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Canadian Charts SUCK!!! druid at 10:46am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 35/6258 OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Speed of a Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/960 Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
Hunter 140 - Boom "bumper"? usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/499 Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?
Capri 30 rehab for grand prix winner Tom Barry at 8:01am 06.27.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1296 Hello A year and a half ago I was "gifted" an old Capri 30. The boat had certainly showed some good
Bilge Pump Hose Replacement DaveJ at 7:32am 06.27.16 Catalina 310 2/1292 I have been having water in my bilge for a while and could not figure out where it was coming from.
power outlets xianbarnard at 6:56am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/777 Hi, the outlets on my boat worked fine when I arrived yesterday. I took my Hunter 28 out for a few h
Oh those "previous owners" (1) chrisings at 6:36am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1460 As a precautionary alert, and okay, a little bit of a rant, you never know what previous owners may
engine shifter problem GWG at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1219 I have the standard Teleflex single lever shifter. Last week, all of a sudden, shifting out of neut
Asymmetrical sail cut Charlie98117 at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/575 I am looking at a used North Sails asymmetrical with a leech dimension that seems much shorter than
Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA Plymouth Sailor at 5:19am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 4/742 To anyone who has navigated this harbor, I have a mooring in Plymouth, MA however the boat ramp ther
23.5 Hull ID # mgiraz at 12:13am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/485 I am looking at a Hunter 23.5 with the hull # "etched" into the starboard side of the boat. I'm susp
Hunter 260 Mast Raise PaytonG at 10:01pm 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1218 Hey guys, Well we are purchasing a 2001 Hunter 260 , and it is being shipped to us in a couple of w
Flex Seal JHoward at 6:46pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 26/7175 I've recently, successfully I might add, using a product called Flex Seal, stopped a whole lot of de
Bimini for 1976 C30 w/ Aft Traveler hillzz22 at 6:45pm 06.26.16 Catalina 30 14/2499 I am searching for a bimini or similar solution that would work with my 1976 Catalina 30 with an aft
Stowable Swim ladder Dana Jones at 5:55pm 06.26.16 Sirius 21/22 3/1684 I don't have a swim ladder installed on my Sirius transom. My stern areas are occupied with other th
Depth sounder replacement (1) shank at 5:25pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 14/4444 I purchased a 87 C22 a few weeks ago and it has an old 2" depth sounder and Raymarine ST40 next to t
rusted Yanmar 3gm30 engine mounts toliver at 4:50pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3809 Does anyone know what the approx. cost of replacing (4) rusted Yanmar 3GM30 Engine mounts would be o
Seneca Lake 6/26/16 agprice22 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 5/430 Nice day for sailing on Seneca Lake, NY Hx8G3T03mG8
Motoring Control mrudman850 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 15/1113 Launching our 1977 C-22 tomorrow for the first time. Have a 4 HP Yamaha four-stroke. Do you folks
stolen hatch Oday 20 Agustin at 1:26pm 06.26.16 Parts Search 2/782 yes believe or not the hatch door or little vent that goes on top front got stolen at the storage pl

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yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Straycat22296 at 6:48pm 04.22.24 The yard I went to on SF Bay charges $160hr, pretty much the going rate +- as far as I can tell for
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46pm 04.22.24 This is Al Fooks question with the SBO. There is a help desk which you may have to pay but he can a
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Anchor Down at 6:36pm 04.22.24 A basic law of economics is that prices are set at a point the target market will bear.
Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 5:05pm 04.22.24 We just had ac put in our 2004 36ft last year. Kept the same size ducts. Dometic AC/heat unit. Cool
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 5:03pm 04.22.24 It seems ODay liked to abuse their backstays. On the Mariner (the 1st ODay 19), there was a short t
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:10pm 04.22.24 I would remove the hose completely. You're right about the PO having done that because he could not
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 4:04pm 04.22.24 Scott, Ward, Thank you all for responding. I did find an answer to the Depth gauge and really what w
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate shemandr at 3:41pm 04.22.24 The Triangle plate on the O'DAY 23 (as well as 19, 192, 20, 22, and 222) was to attach the mainshee
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Simple Life at 3:11pm 04.22.24 Good point, hadn't though about terminal strip. Thank you
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage kappykaplan at 3:09pm 04.22.24 will it involve splicing electric cables? It shouldn't. The cables in the mast should be attached
Mast Lowering Major Mistake! Crazy Dave Condon at 2:53pm 04.22.24 1/4 inch clevis pin. Measure for the length so the hole at the end clears the other end which to se
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 teacherspet at 2:47pm 04.22.24 Try Garhaueremarine.com Get the number from the online catalogue. They may agree to make one fo
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate dlochner at 2:30pm 04.22.24 The plate is to allow for a simple backstay adjuster. On a smaller boat, a hydraulic system is not n
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate (1) Sunbird22358 at 2:19pm 04.22.24 The Triangle plate on the O'DAY 23 (as well as 19, 192, 20, 22, and 222) was to attach the mainsheet
Rudder crack (1) Tally Ho at 2:11pm 04.22.24
Stern anchoring higgs at 2:08pm 04.22.24 I think it depends on why you are putting a stern anchor out. I often used one in very light condit
Oday 23 mainsheet controller (1) Sunbird22358 at 1:56pm 04.22.24 I assume you are talking about the lower block of the mainsheet? I have3 been sailing for over 55 ye
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 12:55pm 04.22.24 @Hayden Watson , Here is another idea. Since you only need to remove a small amount of metal from t
Air Conditioner Vents wpatch at 12:30pm 04.22.24 We just had ac put in our 2004 36ft last year. Kept the same size ducts. Dometic AC/heat unit. Cool
Trump Companion 21 tedsteffan at 12:24pm 04.22.24 Thanks for the initial feedback - and sorry, wasn't trying to make this political :) There is actua

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