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Condensation AWW at 9:10am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Moisture has been accumulating around the lower part of the teak that fra
Be sure to check electrical system before towing (1) Walt Carper at 8:40am 05.22.17 Trailer Sailors 9/845 I was prepping my Macgregor 25 for spring sailing and taking it to the reservoir when tragedy struck
Help With Nasty Odors when Flushing jeff356 at 7:01am 05.22.17 Big Boats 33/5021 Experiencing unwanted nasty odors in the aft cabin after flushing the head although I can see or fin
Hunter 26 and marine head jbreland at 6:15am 05.22.17 Smaller Boats 1/920 Can you put a marine head in a hunter 26 water ballast. They claim they raised the floor in the new
Cleaning the inaccessible? Ned Ludd at 5:52am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 6/743 I've been working on my '76 Newport 28 and have cleaned every space I can reach. There was lots of g
Post Maine Sail Great Buff & Wax problem - Grey streaks in wax - advice please (1) tmjb at 4:57am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 8/970 Last Spring I used Maine Sail's procedure to restore the gelcoat on my '81 Hunter 36 with what I tho
Lynch Mob Coming Soon! RoyS at 4:37am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 11/920 Moved to a new marina. Several boats down from us is a newish Catalina 40. That boat sounds like a c
Antenna missing part on Legend 35.5 (2) Michael-Louis at 3:47am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/442 The Legend from 1992 and the technician made this picture. Anyone has a clue what is missing and whe
380 Rollers For Running Rigging Under Turtleshell planoron at 10:43pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/500 Thanks in advance. I am finishing a refit and while restepping the mast I found that the nylon(?) r
Straightening Rolling furler track azsailing at 9:45pm 05.21.17 Trailer Sailors 11/2923 Anybody have any ideas about how to straighten a plastic rolling furler track that has a bit of an s
looking for heavy-duty mast cleaner njlarry at 8:47pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 3/341 About to pull our mast and among the many tasks planned is a good cleaning. It is really dirty espec
Parts I can't buy (1) Ken Cross at 6:08pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 53/3034 I broke a small clamp that holds the autopilot ring on the wheel. I didn't find a ready supply of pa
Battery installation - Any suggestions El Jeffe at 3:40pm 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 10/3365 I'm a brand new owner of a 2001 C16.5. Can't wait to get it in the water. I'm interested in any ad
Locals Only! surfforce 1 at 2:36pm 05.21.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/586 Anyone out there in the Long Beach California area who wants to go sailing this week? I'll host! Cap
Sea Lion grabs young girl Brian D at 1:56pm 05.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 28/2319 People feeding the Sea Lion, little girls sits on the edge, and then... wpDPvq81sC4
Rules question? (1) Ted at 1:20pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 19/866 Just wondering who would have the right of way, a sailboat or a building?
shroud replacement gblankinship at 12:55pm 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/794 I bent the threaded end on the upper shroud of my o'day 23. Does anyone know where I can order a rep
Engine RPM's fluxulating thaeni at 12:25pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1277 While mothering in heavy seas (6to8') my rpm's would fluxulate from 2800 down to 2000. This went on
H23.5 transducer placement and install Chris Flanagan at 10:18am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 23/1603 I was following an earlier post by Dave Congdon and still having no luck getting a reading. I chose
Broken Seacock - repair options? (2) dph123 at 8:36am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 18/4269 I went down to the boat to diagnose an overheating problem. I started at the seawater intake. I st

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What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Rick Webb at 7:02pm 03.25.24 Seems to me the further south in Florida you go the more Yankees you find. Venice has always been a
321 Rudder Play - Parts dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 03.25.24 Most Oceanis Beneteau rudders are designed the same way. There many videos showing what needs to be
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:00pm 03.25.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean t
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Davidasailor26 at 5:48pm 03.25.24 I think you did the right thing given the layout of the channel and your initial reaction to follow
Boom Skipper J at 5:36pm 03.25.24 If that doesn't work, Dwyer Mast and Rigging, with a website online, got back to me quickly with a b
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel colb218 at 5:35pm 03.25.24 Thanks for the re-assurance all. As the person who got me into this said when I took my first boat o
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:11pm 03.25.24 I am not sure of the ColReg siting but this is my understanding. This location does have an Obstru
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:05pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? NO. Channel Markers Lateral Marks Lateral buoys denote port and starboa
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.25.24 Based on your description and the image you posted, no. You were correct to make the limited adjus
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:36pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? Based on your description and the image you posted, no.
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit Skipper J at 4:28pm 03.25.24 That's very professional looking. You will likely find so many uses for it.
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 03.25.24 O'Day's are known for leaks as they used silicone to seal everything from the factory. Paper, tape a
Boom AngelM at 3:48pm 03.25.24 Thanks gonna give them a call. Angel
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 2:54pm 03.25.24 I'm almost done! Only two holes left to drill. I had to remove my Traveler X track so that I could d
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit ...3TacksontheWater at 2:46pm 03.25.24 Very nice! George

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