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4x8 BS 1088 plywood Midwest area Windtherapy at 1:50pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/476 Just curious if anybody has bought or found BS 1088 plywood 4x8 sheets in Michigan or anywhere near
Doyle sail marker Jib (2) Richie50 at 12:38pm 03.20.16 Catalina 22 4/2848 120877 120876 I'm looking at purchasing a 115 Jib Hank on, from Doyle Sails locally in Huntington NY
Rudder Repair? Bubba4137 at 12:30pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3623 I have an '87 Hunter 31 that I purchased a year ago. The surveyor's moisture detector read high on
reported sailboat manufacturing plant closures?? BigEasy at 12:12pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 94/15088 Onremlop reported on March 18 on our site that the Hunter plant in Alachua appeared to be inactive.
Losing antifreeze Tally Ho at 11:35am 03.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 47/5494 i have a Yanmar 2GM20F inboard. Have owned the boat for 2 years, and have been losing antifreeze si
tobermory, ontario fred1diver at 10:22am 03.20.16 Destinations 6/1308 hey everyone, I was wondering if any of you have been to the tobermory, georgian bay region? I'm cu
Sta-Loc Terminals Jdaniel343 at 10:20am 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/991 I am putting new standing rigging on my Catalina 27. I was wondering is there a difference in overal
1978 H30C Port Light Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 10:03am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 17/7493 120866 120865 I have a fairly dangerous issue with one of my starboard port lights. We apparently ha
Winch Change Mike 1 at 9:02am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1088 I am looking to swap out my lewmar #7 winches with a pair of self tailors on my '82 H27. I was able
Sail cloth weight for light air genoa-- Catalina 30 TRBS Bob M. at 9:01am 03.20.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2209 Hi I want to add to my sail inventory for racing or cruising on light air days. I'm looking at the
Long distance trailering Mike 1 at 8:54am 03.20.16 Trailer Sailors 23/2708 Hello All, I am helping my sister-in-law move her O'day Javelin about 2500 miles. My biggest conce
H34 water below v-berth Charlie98117 at 8:39am 03.20.16 Big Boats 8/1307 I apparently have a leak somewhere forward and was hoping someone could save me some time searching
We are back in the Bahamas ! Bob 04 H260 at 8:24am 03.20.16 Destinations 7/1542 Finally a weather window opened and we did the jump from Lake Worth Inlet to West End, Grand Bahama
Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... (1) Skip Gundlach at 8:03am 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/2016 Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... Hokay... Time to reach into the collective kno
Jib Stevensmech at 6:12am 03.20.16 Day Sailers 1/894 Has any one installed a club footed jib to an Ensign? Age makes us want to keep things easier to sai
Quick question about batteries! LakeMurraySailor at 5:14am 03.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1000 You guys are pretty sharp, so I need your input! I bought an old Pearson 30(1973 model) with an inop
Lost jib halyard up the mast PotomacDaysailer at 11:53pm 03.19.16 Ask All Sailors 46/10225 I've been meaning to rig a downhaul for the jib halyard and should have, but didn't. Second mistake
Racor fuel filter relief (3) paulj at 6:59pm 03.19.16 Catalina 310 0/1233 air and leaks.......... paulj :hook2::hook2:
Mac 26S mast light mystery (1) Joe A at 5:28pm 03.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/3995 I've wondered about this since I got the boat. My Macgregor 26S has two light fixtures on the mast.
Adding this to my new mainsail will definitely make me a better sailor.... (1) GregL564 at 4:36pm 03.19.16 Day Sailers 1/837 ;)

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Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Tally Ho at 6:53pm 03.24.24 Wife and I went to Ft. Lauderdale area last week, and Naples area this week (we have friends on both
Replacing a frozen autopilot Sailgunner at 5:44pm 03.24.24 Don't know anything about your numbers but a Raymarine Type II drive motor with course computer will
Venting 3 compartments at once thinwater at 5:04pm 03.24.24 got it. You pull air from the bathroom but the issue is how to get that air out of the boat! Throu
Funny Friday!!! Johnb at 4:53pm 03.24.24
Capri 18 battery Davidasailor26 at 4:46pm 03.24.24 As for retrofitting bulbs, the issue mentioned above is one reason I was cautious about the front r
Overboard discharge of waste tank? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 03.24.24 I find it absolutely necessary to know the location of all thru-hulls.... :plus:
Overboard discharge of waste tank? MikeHoncho at 3:37pm 03.24.24 Regardless of the laws.....I find it absolutely necessary to know the location of all thru-hulls....
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 3:32pm 03.24.24 I thought about that I wonder how much meat is there and how much I would have to cut I guess if it
Capri 18 battery claudesapp at 3:25pm 03.24.24 Thanks for the responses so far. I'm just not going to mess around with trying another group 24 batt
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal PaulK at 2:46pm 03.24.24 If you wanted to cut a notch out of the leading edge the shaft might squeeze by with the rudder turn
Capri 18 battery Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 03.24.24 A cheap way and easy way to upgrade navigation lights to LED lights is to open it up, see what bulb
Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 2:20pm 03.24.24 all good points
Adler Barbour Power Plate Terry Cox at 2:18pm 03.24.24 Unfamiliar with the term power plate. Our AB system has three components, compressor, condenser and
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 03.24.24 I had one on a 19' trailer sailor. It was fantastic. Fine adjustment was made with the back stay to
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 12:53pm 03.24.24 He didn't say what his charger was. I wouldn't normally recommend AGM since they are generally more
Capri 18 battery (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 03.24.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (2) jssailem at 11:29am 03.24.24 Clyde I had to redo my cables and fuses after the inundation of water in the boat occurred last Augu
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dlochner at 11:08am 03.24.24 The only two places in FL that I would consider are Key West and St Augustine. There is an interest
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 03.24.24 The tank was made by Inca Marine in Nashville, Tn. They were sold to SeaStar Solutions some years b

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