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Heeling at dock DTR at 12:23pm 06.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/662 1989 Hunter 28, new to me. Last weekend I replaced one of the life line poles, (Starboard side just
Water leaks? JRT at 11:41am 06.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/720 Just looking for fun, but this price point jumped out to me until I saw the dark stains on the wood
H31 Mast Wiring Questions Manly at 10:24am 06.21.18 Mid-Size Boats 24/2880 So my 1984 Hunter 31 has wiring issues with the mast. To wit, there is no wiring inside the mast th
1973 Catalina 22 winch handle ??? steveebryant at 9:19am 06.21.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 31/3030 I just purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 and there is no winch handle with the boat. It obviously requir
I found something odd on my mainsail - curious what it might be for tipsyravensailing at 8:00am 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1520 Hello! I know i've been gone a bit but the boat project is coming along smashingly. sadly i don't
THICK white deposit in zincs NotCook at 7:55am 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1471
Sub-forum suggestion: BOLO jviss at 6:07am 06.21.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/408 Be On the LOokout - a sub-forum for people to post things they are looking for, like a part or somet
serpentine belt for M25XP Hayden Watson at 12:00am 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 Anyone know of a source for a serpentine belt for an M25XP? I found a kit for the M25XPB but they s
Any Old AUTOHELM Autopilot Instrument? Curious George at 8:46pm 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 7/422 I am looking for a working AUTOHELM autopilot control instrument. This is the older ST4000, black in
Yanmar 3GMF high temp alarm jwerkjr at 7:35pm 06.20.18 Engines and Propulsion 9/3400 This past Sunday I had my high water temp alarm sound. This occurred on my way back to the marina af
AWESOME Trailer Guy! Rick Webb at 4:17pm 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 0/316 I've intended for a long time to post a recommendation for a trailer repair and manufacturing outfit
H34 Compression Post Rennovation - This will be a long one... (4) mnmpizza at 4:10pm 06.20.18 Big Boats 17/3499 Greetings sailors! I thought I'd start this thread today and hope to "end" it by the end of July-20
Hunter 26 Shroud lower turnbuckle pin cotter pins jbreland at 3:40pm 06.20.18 Smaller Boats 3/510 My H26 shroud turnbuckle pins where they connect to the u bolt on the hull rail currently has cotter
H260 Rudder . . . . Dyneema? GBGraham at 12:47pm 06.20.18 Smaller Boats 15/1062 On reading topics and reviews I have noticed that one of the complaints for the quasi rudder system
Best resource for rigging Catalina 22 robk27 at 12:27pm 06.20.18 Catalina 22 4/3972 Hello, I'm another new owner of a 1989 Catalina 22. Everything is all wrapped and tied up still fro
Self tacker Meriachee at 11:58am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1189 Not that long ago, there was a discussion here about self tacking sails. That discussion (as so many
Boat died while motoring in the channel. Gas smells in cabin. Won't start again. RemotelyOdd at 11:23am 06.20.18 Catalina 30 19/2386 My sail was going fine from Long Beach to Marina Del Rey. Only motored briefly when the wind died do
Dock Water Boat Hose Connection twx at 10:07am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2867 My Beneteau 40CC Oceanis has a fitting at the stern that appears to be a female water hose connectio
State of emergency tillers (1) Phil Herring at 8:46am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 56/6167 Most boats are with a wheel also include an emergency tiller that drops into the steering quadrant f
2004 H33 Mainsheet Size Russ S at 8:45am 06.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/377 I'm sure this has been gone over a lot here, but I can't seem to find it. Just bought a '04 h33 that

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Battery Confusion.. jviss at 12:37pm 07.27.23 Would be helpful to know how you charge. It I was solving that I'd look for a single LiFePo4 batter
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:34pm 07.27.23 https://www.skywayyachtworks.com https://crowleys.com
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:26pm 07.27.23 either skyway yacht works, or crowleys, they are a couple blocks apart, last chance before bridges.
Battery Confusion.. JoeWhite at 11:22am 07.27.23 Installing a 100 watt flexible solar panel and charger is a good idea when shore power is not availa
Battery Confusion.. Richard19068 at 11:19am 07.27.23 +1 on Don S/V ILLusion's response Also, you will want to know how many amps your fan(s) and lights
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 11:15am 07.27.23 The forestay spot did not have anything imbedded. I was disappointed. They used large washers. It se
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 11:08am 07.27.23 the sails are toast. add $5,000.00 to your buy in price. just keeping it real! old IOR boats ne
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Thaniel at 11:02am 07.27.23 From the website: "Customers must show a valid sailboat operator's certificate or sail card to rent
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Richard19068 at 11:00am 07.27.23 From the website: "Customers must show a valid sailboat operator's certificate or sail card to rent
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:56am 07.27.23 Thanks. Leaning toward the two deep cycle...given my usage. Best. T.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Thaniel at 10:53am 07.27.23 Now that is potentially reasonable. Since this is only a temporary solution, I don't want to go inv
Battery Confusion.. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 07.27.23 Whoever told you that (keep the switch on both) is wrong. You just experienced why - you depleted bo
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 10:30am 07.27.23 A photo or two would help us help you. That said, the deck generally does not provide structural s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 10:19am 07.27.23 I tried to enhance the gasket. It sounds like your faceplate gasket. Is this right? NOT a good id
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 10:16am 07.27.23 @Windpilot , I saw you had some valuable insight regarding deck fittings and tapping the embedded al
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 10:13am 07.27.23 congratulations!
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 10:10am 07.27.23 The fact that the sailboats are cheaper to rent than a kayak does suggest something about the demand
Storm Damage kappykaplan at 9:59am 07.27.23 I think that it could be that what Kappy refers to as a sausage wrap I call a barber pole wrap. I t
Storm Damage Hayden Watson at 9:55am 07.27.23 I think that it could be that what kappy refers to as a sausage wrap I call a barber pole wrap. I t
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Timm R Oday25 at 9:51am 07.27.23 I've been following this with a sense of curiosity . $8.00 an hour to go in a small circle in an old

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