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Really Bad Craigs List Ad (1) rgranger at 12:36pm 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2104 Wow! Every now and again you see one that really makes you shake your head. This is the entire ad
Optional Cruising Spinnaker rigging for Hunter 290 Highflyer at 12:08pm 09.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/382 Hello Would anyone have information regarding the rigging requirements for the optional cruising spi
Main sail winter storage thaeni at 11:31am 09.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3665 I normally remove both sails for the winter and store them in the boat. This year was planning on le
6hp Chrysler outboard won't start Mhancock2 at 11:07am 09.06.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/3230 Long time listener first time caller. I am in the middle of restoring a 1976 Santana 21ft sailboat.
Looking at a 1978 O'Day 27' freshwater only boat Mitch Brown at 10:35am 09.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2860 I've been racing crew for the last 18 years. I've never owned my own boat outright (helped a buddy o
Dubious science from those who should know better Calif. Ted at 9:16am 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 67/8152 A discussion on another forum reminded me of incidents where a person you'd expect to know better pr
Spring Break caribbean charter advice needed hoosierdoc at 9:01am 09.06.18 Destinations 3/864 My wife and I just signed up for our ASA 101/103/104/114 courses on a live aboard out of St Thomas i
Hunter 240 Swing Keel Issues ... Resolved (and more) (1) waveform at 8:56am 09.06.18 Smaller Boats 0/936 Bought this 240 last December. The boat was stored outside uncovered on the trailer and untouched fo
Jabsco head on 2003 H-260 joker valve Kivalo at 8:23am 09.06.18 Smaller Boats 8/1050 Hi all, I have 2003 H-260 and last night the seat and lid of the head broke off. Some plastic from t
Hunter 356 Headliner Removal Musetta at 7:54am 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1882 Has anyone successfully removed and reinstalled the vinyl headliner on a 2003 or 2004 Hunter 356? I
Roller Furler? HanBan at 7:32am 09.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2546 Hi Guys! So I've got the mast being stepped at Zahns, and they are only charging about $1k for that
Throttle slipping New Horizons at 7:25am 09.06.18 Catalina 310 7/4445 I just noticed that the throttle seems to be slipping. At certain points the throttle will not stay
Autopilot remote smokey73 at 5:58am 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 17/3875 Didn't want to hi-jack another thread. Does anyone have one of these aftermarket remote for their au
Propellor Shaft Material Manly at 5:19am 09.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 9/1321 Our Huter 31 (1984) is on the hard having a new bottom job done. While we were at it we decided to
Heat exchanger drain cock leaking (1) Jim L at 4:14am 09.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1554 Last weekend I noticed what I feel was diesel fuel below my engine in the catch pan. Last night I w
Yamaha 33 - Aluminum Toerails dezeen at 10:50pm 09.05.18 Yamaha 0/970 I am in the process of addressing some the minor issues I have on the boat which are primarily cosm
BoatUS weather site gone FastOlson at 9:22pm 09.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/980 I just tried to open the usual link for "my boat us" and it defaulted to their main billing site (me
RayMarine ST4000+ Autopilot breaks pfaffk at 3:38pm 09.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/905 After 17 years my ST4000+ Autopilot broke. Of course it breaks at the worst time. I was just outside
A great mast raising system (4) saddlesore at 3:23pm 09.05.18 Smaller Boats 25/36015 I have a Hunter 23 and have tried several mast raising systems over the years and have finally found
Ocean Cleanup Discussion - theoceancleanup.com williamtl at 2:50pm 09.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2337 I saw this very interesting concept about to become reality and thought a discussion here would be w

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Question about Eye protection when refueling Captain-Will at 10:59am 09.27.24 A few weeks back, I opened a gas container at a gas station and the gas vapors sprayed out all over
Question about Eye protection when refueling Timm R Oday25 at 10:50am 09.27.24 A few weeks back, I opened a gas container at a gas station and the gas vapors sprayed out all over
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 10:33am 09.27.24 I've followed Tally Ho, I enjoy his videos because they restored that boat the absolute proper way.
Question about Eye protection when refueling Captain-Will at 10:18am 09.27.24 Why would you choose vented glasses if your intent is to block fumes? Those were the ones had alre
Question about Eye protection when refueling Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 09.27.24 Why would you choose vented glasses if your intent is to block fumes?
Material for drive shaft packing Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 09.27.24 The material I've always used in teflon impregnated flax. I get about 6 - 8 years out of it before
Treatment for portlight gaskets Kings Gambit at 9:23am 09.27.24 I've used a silicone gel on ours to keep them pliable and sealed for years. Pool supply stores carr
Laminate sails for a daysailer? BarryL at 9:09am 09.27.24 Hello, There aren't any real downsides to using laminate sails. As noted they will hold their shape
Material for drive shaft packing JoeWhite at 8:56am 09.27.24 Visit this link. This is what I use. https://mei1970.org/saillavie/stuffing-box
Amalfi Coast Sail Ralph Johnstone at 8:49am 09.27.24 Further to @dLj 's comments, extremely interesting subject matter but would prefer to see fewer zoo
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 8:19am 09.27.24 Yes, I thought the same thing, it was alot to take in for me, Salerno, Ravello, Amalfi, Positano, Ca
Amalfi Coast Sail dLj at 8:06am 09.27.24 critique: Not too long, really about the right length. It jumps around a bit too much. I'd like a bi
Material for drive shaft packing Rick.johnson at 7:33am 09.27.24 Look great Thanks for the information on packing Thanks Again Rick
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 09.27.24 That's one of the prettiest boat engines I've ever seen! I thought the Westerbeke M25's had the newe
Laminate sails for a daysailer? Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 09.27.24 This is exactly the type of info I suspected and was looking for! Thank you!
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Tally Ho at 7:06am 09.27.24
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Davidasailor26 at 6:46am 09.27.24
Material for drive shaft packing Davidasailor26 at 6:24am 09.27.24
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Kermit at 6:23am 09.27.24
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup east coaster at 6:16am 09.27.24 What is the size and specs of the belt, is it still the original one? Has anyone ever used a Kevlar

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