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Something went wrong with my fiberglassing (5) H3newdog at 2:45pm 06.12.16 Big Boats 17/1692 I have a 1983 H34 that has (had) cracks in the port and starboard tabbing between the liner and the
chartplotters / fishfinders fred1diver at 1:02pm 06.12.16 Trailer Sailors 15/1427 hey everyone, I'm in the market for a new fish finder/chartplotter and I'm not sure which model woul
How much is to much wind sailnewbie at 11:33am 06.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 52/4006 Venture 224, me and wife went out for our first over night adventure yesterday and once we got on th
Civility in the forum: PLEASE READ Phil Herring at 10:44am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 34/2461 I don't know if it's the election year, the weather, old age, or what, but I have noticed a trend re
Right of way question gettinthere at 8:31am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 156/11245 2 boats under sail Both boats sailing on starboard tack Boat A is sailing 160 degrees downwind Boat
Rolling Furling Question Capt Strapfoots at 8:18am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/888 I have a rolling furling system on my new sailboat (30ft Allied sea wind ketch ) and the wire/rope i
Last Chance Marc14857 at 7:20am 06.12.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1116 I have not received any replies in the merchandise section so I thought that I would post this one m
Cabin soles made from Starboard SFS at 5:55am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1596 I'm about to begin putting new soles in my 1983 H31. I am seriously considering Starboard rather th
Steering Pedestal HALE QUIGLEY at 5:48am 06.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1293 How do you remove the head of the steering pedestal to access the throttle and gear shift lever on a
Acryllic Hot Knife lehighsail at 4:48am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3831 I was looking for a hot knife for cutting Sunbrella. Has anyone tried to use a knife like "Hand-Hel
Quick question for Catalina 30 owners LakeMurraySailor at 2:31am 06.12.16 Catalina 30 2/697 Question: Can anyone tell me the correct size for the "capstay" turnbuckles on a 1978 Catalina 30? I
Whitlock Cobra 5R post assembly binding SousLeVent at 11:38pm 06.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/922 Howdy Gang, Recently purchased a 1990 32s5 and, with no history, am going through all the systems on
Wind speed to reach hull speed Franklin at 11:00pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/871 Just curious: At what apparent wind speed would you say it takes at 80 awa to reach hull speed on yo
Batteries, Isolators, Charging jmkinsfbay at 7:44pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3440 I have two House batteries, different sizes, capacities, and ages. They are both being charged from
Dropping rudder yamaha 33 rekkabell at 7:25pm 06.11.16 Yamaha 3/1946 Anyone here try to drop the rudder on a yamaha 33? If so id like to know what your experience was wi
What is this? (2) Robr0924 at 7:22pm 06.11.16 Catalina 22 16/1369 What is this? I think it's the release for the keel. The button is stuck, assuming it is a button.
Calling electrical gurus! Help! (4) Tim22 at 5:37pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1125 Hi all I have recently experienced the demise of my batteries at the hands of an unruly charger. As
Message for 31SEAHORSE (2) shumphries at 5:01pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 6/698 Dear Sir/Madam, It is my understanding that you have had luck with the sailing of the Celebrity 20ft
Fresh water pressure issues FriscoRon at 4:36pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 53/7576 I have a 1999 Hunter 376 Sailboat I bought in January 2016. I have one 75 gallon fresh water tank. I
Loos Gauge measurements for Hunter 29.5 standing rigging windsongsail at 1:06pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/818 I have recently replaced the standing rigging and stepped the mast (Isomat) on my 1995 Hunter 29.5 a

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bow stemhead 351 (2) Claude L.-Auger at 2:05pm 03.21.24 Same thing happened in summer of 2021 to a friend who owns an Oceanis 321. What broke in 2 was the
Marine insurance kloudie1 at 1:57pm 03.21.24 Progressive here too. I am happy with the Gulf Coast coverage.. ~$1500 up to 75 miles offshore..
Marine insurance Project_Mayhem at 1:35pm 03.21.24 Progressive has had a pretty good reputation. I'm pretty happy with it. A few members that have made
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? dlochner at 1:28pm 03.21.24 2. I am outfitting Ziggy now with all of the ocean basics I can. We just added an auto tiller, Garm
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 12:28pm 03.21.24 Are you getting a lot of hunting while you're at anchor? Do you use a riding sail or some other set
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 03.21.24 I've heard some people say you can go with automotive batteries. I see 680 CCA on Amazon for an AG
No core?? (2) dmax at 12:04pm 03.21.24 Yeah, some of the nuts are hard/impossible to reach - not unlike every other boat I've seen. Yes, I
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 11:35am 03.21.24 Thanks for that info, @Terry Cox . I think, generally, long chain anchor rodes are somewhat overra
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (1) rgranger at 11:24am 03.21.24 Active captain used to be a great way to find local marinas and I would call ahead and ask about par
Hull damage mac twenty five dlochner at 11:22am 03.21.24 You will have to wait until the hull is warm enough to fiberglass. The reaction will not kick if i
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 11:13am 03.21.24 It is often assumed that West Marine will have the worst price but...earlier this week I purchased
Hull damage mac twenty five rgranger at 11:12am 03.21.24 Thankyou so much !! Cant wait to work on it ! I am in Northern Mi its snowing! You will have to wa
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. rgranger at 11:00am 03.21.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not ma
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Bob S at 10:29am 03.21.24 I have no experience with SSB, I'm a coastal sailor but I read an interesting post (SSB/Starlink) on
No core?? Arrgh at 10:07am 03.21.24 I can't disagree with any of that :)
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 kerryedwards at 9:54am 03.21.24 With a no-start condition on an engine with glow plugs, the first thing you should confirm is operat
No core?? twodzusfittings at 9:25am 03.21.24 Let me say, it's not how she handles, it's in the quality of the build. As already stated, lack of c
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Rick D at 9:17am 03.21.24
No core?? Arrgh at 9:03am 03.21.24 Agree. my previous boat was a 1989 Catalina 30 and I feel my current boat is of equal quality and h
Backstay Connection to Mast (1) JBP-PA at 8:49am 03.21.24 Can you get a better picture? The topping lift should be inside the backstay, but on the O'Day 22 I'

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