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25' with trailer sailnewbie at 3:28pm 09.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/794 Any ideal of a price for a decent 75% mid 90s oday 25 on trailer
2002, Hunter 386 mast stepping marginal at 3:01pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 4/960 Hello, I previously had regular masts on my boats and had no probles taking them down. But now I
Any Trimaran Experts? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:47pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1695 Hello all, I am looking for any sailors with experience on trimarans. My wife and I have spent th
Whats this for! (1) sailnewbie at 12:39pm 09.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2306 Just below spreaders, vertical hoop
odd request: battery case tadd5181 at 12:16pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 2/501 I have an old (circa 2002) Humminbird hand-held VHF radio, model VHF5. The radio still works well
Holding tank hose Dutch Patti at 12:11pm 09.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1666 Has anyone replaced the hose that goes from the holding tank to the deck pump out fitting? I can not
Hunter 326 owners: hot water heater question GrantDP at 11:53am 09.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1234 Hi, I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326 which had its hot water heater removed before purchase, a
Boarding ladder treads dblakey at 11:51am 09.14.16 S2 2/1027 Does anybody know for sure the diameter of the stainless steel tubing used for the stock stern board
Generators & A/C Macruairidh2016 at 11:27am 09.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/463 I am buying a 1989 C'C 44. It does not have an A/C or a Generator. Are there any C'C 44 owners who h
Adding a battery dmarshall at 10:02am 09.14.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/957 Hello I have just purchased a Catalina 30 Mk3. I would like to add a starting battery and make the
What bottom paint should I use for speed? McIntoshUSA at 8:15am 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1240 I currently use Pettit Hydrocoat Ablative Antifouling 1240 Blue bottom paint mainly because that is
H260 Forestay Length ??? bob fliegel at 6:38am 09.14.16 Smaller Boats 21/2639 Last weekend, while sailing the Great South Bay, Long Island, NY, the Wantagh Parkway Bridge operato
Owner's Manual for SLI-built 1993 DS1 BILL17DS at 5:55am 09.14.16 Day Sailers 3/945 Looking for owner's manual for my newly purchased 1993 DS1. 1992 thru 1994 manuals would be good. Th
2G phone All U Get at 5:04am 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 10/565 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 7/755 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 7/683 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 6/1330 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 10/1539 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 6/1487 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 0/458 Received an email from my YC regarding weather information. Thought it should be posted here as well

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2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard ice breaker at 6:48am 04.16.24 The 41 is deck stepped. No water coming in that way.
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Joe at 6:39am 04.16.24 Actually, I agree with Terry above. With the vang equipped boom, you don't need a topping lift to s
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Tedd at 6:36am 04.16.24 It looks to me like the intent is for the glow plugs to go off as soon as there's oil pressure. Some
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 6:35am 04.16.24 Not sure about the Legend series, but at least some Hunters have an aluminum plate embedded in the d
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 Rick Webb at 5:59am 04.16.24 One suspected reason the S.S. Eastland capsized with 2500 passengers (844 were killed), was instabi
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Ward H at 5:38am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Tally Ho at 5:19am 04.16.24
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 4:31am 04.16.24 My 5 clutches cover: main halyard, genoa halyard, spin halyard, main topping lift, spin pole uphaul
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 4:15am 04.16.24 Wait what?lol. So you run the sheets inside the lifelines? On all points of sail regardless of sail
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Will Gilmore at 4:05am 04.16.24 Seven kayaks, two canoes, two sailboats, and an aluminum fishing boat. I raced ww slolam in high sc
3GM30F Service Issue Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 04.16.24
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 Drinky Crow at 11:46pm 04.15.24 How many decades for the pin to wear like that? They should invent a ceramic bearing system for that
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Rich Stidger at 9:34pm 04.15.24 The bimini repair IMHO is way too high. I could do it, sand I am not a professional, for about 3 ho
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 Leeward Rail at 9:34pm 04.15.24 Many safety things changed that fateful day. One suspected reason the S.S. Eastland capsized with
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 04.15.24 So, I have a question about the this bronze(?) hose barb... I'd like to replace it since it appears
Oh yes I did ! Will Gilmore at 8:01pm 04.15.24 If you're going to take a problem by the horns, first it should have horns. Great thinking. It's k
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift (3) tim_brisbane at 7:47pm 04.15.24 Thanks all for your input. Dropped the mast over the wknd, attached the topping lift to the masthead
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Tally Ho at 7:26pm 04.15.24 Obsession is for sale once again! Nevermind winter storage, I can't imagine how expensive two slips
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

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