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Feelin' foolish at Barnegat Light Scott T-Bird at 3:12pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/4383 Sue ' I took Friday afternoon off to get down to the boat and anchor out for the night. Knowing tha
What is/was this L bracket for? (2) SFS at 2:20pm 09.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/1063 127769 127770 1983 H31. This bracket sits on the quarterberth ceiling, just forward of the rudder p
Knock down fred1diver at 2:18pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2895 hey everyone, I was wondering what does it take to knock down a sailboat? I'm being overly cautious
Who knows what is the function of this water connector in the chain well (2) seasthemoment at 1:50pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2468 Please see picture. It has a male / outside water thread with a black cap marked Perko. Also what is
Heat and AC cover (1) seasthemoment at 1:41pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1137 Hello, I am looking where to find the missing cover of the Air Conditioning /Heating on a thermostat
Battery problems/questions? marchem at 11:12am 09.05.16 Catalina 310 67/10766 2000 C310, hull #31. 2, 4D batteries (stock configuration), no idea how old they are. Promariner P
Sailing drones Alan Gomes at 10:51am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 48/7861 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/technology/no-sailors-needed-robot-sailboats-scour-the-oceans-for-
leaking port lights and siezed pump out deck fitting dawniewilson at 10:49am 09.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1015 Anybody out there know the size of a beneteau 310 portlight? Leaking and looking for new gaskets.
So Deep Blew is for sale, but... Piotr at 8:14am 09.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/60 ... not sure where to post it on this site. Can somebody help me with the posting process? BTW, app
New fiddle block (1) JohnVTX at 7:53am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 32/12263 I have never liked the setup Catalina used for mid boom sheeting. Trimming it was not easy or conven
should I unclip line from mast to end of boom? jyjohnson at 7:12am 09.05.16 Smaller Boats 12/2550 Took our 25.5 yesterday in light air yesterday. There is a wire cable with a simple spring loaded sh
Assym hardware. Clydo at 7:07pm 09.04.16 Catalina 310 3/1101 Wonder if snap shackles are strong enough to use on Tack and for sheets on clew? I usually use cow
Access stanchion nuts behind cabinets 86 C36 kloewit at 4:48pm 09.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/638 need to replace stanchions midship on my C 39 1989. Does anyone know how to get to the nuts behind t
Things to look out for when buying a 2006 36 Mk II sashaproctor at 4:44pm 09.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1010 I recently sold my 1976 Catalina 27 and have put an offer in on a 2006 36 MK II. I have a survey/se
Yanmar leaking seawater pump; metric not SAE/inch kip at 4:34pm 09.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1137 I was getting a Yanmar 3HMF started after not running for several years. One of the things I was tol
Shakey Perkins Diesel Marc Robic at 3:20pm 09.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3731 (I have a Perkins 18HP, 3 cylinder) Sometimes, at idle, the engine will shack a lot. But I give it
23.5 attaching topping lift to masthead travelingjerryb at 3:13pm 09.04.16 Smaller Boats 18/2549 OK, one more stupid question. Replacing all my running rigging. What knot (or other attachment metho
shift cable removal blunt at 2:40pm 09.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/655 any suggestions on removing the shift cable?i have detached it from the motor and have opened up the
C30 MKII Docking Challenge Finn1 at 2:09pm 09.04.16 Catalina 30 7/1613 Hi All...I've got a challenge I'm hoping you can help me with. I recently moved to a new slip whe
This will make you want to sail the Chesapeake! Bad Obsession at 1:33pm 09.04.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3146 I bought this on Blueray a while back and it is breathtaking to watch. Here is a preview of it. It

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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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