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Lewmar Electric Winch BOGO 4arch at 5:55am 09.14.17 Big Boats 9/1150 I saw that West Marine is having a BOGO on Lewmar electric winches starting today. I'd love to have
Bayfield 25 - slow under motor (1) William Cooper at 7:00pm 09.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/3549 I have a Bayfield 25 that's running a bit slow under motor. I can only get up to 2.5 kn - the hull s
Mind your Bluetooth! justsomeguy at 3:37pm 09.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/1686 Just as I'm starting to look at the technology to annoy my dock mates and anchorages... https://ars
MMSI Transfer jviss at 1:42pm 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 19/267 I'm a bit confused about MMSIs. I have one registered for my old boat, which I still own. I got a
Varnish Removal - Suggestions Please Rick486 at 1:33pm 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3099 Hello All: My perch seats are covered with teak strips around 2 inches wide and 3/8 to 1/2 inch thic
Table converts to bed nwcoasters at 10:35am 09.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/505 Hi - We have a Hunter 380. The previous owners took out the original table (we do have it) and insta
Lewmar center hatch Alansails at 10:27am 09.13.17 Catalina 310 7/1897 Since this is about the end of our season up north, it is always exciting when you go to the boat an
Hot Water Heater bigdogjerrys at 10:12am 09.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1062 I have a 85 Cat 30 New M-25XPB engine. How does my water heater (in port cockpit Lazarette) get con
Fun for sale ads Ken Cross at 9:50am 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/487 I thought this was funny. I found a sailboat ad titled: FREE 30' Sailboat!! 1977 classic racing yac
Easy way to add antifreeze womble at 8:25am 09.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1083 I plan on keeping my boat in the water this coming winter and also plan to keep sailing. I am consi
Updated C310 IA Membership List Posted SawyerCurt at 8:02am 09.13.17 Catalina 310 2/644 I've recently updated the C310 International Association membership list with all the current C310 a
Single Line Reefing jviss at 7:16pm 09.12.17 Tartan 14/5069 I learned today, quite by accident, that the single line reefing system on the Tartan 3800, with spa
post irma/harvey et al! Captmayhem at 7:14pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 10/865 So I would imagine there are going to be a huge number of boats up for sale over the next few months
Cockpit drain modification Track4ever at 6:08pm 09.12.17 Catalina 22 16/3940 I am planning to replace the original cockpit drains on my '76 C22 with l 1/2" stainless steel drain
Keel cable inspection....I'm glad I took a minute to look Megaro76 at 4:58pm 09.12.17 Catalina 22 5/716 IMG_2476 by Megaro76 posted Sep 12, 2017 at 7:54 PMso I wonder how close this was to breaking....I'm
Ahoy from Inconceivable mhans at 4:50pm 09.12.17 C&C 6/1329 Greetings All, New member. Anyone else driving a Corvette? ~Hans
Tartan 3800 Pictures jviss at 4:26pm 09.12.17 Tartan 5/1966 At the mooring in her new home in Westport, MA At Mooring In Westport 9 SEP 2017 by jviss posted Sep
TUNed FOR RACING jeff buchanan at 4:12pm 09.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/542 I have a 35.5 hunter legend 1985 year. since buying the boat I am unable to figure the tuning of thi
So they dropped my boat! Ron Inglis at 3:24pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/3872 I was having my Fantasia 35 hauled out yesterday for a refit, on a travel-lift. They managed to dro
So... they dropped my boat! Ron Inglis at 3:17pm 09.12.17 Fantasia 35 2/1998 I was having my Fantasia 35 hauled out yesterday, for a refit, on a travel-lift. They managed to dr

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Dropping the rudder dlochner at 8:13am 05.08.24 Dropping a rudder is pretty straight forward. Start at the top and start removing things on the rudd
Blocks jssailem at 8:07am 05.08.24 Replacements... Easy... Visit a chandler or contact Fisheries Supply in Seattle. They have plenty to
Rode hard and put away wet (1) jssailem at 8:00am 05.08.24 I think that boat is a little above the specified tow rating of the BMW. Maybe... Could it be a 10
Stove Cover dlochner at 7:51am 05.08.24 Sounds attractive and functional. Weight might be an issue with all the ceramic tile, grout, backerb
Stove Cover Tally Ho at 7:48am 05.08.24 Sound functional. if it also fit over the sink to expand counter space when cooking and could be
Rode hard and put away wet RussC at 7:46am 05.08.24 Pull boat out of water, derig, tie everything down for transport... Slips are easier I figure I ge
Blocks dlochner at 7:46am 05.08.24 You are looking for a stand up block. I doubt you will find Elvstrom blocks easily as they are no lo
Maybe we have earned it (1) jssailem at 7:44am 05.08.24 Is that legal? :) YES No penatly for sitting still at anchor. Considered Good Seamanship to wait o
Towing insurance in BC dLj at 7:40am 05.08.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:32am 05.08.24 Definitely continue to post pictures. I have the same boat, but hope to not have to take on this pr
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested jssailem at 7:25am 05.08.24 Another sailing adventure... WOW:beer:
Towing insurance in BC skunther at 7:14am 05.08.24
Towing insurance in BC dLj at 7:08am 05.08.24 What do you have for insurance? My insurance policy has towing (some portion) included. If Boat US d
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? tkwhalen at 6:57am 05.08.24 I did exactly that on my boat. I mounted some starboard with lights and 12 v plugs. It works great a
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested shemandr at 6:50am 05.08.24 When I picked up my Mark 25 to sail/motor about 15 miles before we were out of Mt. Sinai harbor the
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (8) monocerosin at 6:43am 05.08.24 Almost none of the plywood 'bulkheads' in the Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter are tabbed-in or
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 5:54am 05.08.24 A picture of your exhaust exit showing a view of your boat would help us. You might be able to cut
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c monocerosin at 3:46am 05.08.24 There are only 2 pieces of ply in my boat that were not fiberglassed to the hull, the one I mention
Maybe we have earned it justsomeguy at 3:21am 05.08.24 conderation for an anchor on Sat night to keep you from losing ground Is that legal? :)
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (1) Jim Legere at 3:17am 05.08.24 Almost none of the plywood 'bulkheads' in the Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter are tabbed-in or s

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