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D/L ratio Sampled at 12:06pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1661 Hello, my husband and I are very new to sailing in general. We have been thinking about getting a bo
rigging my "gennaker" (3) Justin_NSA at 6:47am 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/689 I've not rigged this sail yet so I wanted to check with you all. The clew has 2 lines secured to it.
Water pressure regulator (1) SirMichael at 7:58pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1690 125254 The water pressure regulator on my boat (88 Hunter 28.5) is leaking. When I look at the wate
Facet Fuel Pump DannyS at 4:11pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1171 A new gremlin popped up this past week while on the boat. I have a Universal M25 with a Facet fuel p
Spindrift mariner? andy creighton at 3:22pm 06.28.16 Trailer Sailors 3/1341 Find a deal on a Mariner 19, but it is an 81 made by spindrift. I know the story about the owner's
Main Sheet Blocks for Cruising H37C JHoward at 3:13pm 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/637 My old Witchard blocks are too broken to use, I need new or slightly used ones for my main sail, 6:1
Lifeline wire size question Chris & Lenore at 2:44pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4327 It's time to replace our aging lifelines. We have decided to use coated wire instead of the other op
Hose to Exhaust Elbow coming off rfrye1 at 1:37pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/910 Hey Y'all, Out of the blue, the raw water hose into the Exhaust Elbow has pooped off twice, at 2500R
Old CDI furler Derbie at 1:17pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/628 I have what is probably a 30-year-old CDI furler, which is in good shape, except for a missing piece
NavionicsHD mrudman850 at 12:44pm 06.28.16 Catalina 22 3/682 Hi My depth finder is history, thought I saw somewhere that one of the Navionics apps provides real
Hunter 23.5 - Need a mast pin and boom vang strap GGordonWoody at 12:27pm 06.28.16 Smaller Boats 24/3830 Hello everyone. We just bought a beautiful, gently used 1996 Hunter 23.5. She's "The Great Escape"
Raw Water Strainer on H34 (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:30am 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/1443 The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla
Need help trouble shooting and identifying my roller furler (3) SV My Luv Too at 11:22am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/835 125236 125238 125237 Does any one know what style of brand roller furler this is ? I have looked a
Riding a mooring (2) ifmdalvey at 10:33am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/950 Last weekend i took a run up the lovely 12 mile Kennebec river to the city of Bath in Maine. Some ni
Trailer support for O'day Gannet (2) meg2323 at 9:40am 06.28.16 Day Sailers 2/1073 My Gannet is sitting on an old bunk trailer ( 2 runners). Since the bottom of the boat does not have
Mounted recylced Raymarine C80 MFD in a used Navpod. (10) pateco at 9:05am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1893 My boss gave me his old Raymarine C80 multi-function display along with a DSM300 depthsounder and tr
36e Spinnaker Halyard install - Leader line is coming out of the mast foot? hoffmad at 8:59am 06.28.16 Big Boats 7/1113 Finally broke down and bought the hardware for the new asy spinnaker. Now I have the halyard in han
Burned out LED bulb on new bulkhead compass CloudDiver at 8:29am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2188 I've been slowly working on installing a Plastimo Mini Contest bulkhead compass on my C-22. It was
Fail Safe Installation of a DYI Galvanic Isolator? dreuge at 8:25am 06.28.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1954 Dear Maine Sail, I have read many discussion regarding the need, use, and installation of galvan
Wing keel woes. (5) C22-Daydreamer at 7:59am 06.28.16 Catalina 22 50/6593 Okay, fellow sailors and wing keel experts. Finally took a look at my wing keel. I don't know if I'm

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cleaning out head calcium brad minda at 10:07pm 04.10.24 jabsco toilet no pump attached
Electric Windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 04.10.24 Op is looking for recommendations on a windlass, not an electric winch. Don't confuse the poor ch
cleaning out head calcium Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 04.10.24 How long can i leave the head in a solution of 12 to 1 muriatic acid Not too long if the head has
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:28pm 04.10.24 I think you are correct in saying you need to come at the dock at a steep angle when the wind is bl
Electric Windlass dlochner at 7:54pm 04.10.24 Dave, (@dlochner), Op is looking for recommendations on a windlass, not an electric winch. Greg
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer dlochner at 7:53pm 04.10.24 Is there any chance that the boat is supposed to be on the trailer facing the other way? Look how f
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: azambella at 6:59pm 04.10.24 To mirror some of the other comment here, a mid-ship cleat will make most of your docking problems g
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tom J at 6:50pm 04.10.24 Definitely agree!! But still determined to learn to do it solo so as not to always be dependent jus
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:30pm 04.10.24 As a last resort @Ted10028, get a wife, girlfriend, SO or a friend to sail with you and act as the
Small Wood sailboat thinwater at 5:27pm 04.10.24 I wouldn't aim for perfection, just stabilized an nice. Keep with the original look. It's nice. Som
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer jssailem at 5:19pm 04.10.24 The trailer does not appear to match the boat. The keel appears too long for the seat on the trailer
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer Calif. Ted at 5:14pm 04.10.24 Recently had to rent a crane, $550/hr. two hour minimum, Impossible for me to tell from photo but tr
2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info Sanfelice at 5:04pm 04.10.24 Have you tried Catalina Direct? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-36/engine/prop
Electric Windlass jbmia at 4:19pm 04.10.24 I'm not a windlass expert, but I just rebuilt a Maxwell RC10 and it's a pretty simple and solid piec
Electric Windlass Tally Ho at 4:05pm 04.10.24 Dave, (@dlochner), Op is looking for recommendations on a windlass, not an electric winch. Greg
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer Sailor Sue at 3:42pm 04.10.24 I am in a pickle right now so please read and send viable suggestions. I bought a boat 3 1/2 hours
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer shemandr at 3:00pm 04.10.24 I'm assuming there isn't a crane or travel lift available. I'm trying to imagine how the boat was
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer dlochner at 2:57pm 04.10.24 How are the boats being launched at this marina? If this is a dry sailed boat with a hoist, pick it
Small Wood sailboat Will Gilmore at 2:52pm 04.10.24 Paint is more traditional than full varnished hull. All that wood looks good, but unless the boat w
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (6) SV Maverick at 2:26pm 04.10.24 Ok so the holding tank is out. I was afraid that I was not going to be able to pull 1 1/2" off of th

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