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Anchor Rode Wrap Around Wing Keel (2) neilleparkerjr at 1:33pm 12.04.16 Ask All Sailors 34/9872 Wing-Keel Boat Sailors, I have had a couple of incidents when anchoring my Hunter 37.5 in tidal wate
cutter to sloop frankies56 at 9:34am 12.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/795 Switched to 130 genny. blaise recomended, seems the boat acts more balanced and not so much weather
B'Day 222 Forestay length kdmjme at 9:08am 12.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/687 Hello, does anyone have the forestry length of an O'Day 222, I'm looking to purchase a curler on Cra
Anchor Hatch Specifications 1984 Hunter 31 (1) VB1 at 6:01am 12.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1235 130793 During Huricane Matthew lost Anchor Hatch from my 1984 Hunter 31' Where can I get a copy of t
Firefly batteries: real world application? capta at 10:31pm 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/673 Frankly, I'd love Lithium Ion batteries on our boat. Just as frankly, we can't afford them! I've bee
S2 Resources HiddenHand at 5:50pm 12.03.16 S2 3/1808 Hi, As of today we are newly owned by a 1987 S2 9.2c. It's on the hard in West Haverstraw, NY and
Very Badly Jammed Rolling Furler 1998 Main Hunter 310 dph123 at 5:13pm 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1894 I am familiar with unjamming my main -- and have not had many problems because I am usually carefull
Lazy Jack Dionysis at 11:11am 12.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2422 Once again the novice sailor returns. First I want to thank any of you who offered advice on my rece
Jib sail having two size luff tape! Sailboatvirg at 8:32am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 4/480 A couple of years ago I bought a new to me jib sail from Bacon Sails, great shape good sail. Since
Should I connect these solar panels in series, or parallel? Gene Neill at 8:02am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1648 Sorry. This seems like such a simple question, and yet I have failed to find the answer. Here's the
Venice La. CYQK at 3:52am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/554 My wife suprised me for my 60th yesterday with a fishing trip to Venice on the 27th While we are the
Teak Re-finishing CYQK at 3:45am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1269 Been sanding down everything inside and absolutely love the light golden brown look of the bare teak
Cleaning fuel tank on board. Clydo at 10:26pm 12.02.16 Catalina 310 17/6343 It looks like pretty big project to pull fuel tank from boat and clean it on shore. Anyone tried to
Out board kicks up. gbrian at 8:00pm 12.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/742 I have a 9.9 mariner on my '94 Mac 26 that kicks up when in reverse. Any idea why this happens?
St Pete Show seadaddler at 7:05pm 12.02.16 Big Boats 3/538 Wow Marlow Hunter had a Hunter 31 and 42 and 37 and Pilot 47. I was very impressed with the quality
Post Soda Blasting (3) berner73 at 3:06pm 12.02.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1963 Finally moved up to the top of the to do list, but it's been bothering me since we bought her. Woul
Sailboat Transport Costs Warren Milberg at 1:42pm 12.02.16 Ask All Sailors 8/9658 Anyone happen to know the per mile rate to transport a 28-ft sailboat from MD to FL? Just looking f
Hugo Boss, going slow !! ifmdalvey at 9:51am 12.02.16 Ask All Sailors 1/304 Alex has lost one of his foils which slows him down on a port tac, no wonder he is leading the vende
5 year USCG doc coming in 2017 Jackdaw at 6:06am 12.02.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1077 Finally. The 2015 CG Act mandates it, and word is that it will roll out in early 2017. http://trans
Capri 16.5s in the SW?? AZExpedition at 5:49am 12.02.16 Smaller Boats 3/1194 Hi Any Catalina Capri 16.5 on here in the South West US?? Looking for a fleet gathering when the w

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Cockpit Locker Size? Vincent Williams at 6:23pm 05.01.24 wanted to see what others have done with storing the hatch boards (plexiglass) I wanted to set up a
Removing Stains and smudges quadrille38 at 6:00pm 05.01.24 I use a product called Serious Marine Cleaner by Shurhold. Removes black marks and stains. Will s
Removing Stains and smudges higgs at 5:58pm 05.01.24 I've found muriatic acid works well on tea stains. Be sure to wear rubber gloves and eye protection
Eight Bells for Don Street (1) dlochner at 5:51pm 05.01.24 224512
Eight Bells for Don Street heritage at 5:11pm 05.01.24 We were anchored in a tight anchorage in Trinidad when Don Street cruised in in his big red wooden s
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 4:56pm 05.01.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time no
Lost swing keel for Oday 22. Please help with fabrication measurements kappykaplan at 3:57pm 05.01.24 You might be able to find what you need here: https://oday.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?ta
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 3:35pm 05.01.24 Unclear on the concept:
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 05.01.24 Got to remember to lean over and kiss my packing gland next time I pass by it.
Topping Lift Appears Short pgandw at 2:37pm 05.01.24 When I bought Sweet P (Mariner 19), topping lift was fixed length from mast head to hook into eye at
Eight Bells for Don Street Rick486 at 2:29pm 05.01.24 Don Street has passed away. If you don't know Don he was a life long sailor who wrote extensively a
Removing Stains and smudges Mark Maulden at 2:10pm 05.01.24
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat DKurtz-NC at 2:03pm 05.01.24 Thanks to all for your help I contacted Dwyer and the parts are shipping. Much appreciated.
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 1:53pm 05.01.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 05.01.24 Thanks for the reply. r whether it's CPP or Micron CSC that recommends a few extra coats at AT the
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? arf145 at 1:02pm 05.01.24 @arf145 , at the end of two seasons, what is your signal to apply another two coats of CPP. Thanks
Topping Lift Appears Short Siamese at 11:58am 05.01.24 Always possible the manual has the wrong figure. I based the purchase of new running rigging on my
Removing Stains and smudges Siamese at 11:52am 05.01.24 Well, it looks like there are numerous, viable options. My personal fave is Collinite Fiberglass
Removing Stains and smudges rgranger at 11:01am 05.01.24 These are a result of the water you sail in. Bar Keeper Friend is Oxalic acid. It works on fibergl
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:58am 05.01.24

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