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Season's Over...Freedom from my mind! BlowMeAway at 5:28pm 10.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/770 Found the perfect song for the end of our season. Keeps me going until Spring. Sunlights another day
Antifreeze color Lisa at 3:23pm 10.14.17 Catalina 310 40/8141 we did a sea trial today on a 310 we put on offer in on. One concern was there was an orange brown
New Trailer for My 351 (2) BrianRobin at 3:13pm 10.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1004 Just finished building a trailer for my Oceanis 351, a little bit of overkill in material size, used
H216 Keel Hydraulics Ranger Paul18578 at 2:31pm 10.14.17 Smaller Boats 6/788 I have heard that I should store my keel hydraulic cylinder upright when the boat is not being used.
Frayed cable Hunter 216 Myhunter216 at 2:12pm 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/416 Can anyone recommend a specific cable for my Hunter 216 keel? It's frayed and needs to be replace.
New Furling Jib Needed for 216 Hunter Myhunter216 at 2:03pm 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/797 Sailors, My 2003 Hunter 216 jib is past its time. Can anyone recommend someone that can replace it i
Winterizing Fresh Water Accumulator? jviss at 7:43am 10.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/3947 This is my first time winterizing a fresh water system that has an accumulator. It looks just like
hunter 306 anode require for keel Brinky63 at 6:02am 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1770 I bought a Hunter 306 (built 2003) 6 years ago with 2 anodes on the keel which we later brought down
Hurricane Ophelia JamesG161 at 5:55am 10.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/765 This is a rare Mid Atlantic storm. In fact there is no Historical past storms that have this path.
Westerbeke 27 longevity bugbitten at 5:30am 10.14.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/5256 I have a very good friend who's found the boat of his dreams. Unfortunately, the Westerbeke in it ha
Installing a watermaker Joe Wienecke at 4:49am 10.14.17 Ask All Sailors 14/4028 I have installed a watermaker in my 2005 41 DS. I now need to run lines to my two 50 gallon water t
Slipping clutch/gear on Yanmar 1gm Ormenlange at 4:34am 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3320 Hunter 1983 27'... with yanmar 1gm that has never been in salt water.... when you put the engine i
Roller furler and towing Tedd at 11:51pm 10.13.17 Trailer Sailors 22/5485 We bought a Macgregor 26S this summer and have begun thinking about various upgrades. I thought all
Shelters? Tedd at 10:22pm 10.13.17 Trailer Sailors 16/1691 I'm planning to get some kind of shelter to park my Macgregor 26S under during the winter. I've been
Looking to upgrade our sailing experience SoSound at 9:19pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/762 Looking for insights and advise on selecting the right sails and equipment. Specifically, using a C
Hunter holly and teak floor BreakingWind at 6:45pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 45/9735 Just acquired a 01 h260 and had some questions about the floor... the holly and teak floors seems to
Hunter 40.5 Stern Tube diameter - help smokey73 at 5:12pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2094 I need to order a PSS dripless shaft seal maintenance kit for my 1994 Hunter 40.5 but I'm not at the
Motor Mounts - Yanmar 4JH2E (2) smokey73 at 4:41pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2737 I think I need to replace the motor mounts and took some pictures. The diesel runs great and there
Solid Bimini / Solar Panel Mount Daddio at 3:49pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3115 I have a hunter 29.5 and am looking for new ideas to mount my two 100w solar panels. I currently hav
New harmonic in driveline Skipper at 2:08pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1122 Have a new med/high pitch vibration in the driveline. More like a hum. Happens intermittently, but i

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West Marine Inventory Project_Mayhem at 5:44am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is a
Couple found dead in life raft American_Mainsail at 5:33am 07.30.24 Having seen what happens to a shorted lead acid battery and compared it to the letter from the ABYC
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? Project_Mayhem at 5:21am 07.30.24 I can give you a very recent story my wife and I had on our 280. I've had the boat for 2 years and
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 5:16am 07.30.24 Completely forgot to post these. While not perfect or perfectly flush, it came out pretty good. A
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 07.30.24 This 30HP is most likely going to have electronic ignition. There's some simple resistance tests tha
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Project_Mayhem at 5:08am 07.30.24 Not saying you are wrong, but I would be curious to know the basis for that statement. I work with
West Marine Inventory jviss at 5:06am 07.30.24 Yes, the internet. I needed a new masthead light pronto. I found it on Amazon, with next morning s
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Project_Mayhem at 5:00am 07.30.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navi
West Marine Inventory thinwater at 4:59am 07.30.24 Curious, since in 40 years I have never bought a piece of apparel in a marine store that was not obv
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 4:55am 07.30.24 I find it easier to shake out a reef than take one, and it's better to be safe than sorry. :plus:
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 4:54am 07.30.24 I reef to the forecast, often before weighing anchor. I find it easier to shake out a reef than tak
West Marine Inventory jviss at 4:51am 07.30.24 In New Bedford years ago there was a great WM on Pope's Island, and a BoatUS store not far away in F
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project G Newboat at 4:44am 07.30.24 I wet sanded the windows with 1000 grit, then buffed them clear using a DA with 3M heavy cut, then m
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 4:23am 07.30.24 I recommend that you set the alarm on "3/4" instead of "full"...for two reasons: 1. USCG regs req
Forestay Broke Away jviss at 4:00am 07.30.24
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday jviss at 3:43am 07.30.24
West Marine Inventory dlochner at 3:38am 07.30.24 In the early part of this century, WM went on a massive buying binge, buying Goldberg's Marine, E&B
West Marine Inventory Stu Jackson at 3:10am 07.30.24 I think they have way too many stores. Interesting theory. We've all heard it before. I've "evol
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question (1) Jim Legere at 2:46am 07.30.24 If the engine control is the one made by Spinlock, with a removable black, plastic lever, your frien
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 9:10pm 07.29.24 Mine shuts down. I put it in a drawer when not in use.

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