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Trip report, San Juans & beyond (2) Ken Cross at 6:49am 08.02.17 Destinations 24/1776 The intent here is to report on a trip for those who may want to cruise the same waters. Also to me
Vinyl covers for shrouds wing15601 at 6:45am 08.02.17 Bigger Boats 13/3569 My genoa and its sheets rub on the shrouds when tacking so I put those split vinyl tubes over the sh
Hunter 260 Autopilot Installation TBSailor260 at 6:20am 08.02.17 Smaller Boats 0/741 This summer makes 10 years with my 2004 Hunter 260 and it's time for some upgraded electronics, incl
Prop Anode dfast7181 at 6:11am 08.02.17 Big Boats 4/1010 The anode on my 2005 C-387 keeps coming off. I have tried lock-tight and lock washers but it still c
TD,TS,PTC Emily JamesG161 at 5:52am 08.02.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/1117 A new description for a Tropical Disturbance... Post Tropical Cyclone At least for me:rolleyes:
Must adjustment on 1992 35.5 Legend (1) Michael-Louis at 4:04am 08.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/280 The boat was in Netherland and taken to Hungary, lake Balaton. The must adjusted dead vertical to de
First time out in 10+ GGordonWoody at 7:29pm 08.01.17 Smaller Boats 79/4032 This past Saturday was our fourth time out, ever, and first time out in 10+ wind. A respectable sou
Westerbeke 38B - Mitsubishi? jviss at 6:56pm 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 4/512 Anyone know which Mitsubishi engine is the basis of the Westerbeke 38B? Thanks, jv
Best showering arrangements hookway at 3:05pm 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/930
Diving platform hose on Beneteau 400 hookway at 3:04pm 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/500
C310 Raymarine Auto Helm Computer Location Concerto at 2:26pm 08.01.17 Catalina 310 3/769 Would someone please tell me where the auto helm main controller is located on a Catalina 310. I hav
Backing a sail when dropping the mooring (5) jimshipsky at 2:24pm 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3636 I understand why backing the mainsail causes a moored boat to turn, even without understanding the f
Beneteau 361 aft platform seat issues Syversens at 12:14pm 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/939 Hey all, so I'll try to explain this best I can and hope it makes sense. We have a 361 and the seat
Cabin striping donvanv at 9:29am 08.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/711 Our green stripe along the cabin has started coming off and is leaving an ugly glue stripe. Had a f
Replacement Mast 1972 O'Day 23 POP TOP jsiska1 at 8:48am 08.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/487 Hello I have the opportunity to acquire a 1972 23 Pop Top. Only problem is mast was broken so a new
Helms 24 Boom Assembly amilne at 7:43am 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 1/309 The gooseneck pin snapped on my boom the other day. Trying to find a direct replacement is a pain so
MMSI Distress Call bawlmer at 5:21am 08.01.17 Ask All Sailors 75/5413 We were sailing around Baltimore harbor Sunday afternoon when the VHF started screaming. I looked on
where to mount zinc on keel? rpludwig at 4:31am 08.01.17 Catalina 22 12/2969 where have you guys mounted a zinc on your keel, need to do it with the keel up on the trailer, forw
San Juan Islands Cruise (9) stackwalker at 8:47pm 07.31.17 Smaller Boats 22/1994 Made it back from 5 days in the islands. What an awesome cruise. I highly recommend the San Juans.
Passage 42 Gear Shifting CaptBillyG at 6:45pm 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/542 Any suggestions on how to "loosen" the gear shift from "difficult" to shift to "easy" to shift. It

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can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Timm R Oday25 at 6:18am 02.29.24 Perhaps you could tape a string to a ping pong ball and use a leaf blower to blow the ball !
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification flightlead404 at 6:07am 02.29.24 Is there a procedure to remove the whiteish staining you get on the top of a locker when you leave t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 5:58am 02.29.24 Foss Foam is in Williston FL and they will rebuild your rudder if the stainless shaft is still in go
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 02.29.24 I don't recall seeing any posts about rudder failures on O'Day 28's. That doesn't mean that the ones
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions barnstormer at 5:13am 02.29.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
Video: Fixing fueling in a Legend 40.5 Rick D at 7:42pm 02.28.24 Nice. I subscribed to your channel. FYI, dock neighbors sailed their 40.5 from Long Beach CA to Aust
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Hayden Watson at 6:10pm 02.28.24 Handle or not, it looks like plastic. A Groco ball valve, while not a proper seacock, costs around
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Calif. Ted at 5:15pm 02.28.24 Do you know where the blower is? Yep, on the inside of transom, port side, near the clam shell ven
GOB Gone? thinwater at 5:08pm 02.28.24 The entire publishing world, magazines, newspapers etc. Is going through a huge crisis. No one - or
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 5:02pm 02.28.24 If it turns out to be a powered vent, I would extend one of the hose ends further away from the othe
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:58pm 02.28.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest c
Water maker (1) garymalmgren at 4:31pm 02.28.24 Hi xavpil. I think we can clear this up but as dj pointed out a little more information (for us and
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 3:39pm 02.28.24 What if you poked a electrician's wire snake in and see/listen to where they go?
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 3:37pm 02.28.24 Builders make lots of compromises when putting a boat together. A blower for a diesel is not a safe
GOB Gone? shemandr at 3:25pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
GOB Gone? kappykaplan at 3:16pm 02.28.24 Printing costs have gone way up, cost to mail has gone way up, so the costs to produce print has sk
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Clutch Cargo at 3:08pm 02.28.24 It would be great if you could post some pics of your rudder showing the structure.
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.28.24 I agree but certainly catalina knew what it was doing so those two hoses must be for something else
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? All U Get at 3:00pm 02.28.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest co

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