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Uh Oh.... Wipe OUT rgranger at 8:21am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 15/760 Stumbled on this today.... Fun watch. b_q_lUPjMQc
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:03am 05.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/299 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in and then screws to help this problem. Has anyone fo
Baltimore marina recommendations for trip in June? iSailor at 6:48am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/312 I am taking the wife and daughter on a little trip (2 nights) to Baltimore in mid June to visit the
How important is a motor that has a charging system rustyw007 at 5:10am 05.09.17 Catalina 22 11/1019 Hi, I'm looking to buy an outboard for my C-22, and I'm wondering how useful/important it is to hav
Had my first trailer tire blowout yesterday (1) Gene Neill at 5:06am 05.09.17 Trailer Sailors 80/7656 The tire was a 15" Karrier LoadStar, load range D. They are rated at 2,540lb capacity each; the boat
Smallest starter battery Jackdaw at 4:52am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1034 BlueJ currently has a single battery (group 27) for both house and starting. Thinking about adding a
Mast (1) Catalina NC at 4:48am 05.09.17 Catalina 30 13/1503 We have had a great deal of storms come through lately. Recently, I noticed the boat started shimmin
The Canadian side (1) All U Get at 4:41am 05.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 30/1458 Hi all, We met a lot of Canadians this year in the Bahamas and laughed a lot about how we see each
oday 23 mast wirring Captmayhem at 8:09pm 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1043 Anyone have an insight into how I can pull a new cable in for my mast light? The old cable is corrod
Chain Plates W.P. Smith at 7:02pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1229 Hello everyone, Hoping someone could give me some advice on chain plates. It's a 2000 Hunter 410. Du
John G. Alden Rendezvous at Mystic Seaport Museum 2018 (1) Scott Kraft at 6:30pm 05.08.17 Alden General Chat 8/1678 http://Photos Friends and fellow Alden Lovers, I am currently working with two Board members of the
plastic crib boards piedpiperIII at 6:23pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 12/2922 Has anyone used the plastic on their cat 22? all of my teak is beyond help and I have been thinking
Blue Hull Paint for Hunter 40 2014 smetz at 5:06pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/487 Does anyone know if you can get a stock number for paint that will match the deep blue paint on my h
T Track placement knotatwork2 at 4:54pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/446 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and purchased a 135 Genoa. The standing block won't allow me to pull the sai
trailer tiller boat chart plotter possible option.. walt at 3:49pm 05.08.17 Trailer Sailors 14/5289 I have a Lowrance 4 inch GPS fishfinder mounted in the companionway of my Mac 26S and it works fine
End of a partnership Ferina at 2:13pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2115 For 5 years I have shared 2 boats (currently a Hunter 25.5) with a friend. He has only a few months
Opposing wind and current made it impossible to retrieve my anchor SWagner at 1:04pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 40/3123 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 38 and believe it had a 33lbs stainless steel Delta anchor. We we
Catalina Yachts Decals shank at 12:01pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 2/1131 This is kind of trivial but it bothers me to waste money. I ordered two of these decals and the fir
Water Pump Cycling... SailFysh at 10:17am 05.08.17 Catalina 310 16/1789 Just wondering what is "normal" for the water pump on the 310. I get good pressure at all faucets. T
How do you get your non self priming pumps going jeff356 at 10:03am 05.08.17 Big Boats 12/5015 Every spring there is a battle that I wage with 2 non self priming pumps to get them up and running.

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California King Tide Fail (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:26am 01.19.24 @Tally Ho If my pea brain can recall, you have zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Are they friends
Replace Radar Hello Below at 8:02am 01.19.24 A little disappointing review of 3 radars but worth a read. Enclosed radars compared, including Garm
Replace Radar buddybear at 7:46am 01.19.24 GMR 18. Mast mounted above spreader, the cable should be long enough to go into bilge area easily,
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 7:38am 01.19.24 Wow. What marina is that? (Our moorage would sand in worse than that if we stopped annual dredging,
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.19.24 On my O'Day you can by removing a panel to access the stern. Hopefully someone with the same boat as
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified, e
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 7:03am 01.19.24 When the system detects a heat event the fire suppression agent is dispensed, and a relay engages to
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 01.19.24 How do these fire suppression systems actually work? We know that when triggered it doesn't disenga
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:24am 01.19.24 Is it the 24 and was the cable long enough it says 49' I measured around 50' with adding several fe
Raritan Superflush dlochner at 5:40am 01.19.24 WHY WOULD YOU ASSUME I'D CLEAN WITH SOMETHING THAT STUPID? AND YOU ALSO "ASSUME" I REPLACED A JABSC
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy JBP-PA at 5:25am 01.19.24 In British English, spray hood.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) JBP-PA at 5:16am 01.19.24 It's kind of sad that kids no longer get snow days. It was practically an order to go outside and pl
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy shemandr at 5:14am 01.19.24 Dodgers, or crash hoods, are usually custom made. What might be right for one sailer may not work f
Weather at your location currently and photo? dLj at 5:04am 01.19.24 C'mon, we rarely get that hot in the summer up here. I will admit, my sweat glands have had a seri
Is separation for the best? SailingLoto at 4:45am 01.19.24 It will separate as it sits, especially in cold weather. It should never have water in it to begin
Weather at your location currently and photo? LaDonaMina at 4:13am 01.19.24 Seems like El Ni?o is moving further south each year. I remember when it was further north the Santa
Acoustic guitar and boats. jibes138 at 2:56am 01.19.24 I met a guy carrying a guitar case through the marina parking lot. When he cruises he buys a 50$ aco
Is separation for the best? jibes138 at 2:43am 01.19.24 I think if the motor sat for a few month the oil and water separated. It may be an emulsion while sl
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy kappykaplan at 2:32am 01.19.24
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy julu44 at 2:30am 01.19.24 Thank you . There is no translation of this word in French

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