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Happy birthday to the HeadMistress! Kermit at 5:00am 09.16.16 Ask All Sailors 35/4213 Happy birthday, @Peggie Hall HeadMistress. Thanks for all you do for us!
30A+15A shot power adaptor patrickkidd at 3:36am 09.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1033 Like most slips, I have a 30A plug at the dock locker, but I am trying to put a 15A appliance in the
How heavy a dinghy can my boat carry on davits jen passos at 9:03pm 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8737 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 13/1130 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 7/4413 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 3/591 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 7/1955 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 108/19007 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 6/2463 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 19/3594 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 10/1808 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) 8/3625 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 24/3901 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 9/2316 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 8/1135 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 3/687 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 6/4273 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 33/2102 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 9/1305 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 1/604 Hi all, I've repacked the damn stuffing box on the rudder 4 times, and it still leaks. At this poin

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Insurance jssailem at 3:45pm 05.13.24 Upon buying my 40 plus year boat, I contacted my homeowners policy agent and the company issued a bo
Insurance Sailgunner at 3:41pm 05.13.24 Progressive is good. One claim years ago and great service. Guy buying my boat went with State Farm.
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it twalker H260 at 2:32pm 05.13.24 Assuming that is a cdi flex furler - it can also be an issue with the sheave at the top. On severa
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 2:16pm 05.13.24 Sorry ... no pictures left. I deleted them soon after buying the current boat and selling the H38.
Insurance Tally Ho at 2:00pm 05.13.24 I use State Farm for my boat insurance since I already had home & auto with them. I have never had
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) (1) Tally Ho at 1:57pm 05.13.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) kappykaplan at 1:48pm 05.13.24 I niver graid on schpelling :banghead:
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 1:46pm 05.13.24 @rgranger probably didnt help that I was spelling it wrong. I niver graid on schpelling
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? artboas at 1:45pm 05.13.24 Here is an option for you. I wouid suggest using brass or stainless inserts. 1 wouid suggest 10-24,
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 1:35pm 05.13.24 @rgranger Thank you! I did try google first, I found all kinds of stories about haserot beach, but
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:31pm 05.13.24 We had an 2005 H38 with the E-W berth and didn't like it for the mentioned reasons. I built a remo
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Scott T-Bird at 12:31pm 05.13.24 How long did the previous owner have the boat? Obviously P.O. never replaced rigging. My first ins
Insurance Burdette at 12:22pm 05.13.24 Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.
Insurance dlochner at 12:03pm 05.13.24 I've used BoatUS insurance which is currently underwritten by GEICO for 40 years. I always found the
Insurance Burdette at 12:01pm 05.13.24 Thanks!
Insurance Burdette at 11:57am 05.13.24 Thank you!
Insurance Burdette at 11:55am 05.13.24 The survey was on January 27, 2023. We got our copy in May of 2023.
Insurance dmax at 11:54am 05.13.24 Progressive is decent for a big company. They didn't require a survey from me.
Insurance kappykaplan at 11:52am 05.13.24 Can the survey be used if the insurance company needs one? How recent is the survey? I have insur
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 11:19am 05.13.24 We had an 2005 H38 with the E-W berth and didn't like it for the mentioned reasons. I built a remov

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