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First Sail In Awhile rardiH36 at 7:23pm 04.24.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/858 Various situations over the last 18 months or so caused me to radically scale back the frequency of
Does anyone have experience using Ewincher or WinchRite? Lorrie at 5:53pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/7778 I'm a retired woman who has sailed most of my life. I've had both shoulders operated on, so in orde
Need info on Beneteau rpell1@msn.com at 4:58pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1376 Hi all, I'm looking to replace my Cat30 and one of the alternatives I have some interest is Beneteau
easMast Wiring...There has to be a better way (3) Marc14857 at 4:55pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/815 The pictures below shows my mast to boat wiring on my Hunter 44 AC as delivered by the factory back
Colorado sailing DAVA390 at 4:53pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1080 Visiting friends in Denver in July, hopefully it will be spring then. Staying near St. Mary's Glacie
Gasket Sealant on Thermostat? SirMichael at 4:45pm 04.24.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/2980 I did a bunch of testing on my 2GM20F Yanmar engine for a coolant leak. I sealed up the inner tube
Colorado Hawk Elden G at 4:15pm 04.24.18 Pearson 7/1020 I just purchased a beautiful Pearson Hawk. It is fully restored. One real pretty boat! The previous
Dropping keel Hardhead at 4:11pm 04.24.18 Catalina 22 26/4130 Has anyone detached the keel, and just kept the raised up boat off the trailer above it? My swing
First sailboat in.... (1) Tally Ho at 3:49pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 13/776 There are a few powerboats in the marina, but I was the first sailboat. Launched today in a stiff no
Hunter 216 keel problem (4) Dillard at 1:58pm 04.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2224 New to me Hunter 216 about 14 years old. The shackle from the keel to the hydraulic piston cable is
Universal M-18 electric engine kill? Jimski at 1:16pm 04.24.18 Catalina 30 11/2107 Was just wondering.... My C30 Universal M-18 is stopped by pulling the engine stop cable, which shu
I love DST (1) HMT2 at 1:15pm 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/744 I love daylight savings time! I cut out of work early yesterday and made it out for an almost three
120v Rebuild - questions/opinions/advice (4) tipsyravensailing at 11:41am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1252 Heya all Looking at starting to rebuild the 120 v side of my pearson and have the following simple
Water seeping through bilge (1) Chris87 at 11:33am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1648 I've been looking at a 1987 Hunter 28.5 for three weeks. Great cosmetic condition! However, after tw
Oday 37' Center Cockpit dahert at 11:07am 04.24.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/842 Hi all, Just bought a 1972 ODay 37' Center Cockpit down in Placida, Fl. It needs new V-Birth cushion
Oberdorfer impeller change wing15601 at 9:07am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2478 In the spring of 2017 I replaced the water pump on my Universal 5411 with an Oberdorfer pump. Today
H 27 rudder heritage at 8:52am 04.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/322 Has anyone adjusted the stuffing box on the rudder post. I can barely see it under the steering qua
hull cleaning balao92 at 8:46am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/444 over the years, white substance from the rub rail has flowed down onto the hull, leaving white trace
Teak discoloration Northstar1014 at 8:39am 04.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/486 Hello, About 2 years ago, I used Cetol Natural Teak + Cetol gloss on my cockpit coamings. Unfortuna
Unstepping Mast on N28 (9) MitchK at 7:39pm 04.23.18 Newport 1/1096 During the repair work on my N28, I became apparent that the mast needed to come down. I looked arou

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WATCHING PAINT DRY! (3) twodzusfittings at 5:13am 02.27.24 Ready to install. I added Low Friction Tape to the glide sides.
Need Bronze bushing for Mirage 26 rudder post kappykaplan at 5:05am 02.27.24 jollydave , the OP hasn't been seen since he made the post above. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Need Bronze bushing for Mirage 26 rudder post jollydave at 4:55am 02.27.24 Hello there! I am currently dealing with a similar issue. We're you able to find a new one? Was you
Weekend Login Difficulties Rick486 at 3:35am 02.27.24 Me too. But when you mess around with computers, s** happens....*
Login issue - You are not allowed kappykaplan at 3:10am 02.27.24 ?????? ??????. ??????. ??????. ?????? We control everything We control everything. We control ever
Login issue - You are not allowed sailme88 at 3:08am 02.27.24 ?????? ??????. ??????. ??????. ??????
Keel repair KCofKC at 9:59pm 02.26.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a use
Login issue - You are not allowed Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40pm 02.26.24 Happened to me this morning on my office PC even though I was logged in. --Peggie
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint Siamese at 8:08pm 02.26.24 It depends on whether you launch it every time you sail, or whether you keep it in a slip. If you'r
Weekend Login Difficulties twodzusfittings at 7:25pm 02.26.24 Best Help desk ever!!!!!
dual voltage water heater element dlochner at 7:04pm 02.26.24 Your thinking about this in a linear form. With the solar panel as the center the batteries and th
GOB Gone? Blitz at 6:58pm 02.26.24 That is a huge bummer. I've discontinued other magazines over the past few years but I always looke
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 6:57pm 02.26.24 The studs are also quite a bit longer also on the BEP bars. I need to cut out a part of my companio
Weekend Login Difficulties dLj at 6:51pm 02.26.24 Funny thing for me was i had just made a post jokingly suggesting I needed to stop or potentially ge
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 02.26.24 I see that Lewmar has a newer model line VX series. Anyone have any experience with them? I am see
dual voltage water heater element jssailem at 6:27pm 02.26.24 The heater element will be powered from the excess power from the solar panels, not the batteries.
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain. Thanks. That is about 1/3 the weight of my gear with a
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) texasptb at 5:48pm 02.26.24 Progress report ;) Hull paint, stripe, new logo, that part is ready to go now. I did the common upg
Weekend Login Difficulties ggrizzard at 5:05pm 02.26.24 Me three. Thanks again to Phil and Dave and the cyber elves.
Lewmar V700 windlass heritage at 4:59pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain.

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