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Grease for Variprop? Pat T at 2:47pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2349 Just one year into the new prop and I must grease it prior to launch. The supplier wants $59 for gre
Tow straps to launch? LuckyDuck at 2:36pm 03.02.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2793 We bought our 1987 C25 last fall and need to pull it out of the lake soon for some maintenance. It i
precisionsailloft.com? richk at 12:40pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 16/5872 Am in need of a new genny, anyone pass along experiences with precisionsailloft? Rich
Removing heavy duty pad eye from Deck Jumpstart at 12:07pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 9/530 On my new to me boat the PO had installed a heavy duty pad eye for attachment of a pole down hole. W
Bulkhead fit & hull twist Hardhead at 9:46am 03.02.18 Catalina 22 3/652 I replaced the plywood bulkheads on my 87' C22 late last summer, but haven't had her back in water y
Passage 420 windlass tfatland at 8:33am 03.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/692 Does anyone know what brand/model of windlass you can replace the original windlass with on a Hunter
When to trash house batteries? onlinelee at 7:54am 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1562 Hi friends, I am about to test my house battery bank ( 3 x 90AmpH 12v AGM ) to make sure it will se
Technology is getting overly creepy Maine Sail at 7:02am 03.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 92/4931 Creepy #1 I just got off the phone with Verizon after they charged me for "Travel Pass" usage when t
Getset discharging coolant through overflow hose. Franklin at 9:31pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/433 I have a Phasor 3.5 kw diesel genset that I've used through the past 12 years...rarely, but the past
Hunter 356 hull deforms on travel lift JohnSn at 7:51pm 03.01.18 Big Boats 28/4842 Hi All, We just did a pre-purchase haulout of a '03 Hunter 356 we're considering purchasing. We had
So I bought a Hunter Cpt.Rog at 6:38pm 03.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/3271 Hello everyone, I just purchased a Hunter 30T, I've read mixed reviews on this boat. Some people
Fouling of Knotmeter Impeller with Zebra Mussels (1) CapitalistSailor at 6:16pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 38/4310 I have a Beneteau 311 with the original Raymarine knotmeter. The sensor for this knotmeter is a padd
Traveler Upgrade for Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 6:03pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 55/5918 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and would like to upgrade the original traveler. It takes a huge amount
Windlass on Oday 35? rajhnsn at 4:18pm 03.01.18 Bigger Boats 28/4931 Has anyone installed a windlass on Oday 35? What type and how was it installed? Pictures would be
replacement plastic locker insert tubs available? Harlan at 3:48pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 2/329 OD, Pearson and other boats have plastic storage tubs in the cabin that sit in cutouts under berths.
Check your keels Bosman at 2:23pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 17/975 Some of you might already know Paulo's blog - if not, there are plenty of very interesting reading m
East coast Nor'easter this weekend. Gunni at 1:15pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 52/2397
Rain leaking into starboard cockpit locker Sky2Sail at 12:29pm 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/414 Hi All, I have two 1993 Hunter 23.5s and both leak a lot of water in the starboard cockpit locker wh
Handheld radio charging volts Skipper at 11:37am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 11/991 Have an old SH HX260 handheld VHF. Works good. Battery good. The battery is a 7.2V 750mAh NiCad. How
bilge pump drain line Dionysis at 11:10am 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/500 I have a 1989 Hunter Hunter 26.5. Its been a great boat but I had to change out the bilge pump the o

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DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:31am 07.10.23 Good point! Maybe I should try the real thing before I give up. I have just been doing DIY solutions
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kappykaplan at 8:31am 07.10.23 after prostate removal Good luck! Mine was removed in Jun 2020.
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:28am 07.10.23 Have you considered a Tiller Tamer? https://www.davisinstruments.com/products/tiller-tamer
Gooseneck Philly2DC2LBI at 8:25am 07.10.23 I definitely did something like that once trying to figure out how the roller reefing works. I got s
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kloudie1 at 8:25am 07.10.23 Glad to hear that things are looking up, Scott! Scary stuff.. A couple of weeks ago, I helped my bu
New owner Ventura County Rltgold at 8:13am 07.10.23 Congratulations on the New to you boat. Having it in the Ventura area great great ! I've spent alot
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Phil Herring at 7:59am 07.10.23 Wow. So happy to hear you survived that. The rest will all work itself out over time.
New owner Ventura County (1) akar7 at 7:48am 07.10.23 Hello, I was the second owner of your boat. I bought it in 2009 and sold it in 2014. I will contact
Head removal Tin Kicker at 7:44am 07.10.23 I am one of many who've gone to a composting head and will never go back for just the experiences yo
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 7:40am 07.10.23 If you do doors keep your options open by using 'lift off' hinges. https://www.marinedepotdirect.co
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion BarryL at 7:38am 07.10.23 Hey, My current boat, a Jeanneau 409, came with a bow thruster in a tunnel. I would not have ordere
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 7:31am 07.10.23 one or the other.....together they are fighting themselves ph wise. I wonder if that is the point.
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 danm1 at 7:30am 07.10.23 Prior owner installed Zarcor doors Companionway Doors by Zarcor provides style, comfort and convenie
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel jonelli at 7:25am 07.10.23 Thanks all- I will follow the path and check and clean all leads. jonelli- Yes, our instances were
alternator and wiring chp at 6:16am 07.10.23 I have the same alt. as you on a 2GM20F and I presume your engine is a 3GM20F ? Right off the bat
New owner Ventura County Gene Neill at 5:59am 07.10.23 Congratulations man, you got yourself a fantastic boat! :thumbup:
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 5:30am 07.10.23 @xavpil keep us posted on the route planning! And what are the details on the new boat? Will do!
Life (sailing) after heart attack. dLj at 5:25am 07.10.23 OMG Scott! Now that is scary! I'm so happy that you made it through and, while not really liking you
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? Ward H at 5:23am 07.10.23 Agree with BigEasy. Also look for black dust around the front of the engine. That would be belt dus
Prestolite alternator??? SycloneDriver at 5:20am 07.10.23 I fiddled around with the alternator. I connected it to a battery and spun it with a impact gun and

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