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Pettit Hydrocoat SR major fail bugbitten at 3:05pm 09.12.18 S2 21/5890 I've had my S2 9.2A since 2011. A friend painted the bottom for me when it was still on the hard in
Trailer for 88 hunter legend riversloth at 12:43pm 09.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1540 I am thinking about moving my boat about 200 miles. Away from the lake and back in a few months. Sh
Furlers and trailering Rltgold at 12:35pm 09.12.18 Catalina 22 15/1557 I am thinking of adding a furler to my Catalina 22 and was wondering how people dealing with their f
Insurance requirements for 17' sailboat? Shorefun at 7:16am 09.12.18 Ask All Sailors 12/577 I live in NJ. What is recommended insurance on a simple 17' daysailer (a Hunter 170)? Currently no
Rigging our new (used but NEVER sailed) MacGregor 26X and baffled!! 1sailsman at 6:39am 09.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2358 We are setting up our Macgregor for the first time ever. Found a "used" 26X that still had all riggi
Your favorite weather website? pateco at 6:37am 09.12.18 Weather and Forecasting 39/4406 The page I have been using for the last couple of hurricane seasons is Mike's Weather Page http://sp
Pearson 26 Shbhroundey at 6:00am 09.12.18 Parts Search 0/452 I am the sailing instructor at Safe Harbor Boys Home in Jacksonville, FL. We are a unique residentia
Hunter Legend 40 1989 Electric Panel (3) seasthemoment at 2:48am 09.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1853 I am trying to clean my electric panel and reverse more to original. Who can tell what is supposed t
Moondance glaufman at 8:07pm 09.11.18 Racing 4/992 Been meaning to post this for some time now... Our club did our annual Moondance race a couple weeks
Worldwide Marine - National Weather Service - NOAA HF Fax Document Brian D at 8:01pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/550 For those of you who have a shortwave radio receiver with Single Sindband capabilities, or those tha
NOAA Data Buoys JamesG161 at 7:49pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1077 This is the spot to find all local and global Data Buoys. https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov They even link
Boat show employment DAVA390 at 6:16pm 09.11.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1761 With retirement looming ( ever so slowly) I have been thinking it would interesting to peek behind t
23.5 water tank JL Stratton at 6:03pm 09.11.18 Smaller Boats 4/736 Looking for leads on a good water tank for my 23.5. I think the original was a 3-gallon tank that fi
First "Endurance" Race JRT at 5:51pm 09.11.18 Racing 24/1988 It looks like the stars and schedules have finally aligned for my first race at our club. http://b
Red sky at morning ... williamtl at 5:07pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 4/1120
Use of the term "invest" and a number jmce1587 at 5:01pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 8/1163 guys, this is a curiosity question for me for the guys that know/track weather systems. When did
New forum on weather and forecasting Phil Herring at 4:57pm 09.11.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1043 A couple of avid marine weather enthusiasts asked if we could have a forum for weather and forecasti
Welcome! Forum guidelines. Phil Herring at 4:46pm 09.11.18 Weather and Forecasting 21/3523 This forum was requested by a couple of users who are really into their weather, as most of us are t
Bonding system on Catalina yachts? Terrel01 at 4:26pm 09.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1469 We don't have an electrical bonding system on our Catalina yachts, right? They don't work well in ma
87' Mac25 to live aboard, is it enough? Norlan at 1:09pm 09.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1729 Hello. I'm considering a mcgregor 25 to possibly live aboard, I wanted someone opinion on this if is

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flushing question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:02pm 08.23.24 Sounds like someone--a guest?--may have flushed something they shouldn't have( wet wipe, condom?) t
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? PaulK at 7:00pm 08.23.24 A Snipe has essentially no freeboard compared to the OP's boat. V-shaped splash rails can be found o
Electronics O'day 22 Project_Mayhem at 6:12pm 08.23.24 If there's no power at your dock, then I'd suggest looking into a small solar panel. Figuring out yo
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Richard19068 at 6:03pm 08.23.24 I probably wouldn't leave it charging when I was away from the boat. You of course don't have to a
Faucet replacement HELP (2) smokey73 at 5:56pm 08.23.24 For those interested, the brand of the faucet is Ambassador and it is purported to be "Marine Grade.
Cabin sole Crazy Dave Condon at 5:42pm 08.23.24 Call Al Fooks at the forum store. He can advise
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 5:20pm 08.23.24 I'd say you are safe. The only thing I'd caution you on, be sure to not deplete the batteries below
Kirie Elite 29 Ulysses_Dan at 5:19pm 08.23.24 Thanks for your reply! I may need to break out the chisel. The bottom nut looks a bit corroded and
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dLj at 5:14pm 08.23.24 I'd say you are safe. The only thing I'd caution you on, be sure to not deplete the batteries below
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 5:04pm 08.23.24 The battery and solar charger are sold as a compatible set, where that compatibility includes the s
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine (2) jviss at 4:23pm 08.23.24 Westerbeke sells spare parts kits for their engines. Westerbeke PARTS KIT A - o Harbor Freight an
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 3:15pm 08.23.24 The battery and solar charger are sold as a compatible set, where that compatibility includes the se
Cell Phone Boosters SkiingSailor at 3:11pm 08.23.24 I use a Weboost cell booster. In areas with sketchy coverage (1 bar coming in/out), lots of them her
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine Ralph Johnstone at 3:08pm 08.23.24 Forgot to mention that you may be able to find your shop maintenance manual and/or parts manual for
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 3:00pm 08.23.24 There are some ifs here. Are the batteries LiFePO4 batteries or some other chemistry? Is there a co
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine LastDiveBernie at 2:54pm 08.23.24 Thanks Ralph! Much appreciated.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hello Below at 2:54pm 08.23.24 Sue is 5'-6" and I have full standing headroom at 6' so she should be fine. Yes . . . maybe. A typ
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine Ralph Johnstone at 2:45pm 08.23.24 Haven't ever heard of any spares kits out here. Very easy to sit at your desk with a parts catalogu
B&G Foward Scan Questions Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 08.23.24 A simple and inexpensive method of entering shallow waters is to take a dinghy into an anchorage or
Hunter 40.5 diesel heater Windpilot at 2:13pm 08.23.24 I have a Webasto AirTop with two outlets in the master cabin. Where did you find space for the duc

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