 08.25.24 Yea, it's funny, the only people using the absolutely correct, formal radio procedures are the inte
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 1:27pm 08.25.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Davidasailor26 at 1:19pm 08.25.24
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E dLj at 1:16pm 08.25.24 @dj, it is a brand new gauge that is "matched" in resistance to the "new sensor." The old gauge is
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 1:07pm 08.25.24 @dj, it is a brand new gauge that is "matched" in resistance to the "new sensor." The old gauge is
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E dLj at 1:01pm 08.25.24 Reading through this thread, I'd see if you can check the gauge. It was not running properly when yo
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 1:01pm 08.25.24 Why not run a temporary #16 or smaller from the sensor to the new gauge and leave it taped up to en
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From LloydB at 12:59pm 08.25.24 If you want to pick up your of listening try Newark Traffic Control Tower on line they don't spend m
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From (1) JamesG161 at 12:56pm 08.25.24 "Roger" came from the Wireless days or the letter R = Received. "dit dah dit" normally sent 2 time
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Ralph Johnstone at 12:55pm 08.25.24 Why not run a temporary #16 or smaller from the sensor to the new gauge and leave it taped up to ens
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 12:49pm 08.25.24 I purchased a non-yanmar sender and gauge to install as described in post #9. When I hooked up the
What's inside the VHF antenna can jviss at 12:40pm 08.25.24 They will also have an Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) which is pretty definitive for determining antenna
What's inside the VHF antenna can JoeWhite at 12:07pm 08.25.24 Continuity test failing does not indicate a failed antenna. My antenna has a capacitor in series wit
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 12:03pm 08.25.24 No it doesn't. Now you're just being contrary. For example, if someone tells me "go to "A" dock
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Rick Webb at 11:42am 08.25.24 In Air Force radio vernacular, clicks on the mic button take the place of all sorts of responses.
HULL SCRATCHES Charles Erwin at 11:07am 08.25.24 If this is gel coat - not paint - then here is how it is done. There's A Hole In My Boat~ Gelcoat Co
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 10:57am 08.25.24 I think it depends upon context. No it doesn't.

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