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Spinnaker tack point? (1) Kermit at 10:06am 12.12.17 Trailer Sailors 7/2555 I was looking at other options for a block location for the tack point. It occurred to me that I alr
Fuel filter mounting bracket loose? (1) marchem at 9:55am 12.12.17 Catalina 310 7/1245 M25XPB engine. I noticed the other day that the bracket for the on-engine fuel filter is loose. Al
New Owner of 1989 Catalina 30 MKII R C Albin at 8:02am 12.12.17 Catalina 30 28/3953 I'm sure there is a thread here somewhere, but my searches didn't find it. Just purchased my 1989 C
Pearson 10m stantions John Walsh at 5:42am 12.12.17 Pearson 3/597 Do the stantions on the 10m have backing plates? hey have rubber gaskets under them, do you need to
Chain plate leaking knotatwork2 at 5:12pm 12.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/676 I have an 1987 Hunter 23 and it seems to be leaking at the chain plates. Any tips on remedying this
Age and boat ownership Brian D at 1:45pm 12.11.17 Sails Call Lounge 66/4168 Thought this might be entertaining. At least a few of you will drive this quickly off topic, but wha
Twist Meriachee at 9:56am 12.11.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1139 For those of you who have a sprit and a top down furler. Do you have a cleat or ring that the drum
Masthead View on Seagull III (1) Jacktar at 9:33am 12.11.17 Catalina 22 7/976 A view of the masthead of my boat showing the vhf antenna , anchor light etc all labeled as seen in
Lewmar port light seal , replacing mehmworld at 7:53am 12.11.17 Ask All Sailors 20/8979 I ordered a new seal for our port light . Having a terrible time trying to replace the new gasket .
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak pateco at 7:34am 12.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/5378 I am getting a fuel leak on my Yanmar 2gm engine, and it looks to be coming from the area of the fue
Loose-Footed, or Solid Footed Main? Simon Sexton at 7:22am 12.11.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2286 Hey Guys, Good morning everyone! I just wanted to ask, since the time is coming soon, whic
Salvage Oday 272 carpet? HillbillyWanderer at 6:43am 12.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 20/1584 Winter is here and started to make a list of projects for the 272. Several areas in roof are saggin
Hallo everybody. I am a new owner of a 323. koko Sailor at 1:50am 12.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/1736 And do much work myself. so I will be hapy to read your comments
Chilly day for the Etchels in Miami JimInPB at 7:25pm 12.10.17 Racing 4/594 Some Etchels races went off in Biscayne Bay this morning. During the first leg of the first race, t
Hmm Terry Cox at 6:48pm 12.10.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 14/989 https://freesound.org/people/damonmensch/sounds/121511
Genset for Hunter 38 (1) Sergey Vetrov at 6:36pm 12.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/748 Hi Hunters Owners, I am starting my new project - Genset for Hunter 38 (2006). Main usage - Microwa
Wrong engine oil! marchem at 4:25pm 12.10.17 Catalina 310 39/6060 Changed the engine oil and filter today (25XPB, 2200+ hours). Getting easier to do. While writing
Audio interface for easier navigating on Android & iOS? Sparkman and Stephens 26 at 1:53pm 12.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/816 Knowing that smartphone/tablet screens can be hard to see out on the water, there is a new audio int
Need winless advice Paul saunders at 12:37pm 12.10.17 Big Boats 16/2044 I have a 1982 Catalina C38 would like to install electric windlass any advice on what type, model, a
Irish Citizenship jviss at 11:09am 12.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 18/913 Specifically, Irish - U.S. dual citizenship. If you were born outside of Ireland before 1986 with a

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Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:34am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfect
Boatyard mishap Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 06.30.23 So sorry for your agony. Try to get as many pictures as possible of anything and everything you can
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:28am 06.30.23 What did the insurance company tell you to do? I suspect that any repairs by the boatyard that does
st 4000 and rudder position (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 06.30.23 A piece of tape at TDC on the wheel works for me. Some prefer a Turk's Head knot. That's hardly h
Boatyard mishap LloydB at 10:20am 06.30.23 What did the insurance company tell you to do? I suspect that any repairs by the boatyard that doesn
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 9:53am 06.30.23 What happened? Mast toppled. It was horrifying to watch.
Boatyard mishap tfox2069 at 9:35am 06.30.23 Any advice for an owner who experienced a relaunch disaster? Thus far the boatyard is accepting ful
California Trailer Plates SantaCruzin at 9:27am 06.30.23 You are going to have to sort it out. Fair enough, but I guess more what I was curious about was
Shooting some video in the harbor stickinthemud57 at 9:22am 06.30.23 TomY, I definitely see the challenge your situation presents. Motion stabilization is definitely he
Fresh water leak Terrel01 at 9:17am 06.30.23 The tanks and pump are in the aft and forward sections, and the leak is not coming from there. All
Boatyard mishap dlochner at 9:02am 06.30.23 Be patient. Let the insurance company handle it. Read your storage contract. Don't say anything to t
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 8:59am 06.30.23 A piece of tape at TDC on the wheel works for me. Some prefer a Turk's Head knot.
st 4000 and rudder position (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 06.30.23 If this doesn't work, you can re-program the controller :biggrin: .
SEO within Yacht World listing smokey73 at 8:30am 06.30.23 I searched YW and found 11 Hunter 27s. None of them were listed in Middle River though. Where is y
Fresh water leak dlochner at 8:16am 06.30.23 Are you saying the leak only occurs when the tank is partially full and doesn't leak when full? Does
SEO within Yacht World listing dlochner at 8:07am 06.30.23 Now back to my original question: How do I get myself bumped back up to the top of the listings? (I
SEO within Yacht World listing StephenD at 7:57am 06.30.23 Now back to my original question: How do I get myself bumped back up to the top of the listings? (In
SEO within Yacht World listing StephenD at 7:55am 06.30.23 I have privately sold boats before too. If it were docked next to my house that would be one thing b
Bimini and Dodger replacement dmax at 7:47am 06.30.23 Or shrunk, which is what happens to Sunbrella. They must know how to deal with this.
Shooting some video in the harbor dmax at 7:40am 06.30.23 This was shot with an iPhone 14 pro max, the record video in 1080p just gives you 30fps and 60fps.

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