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Ready. Set. Whoa! (1) Phil Herring at 8:42am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 54/4558 Memorial Day weekend looms... will your boat be in the water and/or ready to roll for summer? Did y
1980 Hunter 33 starboard lazarette opening dimensions sbarefoo at 8:12am 05.10.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/699 One of the problems about being 1000 miles away from your boat is you can't scoot over to the marina
Sailing a kayak? Ken Cross at 7:36am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 60/8935 I'm in the process of building a kayak and got to thinking: If you were to put a sail on a kayak, ho
Screw/bolt size question Chris & Lenore at 4:07am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1246 I plan to use bolts to mount my 18 inch Raymarine radar to the mast. The Scanstrut mount came with
How long to kick off? Project_Mayhem at 9:19pm 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3557 I've been working on a lot of fiberglass right now and it's taking forever for the fiberglass to kic
WTB O'Day 192 Long Island, NY GSBNY at 7:43pm 05.09.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1013
Widgeon foredeck hatch addition DabbyDuck at 5:21pm 05.09.19 Day Sailers 4/1579 Hello all! I am looking to add a hatch to the foredeck of my 1974 Widgeon. I was wondering if there
Wind sensor positioning (1) Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 32/8954 I always see the sensor pointing forward - ahead of the mast - on just about all boats. I pointed i
H41 ice maker output. leemarkadams at 2:29pm 05.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/366 Screenshot_20190509_221541_com.dropbox.android by leemarkadams posted May 9, 2019 at 10:27 PMHello a
Hi, I'm a prior member and now have returned 2bysea at 2:17pm 05.09.19 Smaller Boats 4/683 I had a H33 set up as a livaboard cruiser around Fl. After several small trailer sailers I have just
Hot water fitting size Voyager1 at 11:59am 05.09.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/369 I have a 2gm20f, looking to replace the hot water hoses. Current hose are 5/8th. One fitting on the
KEEL PROBLEMS Waterwings2 at 9:42am 05.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/954 I have a 1987 Catalina Tall Rig, I been dealing with the smile for 8 Years and noticed a gradual pe
First Beer-can race of the summer. pateco at 8:31am 05.09.19 Racing 12/1307 We got out for our first Beer-can Race of the summer season last night. Lots of fun. 23276658408142
Uncooperative Through Hull dlochner at 7:46am 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 33/3821 Second Star has a leaking Groco ball valve. The leak is not in the ball valve mechanism rather it le
Water leaks on a 34? Mike Oldak at 7:01am 05.09.19 Big Boats 11/1181 Found quite a few leaks. 1) ports 2) waste and water deck plates, old gaskets gave way 3) anchor loc
Impeller Woes (1) RoyS at 5:56am 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 22/5011 Have a 40 year old Yanmar 2QM15. Sometime in the past a P.O. converted this salt water cooled engine
41' Hunter 41DS ? pumpkinpie at 1:49am 05.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4009 It looks like we have found the right boat for us. We spent a couple hours on her. She is loaded wit
H34 galley and head sink drain fitting size? (2) highmillr at 8:33pm 05.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/712 1985 h34 stripped of all interior when i bought it. I need to know what size tge galley and head sin
Leaking Quadrant cover gfroch at 7:50pm 05.08.19 Catalina 30 15/2247 Hello all- I have a 1987 MKII with the quadrant access hatch behind the wheel. When I purchased the
getting to the oil pressure switch on 1984 c27 mbs at 6:53pm 05.08.19 Mid-Size Boats 14/2086 Trying to replace the darn oil pressure switch. a deep 15/16 socket can't get in there due to the

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Vendee Globe 2024! PaulK at 1:33pm 12.19.24 It is truly amazing how close these boats and skippers are over such a long di Last night there we
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Tally Ho at 1:28pm 12.19.24
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (4) WayneH at 12:44pm 12.19.24 I'm going to say YES, NO and NO. e down which you can barely see in this picture. Boat was so light
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? dlochner at 12:28pm 12.19.24 Anyone have any experience with/knowledge of Revatek alternator regulators? Saw them at the Annapo
Retired person with too much time on his hands? walt at 11:49am 12.19.24 I have a hand held IR thermometer that only goes to 100C and it quickly pegs the limit so the pot ge
Water in Bilge! kappykaplan at 11:44am 12.19.24 it is keel stepped. I'm worried about it accumulating and freezing. What can you do about the mast?
Diesel injector testing jssailem at 11:43am 12.19.24 It is true, one can spray diesel fuel at a cardboard target and get an image. One can pull an inject
Deck the Halls... (Alternative Xmas Songs) Leeward Rail at 11:40am 12.19.24
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Leeward Rail at 11:23am 12.19.24 Being inquisitive is the best thing in life. Keep on with the development. You need a way to accurat
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Leeward Rail at 11:19am 12.19.24 Most effective, yes. Perhaps a little pricey however. Many places in the world are cheaper than t
Diesel injector testing Ralph Johnstone at 11:18am 12.19.24 That was a good video, but this one is really cool (for those pyromaniacs out there). Incredible.
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 12.19.24 My solution was to buy a place in SW Florida and head South:cool: Most effective, yes. Perhaps a
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Ralph Johnstone at 10:28am 12.19.24 but its near mid winter so posting about goofball stuff might be ok.. Goof ball ideas are as cruc
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? captcoho at 10:26am 12.19.24 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a tra
Retired person with too much time on his hands? (1) Tally Ho at 10:15am 12.19.24 It looks like you have a perfectly good patio heater in the background. Those are designed to radia
Am I missing anything for the layup? dlochner at 10:14am 12.19.24 I'd really like to draw it dry and start fresh before we launch Diesel is pretty stable, I wouldn
Water in Bilge! smokey73 at 10:05am 12.19.24 it is keel stepped. I'm worried about it accumulating and freezing. What can you do about the mas
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 10:02am 12.19.24 I saw a video where a guy was rebuilding his old Yanmar 2GM20 on his boat (he was a world cruiser).
Am I missing anything for the layup? Justin_NSA at 10:01am 12.19.24 Maybe some fresh fuel stabilizer. I think the stuff only lasts around a year. I'd really like to d
Am I missing anything for the layup? Justin_NSA at 10:00am 12.19.24 This will attract dirt. An electrical contact cleaner would be a better choice. Deox-It is the best

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