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Movement in hull when on the hard Akapeterc at 1:47pm 02.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/923 My yacht has just gone up on the hard and I noticed that the bedroom door at the bow that was almost
Wind Song - Galley Update (1) TaborKP! at 1:43pm 02.15.19 Alden General Chat 8/5797 Well some progress in the Galley to share, new counter top, sink and faucet, both by scanvik, sink i
Battery float charge question Clydo at 12:07pm 02.15.19 Catalina 310 3/741 Bought two new 4 D Duracell batteries. New 20 amp 3 stage Zantrax charger. Yard installed includi
'Man overboard!': Crew scramble to save a man who slips off a yacht Tom-in-Annapolis at 10:11am 02.15.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1239 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6709707/Crew-scramble-save-man-slips-yacht.html 'Man overb
Baltic 51 owners out there? gn4478 at 9:19am 02.15.19 Ask All Sailors 4/477 Are there any Baltic 51 owners out there? I am looking for some information about the boat. Thanks.
Cure for Crazing? Fiftybucks at 8:31am 02.15.19 Ask All Sailors 6/5233 we have been looking at a particular make and model of beneteau not all, models, just the 361s and e
Hunter Passage 42 eianm at 3:56am 02.15.19 Big Boats 7/1523 Would anyone have the drawings for the emergency tiller bracket for the 1991 H42 please? My boat did
External structure problem with internal ballast keel (3) "Selah" at 7:16pm 02.14.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1146 Hey everyone! And by the way, Happy Valentines Day to all of you!! I have been contemplating a fix f
I scored a racing boat for my valentine (2) Will Gilmore at 3:12pm 02.14.19 Smaller Boats 8/1071 I was talking to my wife about building a small boat and she has always loved the windmill. So, I w
2000 Hunter 340 "Tip to tip length" Yachtsman1686 at 1:32pm 02.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/855 Hey, I'm inquiring about slip availability for a 2000 H340 that I have an offer in on. The marina
1997 H-336 Running cables from stern to bow antoineH336 at 12:57pm 02.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 8/1496 Hello all H-336 and H-340 owner! My back is telling me it's time to install a windlass ans I would
Rebedding companionway frame on 356 (1) karellen at 12:52pm 02.14.19 Big Boats 16/2269 Noticed I have a fair bit of water coming in through my companionway. The frame itself is dry, so it
Time to Upgrade...? Simon Sexton at 9:38am 02.14.19 C&C 23/3009 Hey Y'all, Yesterday a good friend of mine sent me this link: https://houston.craigslist
Extremely heavy rain today Brian D at 8:50am 02.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 15/1216 St. Valentine has decided that we need water. Right now it is raining so hard I can barely see the b
Replacement Mast foot and deck plate or tabernacle Mike in Maine at 6:57am 02.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1339 Hello forum members , I have a 1988 ODAY 222 that needs a new Mast foot and deck plate . The origin
Hunter 310 Bimini shawnh1640 at 5:32am 02.14.19 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 9/3575 I have a Hunter 310 1998 with fiberglass arch. It came with Bimini bows and a good dodger but no Bim
Capri 18 w/o Hull ID - Help?? Bart49 at 7:05pm 02.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1074 I recently bought a Capri18 and it does not have a hull id any place I have looked. Not on either si
Renting a sailboat in the Bahamas Bluenose at 5:58pm 02.13.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1148 Next year I'll be retired and I would like to rent a sailboat for a month in the Bahamas. I'd like t
Raymarine wind instruments Cmackg at 4:22pm 02.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1103 Has anybody here installed one of these on their Mac? If so, how did you handle the wiring through t
Curtain Tracks Dug22 at 3:15pm 02.13.19 Catalina 22 6/1639 My wife want's to make her own curtains for the boat. I am looking for a curtain track option. Any i

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1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 10:04am 08.05.24 What kind of batteries The batteries are two Duralast 24MD-DL, 685 MCA, reserve capacity 140, bot
The fog of shore kappykaplan at 9:16am 08.05.24 A short handed crew can easily meet this requirement by upgrading to a VHF that has a foghorn funct
The fog of shore Captain Larry-DH at 9:13am 08.05.24
The fog of shore dLj at 8:37am 08.05.24 Give us fog tips and tell your best harrowing fog stories. Fog tips: Have, understand, practice, a
The fog of shore kloudie1 at 8:25am 08.05.24 Not a lot of fog experience here but I have stuck to that old adage to not use markers/beacons for w
The fog of shore American_Mainsail at 8:23am 08.05.24 Practice with your radar before you have to use it "for real" in the fog. Learn how far away boats n
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . Justin_NSA at 8:22am 08.05.24 "life time guaranteed" is a vague concept unless it is spelled out in the product info. To satisfy t
Useful Technology Ideas (2) Tally Ho at 7:58am 08.05.24
The fog of shore mermike at 7:48am 08.05.24 I dunno, I used to enjoy shooting ILS approaches to minimums. I'm a little weird that way. I ran m
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you (1) American_Mainsail at 7:44am 08.05.24 I've noticed on these Shark Bite fittings that it's helpful to fully seat the PEX pipe, then pull ba
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . JoeWhite at 7:17am 08.05.24 Yes, and I rub lanoline on battery terminals to keep corrosion in check and I use rechargables to av
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? thinwater at 7:08am 08.05.24 So when does corrosion and hose separation due to ethanol occur? Corrosion. Ethanol draws water i
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Johann at 6:47am 08.05.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass Tally Ho at 6:40am 08.05.24 You guys may be right. It could well be salvaged. It has lost all its oil and more recently has g
Rudder Removal (5) American_Mainsail at 6:02am 08.05.24 Hi James, I understand that the rudder configuration is very similar to my boat (a 44AC). It's pret
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 4:24am 08.05.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are th
Using the aft stay sailme88 at 3:33am 08.05.24 I'd be leery about attaching anything to stays and shrouds that adds any vibration. Having said tha
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:22am 08.05.24 No lubrication is used. Flush with fresh water. You do not have to lower the mast if you can climb
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:14am 08.05.24 Which furling unit do you have? I suggest lowering the mast. A photo of the drum location would
Using the aft stay kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.05.24 Use a couple of small blocks attached to the stay with small hose clamps.

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