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Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13824
New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2237 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went
NPT vs NPS fittings NYSail at 8:36am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 14/11856 happy new year..... So starting the task of replacing skin fittings and valves below water. Is there
What kind of inverter are you using with solar panel system. Tropicdawg at 7:04am 01.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/559 Anybody here with off grid system on their boat? What are you using and how much juice are you getti
San jIan 28 rudder needed Michaeljpilon at 4:29am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 5/653 Bent rudder, need replacement ??? San Juan 28
Buying 1990 Beneteau 35s5 (3) thetone at 1:41am 01.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/6811 I am sea trialing this 1990 beneteau 35s5 on January 14th. The survey came out good. Just need to co
100 watt or plus pv panel mounted to boom crutch on a Hunter 240? TraylerSailor at 7:33pm 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/717 Has anyone done this and what was there experience? Informed folks, please feel free to comment.
Gauges... What color "Black or White" jssailem at 4:41pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/758 Hi all I am in the process of refitting my 45 year old gauges and panel (with the help of my sailing
Gonna try Cetol, but what kind??? Need suggestions..... (1) Lafayette Mike at 2:22pm 12.31.18 Catalina 22 7/1110 Gonna go ahead and refinish my brightwork this winter. For whatever reason, going to give Cetol a t
South PNW MikeHoncho at 1:54pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1893 I'm interested in getting with other local boats for day and weekend trips. Im feeling like it's ti
1924 Evinrude Elto - (Boat Porn Warning - Must be old to appreciate) (7) Captain Larry-DH at 12:05pm 12.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/2827 I saw this at the CT River Museum in Essex CT in July - (Private Owner brought it in for a one day e
Navpod with 3 instruments daviddp at 10:59am 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1917 I will be installing 2 B'G Triton instruments and a Zeus2 - 7 in a nav pod @ the helm. Can I crea
Water in our bilge - from where? (2) S. Dutton at 9:28am 12.31.18 Big Boats 23/8156 We have a 2002 Hunter 420 that we bought a few months ago. With lots of projects to do after moving
Looking for a trailer in Maryland shadyside at 8:23am 12.31.18 Catalina 22 3/701 Greetings all, I am looking for a trailer to rent from a private individual in Maryland or surround
Adding Gas Spring to Rodkicker Caspurr at 7:01am 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1875 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. Has anyone added the optional gas spring to Rodkicker? If so can you provid
Removing mast head sheave axle pins mjmercer19248 at 5:27am 12.31.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1708 1980 Hunter 37C with Kenyon 5280 mast. How the heck do you remove and replace the mast head sheave a
Water below the engine tray - Where does it drain? Wipe_Out at 2:55am 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2327 Cleaning out the bilges over the weekend. Below the engine there is a tray that obviously doesn't dr
Are you prepared for an emergency? Daveinet at 5:38pm 12.30.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1263 I watched a video today of a discussion about what goes through one's mind in an emergency. Even tho
Looking for advice on care of interior wood finished with Bristol discovery at 2:05pm 12.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/589 recently had the saloon table on our Passage 456 refinished with Bristol two part. Looks like new, I
Installing DC Block for Radio Frequency Ground On Board a Sailing Vessel Brian D at 1:45pm 12.30.18 SSB and Ham Operators 0/754 One of the things I like to do is scourer the internet for information. A lot of times I cannot find

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:32pm 10.06.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 5:16pm 10.06.24 There are some boats that have access to the lazarette lid from the inside. In that case the tie do
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard FastOlson at 5:14pm 10.06.24 Do you have any cites for this or are you thinking of a problem wih the late 80's 302 model? It ha
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 4:42pm 10.06.24 Is that what causes the turbulence on the rudder. That's the problem. With a two bladed prop, bo
Starter motor burned up? (3) BTC1984 at 4:41pm 10.06.24 Update: I started this thread after replacing my starter and smelling something odd, like a burning
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ward H at 4:34pm 10.06.24 I believe it can be. I understand that failing sealant at the keel / keel stub joint lets water seep
Deck Core Repair PaulK at 3:49pm 10.06.24 We repaired large sections of rotted core in the cabintop or our J/36 (just about everything under t
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 10.06.24 @aftica_1 Nice progress. Go sailing, enjoy the boat and keep an eye on the keel issue, specifically
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 3:38pm 10.06.24 should the trailer become uncontrollable and swaying violently, to accelerate pulling the sway unde
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 3:37pm 10.06.24 Had friends who were building new home on Jordan River their home was elevated 22ft and yet had
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 JasonArthur at 3:37pm 10.06.24 Good luck! I assume that the offer is contingent on satisfactory sea trial & survey. Hopefully ev
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 BigEasy at 3:24pm 10.06.24 Thanks BigEasy, Caboteur and Tally Ho for the information and advice. Very helpful and valuable.
Insulation Timm R Oday25 at 3:23pm 10.06.24 When it came time to replace the original tan burlap . We chose an indoor /outdoor carpet . As the
What's the story on the 280? chp at 3:18pm 10.06.24 Do you have a two bladed prop ? Yes. Is that what causes the turbulence on the rudder. The prop is
TD 14 (1) BigEasy at 3:15pm 10.06.24 Storms that traverse "loop current" (highlighted in yellow) become "turbo charged".
TD 14 BigEasy at 3:05pm 10.06.24 My office had 42 feet of Storm Surge in Katrina. But point taken about Surge. Amazing. Had frie
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:54pm 10.06.24 Projected to reach 145 mph on Tuesday PM & downgrade to cat 3 before landfall. Milton is cookin!
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 2:50pm 10.06.24 Similar situation during Katrina resulted in 25+ feet surge on MS coast at eastern eyewall. Catastr
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 10.06.24 @Project_Mayhem @Brian M H23 and @Shacklepin Hunter Marine purchased trailers from KWS also known a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) aftica_1 at 2:41pm 10.06.24 What I don't understand is the torque dropping. That implies that something is moving - it could be

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