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Genoa sheet chafe (1) David Hopkins at 8:20am 04.19.17 Catalina 30 4/2582 When I ease my Genoa sheet out it chafes against my lifeline. It seems this would cause accelerated
Combined boat and trailer weight? ODay 26' MSN-Oday at 7:10am 04.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/697 Guys, have you ever weighed your O' Day 26' and trailer? I have not been able to take the boat and t
Air Conditioner Size for Hunter 260 bamabaxter at 6:47am 04.19.17 Smaller Boats 9/1816 Anybody recommend air conditioner size (BTU) for Hunter 260? Yes, I know there are calculations on
Hunter 23.5 launching Chris Flanagan at 2:57am 04.19.17 Smaller Boats 29/2017 I am launching my Hunter 23.5 for the first time. Do you recommend opening the ballast vents before
Replacing standing rigging without removing mast. Jack999000 at 6:44pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 9/4601 Hi, I have a 41 foot yacht and the rigging is 11 years old. I have had 3 quotes for replacing the ri
Pearson 303 gets new Hot Water system (1) StargazerP303 at 6:22pm 04.18.17 Pearson 14/3304 135466 135465 Hi all! This season I've decided to change out my hotwater system a Seaward F600 6gal
O'Day Burgees ruidh at 6:04pm 04.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/45 A few years back some of us on Facebook designed a burgee for O'Day Owners. They've been out of stoc
Hunter curved wooden steps into cabin (1) Gdindy at 5:39pm 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1645 I have a 2001 Hunter 410, when I purchased the boat it had a crack in the top step. The curved steps
Seacocks - to close after sailing or not? kupskius at 5:23pm 04.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 34/7140 So, the Cherubini is my first boat with Seacocks. They were all replaced last fall (by the Marina),
Squeaky Hatch Michael Davis at 4:43pm 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/841 New to us First 38 has a squeaky hatch cover unless it's raining! Have tried silicone spray and soap
Locating Hull # on 06' 25 avi8torny at 4:40pm 04.18.17 Smaller Boats 3/448 I'm an idiot and cannot for the life of me find the Hull # stamping on my 06' 25. I looked all over
Window Leak on a 32.3 (1) jim7289 at 4:28pm 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5388 I have a 2006 Beneteau 32.3. The fixed skylight window is leaking in the corner. It could be a typic
Aerial shots of my recent cruise through the Gulf Islands David Hopkins at 4:00pm 04.18.17 Catalina 30 21/2224 I finally worked up the courage to launch my drone of my boat while underway. Here are the results.
Another nav equipment post Ken Cross at 3:53pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2386 I'm trying to figure out how I want to continue to navigate. Our plotter is agonizingly slow and I t
March Pump- Refrigerator-new data DayDream2 at 2:28pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 36/4920 Hello Hunter Owners- I was on the phone with March Pumps today. Great folks--they hooked me up to t
Bleeding air through Yanmar (1) pmcrosta at 1:27pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/7055 My efforts at routine maintenance have gone awry and I need some guidance. I replaced 3 fuel filter
Interior Remodeling (3) Buddy Delacroix & The Bones at 12:06pm 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/2601 Hi All I just bought my first "big" sailboat--a 1982 Catalina '27. I am going to live aboard (marin
Hot water heater - preferences? Chris & Lenore at 10:56am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2284 It's time to replace our 25 year old Atwood 6 gal heater. The choices I have are Atwood EMH6 for
Sailing a Hunter 260, questions CaptMatt at 10:33am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3041 I had some questions for 260 owners on the sailing characteristics in unique situations that I could
Yellowed masttop light (1) Jackdaw at 10:04am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/628 Hey all, my mast-top light lens has yellowed; I suppose to UV, heat, and age. I'm replacing the bulb

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Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install DMSea at 5:45am 03.19.24 We have a traveler on our B24. It's right where you were thinking of putting it (between the benches
Hunter Legend for Sale? cherwika at 5:42am 03.19.24 I don't know about pre 88 but both our Legends have/had winged keels. Interestingly, a Jenneau sales
Hunter Legend for Sale? cherwika at 5:34am 03.19.24 That seems to be the consensus! Seems Hunter found the sweet spot between a good family-cruising pr
My last boat - probably stickinthemud57 at 5:20am 03.19.24 The original post reminds me of all the reasons I chose my Mac26S. While it would be nice to have th
My last boat - probably twodzusfittings at 5:18am 03.19.24 "we have nothing to prove" You left out: "Got the Tee Shirt" Ha ha
Broken Rudder PaulK at 5:10am 03.19.24 If the setup is like it shows in the photo in post #11, it would be easy to bolt uprights on both si
Replacing C 310 fuel tank john2 at 2:43am 03.19.24 on a 310 everything what leaks goes in the bilge , but also through the whole bilge.... I made a w
Pacific NW Weather jssailem at 9:11pm 03.18.24
Simple Anchor rode markings PK123 at 9:01pm 03.18.24
Considering a new Catalina 315 stevenhagberg at 8:54pm 03.18.24
Considering a new Catalina 315 stevenhagberg at 8:54pm 03.18.24
My last boat - probably higgs at 8:24pm 03.18.24 @higgs, you've got a great attitude. Sail on in a maner that suits your physical and mental healt
Imperial or Metric Ralph Johnstone at 8:20pm 03.18.24 I carry both metric and imperial sockets and Allen wrenches. Exactly. Also metric and imperial c
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Davidasailor26 at 7:39pm 03.18.24 As another data point - our Beneteau came from the factory with an off/auto/on switch, but with the
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dLj at 7:31pm 03.18.24 I can only say that every boat I have owned has been set up this way. It may be an ABYC requiremen
Simple Anchor rode markings Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 03.18.24 @Davidasailor26 So at say 10' plus 4' freeboard you'd put out rode to the 90' MRK. ( about a 6:
Simple Anchor rode markings PK123 at 7:09pm 03.18.24
My last boat - probably shemandr at 6:55pm 03.18.24 @higgs, you've got a great attitude. Sail on in a maner that suits your physical and mental health
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car Not Too Shabby at 6:52pm 03.18.24 Nice work! When I first read the title of this post, I thought you were trying to attach a genoa ca
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 KCofKC at 6:48pm 03.18.24 I hear what you are saying, but I feel what you need is a mechanical connection you need to disconn

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