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So they dropped my boat! Ron Inglis at 3:24pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/3995 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 2/2050 I was having my Fantasia 35 hauled out yesterday, for a refit, on a travel-lift. They managed to dr
Table Mirwin at 2:52pm 09.12.17 Catalina 310 3/912 hey guys... I know there has been discussion on this topic so please be patient! After all, we did
St Thomas USVI odd hurricane damage to hull (2) Richard19068 at 1:08pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/975 140794 My brother lives on St. Thomas USVI and said there were numerous boats with damage like this
Replacing 4D with 6v - Charger Question rfrye1 at 11:41am 09.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/757 I'm replacing my 2-4D house (wet) with 4-6v(wet). My '98 Hunter 376 still has the OEM Freedom Heart
H376 Cowl Vent (hood) Replacement (1) mlpayne at 10:51am 09.12.17 Big Boats 6/1348 I lost one of my dorade (pvc cowl vent) hoods and need a replacement. Any help to be appreciated.
Looking for advice before purchasing O'Day25 jimkauffman at 10:31am 09.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1372 Small boat sailer considering purchasing a 1977 O'Day 25 from owner in Saugatuck, MI. I live in Eva
Sabre 28 breaker panel Alexander DiMartini at 9:05am 09.12.17 Sabre Sailboats 3/1602 just purchase my first sailboat 1977 Sabre 28. Very excited but have some work to do. Wanted to cha
ooops! too much water loss in my batteries Mike Meier at 7:19am 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1487 I have Rolls 4000, 375 amp batteries purchased in Oct. 2016 and the Annapolis Sailboat show. This w
Perplexed with water use H45CC RWSlater at 4:57am 09.12.17 Big Boats 29/2684 Hi all I am utterly perplexed with the amount of fresh water my 45CC uses. It does have fresh wate
P42 - good location to VHF in cockpit Puesta del sol at 4:33am 09.12.17 Big Boats 7/996 My main VHF is next to the chart table. While well protected it is not useful for long range communi
Harken Winch Manual (1) jviss at 6:57pm 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1524 I have three Harken #32 self tailing winches, circa 1996. I can't find manual for these on Harken's
Need advice - removing mast on H33 2005 w/furling main Maurice Doran at 6:05pm 09.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/788 I need advice on lowering the mast on my (new to me) H33 '05 with furling main. I bought the boat w
My quest to stop deck leaks sailnc at 5:03pm 09.11.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1485
Hurricane Jos� and More (1) JamesG161 at 2:04pm 09.11.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/1322 Looks like it is just wandering around, but it is stalled as a High Pressure over Bermuda Passes Ea
Galvanic corrosion on a mooring KennyBene at 1:29pm 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1184 We have a Beneteau OC352 on a mooring on the North Shore of Long Island. The diver who cleans our b
Galvanic corrosion on a mooring KennyBene at 1:25pm 09.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/3056 We have an OC352 on a mooring on the North Shore of Long Island. The diver who cleans our bottom ev
Headsail furler choices jcb2 at 1:24pm 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 24/4476 I need a new furler. Any pros or cons? Has anyone used the Alado furler?
Lazy jacks Willemvan at 12:42pm 09.11.17 Smaller Boats 50/7226 Anyone have any pics, instructions or opinions on lazy jacks for my H26 Thanks. Willem
Before everyone gets too happy faced about surviving Irma ... williamtl at 12:32pm 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 4/589 what is Jose going to do? ive learned from @JamesG161 that highs push lows and there are some highs

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Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 7:23am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many tim
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:23am 06.17.24 I just got a Merit 22, I was wondering what size motor you have on it. Your question is timely.
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 6:27am 06.17.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
keel bolt torque Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the s
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:11am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the se
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal jdrutten at 6:07am 06.17.24
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels (2) jdrutten at 5:57am 06.17.24 I snapped a shot of the wiring coming out of the aft starboard arch support tube in case it helps.
Engine Overheating ice breaker at 5:50am 06.17.24 Everyone has given great advice. I would only add that back flushing the heat exchanger might help
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 06.17.24 Robert An old trick is to pressurize the cabin and then looking where air is coming out. To do th
Catalina 27 teak before and after Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Ep
Adding winches rgranger at 5:42am 06.17.24 I've added a deck organizer and a traveler to an H26. I can post pics of the process if you think
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? kappykaplan at 5:15am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat Crazy Dave Condon. links don't work.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:05am 06.17.24 This is considered to be the bible of fixed port and hatchlight installation. This is the procedure
Hunter 306 window replacement Arbee at 10:32pm 06.16.24 Do you have a hobby woodworking shop ? If you have the power tools to go with it (table saw, small
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:25pm 06.16.24 Do you have a hobby woodworking shop ? If you have the power tools to go with it (table saw, small
keel bolt torque (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 06.16.24 Those are the ones if they look like this. Hunter sent these to me decades ago. hich the bolts (j-
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
1979 Oday 23 Crack near centerboard pin Project_Mayhem at 9:13pm 06.16.24 As far as I know, the keel is a cavity filled with filler (likely broken into small pieces after all
Cleaning Anchor Project_Mayhem at 8:51pm 06.16.24 Tell your wife you need to go out in bigger waves

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