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Moved my boat to the lake (1) AWalker at 5:23pm 04.07.17 Trailer Sailors 8/977 I moved my boat to the lake and rigged it today. Rented a spot in the sailboat dry storage. I can le
Wheel deign for a dingy needed njlarry at 5:18pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/429 Wondering what solutions anyone may have come up with moving an inflatable dingy around on the hard.
Refrigeration Updating scottdube at 4:28pm 04.07.17 Big Boats 7/2643 After looking at a bunch of different options I decided to go with Seafrost. I spent a lot of time
Windex wind vane replacement CapnGL at 4:21pm 04.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/509 My Windex wind vane arrow broke. Is it possible to just buy the plastic arrow on top? Thanks Greg
Phasor Marine Compact Series generators capta at 12:34pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 0/744 Does anyone have any personal long term experience with the Phasor Marine Compact Series generators?
Owners title search John1534 at 11:37am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 4/536 I am trying to find out what is the best service or best way to check out who was the previous owner
Deck Treatment Murray16764 at 10:28am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1033 We have usually had a boat detailing company complete a through cleaning of the deck and cockpit of
Whisker Pole--Oceanis 45 Barryr8195 at 9:51am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1000 Any recommendations for a whisker pole for an Oceanis 45? What about the mast fitting? Primarily f
Primer for steel keel utkansal at 9:25am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2674 Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 28.7. I am getting ready for bottom paint. The question involves th
Batteries-warm weather boat storage BayMan at 8:57am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4945 I plan to haul and store my boat for 4-6 months this summer. In Florida. It's going to be hot. How
Remember your Totin Chip? (1) Jackdaw at 7:09am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 23/2433 Funny how discussions run together.. I was talking with another big-boat owner at our clubhouse yest
Battery banks Oceanis 321 Jason Wheatley at 7:04am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1514 I have two questions actually. 1st. Has anyone been able to fit 4 batteries in the port side lock
Quick Topping Lift Line ? Ward H at 6:22am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 4/377 My topping lift is 1/4" NE Stay Set double braid with spliced eye hanging on a 1/4" pin on the mast
Last minute advice before launching for the first time. jhogle at 6:05am 04.07.17 Catalina 22 20/1752 If I get lucky with the weather, I might get to launch my C22 for the first time this weekend. I was
Catalina 22 Events - Racing & Cruising EditorC22NSA at 3:58am 04.07.17 Catalina 22 3/712 NORs for the following Catalina 22 regattas are available at www.catalina22.org, and include: 1. Pu
Fresh Water Manifold Leaking bobscaggs at 3:06am 04.07.17 Big Boats 5/1247 Hey All, My freshwater manifold (under the sink in the galley on the 426) has developed a tiny leak
How to reef the H170? Russell Papenberg at 3:00am 04.07.17 Day Sailers 8/1794 Hi, I have a 2005 H170 and I would like to know how to reef the mainsail. I am not using it often, b
HL 40.5 playing with the big boys at Blakely Rocks Benefit Race SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57pm 04.06.17 Racing 4/686 First time with a partial crew out for a classic in Seattle last weekend... Quite a few mistakes to
Coolant hoses 423 yanmar 4jh4e (2) NYSail at 6:25pm 04.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1207 so going through boat and noticed a tight fit with a hose and the alternator....... it's actually pr
Mainsail repair (7) Sloopjb14 at 6:10pm 04.06.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1837 Friends, Perhaps this topic has been discussed in the past. Please forgive me if this question has

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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? rgranger at 10:01am 03.16.24 Sounds perfect. In addition to Navonics, I would add the Windy App to your collection of aids.
And I Complain About 12' Tides rgranger at 9:54am 03.16.24
What's the PRHF Rating? rgranger at 9:49am 03.16.24 Total click bait...:biggrin:
Hunter Legend for Sale? rgranger at 9:46am 03.16.24 Here is what sailboatlistings.com has for Hunter 35.5 https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/sail
Bad Layered Fiberglass? (1) dlochner at 9:37am 03.16.24 @dlochner the yachtworld listing does show a diesel as the engine type. The listing is a bit unce
Bad Layered Fiberglass? Hello Below at 8:47am 03.16.24 Things I saw that might be holding down the price was the jib, a new one is probably in the $2-3K r
Bad Layered Fiberglass? jssailem at 8:42am 03.16.24 I agree with your thoughts Len. I view the survey is a cursory look at the boat for a buyer who la
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:37am 03.16.24 You can find much information here on H35.5 Thanks, Jim! I found the Owner's Manual on the downloa
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:34am 03.16.24 There is such a thing as a buyer's broker. I know an agent who mainly deals in high-end sailboats
Bad Layered Fiberglass? Hello Below at 8:32am 03.16.24 @jssailem A competent marine surveyor will certainly answer the OP's question regarding the fibergl
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:30am 03.16.24 One feature of the boat that I had not seen prior to owning mine was that all the underwater thru h
Pacific NW Weather jssailem at 8:13am 03.16.24
And I Complain About 12' Tides dLj at 8:11am 03.16.24 I just used my lead line to determine the course into a fuel dock, and checked to see if I had enoug
Main Sail Issue Hello Below at 8:06am 03.16.24 "Mainesail" Last seen Wednesday at 7:48 AM. So says the Sailboat Owners tracking info.
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated dLj at 8:00am 03.16.24
Bad Layered Fiberglass? (1) jssailem at 8:00am 03.16.24
Hull color Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 03.16.24 There is a reason why most insurance companies pay to repaint entire topsides for one small damaged
Found a 2003 C310 Stu Jackson at 7:46am 03.16.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Pacific NW Weather Hello Below at 7:23am 03.16.24 As always, thanks for your insightful and accurate weather reports. I await your future forecasts as
Hull color JBP-PA at 7:19am 03.16.24 For small repairs you can get a repair kit to match your color. Evercoat makes several different ki

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