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Turbo 240 (1) The Rabbit at 12:06pm 05.25.18 Smaller Boats 46/5714 150816 Has anybody else done this?
MH40 Running Rigging Specifications Phantom154 at 12:03pm 05.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 I am replacing the halyards on my MH40. I ordered the main halyard and topping lift from sailboatown
Have a SAFE and fun holiday weekend Bad Obsession at 12:00pm 05.25.18 Ask All Sailors 11/787 Yep, the crazies are out in full force. On my way to work at 0500 hours this morning I95 was alread
Leaks cause boat repair (7) jssailem at 11:44am 05.25.18 Ask All Sailors 2/410 Like oil and water, a leaky boat and a happy owner do not mix. Last winter i run up to the boat to g
Replacing stanchion base (1) Bluenose at 10:52am 05.25.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/944 Hi folks, replacing a stanchion base on my 331. The description said "stanchion base - wood rail", a
Hunter 27 Sliding Hatch Question StephenD at 10:37am 05.25.18 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3798 I am replacing the 2 piece lexan companionway drop boards with (4) 3/4"mahogany boards, and wondered
Adding a solar system in phases Renegade135 at 9:23am 05.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1323 Hello All, I am planning to add a small solar system; a 100 w 6A solar panel with genasun controlle
bilge water mortyd at 9:08am 05.25.18 Catalina 30 7/1200 i live in the the northeast and keep my boat on the hard all winter. the bilge still fills with wate
O'Day 23 Running Rigging and Rudder Up/Down Haul RRinTN at 7:35am 05.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2195 I bought a 1979 O'Day 23 and had to replace all the running rigging, some of which was missing so I
Let's go to the Prom Brian D at 6:48am 05.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1090 Then again... maybe not! sOiQ0xxvgLM
2000 Hunter 290 Outhaul setup signguygb at 6:36am 05.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1024 I just purchased my first sailboat, a Hunter 290, and while rigging it to take it out for the first
STS Alberto or Invest 90 JamesG161 at 5:40am 05.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 24/2504 By now most of you Gulf Sailors have heard of the area of Investigation 90 on the Yucatan. A few of
San Juan Trip Advice Full Circle 473 at 10:52pm 05.24.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 25/4730 Can I get some of your expert advice on off the beaten path destinations in the San Juans? We will
Main Sail outhaul Stuck mikej21 at 6:41pm 05.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/1028 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with an in mast furling.... I was able to open/ pull out my sail today and th
Spreader boots lingerfeltja at 5:40pm 05.24.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1209 Over the winter I overhauled the mast of my H37c. I have been looking for replacements to the sprea
VOR Downwind Sail Trim AlastairLC at 5:04pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 9/815 Watching the harbour race start to leg 9, I was surprised to see the A3 sail luffs were taut and the
Can't get the shore power inlet off. - KIND OF RESOLVED HanBan at 2:40pm 05.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 36/3586
State of the sailboat biz (1) Phil Herring at 1:56pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 34/4402 How do you see the state of the sailboat business, 10 years after the last recession? What's your t
BoatUS newsletter picture/caption fail (1) marke14 at 1:18pm 05.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/698 I thought you guys might get a kick out of this one ... my markup/emphasis (and blurring of the adve
O'day 272 LE Engine Question...what are they? Pat at 1:00pm 05.24.18 Bigger Boats 8/1563 Changing the oil last week I stupidly disconnected two wires ( spade plugs) that appear to belong co

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Autopilot setup (2) duck21 at 7:29am 07.30.24 My 376 is setup with a sterndrive unit in the aft port side locker. The previous owner modified (cu
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 07.30.24 Having a convenient store location is no longer convenient. There is nothing convenient about wande
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 7:04am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defini
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system CYQK at 6:54am 07.30.24 Right now i have the fan set to direct air right on the cold plate and it seems to work the best Yes
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:48am 07.30.24 Indeed, this past weekend I deployed my sails directly into the reef. However, we had already motor
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 6:39am 07.30.24 As others have mentioned, tying the buntlines to the boom is not recommended as it is too easy to g
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:28am 07.30.24 @Ward H -- Thank you for this outline -- this is very helpful. I don't have a block at the at the c
renewing headliner Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 07.30.24 I'm in the middle of redoing the fabric wall lining on my boat. We started out using the 3M stuff, r
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 6:19am 07.30.24 Solution attached : reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 07.30.24 A solid state relay might allow you to turn on a fan when the compressor turns on as it only draws 1
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system jviss at 6:14am 07.30.24 What would you like to use to control the fan? Perhaps temperature? If so, you can get an Inkbird
West Marine Inventory jviss at 6:02am 07.30.24 Private equity tends to buy existing businesses, often funding the purchase by taking on debt, then
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renewing headliner Tally Ho at 5:49am 07.30.24 How about rubber cement? You can brush it on. I would probably vote for the spray, but if you d
West Marine Inventory Davidasailor26 at 5:49am 07.30.24
Autopilot setup Tally Ho at 5:45am 07.30.24 Neither.
West Marine Inventory Project_Mayhem at 5:44am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is a
Couple found dead in life raft American_Mainsail at 5:33am 07.30.24 Having seen what happens to a shorted lead acid battery and compared it to the letter from the ABYC
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? Project_Mayhem at 5:21am 07.30.24 I can give you a very recent story my wife and I had on our 280. I've had the boat for 2 years and

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