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Memorial Day weekend (1) seadaddler at 5:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 8/349 We are at Pelican Bay ' Boca Grand and lot's of Boats for sure.
423 in mast main furling (1) NYSail at 5:17am 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/3902 So yesterday was first time sailing new boat which also meant first time using an in mast furling. R
23.5 Jib Sheet Cleats Tony_Furst at 4:07am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 15/1280 Has anyone replaced the original jib sheet jam cleats with rope clutches or something else? If so wh
Finding my grandfathers boat samueljamess at 3:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/605 Hello everyone, my Grandfarther built the boat in the early 1970's. It has recently come to my atten
Where to get a dodger Hunter 31 at 6:25pm 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4191 I have a 31 Hunter. It has the frame and all the snaps for a dodger but no fabric. Does anyone know
Next best thing (2) LeslieTroyer at 5:50pm 05.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/971 Docs say stay off the boat till Tuesday. My heart surgery went great but lifting, squating are not
URGENT Captmayhem at 3:47pm 05.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1282 I'm sinking, well, not me per se, the boat is though. Went down to the boat today to work on the spr
Micron size rblevens at 2:36pm 05.27.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2175 On a diesel Racor filter for our Yanmar engines... what micron size do you run? Anyone run 30 micron
H216 Drain Plugs Richard_J at 2:25pm 05.27.17 Smaller Boats 2/589 Over the winter I purchased a 2003 Hunter 216. I am going to put it in the water soon. The Owners
Hunter Vision Pic SqPeg at 12:34pm 05.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/453 I'm looking for a picture of the cover for the engine gauges and ignition in the cockpit. Any help o
Hunter 27-3 Faucet Heads VT Fitz at 7:50am 05.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/825 As we continue to get our new-to-us 2007 H27-3 ready for launch, I seem to have a broken transom sho
Cheap Stainless Steel Fittings???!!! Beware! (1) Nodak7 at 7:33am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1758 As I am sure many of you have I like to go to big Boat Shows. On a number of occasions there has bee
Shaft alignment jibes138 at 4:56am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/749 How come boat shafts aren't connected by a universal joint like in a car? Seems like the automotive
Weekend Sail motivation pics...... ilance at 10:07pm 05.26.17 Catalina 22 34/4240 It's killing me already.......I know that I'll enjoy the refurb process......but it's going to take
Sailed to CAT Island (1) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/3138
California Meriachee at 3:15pm 05.26.17 Destinations 41/4005 With no disrespect to anybody who has a boat there, its shocking that in and around Monterey, how ma
Atomic 4 engine swap to diesel K Day at 1:47pm 05.26.17 Catalina 30 14/7815 Has anyone swapped out an A4 gas engine for diesel? What kind did you get? Can you get recondition
Oil light won't go completely out + tone rblevens at 12:48pm 05.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1182 My Yanmar oil idiot light just won't completely go out... (say 98% out) and the tone almost can't be
Aurora Sure-Step mcrow33 at 12:38pm 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2069 Hi, Has anybody used Aurora Sure-step? I have a 2000 Beneteau 361 with beat up deck. The previous o
Testing the new Horizon True leveling camera mount (1) Jackdaw at 12:30pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1337 I'm testing out the new Horizon True DAL1000 self-leveling camera mount. Its not a fluid as the $400

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 5:49am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster.
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Project_Mayhem at 5:11am 01.23.24 Your biggest challenge will be finding an appropriate trailer for a reasonable price. Many people bu
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 01.23.24 Can you post some pics of the top of the chainplate, deck and anything it might be attached to down
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 5:00am 01.23.24 Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done. A toner and tracer for tele
Hunter 306 fresh water leak (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:45am 01.23.24
Testing out my jump starter... Ken13559 at 2:14am 01.23.24 I used to carry NOCO GB40 Jump Starter. One got to remember to charge it. So finally I gave up and
Is separation for the best? Ken13559 at 2:07am 01.23.24 Your subject title could have been better. My 1st thought was yah seperation before divorce.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 2:04am 01.23.24 ....... Is there anyone nearby to look at repairing the Kiwi prop or is that a whole 'nuther kettle
2GM20F engine issue (3) Ken13559 at 1:48am 01.23.24 This probably why my engine overheated after sailing. SCW pump needs priming each time when engine s
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud jssailem at 1:34am 01.23.24 Not sure of the exact repair action taken. It sounds like this winter down time would be good to add
Noisy boats (2) jssailem at 1:14am 01.23.24 I now pull the flag before retiring for the night. Flag etiquette ning Colors (at sunset) is a tra
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel KCofKC at 10:19pm 01.22.24 A couple of considerations, you can make an extension that will also put the trailer farther in the
320 dink KCofKC at 10:12pm 01.22.24 I would suggest you consider how your going to be using it as well as measure the foredeck. If your
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 9:49pm 01.22.24 Yes the increase was all the way. First I checked that the whole in the deck plate, that is set in t
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:39pm 01.22.24 I just watched you video. I think your injector pump is good. Check the lift pump for proper volum
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 01.22.24 I've been working on a 2cyl and a 3cyl universal diesel a lot lately. A friend/customer has a 1980
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation BigEasy at 8:00pm 01.22.24 I had a Hunter 33.5 that had a reverse cycle AC & heater with only one duct into main cabin; definit
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame BigEasy at 7:43pm 01.22.24 Try the usual; penetrating fluid or PB blaster. Be patient & apply for several days. Hopefully it
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 01.22.24

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