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Puzzled by new H170 main sail features (5) mark2 at 1:55pm 08.07.17 Day Sailers 5/933 Hi all, been sailing our H170 for years and love it. We recently invested in a brand new main sail a
General safety requirements Ned Ludd at 12:22pm 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 12/809 After joining this forum and reading the good, the bad and and the lucky relating to incidents I hav
anchor bow sprit brad minda at 12:17pm 08.07.17 Catalina 30 1/632 I have an 85 standard rig. Anyone put a small wooden bow sprit on a standard rig designed just for
No water for a Yamaha 1999 long shaft 2 stroke 8hp outboard motor Plymouth Sailor at 12:00pm 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 19/5921 Any help appreciated on this: I replaced my impeller and thermostat this year. My motor turns off af
Macgregor Venture 24 - outboard tank location LisaT at 10:54am 08.07.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/474 We recently purchased a 1970s Macgregor Venture 24 and are in the process of doing a complete re-fit
Polar Bay Model SLX16DHS-1 A/C Unit Manual Saucier826 at 10:28am 08.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/382 Can anyone help me find a manual for a Polar Bay Model SLX16DHS-1 A/C Unit? The Unit is in a 2005 Hu
Oceanis 400 wheel shaft key size Tamas Gal at 10:07am 08.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/446 Hello, Does anyone know the size of the key on the steering wheel shaft for the Beneteau 400? Thanks
3gm30f valve adj thaeni at 8:21am 08.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/356 Do the compression levers need to be removed in order to remove the valve cover.?
rudder movement O'Day 272 LE Dream Weaver at 8:00am 08.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/801 There is so much play in my rudder. The steering arm that it is attached to has lots of play in it.
Seadeck on the deck? Puesta del sol at 7:54am 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/542 Has anyone used Seadeck to cover up their nonskid areas And/or used as a flooring in their cockpit
Wood rot Hardhead at 7:33am 08.07.17 Catalina 22 18/1762 I just had an unpleasant discovery last weekend- For some reason, the original owner of my 87' had
Family? pateco at 7:31am 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1323 I have a sister, who gets violently seasick, but invites herself along on sailing trips when other s
Oceanis 352 Leans left... KennyBene at 6:27am 08.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1788 Why does my boat list to port when at anchor? A friend tells me "they all do that" and another frie
Need to open up the top of the jib but the car is all the way back? danstanford at 5:33am 08.07.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1579 115% foresail with pretty good shape but it medium to light winds I cannot get both sets of telltale
H410 prop shaft steve123 at 8:11pm 08.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/449 Hi i am trying to avoid a boat lift to get the prop taper on a hunter 410 with yanmar 4jh2e 50 hp I
Smoke on the water... (2) Captn Scotty at 8:11pm 08.06.17 Destinations 1/641 ...Fire in the sky! All the inland forest fires are really putting a haze over the coastal waters an
That Stupid Rub Rail rpwillia at 7:19pm 08.06.17 Catalina 310 9/1495 In the Governor's Cup this weekend on the Lower Potomac the rub rail on the port side pulled out aga
Keel bolt torque Jwhy at 6:20pm 08.06.17 Catalina 30 9/3925 Does anyone know how tight the nuts should be? I have some water in the bilge and want to be sure n
B&g upgrade with Seatalk S/v Calypso at 5:52pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2346 Hello all. I've been reading previous posts but haven't found the answer I need for my particular s
Sad to see this. Kids electrocuted on sailboat Skipper at 4:43pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1924 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/06/boy-scouts-apparently-electrocuted-on-boat-in-east-texas-2-dead

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Battery charging Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 12.19.23
Battery charging Mike H. at 3:00pm 12.19.23 Thanks everyone for your responses. I'll need to hire an electrician to sort out what I have.
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Scott T-Bird at 2:21pm 12.19.23 It looks like you would be making a drastic change in style. Is that what attracts you? There is
Preferred Cutlass bearing makes (2) Justin_NSA at 2:00pm 12.19.23 I was opening up the cockpit sole panel to unbolt the rudder. The space below the panel is full of l
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? dlochner at 1:05pm 12.19.23 Looks like you're stuck with state registration numbers on your bow. ;) :beer:
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? (1) mtb369 at 12:42pm 12.19.23 Convenient. That PDF I linked above will actually tell you if you're eligible once you populate the
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information LloydB at 11:38am 12.19.23 I was somewhat disappointed that the manufacturer of my used sailboat did not even generate a user m
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dLj at 10:37am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and o
Cover for Hunter 39 tfox2069 at 10:24am 12.19.23 Thanks for posting what you decided - helpful for others to see. I've had two boats now with winter
Re-rigging without mast removal. kbgunn at 9:59am 12.19.23 The B&R rig is a different beast than a typical bermuda rig. You can check this document starting on
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? tfox2069 at 9:55am 12.19.23 Just looping back on this. It would appear SBO no longer has a consulting team for older Hunters.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint cyryc at 9:48am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and op
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) cyryc at 9:43am 12.19.23 Often times you'll find marine life in the valve. Small mollusks shells can raise havoc. Do yoursel
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 9:23am 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several webs
Painting or removing headliner? jssailem at 9:13am 12.19.23 Spray painting is one option. You need to consider many issues when spray painting. Those little dro
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! kbgunn at 7:55am 12.19.23 I wrote a post here about using a Dell ruggedized tablet PC running Ubuntu as a chart plotter at the
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:39am 12.19.23 Thank you, Rick! I downloaded the doc and appreciate the advice. I needed options and a some info on
Re-rigging without mast removal. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:14am 12.19.23
Prop rotation question RoyS at 5:52am 12.19.23 I would agree but with feathering prop I don't have any prop walk. :cool: You certainly do, as yo
How dispose of sailboat? (1) Rick Webb at 5:51am 12.19.23 I am with an organization that accepts donations of boats that we sell and use that money to help fu

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