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Boat drinks Waitress, I need two more boat drinks Bad Obsession at 7:59am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 41/2869 Those of us here on the East Coast are about ready to be dumped on, literally. In my area they are
Fairness of Pursuit Races? Kings Gambit at 7:38am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5175 My wife and I crewed in a pursuit race recently. Pursuit races are PHRF-handicapped races where the
makeshift water tank Hobopacket at 7:30am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/2143 Hey there! Thanks for all of your help so far. I am planning on building a small galley and was wond
Design for a new bimini S4iln at 9:10pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3443 we have never been happy with bimini on our Oceanis 37. The dodger works well and provides good prot
Autopilot for Hunter 356 Ken Archer at 4:28pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/6517 I have recently purchased a Hunter 356 and want to install an autopilot. I have been informed that t
Precision Sails LakeMurraySailor at 4:03pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2541 Hi fellow sailors! I submitted a quote request form on the precisionsailloft.com website and receive
Owners of New Sense or Oceanis Models Mongo Mike at 3:53pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/662 Hello and Thank You for Checking This Post. This is probably an odd thread and I think the easiest w
3 Bridge race S.F. Bay Slider at 2:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1519 This race will be held on Sat. 1-30-16. Last year we had over 300 boats. This year looks to be jus
Windlass For H33 lehighsail at 2:17pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1203 Seems like this might be a good time to buy a windlass. I have a 25 lb Manson Supreme anchor and w
Hunter Passage 42 photos janiemeneely at 1:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1177 We are running a Time Tested review of the Hunter Passage 42 in the March issue of Chesapeake Bay Ma
folding wheel for Hunter 410 wally123 at 11:42am 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/475
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 10:13am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2684 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 9:45am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4710 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he
Catalina Rendezvous Roche Harbor, May 5-8, 2016 Count Enrico at 7:48am 01.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/958 Catalina Owners, This is an UPdate from Count Ferrari regarding the All Catalina Rendezvous at Roch
Reparing the main hatch. Leeward Rail at 7:35am 01.20.16 Catalina 22 30/4846 Good Morning All, Long time no "see". or maybe "sea" ? :) My main hatch is cracked on the bottom
Catalina all fractional now?? Jackdaw at 6:44am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3366 Its seems the Gerry and the team have decided to join the rest of the sailing world and go with frac
1989 Hunter Legend 40 Owner's Manual clubmech at 10:31pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1805 Sorry if this is a repeat....I am looking for an electronic copy of the 80's Hunter 40 Owner's Manua
C&C 30 Prop babylon9484 at 10:24pm 01.19.16 C&C 5/4079 Hi all I purchased a 77 C'C 30 that has been re-powered with a Yanmar 2QM15. The previous owner put
O'34/ Outhaul -what's in your boom? LouisMK at 8:03pm 01.19.16 Bigger Boats 5/2109 Has anyone pulled the end cap off their boom? I'm wondering if the outhaul uses anything more than a
Hunter 34 handrails peacheykeen at 7:08pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1989 I'm renovating a Hunter 34 (1983) and the deck handrails are badly worn - too much power washing is

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NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 7:50am 02.02.24 It is unlikely, I think, that the B&G chart plotter will be able to control the EV-100 autopilot. O
320 dink agrunsky at 7:42am 02.02.24 Thank you
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 6:04am 02.02.24 Got it..that makes sense. What I think I was missing was the need for step/down converters to get it
The Show Must Go On Scott B at 5:00am 02.02.24 I also went to the Toronto Show. Always look forward to it as a mid-way break between haul-out and
stalling engine kappykaplan at 4:44am 02.02.24 process Groundhog Days... I see what you did there! :beer:
stalling engine sailme88 at 4:32am 02.02.24 Check your tank vent. Mud wasps love to build in them. With our venting, the tank develops a vacuum
stalling engine Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 02.02.24 Could be a leak in a fuel hose allowing air into the lines. Inspect all the hoses for cuts or tears.
New Trolling Motor Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 02.01.24 I had a 36lbs on my Starwind 19. It pushed much better than expected. I broke one blade off of it at
Mainsail Fidgit at 7:11pm 02.01.24 Ino lofts near me in Central WI. But I bought from Precision Sails a couple years back for my O'Day
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (1) Fidgit at 6:53pm 02.01.24 Looks like my photo didn't load. Here ya go:
320 dink dlochner at 6:49pm 02.01.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? If you are asking me
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? Fidgit at 6:48pm 02.01.24 Like others have mentioned. That looks like the factory foam option to me. I've got the same stuff.
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 02.01.24 There should be two seperate devises that stop the flow of sea water. Your thru-hull valve should s
Thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 American_Mainsail at 4:35pm 02.01.24 I have good friends that live aboard their 460, while I live aboard my 44. They are both sturdy boat
Hunter 376 arch modification jssailem at 4:02pm 02.01.24 suggesting the traveller on the 376 was too far forward? Looking online at several for sale 1996-1
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). jssailem at 3:48pm 02.01.24 Chris. Your challenge is an interesting one. What you report implies that there is a siphon occurrin
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 3:02pm 02.01.24
320 dink agrunsky at 2:58pm 02.01.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift?
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Tally Ho at 2:56pm 02.01.24
320 dink dlochner at 2:48pm 02.01.24 We have a small Achilles RIB (less than 9') that we almost always tow. The only times we carry it on

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