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rub-rail on a 460 Bnealsails at 2:12pm 08.11.17 Big Boats 1/410 Our rub-rail has turned a shade of brown most likely from the sun. Any one have a suggestion for cl
Inmast sail on Hunter 31 Iluna at 1:31pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/368 We have a 2007 Hunter 31 (new to us in 2016) and wonder if the inmast sail should be all the way to
Locking centerboard keel on Islands 17 stanirish at 12:14pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 1/490 e
Lazeratte repair (1) Kgatesma at 12:06pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1911 Someone dropped or stomped on the lazarette. The rubber bumper had worn away, and the offending scr
My First Race DayDreamer41 at 10:51am 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1951 Tomorrow I will be attempting my first race, I am worried about the business of the start, I have wo
Outboard Motor Bracket (1) borky at 8:43am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/982 We are the "new" owners of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with a Tohatsu 9.8 electric start, 4 stroke, long shaf
Thoughts on Marlow-Hunter direction? (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/9308 As a Hunter owner, I'm curious what other owners think about the direction Marlow-Hunter is taking t
1977 O'Day 25 - Steering... RosemontSailor998 at 7:53am 08.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1343 Good morning, all knowledgeable O'Day owners! I am hoping someone has the answer to my question! Qu
Salon table dehler25 at 6:39am 08.11.17 Big Boats 7/966 The salon table is seldom used and would be easy to lift up to the cabin top to open up the area. Th
Beneteau first 41s5 (1) Harro at 6:05am 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/765 Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me find the latch which is missing on my chain locker. It w
Voltage drop at panel redunculous at 6:51pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1607 So I've noticed that my batteries haven't been performing too well which I honestly struggled to bel
Older sailors - upsize or downsize? MightyMike at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 131/10072 After being out of sailing for 15 years or so, I've recently purchased a Hunter 33. Love the boat. I
any Macs interested in sailing to Fort Jefferson in May? TortugasRoyal at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1246 thinking of taking the month of May off..........
What's Marlow Thinking? smackdaddy at 4:52pm 08.10.17 Big Boats 1/15 I anyone else a bit repulsed by the "new direction" Marlow is taking the design of the new M-H boats
Wire/rope to be replaced with all 7/16 double braid - main halyard obdoor at 3:56pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2958 I'm in the process of replacing my wire/rope main halyard with a new 7/16 rope halyard that will hav
Another drink theme - Solar eclipse (1) Justin_NSA at 12:47pm 08.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/322 Anyone for some Ozzy Osbourne Solar red wine? http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/local-eclipse-them
Can I replace just my rotovecta or do I have to replace the ST40 as well? danstanford at 11:59am 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 1/448 I am pretty sure I cannot put a proper anemometer and flag at the top of my mast and hook it up to m
40.5 racing the 2017 Swiftsure International Yacht Race SVPardonMyFrench at 11:12am 08.10.17 Big Boats 4/1202 VTm3bFLTO98 Here's a short video of a 40.5 in action racing in the 2017 Swiftsure International Yac
Swiftsure 2017 SVPardonMyFrench at 11:07am 08.10.17 Racing 1/848 VTm3bFLTO98 Here's a short video of the 2017 Swiftsure summarizing a 33 hour adventure of sailing,
Beneteau 37 Shower floor not draining (2) Cwoody at 8:02am 08.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1586 Been working with AYS in Annapolis for a year to resolve an issue with the shower floor drain in my

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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
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 10:55am 03.02.24 For my education, why would you keep the combiner instead of going to a 1-2-both switch wired as yo
Midship spring line cleat on 315 sailme88 at 10:40am 03.02.24 What SJN said !
Midship spring line cleat on 315 andrewbredow at 10:32am 03.02.24 Bought a pair of these last year, fit perfect on my 310: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3Y2N
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (2) twodzusfittings at 10:26am 03.02.24 Took advantage of a nice day. Applied the Seadek to the cabin top and then installed the Companion w
Battery combiner, is this best? JamesG161 at 10:08am 03.02.24 Xantrex Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I h
Midship spring line cleat on 315 SJN at 9:39am 03.02.24 Easy. No added holes. Get cleats that fit onto the genoa track.
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 9:37am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Drop Keel LesCayere at 9:30am 03.02.24 Gloucester yachts Gloucester 22 ManualsManualsLibhttps://www.manualslib.com Got it Thank You
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 9:19am 03.02.24 1. I am hoping to move up to somewhere between a 28 and 34 ft boat by the end of this year or spri
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? danooxnard at 9:04am 03.02.24
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:56am 03.02.24

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