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irwin 43 trainmanjess at 10:43am 02.03.16 Irwin 12/7823 Hello All.... I am looking at an Irwin 43' aft cockpit staysail ketch sailboat... with the idea to p
Battery Location (2) Jim Hawkins at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1684 I want to have 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries on my boat and move them from the original place whe
Port bedding material geek_guy at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/652 Maybe using the wrong terminology. But the skylights were leaking, so I rebidded them. The leaking
Raising the boom geek_guy at 9:24am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3606 I added a Bimini. But the boom doesn't clear. I think this is a common issue with the 37 Legend.
Squeaky Auto Pilot - is this normal? Elie at 9:13am 02.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/10009 my auto pilot works great, but is very loud.. is this normal? can i spray some wd40? here is a yout
Solent Stay Jim Hawkins at 8:47am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8936 Hello all, I'm adding a solent stay to my boat and have spent a week reading everything I could and
Vendee Globe 2016 cb32863 at 7:04am 02.03.16 Racing 3/1088 Anyone going to follow? 1URBl3nPRJk
Bokampers Fort Lauderdale CYQK at 2:14am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/377 Anyone got a report on the food there? Is this the place where the Wild Bilz tournment based from T
Visiting Australia & New Zealand Claude L.-Auger at 1:05am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 0/346 Hi to all our Aussie and Kiwi friends. I am currently in Sydney until Sunday 7th and will then move
Remove mast on 33.5 - 1989 Hunter sailboat BlueTequila at 8:20pm 02.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2209 I need to remove my deck step mast ' I have a couple of questions: 1. how does one disengage the wi
A Few Maneuvering Tips Terry Cox at 7:28pm 02.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/1462 We have the original 18x15 three blade RH fixed bronze prop on our 1991 P42 and am very pleased with
rigging routing puzzlement M25 (4) RussC at 6:50pm 02.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/10871 I finally had time, motivation, and decent weather all at the same time today, which allowed me to p
Recognizing old style Furler. (2) Andrew25 at 4:08pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2778 Hello, I have recently purchased an "old style" furler and I would love to find out the manufacturer
Depth transducer depth jveatch at 4:07pm 02.02.16 Big Boats 5/1366 What is the exact depth of the depth transducer on a Hunter 41DS?
Slotted or Phillips ? CYQK at 12:55pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 30/7423 Replacing a bunch of fasteners do you prefer one over the other? Thanks Gary
Dock Wheel at the Finger Corner - Do They Assist? (2) rardiH36 at 10:51am 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2273 My current berth: - Usually has a moderate to strong crosswind that moves my boat in the same direc
RAM Ball Mounts Bad Obsession at 9:50am 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/873 I am wondering if anyone has experience with these in the marine environment. I am considering mo
Vinyl headliner Plitmanm at 8:37am 02.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1292 Looking to replace old sagging vinyl headliner. I do not want to go back with vinyl and would like t
Thread forwarding Warren Milberg at 8:22am 02.02.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/407 How does one forward a thread these days?
Such a deal! Kermit at 5:38am 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 29/1595 Is this a blue water boat? or Will this be a good first boat? or What kind of wax will make this gle

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House Battery Upgrade Help Blue Horizon at 11:27pm 03.17.24 Tell me about it. A year ago I bought the very same batteries for what I thought was a good price,
My last boat - probably higgs at 9:28pm 03.17.24 On second thought, I like "Last Call" like at your favorite watering hole. For some reason I thoug
Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:58pm 03.17.24 Launch it, then check for the problem.
Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:55pm 03.17.24 I am gonna have to learn how to do some serious fiberglass. See what it looks like after you launc
Hull damage mac twenty five (4) 1954 willys at 8:40pm 03.17.24 223566I bought this boat which looks like there is hall damage behind the swing Keel, where it goes
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? atlanticbrew at 7:52pm 03.17.24 Hello Captain Rob, I have the exact same error message coming from my S2 Raymarine auto pilot. Mot P
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:47pm 03.17.24 thanks for the help. The meter on the central circuit panel says it is charging at about 13.6 V. Do
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:43pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:37pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Painting the Boat PaulK at 6:35pm 03.17.24 As BB outlines above, the process is a lot of work. It takes hours to do the cleaning right.(Don't f
Lewmar winch #40 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 03.17.24 The EVo series use plastic stripper ring rather than aluminum. Not sure if that is a negative
Roller Furler quirky ? BTC1984 at 5:51pm 03.17.24 The issue was halyard wrap. Eventually the halyard snapped and needed to be replaced. Planning to
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:44pm 03.17.24 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Barnacle Bill at 5:38pm 03.17.24 The major purpose of having a sprit is to push the asymmetrical spinnaker out away from the bow of t
Hull color ronshara1 at 4:56pm 03.17.24 Beige.. that sounds like a good place to start
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:47pm 03.17.24 That looks like a nice unit. There are a number of products on the market for marine use that offer
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:44pm 03.17.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of t
Hull damage mac twenty five Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 03.17.24 Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear of the troubles. What kind of damage? Do you have pictures
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Barnacle Bill at 4:39pm 03.17.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compati
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Davidasailor26 at 4:34pm 03.17.24

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