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2018 Photo Contest Winners (3) Phil Herring at 9:57am 12.13.18 Ask All Sailors 21/4441 The 2018 Photo Contest is in the books and here are your winners... Honorable Mention goes to pmire
25.5 V berth sink Submarine at 8:43am 12.13.18 Smaller Boats 2/580 The previous owner left the sink in place but took out the faucet and it looks like a drain thru-hul
Hunter 25.5 cockpit cushions Submarine at 8:08am 12.13.18 Smaller Boats 8/952 Wondering if anyone has suggestions for cheap cockpit cushions to get by for now.
I need everything including kitchen sink Tropicdawg at 7:25am 12.13.18 Big Boats 20/1634 Restoring Legend 35.5 that was sunk during hurricane Irma. wish there was someone near Daytona with
Hello, new Catalina 30 owner here anchor1800 at 8:05pm 12.12.18 Catalina 30 22/4008 Hi all, I'm a new Catalina 30 owner. She is a '78, and I have had a bunch of fun in the few months
Whisker pole for h356 clmooring at 7:25pm 12.12.18 Big Boats 24/1972 How long of a whisker pole is needed for the H356 with original 110 size jib?
Transducer placement Garmin echomap (1) Wakulla212 at 6:59pm 12.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3858 I recently pulled the trigger on a garmin echomap Chirp 50 chartplotter/depthfinder for my Mac 25.
Mounting a Prop rpell1@msn.com at 2:52pm 12.12.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1061 Jus I was wondering if anyone out there uses any grease or prep to mount their prop after a thorough
So that we may reminisce during the winter (1) Skipper at 2:31pm 12.12.18 Ask All Sailors 58/3930 159239 I ripped this off from a Facebook post in a boat group. :dancing:
Leak in forward cabin behind the mirror RWSlater at 2:21pm 12.12.18 Big Boats 2/702 I have a 45CC with a water leak into the forward cabin onto the forward area of the mattress. It is
How to hunt down hull seam leaks? limbodog at 11:58am 12.12.18 Big Boats 17/2171 1985 Hunter 40. So this seems like it could be my biggest issue. Everything else I can get my head
Interresting Technology Watermaker (1) kloudie1 at 10:48am 12.12.18 Ask All Sailors 15/2414 Anyone following this development? Looks like a great alternative to RO de-salinators if it can work
Fort Myers Florida sailors.... AXEL at 5:01am 12.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 22/3277 I posted this in the "ask all sailors forum" and got zip replies. Maybe the wrong place or no Ft Mey
Fuel Polishing seadaddler at 6:55pm 12.11.18 Ask All Sailors 22/4316 I had fuel problems and so I have a extra Racor 500 and electric fuel pump and want to add a fuel po
Swim Ladder Tread Replacement Concerto at 11:06am 12.11.18 Catalina 310 11/2333 The swim ladder treads on Concerto have seen better days, and one of the rivets on the top step has
Shared Barber Hauler and spinnaker twings deck block/control line letlmt at 9:55am 12.11.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2160 Can I set up a block in front of my genoa track at the rail and run a line back to the genoa winch,
Bonhomme Richard found PotomacDaysailer at 8:51am 12.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1538 https://www.foxnews.com/science/remains-of-us-revolutionary-war-frigate-discovered-off-uk-coast
Fort Myers Florida sailors.... AXEL at 8:50am 12.11.18 Ask All Sailors 2/639 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 9/1343 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 31/4393 We have a 37c and are planning on living aboard soon. We will be living at a marina and do not want

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 5:11am 07.29.24
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues jviss at 5:02am 07.29.24 1. I didn't know Marinebeam was a connection to dual-color lights; 2. I never asked you to "do my ho
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap jssailem at 4:59am 07.29.24 I have a decent chip on the bow cap Post a picture of your problem, please. There are a couple of
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 4:52am 07.29.24 An adhesive ? No. Depending on the exact location , what I would most likely do is: Make a larger th
Forestay Broke Away Sneezewort at 4:26am 07.29.24 Yeah I agree. The rivets all popped out so the holes are clear. Is there an adhesive I can use that
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 4:19am 07.29.24 As unfortunate as that is. Replacement would be your only safe option , I would drill out the rivets
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap kappykaplan at 2:19am 07.29.24 I have a decent chip on the bow cap on my 1984 Please post a photo of the damage.
West Marine Inventory Foswick at 12:23am 07.29.24 Specialty retail stores are hurting, in general, with not too many exceptions. Around here, West Ma
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 11:56pm 07.28.24 I have a love/hate relationship with technology. I've made a pretty good living developing technolo
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 07.28.24 Can you please point me to those? Gee , have you missed things since you've been away? I gave you
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 keswift1 at 8:38pm 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years BarryL at 8:33pm 07.28.24
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21pm 07.28.24 Why are you replacing the tank, Rick? --Peggie
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine Tally Ho at 7:48pm 07.28.24 Hi Ed, The fresh water leak may be found by putting some food coloring in the water tank and then i
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 7:17pm 07.28.24 As a mid 30 something I see modern electronics as more of a safety measure. We love to sail by the
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15pm 07.28.24 The plumbing leak should be simple to trace and repair. The engine is a different animal. No temp ga
Couple found dead in life raft higgs at 7:15pm 07.28.24 As Hurricane Ian demonstrated - salt water and lithium batteries are a bad mix. The Ft Myers area h
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues SailingCal21 at 6:24pm 07.28.24 Can you please point me to those? Got mine a few years back from sailorsams.com.
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap givlucas at 6:20pm 07.28.24 This is a bit of an old form, but I have a decent chip on the bow cap on my 1984. Is the bow cap sep
Set your watch back 20 years dmdiehl64 at 6:13pm 07.28.24 As a mid 30 something I see modern electronics as more of a safety measure. We love to sail by the t

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