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DECAL COST Rising jssailem at 10:23am 12.18.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1959 Hi Fellow cruisers. If you are planning on adventuring in the Inside Passage or just crossing the bo
Flushing raw water system PeterBld at 9:23am 12.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/1230 My son has just flushed the raw water system. The engine is a marine Ford 2712. He removed the impel
Raw water impellers seafox at 8:52am 12.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/966 I empty and clean my 2 raw water impellers strainers, engine ' gen, every 3 to 4 weeks. It was sugg
Replacing the old Fico pin traveler on my 1987 O'Day 272LE. Chuck Powell at 8:27am 12.18.17 Bigger Boats 36/6407 For the 2018 sailing season I want to update my old but workable Fico pin traveler system to a new c
Want to buy a Hunter356 richard9525 at 8:00am 12.18.17 Big Boats 2/801 Looking for a H-356 to purchase. I`m located in Little River, SC I use to own one and sold mine back
Discoloration around hull porthole windows (2) p.adams at 12:14am 12.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1658 Hi there - I own a 423 (2006 vintage). She is lovely boat except for one problem - around the hull p
Solar questions? VanIslandGuy at 5:23pm 12.17.17 Big Boats 15/1637 I'm considering a solar project for our H410 and am looking for advice... I will likely get an arch
Christmas and New year Greetings and ..Wish Alansails at 5:21pm 12.17.17 Catalina 310 9/1603 Eileen and I want to wish everyone A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year With Fair Winds and Followin
P165 Mods.... Mainsheet, jib cleats, halyard cleats, etc. 1 stevenwp2 at 5:12pm 12.17.17 Precision 1/1524 So, I bought a P165 with the intention of upgrading, racing while I own it, then selling to a friend
Parting out Mac222-V Capt Wik at 4:27pm 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/467 Send your winter wish list Lotsa good stuff salvaged
Testing a SSB spadaforaj at 2:33pm 12.17.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1527 Nice SSB - ICOM M-802 on a newly - purchased Hunter 41. Have been reading up and wanting to use thi
The lost Czech Brian D at 1:03pm 12.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/812 There was once a very rich lawyer who owned a large house up in Washington state. Every summer, he w
Prefilter in a O'Day 272LE Chuck Powell at 11:27am 12.17.17 Bigger Boats 11/1155 I'm replacing my old Groco prefilter in the cockpit locker with a Racor fuel filter 200 series. Doe
cool refurbish of a tiller pilot TortugasRoyal at 9:34am 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/961 cool refurbish of a tiller pilot http://www.omweg-op-zee.nl/en/autopilot.html
Is macgregorsailors down for good? TortugasRoyal at 9:21am 12.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2713 Is forum macgregorsailors down for good? I don't post there but was looking for mod ideas.........
questions on the H260 water ballast walt at 8:56am 12.17.17 Smaller Boats 13/1172 Ive owned a 1990 Mac 26S (older style water ballast) for 10 years and have really enjoyed that boat.
High Trust GBGraham at 4:06am 12.17.17 Smaller Boats 47/4370 I have read quite a lot on the pro's and con's of fitting a High Thrust prop to a standard engine. T
keel is coming up through the floor is this normal? (4) cuttysark at 8:43pm 12.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2157 I just purchased an H23 I thought for a great price. I hauled her 550 miles and when I got home I no
Happy Holidays Y'all (3) BlowMeAway at 4:19pm 12.16.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1147
Sea Lions Rick486 at 12:51pm 12.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/1208 Ever see a sea lion open its mouth? They have a mouth full of long, sharp teeth. Hence the name. The

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 9:02am 07.05.24 uncured polyester resin and glass. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it;) Sounds like y
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move (1) JamesG161 at 8:46am 07.05.24 You do have to move your boat on a Mandatory Hurricane Evacuations. This is the Route we would tak
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 8:42am 07.05.24 In the interest of reduced effort, I've decided to not do a wholesale removal of good core and only
Line diameter Ward H at 8:20am 07.05.24 On my 93 MkII 3/8" fits just fine. I wouldn't go thicker for the reasons John mentions and the addit
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Ward H at 8:10am 07.05.24 Love following your trip reports and the photos. Thanks for sharing.
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch jssailem at 8:07am 07.05.24 HOA may have install those large rocks specifically to prevent The rocks in one area while the oth
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JamesG161 at 8:06am 07.05.24 Pass Christian Harbor This their link. https://pass-christian.com/departments/harbor You do have
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch LloydB at 8:01am 07.05.24 A set of rails across the rocks to a permanent dock would seem the best solution to me. But the HOA
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 07.05.24 @Davidasailor26 it would be a momentous job to put twin keels on a hull which is why I requested a
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart kloudie1 at 6:38am 07.05.24 Check for a small circuit breaker somewhere on the starboard side of the engine/engine box.. If you
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move kloudie1 at 6:31am 07.05.24 Long Beach, Pass Christian, Gulfport.. even as far west as Slidell.. (12 or so miles to the Gulf, bu
O'Day 28 Steering Blitz at 6:18am 07.05.24 BTW - Although 30w Oil will work just fine, Edson no longer recommends it and is pushing their $$$
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Davidasailor26 at 6:17am 07.05.24 Hunter Marine and Hunter legend never built a twin keel boat. The two pictures show different con
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 6:12am 07.05.24 Bring this back up. I'm looking at options now to move RoseLeigh in January to March of 2025, ya a
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 07.05.24 Hunter Marine and Hunter legend never built a twin keel boat. The two pictures show different conf
Battery Placement (2) monocerosin at 5:37am 07.05.24 Completely rewiring my 37c. This is the 'doghouse'. Removed the water intake and glassed in the hole
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 5:15am 07.05.24 That's a completely different mast than I have. Looks to me like it's a type not normally used on th
Replacement for bose 321 Carl0922 at 5:13am 07.05.24 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. sailme88 at 4:46am 07.05.24 Chris, Congrats on jumping into sailing. Might it be suggested that you look in your area for a sail
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 3:58am 07.05.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'

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