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Multi state fishing licences ?? suttonwt at 4:46am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2211 Hello, We are planning to fly into Ft Lauderdale, pick up a boat and sail her north up the east coas
2000 Hunter 340 Furlex sailcapt340 at 3:51am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/930 I have just finished replacing all my lines on my 2000 340. Most were just getting to hard to the t
Large well just aft of nav station johnm5858 at 10:41pm 05.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/742 I have a 1982 Hunter 27 and am curious to know of a good use or purpose for the large well inside th
Rubber hooks (1) Leatherneck at 8:37pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 11/999 Greetings sailors. The PO of my boat had these rubber hooks installed in the cabin. I want to buy mo
What type Ritchie compass for O'Day 322? Mickstr at 8:15pm 05.16.16 Bigger Boats 1/708 Got myself a new-to-me '87 322 that needs a compass. PO placed a bulkhead Ritchie in the binnacle. L
MMSI ? lost radio JohnShannon at 7:52pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3068 Well I was sailing along out by the Farallone Islands grooving on the new situational awareness that
Wood rotting in cabin of 1978 Catalina 27': How to fix??? Charrob at 7:41pm 05.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1258 We've had our 1978 Catalina 27' for a few years now. This is our first boat and are learning as we
Kid in a candy store-West Marine San Diego Texas Gun-Man at 6:50pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 13/824 This Texas boy's working in San Diego this week. I couldn't resist but to use my off hours to visit
Ok woodworkers - what the heck is on this teak? (1) Chris & Lenore at 6:11pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 8/935 The pic shows where the finish stops. I want the bare teak to look like the finished teak. I have tr
Wood rotting in cabin of 1978 Catalina 27' Charrob at 6:02pm 05.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2494 We've had our 1978 Catalina 27' for a few years now. This is our first boat and are learning as we
Shower Sump filter kimelmore at 5:16pm 05.16.16 Big Boats 3/1072 Thanks to all that offered advice on my shower sump filter. I found the filter beneath the sink and
OH NO MR. BILL! kimelmore at 5:14pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 34/1771 So I go buy a new steaming light bulb from WM. They don't have a regular bulb but oh look, an LED fo
Bulkhead compass recommendations for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 5:05pm 05.16.16 Day Sailers 4/1613 Hi all, I have an O'Day 23 and need to replace the bulkhead compass. The old compass had a 4 inch d
Replacing plywood below the cockpit fiberglass on Oday 28 suggestions please jeff23clayton at 4:27pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1317 I have a Oday 25 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. Got the motor out for repairs and de
What is this ? (1) Kopite at 4:23pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 5/456 I've been keeping this piece of metal since it came with the boat, thinking that one day its purpose
Yanmar problems higgs at 3:22pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 31/3634 It is a one cylinder GM Yanmar that last year fired right up, like most Yanmars do. Once running it
VENT COVER replacement (1) Ciarabc at 2:51pm 05.16.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/935 I need to replace our vent cover and found that is costs $250. Is it imperative that I get the exac
Water-based bottom paint DianaOfBurlington at 2:11pm 05.16.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/7741 This is a newish matter so I didn't look if it's been addressed somewhere else in the boards. Curre
Mac 224 turning up wind sailnewbie at 2:01pm 05.16.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/1659 Let's pretend the wind is blowing South and I'm sailing South and wanted to go north what am I doing
When Reading and Comprehension Collide Kermit at 1:32pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1346 My First Mate and I had a great day sailing yesterday. The forecast was for little to no wind but we

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Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 10.11.23 so I don't remember whether it's a gasket or a sealant. I was just occurred to me when looking at
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 jssailem at 10:30am 10.11.23 Tie a string on to something @kloudie1 so that the rescue team can find you and pull you back out...
Columbia keel question rgranger at 10:26am 10.11.23 You should probably post this in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 10.11.23 one arm has to go in first then after shoulders are in, the other arm comes in. Good Lord man :yi
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:19am 10.11.23 A good synonym roll is just like a good poker hand it just needs a raisin. Boooo:laugh:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 10:11am 10.11.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our l
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 10:07am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 10.11.23 it was thick brown sludge and very greasey. If it disperses in tap water, there is no oil present
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 10:04am 10.11.23 A little confounded by the idea that the widest part of the boat "isn't at dock level". You must be
Legal Question dlochner at 9:50am 10.11.23 The operative words are FOREIGN SAILBOAT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS Read the document posted by @Cab
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Apex at 9:49am 10.11.23 love the spec sheet, we use similar spreadsheets for justification on capex purchases at work. In t
Legal Question Raymus at 9:43am 10.11.23 The operative words are FOREIGN SAILBOAT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:37am 10.11.23 Be careful with a power washer. They can blow out sealant, especially on deck fittings. I'm guessin
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Davidasailor26 at 9:36am 10.11.23 Maybe the difference is First27 is still made by Seascape in Slovenia. Beneteau bought it in 2016/
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot ESampsel at 9:29am 10.11.23 Thanks--I had already checked all of those links....no dice.
Funny Friday!!! LloydB at 9:28am 10.11.23 A good synonym roll is just like a good poker hand it just needs a raisin.
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 9:27am 10.11.23 I'm going to very kindly ask a dock neighbor if they could switch with us because they have a Hunter
Legal Question capta at 9:21am 10.11.23 However, the vessel's master may deny boarding if nit is unsafe in his opinion. Sailing out of the N
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 9:18am 10.11.23 There are always "issues". Many you don't know until it's too late! What is a water slapper? mi
Precision 23 dock size Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 10.11.23 It will fit and maybe even with fenders but you know how difficult it can be to drive two cars down

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