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Mid Winter Blues Terry Cox at 8:16pm 02.19.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 83/3581 Wouldn't you know that unseasonable cold weather would appear when I had the week off to go sailing.
Creaky bulkhead Bill2016 at 5:18pm 02.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1937 hi. Following a rough crossing of Florida Bay with some pounding my 2003 - 356 has developed an anno
Elbow for 1-1/2" Trident 147 hose marchem at 4:28pm 02.19.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/520
Cherubini Hunter 36's -- where is your Racor Filter Located? rardiH36 at 3:19pm 02.19.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/619 Okay, so I have just completed installing a new Moeller below deck 13 gallon fuel tank on the shelf
Reefing line attachment Ken Cross at 2:12pm 02.19.18 Ask All Sailors 14/783 I am in the process of replacing my sails and have a question. The main reefing lines are attached t
Bottom paint mjmercer19248 at 12:09pm 02.19.18 The Cherubini Hunters 7/597 I know this is a loaded question but what is the best bottom paint/process money can buy?
Twin rudder problem Dennis Thomas at 11:52am 02.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5073 Hey anyone, I have a 311 with twin rudders. I am relatively certain that the starboard spade is out
Thank-you DayDreamer41 at 10:28am 02.19.18 Ask All Sailors 11/810 Through a connection made on this forum my son and I were given a sailing treat out of Dana Point.
Nicro Fico traveler parts... (2) nat55 at 9:43am 02.19.18 Ask All Sailors 19/4823 Okay, I know that Rig Rite used to be the source for NF traveler parts, but they no longer have a so
San Juan 34 Gooseneck / Toggle Mast bracket parts? Steve H at 7:59am 02.19.18 San Juan Sailboats 4/1959 Hi!--I bought a 1980 San Juan 34 from a friend last summer. I'm new to the site and sailboat mainten
Bilge Pump Discharge Location, Vented loop & Cored Hull Genesis V at 7:49am 02.19.18 Big Boats 12/2722 I am installing a rule 2000 as a high water Backup emergence bilge pump on my H356, I am looking to
Dripless - PSS or Lasdrop (1) Justin_NSA at 7:12am 02.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 39/5246 Now that I've decided from your advice to go dripless instead of repacking my plastic stuffing box,
Hunter Legend 430 1996 Bow Thruster Scallywagger at 5:17am 02.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/409 Hello everyone. After sailing on Casper my Passage 42 a friend has the opportunity to buy a 1996 Hu
Tuning the rigging on a hunter 26.5 Owen Hays at 8:07pm 02.18.18 Smaller Boats 3/499 I need to tune the rigging on a hunter 26.5 for the first time. Does anyone have specs that are work
Off season topic Tom J at 7:07pm 02.18.18 Catalina 310 27/2538 Winter in New England, and the boat is on the hard. While we had a great season last year cruising
Trailer bunk board and cb overhaul H26 (3) Jimmy at 6:22pm 02.18.18 Smaller Boats 1/419 Just reporting back on the trailer and cb overhaul. Everything went good and I decided the boat was
looking for owner's time - bvi - thanksgiving 2018 frklin5 at 6:15pm 02.18.18 Ask All Sailors 0/312 I'm a seasoned bareboat charterer hoping to find owner's time for the week of Thanksgiving this year
owner's time in the BVI - thanksgiving 2018 frklin5 at 6:14pm 02.18.18 Destinations 0/432 I'm a seasoned bareboat charterer hoping to find owner's time for the week of Thanksgiving this year
First 36.7 hatch repair jarcher at 4:54pm 02.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1105 Hi All... My First 36.7 is a 2004, and it has a hatch over the head. The hatch is fine except that
Sailboats and drones njlarry at 4:49pm 02.18.18 Ask All Sailors 103/5160 All the great videos here have inspired me to consider becoming a droid dude myself. I am considerin

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Hammock install on a H26? Joe at 12:02am 07.09.23 The weight of the hammock will be shared between the halyard and stay mostly the halyard. If you're
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Joe at 11:58pm 07.08.23 Hi all Looking at a 2011 Ben. Oceanis 43 this weekend No bow thruster is it a big deal? No.....
Gooseneck shive search Joe at 11:46pm 07.08.23 You can find parts and advice from Catalina customer service. Thei contact info is on their website
Gooseneck shive search Hayden Watson at 11:42pm 07.08.23 I sailed my bolt rope footed main sail for years with the foot loose. just don't put the rope into
Gooseneck shive search PeteT at 9:32pm 07.08.23 wow this is great. What does it take to go loose foot. I was told it was not worth it. the boat is
Gooseneck shive search PeteT at 9:29pm 07.08.23 wow this is great. What does it take to go loose foot. I was told it was not worth it.
Gooseneck shive search (1) Hayden Watson at 9:07pm 07.08.23 In the notes, it says that the C25 and C27 masthead sheeves are used for both ends of the C28 throu
Gooseneck shive search Hayden Watson at 9:01pm 07.08.23 In the notes, it says that the C25 and C27 masthead sheeves are used for both ends of the C28 throug
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 8:58pm 07.08.23 ... But my radar unit takes a surprisingly small amount of power. My Starlink is worse! I only run
1977 Fuel Tank Top Gauge PeteT at 8:24pm 07.08.23 I just bought my boat back and the previous owner replaced it with a Moeller electronic unit. It is
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang dkinzer at 7:44pm 07.08.23 I'll just go ahead and buy a blind rivet tool You might consider the Marson Big Daddy RIveter. Th
Need help wiring my new air conditioner SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 07.08.23 That's some really odd looking supply cable, solid neutral? I wonder if the white wire is supposed
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang bogatron at 7:18pm 07.08.23 Thanks for the detailed info and quick reply. This makes perfect sense. I'll just go ahead and buy a
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion jssailem at 7:15pm 07.08.23 Real sailors never had bow thrusters. Those were for power boat owners who could not manage a twin p
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 7:14pm 07.08.23 On my H37C I had 175' of 3/8" BBB in that 'chain locker' under the v-berth and a Simpson Lawrence 1
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 7:13pm 07.08.23
Refrigerator and freezer volume on Legacy 94, 40.5? Screen Saver at 7:12pm 07.08.23 Once years ago the traditional boat fridges were good and the Danfoss compressor unit was great. Tod
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Tally Ho at 7:08pm 07.08.23
Oday 192 (1986) replace teak cabin hatch rails. Tally Ho at 6:51pm 07.08.23 You can check the old handrails and see if you can make out round bungs where the bolts may be. Loo
Need help wiring my new air conditioner Tally Ho at 6:40pm 07.08.23 What are you using that appliance cord for? Greg

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