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Starter woes PotomacDaysailer at 7:58am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 36/1900 I went to take my still-new-to-me Seafarer 29 "Blue Moon" out the other day and the ignition failed
Looking for delivery crew. Expenses paid. Cross 34 trimaran. Port Lavaca to Lake Ontario Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 9/922 Boat belongs to a Canadian neighbor, who is trying to get it back home. Was damaged in Hurricane Ike
Bumpers for a 260 Iowasail at 6:11am 05.09.18 Smaller Boats 1/590 We have purchased a Hunter 260 1998 and would like to protect her near docks etc and wondered if any
Any idea what this is? (3) Whatsit at 5:55am 05.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1449
Mast reinforcement Question... KeukaSailer at 5:41am 05.09.18 Day Sailers 8/1431 Ok...this a a hypothetical question. My 146 mast has a light ding in the mast about half way up and
What is a true "trailer"able? DockH at 5:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 46/7321 I'm selling my Abbott22 fin keel (3'10" draft) to acquire a trailerable SV to reduce dockage costs a
260 bumper recommendation Iowasail at 4:57am 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/597 We just purchased a 1998 260 and would like to protect her when docking etc. and also would like to
C27 Mast Step Position Ajay73 at 2:51am 05.09.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1772 I have a 1980 C27 which I think may have been the first year with the sea hood. I would like someon
Trans Atlantic crossing on 356 Gege at 2:19am 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3401
Zodiac Self Bailing Valve and Davits Marc14857 at 8:12pm 05.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/7516 I just installed a set of davits for my Zodiac. The davit manufacturer makes it clear that the dingh
Electrical Connection Help MikeHoncho at 6:35pm 05.08.18 Ask All Sailors 6/548 Just purchased a 78 Hunter 30 and learning the systems. There is a sensor in the bilge just forward
Temp gauge on 3YM20 inoperative (B-1 panel) SFS at 6:12pm 05.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 11/1460 My temp gauge stopped working (stuck on coldest temp, far left side of the gauge) a few days ago. O
Question on boot stripe & water line Mckayro at 6:12pm 05.08.18 Catalina 22 3/613 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 1983 Catalina 22. Stripping the old, partially pealing and delaminating ba
RRS rules slidedeck (1) Jackdaw at 4:48pm 05.08.18 Racing 1/822 Every spring, our club hosts a series of rules seminars given by two internationally rated judges fr
Are you a Follower? Justin_NSA at 1:01pm 05.08.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 16/1493 What does the "Follow" feature get you on the forum? If I follow someone, does that mean I get alert
Portlight frame exterior paint peeling (1) Vegas at 10:09am 05.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/939 Can anyone recommend a product and preparation procedure to repaint the frame on my portlight? Is t
Cutlass bearing removal tool TonyDilly at 9:34am 05.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2976 Does anyone local to NY NJ area have a cutlass bearing removal tool I could borrow or rent? thanks i
Replacing H49 arch Seaworthy speakers Romagic at 9:31am 05.08.18 Big Boats 10/2104 One of the stock arch speakers on my Hunter 49 stopped working. Maybe it was a blessing because the
New to forum unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 05.08.18 S2 31/3623 I'v had my 9.2A for 5 months now, its my first sailboat. Due to that I feel like I'm bonding with t
H260 Portlight Problems GBGraham at 7:22am 05.08.18 Smaller Boats 14/1780 When I bought the boat it had a crack in the lower radius of the heads portlight. This was causing r

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What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase RitSim at 11:19am 09.03.24 In addition, Look at the mast step area to see if there is any depression or stress cracks. Also, n
DC Three wire deck light question. duck21 at 11:17am 09.03.24 I see the steaming lights on the Peters + Bey website, but I'm not seeing deck lights there. Do you
Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 10:59am 09.03.24 There is a guy on YouTube with a video of the mast raising system he made that has what looks like t
DC Three wire deck light question. BAD ORCA at 10:18am 09.03.24 Who is the manufacturer? Peters & Bey
3M 5200 dLj at 10:02am 09.03.24 Been following this thread with the question in my mind as to what branch of the government is cons
DC Three wire deck light question. mermike at 9:59am 09.03.24 Who is the manufacturer?
3M 5200 LloydB at 9:49am 09.03.24 Been following this thread with the question in my mind as to what branch of the government is consi
3M 5200 dLj at 9:47am 09.03.24 It's not currently banned there. Will something be banned in the future ? Now the answer to the a
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase sailme88 at 9:30am 09.03.24 I would pull the dip stick and smell the oil. You don't want a burnt aroma. Check the oil filter. W
top side handrails mermike at 9:28am 09.03.24 JS - there was something odd about the Yamaha rail installation, but I don't remember what it was. M
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 jssailem at 9:25am 09.03.24 In just about every dinghy I've sailed the experienced sailors never cleat the mainsheet anyway. To
3M 5200 sailme88 at 9:19am 09.03.24 I just Googled 5200 & California.. The information available indicates that California has indeed ba
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase jssailem at 9:15am 09.03.24 It depends a lot on clean fuel and fuel lines that are purged of air. I know it is a self-bleed syst
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase dmax at 9:09am 09.03.24 "How hard should it be to get started after being winterized" It should start up quickly after sitti
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 8:59am 09.03.24 After viewing these guys sailing their Catalina 16.5, I think I would not worry about controlling t
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase Project_Mayhem at 8:49am 09.03.24 I forgot to mention that it's been on the hard for the past couple of years. The owner said that he
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? BAD ORCA at 8:37am 09.03.24 Good butyl tape, like Bed-It, is my first choice for almost any waterproofing application. It has
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 8:30am 09.03.24 I like to think this is more about expediency than intent, perhaps with a little lack of knowledge
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 8:29am 09.03.24 Yeah, I definitely didn't mean to offend or even correct. I am definitely not trying to prescribe h
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 8:24am 09.03.24 Actually, we don't know. There is nothing anyone knows specific to this other than it is still avai

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