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Let's be careful out there.... (1) Rich Stidger at 7:11pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/417 A well known landmark at Watch Hill Passage, RI. It was a bad day for someone.the operative word...
Unknown mast block (1) Capri at 6:16pm 09.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/620 Hi. I have a new old 1981 O'Day 22 and as you see in photo there is a block attached just above fore
Main halyard malfunction Capri at 6:09pm 09.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/935 Hello. I recently bought a 1981 O'Day 22. My halyard is jumping I to the sail track when I try to pu
When to put in the second reef? VanIslandGuy at 5:22pm 09.02.16 Big Boats 16/4764 It's been a fairly gentle first summer with our Hunter 410 as far as winds go. Yesterday was the ex
Access to the bolts holding down the genoa track on the cabin top. Bnealsails at 4:47pm 09.02.16 Big Boats 2/752 I have a Hunter 460 (2002) that leaks water from rain on the inside of the non-opening portlight dir
Dock lines - Make you own or buy them? Brian D at 3:29pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 36/4733 So do you buy dock lines, or do you purchase line in bulk and make your own? Do you put in your own
1976 Catalina 22 in Alaska (5) George in AK at 2:26pm 09.02.16 Catalina 22 44/9951 Last night my wife and I closed the deal on a 1976 Catalina 22 with a swing-keel. We stewed over the
East SF Bay mechanic for Universal 5411 PSR at 1:34pm 09.02.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1375 Can anyone recommend a SF Bay Area diesel mechanic to tune up my Universal 5411. It runs well but co
Catalina 28 interior table John1534 at 12:50pm 09.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1605 I was thinking about buying another early Catalina 28. As I get older the boat are getting smaller.
Down-haul, cunningham or halyard to tighten luff? (1) RussC at 12:40pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 13/6266 We took Tweety (Victoria 18) to a small local lake yesterday for some AM (calm) fishing and PM saili
Trailer Sailer Crusing Family Interview - The Radonics (1) TheSailingRode at 9:07am 09.02.16 Trailer Sailors 0/935 We just released a new episode of our podcast, The Sailing Rode, featuring an interview with the Rad
Hunter 45 CC cabin window leaks Did It at 8:52am 09.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3720 I have been a 2007 45 CC owner for 8 + years and since I purchased the boat to today have had a leak
Engine mounts for 2001 B361 Westerbeke 30B 3 Guan at 8:55pm 09.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1361 Hello, I need to replace engine mounts in my 2001 Westerbeke 30B3 (in the B361). Only problem is get
Spinnaker Car P/N For H33.5 Crane man at 8:12pm 09.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/615 Hi I'm looking for the part # for the spinnaker car,which is fitted to the Dovetail like slot on the
Beneteau 423.... Love to hear opinions NYSail at 6:26pm 09.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/8032 wife and I are looking to upgrade to a larger boat to take us into our future sailing adventures. We
23.5 Rudder/Tiller Zerosfault at 6:09pm 09.01.16 Smaller Boats 18/2006 Help. I moor my boat on a local lake. What is the proper way to secure the rudder/ tiller when moore
Share your ideas (1) Ken Cross at 4:42pm 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 57/4150 Since this forum is full of people with great minds, I thought I'd look for simple ideas I should ha
P42 steps for side entrance from a floating doc or dinghy Puesta del sol at 2:48pm 09.01.16 Big Boats 11/1052 Looking for option for a ladder that could easily be taken on/off that would allow 1. To get off bo
Ranger 20 New Owner David McCullough at 2:41pm 09.01.16 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/3094 Aloha and happy to be on board with this forum. I just bought a used Ranger 20 that was last sailed
Idiots on the water! vimocam at 1:57pm 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1504 http://www.waterwayguide.com/latest-news/news/6920/video-boat-brawl-on-the-choptank-leads-to-charges

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Microwave on Hunter 306? JamesG161 at 8:22am 03.10.24 The Microwave should be attached to the cabinet by at least one point, that is approved by their ins
Splicing sta set 8mm (2) jssailem at 8:18am 03.10.24 You identify the most difficult of the tasks when doing a splice with stay-set. This is compounded w
Tohatsu Charging Jacktar at 8:17am 03.10.24 Direct to battery, motor alternator has a voltage regulator on it.
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dLj at 8:06am 03.10.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull dLj at 7:56am 03.10.24 Just not sure if there is a material comparability issue with Marelon sea cocks No material compa
GOB Gone? dLj at 7:11am 03.10.24 There is more sailing information available now than ever. While I agree in theory with the above,
GOB Gone? shemandr at 6:07am 03.10.24 I don't think I'm going to take any share of the blame for the demise of GOB. I was a subscriber fo
Microwave on Hunter 306? (1) jdrutten at 5:02am 03.10.24 Mine came with an exotic Origo, but as jssailem noted, you could put whatever in there as long as it
GOB Gone? jssailem at 4:58am 03.10.24 Interesting look. Lamenting the change of sailboat book publishing as the gentrification of sailing.
Microwave on Hunter 306? jssailem at 4:25am 03.10.24 Congratulations on your boat acquisition. From your post I am guessing this is an older boat. As you
GOB Gone? twodzusfittings at 4:21am 03.10.24 Interesting take: j-F7XzAMfMg
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (2) twodzusfittings at 3:24am 03.10.24 My first application of faux teak lasted total of three years before being removed. It was a cheap p
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:41pm 03.09.24 Pull the end cap off the heat exchanger and see if there is build up of scale on the tubes. I had a
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? jssailem at 9:21pm 03.09.24 That may be his auxiliary. You can see the depth of the motor when down. Not very deep. Going throug
How do you clean through hull while in water? Allan12210 at 9:08pm 03.09.24 mine seems to overheat only at full throttle. I assume if the thermostat were not opening it would
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:25pm 03.09.24 "If you move a few decades forward in time, the law was amended in 1982 to make a distinction betwee
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07pm 03.09.24 @Kermit never flew using that Beenie Weenie Propeller hat. Thanks for the reminder you green fro
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES chuckwayne at 7:00pm 03.09.24 Thanks for all you help over the years, Dave, and congrats for setting a new milestone for Hunter Ow
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES (1) Kermit at 6:43pm 03.09.24
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas PaulK at 6:39pm 03.09.24 Been in effect since 13Feb. No fishing or anchoring. Ecosystem must be getting badly damaged to war

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