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What do I do, what do I do? (1) Kermit at 6:48am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 42/2701 The plastic innards of this block fell apart this week. So now I'm struggling with what to do with i
Less than 12 All U Get at 5:56am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2444 Hi all, We're sitting in Velcro Beach waiting to cross and I had a thought, a sort of "What if". L
Whisker Pole Novice PGIJon at 4:45am 01.14.16 Big Boats 14/2418 I am considering buying a used Forespar Whisker Pole - 12' to 22.5' length. 3" OD form my H34. My q
Brass water fittings Mark Maulden at 9:58pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/559 i have to replace the heat exchanger on my old Volvo MD 17C engine. Instead of paying $1600.00 for
O'Day 34 /Adjustable Backstay anyone? LouisMK at 8:37pm 01.13.16 Bigger Boats 1/626 New 34 owner here dreaming of fair weather with plenty of questions! Was wondering whether anyone ha
Shut off valve at racor? SailFysh at 6:23pm 01.13.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3274 still trying to figure out what is leaking fuel on my racor. It is weeping at the top then dripping
Furler Suggestions Kper at 5:17pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 35/2547 We have decided it's time to purchase our first head sail furler but before we do, we were hoping we
weather conditions and chemtrails naturguy at 5:12pm 01.13.16 Destinations 10/1672 I'm looking for information from those sailing the caribbean if there are areas where chemtrails are
Earth Grounding Honda Generator gettinthere at 5:02pm 01.13.16 Musings With Maine Sail 15/9307 Just heard about this. Wiring the earth ground to the neutral leg of the 110v output on a Honda 2000
Hunter 30-2 1988 Owner Manual Claude8039 at 4:36pm 01.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3697 Recently purchased a 1988 Hunter 30-2. I assume the 2 is a change in model layout between 1988 and1
Seacocks bigkat22 at 3:18pm 01.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1169 New Question: I am getting ready to have my 30' 1975 Hunter hauled and paint the bottom. While it
Refinishing the interior wood work (1) Casagf66 at 12:43pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/678 I've got a question for all you wood workers out there. What type of wood vaneer is on my bulk head
Charging domestic batteries Hunter Legend 450 A R Waterman at 11:02am 01.13.16 Big Boats 9/2919 I have recently purchased a Hunter Legend 450 Passage. The diesel engine is only charging the starte
Rudder on a H36 Alctel at 8:49am 01.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/772 So my rudder stuffing box is leaking continuously, I've cinched it up all I can and it still leaks u
Mystery brackets on transom (1) Craig Cook at 6:24am 01.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/1571 I have two brackets attached to the transom just to port of the helm seat and walk through. The lowe
Boat size Sailor_Jeff at 4:04am 01.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/4249 When I first started paying attention to size (of sailboats), or more specifically length of boats p
Performance upwind/downwind big boats 90's-2005 VanIslandGuy at 10:47pm 01.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2589 Greetings, I'm a long time sailor that has been boat less for 5+ years now and is considering buying
38 foot Catalina 1980 need jib pole and furler Debbie Simpson at 7:55pm 01.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/590 Need advice on jib pole and furler for catalina 38 foot sailboat in Hawaii.
76 O'day centerboard removal info needed jeffmcgee at 6:24pm 01.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1017 d
Racing in January in Texas Bill19233 at 5:03pm 01.12.16 Racing 9/2347 No great sailing or racing techniques to see, in fact we tried to stay well clear of other boats wit

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Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:14am 09.15.23 I figure it'll be cheapest if we meet somewhere in between B.C. and Lake Travis. BTW, where is Lake
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 09.15.23 As a former sailboat dealer, Peggy quoted what needs to be presented your insurance carrier. Also
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 6:33am 09.15.23 Read this on the internet. The IRS suspected a fishing boat owner wasn't paying proper wages to h
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19am 09.15.23 What I am wondering about is why, in those circumstances the surveyor suggested, that the sewage d
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles rgranger at 6:07am 09.15.23 "Dunny" being Australian for toilet for those who don't know, That little gem of information could
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:49am 09.15.23 Lots of posts here on the mast base leaking. Someone installed an instrument cover as drip cup in n
Invest 95L jviss at 5:32am 09.15.23 This morning report from that Buoy. secured the boat. Still in the mooring, but new tackle, and a
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders jviss at 5:28am 09.15.23 I would think you could turn one on the lathe pretty quickly and easily. Of course, you'd need a la
Color of your lines Ward H at 4:50am 09.15.23 You can almost tell how long a sailor has been sailing by the color of the lines on their boats, whe
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles garymalmgren at 4:27am 09.15.23 I understand the regulations and the sound reasons for them. What I am wondering about is why, in th
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging SV Maverick at 4:27am 09.15.23 Hi Baycloud good to hear that you have worked the problems out. I am contemplating getting new riggi
Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 4:15am 09.15.23 Further to the above it's a Kubota D1005-E series engine. Thank you Ralph for the clarification.
Down wind sail options for H29.5 Bentsailor at 3:44am 09.15.23 Thanks for the insights Barry. Will look closely to Facnor and Seldon. We had a Collego top down on
Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 12:45am 09.15.23 You are correct, it is a universal, based on the kubota 1005 engine series if I recall.
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 11:17pm 09.14.23 Read this on the internet. The IRS suspected a fishing boat owner wasn't paying proper wages to hi
Underwater antifouling application? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33pm 09.14.23 Excellent advice. 2098 is indeed a new boat;) I had to go "Back to the Future" for that little ba
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 09.14.23 Hopefully the PRV took the brunt of the high water pressure and I won't need to do a lot more once
Underwater antifouling application? DinghySailor at 9:10pm 09.14.23 Excellent advice. 2098 is indeed a new boat;)
Fuel pump filter-necessary? Stu Jackson at 9:06pm 09.14.23 Engine is westerbeke m25xpc Are you sure it's a westerbeke? M25 series are usually Universal engi
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Alan Gomes at 8:37pm 09.14.23 Not quite true. The system must be SECURED, but not permanently disabled; it is not necessary to r

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