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Fort Myers Florida sailors.... AXEL at 8:50am 12.11.18 Ask All Sailors 2/540 I am planning to retire next summer (2019) in Fort Myers. I bought a home there several years ago, m
in mast furling drilling east coaster at 6:33am 12.11.18 Catalina 310 9/1251 Have a catalina 310 #166 2002 vintage with in mast furling. I would like to add wires going to the s
Where do I hang wet towels!? kbhurst75 at 6:23am 12.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3760 We have a 37c and are planning on living aboard soon. We will be living at a marina and do not want
B381 Lifeline Stantion bases Brad Cross at 8:23pm 12.10.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1031 I have a 1999 Ben. Oceanis 381 and would like to add a lifeline station base so I can relocate one o
What do I do about rusty pawls? (4) JetLaggedChef at 7:43pm 12.10.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1262 I just took apart a winch to service it. The PO did a lot of restoration work and it didn't seem to
Lake Martin AL? rgranger at 6:23pm 12.10.18 Ask All Sailors 7/718
Proud new owner Hunter 356 (1) clmooring at 5:55pm 12.10.18 Mid-Size Boats 36/3660 I am the proud new owner of a 2002 Hunter 356. I will be sailing on the southern Chesapeake Bay out
Yanmar 3GM30 only does 3/4 turn (4) Val V at 5:25pm 12.10.18 Engines and Propulsion 25/2758 This winter I took on two small projects to help replace the oil going forward on my 3GM30F engine (
It's Nice at Waikiki Beach! Kings Gambit at 12:00pm 12.10.18 Destinations 17/1782
Adding a head to Hunter 260 rk1sails at 7:16am 12.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2681 We're purchasing a 2003 Hunter 260 water ballasted sailboat in FL and want to add a head with a hold
H326 interior wood work, what finish? Wipe_Out at 6:10am 12.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/502 Hi, Our 'new' H326 needs a lot of attention paid to the interior wood work which has been neglected
Pacific Northwest Cruise - 2018 Terry Cox at 5:20am 12.10.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1076 Enjoy it here: JJN07QHmwWg
Cold enough for ya. All U Get at 2:30am 12.10.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1282 Hi all, When I was quite young and earning my keep there was a particularly old gent that would alwa
Introduction and first question about leaking windows Wipe_Out at 2:02am 12.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/708 Hi Everyone.. We have just taken ownership of a 2001 Hunter 326 which I am sad to say had been a lit
Bilge pump gets weaker and weaker limbodog at 5:38pm 12.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3320
Condensation in the headliner TimFromLI at 5:00pm 12.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/646 My boat is laid up on the hard for winter here in NY. Yesterday I removed a panel of the headliner
O'Day 28 dodger loneshark64 at 3:51pm 12.09.18 Bigger Boats 13/3270 Hi I recently bought a nice 1985 O'Day 28 that was well taken care of. But it has a dodger that has
Window leaks 420 Passage alsal at 3:37pm 12.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/839 Have a 1995 Hunter 420 Passage. Center cockpit. Side windows (lens) in the master bedroom leak aroun
Old News But New to Me Hello Below at 2:52pm 12.09.18 Ask All Sailors 1/465 I was sourcing out a small blade fuse block for a winter project I will starting soon. One of the b
What sailing accessory do you want Santa to bring you this Christmas Grotto at 2:36pm 12.09.18 Catalina 22 20/1496 My wife asked me what do you want for Christmas. My response was some one to finish the refit..... T

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How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) shemandr at 7:08pm 04.14.24 I did swim for my dingy once. Cocktails were involved.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 7:08pm 04.14.24 Well, an outboard kicker is standard issue for a boat like mine. I had learned to sail out and in t
Santana 21 design info needed buckwhidden1 at 6:22pm 04.14.24 Search the threads on this site for no traveler rig and you will find various examples of boom end
Vang? DanMaine at 5:43pm 04.14.24 I am not familiar with the HC37 rigging. Do you have mid-boom sheeting, end boom sheeting, an adjus
Vang? Will Gilmore at 5:38pm 04.14.24 Except when you're off the wind. That's where questions about the traveler and mid-boom sheeting c
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? stickinthemud57 at 5:30pm 04.14.24 Well, an outboard kicker is standard issue for a boat like mine. I had learned to sail out and in th
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? stickinthemud57 at 5:16pm 04.14.24 I know a guy. Check your PM.
Vang? kappykaplan at 3:02pm 04.14.24 Well designed and adjusted sheet cars usually do that job perfectly well. Except when you're off t
Vang? Will Gilmore at 2:56pm 04.14.24 I am not familiar with the HC37 rigging. Do you have mid-boom sheeting, end boom sheeting, an adjus
Chafe guard for dodger dlochner at 2:08pm 04.14.24 I have black vinyl. Works well.
Chafe guard for dodger Rich Stidger at 1:37pm 04.14.24 I use regular light grey leather, but I have also lowered my bimini frame to provide less chance of
Lewmar wheel brake jammed kappykaplan at 1:19pm 04.14.24 Easy fix! Well done! Sail safe. :beer:
Lewmar wheel brake jammed HarryvdMeer at 1:11pm 04.14.24 Thanks for your comments. Upon close inspection I noticed that one of the steering wheel bolts had
New Genoa questions Richard19068 at 12:44pm 04.14.24 Thanks for the comments
Entering Canade with children. Terry Cox at 12:42pm 04.14.24 Year before last I checked in at Bedwell. Hi Mike. Cleared Canada Customs in five minutes last sea
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:39pm 04.14.24 Hmmmm.... Kiwi dude at my marina went 'round Van Isl. with his wife and newborn in a Ericson 27 Ato
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 12:36pm 04.14.24 What I am really after is understanding the warning buzzer circuit. My buzzer can at times sound ver
Entering Canade with children. Hello Below at 12:25pm 04.14.24 I understand that others with Nexus have been able to connect to CBSA after crossing north of Bound
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 12:17pm 04.14.24 From what I see in some forums, some of these engines wired the glow plugs directly through the keys
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid (1) Fred at 12:05pm 04.14.24 Actually its on page 97 of the manual that I found online (pg 26 of my paper manual)

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