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Maine Sail at 3:18pm 06.29.16
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About 4 years ago I began using TruFuel or similar in much of my equipment. Prior to this I had trie
Siren Sailor at 2:47pm 06.29.16
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Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top wi
Brian D at 1:52pm 06.29.16
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I finally purchased a radio to replace my Kenwood TS-50S which gave up the ghost. The replacement is
OS2Dude at 1:41pm 06.29.16
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I'm sure this has been asked before in various ways, but a search returned over 20 pages of threads
Mr Mac at 12:50pm 06.29.16
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Does anyone have pics or a good diagram (already been to Irwin Yachts web site and looked at the dra
Sampled at 12:06pm 06.29.16
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Hello, my husband and I are very new to sailing in general. We have been thinking about getting a bo
Justin_NSA at 6:47am 06.29.16
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I've not rigged this sail yet so I wanted to check with you all. The clew has 2 lines secured to it.
SirMichael at 7:58pm 06.28.16
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125254 The water pressure regulator on my boat (88 Hunter 28.5) is leaking. When I look at the wate
DannyS at 4:11pm 06.28.16
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A new gremlin popped up this past week while on the boat. I have a Universal M25 with a Facet fuel p
andy creighton at 3:22pm 06.28.16
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Find a deal on a Mariner 19, but it is an 81 made by spindrift. I know the story about the owner's
JHoward at 3:13pm 06.28.16
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My old Witchard blocks are too broken to use, I need new or slightly used ones for my main sail, 6:1
Chris & Lenore at 2:44pm 06.28.16
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It's time to replace our aging lifelines. We have decided to use coated wire instead of the other op
rfrye1 at 1:37pm 06.28.16
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Hey Y'all, Out of the blue, the raw water hose into the Exhaust Elbow has pooped off twice, at 2500R
Derbie at 1:17pm 06.28.16
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I have what is probably a 30-year-old CDI furler, which is in good shape, except for a missing piece
mrudman850 at 12:44pm 06.28.16
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Hi My depth finder is history, thought I saw somewhere that one of the Navionics apps provides real
GGordonWoody at 12:27pm 06.28.16
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Hello everyone. We just bought a beautiful, gently used 1996 Hunter 23.5. She's "The Great Escape"
SabreToothedEngineer at 11:30am 06.28.16
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The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla
SV My Luv Too at 11:22am 06.28.16
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125236 125238 125237 Does any one know what style of brand roller furler this is ? I have looked a
ifmdalvey at 10:33am 06.28.16
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Last weekend i took a run up the lovely 12 mile Kennebec river to the city of Bath in Maine. Some ni
meg2323 at 9:40am 06.28.16
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My Gannet is sitting on an old bunk trailer ( 2 runners). Since the bottom of the boat does not have

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Lantern Advice
dLj at 5:47am 10.24.23
Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge
dLj at 5:43am 10.24.23
The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong souther
Lantern Advice
Jim Legere at 5:32am 10.24.23
Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge
shemandr at 5:25am 10.24.23
The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong southerl
Lantern Advice
dLj at 5:09am 10.24.23
If you've ever experienced the light and heat from a Coleman lantern, you'll know the difference. T
Lantern Advice
Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.24.23
OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't lo
House Battery Condition
Nodak7 at 4:09am 10.24.23
A load tester like that probably works OK for testing your batteries for golf cart use, but is less
Lantern Advice   (1)
Jim Legere at 4:04am 10.24.23
I second what Terry Cox says above. In order to get decent light for reading (and the consequent inc
House Battery Condition
Nodak7 at 4:03am 10.24.23
All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V
House Battery Condition
Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.24.23
I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V batteries and whenever it feels a sluggish I conduct an individua
Rough night - storm surge
kappykaplan at 2:27am 10.24.23
Wow. Looks very gnarly! Glad to hear that you, your crew and your boat are safe.
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft
Witbooi at 10:19pm 10.23.23
Diesel shut off pull
Benny17441 at 9:17pm 10.23.23
Whenever you stop the boat you should let the engine cool down to normal idling temperature before s
House Battery Condition
Benny17441 at 8:54pm 10.23.23
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Mast Trailer
Project_Mayhem at 8:12pm 10.23.23
lol, a friend of mine works at a sail loft in Halifax NS, the owner of the mast (not my friend) str
Square top main on water ballast?   (1)
rgranger at 8:08pm 10.23.23
Hunter 216 in light air
Benny17441 at 8:08pm 10.23.23
It is all about speed, not enough water flowing through the rudder. Go deeper on the tacks.
Hunter 216 in light air
rgranger at 8:02pm 10.23.23
Good idea. I'll try this strap first, if works, I'll need to figure out how to install a traveler.
Hunter 216 in light air
chuckwayne at 7:53pm 10.23.23
rgrainger's suggestion to bear off a little to gain speed is a good one, as is adjusting mast rake.
Mast Trailer
PaulK at 7:36pm 10.23.23
If you can leave the boat on poppets at the yard it would be simple to rig up some slings between th

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