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Anyone used Fracture glass prints (1) Justin_NSA at 12:30pm 09.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/1041 I'm looking for a unique gift for the admiral's birthday. I've seen their commercials on TV. They lo
Shroud tension query kbgunn at 11:50am 09.25.18 Catalina 30 16/3123 I've been working on getting the rig tuned and have made some good progress but I still have one iss
Cleanup on aisle three ... (1) Gene Neill at 11:06am 09.25.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1906 Ugh. This is what I found under the galley, below where the sink and icebox were. Before I even sta
Mast hinge upgrade recommendations (1) Knot Stressin' at 10:48am 09.25.18 Trailer Sailors 13/3858 Awighty you fellow trailer sailers! I am lookin for mast hinge upgrade suggestions. I am curious wh
Alligator rescues stranded fish Brian D at 9:52am 09.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/986 05KpPI0BYp4
Hydronic heat fan/coil Hayden Watson at 9:34am 09.25.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1246 I am looking at putting an Espar Hydronic 5 boiler in my C30 to replace my ancient Artic that finall
Cabin Heater Boomvang at 9:13am 09.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3909 Has anyone installed a Webasto diesel fired cabin heater? If so how did that go and do you like it?
air conditioner placement decktosser at 8:29am 09.25.18 Smaller Boats 8/786 On my 1985 Hunter 23 (maybe on all Hunters of that period) there is a wooden bulkhead just aft of wh
Cruising Choctawatchee Bay Todd Atchison at 8:16am 09.25.18 Destinations 0/592 So after a few shakedown cruises we are prepairing S/V Sea Gypsy for four days and five nights on th
Leaps and bounds (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:51am 09.25.18 Ask All Sailors 3/361 156789 I believe it was Superman who flew by leaps and bounds but a green frog jumping by leaps and
Dickinson Diesel heater uralite at 5:54am 09.25.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1139 Good morning all. I am getting ready to take the kids overnight for the first and last trip off the
New Owners of a S2 35C ojsdna744 at 9:23pm 09.24.18 S2 4/1438 My wife and I are very happy to announce a new addition to our family, the 35C! We look forward to l
How to find boat model by Maine registration and hull number (1) danila74 at 5:57pm 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 9/2276 I'm considering buying a 17ft sailboat. Current owner doesn't know model - only available info is it
Winterization Methods Cole07 at 5:19pm 09.24.18 Day Sailers 16/3283 Hi my name is Cole and I recently bought a 1971 Oday Daysailer II. Living in the north east the wint
Happy Birthday (1) Kermit at 2:20pm 09.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/670
40hp yanmar engine cutting out at higher rpms, no warning alarms SWagner at 11:23am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1692 I have a 2005 Hunter 38 with a 40 hp Yanmar. She runs beautifully, well until recently. I was cruisi
Stray Current energizing gear Shift - Shocking question Raider_Bob at 11:01am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 5/565 I have a new to me sailboat that my surveyor stated the wiring both DC and AC are a mess, but a 30 y
40 hp Yanmar engine losing power with no alarms going off SWagner at 10:59am 09.24.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/16 I have a 2005 Hunter 38 with a 40 hp Yanmar. She runs beautifully, well until recently. I was cruisi
23.5 side window Mike P16616 at 10:28am 09.24.18 Smaller Boats 1/496 My hunter 23.5 suffered some damage to the windshield and side windows. I can order a windshield fro
Furnace suggestions for Mk2 Hayden Watson at 10:19am 09.24.18 Catalina 30 11/1364 After nursing it along for 20 years, my obsolete Arctic furnace gave up the battle this past week so

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Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane dlochner at 8:04am 10.02.24 Remember, insurance companies are in business to make money. If they thought they could make money b
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Don S/V ILLusion at 7:54am 10.02.24 This would be a problem if I had a loan what relevance does a loan have? Other than the typical re
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port (1) twalker H260 at 7:42am 10.02.24 Assuming this is located near the galley what your looking at through the inspection port is the top
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 7:14am 10.02.24 To round out the thoughts on the main for a 37c. I went with a loose footed main with 4 battons, th
Advice on replacing standing rigging Ward H at 6:46am 10.02.24 Do you know how the wiring is installed? The wires are in a tube in the mast, and they stop mid mas
Advice on replacing standing rigging jssailem at 6:34am 10.02.24 Generally the tube is thin wall PVC attached to the mast using rivets. The wires are strain relieved
Main Cross Traveler ... PhilaSailor at 6:32am 10.02.24 I don't get to this forum enough. This is my first year with a traveler from Garhauer. They could
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? shemandr at 6:28am 10.02.24 I'm not an off shore sailer so I will refrain from comment to NWS. I would say that a foot being a s
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:14am 10.02.24 @FastOlson I replaced the lights on the mast. I ohmed out the 12V wires and identified no problems.
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mcconkd at 6:14am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minima
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.02.24 Please advise where that inspection port is exactly. Include me on your response @Clay W Dave
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mermike at 5:36am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minimal
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Indysailor at 4:14am 10.02.24 The Flying Scot is one that has been mentioned - I even know someone with one for sale (but I haven
Taking the mast down (1) sailme88 at 4:03am 10.02.24 John, I oversee the process of unstepping and stepping the masts at our club. The weight varies. Do
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:17pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you n
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 8:52pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you ne
Merit 22 owners (1) Jnovva at 8:15pm 10.01.24 Messing around with Merits! After my brother and I survived our shakedown run, I began researching i
Advice on replacing standing rigging FastOlson at 6:55pm 10.01.24 While the spar is down where you can work on it, it's past time to replace the wiring inside--- Coax
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 6:11pm 10.01.24 UMarr the Under the starboard seat, lift the seat and there's a false panel on the right hand side
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 5:43pm 10.01.24 Under the strbd seat in the cabin, in behind a vertical panel next to the chart table. So, would t

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