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What did he mean when he said this? Sail22Capri22 at 6:48am 01.19.23 Ask All Sailors 29/1990 I purchased a Capri 22 (wing keel) this past summer. I found a Sailing Magazine article on the boat
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 01.18.23 Ask All Sailors 4/523
Lifeline Replacement dkinzer at 5:42pm 01.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1209 I'm in the process of gathering data to perform lifeline replacement on our 2007 H41AC. It currently
Hunter Coach Top Mast Cable Port (3) Upwind at 4:41pm 01.18.23 Big Boats 2/622 After saying goodbye to my 1996 376, I am in the market for a new Hunter...this time looking for a s
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Philthy at 1:07pm 01.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/642 Hi Guys I am new to the forum and so far love the insights shared. I have recently acquired a Hunt
Hunter 356 windlass csairlie at 11:47am 01.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/751
Hunter 460 Keel pelagic4005 at 10:22am 01.18.23 Big Boats 3/642 Hello, We are looking at a Hunter 460 with wing keel 5'6 draft. Can anyone please tell me the depth
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 7:58am 01.18.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1743 I'm trying to replace the windows on my 1976 Columbia. The windows are mounted from the inside and u
B361 Sail Inventory GDanko at 5:07am 01.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1003 As the 2022 season closed on the Great Lakes, we acquired a 2001 B361 in Michigan. She's always been
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Phil Herring at 10:03pm 01.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/7581 It is with great sadness that we will be closing BeneteauOwners.com later this month. We have been
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young warren5421 at 4:24pm 01.17.23 Ask All Sailors 7/878 Have had boats on Lake Michigan for years. Wife has a bad knee, motor cycle accident, from sliding
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 SailSK at 9:47am 01.17.23 Sirius 21/22 7/1073 After many years of service the springs on the mainsheet cleat expired. Can new springs for this Sch
Catalina 250 mast info and questions jhall82 at 8:44am 01.17.23 Smaller Boats 1/996 Hello everybody. New Catalina owner here. I have 250wb with a damaged mast. A new mast is not an opt
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 7:06am 01.17.23 Yamaha 13/1991 Hello Cousins. I'm looking for some historical background on the Yamaha 30. I'm a very happy owner
Anyone selling Hunter 38? csairlie at 4:23am 01.17.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/665 Hi everyone! My partner and I are in Fort Lauderdale desperately looking to buy a boat and get saili
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 2:08pm 01.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 45/5310 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 326 and I noticed at about 1800 RPM there is alot of banging and vibrat
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? stevefisher99 at 9:01am 01.16.23 Big Boats 8/629 I seem to be between the 25lb and 35lb. "Assuming" either fits on my bow roller (i'll change it if
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? GrandPaw at 8:23am 01.16.23 Ask All Sailors 48/4994 First post , At 75- Health is good Wife 72 not so much , Physically cant assist, joins me too
Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:33am 01.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1379 Buying a boat with a Yanmar engine, had saildrive oil analyzed, everything was fine except the Fe w
When the boat is your office (1) T-Schwan at 2:44pm 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 41/2644 The pandemic taught many people that cruising without quitting work is a real possibility. How do yo

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Repair rgranger at 5:16pm 05.21.24 I had a gap like that on my Hunter 26. Fortunately the gap was on the transom near the motor well an
Mooring and bilge pump Tally Ho at 4:43pm 05.21.24 I think adding an automatic bilge pump is important. Especially on a boat you are et going to check
Repair Tally Ho at 4:38pm 05.21.24 What does the other side look like? Greg
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 4:37pm 05.21.24 I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 05.21.24 Having seen the slag from handheld flares and the remarkably short time 12 gauge aerial flares are v
Repair JamesG161 at 3:30pm 05.21.24 Any suggestion on how to fix this? I really want to make it look nice. Thank you Look here for you
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 JamesG161 at 3:25pm 05.21.24 More to come soon on the new ZONEs set up by NOAA et al... John and I are doing this , since so fa
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (2) pclarksurf at 2:35pm 05.21.24 How you attach might be very boat specific depending: but excellent diagrams at harken (albeit gene
Outdated Flares of All Types..... (1) sailcapt340 at 2:31pm 05.21.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Tally Ho at 2:22pm 05.21.24 I usually buy a No-Pest strip, cut a few pieces off to put in my propane lockers and lazzarette. Th
Salon table redo FastOlson at 1:40pm 05.21.24 If you like the table but need to shed some weight you might want to construct a new one using foam
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 05.21.24 WTF? It looks like someone somehow caused the roller fitting to pull out of the bow. does it look si
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 12:41pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked h
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Brian Choi at 11:42am 05.21.24 I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some o
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 11:04am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mo
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted JamesG161 at 10:57am 05.21.24 Do you have pictures? The Tinted Plexiglas is repairable. JIm...
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted Neil Spooner at 10:51am 05.21.24
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 10:37am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mov
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft rgranger at 9:53am 05.21.24 I used to own a Balboa 26 with a Rudder Craft rudder. It was a significant upgrade. The design all
inline blower question Dave R. at 9:52am 05.21.24

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