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Either bilge or freshwater switch turns on both pumps B323 danstanford at 3:29pm 07.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/493 This boat is new to me but I am pretty sure it didn't do this last year. If I turn on either the bil
Tartan 3800 Knowledge or Experience or a Friend With One? jviss at 2:40pm 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 4/504 Greetings, I'm looking at a Tartan 3800, and I have a bunch of questions. Anyone here have one, or
Mast Step -- Pics needed: pclarksurf at 2:39pm 07.31.17 Catalina 22 5/780 Folks-- despite a successful maiden splash date over the weekend-- I have manipulated and raised the
New mainsail for a Catalina 27 vetch at 12:24pm 07.31.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/961 I am looking to replace the mainsail on my C-27 Tall rig. A previous owner replaced the main and ji
crack under traveler - deck rises on stbd side (1) CaptainKathy at 11:34am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/709 This is an active "crack" on my 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend n the starboard corner of the companionway.
Cuddy door refinishing Captainkarate at 10:59am 07.31.17 Trailer Sailors 4/1127 Could anyone explain the steps in refinishing cuddy slide doors? Is there teak oil or another stain?
Fresh water treatment solutions AXEL at 8:57am 07.31.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1139 Is there a cheaper way to keep fresh water (not drinking) "fresh" other than buying water treatment
Hunter Legend Rudder Stops.. (1) TommmD at 7:47am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/650 95 Legend 355.. this will probly more of a rant then a question, since I really hope noone else has
South African "Catalina" 22 (6) greg_m at 7:15am 07.31.17 Catalina 22 475/52816 I thought I may figure out how to do this and show you what I purchased! In short a 70's something,
Shopping for inverter/charger cajon409 at 7:13am 07.31.17 Big Boats 12/1737 Going from a Freedom 20/link 2000 to Magnum, mastervolt, ect, pros and cons,..
Hidden fuse(s) on C30 wiring harness? George Da Porge at 6:40am 07.31.17 Catalina 30 10/1198 Anyone know if the wiring harness has any fuses in an inconspicuous location? I'm stuck with no jui
Max prop settings Legend 35.5 Bob in New Orleans at 6:33am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1896 Hunter legend 35.5, Yanmar 3GM30f, I'm replacing my fixed pitch 18x11 two blade propeller with a 16"
H26 led cabin lighting Charisma at 6:03am 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1185 OK I know this has been brought up before but i cant find it. Can someone give me a link to a direct
Hunter 466 Engine crank no start Dennis55 at 6:21pm 07.30.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2466 Engine started perfectly last week Hunter 466 2004. Tried to start today and it turns perfectly, but
Salon Mirwin at 6:02pm 07.30.17 Catalina 310 5/1260 hi everyone, Well, we sold our freedom 30 so now it's time to get serious....would you 310 owners te
Windex bent up (4) Bilbo at 5:44pm 07.30.17 Catalina 22 15/1669 Well, today I had to drop the mast at the dock to unbend one arm of my Windex. Somehow it got bent u
Practice Sail Trim Don Guillette at 1:34pm 07.30.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/1747 I receive this type of phone question about once every 3 weeks and every time it throws me for a loo
37.5....What Do You Make Of This? (1) Rick D at 1:16pm 07.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/392 This is a friends 37.5. They noticed the deck lifting on the starboard side and this crack. It was r
Hunter Passage 450 Volvo Instrument Panel/VDO Tachometer Chuck Cohen at 12:44pm 07.30.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/865 Our 20 yr old, original tachometer died last week. It's a VDO. Volvo part #873660 and VDO #N02070009
Bearing buddies on my 2005 146 trailer SFKjeld at 10:54am 07.30.17 Day Sailers 11/1219 This is the original trailer. Like to put bearing buddies on it. I have no documentation on the trai

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Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 4:01am 04.29.24
Tartan 3800 bow water tank Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24 Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:45pm 04.28.24 The blocks from Catalinadirect are lockable with a set screw. Btw, on my cat30 the cabin hatch doesn
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs MFD at 8:26pm 04.28.24 I converted over. I found some LED units somewhere online that physically replaced the fluorescents
Prop Shaft runout kloudie1 at 8:10pm 04.28.24 Tir around .001- .003 inch is ok. .. o.250 is a bit too much. It can be straightened in place by mar
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 04.28.24 Can you snap a picture?
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 04.28.24 where members update their findings on the ICW ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yik
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Ward H at 7:32pm 04.28.24 I see three "upper block"s. The point being is regardless of which ones you do or don't install, a
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 (1) dkinzer at 7:31pm 04.28.24 I've communicated with someone at the Hunter parts store and they confirmed that the hull-to-deck jo
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Ward H at 7:29pm 04.28.24 The upper block at the mast is so the main sheet will clear any obstruction such as a open hatch. I

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