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Keel Bolts H34, Should I worry about them? CoastLife at 4:03pm 02.24.17 Big Boats 8/2060 I recently bought a 83 Hunter 34. It's been sitting on the hard for a couple years. We are in the p
Buying a hunter 41ac Jack999000 at 3:37pm 02.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/546 I'm thinking of purchasing a h41 ac I'm in Australia and plan to go into the pacific. A lot of peopl
New Sails for Mac25? StinkBug at 3:27pm 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1152 I've pretty much replaced and refreshed everything on my boat except the most important part, the sa
Fate has spit upon me (2) JL Stratton at 3:04pm 02.24.17 Smaller Boats 20/2332 Was checking out my forestay cable in preparation for tomorrow's sail. It looked damaged (unwound?)
It stays or it goes (3) Skipperdan at 2:34pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 13/993 I had one of these on my Triton I think but I cannot remember what it was for. Solid Brass. A holder
Beneteau First 20 on order Request advice - outboard size and shaft lenght Dusty Mac at 1:17pm 02.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/781 I do not know transom measurements for First 20. Will I want a fixed engine mount where engine can s
Pimp my C275 (1) Codybear at 1:04pm 02.24.17 Catalina 275 60/19050 Seeing that the moderators were gracious enough to create our own C275 group, I figured we need to t
To buy or not to buy: neglected Catalina 27 Sailorpants at 12:25pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3838 Hey Sailors, I'm new to sailing with only a few lessons and a few more hours logged, But have wanted
Newport 28 parts pcupach at 11:02am 02.24.17 Newport 2/1361 If you are in need of parts for your Newport please let me now. I will be posting pictures of sever
New Solar Panels, VSR and MPPT Controller David Popken at 10:25am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3349 I have purchased the above and am preparing to install. My current setup is 30A shorepower smart ch
My keel Jorge Guerra at 10:07am 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1838 Hi I need some help guys rebuilding these MacGregor 25 I have already redundant bottom I'm almost th
Launching without trailer extension! LakeShark at 10:00am 02.24.17 Trailer Sailors 7/1583 Just came across this today and had to share. if it were only so easy! FPeetFWRVxo
Using a Convoluted Wheel? CYQK at 9:19am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 6/750 Well....... If you are anything like me never heard of a convoluted wheel before. Am polishing all t
Aqua Signal 25 combo - known flaw? (2) Skipper at 8:47am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3179 When I had the mast out 2 years ago, I used the opportunity to get some work done, including install
Diesel Engine Smokes and speed limited forward not in reverse why? Capt Ziggy at 6:57am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/983 My diesel engine spews out black smoke and speed is limited to 2400-2500 RPM in forward. In reverse
It's Flare Season shemandr at 6:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 52/3311 I have to replace most or all of my flares, smoke signals and other expired signaling devices this s
Water fill location Ned Ludd at 5:16am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/855 I have been reading through old posts here over coffee. My boat has the water fill deck fitting in t
Calling all Catalina 275 owners (1) Codybear at 4:37am 02.24.17 Catalina 275 157/44378 Seeing that we are a small group of C275 owners and rather scattered, I thought I would start the fi
Looking At a Cape Dory 25 and 3 different Balboa 26's wsmac at 11:55pm 02.23.17 Trailer Sailors 9/3755 I'm the guy some may know from the Hunter forum who is looking at a 28.5 and a 33. Getting a lot of
leak cloydmilton at 8:58pm 02.23.17 Catalina 310 14/2639 We've had a lot of rain here in LA and after each storm there is fresh water in the bilge. The wate

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SD 20 Sail-drive help Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 05.09.24 If the prop spins it should provide some push. Is it a folding or feathering prop that might not be
Stove Cover (2) thinwater at 8:26pm 05.08.24 This sort of tray I found more useful (covers a locker by replacing the lid--out of sight is a fixtu
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 7:25pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your
Towing insurance in BC Drinky Crow at 6:55pm 05.08.24 Maybe just get your machinery serviced be4hand?
Blocks (1) Drinky Crow at 6:52pm 05.08.24 Only $93 and w/bearings unlike Element above. I had those Harken Elements on my mainsheet and swappe
Metal Boxes from the Past rgranger at 6:21pm 05.08.24 Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now? CKOc6hXMDhc
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 05.08.24 I had Crazy Ivans whenever I used the electric winches. Turns out the flux gate compass was too clos
Stove Cover (1) rgranger at 6:12pm 05.08.24
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 05.08.24 Sigh. I'm just grateful you didn't quote Wikipedia. I submit that whoever wrote this dictionary en
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 6:08pm 05.08.24 Yep The 26S is water ballast. 1,700 lb empty
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Clutch Cargo at 6:04pm 05.08.24 Sorry, the image doesn't show enough detail. Looking up close, you can see that the channel was a s
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 rgranger at 6:03pm 05.08.24 If you looking for return on investment, make sure it is spotlessly clean and touchup any wood varni
Stove Cover thinwater at 5:41pm 05.08.24 Everybody has their way of doing things. We cook a lot but also often use the wooden tray that goe
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Hello Below at 5:37pm 05.08.24 No "Crazy Ivan" is caused by a lot metal near by your Flux Compass. Happens to me when pass near
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 JoeWhite at 5:01pm 05.08.24 Give the list to the new owner. They will be excited to save money and learn to do the work themselv
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR JamesG161 at 4:30pm 05.08.24 some random "Crazy Ivans" maybe that was the fail safe kicking in. No "Crazy Ivan" is caused by a
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm (3) sailordan at 4:24pm 05.08.24 Hi I have the same issue with my 1981 landfall 38. I have sat and stared at this engine compartment
Maybe we have earned it Will Gilmore at 3:33pm 05.08.24 Is that legal? :) YES No penatly for sitting still at anchor. Considered Good Seamanship to wait
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Captain Larry-DH at 3:19pm 05.08.24 Thanks for the heads up - I'll leave them separate (unless I get really bored I already have the ad
To cut or not to cut pushpit Richard19068 at 2:56pm 05.08.24 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise t

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