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How heavy a dinghy can my boat carry on davits jen passos at 9:03pm 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8488 We are new to sailing and are outfitting our boat. We have a 32 foot hunter and wanted to buy a zod
Anchoring Adventure bawlmer at 7:42pm 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1113 I had two disconnected days this week so I decided to cross the bay and anchor out on the eastern sh
Helm Creaking Noise When Steering doublebuffle at 6:46pm 09.15.16 Catalina 30 7/4268 Hey folks, I've got a 1986 Mk I whose rudder has started making a creaking noise when operating the
Hot water preasure relief value.... NYSail at 6:01pm 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/584 hello all So I have a fairly new raritan hot water heater..... 5 gallons. Works great ac as well as
Catalina 36 - actual LOA dimensions ArkadiyS at 1:47pm 09.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1852 We are starting to entertain the idea of moving to a Cat 36 (currently on Cat 30 TRBS). Our marina
Solo overboard sailnewbie at 1:19pm 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 108/18308 I plan to do some more solo sailing mostly because i know no one else that sails besides my family,
Bilge pump auto indicator jwerkjr at 12:16pm 09.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2432 I am correcting some electrical issues on my recently purchased 1984 Hunter 34. I replaced a seized
Leak while under sail. themangokid at 11:41am 09.15.16 Catalina 22 19/3406 Bilge is bone dry while sitting in the bay on its mooring. Took it out for 2 days camping on the lak
Abacos Mooring Charter Feedback CABixler at 10:27am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1718 Greetings, Sailing is coming to the end here in Chicago and we were thinking about a February Charte
Possible new owner 33 Ranger jleblanc31 at 10:02am 09.15.16 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 8/3471 Im about to buy a Ranger 33 anything Ranger specific I should look for . im getting the boat fairly
SIMPLE AC Distribution Panel? druid at 9:26am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 24/3802 Some people may have noticed I said "fuses" in the last post: Yes, this boat has a VERY "old-school"
Heat exchanger bracket cloydmilton at 9:26am 09.15.16 Catalina 310 9/2218 The bracket on my Catalina 310 M25 XBP universal broke off. How do I replace it? Thanks
Water Heater blows AC fuse druid at 9:22am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1104 I just installed a West Marine 6 gal water heater that's supposed to draw 12.5 amps. After initial i
Sheet stopper wears halyard SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:18am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/647 Hi, I have noticed that my sheet stopper has worn my main halyard to the point it no longer holds. W
Before I Go Up the Mast ... In Situ Sheave Lubrication? rardiH36 at 8:38am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/4186 Maybe because I wasn't able to sail for a 7-8 month period last winter, and my masthead sheaves sat
Hardware on deck of hunter 260 in raised fiberglass , are they in a metal plate that is threaded or bdc1 at 8:20am 09.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/2068 Hardware on deck of hunter 260 in raised fiberglass , are they in a metal plate that is threaded or
Beneteau First 35 "Raven" Alameda, CA fstbttms at 8:17am 09.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1291 Is the owner here? Or anybody who knows him?
Rudder stuffing box packing size for a 36 Alctel at 7:57am 09.15.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/583 Hi all, I've repacked the damn stuffing box on the rudder 4 times, and it still leaks. At this poin
Ventilation fan gettinthere at 7:41am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/404 I have a spare exhaust fan port from a long removed diesel genset. 4" vent hose to a clamshell outsi
40 hunter legend 1986 anchor locker Coddiwomple at 7:10am 09.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/411 Does anyone have pictures of their anchor locker with a windlass for their 40 legends? trying to de

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Looking for crew for the 2024 Round Whidbey Race May 11-12 Davidasailor26 at 6:47pm 04.15.24
Oh yes I did ! Davidasailor26 at 6:44pm 04.15.24
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 6:04pm 04.15.24
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 04.15.24 I am still puzzled by the "I" terminal of the pre-heat solenoid and why it is tied in to the lift p
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dLj at 5:45pm 04.15.24
cleaning out head calcium Hayden Watson at 5:41pm 04.15.24 I used to have a lot of trouble with this. I would get a solid shale buildup on the sides of the ta
Just bought boat two boats in one day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:05pm 04.15.24
Top Swivel problems? Two Sails at 3:41pm 04.15.24
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 3:34pm 04.15.24 Believe me, I googled this in every way possible including using Google lens to search for the schem
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard kappykaplan at 3:29pm 04.15.24 Masts are a major source of leaks in the winter. All the openings combined with wind driven rain re
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard dlochner at 3:21pm 04.15.24 Masts are a major source of leaks in the winter. All the openings combined with wind driven rain res
Hunter 410 door latch Nauti Laopo at 3:01pm 04.15.24 After 30 years mine failed also. Took it apart and in fact the spring had broke. A trip to harbor fr
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (6) jbmia at 2:49pm 04.15.24 Thanks for the insight Peggy and Ralph. Yep, the flange is flat.. I went ahead and dove into the
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (2) chichiflys at 2:48pm 04.15.24 Still slowly replacing my chain plates. Did the two aft lowers last year. Got the port fwd lower a
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) rgranger at 2:46pm 04.15.24
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 1:24pm 04.15.24 That is great, I'm learning and just thinking of ideas. I agree several are very slick marketing fo
Second Triton2 (1) Dr. D at 1:15pm 04.15.24 Finally, I got out sailing with the second Triton2. Works as planned! Nice not to look down for spee
A fresh old gelcoat reveal (1) Drinky Crow at 12:42pm 04.15.24 So I'm about to slather this stuff... https://fibertek.ca/collections/epox...ducts/quikfair ...all o
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 tilla at 12:24pm 04.15.24 Thanks , the board I would say is about 250 300 lbs .
Electric Portable Generator? BarryL at 11:17am 04.15.24 Hey, I'm not an engineer or an electrician, but sometimes I play one. Some quick googleing found t

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