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Hard Storage in Beaufort, SC or Georgetown SC area? GorillaToast at 10:29am 10.26.18 Ask All Sailors 6/617 Hi Everyone. I'm trying to find a storage lot where I can permanently park my Hunter 27 on it's own
Winterizing Plymouth Sailor at 6:41am 10.26.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2320 I'm thinking of pouring automobile anti-freeze in my bilge. Does anyone know if this causes issues
How to piss off your slip neighbors (1) rgranger at 5:28am 10.26.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2683 ... or how to protect your boat from a real A-hole The worlds biggest boat fender https://richmond
original battens on Hunter 240 PDW at 6:34pm 10.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1847 I am 3rd owner of 2002 240 Hunter. Previous owner changed out main sail battens with nylon piping.
Can anyone tell me what possible purpose is served with the 35.5 cockpit grid??? LoriPetersen at 5:05pm 10.25.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/743 They just lets water (saltwater in my case) under the aft cockpit area where my steering cables and
Lets show some resolve in 2019 (1) Phil Herring at 3:29pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 42/2437 Yeah, that was a sneaky way to make you click on our annual New Year's Resolution thread. It's a ne
Game on! 2018 Photo Contest (1) Phil Herring at 3:03pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 94/13029 It's that time again, so drop your undeveloped film at Photomat... oh, right. Find your Flickr passw
Thankful much? (1) Phil Herring at 2:38pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3756 It's a week filled with family, friends, and tryptophan. But the original purpose was to give thanks
Sealed with a bow (and a stern, too) (1) Phil Herring at 2:34pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 44/3399 How do you prep your boat for winter? While this varies depending on your latitude, its a great opp
I aint afraid of no ghosts (1) Phil Herring at 2:21pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 32/3143 What's the spookiest thing you've experienced aboard a boat? Strange noises? Tools or parts turning
A/C Condensate Drain Frank H at 10:30am 10.25.18 Catalina 310 6/1130 Most likely an old topic but my A/C unit is located in the port lazarette and the condensate drain e
Very Clean Fresh Water Mganasecici at 9:31am 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 3/23 Contact: Henry DeJong Cell (616) 335-3144 Email: hysinc@gmail.com Boat Name Meander Specs Design
Big Brother and SBO (1) rgranger at 8:47am 10.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 140/9894 So this past week, I read a thread where someone asked about Total Boat bottom paint, and I read ano
Trailer questions for a 272 w7thmark at 8:34am 10.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/836 Hi everyone. I just bought a used trailer and I'm now planning to purchase and pick up a 272 (and t
Subtropical Storm Oscar <= Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:48am 10.25.18 Weather and Forecasting 2/640 The Atlantic Tropical area regained some Solar Energy after the early season activity. This time o
Name this Sailboat! (5) UnknownFlotsam at 6:52am 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 79/7700
What's missing on this traveler? (2) Ziggyfish at 6:09am 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1736 The traveler system on my Choy lee 28 seems to be missing a few peices. It has a track and a car. Bu
Inner forestay on H42 eianm at 2:50am 10.25.18 Big Boats 6/874 Does anyone have any images of the mounting of an inner forestay chain plate to a H42 please? Most i
Anyone got the new suzuki df60avtl on their Mac 26 Richard C at 8:39pm 10.24.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/618 Hi All, I recently contacted A well-known Mac Gregor Dealer and and asked about my repower optio
It's That Time Again! (1) GorillaToast at 2:41pm 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/500 It's haul-out time here in mid-Ohio and I'm getting prepared for a busy Saturday this weekend. I nee

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What is this port in the Galley Sole? OS2Dude at 8:29am 07.22.24 +1 to Stu's recommendations. When we got our 1985 C30 Mk I some time back there were a lot of thing
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? Project_Mayhem at 8:22am 07.22.24 I sail an O'Day 25 out of Chicago in all kinds of conditions. I upgraded from a lightweight 19' boat
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Leeward Rail at 8:16am 07.22.24 Triple thumbs up. Your writing is always great IMO. It's a breath of clean air compared to much of t
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Leeward Rail at 8:06am 07.22.24 I assume this is a new or "new to you" boat Please explain exactly what you mean. Your question isn
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Project_Mayhem at 8:06am 07.22.24 I have an arduino setup that uses LED bars and external touchless sensors. It works with two tanks.
My boat stinks! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03am 07.22.24 Retail ozone generators aren't allowed to deliver enough ozone to destroy the sources of any odors.
My boat stinks! Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 07.22.24 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the amount of ozone required to have any effect on smells would
Gearbox dipstick (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:56am 07.22.24
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.22.24 You have some well written and very informative information. I reference your Hood article every tim
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:49am 07.22.24 As above. Terminology ? Please start with you "battery selector switch. "
New winches install ? Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 07.22.24 Access is tight to the bottom of the winches on the C27's. I removed a couple with a friend from a b
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva BigEasy at 7:39am 07.22.24 So I've begun revamping my blog. It contains about 675 posts on all sorts of topics. Cheers! Sail
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 07.22.24 Paint it just like the transom on an inflatable boat. Paint=maintenance & more time to create
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? JoeWhite at 7:03am 07.22.24 I can not follow your description well, if you mean that the house devices work only when the switch
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58am 07.22.24
New winches install ? Ward H at 6:51am 07.22.24 Also any tips ? Will I likely need to drill new holes ? Thanks Yes, you will need to drill new hol
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage DRhoads at 6:38am 07.22.24 Go with the drill set up! Been using one for years on ALL winches. 1/2 to 1/3 the cost and will no
New winches install ? Tally Ho at 5:56am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick Tally Ho at 5:51am 07.22.24
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