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Question about the original salon cushions on a H31 IH82BL8 at 4:08pm 03.19.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/549 I'm getting ready to make new covers for my salon cushions. My question is about using batting alon
Forestay chainplate rigging/hardware question (what is this) (1) tipsyravensailing at 1:46pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2747 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCB1ujlMxN_VSo0thi5qYZVM_5d3-46sjoVKj_sKDCez0J
Documentation Roland5048 at 1:12pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 14/982 Here we go, again. Just received a notice from Maritime Documentation Center out of Billings, MT.
Fresh Water Supply To On-Board Head - 272LE fhujber at 12:50pm 03.19.18 Bigger Boats 16/1949 Has anyone here added a fresh water storage tank under the starboard bench in the salon for the purp
New Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 11:34am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/437 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I've been gone for a while due to the preparation and taking
Wisker pole cajon409 at 11:06am 03.19.18 Big Boats 4/792 430 Hunter, was going to install a 13/22 wisker pole on mast track, but informed was to heavy, was n
hard over time HD74 at 9:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 10/663 Does anyone know the hard over time for a hunter 340. Installing a new ray marine autopilot. Thanks
Are Battens Really Needed? geehaw at 8:49am 03.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/7410 I bought a new mainsail. I got it from one of those Chinese sail houses. It is loose footed and no
Mast whatzinfidel? SVChrysalis at 8:37am 03.19.18 Parts Search 3/914 Hey folks, thanks for reading- I just purchased a 1994 Seaward 23 and one of things that is going to
Dartmouth Mass rgranger at 6:57am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1400 I might have a chance to hang out in the Dartmouth Mass. area for a little bit this summer. Any lo
UV sail damage (2) Justin_NSA at 6:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/774 Not a question really. More like a "be sure to inspect this" item. Every time I go out to get my boa
240 Centerboard Questions.... (1) waveform at 1:23am 03.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/517 After changing uphaul to 7/16" and cascade lines to 3/8 and re-assembling using the lower most holes
St. Patrick's Day Race on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Racing 7/877 Beautiful March day out on Galveston Bay. 5mFiFuERBSU
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Bluenose at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/6233 Good evening, I am looking at (I think) a Beneteau 331, which is the boat I want. The nameplate in t
2007 Beneteau 40? PaulGinger at 2:05pm 03.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/909 Just purchased, new to me 2007 40. I have alredy joined the Beneteau USA sight for parts etc. from
Great Day Sailing (2) Cowpokee at 10:20am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 1/536
Charters in the Charlotte Harbor area, eg Punta Gorda isaksp00 at 9:19am 03.18.18 Destinations 4/752 I have looked at a number of threads about sailing in this area, and it seems good. I see that Seada
Lazy Jacks on a 1984 H27 finefurn at 9:17am 03.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1894 One of the first projects on my TD list this spring is to install a set of Lazy Jacks. I would like
ds 41 thru hull and valves sailor5017 at 9:11am 03.18.18 Big Boats 4/790 The valves and plumbing in floor of front stateroom seems to have turned a dark brown -black color
Another NorEaster? sailnoproblem at 7:40am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1747 I don't no if that is the correct spelling, but I am getting a little tired of this weather. Yea I k

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Advice on transcontinental shipping dLj at 5:16pm 02.17.24 You also have Sailors moving sailors... F Google them. dj
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 Sailgunner at 4:56pm 02.17.24 Can you get from the post to panel outside the tunnel? Been a long time when I ran some wires up th
Dock and Go Override How-to RichKS at 2:24pm 02.17.24 Hi all, Just to follow up, I managed to get hold of the ZF support helpline "wrenchline" and the re
Air conditioner replacement GryphonGirl at 12:50pm 02.17.24 It is a 2009 Oceanis 31.
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 12:49pm 02.17.24 Simrad VHF and wireless remote years ago :plus:
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? FastOlson at 12:42pm 02.17.24 Having been thru a mast-down re-rig recently and before that a replacement of the ancient VHF..... I
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Rich Stidger at 11:50am 02.17.24 You can test your coax, connectors, and mast head antenna with a SWR meter. If you don't have one,
Air conditioner replacement Dr. D at 11:11am 02.17.24 Sorry to hear about the situation. What year is your boat?
Moving Up... Stu Jackson at 10:56am 02.17.24 .it appears as if we have found it. OK, drop the suspense, what is it? Congratulations.
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 02.17.24 I bought some 3M stuff for a car window a few years ago. Wow talk about a gooey messy product! Anywa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purch
Advice on transcontinental shipping PaulK at 10:52am 02.17.24 Brownell in Mattapoisett. Looks like they pretty much wrote the book on moving boats over the road.
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:53am 02.17.24 So then the real question now is will my current masthead antenna suffice. It might or it might no
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:51am 02.17.24 Ok so it sounds like I have to trash my dinosaur and get both components new. So then the real quest
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:41am 02.17.24 but are limited by power, 5 or 6 watts compared to 25 watts and broadcast distance due to the anten
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? dlochner at 9:41am 02.17.24 The wireless handheld I spoke of is a remote mic for the below deck VHF, it is dependent on the base
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:39am 02.17.24 The radio below has to be capable of connecting with the wireless unit. Mine connects via bluetooth
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? dlochner at 9:37am 02.17.24 Presumably, difficulty raising the main is not an old issue, so any physical modifications to the sa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:37am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purcha
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? (3) Ringydingydo at 9:25am 02.17.24 dlochner, Agreed on rake vs pre-bend and thanks for the 3 suggestions. Not my boat (yet), but will

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