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My all-girl crew (1) Jackdaw at 10:31pm 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2026 I'm going to take my lady sailors, and Jodi too because I can, and do the next Volvo race. OK maybe
Micro soot bubble Ken13559 at 7:59pm 11.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 40/3913 My 14yr old 1650hrs 2gm20f runs beautifully. Sounds pretty smooth. There's no black smoke but only s
Difficulty loading my '85 Hunter 23 properly on trailer. (3) Tallgrass Sailor at 7:24pm 11.14.16 Smaller Boats 44/5249 I'm having issues with loading my 198 Hunter 23 (swing-keel) on the trailer. With the boat floating,
Push pit stern seats for Beneteau 440 Rosetta Stone10263 at 6:48pm 11.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/774 Does anyone know where I can get shape/size drawings for the seats that are in the pushpit (stern pu
O'Day 222: Removing old galley carpet mccadamsoday at 6:16pm 11.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1009 I have just bought a 1984 O'Day 222 and the carpet in the galley is needing to be removed and replac
Need advise to pull the mast (2) chokrisandy at 6:03pm 11.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1176 130288 Hello friends, I need to pull the mast of my 1981 hunter 30 sailboat to do some work on the c
Can you run generator under way Cmp1110 at 3:03pm 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 11/5618 i am going on a delivery and was wondering what the consensus is on using the generator under way wi
Creating an LLC for sailing charters Puesta del sol at 11:35am 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 13/492 Looking for information on putting a sailboat into an LLC to run 3 hours sailing charters in Marylan
corrosion avoidance for this project Justin_NSA at 10:04am 11.14.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1130 I'm fixin' to purchase a SCAD Solo holding tank monitoring system from Sailor Solutions. I'm orderin
Looking at home in Shelter Bay - LeslieTroyer at 6:42am 11.14.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 19/3055 The wife and I looked at a home in Shelter Bay next to La Conner yesterday. Wondering if anyone has
Rudder Bearing Assembly cam at 5:29am 11.14.16 Catalina 310 2/743 I am seeking to price/purchase a C310 rudder bearing assembly when visiting California for 2 weeks n
KO/CP Question Alansails at 4:49am 11.14.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/807 Peggy, Just read a previous thread about KO/CP, which we have used for years in our previous boat an
How to access the inaccessible? Seadoc at 10:28pm 11.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1549 I have a 1985 Mac 25 but this question probably applies to similar vessels. I need to access the bol
DC Panel Switches (1987 Legend 35) ArkadiyS at 8:42pm 11.13.16 Big Boats 9/504 Does anyone have a part # for the fuse switches used on Hunter 35/35.5 boat AC/DC panel? I have a f
27 catalina with blisters (1) vkwright at 8:15pm 11.13.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/841 I have a 1982 27 with small blisters I saw last year and put off until now out on the cradle. I had
Winterize engine in the water ? Delawaredave at 5:41pm 11.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1967 1984 Hunter, Yanmar 10GM. Boat is in the water. Can we winterize the engine now before pulling it
mounting Selden bowsprit on Beneteau 323?? new323owner at 2:53pm 11.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/6728 I may be starting a new fire, or, at least kindling old flames, but I need some guidance. I want to
Haul Out Tony_Furst at 2:24pm 11.13.16 Smaller Boats 13/953 Well "A Little Knotty" is on the trailer and ready to make the move to Florida. Now all we need to d
WC Headmate to Raritan (5) KZW at 12:50pm 11.13.16 Catalina 310 26/4270 There have been several posts of swapping out the WC Headmate for a Raritan. This is how I did it. T
Data marine link 5000 (1) NYSail at 7:19am 11.13.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1149 i have these two items....... sitting in my garag for 10 years

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Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) stephen_i_w at 9:21am 10.12.23 220669 This shows a part of the North Channel of Lake Huron. It illustrates one issue I have with O
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 9:11am 10.12.23 ... and sometimes bystanders would clap when I entered because it didn't look like it would fit. W
Precision 23 dock size Calif. Ted at 9:03am 10.12.23 Floating docks and long waitlists are the norm here. I was on a 10 year waitlist and got called afte
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? tfox2069 at 7:58am 10.12.23 When I had to remove 4D batteries from my 356 I used a spare 3 part mainsheet with becket and cam.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dmax at 7:47am 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them.
Catalina 30 Survey dmax at 7:45am 10.12.23 A 1985 will have a plywood core in the keel stub, where the keel boats are - this is not a problem u
Water tank leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 10.12.23 Your tank is polyethylene...and unfortunately there is no "glue" or sealant that will bond to PE per
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (3) ddines at 7:05am 10.12.23 Congrats on tracking down the problem, good detective work. I am writing to inform other who have th
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 6:36am 10.12.23 Yes. I've lived on an inland lake on an island all my life. I never think of tides. Yeah. That would
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 6:15am 10.12.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 4:13am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable.
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 4:05am 10.12.23 I wasn't aware the earlier O'Days had no centerboard . That's one thing I really like about this for
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation garymalmgren at 2:49am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try dLj at 2:44am 10.12.23 I started the way most of us start any new project... I did a web search for OpenCPN and quickly fo
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:39am 10.12.23 I just login and it works. I have an Android phone and tablet, it also works on my iPad and when I

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