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Sailing to Mackinaw island flynhi4u at 9:30am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 43/7809 We are planning on going to the North Channel next summer and will be spending the winter making the
How can I redesign the rudder system Armyaviation at 8:35am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 28/2884 This is an American fiberglass 21 foot sailboat. I am redoing the whole back end of the boat and bef
Gaz split Luciole at 8:19am 08.19.15 Big Boats 3/1236 Is there anything that can be done to avoid split of gaz from the gaz vent? We have a Catalina 34 MK
Great Weekend (1) arknoah at 8:10am 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/861 On Saturday, August 15, the wind was good enough for a lot of back and forth runs across the Patuxe
New Mainsail JaimesGampa at 6:13am 08.19.15 Big Boats 11/1447 Have a 1997 Hunter 376 with original main. Dismal performance in a recent 5 day race leads me to thi
And in NH All U Get at 5:59am 08.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1103 Hi all, Nice rescue by USCG in NH but what was the cause? http://www.seacoastonline.com/articl
Barlow 19 Winch rcnight at 4:09am 08.19.15 Irwin 1/1111 How does one dis-assemble this winch without the Barlow dis-assemble winch handle? I'm guessing it m
Running AC off inverter generator on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 3:54am 08.19.15 Big Boats 15/2552 I tried to run my air conditioner off my portable inverter generator the other day. The bus breaker
AC Bus breaker tripping Don Lucas at 3:47am 08.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/722 I tried to run my AC for the first time the other day off my portable 2200W generator and the panel
New (free) Gear for Sale ads Phil Herring at 9:06pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 7/748 By about 9pm Pacific I'll have the new gear ads online. Here's an overview of the modifications:
Joining the Hunter fleet, hit me with the facts Justin_NSA at 8:05pm 08.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1262 Hey folks, I'm going to be selling my MacGregor 26S and possibly buying an '89 33.5 if the survey ch
Radar dome size and location...... NYSail at 7:40pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/626 Hello all, going to purchase a garmin radar.... Like the XHD model and wondering about size and loca
Where should this thru hull go? (1) mytime at 6:17pm 08.18.15 Catalina 30 8/956 Our first year with our 1994 Catalina 30 and we were out with a heavily loaded down boat (in Cockpit
UGENT: Do any of you use Warfaran and continue to sail. caguy at 5:17pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3766 I have to have a valve replacement and have to make a decision to day between an mechanical aortic v
Bungs Genkigary at 3:44pm 08.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/750 I have removed all the teak from the cockpit of my 1987 H-34 in order to refinish. When installing t
Old quandary about tablet GPS jmkinsfbay at 3:24pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 31/5038 Have spent many hours online trying to figure out if I can buy a tablet with a dedicated GPS app or
I'm not that serious (1) Jackdaw at 1:50pm 08.18.15 Racing 0/795 I just got a email from a SBO member who wanted the option of a 'serious racer'. As you can see f
RRe-Rigging Hunter 380 sandiegosailor99 at 1:10pm 08.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1313 Does anyone have any experience re-rigging the standard cockpit 'arch' on a Hunter 380? I"m looking
Interior woodwork finish Judie Williams at 12:29pm 08.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/826 Having trouble with finish on interior of 373 a highly glossed cherry finish. the wood veneer is pr
Buying boat, narrowed to 3 options SFS at 12:05pm 08.18.15 Catalina 30 18/2074 Hi all, brand new member (though I've read most of the threads in the first 25 pages or so over the

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Meet your new Forum Administrator Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 02.10.23 I'm happy that such a thoughtful choice in Dave was made for Admin. I only participate in one forum
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:54am 02.10.23 Then I saw and felt it. Pit corrosion. Miserable rotten break :banghead:. This is something I ha
I have come to the conclusion kappykaplan at 10:44am 02.10.23 I know. I was young once. We all were! :beer:
I have come to the conclusion thinwater at 10:44am 02.10.23 It's probably like driving a car. At some point, age catches up with you, but until fairly advanced
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles bmorr at 10:33am 02.10.23 Those covers also serve to keep the turn buckles aligned so when putting up the mast you don't have
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Parsons at 10:15am 02.10.23 Thanks @Maine Sail - good to see you writing again and sharing your knowledge. I am not an electr
1998 Foutaine Pajot Athena catamaran Scott T-Bird at 10:12am 02.10.23 The biggest issue is getting the diameters right. Line tends to stretch and thin out and sometimes
I have come to the conclusion stickinthemud57 at 10:11am 02.10.23
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 02.10.23 If you haven't already, be sure to verify that your new transducer has the same diameter as the hole
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:50am 02.10.23 Then I saw and felt it. Pit corrosion. Sheesh. Just never ends.
Where to look for Replacement Trailers JRacer at 9:47am 02.10.23 You might contact Mike Spurgeon, Stockton MO. He has manufactured trailers for many years. I have on
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 8:47am 02.10.23 I understand that G10 is polyester & glass. Any idea what FR4 is ? Wikipedia thinks G10 is an e
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 02.10.23 FR4 is flame resistance Class I in accordance with NEMA test method 7.11. Most often what you find
Where to look for Replacement Trailers AaronD at 8:33am 02.10.23
AIS - new AIS Class B "SOTDMA" technology kappykaplan at 8:22am 02.10.23 Nice find, John. Tks for sharing.
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 8:05am 02.10.23 A good layer of thickened epoxy is the best adhesive as it will fill in any unevenness in the hull,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:59am 02.10.23 Just another 1.5 Boat Bucks... You can't take with you. Good luck with the additional project. :be
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 RoyS at 7:58am 02.10.23 Roy that looks nice. Did you make the cut outs to the bilge or was that part of the template? The
1998 Foutaine Pajot Athena catamaran jssailem at 7:53am 02.10.23 My friend wants to be able to go down and use the boat not work on it. Me too! Yes. Great plan. :b
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 7:45am 02.10.23 I sometimes get water in the bilge when I overfill the water tank. I is supposed to have an overflo

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