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O'Day gray hull (4) Tally Ho at 12:03pm 05.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/723 I bought my O'Day 322 3 years ago, and have not done much to the hull except wash it off before laun
How to fix bow pulpit? s/v Mariah at 11:12am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2868 Hi there, my bow pulpit on my 1981 H25 has gotten bent out of shape due to getting caught on part of
Water, water, water....... (7) dlochner at 11:01am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 16/962 While most of the boating world is discussing important boating topics, around my marina the convers
Lewmar hatches (2) Ken_Smith343 at 10:40am 05.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2001 have a 2006 Beneteau 343. One hatch cover is loose and will not stay where I put it. Don't know how
1982 Hunter 33 replacement windows HM25LB at 9:19am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1609 Hi folks, I am looking at replacing my original windows on my '82 Hunter Cherubini 33. Some of them
HELP Removing Stuck Oars From Inflatable Dinghy (5) Paul LeMenager at 9:13am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1245 Do you know how to remove stuck oars on an older Nisson inflatable dinghy (no longer made). Please l
ST 6000 vs ST 7000 gettinthere at 9:00am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/318 My ST 6000+ is beginning to show a fade area in the center. I just read about Dan Gerhaert and I cou
37c moving shrouds outboard Loyalist at 6:59am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/421 Has anyone who owns a 37c moved the shrouds to the outside of the hull instead of having them come u
New propshaft - need to replace 2 year old Gore-Tex dripless packing (GFO)? tmjb at 5:53am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 4/264 2 years ago I replaced the stuffing box on my new-to-me sailboat. I installed it with Gore-Tex virtu
Bilge Keels - Horizon 23 Robertashie at 4:14am 05.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1091 Hello, Can you help please? I have just purchased a road trailer originally built by RM Trailers for
Beneteau 45f5 propane locker slavanaway at 7:17pm 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1109 Me and the admiral are very serious about a 45f5 we found. The PO (previous owner) took out the buil
Forget About It For Boats RHUMB RUNNER at 4:13pm 05.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/870 Found an ad for Forget about it for boats. Has anyone tried this product and is it better than KO, s
O'Day 222 forestay length? jpniewski at 4:06pm 05.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/680 I just bought a new jib and CDI FF2 furler. I need to cut the plastic luff foil 12.25 inches shorter
AC Races jibes138 at 3:49pm 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 13/699 anyone watching the AC races? Pretty amazing boats and action. Lots of lead changes. Any slight erro
Safe to fill the ballast tanks on the tailer? PropellerHead at 3:12pm 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 28/3131 I'm trying to find the water leak in my 23.5. it doesn't seem to be any of the through holes. I was
Vetus nlp 40 muffler assembly alfred bog at 2:42pm 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/256 I split the 2 halves of my vetus waterlock muffler last fall to do some engine work (draincock repla
Rigid boom vang placement curious1 at 2:06pm 05.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/604 While out sailing my Hunter Vision32 the cotter pin holding the rigid boom vang at the Mast came out
H26 and 260 where can you sleep? jbreland at 10:49am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 13/1067 Realistically, where can you sleep an adult on the H26 or 260. I know you can put 2 in the aft birth
Pearson 303 added new teak cockpit floor! (3) StargazerP303 at 10:40am 05.28.17 Pearson 0/1710 137053 137054 137055 Yesterday I added a new project to my vessel before my launch set for June 6th.
Hunter 260 in long beach harbor, long beach mississippi jbreland at 10:13am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 2/322 any one on here own, or know who owns the Hunter 260 on pier 3 of long beach harbor, Long Beach Miss

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Macgregor 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:32am 06.03.23 @pungojim call the following in Oriental, NC as they dealt with sailboat repairs for used masts:
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 7:29am 06.03.23 Thanks so much, this all makes sense, I'll modify my diagram accordingly and add the proper fuses!
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 7:20am 06.03.23 Beth, You need a fuse at the battery ahead of the 1-2-B switch. A main circuit breaker after the sw
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 7:00am 06.03.23 If and when I find something within a reasonable distance I will tow the boat there and strap the m
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 6:41am 06.03.23 Beth. It will take some time to consider all that you have submitted. I like to learn the details.
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 6:39am 06.03.23 A few quick comments. The house and start batteries need to be fuse within 7 inches of the battery
Macgregor 26 pungojim at 6:38am 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 6:30am 06.03.23 even air force bombing practice grounds. Only the Navy bombs water. ;) As Will points out, this
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing dlochner at 6:25am 06.03.23 Can you sit to one side of the wheel and reach the winch? Or perhaps add a cleat aft of the winch ne
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing davidwkenn at 6:17am 06.03.23 Really appreciate everyone's input. I solo sailed my Catalina 27 for years, but now am older and wo
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Will Gilmore at 6:06am 06.03.23 It is a great experience. Know your bridge clearances, and depths can change. There is steaming qu
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port (1) davidwkenn at 6:02am 06.03.23 This is the deck port - but of course it said Diesel, not Waste I am looking to buy another cap if
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? dlochner at 6:01am 06.03.23 There is no right answer to your question, although there are definitely some wrong answers. The th
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 5:38am 06.03.23 No. From the installation manual: Gotcha, thank you.
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 5:33am 06.03.23 A few quick comments. The house and start batteries need to be fuse within 7 inches of the battery.
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 5:13am 06.03.23 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW? Yes, we did it both ways, south and the
Recommendations for a new head RoyS at 5:11am 06.03.23 No experience with electric here, however, I do recommend a full size head instead of the compact si
New Alternator Regulator? dlochner at 5:11am 06.03.23 So, you can use the BT dongle with just the 618? No. From the installation manual: NOTE: The
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:52am 06.03.23 When I replaced the alternator with a 165a Balmar I went with the 618 regulator, Smart Shunt, BT co
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing dlochner at 3:58am 06.03.23 The one thing not mentioned is a plan. Before any maneuver it is important to think it through and k

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