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Slip increase sfgary at 3:42pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/765 Good afternoon , my question is for San Francisco bay sailors. I just got a letter from my marina (A
Rudder Board - Does Anyone Paint It and Leave in Water? econnors at 3:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1108 I always pull my tiller/rudder out and stow in the cabin after I sail. But I'm wondering if boat ow
best hair dryer renita jackson at 3:24pm 06.29.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/177 I have caroline cat and I want to buy a new hair dryer for myself . According to my researches Parl
Ethanol Gas vs. TruFuel (Ethanol Free) Maine Sail at 3:18pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 62/17831 About 4 years ago I began using TruFuel or similar in much of my equipment. Prior to this I had trie
Lewmar 16 ST Ratchet Gear Siren Sailor at 2:47pm 06.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1001 Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top wi
New (to me) radio arrived Brian D at 1:52pm 06.29.16 SSB and Ham Operators 4/1207 I finally purchased a radio to replace my Kenwood TS-50S which gave up the ghost. The replacement is
Replacing Batteries OS2Dude at 1:41pm 06.29.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2694 I'm sure this has been asked before in various ways, but a search returned over 20 pages of threads
1979 Irwin 30 CB Mr Mac at 12:50pm 06.29.16 Irwin 0/1009 Does anyone have pics or a good diagram (already been to Irwin Yachts web site and looked at the dra
D/L ratio Sampled at 12:06pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1667 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 4/697 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 7/1731 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 6/1180 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 3/1360 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 4/642 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 17/4399 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 6/921 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 3/638 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 3/688 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 24/3888 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 4/1466 The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla

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Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n
Outboard depth in water. pclarksurf at 9:14am 05.02.24 @Gene Neill aka sir mix-a-lot ;) That Cat's got back !
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 matts997 at 9:05am 05.02.24 I had a H280 for 8 years (great boat!). Agree with everything mentioned here. My fuel line pull kn
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 8:57am 05.02.24 I was searching for a swim pad to hang out on at anchor and found this photo... If you're still l
Looking for ideas on galley remodel jssailem at 7:52am 05.02.24 I feel your pain Fred. I am about a year behind you, but have been thinking a lot about this future
Outboard depth in water. (1) Gene Neill at 7:48am 05.02.24 I haven't figured out why the stern sits so low. Only weight in the back is the outboard (tohatsu s
hull port (windows) leaking jssailem at 7:44am 05.02.24 It is not instant. I think it will need to be in a mechanically fastened piece of hardware. Tack o
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 7:43am 05.02.24 224528
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dmax at 7:41am 05.02.24 For countertops, I used plywood (epoxy sealed) covered with formica, with teak edge moulding from de
hull port (windows) leaking Project_Mayhem at 7:27am 05.02.24 I used butyl on one of my windows. It's still not 100% flush with the fiberglass as the amount of fo
Remove hot water tank 1988 Hunter 28.5 Claude L.-Auger at 6:52am 05.02.24 My guess is it's probably empty since PO bypassed it. To drain, if it does not go directly to the dr
New Design Fresh Water Tank Source (1) Gene Neill at 6:29am 05.02.24 This five gallon Coleman water jug fits like a glove. I drilled a tiny tiny little hole in the top o
hull port (windows) leaking jssailem at 6:24am 05.02.24 I was looking at the properties of Sika-1A. It remains flexible. Has UV inhibitors. Works with fiber
New Design Fresh Water Tank Source ...3TacksontheWater at 6:02am 05.02.24 When I was looking thru the old forum I came across someone asking this same question. At the time
Remove hot water tank 1988 Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 5:48am 05.02.24
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. CYQK at 4:55am 05.02.24 Have the KIng booster Takes one bar and makes it 3-4 bars. You have to put your phone right next to

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