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Volvo builds a self-docking yacht... nat55 at 7:16am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 15/948 What could go wrong? Certainly couldn't be any worse than some of those megayacht parking fail vide
Fresh water pump issue 1951seayalater at 6:50am 06.18.18 Big Boats 18/1459 1998 hunter 42, fresh water pump came on by itself, all faucets were off, water tank full, and no wa
How Do You Know Your AIS Transceiver Is Working? jviss at 6:37am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1373 I have a Vesper XB8000 class b transponder. The weekend before last I know it was working, as a nei
Hull cleaning AwwShucks at 6:27am 06.18.18 Catalina 310 14/1538 So I was trying to dock alongside a pier at a local marina where I am getting some work done and the
Halyard Measurements Plymouth Sailor at 5:51am 06.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 8/814 Does anyone know what the width of a halyard is for a Cherubini Hunter 25 1976? Your wisdom appre
NC coast marine surveyor needed oakbuilder at 5:22am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 2/265 I am a newbie and have a boat in mind in NC. This is a pre-purchase survey and so I need a very good
Spinnaker size Catalina 350 Cmp1110 at 4:06am 06.18.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/553 Do any 350 owners out there have the specs for an asymmetric spinnaker? I am trying to shop a used o
Water Witch bilge sensor SettleMeDown at 9:01pm 06.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1215 The Rule float switch to be replaced has two gray wires. The Water Witch has three wires (red, white
Catalina 387 heater hose leak TomGo at 6:58pm 06.17.18 Big Boats 7/1572 New 387 owner. Loosing engine antifreeze into the bilge. Isolated the leak to a plastic T fitting
Nicro Powervent 3000 Troubleshooting jviss at 6:14pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2444 Greetings, I have two Nicro Powervent 3000 solar powered vents. They do not work. I bought replac
Weekend of learning! (1) Jackdaw at 5:46pm 06.17.18 Racing 0/411 This weekend WYC had World-class coach Andrew Kerr in for a series of classroom and OTW training ses
Dripless shaft procedure uralite at 5:15pm 06.17.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/1186
Mainsheet system and reeving (6) kbgunn at 4:35pm 06.17.18 Catalina 30 17/7264 My 1986 Catalina 30 TR/SK has mid boom sheeting and a Garhauer traveler. The main sheet setup from t
No Shore Power NovaGina at 3:39pm 06.17.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/619 11984 C30. I accidentally left lights and instruments on (yeah, I know) for a week. My batteries wer
Stanchion access for H39 tfailor at 3:26pm 06.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/430 The bolts on the forward starboard stanchioned snapped in a Nor'Easter this winter and I can't find
Extra hands (2) JerryA at 3:09pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 12/825 I needed some extra hands to remove my jib track hardware so I could rebed. I fashioned this tool to
Mosquitos on board john6206 at 1:27pm 06.17.18 Smaller Boats 13/2351 Hi All, Only day sailed so far, first overnight cruise coming up. The drop board and compaionway ha
Air conditioning refill seasthemoment at 12:33pm 06.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/509 I own a Hunter 40 Legend from 1989. My AC is not cooling anymore. Where are located the refill valve
Any Bergen Norway Hunter Owner on the Site (1) Allan12210 at 12:04pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/224 Oops, duplicate.
Deck cracks in cockpit area (3) Mikestpaul at 11:53am 06.17.18 Catalina 30 5/1523 Hi Guys I own a 1995 Catalina 30 MKIII and recently found several cracks on the floor of the cockpit

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Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 03.11.24 For a temporary seal, I'd use BedIT. Much easier to remove than a normal sealant
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 7:42am 03.11.24 The boat in that picture has a rather low freeboard which makes it feasible to operate. My 25' has
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 03.11.24 The boat in that picture has a rather low freeboard which makes it feasible to operate. I'm guessing
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:31am 03.11.24 Thanks for the comments I would hope to have the boat for at least 10 years ( hope I live that long)
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 6:57am 03.11.24
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Justin_NSA at 6:50am 03.11.24 Mine got plugged up from muddobbers (sp?) nests settling to the base. I installed an inspection plat
Microwave on Hunter 306? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:47am 03.11.24 And if all fails , contact. Al or Mike at SBO who are former Hunter employees
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas shemandr at 6:47am 03.11.24 ... Set moorings won't tear up the bottom the way transient's anchors do. Is sea grass better for f
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? kloudie1 at 5:34am 03.11.24 welcome to the forum!! It usually is a result of plugged drain holes in the mast base. Small ports t
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) NYSail at 9:01pm 03.10.24
Hunter 376 arch modification DSqr at 7:48pm 03.10.24
Mattress for aft cabin DSqr at 7:44pm 03.10.24 We bought our mattress from McWhorter in Fairbury, IL. We gave them our old mattress to replicate, b
Kent Narrows Chesapeake DSqr at 7:31pm 03.10.24 We chartered out of Rock Hall in October and our contract specifically prohibited transiting the Nar
Broken Rudder KeukaSailer at 7:23pm 03.10.24 Or you could make one yourself with simple hand tools...get a nice piece of 4/4 teak, mahogany, or c
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA PaulK at 5:49pm 03.10.24 So... How'd it go?
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas PaulK at 5:47pm 03.10.24 Maybe they're expecting the sea grass to spread into the clear sand bottom areas once people stop dr
Puck Lights chuckwayne at 5:35pm 03.10.24 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switch
Puck Lights jssailem at 4:37pm 03.10.24 I have seen puck lights that are tap capable but battery powered. There are puck lights that are 1
Acp to fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 03.10.24 I thought I had spoken you but heck , I am an old fart that cannot remember squat. I sent you a pr
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 2:05pm 03.10.24 Hey Dave! Hope all is well! Spoke to you at length via message and phone call a when I first got it

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