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Venture rebuild set up ideals? (2) sailnewbie at 8:34am 03.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/543 120760 120761 120760 120761
The Alachua FL facility (1) onremlop at 8:32am 03.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/58 I drove by the Marlow Hunter facility last night and it was shut down. Most everything is gone and o
Hunter 45cc Sweet Liberty at 7:42am 03.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/581 need to replace the nonslip tan wood grain steps to cockpit, any suggestions to where I might find t
Galley faucet Beneteau 473 replacement cartridge Eric3626 at 7:22am 03.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1407 Does anyone know what model or manufacturer is for the Galley Faucet on a Beneteau 473 model yea 20
Higher and faster! Sandy Stone at 6:57am 03.18.16 Ask All Sailors 5/774 First race last Wednesday night with new sails. What a difference! The old boat has new life.
Fiberglass Feels Chalky Greengas at 6:51am 03.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/829 So, I'm cleaning my boat cockpit using Simple Green and the cloth I'm using is getting real white re
Wilcox Crittenden Marine toilet (1) Cleve S at 6:13am 03.18.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3193 I have taken out my WC marine toilet and would like to sell it if anyone is interested. It is a sen
Sailing the Intracostal Waterway (Indian River, Titusville, FL) polarbrer at 8:15pm 03.17.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1179 Next winter I'm hoping to keep my Catalina 22 in a slip in Titusville and sail on the Indian River t
Bulkhead Compass Doug J at 7:36pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 23/4508 I just bought a new Plastimo Contest 101 compass. Can someone tell me how far away from electrical
H31 Mainsail-Boom Questions Capt-Jack at 5:58pm 03.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1170 I have a 1985 H31 that has a number of hardware/gadgets/lines on the boom that are apparently associ
New PEARSON 28-2 SAILBOAT OWNERS group in facebook Canonshooternb at 5:34pm 03.17.16 Pearson 0/1573 There has been a new PEARSON 28-2 SAILBOAT OWNERS group created on Facebook for those that would lik
Update - Resurface the Rudder - Update (6) Greengas at 4:37pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2111 120751 120748 120750 120750 Hi I own a Mac25 and I believe the bottom portion of the kick up rudder
Repairing cracks in deck Bigdaddy at 2:36pm 03.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/749 I have a JY 14 (= Hunter 140) and it gets hairline cracks in the deck and cockpit. It's the Luran/ A
Somebody know what make and model is this boat (2) rickyvv at 2:19pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1855 120745 120746
Who's got a Spinnaker? willsnow at 1:58pm 03.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/673 I'm planning on roller furling soon, with just a 100% (maybe 110%) furling headsail for most days -
Any ideals ? (1) sailnewbie at 12:56pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 13/944 Starboard side under dinette seat of a Mac 24, goes thru hull, a plug for whatever. It could be a dr
Small boat batteries DOA kpgraci at 12:46pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 1/432 I have two 12V 55Ah batteries (Genisis NP55), one is less than 2 years old. They are charged with a
H260 Spinlock Clutch Cam Mounting robischd at 11:14am 03.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1092 I broke the handle on my Spinlock clutch cam and had to remove the assembly from the deck to replace
Automotive Alternators vs. Deep Cycle Banks Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1521 This question came up again the other day and rather than answer it repeatedly over and over I devot
Free C-30 Instrument Upgrade Fiberglass Box from Catalina CABixler at 10:34am 03.17.16 Catalina 30 1/953 Hello all. I was an owner for 16 years of a 1982 C-30 TRBS (#2731) Anyway I went to the dark side an

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Overboard discharge of waste tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 03.23.24 Oops...I was too focused on keeping him legal in his current waters to pay enough attention to his f
Canadian dilemma Hello Below at 7:47pm 03.23.24 @jssailem, it seems that marine anti fouling paint has undergone a significant change over the last
Capri 18 battery dlochner at 7:38pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
Capri 18 battery (1) claudesapp at 7:13pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes ch
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage (1) jssailem at 6:36pm 03.23.24 No experience with in-mast furling. Looking at the info from a sail trim point I think you are spot
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 6:08pm 03.23.24 WM long gone.
Canadian dilemma jssailem at 6:03pm 03.23.24 I have been able to use the Petit Trinidad on my boat. First in 2017 and then again in 2024. It is i
Canadian dilemma twodzusfittings at 5:41pm 03.23.24 So here is some info for thought. I found this out whilst visiting my local WM. The producer of Peti
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 5:05pm 03.23.24 Given our 306 has been bone dry since I last updated this thread (and through several big downpours)
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 4:26pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 4:04pm 03.23.24 Well, you could shock it more than once to be certain. Shock, rinse, repeat.
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. jssailem at 3:50pm 03.23.24 FunVideo Dave.
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 3:41pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 3:23pm 03.23.24 The pump pressure is relatively low and the hose diameter small, so over pressure is not much of an
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 3:18pm 03.23.24 What are you using the battery for? Can you add up the amps that each device draws and how long you
outboard hoisting Project_Mayhem at 3:13pm 03.23.24 Good point. The center of the motor mount should be directly over a stanchion. A 1" tube is strong
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 03.23.24 We had a 1981 Catalina 25 w/7.5 hp outboard from 1987 to 1998 on SF Bay. Sailed it to HMB and Mont
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 03.23.24 All the contributors have given you good advice. I can tell you for coastal cruising, you are unde
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? Sandy Stone at 1:42pm 03.23.24 I second Gulfport Harbor. Very well protected, docks in good shape, and reasonably priced. You hav
Overboard discharge of waste tank? JoeWhite at 1:35pm 03.23.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inste

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