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SailTimer Wind Instrument Bob J. at 3:09pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 4/828 Was at the boat show in Boston over the weekend ' came upon a vendor from Nova Scotia selling these
Radial or Triradial Headsail dlochner at 2:21pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 29/5207 It is time to replace the genoa on Second Star. For a couple of reasons I moving to a 135% genoa fro
Teak cabin top rails kclancy at 1:28pm 02.12.18 Catalina 22 9/1333 Hi All, I am in the process of making my exterior teak look good again. I have a 1972 C22. It is
BVI charter operators, who's operational? Jackdaw at 1:17pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/529 Besides the big guys. I get their emails daily. Last weekend Jodi and I made two interesting discov
Isotherm fridge experts Skipper at 1:16pm 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 1/247 Why are there 3 settings for temperature offset? This is to adjust temperature readings on the displ
Metal Toe Rail Plymouth Sailor at 11:49am 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 13/3305 Has anyone painted their metal toe rail? Mine is currently black and I'm considering painting it a
Why Boats Have Battery Switches.... Maine Sail at 11:29am 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1815 This past weekend a good friend came up to camp so we could do some snowmobiling. We've not ridden t
1986 O'Day 322 swim ladder ken Piel at 11:13am 02.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1011 I have an 1986 O'Day 322. I am looking for a swim ladder that fits the bracket that came with the bo
H23 Rudder Gudgeons (1) Juan Maritime at 10:33am 02.12.18 Smaller Boats 16/2299 I found a replacement rudder assembly for my H23 on CL. After some minor welding to repair worn area
Short Story Series Simon Sexton at 10:32am 02.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 4/732 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to share with everyone a short series I've started
SmartPlug question (2) pateco at 9:58am 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1431 My boat side 30amp plug on my shore power cable is showing some heat damage. Rather than just replac
How to mount anchor roller or related on a Hunter 23 scott hall at 9:22am 02.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/670 Looking for a not too hard project to mount an anchor roller or some type of bracket to hold Danfort
GO Fund Me... the modern way to beg. jssailem at 9:05am 02.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 86/5429 Call me old. It is ok I am. I just get a burr in my pants when I read about the sad tales of folk w
Silicone Removal Breaux at 8:13am 02.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3118 I just purchased an H23 and it appears that one of the previous owners got carried away with Silicon
Silicone Removal Breaux at 8:12am 02.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/8 I just purchased an H23 and it appears that one of the previous owners got carried away with Silicon
Warren Miller -- a very good sailor and GREAT film maker and commentator passed away (1) SG at 6:21am 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 3/335 For four, or whatever, decades he has been making movies and films on snow skiing. Not many people
50% off bulk rope at WM today. weinie at 5:29am 02.12.18 Ask All Sailors 0/304 That is all. Carry on.
water wars Captmayhem at 10:18pm 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1403 OK, not really sailing related, but will help my two future sailors stay interested. Our local saili
Disaster Strikes; Mayhem ensues Cowpokee at 3:17pm 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 32/2021 I went out the other day for a single handed sail to get accustomed to dealing with higher winds. W
2005 Hunter 36 PHRF (2) Pura Vida WI at 3:04pm 02.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1454 We are filling out the paperwork to get a LMPHRF number for our 2005 Hunter 36. The boat is current

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Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:18pm 04.02.24
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 7:25pm 04.02.24 Agree with foam replacement. But, you could clean the covers (if they are still usable) by taking t
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 7:24pm 04.02.24 a. The corrosion is because the rope stays wet. Something is weird; I've never seen the corrosion th
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks ggrizzard at 7:17pm 04.02.24 Yanmar chooses specific distributors to service a given geographic area. The distributors sometimes
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 6:22pm 04.02.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain Terry Cox at 5:47pm 04.02.24 All good points thus far. Our horizontal windlass has a gypsy for the chain and a drum for the rope.
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 5:40pm 04.02.24 If anyone should know would be me but you have me stumped unless marine putty was used in sealing th
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 5:27pm 04.02.24
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Georgedoyle at 5:23pm 04.02.24 The in mast reefing can be a problem if you have an old Dacron sail. There are several posts from pe
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 5:23pm 04.02.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Davidasailor26 at 5:22pm 04.02.24 All very helpful! Thanks! No favorite parts retailer? I just go to my marina chandler since the ma
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 5:10pm 04.02.24 All very helpful! Thanks! No favorite parts retailer?
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 04.02.24 thanks can you show me where the starter motor is? The starter motor is low down on the port side
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! JR19454 at 4:53pm 04.02.24 I am still actively looking. I was very favorably impressed with the one I saw (2 times). Just did

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