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What knot to tie.... NYSail at 6:46am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1743 so I am attaching storm pendants to mooring for possible jose' fun. Have eye splices for my boat cle
Oday 240, Do you tow a dinghy? ipfilterman at 6:41am 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1276 My previous boat had a rail mount for a 2 1/2 hp motor. I would keep the motor on the rail and the
Tuning tension Coddiwomple at 6:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/697 i have a 40 hunter 1986. Looking for tension on tuning the rigging. Have a tension gauge and lookin
Running Rigging sdemore at 2:45am 09.18.17 C&C 5/2782 I am a brand new sailor and picked up a C'C 30 MK1 (1973) project boat this year. I have the engine
Hi MarkWBird Allan12210 at 8:10pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 2/330 We're in the yard at Berkeley Marine Center until at least Wednesday. Stop by if you have a chance a
PO pain BobM at 6:23pm 09.17.17 S2 11/1356 So, doing some work while the mast is down. Not going nuts but the work, I do will be safe and soli
PEARSON 31-2 Mast de-stepping Daddio417 at 12:51pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/626 Would love some guidance on where the mast crane sling is best positioned, lower or upper spreaders
Remove Instrument from Bulkhead - DS-10 ChrisHunter at 11:51am 09.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/863 I need to remove the DS-10 from the bulkhead on my 92 Hunter 30. I suspect Hunter used a high quali
Electroscan on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 5:33am 09.17.17 Big Boats 19/2800 Anyone here have an Electroscan installed on their Hunter 410? If so where did you install it and ha
Yanmar 2gm20 valve clearance issue Oldyanmarguy at 4:14am 09.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 42/11672 Hello, new user here. I have been trying to set my valves on my 2gm20 with the spec of 0.20mm / 0.00
best prop for 322? Mickstr at 6:24pm 09.16.17 Bigger Boats 9/1298 322 current/former owners, or anyone with an informed opinion.. I have a folding prop on my 322 of u
Suzuki DF/6 SVMOONDANCE at 5:48pm 09.16.17 Catalina 22 3/554 Anyone here have one. Just replaced the impeller on mine cause it wasn't pissing strong and it still
Painting battery compartment sailcapt340 at 3:52pm 09.16.17 Big Boats 2/650 On my 2000 340, my 4AGM Group 31 batteries are now out. They died! But now I have a very dark an
Cast iron keel p.david at 12:22pm 09.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/6857 I have a Beneteau sailboat with a cast iron keel. It has rusted. Can someone tell me how I would f
Started a winter home for my C22 Megaro76 at 11:25am 09.16.17 Catalina 22 22/2052 I took the plunge today and started plans for building a storage garage n my backyard. Rented a sod
Alternator Cooling jsalley at 7:59am 09.16.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3265 Hey RC - I am having a problem with my alternator overheating any time my batteries drop below about
Pacific Hurricane Norma & Dead Max JamesG161 at 7:05am 09.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/499 TS Max was born and died quickly into South Baja California. :clap: _______ Hurricane Norma is bein
NY East River closure All U Get at 5:59am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/289 Hi all, Just a little warning for sailors heading south through Long Island Sound the East River is
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEGGIE HALL woodster at 5:33am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1461 just wishing you a happy birthday...hope all is well with you.and thanking you for all you do on SBO
Transition from Raymarine to B&G jviss at 3:16pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1157 With the transition from the C36 to the T3800, I'm also transitioning from Raymarine to B'G. I just

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REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR JamesG161 at 4:30pm 05.08.24 some random "Crazy Ivans" maybe that was the fail safe kicking in. No "Crazy Ivan" is caused by a
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm (3) sailordan at 4:24pm 05.08.24 Hi I have the same issue with my 1981 landfall 38. I have sat and stared at this engine compartment
Maybe we have earned it Will Gilmore at 3:33pm 05.08.24 Is that legal? :) YES No penatly for sitting still at anchor. Considered Good Seamanship to wait
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Captain Larry-DH at 3:19pm 05.08.24 Thanks for the heads up - I'll leave them separate (unless I get really bored I already have the ad
To cut or not to cut pushpit Richard19068 at 2:56pm 05.08.24 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise t
Stove Cover Richard19068 at 2:51pm 05.08.24 You need fiddles. I would loose the high-handles. I've had trays to cover lockers (double as lids)
trailer my boat to florida Captain Ron 18 at 2:34pm 05.08.24 I'm curious -- isn't that a water ballast boat? I seem to remember that they were marketing that the
Blocks Straycat22296 at 1:55pm 05.08.24 You may want to look at Garhauer Marine at https://www.garhauermarine.com. Very good blocks at a bet
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? pclarksurf at 1:43pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your f
Stove Cover thinwater at 1:27pm 05.08.24 You need fiddles. I would loose the high-handles. I've had trays to cover lockers (double as lids)
rudder post cap removal Steve_Catalina at 1:02pm 05.08.24 Is the rudder cap aluminum and the rudder post stainless steel? You may need to cut thru the cap and
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick Webb at 12:32pm 05.08.24 They left out the 35mm film containers Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now?
Connecting bilge areas dLj at 11:58am 05.08.24 When storing, I typically make sure the waterline is level and it is but this boat doesn't appear t
Can't find the fresh water leak ... American_Mainsail at 11:58am 05.08.24 Another question: When the valves are open (try it closed too), does the fresh water pump recharge p
Can't find the fresh water leak ... (2) sailcapt340 at 11:45am 05.08.24 When you can, post some photos of what you can see. Let us know what connector fittings you have as
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration tinysailboat at 11:38am 05.08.24 that is amazing. just recently sold my 1981 hunter 22 for a sanibel 18. That hunter was sturdy, gre
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat NYSail at 11:28am 05.08.24 If there is any chance your hull was well waxed or very dirty at the time the varnish dripped, you
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 05.08.24 its just a few runs down onto the hull If there is any chance your hull was well waxed or very di
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Zencra at 11:03am 05.08.24 we have owned our 49 since early 2019 and have done close to 30k nm now including a full circumnavig
O'day 23-2 Topping lift shemandr at 10:54am 05.08.24 Sailmakers tend to want to make sails wider at the top for two reasons: One, there is more sail area

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