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A new (and very old) forum: Cruising Sailors Phil Herring at 10:40pm 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/3061 Back in the 1990s, Cruising World magazine had a very active and amazing forum frequented by some of
Keel bolt specs Clanallan at 7:32pm 02.11.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1408 We bought a Sirius 21/22 approx 1980 and it has no keel bolt. We're looking for some kind of specs f
Bottom paint myths Urban legend or facts Capt Robbie at 6:26pm 02.11.17 Big Boats 17/5565 Time to order my bottom paint and everyone seams to be the expert. Last year I witnessed about twen
Hunter 18.5 trailer modifications lbsailor at 2:29pm 02.11.17 Smaller Boats 9/2190 We have a hunter 18.5 trailer that needs some work done to it. Since we are having to bring it in we
In hull vs thru hull transducer? Chart Guthrie at 9:36am 02.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/11117 I recently purchased a 1980 O'Day 23 with a non functional depth finder. I am looking to replace the
galvanic isolator jack silver at 8:54am 02.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3183 I have a 2004 H466 with a galvonic isolator alert gizmo at my nav desk. I have my zincs and bottom
Is this lead based paint? Todd Atchison at 7:50am 02.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/729 My girlfriend and I are working on a Venture 222. I've posted a few pictures and inquired about the
Retractable bowsprit info and gear info desired (1) agprice22 at 5:55am 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1369 My Telstar 28 project boat has a 6 ft or so aluminum tube that was originally a bowsprit that retrac
Solar Panel Location Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:08pm 02.10.17 Catalina 22 3/791 Any suggestions on where to locate a solar panel other than off of the stern?
Awl grip painted hull what cleaner can be used on it? Capt Robbie at 5:35pm 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/11453 I had my hull painted with awl grip three years ago. While under the mfg/boatyards warranty for past
Rudder how good is mine? Valerio at 1:05pm 02.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1079 i am in the process of buying a 84 hunter 34 in very good shape. In order to see if the rudder is in
2017 NSHSA - Initial gathering for 2017 Puesta del sol at 9:52am 02.10.17 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 3/2301
Broken thru hull vent? (3) billybee41 at 7:34am 02.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/3187 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 with a broken thru hull vent(I think it is a vent). enclosed are a few pic
Waste Water Tank Solids H Travis at 5:06am 02.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/5006 I bought a Hunter 29.5 that had been in storage for some time. There are solids in the tank, and re
Eclipse All U Get at 4:59am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/559 Tonight, don't stare at the sun. http://www.pcmag.com/news/351594/how-to-watch-fridays-lunar-eclips
Sail loft hewebb at 4:00am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/491 Have any of you done any business with this loft? http://h-sails.com/en I found their ad on e-Bay
Where did that month go?? (2) Jackdaw at 2:14am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1889 About a month ago I mentioned that I was going to take the Royal Yacht Association (RYA) Skipper/ICC
Where do I fill to on my dipstick (1) David Hopkins at 7:32pm 02.09.17 Catalina 30 11/4571 I can't find the answer to this very basic question. Where do I want to keep my oil level at? A phot
Any Laguna 30 owners out there? Bilgewater at 3:57pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 46/13428 I'm looking at a 1986 Laguna 30, and would like to get some feedback from current owners. Not a lot
Mystery Furler (1) therealbrianf at 3:21pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/488 Hi, I have a broken furler on a 1997 Beneteau 281. Images included. Can anyone identify this furler

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Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 7:08pm 05.31.24 Unscrew the traveler. Add your brackets, then screw it back down. You might need a few washers betwe
Idle and throttle control help Tally Ho at 6:28pm 05.31.24 Do you have a single-lever control? Or separate throttle and transmission levers? What kind of pr
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... stickinthemud57 at 5:37pm 05.31.24 This gets my vote. Welcome to the forum! :beer: This
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 05.31.24 My 1/16" X 1/8" NPT came from a prehistoric pneumatic controls job. The tubing end was a combinatio
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:34pm 05.31.24 Sorry, I see you said you cut it.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:33pm 05.31.24 Gene, this site offers a 46" and a 54", which I see you got. Did you have to do any cutting on it to
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:15pm 05.31.24 In Answer to some of the thoughts: Yea I could probably cut the old/existing chainplate a
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 3:02pm 05.31.24 I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears? Fit pretty much perf
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 2:56pm 05.31.24 Andrew you're so right though, i think i'm going to make a table to the dimensions where it would be
Love Hate relationship ShawnL at 2:52pm 05.31.24 I had cars on my genoa tracks when I purchased the boat, but no bimini. I ended up replacing the ca
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 2:51pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 1:49pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alrea
Love Hate relationship (1) BulldogTim62 at 1:30pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alread
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 1:28pm 05.31.24 Hey Shemandr, thanks for the reply. From what I can see, this table would swing over the settee and
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 1:15pm 05.31.24 The good thing about getting a boat with no table is that you can create one to your own liking. Ch
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 1:09pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship AaronD at 11:59am 05.31.24 Each Bimini I've owned had to be modified to suit me. ... A tubing cutter is immensely superior to
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 10:29am 05.31.24 Good thing to check! Thanks!
Idle and throttle control help Stu Jackson at 10:22am 05.31.24 Good luck. There's also this to check while you're troubleshooting: Fuel Starvation and The Obscur
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 9:06am 05.31.24 While searching further across the web, I've come up with this thread: Rigid Boom Vang and Toping Li

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