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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
pateco at 9:05am 06.28.16
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My boss gave me his old Raymarine C80 multi-function display along with a DSM300 depthsounder and tr
hoffmad at 8:59am 06.28.16
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Finally broke down and bought the hardware for the new asy spinnaker. Now I have the halyard in han
CloudDiver at 8:29am 06.28.16
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I've been slowly working on installing a Plastimo Mini Contest bulkhead compass on my C-22. It was
dreuge at 8:25am 06.28.16
6/2002
Dear Maine Sail, I have read many discussion regarding the need, use, and installation of galvan
C22-Daydreamer at 7:59am 06.28.16
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Okay, fellow sailors and wing keel experts. Finally took a look at my wing keel. I don't know if I'm
Chevy1217 at 7:59am 06.28.16
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Does anyone know where a Sailor might be able to get window frame material. That would hold 1/4 in a
rgranger at 7:51am 06.28.16
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Hey All Just got back yesterday from a sailing trip in the Neuse River (Pamlico Sound). This was my

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Florida to NYC on a sailboat
xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24
thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24
What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24
The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24
My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24
I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank
mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24
https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ?
pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24
There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24
OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24
...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Tartan 3800 bow water tank
Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24
https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue   (1)
Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24
Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib
thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24
Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII
Tkman at 8:45pm 04.28.24
The blocks from Catalinadirect are lockable with a set screw. Btw, on my cat30 the cabin hatch doesn
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs
MFD at 8:26pm 04.28.24
I converted over. I found some LED units somewhere online that physically replaced the fluorescents
Prop Shaft runout
kloudie1 at 8:10pm 04.28.24
Tir around .001- .003 inch is ok. .. o.250 is a bit too much. It can be straightened in place by mar
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1
Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 04.28.24
Can you snap a picture?
Florida to NYC on a sailboat
Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 04.28.24
where members update their findings on the ICW ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yik
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII
Ward H at 7:32pm 04.28.24
I see three "upper block"s. The point being is regardless of which ones you do or don't install, a
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41   (1)
dkinzer at 7:31pm 04.28.24
I've communicated with someone at the Hunter parts store and they confirmed that the hull-to-deck jo

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