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Tracking Hermine All U Get at 6:00pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 4/246 Would the sailor that put out the Yard Sale sign on Block Island please take it down so that Hermine
1974 Fraser 42 Center Cockpit Sapphire26 at 5:59pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1368 We are about to launch our "New to Us" 1974 Fraser 42 Center Cockpit and I am trying to garner infor
Non-racer deliberately interfering with racing. Roadking Larry at 5:50pm 09.05.16 Racing 27/2793 Slightly different tack than the other thread that got closed. We had our first race of our Fall Ser
Toronto Sail Lofts? Tim22 at 5:23pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/267 Just wondering if anyone has dealt with UK sails or North Sails in Toronto. If so, how was your expe
Free 1976 Venture 25 / NW Indiana NWIndiana at 5:11pm 09.05.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/999 If anyone is interested in this boat, it's yours :) We bought this off of a friend and sailed for a
1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini shower bilge pump HM25LB at 5:09pm 09.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1178 Hi all, About a month ago I purchased my first boat a 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini. Today I found a pro
Sailboat tri-axle trailer with 27' Hunter sailboat (1) mike morris at 4:47pm 09.05.16 Big Boats 0/922 Dear, Ladies and Gents I have a 2013 Tri-axle sailboat trailer that includes a Hunter 27
Water Tank leak CJ1100 at 4:39pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/333 My Hunter 460 seems to have a water leak in the forward starboard tank. I have filled the tank up co
Feelin' foolish at Barnegat Light Scott T-Bird at 3:12pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/3897 Sue ' I took Friday afternoon off to get down to the boat and anchor out for the night. Knowing tha
What is/was this L bracket for? (2) SFS at 2:20pm 09.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/928 127769 127770 1983 H31. This bracket sits on the quarterberth ceiling, just forward of the rudder p
Knock down fred1diver at 2:18pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2664 hey everyone, I was wondering what does it take to knock down a sailboat? I'm being overly cautious
Who knows what is the function of this water connector in the chain well (2) seasthemoment at 1:50pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2155 Please see picture. It has a male / outside water thread with a black cap marked Perko. Also what is
Heat and AC cover (1) seasthemoment at 1:41pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/987 Hello, I am looking where to find the missing cover of the Air Conditioning /Heating on a thermostat
Battery problems/questions? marchem at 11:12am 09.05.16 Catalina 310 67/8699 2000 C310, hull #31. 2, 4D batteries (stock configuration), no idea how old they are. Promariner P
Sailing drones Alan Gomes at 10:51am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 48/7042 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/technology/no-sailors-needed-robot-sailboats-scour-the-oceans-for-
leaking port lights and siezed pump out deck fitting dawniewilson at 10:49am 09.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/842 Anybody out there know the size of a beneteau 310 portlight? Leaking and looking for new gaskets.
So Deep Blew is for sale, but... Piotr at 8:14am 09.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/60 ... not sure where to post it on this site. Can somebody help me with the posting process? BTW, app
New fiddle block (1) JohnVTX at 7:53am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 32/10607 I have never liked the setup Catalina used for mid boom sheeting. Trimming it was not easy or conven
should I unclip line from mast to end of boom? jyjohnson at 7:12am 09.05.16 Smaller Boats 12/2187 Took our 25.5 yesterday in light air yesterday. There is a wire cable with a simple spring loaded sh
Assym hardware. Clydo at 7:07pm 09.04.16 Catalina 310 3/892 Wonder if snap shackles are strong enough to use on Tack and for sheets on clew? I usually use cow

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AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 6:00am 09.28.23 Boats have an infinite capacity to absorb money. The great thing about AIS, it that it is relativ
Rudder counterbalance? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:23am 09.28.23 do not over heel the boat with too much sail. Reef the main and have a 100% jib or less. When the
Anchor Locker Ward H at 5:18am 09.28.23 Welcome to SBO. I enjoyed sailing my O'Day 25 for 5 years. Great boat. As others said, look for
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:34am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't g
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Jim Legere at 3:10am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't ge
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 1:17am 09.28.23 The lake we sail on is about 7 miles long. It is connected to Lake Michigan through a channel. F
Raymarine RL70C..... NYSail at 12:56am 09.28.23
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS jssailem at 11:59pm 09.27.23 The Dickerson is a nice unit. You indicate your desire to live aboard. This usually requires adequa
Just a bit too much heel and helm jssailem at 10:22pm 09.27.23 My observation of the two boats in the image. The forward boat has both sails drawing, powering the
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 10:19pm 09.27.23 The LS and LSZ machines have a 7" deep throat. I've been able to restitch the sun cover on 3 jibs,
Merit 22 owners RussC at 9:52pm 09.27.23
...and we whined about prices back in '75 jssailem at 9:41pm 09.27.23 I think the New England lobster fishermen were very adept at the RDF since they operated in fog and
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 09.27.23 I hope your rigging is less than 25 years old I did say that I have had the mast down twice in 25
Jib Furler Failure justsomeguy at 8:57pm 09.27.23 Yesterday It's happened before. Don't know if you've seen this one; https://www.sailnet.com/threa
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 7:49pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:27pm 09.27.23
The Sewing Machine Thread Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:21pm 09.27.23
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 6:43pm 09.27.23 The XB-8000 has a built in wifi, I have an XB-6000 which does not have a wifi. I think I need to
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter quadrille38 at 6:18pm 09.27.23 No idea where you got the 5 nm, perhaps it's the unit you are running, but my AIS with antenna moun

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