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Need help deciding on a battery Douginmd at 12:53pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/958 I have an Oday 25 that has a Johnson 9.9 electric start outboard motor. I need the battery to start
Hunter Owners Manual Ron20324 at 11:23am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/753 I have a Beneteau, but I saved a Hunter Owner Manual (3-ring, 8 x 10 inches, with the blue cover) fr
Sail Lofts Roland5048 at 11:17am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1857 Getting ready to replace my main. It was bought used but in very good shape years ago. Getting a
Wanted: ST4000 control unit bennta01 at 11:07am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 6/806 I am hoping to find someone who as an autohelm/raymarine st4000 control unit they would be willing t
VC500 horizontal windlass hard no torque JosefR at 10:37am 04.20.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/874 Just noticed my title is wrong..."has no torque." I believe that is the windlass model that I have
2000 340 - MastHead Sheave Sizes sailcapt340 at 10:13am 04.20.17 Big Boats 0/405 On my 2000 340 - does anyone know the size line that the sheave can handle for a Spinnaker Halyard (
Max prop setting frankies56 at 10:08am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/302 Hello everybody, got a quick question I have a 37 cutter with a 2 blade 16 inch prop. I emailed max
Mount Radar on 2007 Hunter 33 Arch Caspurr at 8:01am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/494 Has anyone mounted their Radar Dome on the SS Arch of a 2007 (or similar) Hunter 33? Looking for opt
Main Sail Mary PatYL Young at 7:32am 04.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1566 Our Beneteau 46 Oceanis Main sail is at the end of its life. Bacon Sails have been recommended as
Portable AC Generator Grounding in the bed of my pickup (1) BlowMeAway at 7:21am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 40/6809 I discovered a shocking requirement in the owners manual for my Duramax XP4400E. Do I really need to
Rudder failure on Hunter 456 cc 2003. gillesgiv at 7:10am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 3/594 Hello everyone. The rudder on my 456 cc 2003 is split open in the forward bottom part. There is wate
O'day 192 loose stern cleat rswift at 6:36am 04.20.17 Day Sailers 2/607 Upon inspection after winter storage, I noticed that one of the stern cleats is a little loose. It i
Hunter 33 : black water tank polac at 11:12pm 04.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 12/2567 Hello, The black water tank seems cracked and it is not possible to move it Do you know if the rear
West Coast Catalina Rendezvous SailorguyRob at 10:26pm 04.19.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/733 Hello fellow sailors! After a rainy start to the year, the summer sailing season is arriving soon.
oil consumption ramigazit at 9:52pm 04.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/763 Hi I have a Sense 50 with Yanmar 4JH4-TE engine , 1350 hours. what is the normal oil consumption un
So I found this, no clue what it is. (1) Twille at 6:02pm 04.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/2288 135515 I found this part buried in a locker on a new to me 2006 H38. Anyone have an idea?
Tachometer replacement Tim22 at 5:23pm 04.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 4/2800 I'm in the process of installing new electronics which necessitated the temporary removal of the Tac
impeller specification Farymann A 30 Friscokid at 3:21pm 04.19.17 Cal 0/917 Need to restore the water pump and as this boat has been idle for one of more years, I'd like to get
More outboard issues... (1) Brian D at 3:20pm 04.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 4/462 https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17904447_688604528006781_8931555797523128502_n.jpg?oh=
Reef hook pin in gooseneck need help! Jimongee at 3:17pm 04.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/454 I have a 2002 356. I did not like the in boom reefing system. So I want to install reef hooks ont

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Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 10:36am 04.29.24 You've gotten a lot of good advice above. What I can add is simply some anecdotal information. I j
Prop Shaft runout (1) Sutric at 10:31am 04.29.24 Appreciate your comments. I do want to mention that the sling positions are marked on the boat alrea
Stern anchoring Richard19068 at 10:30am 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 10:22am 04.29.24 The device I referenced earlier, Ocean Signal MOB1 sends a DSC emergency signal and GPS location t
Prop Shaft runout (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 04.29.24 He wants to get on with the season without replacing or repairing the shaft. Good way to separate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? (1) jssailem at 8:19am 04.29.24 I understand they are brining back the summer free treat - Bayside Movies - in the park by the bay i
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24 thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 4:01am 04.29.24
Tartan 3800 bow water tank Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24 Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:45pm 04.28.24 The blocks from Catalinadirect are lockable with a set screw. Btw, on my cat30 the cabin hatch doesn

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