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Phil Herring at 1:40pm 07.02.19
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Superstition has been part of sailing since the days when three sheets to the wind was a comment abo
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Phil Herring at 1:29pm 07.02.19
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It's 2019, and whether you're in Nome or Nassau, it's hot! How do you keep your boat cool? AC? Fan
Plymouth Sailor at 1:28pm 07.02.19
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Anyone have photos of your boom clew hardware? I bought my boat with the end of the boom missing so
Plymouth Sailor at 1:28pm 07.02.19
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Anyone have photos of your boom clew hardware? I bought my boat with the end of the boom missing so
Phil Herring at 1:22pm 07.02.19
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Goldilocks had been a delivery skipper and dock rat for years. Straits of Malacca, Cape Horn, Point
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Anyone have photos of a Hunter - Cherubini 25 clew hardware at the end of the boom? I bought my boa
s/v milou at 12:28pm 07.02.19
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LOOKING FOR RESOURCES FOR REPLACING GRAB RAILS ON COACH ROOF, BOTH PORT AND STARBOARD SIDES. HAVE TR
sccohen at 12:25pm 07.02.19
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Looking for some advice on rigging the spin halyard. Should the line run thru the fairlead holes ab
Clipping at 12:03pm 07.02.19
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Any MacGregor 26M owners out there who have installed or know of anyone who is familiar with the Lo
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wdonovan at 7:32am 07.02.19
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Hi all. New owner. Boat was sold to me as a 25 but the title says 26. Looking at pictures of both mo
gezook777 at 7:15am 07.02.19
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I am in need of a new mainsail for my 25' MacGregor. Any suggestions? Anyone have a used sail that w
Ben4195 at 7:06am 07.02.19
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Hi folks, I've never needed to do this when I had my little boat, but now that I have a bigger boat
Fly By Night at 6:36am 07.02.19
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I just obtained an older Raymarine autopilot. It is an ST6001 controller with an S3 base. I would
bugbitten at 5:44am 07.02.19
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I've just turned 70 and am shopping for a boat I can sail on the Chesapeake, but, more importantly,
blakslee720 at 3:17am 07.02.19
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Hello all. My sister and I were recently offered a free 83 Bruce Roberts 34. We have some experience
Hope'sAnchor at 9:33pm 07.01.19
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Anyone have any info on the original manufacturer and size of the cabin winch for the main and head
theluckyone17 at 7:06pm 07.01.19
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There's a couple of dinged up standing rigging bits on my O'Day 19... a crimped backstay tail, a ben
thetone at 5:56pm 07.01.19
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Hello, I just purchased a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It's taking on water when sailing on a port track. I c
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Its funny Friday!
RussC at 9:59am 01.11.25
the funny part about spell checkers is that they ALWAYS know what the word is. :facepalm::biggrin:
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step
Crazy Dave Condon at 9:08am 01.11.25
Have you tried talking with Mike Thomas at SBO as he use to ordered all parts for Hunter Marine corp
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch
Crazy Dave Condon at 8:57am 01.11.25
Check with Mike Thomas at the SBO FORUM STORE as he ordered parts for Hunter Marine
Powering starlink
joe28532 at 8:33am 01.11.25
You have to use a female to female connector so you can plug the connector from the converter to you
Powering starlink
NYSail at 8:28am 01.11.25
We have the mini. We run it directly off the 12 volt system with the below linked DC to DC converte
Powering starlink
joe28532 at 8:22am 01.11.25
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41
danm1 at 7:54am 01.11.25
One other possibility. One of the fuel docks near me has a high speed hose for the mega boat tanks.
Oldest Boat to Buy
FastOlson at 7:50am 01.11.25
If I lost her, I would probably take the $$ and invest more in a bigger boat. Invest -- that word
What the heck are these compression fittings?!
CrispyCringle at 7:12am 01.11.25
My water maker uses a lot of quick connect type plastic fittings. Water makers and lawn sprinkler sy
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41
sailcapt340 at 6:23am 01.11.25
Same issue on my 340. And has been since new. I have to be extremely cautious when fueling to not
Catalina 28 Roller Furler
Ward H at 6:14am 01.11.25
As Stu said, you'll find that Garhauer made most if not all of the running rigging hardware for Cata
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41
ice breaker at 5:42am 01.11.25
Same boat no issues.
Bilge Pump in Keel?
sailme88 at 5:12am 01.11.25
We had a Bristol 32 that had a deep full keel.. The water tank had failed and was removed from the n
Bilge Pump in Keel?
Urban Hermit at 4:49am 01.11.25
Don't screw into your bilge. There's wood in there. Even when its properly sealed, water will still
What the heck are these compression fittings?!
colemj at 4:24am 01.11.25
They look like common drip irrigation fittings, but since they are probably French, then maybe these
Are 30 year old sails worth anything??
Ward H at 6:25pm 01.10.25
Last winter we decided to make our old sails into some tote bags. We had lots of fun and felt good n
Catalina 28 Roller Furler
Stu Jackson at 4:29pm 01.10.25
Traveler is Garhauer.
Oldest Boat to Buy
kappykaplan at 3:13pm 01.10.25
Don't ya love spending money on things you hope to never use? :plus:
Oldest Boat to Buy
dlochner at 2:45pm 01.10.25
And of course the insurance includes the requisite liability insurance my marina requires. But hop

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