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Oday 28 Profurler issues IAMCCF at 8:15pm 05.21.16 Bigger Boats 8/1616 Hi All, So as the boat is new to me I decided in the off season to have a rigger go through the mas
Beneteau Oceanis 40 shifter problem Captpete12 at 5:54pm 05.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1871 I have a 2008 Beneteau 40 and have always found it difficult to shift into and out of reverse. The
She's finally home. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 5:34pm 05.21.16 Catalina 22 9/641 Picked her up today. Unfortunately I won't be able to get her in the water till probably next weeken
C-22 step cooler size Texas Gun-Man at 5:31pm 05.21.16 Catalina 22 18/3910 When someone has a second, please do me a favor and measure the bottom of the cooler used for the st
Tips for installing teak plugs? Steve L22188 at 5:06pm 05.21.16 Ask All Sailors 15/8281 Going to replace and refinish some teak on the boat and am about ready to install the teak plugs.
Jeffy Reefing 1980 30' Hunter wtaylor at 4:06pm 05.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1780 Looking for a diagram for the lines on the jiffy reefing on my 30' Did not come with any and would l
Pearson 303 Replacement Clutch Control Cable J Rezab at 3:38pm 05.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/520 I have a 1986 Pearson 303 equipped with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine coupled to a Kanzaki2-C transmission.
Does Alwgrip get a shade darker after it dries? johnm5858 at 2:31pm 05.21.16 Ask All Sailors 0/334 I did the nonskid with Cloud Wjite Alwgrip - it appears to have a hint of grey 3 days after compared
BBQ Gas Grill Repair gettinthere at 12:40pm 05.21.16 Ask All Sailors 3/680 I have a 2008 Kuuma bbq gas grill. Burner tube is rusting and the regulator is acting up. Kuuma was
Life at 23 feet Bad Obsession at 10:58am 05.21.16 Ask All Sailors 64/6572 I am out on a cruise. It has been one to remember with bouts of nasty weather and some rough weather
Anchor light wiring Jacomo Sailor at 9:54am 05.21.16 Catalina 22 8/913 OK, so I just added an anchor light to my C22 and ran new wiring through the mast. I have an 84 and
Danforth Anchor Question Ward H at 9:21am 05.21.16 Ask All Sailors 19/5162 My O'Day 25, which has a displacement of something like 4,800 lbs, came to me with a Danforth 8S anc
LED bulb size? Justin_NSA at 7:09am 05.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/665 I would like to replace my 5 reading lamps and 3 dome lamps with LED. All 8 have the same bulb but I
Whadda ya know, a MkII for sale Gene Neill at 5:26am 05.21.16 Catalina 22 0/442 http://www.ebay.com/itm/282043607807?forcerRptr=true'item=282043607807'viewitem= Somebody go get it
Lack of Shine All U Get at 4:27am 05.21.16 Ask All Sailors 7/551 Hi all, I have taken notice of all the boats in the Northeast that have nice shiny hulls. We made
ANOTHER FORWARD HATCH QUESTION StanleyJ at 3:49am 05.21.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/626 How much trouble am I getting into if I replace my forward polycarbonate Forespar hatch with a 16 7/
New windlass Hunter 356 Bob 04 H260 at 2:41am 05.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/859 I would like to replace the original windlass on our Hunter 356. The original seems to be leaking so
Any recommendations for fishfinders for depth? snoopy_ at 8:43pm 05.20.16 Trailer Sailors 8/1131 Hello, I am looking for recommendations for a fishfinder to use for depth analysis and alerts.
Yanmar Gear Oil jmkinsfbay at 7:59pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 27/23434 Having spent hours trying to find out the real skinny on gearbox oil, I found an online Yanmar manua
Cutting Kiwi Feathering Prop Ken13559 at 5:13pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1210 Has anyone tried cutting/trimming the blades of KiwiProp to shorten it? I've damaged all 3 ends of t

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I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try dLj at 2:44am 10.12.23 I started the way most of us start any new project... I did a web search for OpenCPN and quickly fo
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:39am 10.12.23 I just login and it works. I have an Android phone and tablet, it also works on my iPad and when I
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (2) FreedomCrawler at 2:21am 10.12.23 @patbratton @Monsterfish @FreedomCrawler Look at my response in general Hunterowners Looks like a
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats FreedomCrawler at 2:19am 10.12.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (2) SoSound at 10:26pm 10.11.23 I started the way most of us start any new project... I did a web search for OpenCPN and quickly fol
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 10.11.23 All my sensors have never worked since I purchased the boat last year. Does your high temperature
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) SoSound at 7:57pm 10.11.23 Sometimes, when Mother Nature throws you a snowball, you just have to do the best you can do with wh
When to tack shemandr at 7:43pm 10.11.23
Catalina 30 Survey RitSim at 7:06pm 10.11.23 Had an '89 C30 TRBSWK model. Also look at door margins to the head. If the margins indicate that t
Catalina 30 Survey jofro at 6:57pm 10.11.23 Thanks Straycat. Sage advice. Last time I sailed out of Alameda was on a Hobie Cat, raced around tr
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:00pm 10.11.23 Thanks Dave! I just cut out paper templates 10.25" x 7.125" for the Duracell Ultra GC2. Going to
Catalina 30 Survey Straycat22296 at 5:35pm 10.11.23 In my opinion the major issues could be with Bottom blisters / bottom paint, sail age and condition,
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 5:25pm 10.11.23 Last time I took in some batteries I got $8 a piece, a core return would only net me $5 a piece. A
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level jssailem at 5:07pm 10.11.23 Water Slapping.. Hobby Horsing.. both of these are unpleasant. Some of this behavior can be mitigate
When to tack PaulK at 4:50pm 10.11.23 Dr. Stuart Walker, an expert Soling racer along with other classes, wrote a number of books about "w
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 4:35pm 10.11.23 I think the Navionics subscription goes across iOS and Android devices through account login, but no
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 10.11.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 4:02pm 10.11.23 If they won't give you a core credit, look for a scrap metal yard. Last time I took in some batteri
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help Crazy Dave Condon at 3:56pm 10.11.23 @patbratton @Monsterfish @FreedomCrawler Look at my response in general Hunterowners
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 3:54pm 10.11.23 That was SO bad.

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