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Mast-top spinnaker for my 1992 Legend 35.5. (3) Michael-Louis at 1:05pm 08.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/964 I want to share with you two important improvements on my boat. We lifted up the roller furling drum
Close cross (1) Jackdaw at 12:07pm 08.18.17 Racing 38/3762 We had a race last night in 12-16 knots of breeze. On our second upwind we had to take the transom o
Mac 26d engine mount Captaindon1991 at 10:03am 08.18.17 Trailer Sailors 20/5166 Alright. Been doing my research and found some helpful insight but now I need a few suggestions. So
1995 Hunter Vision 36 Holding Tank lumberczar at 9:55am 08.18.17 Big Boats 18/2771 Help. Somehow my holding tank and/or hoses are leaking into my bilge. After trying to flush tank t
Adler/Barbour cooling systems mbaker at 9:17am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 4/630 I need to replace the power module from my 1993 Adler/Barbour refrigeration system. I replaced it f
Lifesling2 on sale today (1) Justin_NSA at 6:50am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1468 West Marine has a today-only sale on the Lifesling2 for $99. Do a lot of you keep them on board? Wou
Current Charts thetone at 2:10am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/680 I am looking for a current prediction chart of Martha's Vinyard Sound. I remember having one a long
Experience with Electromaax External Voltage Regulators Bob R. at 6:55pm 08.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/6093 Does anyone have any experience with the performance and durability of Electromaax E-MAAX Basic or E
Hunter 375 (94) ALL fixed portholes cracked and 3 leaks.. (1) ari at 6:49pm 08.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/675 I went to see a 1994 Hunter 375 and there were 3 leaks below deck (and delam below the portside chai
1984 Oday 25 Restoration (5) noreaster222 at 1:22pm 08.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1384 Greetings SO. I'm new to sailing and I'm doing a restoration on my first sailboat. I have another th
Battery operation carriemeaway at 10:21am 08.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2465 My question is is it recommended to leave main battery and start battery activated while under power
Automatic Anchor And Chain Washdown jviss at 10:05am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4348 I recall seeing, usually on larger vessels than we have, a couple of spray nozzles on either side of
MYOG lillia28 at 7:51am 08.17.17 Mariner 0/1617 Tory Salvia of The Sailing Channel has resurrected the Mariner Owner's Group. Check out http://marin
How to Furl Your Mainsail bob_pattison at 7:24am 08.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3119 As an offshoot of the presentations and lessons I have been doing at various Beneteau Rendezvous for
Upgrade to my V-berth area (4) Slartibartfass at 5:38am 08.17.17 Catalina 22 5/2063 On my Capri 22 i rearranged things for overnighting in the future and converted the V-berth area int
Lost Virginity Last PM... shemandr at 5:37am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/591 ...That is my J24 virginity. In 30 some odd years of sailing I had never sailed on a J24 for whatev
Projects (1) All U Get at 10:40pm 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 7/631 Lot of projects on the boat. Here's another my wife did recovering old cushions and a cover for the
New Macgregor 25 owner with lots of newbie questions GSmith116 at 10:14pm 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2413 I am thrilled to be a new owner of a 1982 mac 25. I have taken her out twice single handed and I ha
Skins and trim, screwed and glued? David Kelsh at 6:26pm 08.16.17 Catalina 30 3/1100 Quick one for you guys before I go destroying anything this weekend. ... Anyone know if the teak pl
Bilge filling with water sockemdog at 5:53pm 08.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/4159 I have a 1987 O'Day 272 that is suddenly collecting water in the bilge. It fills slowly...takes a c

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Anchoring woes fred1diver at 7:26pm 07.13.24 Anchor is a Danforth, have mounts on the pulpit, no rollers. The rode goes from chain to rope
Anchoring woes (2) fred1diver at 7:16pm 07.13.24 226007226008
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 7:08pm 07.13.24 So today I learned that with boats, when you hear hooves think "bald eagle carrying coconuts." I cl
Which westerbeke is this on my 2001 Beneteau 331? Rolihlahla at 6:39pm 07.13.24 Did you check the engine mounts? My 30B in a 2002 Beneteau 331 had loose engine mounts when I bouth
Catalina 27 teak before and after (5) BTC1984 at 5:58pm 07.13.24
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 5:26pm 07.13.24 I could help you further if you would like. I ask again: Question: Is your centerboard designed wit
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 4:54pm 07.13.24 Inquiring minds.... @jviss , did you measure the pin diameters on all three of your impellers? No,
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 4:46pm 07.13.24 Inquiring minds.... @jviss , did you measure the pin diameters on all three of your impellers?
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 4:42pm 07.13.24 I'm back! I replaced the winch (@Leeward Rail ;)) at my dock. I just let it down and had a substanti
Raymarine GPX File Editing Rich Stidger at 4:42pm 07.13.24 This GPS utility will read/write and covert between many GPS formats. The utility is called GPSU.
Raymarine GPX File Editing SoSound at 4:30pm 07.13.24 Sounds like a good question for an OpenCPN forum or support group, or Raymarine support. I'd be ner
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:23pm 07.13.24 @SailingCal21 I wonder, did you consider alternate coring materials, like rot-resistant fiberglass
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. jviss at 2:41pm 07.13.24 Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, there are at least several different brands and sellers with various
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. Sailor Sue at 2:31pm 07.13.24 Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, there are at least several different brands and sellers with variou
What are these tracks used for? rgranger at 2:21pm 07.13.24 thingy holding a pully wheel like at the top of a mast is called a truck. ... and the thing sitti
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? rgranger at 2:19pm 07.13.24 Hey all, ...what the heck? Just sail sloopy. Hahaha... nice auto correct for a sailing forum. I
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. SoSound at 2:07pm 07.13.24 Hey Dave, can you please tell where you found this? I like it. Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, t
What Starter Battery??? Tally Ho at 1:57pm 07.13.24 I was running my boat on 2 Sams Duracell 6-volt golf cart batteries for the past 2 or 3 seasons. As
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 1:51pm 07.13.24 The effort us appreciated. Thank you
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System dLj at 1:50pm 07.13.24 Ah, well I'm on the North side of Annapolis, you are south. Looks like over an hour drive from here

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