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Boat transport higgs at 8:19pm 03.04.24 Ask All Sailors 3/423 I am considering buying a Mystic 20 in FL that has no trailer. Asking price is very attractive. I
water maker: taking the fresh water line to the main water pump? xavpil at 3:51pm 03.04.24 Ask All Sailors 6/589 instead to taking the newly made fresh water line to the water tank, my installer recommended to tak
9.2C relocation Chris Cockcroft at 10:24am 03.04.24 S2 4/1430 I am currently in very early stages of relocating my 1984 9.2C. I am looking at a company that will
Hunter Propeller Anode FShab at 8:56am 03.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3405 Hi all, I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and I am told my propeller is missing an anode. but when I look at
Electrifying my small sailboat? Clause8897 at 6:55am 03.04.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1282 Grateful for thoughts on the idea of using this as a "house battery" for my 19' West Wight Potter. I
Linings cleaning (2) Yann85 at 1:44am 03.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/785 How do you clean the linings on your Hunters? Our Hunter is from 1991, the linings are made of a ma
Hunter 170 quiggers at 6:26pm 03.03.24 Trailer Sailors 15/2580 Hello, I have been looking for quite some time for a daysailer to get my avid youngsters more time
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . MitchM at 2:48pm 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 10/3402 over the past 48 years since 1976, each one of my sailboats has been equipped with 'life
Replace keel Bolts on B 41S5 1990 georgetheleo at 2:31pm 03.03.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/806 Im thinking of replacing the keel bolts on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 wing Iron Keel. ANY info here on si
Old AC compressor used for Refrigerator? (3) Anchor Lady at 10:53am 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 2/725 Hello all- I may have one for you: My old 1980 Oday 30 once had a compressor hooked up the the frid
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 10:51am 03.03.24 Ask All Sailors 26/4973 I am very new to sailing and am very seriously considering buying a Hunter sailboat. For my MOST LI
How to convert to tiller steering from wheel steering for Catalina 250... johnv4 at 10:09am 03.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/518
Safety Debrief tailboom at 6:28am 03.03.24 Catalina 22 2/847 As many of us are preparing for a new season of sailing (my second) here is another good safety vide
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement Riverdaze at 4:01pm 03.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2093 I want to be sure of the mast height on my 2007 423 before I venture out on an ICW route. Anyone hav
NEW POST AS OF MARCH 2, 2024--Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 11:47am 03.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1198 I need to replace my boom topping lift line. What would you recommend for such a line and at what l
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 11:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1013 I am planning for a project to replace all of the fuel lines on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our Hunter 41AC.
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 10:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1546 30 O'day 1983. Having searched online for replacement port lights, I need to find alternatives due t
Room for VHF wire under compression post (3) andrewbredow at 10:02am 03.02.24 Catalina 310 3/765 I'm in the process of running a new coaxial cable for a masthead VHF antenna. The issue I'm running
SOLAR Activity. Largest Sunspots this cycle could be seen using eclipse glasses (3) jssailem at 7:09am 03.02.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/451 CAUTION: LOOKING AT THE SUN CAN BLIND YOU IF YOUR EYES ARE NOT PROTECTED. The news from the STCE i
Battery combiner, is this best? (3) bob45 at 4:20am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2555

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Invest 97L (2) JamesG161 at 7:17am 08.12.25 This will be the first Hurricane of the 2025 season. Both model in close agreement. I show both at
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 7:08am 08.12.25 Due to SBO problems, I am not able to modify the Title of this Post Invest 97L --> Tropical Storm E
B&G Auto pilot device not found rgranger at 6:55am 08.12.25 ....??? Call B & G?
A new look at tides... rgranger at 6:51am 08.12.25 Makes sense when you think about it. Yep! Where I am currently living, we have 6 foot tides. An
AIS Questions Hello Below at 6:38am 08.12.25 Do I need to register a new number with a new owner etc etc? If it is an AIS transeiver as describ
Replacing injectors BigEasy at 6:36am 08.12.25 Can you send them to a rebuild service. Years ago I sent the injectors for a Yamaha outboard to a s
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement (1) Tucker67 at 6:33am 08.12.25 Thanks for the insight. Feel better about giving it another shot. will put some PB Blast on it and s
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement MFD at 5:31am 08.12.25 Thanks for the pics, they will be helpful for me when I get ready to do this as well. For the seala
We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... (1) MFD at 5:27am 08.12.25 Weather predictions shows the last full sunny day today, then mild cloud cover coming up for a few d
Mast base (2) RolfSail at 5:14am 08.12.25 Pics Here is a picture
Mast base RolfSail at 5:13am 08.12.25 Heeeelp!! Was lowering my mast when the mast plate cracked and the mast came down. Need a new base.
Mast base Joe at 5:03am 08.12.25 Heeeelp!! Was lowering my mast when the mast plate cracked and the mast came down. Need a new base.
AIS Questions Joe at 5:00am 08.12.25 Regarding the mmsi number: Your questions can be answered at this location. Just follow the rele
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 4:43am 08.12.25
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation mermike at 9:35pm 08.11.25 My first time here. Hopefully not my last. I doubt I'll forget the afternoon breezes any time soon
Complete Novice Orientation BigEasy at 8:47pm 08.11.25 If you were to take it to the extent that Coast Guard does, you would never have any guests aboard u
Monday Moon Shots (1) JamesG161 at 8:19pm 08.11.25 another good moon shot
Monday Moon Shots (1) JamesG161 at 8:18pm 08.11.25 Best one yet
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation Michael Davis at 7:34pm 08.11.25 was blowing over 20 kts Afternoon winds like that are very common in Neroutsos Inlet. They can mak
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation Michael Davis at 7:28pm 08.11.25 If Brooks Bay gets too rough Klaskino Inlet and Klaskish Inlet are very protected. Once around Brook

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