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Hunter 26 or 260 viewing jbreland at 10:18am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 6/659 Wanting another boat and leaning heavily on the H26 or 260. Owned several, my favorite being a hunt
235 mast head light wiring (2) mmhamer at 10:17am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 5/895 I forgot to unscrew the connector at the deck for the Masthead Light when I dropped the mast on my 2
Oceanis 281 rigging specs clauden at 9:49am 05.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1340 Hi all, I am looking for the rigging specs for my Beneteau Oceanis 281 1998. I read the explanation
Engine Panel, what's this buzzer doing ? (2) higgins at 9:10am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 22/7245 I had the suspicion that my Catalina 30 (87) engine panel was wired by a maniac, and the repairs for
Uh Oh.... Wipe OUT rgranger at 8:21am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 15/846 Stumbled on this today.... Fun watch. b_q_lUPjMQc
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:03am 05.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/324 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in and then screws to help this problem. Has anyone fo
Baltimore marina recommendations for trip in June? iSailor at 6:48am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/389 I am taking the wife and daughter on a little trip (2 nights) to Baltimore in mid June to visit the
How important is a motor that has a charging system rustyw007 at 5:10am 05.09.17 Catalina 22 11/1178 Hi, I'm looking to buy an outboard for my C-22, and I'm wondering how useful/important it is to hav
Had my first trailer tire blowout yesterday (1) Gene Neill at 5:06am 05.09.17 Trailer Sailors 80/9878 The tire was a 15" Karrier LoadStar, load range D. They are rated at 2,540lb capacity each; the boat
Smallest starter battery Jackdaw at 4:52am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1159 BlueJ currently has a single battery (group 27) for both house and starting. Thinking about adding a
Mast (1) Catalina NC at 4:48am 05.09.17 Catalina 30 13/1746 We have had a great deal of storms come through lately. Recently, I noticed the boat started shimmin
The Canadian side (1) All U Get at 4:41am 05.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 30/1820 Hi all, We met a lot of Canadians this year in the Bahamas and laughed a lot about how we see each
oday 23 mast wirring Captmayhem at 8:09pm 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1128 Anyone have an insight into how I can pull a new cable in for my mast light? The old cable is corrod
Chain Plates W.P. Smith at 7:02pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1615 Hello everyone, Hoping someone could give me some advice on chain plates. It's a 2000 Hunter 410. Du
John G. Alden Rendezvous at Mystic Seaport Museum 2018 (1) Scott Kraft at 6:30pm 05.08.17 Alden General Chat 8/1963 http://Photos Friends and fellow Alden Lovers, I am currently working with two Board members of the
plastic crib boards piedpiperIII at 6:23pm 05.08.17 Catalina 22 12/3189 Has anyone used the plastic on their cat 22? all of my teak is beyond help and I have been thinking
Blue Hull Paint for Hunter 40 2014 smetz at 5:06pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/628 Does anyone know if you can get a stock number for paint that will match the deep blue paint on my h
T Track placement knotatwork2 at 4:54pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/537 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and purchased a 135 Genoa. The standing block won't allow me to pull the sai
trailer tiller boat chart plotter possible option.. walt at 3:49pm 05.08.17 Trailer Sailors 14/5790 I have a Lowrance 4 inch GPS fishfinder mounted in the companionway of my Mac 26S and it works fine
End of a partnership Ferina at 2:13pm 05.08.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2437 For 5 years I have shared 2 boats (currently a Hunter 25.5) with a friend. He has only a few months

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Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jssailem at 1:55pm 07.16.24 As I suggested, sometimes the boat needs some new bling. The flat plate in the image on the newer st
Does your 315 naturally list to port? jssailem at 1:48pm 07.16.24 It is common for a boat to list to port. That is unless it list to starboard. 1 degree is nothing. M
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? (3) jssailem at 1:44pm 07.16.24 I like your thinking. I am playing with a 50watt panel by GrapeSolar. g kit. 226114 About $130 al
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 1:31pm 07.16.24
Stray current in the water jssailem at 1:19pm 07.16.24 If you want to test for stray current in the water, you should use a Corrosion Reference Electrode
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.16.24 Do they have galvanic isolator installed? If they don't sounds like they need one. Not connected to
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 chrisyse at 1:09pm 07.16.24 good question, but wheel lock was not on. The P27 manual states that information for the optional w
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Davidasailor26 at 12:18pm 07.16.24
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Johnb at 11:46am 07.16.24 Or you filled it with US gallons and the capacity is in imperial gallons Or the metering was bad O
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 11:30am 07.16.24 @Brinky63 call back the forum store and ask. For Al Fooks. If he cannot help, follow up @rgranger
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 11:13am 07.16.24 I remember quite well where I was when these events occurred. Tks for the trip down memory lane! :b
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 rbelau at 11:04am 07.16.24 Unlikely to be a printing error in the manual. I first looked online, and all the websites that refe
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:56am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
I just don't get this Foswick at 10:54am 07.16.24 I think there's more to this story. Ages 3 and 5 are not too young to go out for a day sail in dece
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 10:38am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:36am 07.16.24 I would be suspicious of the extended wood coaming around the companionway entry. It looks like a
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Bob S at 10:24am 07.16.24 It is a good time now to start a fuel log. You know you filled the tank. Keep track of the hours us
What a day! Foswick at 10:24am 07.16.24 they went out and their three hour scheduled trip If there's one thing we learned from Gilligan'
What a day! Foswick at 10:22am 07.16.24 They are definitely transients {Biggs} especially given that we watched them grab a seal for lunch.
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover SoSound at 10:09am 07.16.24 There is a mystery that I'm keen to solve, though. If you look at the picture of the cockpit - on

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