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272 furler issue jiml at 11:05am 08.22.16 Bigger Boats 7/913 Flexible Furler has become extremely difficult to furl and unfurl. Lubricated with white lithuim spr
Help with constant water in the bilge 29palmsailor at 11:05am 08.22.16 Big Boats 11/4168 Good morning, I have a 2000 Hunter 460 and there's constantly water in the bilge. I've cleaned and
Virgin Island ferries Justin_NSA at 10:14am 08.22.16 Destinations 7/754 Can't seem to get a consistent answer. How often do ferries run from St Thomas USVI to Roadtown on T
Keel bolts jk kudera at 10:03am 08.22.16 Big Boats 3/651 I just had the bottom sand blasted, barrier coated and bottom painted, however I now have a seepage
Bucket list Meriachee at 8:56am 08.22.16 Ask All Sailors 26/1448 One item was to have pizza delivered to the boat at Telegraph Harbour on Thetis Island. While we've
Hunter 260 mast fell from forestay pin falling out (1) dglauber at 8:37am 08.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2346 I had the forestay pin worked its way out during gusty winds, which caused the mast to fall. (Very
holding tank sensors Justin_NSA at 8:33am 08.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2012 Has anyone installed one of the new sensors and indicators? There are several choices. Are they uniq
Zincs Bill OHanley at 7:50am 08.22.16 Big Boats 22/1532 I have a 2003 386. I put a new zinc on the shaft in April. I just checked and it is gone. I'm gue
Rudder post parts install geek_guy at 7:17am 08.22.16 Big Boats 0/368 I am looking for opinions on my install of the steering cable. When I took the pieces off below the
What mainsail will fit my boat IH82BL8 at 5:44am 08.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/611 Looking for a good used main for an '84 Hunter 31. It has a 37'-4" luff and 11'-0" foot. How far o
Foul Weather Gear Apex at 4:17am 08.22.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2340 I am looking for recommendations and looking for sales, typical sales timing, and or locations to bu
Downwind Racing Through Tornados Apex at 4:11am 08.22.16 Racing 5/779 Crewed during the Grand Haven Commodore's Cup: 2nd place finish. It was a fun downwind ride, even
Lots of 26M for sale fortunare at 7:15pm 08.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1333 Just checked Sailboatlistings.com and saw 48 26Ms.!! Is it just the time of year or is something els
threaded backing stripped Justin_NSA at 6:58pm 08.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/946 3 out of 4 backing plate holes on one of my opening deck windows are stripped. There's nothing for t
tach sensor test? obsailor at 6:33pm 08.21.16 Catalina 30 4/900 I have a Catalina 30 Mk II with a Universal M 25XP engine. Recently I noticed my tach gauge will sl
P42 Furling System Modification (2) Terry Cox at 4:54pm 08.21.16 Big Boats 2/733 Our 1991 boat came equipped with a Hood double line furling system that has always worked, except re
TS Fiona, Invest 99L and Invest 90L JamesG161 at 4:33pm 08.21.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/957 Tropical Storm Fiona is struggling to keep her TS status. It is on track to move North and miss USA
Racor leak... SailFysh at 3:07pm 08.21.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1894 The knurled white plastic knob on top of the racor has a slow leak. I finally slowed and almost stop
Speaking of Likes Bad Obsession at 2:52pm 08.21.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1456 I am HURT!!! I posted my video of my boat trip this year and I have been viewed about 652 times and

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Navionics price increasing SabreToothedEngineer at 9:12am 09.25.23 I was a little skeptical about this due to the size of the increase and the fact that I've seen noth
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) rgranger at 9:04am 09.25.23 Water is coming out from the edge of the wook floor and i try to understand how its goes there, and
School's back in session cruise! Hello Below at 8:58am 09.25.23 Hi Len. Our boat has a 5' draft. All of the Eagle Harbor buoys have a safe depth, even at zero tide
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. vaddison at 8:54am 09.25.23 I bought a new H38 in 2006 and it leaked from the keel bolts right from the start. (Bilge pump ligh
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 8:54am 09.25.23 On the 24, we would "vang-sheet" in puffy conditions. We set the vang on hard (whatever was good for
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:54am 09.25.23 This stove top Coleman oven looks interesting, but I haven't tried it either. https://www.lehmans.co
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 09.25.23 The floor pan or floor has a recessed portion to fit the teak and holly floor piece into it. The
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:44am 09.25.23 I've not used the Omnia. It's aluminum and I don't like to cook in aluminum. I know there is a non
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? BigEasy at 8:41am 09.25.23 There is a product that purports to handle such cracks. I have no experience with it: Capta
The Sewing Machine Thread Tedd at 8:35am 09.25.23 Looking forward to it! I have a project in mind for my boat and I'm sure I'll find your information
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. LoriPetersen at 8:35am 09.25.23
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? matts997 at 8:24am 09.25.23 Looks like you sail in a lake--a wheel lock might work better there than it did for me in Puget Soun
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue SailMaster at 8:24am 09.25.23 I now know that we are not getting full flow. We removed the thermostat and found it to be an origin
Does anyone know what this boat is dlochner at 8:20am 09.25.23 First stop when searching for boat information is SailboatData.com. Search for Albin and then look
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Occasional Heeler at 8:20am 09.25.23 Nope -- no autopilot on this one and thanks for info. Agree with the boat going off-course while so
Does anyone know what this boat is trumannoawakowsi at 8:15am 09.25.23 Thanks you so much I cannot tell you how much time has have spent looking for this.
Lets talk cooking morbidfollower at 8:13am 09.25.23 Pan bread: I put 1 cup flour, 1 tsp yeast in a ziploc bag. Add salt & dried herbs to taste. On the
Deception Pass. Hello Below at 8:12am 09.25.23 Thanks again @Hayden Watson for the very helpful information. This thread is a keeper. We transite
Does anyone know what this boat is dlochner at 8:06am 09.25.23 It is an Albin Vega 57, which is marketing for a 5.7 meter boat which is a bit over 18'. https://sa
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 8:06am 09.25.23 Why can't Sureseal have instructions like your LasDrop Gen ll ? I agree, Tides Marine Technical

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