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switching Stay'sl from hank-on to furling, how to rig with or without boom Loyalist at 9:10am 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1213 Hello all!! I am thinking of modifying my cutter rig by putting a furler on the stay'sl. modifying
Tropical Storm Gert JamesG161 at 7:55am 08.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/818 TS Gert is that West African Storm mentioned in the Franklin thread. It should make a Tropical Stor
Hinge for Jabsco toilet lid? (1) Chris & Lenore at 4:45am 08.13.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1799 The hinge pin broke but I can't seem to find a replacement. It's a Jabsco manual pump compact bowl.
Looking at the Farr 25. Too much boat for a novice sailor? BellboyBob at 7:30pm 08.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/7433 I would like to enjoy a faster boat. My port is Rochester, NY on the south shore of Lake Ontario. Th
Would like to see a hunter 40 85 to 89 riversloth at 4:02pm 08.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/629 Im thinking about a hunter 40 and am in the pensacola area the next few days ( sunday or monday)if a
Navionics Chart Errors (1) jviss at 3:50pm 08.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1550 I found a chart error today. I looked for where to report these to Navionics, and found nothing! M
Irwin 52 Suitability for bluewater cruising - your thoughts? JKimbu at 12:38pm 08.12.17 Irwin 9/5776 Interested in hearing personal experiences with owners taking their 52's on passages - Atlantic, Pac
Navigation Lights mikehammond at 11:26am 08.12.17 Smaller Boats 16/3286 I have owned a Coronado 23, Catalina 25, Catalina 27, and a Cape Dory 30. All have had the steaming
O'Day 272LE stress cracks Chuck Powell at 9:44am 08.12.17 Bigger Boats 5/1014 I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE and I have many stress cracks all over the boat. Is there a way to fix the
2004 Hunter 41 Interior Stain spadaforaj at 7:39am 08.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/613 Anyone have the specs on the nice oak stain used in this boat ? - needs a bit of a touch up
Advise/opinions: battery relocation. (2) NYSail at 6:25am 08.12.17 Ask All Sailors 4/516 Good morning all! So based on advise from Maine Sail I would like to relocated my house battery ban
going to buy an Irwin 38 Maxine56 at 3:47am 08.12.17 Irwin 8/2827 Hi everybody, and please to meet you, this is my first post on this forum so I'm going to try to int
New Study Suggests micro-turbulence makes a boat sail faster wsmac at 12:17am 08.12.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1076 Okay... so the title might be a bit misleading! This won't really create 'micro-turbulence'! hahaha
Bilge pumps clogged: Fiberglass debris in the hull of my vessel gvidor at 7:44pm 08.11.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/4612 Bilge pumps clogged: Fiberglass waste in the hull of my vessel One year ago my partner went down bel
Prop question I should have asked first Jimongee at 4:16pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1825 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. I have convinced myself upgrading the 2 blade prop to a 3 blade would hel
I need to talk installing a deck wash Jimongee at 3:12pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/815 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It came stock without deckwash plumbing. I am so tired of dragging out the
I Need a prop Jimongee at 3:03pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/772 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It has the original propeller on it. Finally after cruising all summer i
To treat or not to treat synthetic teak Dusty Mac at 2:58pm 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/753 I have a new Beneteau First20. What are your views about treating or not doing anything to the synth
Need refinish information imporyant Jimongee at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/233 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It is finally time to do a little refinishing. Wood surround the sink co
Ice Chest Size In The Galley mikehammond at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Smaller Boats 20/1998 I want to put a Coleman or Igloo Electro power cooler in the Galley of my 1996 Hunter 26. It curren

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Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 6:23pm 03.02.24 I have estimated that 48' will be more than meets my needs. I'm less certain about the nature of th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 03.02.24 I'd skip cutting of the heads of screws and all that and spend $10 on a mount that includes all the
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line jssailem at 5:54pm 03.02.24 Napa... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SME188052 Gates..https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-power/eng
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 5:44pm 03.02.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 4:23pm 03.02.24 On my Universal 5416 I have a drain plug. After running the engine, then sucking out 90%, I remove
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 4:08pm 03.02.24 I'll be interested in seeing what you end up with. Those windows are on my list (but a ways down at
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 03.02.24 Shipping from D&R is very high. I am also thinking to get rounded ends. Not the original look. I've
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 2:30pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.02.24 Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I have their

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