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Project boat cost, value and risk. My thoughts Sailor_Jeff at 10:56pm 03.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2262 Boat value and Risk. (Just my opinion) All boats have some risk and some value. When owning boat
Hunter 29.5 Emptying Holding Tank Elie at 9:08pm 03.31.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/3854 Hi Guys, I'm sure this has been discussed many times, but I'm trying to figure out how to empty the
Radial or Bias - Update Greengas at 6:33pm 03.31.16 Trailer Sailors 25/2750 The next step in getting my boat (a MacGregor 25) ready for the season is to replace the tires and a
Mac 25 Helm Steering Modification (6) Jersey16 at 6:23pm 03.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5312 121348 121349 121350 121351 121352 121353 Well I hope I dont offend any hardcore sailors with my hel
Want to Trade or Sell northabout at 5:18pm 03.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/90 I have 150% Genoa and sheets from our 26X. Would like to trade for 100% Jib and front stay and shee
Motor mount LakeMurraySailor at 2:25pm 03.31.16 Catalina 22 4/615 Hey guys, I bought an old plug '76 model Catalina 22 and I assume it still has the original motor mo
Windlass installation Babette04 at 11:53am 03.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2326 I have a Beneteau 323, can a small windlass be installed INSIDE the anchor ' rhode locker?
Another AIS Question Marc14857 at 11:45am 03.31.16 Ask All Sailors 4/678 Getting ready to purchase a Digital Yacht ATI 1500 or 2000 transceiver. The 1500 has an internal GPS
How Much Battery Water Consumption is Normal? 4arch at 11:35am 03.31.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1798
recognize prop (2) Ronald Roman at 11:14am 03.31.16 Ask All Sailors 2/510 I'm in the process of buying a new to boat but I don't know what brand of feathering prop this is. D
StarGazer gets new Pot's and Pan's!!! Copper Chef (3) StargazerP303 at 10:37am 03.31.16 Pearson 24/5544 121336 121337 121336 I have to share this one.. Yes! another as seen on TV. This product I must sa
Need slide info rgranger at 10:36am 03.31.16 Smaller Boats 2/466 Hey All I was out sailing yesterday... very stiff breeze... sailed reefed almost all day. I broke
1974 Evinrude 6HP Fisherman Restoration ? (2) pateco at 10:18am 03.31.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/2744 I picked up a 1974 Evinrude 6HP Fisherman at a yard sale for $25 about 5 years ago. It has been sitt
Coach Roof leaking at foot of mast Richardpompeyseadog at 9:21am 03.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/424 Hi I have a Legend 260 with a water leak coming in from the from the outside coach roof at the botto
285 Thickness for Portlight Replacement SteveMontgomery at 8:43am 03.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/450 I am getting ready to order replacement portlights for my 1985 28.5. The boat is not local and I do
Irwin 30' fg fuel tank under berth.. seabelow at 8:19am 03.31.16 Irwin 0/1198 Does anyone know how the FG molded-in 30 gal. fuel tank-top is fastened down and sealed? Citation 19
1985 26' headliner Windtherapy at 8:05am 03.31.16 Day Sailers 4/1368 Do others with a 26' have a headliner? Mine doesn't but may be nice for occasional head hits at 5'
Best method for cleaning hull carpeting Cap kirk at 7:31am 03.31.16 Ask All Sailors 1/490 Purchased a hunter 25.5 this fall. I need advice on what to use and how to clean the carpet attached
Venture 25 cabin prop rod Venturebro25 at 7:14am 03.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/661 Hi, just got myself a Macgregor Venture 25 and went to pop the cabin up and can't find the rods that
Real photo or a rendering? (1) Jackdaw at 7:10am 03.31.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2213 I was up o the BlueJacket 40 web site and saw this great photo of the the boat in a nice breeze. At

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Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 1:24pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, accordin
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 1:11pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are ac
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Mark Maulden at 12:58pm 02.23.24 Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the s
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:43pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, according
Boat registration Roland5048 at 12:10pm 02.23.24 Here's a link: https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/328.72 Here's an excerpt: (2)?ANTIQUE VES
V berth leak from electric windlass JoeWhite at 11:28am 02.23.24 Yes. It can. Even on my c36
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 10:50am 02.23.24 I use in my salt water pool may be looking for a range of salt Use a test strip in fresh water the
Boat registration Roland5048 at 10:04am 02.23.24 I believe the age for antique registration in Fl is 30yrs., same as for vehicles. I registered my
Water Leaks Mike Oldak at 9:57am 02.23.24 I would try both, but likely it is from the tank or leaking rain water. Salt level strip, that I us
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:56am 02.23.24 Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 mysel
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:30am 02.23.24 At first I thought to change all the sanitation hoses but it doesn't really smell like sewage? Perm
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 9:29am 02.23.24 If that were the only requirement I'd stick with my Garmin InReach. $65/$50/mo for unlimited text
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 02.23.24 I will have to go home to find a picture of my old stem fitting. I was made aware after reading an
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 9:21am 02.23.24 There are those times when boat or body breaks down and reliable communication comes in handy. If
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:20am 02.23.24 Contact Gerad Mennetrier: He moderates a website in France for all Feeling (Kirie-Elite) models. w
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:18am 02.23.24 @dlochner Yup just got to that part of vid. Curious of how it would look with the filled in/film ove
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:15am 02.23.24 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renov
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 9:14am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coa
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:02am 02.23.24 Also will sanding on the non-skid wear and smooth the non skid popcorn/sandpaper texture?
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:57am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coat

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