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YouTube tech issue on my iPad2 justsomeguy at 4:00pm 08.21.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/500 It seems that posted YouTube videos appear as black rectangles without the ability to play. Up-to-da
John & Les's Epic Adventure LeslieTroyer at 3:01pm 08.21.18 Ask All Sailors 129/8813 its official plane, car and housing has been procured!! @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer are headed for
Yanmar Engine Instruments nveater at 2:56pm 08.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/723 Hi all- I'm planning to add engine gauges (keeping the buzzers) so I can visually monitor my 3gm30F
Sail Trim Advise Don Guillette at 2:28pm 08.21.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1235 Sailors are a great bunch of folks that I'm very fortunate to do business with. I've sold over 20,00
J-24 Mast Stepping LimenCoyle at 12:53pm 08.21.18 Mid-Size Boats 9/5993 Hello all! I'm currently looking at buying a j24 for cheap, and am trying to gather some technical d
New Mainsail for a 2005 Hunter 33 mikej21 at 12:47pm 08.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/478 How much should a new Mainsail for a 2005 Hunter 33 cost? Thank you Mike J s/v Ripple
Hunter 26 and or 23.5 center board uphaul line. jbreland at 11:54am 08.21.18 Smaller Boats 7/1967 How do most of you hold the C/B uphaul line in position after you get it where you want it. Right no
Stern Pulpit for Oday 25 Dwight Thomas at 10:40am 08.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/585 Looking to purchase a new or used Stern Pulpit for an Oday 25, if anyone has one or knows of a sourc
I'm in a predicament! Plymouth Sailor at 9:40am 08.21.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1632 My son has been treated for cancer for the last 6 months so I've had to use my vacation time to acco
Anchor locker hatch problem MikeToronto at 9:00am 08.21.18 Catalina 310 8/1714 Hello, everyone! As usual with the "new used" boat, small things continue to pop up on my boat. Dur
Best Cooler Options for Hunter 26 / 260 (7) Ian M at 8:36am 08.21.18 Smaller Boats 12/3631 All, I have spent a lot of time and energy looking for the largest cooler I could put in the coole
What's wrong with my OB JacquesR at 7:09am 08.21.18 Engines and Propulsion 11/977 I have a 1984 Johnson 4.5hp on my Sandpiper. When in neutral, I can rev the outboard to its maximum
Thoughts on cruising St. Lawrence to Atlantic from Ontario in Sept or Oct? Robert1224 at 5:55am 08.21.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1218 Cruising Question, For those sailors that have cruised the St. Lawrence in the fall. I have some fr
Autohelm 4000 issue (3) Robert1224 at 5:49am 08.21.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2633 Ahoy, I have an Autohelm 4000 that has been working perfectly until recently. When I now set it to
Purchasing a 35.5, what should I pay close attention to? Mutany at 10:40pm 08.20.18 Big Boats 12/1295 I'm in the process of purchasing a 35.5. We're doing sea trials and an inspection with haul out next
Anacortes Today (1) Charles Erwin at 7:25pm 08.20.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/725 155271 BC fires - and smoke at Anacortes
Fuel fill dipstick SqPeg at 6:52pm 08.20.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/640 My Hunter Vision fuel fill will not allow a straight dipstick. Any suggestions?
Tartan 30 question Tartan 30 at 6:14pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1666 Hello, I'm new to this site, so I hope I'm posting this in the right place. Does anyone have a fue
Changing Sanitation Hose DaveJ at 6:06pm 08.20.18 Catalina 310 20/4632 2001 Catalina 310 with original sanitation hose. I looked at it yesterday and it appears to be diffi
Lifeline battery terminals. Mike03fla at 5:27pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1708 This weekend while rewiring my external regulator. I unscrewed the terminal positive bolts on the Li

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Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Rick Webb at 7:02pm 03.25.24 Seems to me the further south in Florida you go the more Yankees you find. Venice has always been a
321 Rudder Play - Parts dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 03.25.24 Most Oceanis Beneteau rudders are designed the same way. There many videos showing what needs to be
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:00pm 03.25.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean t
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Davidasailor26 at 5:48pm 03.25.24 I think you did the right thing given the layout of the channel and your initial reaction to follow
Boom Skipper J at 5:36pm 03.25.24 If that doesn't work, Dwyer Mast and Rigging, with a website online, got back to me quickly with a b
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel colb218 at 5:35pm 03.25.24 Thanks for the re-assurance all. As the person who got me into this said when I took my first boat o
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:11pm 03.25.24 I am not sure of the ColReg siting but this is my understanding. This location does have an Obstru
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:05pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? NO. Channel Markers Lateral Marks Lateral buoys denote port and starboa
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.25.24 Based on your description and the image you posted, no. You were correct to make the limited adjus
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:36pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? Based on your description and the image you posted, no.
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit Skipper J at 4:28pm 03.25.24 That's very professional looking. You will likely find so many uses for it.
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 03.25.24 O'Day's are known for leaks as they used silicone to seal everything from the factory. Paper, tape a
Boom AngelM at 3:48pm 03.25.24 Thanks gonna give them a call. Angel
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 2:54pm 03.25.24 I'm almost done! Only two holes left to drill. I had to remove my Traveler X track so that I could d

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