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2G phone All U Get at 5:04am 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 10/545 Hi all, I have a cell phone that is 2G and no longer use because it soon won't be supported by Trac
Snappy Teak on teak & holly floors capta at 8:41pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/740 Can anybody think of a reason NOT to use Snappy Teak 1 ' 2 (very carefully) on teak and holly lamina
Help Jorge Guerra at 7:44pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/665 Rebuilding this margregor I don't know anything about sail boat I'm bringing him back to life is loo
Sailing an '85 Hunter 22 Setsail51 at 7:36pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1298 Agreed to price on an '85 Hunter 22, all in all seems very solid and well taken care of. Yet did no
I'm buying a mid 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443 remotely tomasv at 5:12pm 09.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1492 Hello Beneteau owners, we're in process of buying a 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443. We are in north ame
Stowe anemometre 51RD55 at 4:49pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1472 Hello All, My husband recently purchased a used set of STOWE instruments for our boat. The boat curr
For SoCal boaters LA and South Brian D at 2:58pm 09.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/446 Received an email from my YC regarding weather information. Thought it should be posted here as well
Mast Gate cover for Catalina 30 (2) OS2Dude at 2:54pm 09.13.16 Catalina 30 0/817 After researching many sites, I made my own Mast Gate covers. I need to perfect the fit a little, b
Coolant in bilge E�one at 2:44pm 09.13.16 Big Boats 8/3678 Hello all, We have a 2012 Hunter 39. Whenever we run the engine the bilge ends up with pink coolant
Using 1981 O'Day Genoa Ttack Capri at 1:15pm 09.13.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/548 Hello. My previous boat didn't use a head sail. My O'Day came with a small head sail (not sure what
I have aHunter 336 The Irish Wake at 1:00pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/379 I have water between the inter hull (salon package) and the outer hull. I have dried the bilge and f
Original cockpit wood seat for Hunter Legend (1) seasthemoment at 12:59pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/586 Hello, My boat, a 1988 Hunter Legend, has lost its original seats in the cockpit (see catalog photo
Washdown Pump for Anchor and chain sailorskier at 12:05pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1569 I have a 2004 456 Passage and interested in installing an anchor wash down pump and hose. I have a
Attention getter cb32863 at 11:51am 09.13.16 Racing 7/1288 Definitely gets one's full attention.... 1121955454551620
Hunter 216 deck crack at chain plate (1) Kent P at 11:29am 09.13.16 Smaller Boats 24/3921 First time on the forum and glad to have the resource. I run a youth sailing program at my yacht cl
How not to trailer a sailboat cb32863 at 11:10am 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2690 Wish I could have swung this when she was for sail last year but..... I have met the previous owner
Powerboater !! alexco38 at 10:49am 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1010 pMsJ3v4QzxU They comes in all sizes.
Difficulty raising mainsail CptnRn at 9:45am 09.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2246 I went sailing this last weekend, for the first time in several months. I encountered significant
Trip video - San Juans and Gulf Islands forbin at 9:07am 09.13.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/2007 I finally finished the video! This is three weeks in seven minutes round trip from Seattle up throu
Light Air Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 9:02am 09.13.16 Racing 1/626 Racing our Hunter 340 on Galveston Bay after a thunderstorm had just passed last Saturday. rnPBGjhF

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Wall carpet cleaning ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24 If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310 (1) Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24 I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32pm 03.13.24
Changing batteries artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24 By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24 Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24 I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24 Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24 when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best? MitchM at 6:08pm 03.13.24 on Mainesail's advice on this board 4 years ago, I got the ProCharge Ultra , a 3 stage c
Hunter 170 quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24 Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24 Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:18pm 03.13.24 Thanks for the ideas!
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:17pm 03.13.24
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:14pm 03.13.24 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55pm 03.13.24 @kappykaplan thank you for mentioning what I have advocated on how to find topside leaks crazy da
Lombardini marine engine garymalmgren at 4:48pm 03.13.24 One question. Does your Yanmar gearbox bolt straight onto this engine? gary
Found a 2003 C310 leo310 at 4:38pm 03.13.24 I change out to 4 lithium batteries and stayed with 1 agm starter (the agm is 7 years old) so far n
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 3:34pm 03.13.24 Before my trip to the San Juans last year, I marked my anchor chain and rope every 25 feet using fou
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:28pm 03.13.24 Seal the companionway with a piece of plastic with a hole in it to accept the nozzle of a leaf blowe

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