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Technology is getting overly creepy Maine Sail at 7:02am 03.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 92/6293 Creepy #1 I just got off the phone with Verizon after they charged me for "Travel Pass" usage when t
Getset discharging coolant through overflow hose. Franklin at 9:31pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/650 I have a Phasor 3.5 kw diesel genset that I've used through the past 12 years...rarely, but the past
Hunter 356 hull deforms on travel lift JohnSn at 7:51pm 03.01.18 Big Boats 28/5735 Hi All, We just did a pre-purchase haulout of a '03 Hunter 356 we're considering purchasing. We had
So I bought a Hunter Cpt.Rog at 6:38pm 03.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/4094 Hello everyone, I just purchased a Hunter 30T, I've read mixed reviews on this boat. Some people
Fouling of Knotmeter Impeller with Zebra Mussels (1) CapitalistSailor at 6:16pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 38/5267 I have a Beneteau 311 with the original Raymarine knotmeter. The sensor for this knotmeter is a padd
Traveler Upgrade for Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 6:03pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 55/7750 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and would like to upgrade the original traveler. It takes a huge amount
Windlass on Oday 35? rajhnsn at 4:18pm 03.01.18 Bigger Boats 28/6219 Has anyone installed a windlass on Oday 35? What type and how was it installed? Pictures would be
replacement plastic locker insert tubs available? Harlan at 3:48pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 2/356 OD, Pearson and other boats have plastic storage tubs in the cabin that sit in cutouts under berths.
Check your keels Bosman at 2:23pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1128 Some of you might already know Paulo's blog - if not, there are plenty of very interesting reading m
East coast Nor'easter this weekend. Gunni at 1:15pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 52/2839
Rain leaking into starboard cockpit locker Sky2Sail at 12:29pm 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/459 Hi All, I have two 1993 Hunter 23.5s and both leak a lot of water in the starboard cockpit locker wh
Handheld radio charging volts Skipper at 11:37am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1244 Have an old SH HX260 handheld VHF. Works good. Battery good. The battery is a 7.2V 750mAh NiCad. How
bilge pump drain line Dionysis at 11:10am 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/537 I have a 1989 Hunter Hunter 26.5. Its been a great boat but I had to change out the bilge pump the o
AirBnB for boats Paul and Judy at 10:12am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 19/3552 Anyone know of a marina in the Sarasota area where I can place my boat as a live-aboard and use it a
Outboard Engine bracket (2) shine at 9:04am 03.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/760 I am trying to redo the wood on my engine mount. I notice the top two holes in the old wooden bracke
MSD Vent fitting Roy 845 at 7:57am 03.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1556 Hello all, In the next few weeks I'll be installing an MSD Potty in my O'Day 22 just forward of the
Spinnaker Pole for 1990 Vision 32 SqPeg at 6:20am 03.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/1647 My boat came with a spinnaker but no pole. The spinnaker setup was an option back then. Anyone know
DIY boat ramps Whatsit at 4:31am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 37/18650
Boat name - color? Lisa at 12:47am 03.01.18 Catalina 310 17/2240 So I'm trying to figure out what color vinyl to order for our 310. Trying to match it to the blue st
Hunter 336 Dinette Table Lift Joe Papagni at 11:24pm 02.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1460 There's a rope coming out of the top of the pole that my dinette table moves up and down on. Does an

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lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 4:39pm 04.05.24 Driving back rom the keys yesterday I spied what I think is a J24 adjacent to the marina after Jewfi
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to take
Topping lift (1) dkinzer at 3:55pm 04.05.24 The topping lift should have enough tension on it to make the boom level. On our Selden mast with
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 3:42pm 04.05.24 Ring terminals and a terminal block. Soldering on a boat is generally frowned upon because it forms
Sailing down the channel kappykaplan at 3:07pm 04.05.24 Looks great! :beer:
Topping lift dlochner at 2:57pm 04.05.24 Thx for that. But what is the tension I should have? Right now it is litterally lifting / carrying
Topping lift Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 04.05.24 I presume you have a rigid vang? If so that can basically carry the weight of the boom. I keep my TL
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? Davidasailor26 at 2:29pm 04.05.24
Topping lift xavpil at 2:00pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Calif. Ted at 1:59pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifeli
Topping lift dlochner at 1:54pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting a
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Claude L.-Auger at 1:37pm 04.05.24 thanks, that is similar to mine, my upper backstay has a fork instead of an eye, do you have a pic
Hunter 34 rudder (4) Claude L.-Auger at 1:28pm 04.05.24 Hi Dan and welcome I have had an 84 since 2000 and for all I know it has the newer rudder Foss Foam
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dlochner at 12:59pm 04.05.24
2009 Bavaria Vision 40 fuel gauge not working elink at 12:01pm 04.05.24 Update -- I installed a RUPSE brand matched pair, sender and gauge. It's early days but it appears t
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed elink at 11:49am 04.05.24 I am no expert but I do have both an electrical and electronic background. 1. Soldering and then hea
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 04.05.24 My 25' has teak backing plates below the headliner. Can you take a few pics?
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 04.05.24
170 cracked warranty hull stickinthemud57 at 10:45am 04.05.24 LOTS of threads at this forum dealing with cracks in the H170 hulls. I used to have one and had to d
Solar / lithium question Johann at 10:03am 04.05.24 Victron monitors have a setting called 'discharge floor'. If its set to 50% (which is default i th

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