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What to do with an older VHF? jssailem at 1:32pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1823 Do you keep old (1999 vintage) VHF radios on board when you replace it with one of the new AIS/GPS m
Removing the boom (2) Randall Schmidt at 1:26pm 11.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4094 I have a 1984 Oday 28. I'll be taking the standing rigging down for inspection and to install an ant
Replacing opening ports/windows Randall Schmidt at 1:20pm 11.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3905 I have a 1984 Oday 28 and am thinking of replacing the 4 opening windows. Here is what I found on D
How to fix hull crack (1) MaryEllaRose at 12:10pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 51/9533 Tell me this is an easy fix?
mast upgrades to do (1) BlueTequila at 11:30am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1546 I am pulling my aluminum mast to fix a deck leak. And while it is down, I'd like to do some maintena
Replace Fuel Lift Pump on 3GM30F dkerphunter at 11:07am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3630 I plan to replace the fuel lift pump on a Yanmar 3GM30F powering a 1995 Hunter 336. I wondered if t
Hunter 336 Fuel Tank Questions dkerphunter at 11:02am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/553 I need to replace the fuel pickup fitting and tube on a 1995 Hunter 336. Does anyone know: The dept
catilina 22 swing keel won't fully detract overeasy at 10:02am 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3101 Hey every one newbie sailer new to forum with major project boat score. If you want to skip brief ba
custom mast crutch question Lafayette Mike at 9:31am 11.27.16 Catalina 22 7/1904 Just bought a 1986 C22 and have had it in the water a couple of times already. Put it away for the
Repair/replace Xantrex Inverter/Charger for 600amp/hr AGM battery bank (1) Eric Dalessio at 6:49am 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2920 Hi Folks, I'm the second owner of a 2007 Hunter 410 -- The Xantrex Freedom Marine 20 charger/inver
Pelican Bay (2) seadaddler at 6:27am 11.27.16 Big Boats 5/631 130574 We are at Pelican Bay with many other boats from Punta Gorda Sailing Club Nick
Need Pearson 26 Rudder - Used Jim Fink at 6:26am 11.27.16 Pearson 6/1478 Hi all, we bent our aluminum rudder shaft, and the outer sleeve broke away from the inner sleeve. Ho
Sealant Bill and Kathy McDonald at 5:17pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 4/715 I am installing a louvered teak insert in the companionway. Is 3M sealant or butyl tape the best w
Should these keel bolts.... MaryEllaRose at 4:57pm 11.26.16 Pearson 5/1247 ...be replaced? I have no experience with keel bolts (technically, keel studs and nuts). Are these c
Drogue or Sea Anchor? Kiwi Puddle Jumper at 4:03pm 11.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3730 Hi I am new to the forum and would like to seek some advice from Beneteau 473 owners on their prefer
Tiller tamer piedpiperIII at 3:51pm 11.26.16 Catalina 22 20/7816 I'm looking into installing some kind of tiller tamer. What do you have ? How do you like it? I d
Balmar Smart Gauge CYQK at 3:45pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/572 For folks out there that use one of these Are they still the cats meow? Considering a purchase for
Keel rebed or 5200 fix? davidkahn53 at 3:39pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 8/3726 Just hauled my new (to me) 1987 Pearson 33-2 for winter. On haulout, observed keel separation/crack
Compression post - Replace or not? (2) Charlie98117 at 3:38pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2724 I have a Hunter 34, they have a known issue with water intrusion below the mast step that leads to a
Fresh water tank selector / manifold (1) Davidwilson001 at 3:36pm 11.26.16 Big Boats 2/624 Hey everyone, I recently acquired a 2005 420 Passage and am taking care of little issues here and t

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Coronado 15 Rigging jssailem at 7:48pm 02.08.24 David, If you can get an example of the spreader, then Ballenger Spars of Watsonville CA maybe able
My, how time flies! Gene Neill at 7:34pm 02.08.24 You're making all these wild claims with no pics of the plane?? :biggrin:
New Trolling Motor Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 02.08.24 Looks good. Try to keep it out of the sun when not in use to extend the life of the plastic as it's
Coronado 15 Rigging David Reinhart at 7:26pm 02.08.24 A rigger might be able to help guide you for this, if the spar manufacturer is not available. Spre
Coronado 15 Rigging PaulK at 6:46pm 02.08.24 A rigger might be able to help guide you for this, if the spar manufacturer is not available. Sprea
Getting into Boat Chartering David in Sandusky at 6:36pm 02.08.24 I have chartered in the US, Canada, France, Sweden, and New Zealand without certification. I second
Hunter misleading weights Crusty Ol Salt at 6:27pm 02.08.24 @rgranger and @Crusty Ol Salt You two sailors can swab the poop deck I have often wondered if the
Electric Motors (1) High Current at 6:24pm 02.08.24 I've been battling this decision for quite some time ... the problem I have with the Torqueedo or E
Getting into Boat Chartering marcham at 6:12pm 02.08.24 I just showed my Canadian Power Squadron Boating and Coastal Navigation certs, ROC(M), and my sailin
Instrument panel (1) Microtec at 4:34pm 02.08.24 Do you have a picture of the area? It might only be possible, or be easiest, to access everything
Instrument panel Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 02.08.24 Do you have a picture of the area? It might only be possible, or be easiest, to access everything f
Getting into Boat Chartering capta at 3:50pm 02.08.24 As a retired American charterboat captain, I have no knowledge of Canadian laws about chartering. Ho
New Trolling Motor (4) sbrogden at 3:30pm 02.08.24 Pix.
Strange phenomena seen while boating? capta at 3:10pm 02.08.24
My, how time flies! American_Mainsail at 2:48pm 02.08.24 Welcome back!
Swim platform jssailem at 1:15pm 02.08.24 I have not found any premade ones that fold up. Usually used on power boats all appear to be fixed.
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 11:53am 02.08.24 On a Facebook page for small sailboats, a fella mentioned he used a plastic cutting board, cut size,
Swim platform archer472 at 11:49am 02.08.24 Okay, so do you know of some type of fold-up that would work for a Cal-25, that would have fold-up s
Swim platform jssailem at 11:37am 02.08.24 I understand.. It is not about aerodynamics.. It is about waves crashing on your stern and ripping t
Where to find hull number H49 DRhoads at 11:10am 02.08.24 this is how you read them. Hull numbers HUN42239D405 Hunter Marine located its Hull Identification N

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