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Educational Opportunity (2) Ron20324 at 3:41pm 02.08.16 Ask All Sailors 0/300 Singles on Sailboats (.org), an IRS non-profit group, has their annual "Spring Training" day on Mar
Batt voltage when discharged, under load? Skipper at 12:35pm 02.08.16 Ask All Sailors 9/765 It's said that one should not allow a battery to discharge past 12.1 volts. However, how do you mea
Best Rack for a Hunter 44AC Schatzi at 12:20pm 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/2190 We carry a Wilderness System Tsunami (13'?) on the deck of our Hunter 44. I have occasional issues
Rudder Support Wood Blocks Charlsey Belle at 12:12pm 02.08.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1244 On my Gulf Coast 18 I have two wood blocks that my metal rudder supports connects to. they are abou
Best way to carry Wilderness Ride 115 jtallen2489 at 11:08am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1125 I have an O'Day 40' and was trying to figure out the best way to carry my wilderness Ride 115 on th
Can you get a Notification when not following a thread ? Leeward Rail at 10:51am 02.08.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 18/969 A forum member recently commented that he wished there was a way to have him be notified if someone
Spinnaker type for boat with swept back spreaders markwbird at 10:28am 02.08.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1990 So, the asymmetrical vs the symmetrical discussion has been going on forever. So, I thought I'd add
Forum rummer??? uncledom at 10:00am 02.08.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/570 Phil, is that a new app or a Freudian slip?
My rant about naming the BC Coast. druid at 9:55am 02.08.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 20/2594 OK, I'm a crotchety old man, so please ignore my rantings. But... There are two references to the B
Hatches - Replace or Buy new Hatach Assembly? (3) Dustin Zito at 9:52am 02.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/587 Hey, I have a Hunter 456 Passage and trying to figure out if I need to replace gaskets etc or if ge
Windage Issues SFS at 9:51am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1473 Michael - I am contemplating using kayak(s) in place of a dinghy. I have two concerns. I dont have
Cam Cleat rebuild or replace thetailwind at 9:50am 02.08.16 Catalina 22 14/3578 Has anyone rebuilt their original cam cleats aft the winches? Are the factory ones Harken? I am tryi
Keel hanger sealant & Non Mexican Keel (4) thetailwind at 9:24am 02.08.16 Catalina 22 11/1722 Just sharing my weekend work with you all and I have one question. When I removed the keel, it appea
How to climb in? Mark Maulden at 9:06am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/13749 And once your yaks are floating, how do you get yourself into them assuming no walkthrough transom..
How to get on/off the boat Richandhelen at 8:59am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1616 We have great kayaks and we have a great sailboat (44' sloop). Our issue is how to get the Yaks on
Which kayak to get? Scuba diver at 6:25am 02.08.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 32/4808 Hi there my name is Wayne. My question is we are thinking about purchasing a kayak for our Hunter 34
Need Shoal Draft keel for 28.5 ddrewry at 7:25am 02.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1430 Anyone happen to have any leads on a shoal draft keel for a 1989 Hunter 28.5? New /Used or junk boa
From Hammond, IN, to Bahamas helmfam at 10:32pm 02.07.16 Destinations 0/691 Would someone be so kind as to direct me to the blog by a retired Doc cruising from Hammond, IN to t
Asymmetrical spinnaker mmhamer at 8:17pm 02.07.16 Smaller Boats 5/845 I Would like to add an Asymmetrical spinnaker to my H235. The forestay length is 27'4". There's one
2011 Beneteau Oceanis 40 Samaral at 6:42pm 02.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/650 See AD on classified section, pls.

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Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks TimFromLI at 5:57am 02.10.24 Are both tanks empty? Are there two deck fills. Are there inspection ports on the tanks? Try refilli
Coronado 15 Rigging Joe at 5:43am 02.10.24 Catalina Direct has replacement spreaders they say fit the original brackets $100/pair. Spreaders C
Hobie Cat Main Sail on Catalina 18? Joe at 5:39am 02.10.24 Beach cats like the Hobie have large mainsails with many full length battens to support the sail's
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 02.10.24
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? danstanford at 2:38am 02.10.24 Another factor is import duty if/when you decide to bring the boat home. Any boat built outside of
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? dandan88 at 2:03am 02.10.24 As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboa
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (1) Windpilot at 9:22pm 02.09.24 The deck hardware and positions are kind on critical to make it work good. While a super tight halya
Simpson Lawrence windless Gypsy TimFromLI at 8:16pm 02.09.24 Other than SL spares, I think there's only ebay.
Instrument panel SoSound at 7:21pm 02.09.24
WATCHING PAINT DRY! dlochner at 7:21pm 02.09.24 Glad it all worked out and you recovered from the initial problem. :beer:
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 7:19pm 02.09.24 Did you find the machine was not working on your system? A couple of thoughts. We don't know how ef
Sprit idea I found thoughts? shemandr at 7:12pm 02.09.24 Rube Goldberg-esk. There is the old saw that simple is better. That doesn't look simple. Reddit?
WATCHING PAINT DRY! Richard19068 at 6:10pm 02.09.24 Almost a shame to cover it with the seadeck.
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (1) twodzusfittings at 5:39pm 02.09.24 Final paint done. Now leaving it to fully cure two to three weeks before I apply the non slip pad. F
Getting into Boat Chartering Tally Ho at 4:38pm 02.09.24 I'm realizing that there's two takes on the OP's question: 1. What qualifications do I need to ch
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 4:28pm 02.09.24 Wow, thank you all for your contributions to the thread. Installing a third reef in the main is a
Coronado 15 Rigging Calif. Ted at 4:05pm 02.09.24 Catalina Direct has replacement spreaders they say fit the original brackets $100/pair. Spreaders C-
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Leeward Rail at 3:12pm 02.09.24 Please don't tell me you're a marriage counselor!!!!! If marriage counselling entails making peopl
Coronado 15 Rigging PaulK at 2:37pm 02.09.24 It's looking like I will have to fabricate one. I was thinking about using 1/2 electrical conduit
Sprit idea I found thoughts? Grotto at 2:22pm 02.09.24 I think the ring will keep the pole from flying forward, but a kite, especially when reaching, puts

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