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Reefing 23.5 PropellerHead at 8:02am 05.30.17 Smaller Boats 7/603 After reading some of the threads here and checking the manual, I'm still a little confused about th
Trailer Lights jwilcoxon78 at 7:30am 05.30.17 Trailer Sailors 24/2543 So we've had our H260 now for 4 years and love the boat. I absolutely hate the trailer. I spend mo
25 trailer Rollers vs Bunks Nevada Mike at 6:31am 05.30.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/979 My 25 has rollers and I have come to dislike them. I have only trailered the boat and launched twice
Full CNG Tank.....What To Do shavdog at 6:30am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/5040 I purchased a 35.5 hunter and the cooking is fueled by CNG...this is going to be more of a day sailo
Stuck dingy pump nozzle in dingy valve (2) Suncatcher at 6:16am 05.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/349 I have a dingy pump nozzle stuck in the valve of my Mercury RIB. I'ts been in storage for several ye
Oceanis 473 Clipper (1) Velff at 2:26am 05.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1558 Dear members, I've found this strange piece of plastic in the stern, behind the gear (look at the p
Boat stands for Wing Keel jhogle at 8:27pm 05.29.17 Catalina 22 8/2621 I've been trailer sailing at my local yacht club so far this season, but I am getting pretty tired o
OK, so I got this boat... (1) Cowpokee at 7:58pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2641 137124 Actually, I bought a trailer that came with a boat. I need to use the trailer to move anothe
Hunter 380 Autopilot Minus800 at 7:54pm 05.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2187 My Hunter 380 does not have an autopilot. I'd like to rectify this and would like to hear from other
Seaward 24 parts -source kenkindy1 at 6:27pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2769 Hi all, I just made the move to a 1987 Seaward 24. What is the best source for parts for the Seaw
Lessons Learned (4) Terry Cox at 5:27pm 05.29.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/563 In a recent post there was a discussion about some boat mooring being cut loose by the mooring ring
Uggg Power Boater kmart at 5:17pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 44/3047 Soo, I had a encounter with a power boater this Saturday..Totally ruined my day. This post is just m
O'Day 322 Fuel Gauge (1) AlastairLC at 4:05pm 05.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/3229 I finally found what I believe to be the fuel gauge in the sole of the port lazarette. Does anybody
Mooring pendant debacle (2) Sefuller at 2:57pm 05.29.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/6370 Last season I read with interest the How-To on Maine Sail's website detailing the use of floats on t
Reefing advice (3) Randall Schmidt at 1:34pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2262 I have a 1984 Oday 28. It is my first boat with reefing lines that run from grommets in the leech (t
Memorial Day Weasel at 1:28pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/345 To all of the Veterans on the sailing forums. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service
Bilge pump running and how to leave it (1) Randall Schmidt at 1:20pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4835 when I flip on the DC switch to run the bilge she makes a noise like she's running and I felt a slig
Trailer Jacking Points mgiraz at 12:58pm 05.29.17 Smaller Boats 33/2202 I have a '93 Hunter 23.5 on the original trailer. I am replacing wheels and tires with the boat on t
Frustrated---O'Day Daysailer 17' Windtherapy at 12:35pm 05.29.17 Day Sailers 11/11790 So refurbished my entire 17' this winter in my pole barn. First day to pull out and set the brand n
Bilge Keel Measurements Horizon 23 Robertashie at 12:04pm 05.29.17 Trailer Sailors 2/730 Hello, Can you help please? I have just purchased a road trailer originally built by RM Trailers for

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Head treatment thinwater at 8:35pm 06.22.24
Mobile navigation app jssailem at 7:46pm 06.22.24 My iPad has several apps. Aqua maps is one. Coastal Explorer, which I used on a PC and PC Laptop now
Invest 92L shemandr at 7:01pm 06.22.24 Today in South Florida there were basically random showers including some zitt/boom events but no wi
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 06.22.24 After some head scratching and looking at the wiring diagrams the one explanation I can find is that
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 4:52pm 06.22.24 Aqua Maps is better overall than Navionics. I still use both, as @Davidasailor26 does, but overall A
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 (1) steve92106 at 3:30pm 06.22.24 I finally got lucky. I've never had much luck with replacing old boat parts that never fit or requir
C&C 37/40 Holding Tank steve92106 at 3:15pm 06.22.24 FWIW, I decided the aft locker location was a no go. It would have only given me about 10 gal capaci
Mobile navigation app Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 06.22.24
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 06.22.24 yesterday was the first test of the repaired pump. I ran the motor for several hours and was surpr
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood PaulK at 1:55pm 06.22.24
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 1:19pm 06.22.24 yesterday was the first test of the repaired pump. I ran the motor for several hours and was surpri
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 12:51pm 06.22.24 I have used AquaMaps and like it. It is affordable and as easy to use as any other. Over the past ye
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Rick D at 12:21pm 06.22.24 You sure got a bunch of mixed and unhelpful replies to your post on FB. The only thing I'd add is to
Invest 92L capta at 12:04pm 06.22.24 We had some pretty violent unforecasted weather pass through Charleston one day when I lived there.
Could use some help! capta at 11:55am 06.22.24 IMO if the sheaves are frozen you should still be able to move the halyard, it will just be much mor
Head treatment rgranger at 11:21am 06.22.24 Please explain with links. This could be interesting. I can think of a few possibilites, but I'd li
260 trailer question rgranger at 11:19am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:56am 06.22.24 Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time. Oh, that's right, H
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 06.22.24 Maybe you forgot. Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time.
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:19am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avit

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