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I guess I'm a lucky bastard! rgranger at 6:54am 04.10.18 Ask All Sailors 29/2298 I ran across this article on the 50 best yachting towns of the world... https://www.yachtingmagazin
Beneteau First 47.7 - Rudder bearing Goldenfox at 4:02am 04.10.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1985 Morning, couple of questions on the Beneteau First 47.7 (racing rig). Can you drop the rudder whilst
VHF mounting Jacomo Sailor at 7:49pm 04.09.18 Catalina 22 14/1868 I know everyone has their preferences, but would like to know where you mounted your vhf radio. I'v
Keel Cable Replacement TortolaTim at 5:53pm 04.09.18 Catalina 22 14/4435 I'm thinking of replacing the keel cable and associated hardware while the boat is on trailer before
My mcgregor Jorge Guerra at 1:53pm 04.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1311 I am also trying to poop my rails on top of the sailboat and I do not know if I need a gasket or jus
My mcgregor Jorge Guerra at 1:49pm 04.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/513 I do not know much about the terms on sailboats but I have been fixing a MacGregor 25 the backstay ,
Boat Tag Simon Sexton at 1:11pm 04.09.18 Racing 4/696 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to share with everyone the incredible amount of fun
1990's Hunter non-skid Frank P at 12:22pm 04.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2713 Hey Guys, The grey non skid on my 40.5 is wearing through. Is this paint or gelcoat? whatever Hunt
Wiring diagram for Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 10:48am 04.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5675 Hi Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a 2009 Oceanis 37 please? Regards Rob
To Roll and Tip or Just to Roll? Plymouth Sailor at 9:39am 04.09.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1040 Fellow sailors, two years ago I prepare myself to paint the top sides of my sailboat. I used Jamest
Holding Tank Fabrication Marina Del Rey Rob G at 9:10am 04.09.18 Big Boats 5/675 I need a holding tank made for my 43 Legend. Anyone have any recommendations for a good fabricator i
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! (3) StephenD at 7:46am 04.09.18 The Cherubini Hunters 38/4473 This is my 2nd H27, and in the crab pot infested waters of the Chesapeake I've found myself guiltily
N2K for Dummies dlochner at 7:45am 04.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2097 I'm about to install a simple NMEA 2000 network for instruments and MFD. Are there any simple guides
Need a new VHF Antenna. pateco at 7:27am 04.09.18 SSB and Ham Operators 22/4301 So I sent my son up the mast yesterday to do some work on the masthead light and halyard car for my
Spring Splash 2018 ShotgunSlim at 6:37am 04.09.18 Catalina 22 9/948 It's been too long since I had a chance to drag "Kellie Marie" to the lake and do some sailing. Bei
Hunter 26 bilge access -- What is it actually for? rgranger at 6:18am 04.09.18 Smaller Boats 3/1147 Hello fellow H26 owners. During the nor'easter we had last month, the sunbrella tarp I had over my
Question about New Trojan Batteries arf145 at 8:55pm 04.08.18 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2080 This winter I installed two new Trojan T-1275 12v batts in parallel for my house bank. The boat's on
Photobucket Download Fix, Ap Required CloudDiver at 8:16pm 04.08.18 Ask All Sailors 0/552 For anyone like me that used Photobucket to store pics and then used hyperlinks to our threads here;
Hunter146 LauraS811 at 7:52pm 04.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/878 Looking to purchase a 2003 Hunter 146 from a friend. Boat does not have any visible cracks on hull o
What is this and what's it for? (1) MaryEllaRose at 7:44pm 04.08.18 Ask All Sailors 6/935 I'm the proud new owner of a '90 Catalina 25. The boat is not in the water yet, the mast is down. I'

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Diesel fill cap/plug duck21 at 3:56pm 06.13.24 The Hunters Owners Store associated with the forums sells these as well. Doug
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI kappykaplan at 3:53pm 06.13.24 but once I found the right path, the FCC method was really simple and I had everything within 24 ho
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Tally Ho at 3:39pm 06.13.24 I was on the hook for the weekend last summer, alone, and overnight a nasty wind blew in that but me
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 06.13.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 2:47pm 06.13.24 @isaksp00 That is one reason why I asked for inside pictures
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:43pm 06.13.24
Diesel fill cap/plug Rich Stidger at 2:41pm 06.13.24 It is a standard cap. Take one from your deck pumpout to the store to match it. I brought a black pl
Group 24 starter battery (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.13.24 The standard rule of thumb I was always taught for a flooded lead acid battery was you could draw i
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 2:23pm 06.13.24 I don't know if you are missing something but I will say, I have anchor controls both in the cockpi
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit dLj at 2:07pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perh
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:56pm 06.13.24 @Scott T-Bird I agree the FCC page is very hard to follow. As you know, I was looking for internati
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 1:40pm 06.13.24 That's a fair point ... but my start battery is also located forward closer to the windlass than th
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 1:35pm 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:33pm 06.13.24 Yipes ! That's the material and it's certainly gone up over the last 10 years. Be sure to use Kra
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.13.24
R2AK 2024 Timm R Oday25 at 12:44pm 06.13.24 These are some hearty souls. I'm thinking they will have some of the very best of stories
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 12:42pm 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perha
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 11:48am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...

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