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Showers on board - direct discharge? redunculous at 7:12pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1382 Sitting here on a friends boat and we were discussing his shower system as he has relays which he ha
Changing out transmission Jentay at 5:12pm 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/337 Hello, I am a new boat owner and sailor. Last week I had a catastrophic failure of my transmission.
Line as art (1) Jackdaw at 3:31pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1048 After a month of procrastinating, I finally hardened up and built my new twings for BlueJ. Easy spli
transducer placement kenpa at 2:26pm 05.14.18 Parts Search 3/692 Has anyone had success in placing a transducer for depth inside for throw the haul in a Catalina 22.
Battery Condition Nodak7 at 12:09pm 05.14.18 Big Boats 15/1343 OK, it is a rainy day out there so I have some time to ask a question of you brainac's out there. My
Oil change Universal 15. But I found this tag... (3) scottmellloyditude at 11:08am 05.14.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1393
Mian Traveler End Caps Bob Cowan at 10:43am 05.14.18 Parts Search 3/636 I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 and need to replace the end caps on my main traveler. the top sheaves on
Bedding Sealed Teak Toerail to Fiberglass. Is Butyl the Answer? SimianD�Amour at 9:28am 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2573
O'Day 40 Specs nramsey at 9:24am 05.14.18 Bigger Boats 1/826 Hi All, I'm looking for the rigging specs of the O'Day 40 from boats 1 to 135. They are a slightly
How to silence noisy H33 sliding companionway hatch Maurice Doran at 8:57am 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/618 The sliding companionway hatch on my '05 H33 squeals loudly each time I open/close it and I have bee
Cherubini Hunter for the long haul Spazz at 8:55am 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1200 My wife and i own a 1978 hunter 30 sd cherubini. It was intended to be our first boat, but many many
Rutcerson clutch CALGRY at 8:55am 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/485 I have a Hunter 26.5 1989 model. I need a replacement clutch to fit original holes on cabin. The pre
Unfinished seat back on starboard side Chesapeake 331 at 8:15am 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2193 Hello all! Still working on the clean up of our Beneteau 331 and I've just now realized that the sea
Mold in non-skid davidf995 at 8:13am 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 20/4813 Hello- I have black mold bits in the crevices of the molded in non-skid on deck. Tried all kinds of
Moving boat to new slip. Dockline Questions. (9) pateco at 7:56am 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 98/15549 After three years at my current dock, I am moving my boat to a new slip. Currently I am side docking
Back to cockpit halyards. H23Pacman at 5:53am 05.14.18 Smaller Boats 3/557
Anyone install a c-head on a Capri 26? marcberoz at 4:50am 05.14.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1491 Hello All, I purchased a Capri 26 last November. I have spent virtually no time on board due to my s
WTH is this thing in my bilge (2) IDtrucks at 8:26pm 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1059 this thing was horribly caulked down the inside of the hull in the starboard bilge next to/aft of th
HC 50 (1) Rick D at 7:17pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2520 Here's a boat you don't see often. A friend hauled his boat at the same yard as we did following the
Bottom Strip & Drivetrain Mods... (4) Rick D at 6:39pm 05.13.18 Big Boats 7/1158 We went to Ensenada, Baja California to Baja Naval for a complete bottom strip, three coats of barri

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How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dLj at 4:20pm 09.02.24 Ya'll should watch the video Gary posted earlier in another thread - really cool video! https://for
Speed over water not working dlochner at 4:20pm 09.02.24 Can you give us a little more information on the system? Which 9" plotter, what's on the system, etc
Speed over water not working kappykaplan at 4:16pm 09.02.24 Sounds like wiring if the wheel spins but still has 0.0 on the readout. :plus:
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dlochner at 4:13pm 09.02.24 The first time I crossed Lake Ontario, about 50 miles, I had a boom box, a bulkhead compass, and a c
Speed over water not working Tally Ho at 4:10pm 09.02.24 Sounds like wiring if the wheel spins but still has 0.0 on the readout. Greg
I may buy listing 5 degree H26, can water collect in hidden spots??? Tally Ho at 4:08pm 09.02.24 Not specific to the H260, but yes, there are typically areas under the sole where water can collect,
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Tally Ho at 4:01pm 09.02.24 Just point the bow in the direction of land, and set sail! Binoculars, a compass, a map and gps on
Tosca gets a windlass jssailem at 3:41pm 09.02.24 Nice write up @mermike. Really makes you ready to take on the Salish Sea.
3M 5200 capta at 3:28pm 09.02.24 Oh no. Not this again! (5200 haters) Epoxy is permanent too. No on mentioned some of the very eff
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage capta at 3:11pm 09.02.24 There is also the situation, aside from mere age and wisdom, that crew injuries on a short handed b
Megayacht Bayesian sank dlochner at 2:19pm 09.02.24 I was also thinking the hull got punctured, but first I asked myself how much anchor rode they had
Megayacht Bayesian sank odaydokay at 2:01pm 09.02.24 I was also thinking the hull got punctured, but first I asked myself how much anchor rode they had o
Cabin ceiling vent latch part MachZ at 11:07am 09.02.24 Thanks for the replies. I will attempt to find some manufacture id on the latch assembly next time I
H42 Passage lists to port artboas at 10:23am 09.02.24 Move your beer
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dlochner at 10:23am 09.02.24 (Understand that my degrees and a good deal of my background is in linguistics. So, I pay way more
To charge or not to charge artboas at 10:22am 09.02.24 I have found that Cristec chargers were installed by boat builders owing to low cost. Once you start
Tank Sensors artboas at 10:16am 09.02.24 Yes, I have done this, and the sensors work fine now. I did a post on this awhile ago. The problem i
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass SailingCal21 at 10:14am 09.02.24
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario dLj at 10:13am 09.02.24 Using "piloting" rather than "pilotage" will not likely ever result in a misunderstanding, run shi
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage artboas at 10:08am 09.02.24 I converted all my winches to electric, as I single hand my 49. It was a safety issue, if anything.

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