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Spirit Bear Cruise - 2015 Terry Cox at 7:44pm 01.05.16 Destinations 0/839 Our almost 70 day journey began on June 15, 2015 at Shelter Bay Marina, across from LaConner in what
To Flex or not to Flex... druid at 6:24pm 01.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/1083 When I installed the Universal M-25XPB into my Catalina 36, Norm at WestByNorth (good guy!) HIGHLY r
Florida Sailboat Rentals mrudman850 at 5:53pm 01.05.16 Catalina 22 17/2053 Hi Going to be in Lake Worth Florida for the month of March. Anyone know of a place locally to rent
1987 Pearson 28 Mark Millen at 3:42pm 01.05.16 Pearson 1/1225 Looking for the owners manual does anyone have a copy.
Identifying a Macgregor: 22 or 25 Sailor Yonsun at 3:16pm 01.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4135 Hello from snowy central Alberta! Could someone shed some light on this....last April I bought my fi
HELP... again! (1) SailFysh at 11:18am 01.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1683 Hello all and Happy New Year! Once again I turn to the wisdom on this forum. Here is my issue now.
Raritan Elegance Problems (1) KiwiSails at 11:02am 01.05.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1785 Judging by the advice given in the forums I think there is someone who can assist. I purchased a Ra
Garmin 42DV Problems in shallow water (3) flynpa at 10:13am 01.05.16 Catalina 22 8/1450 Hello all. I recently installed a Garmin 42DV in my Catalina 22 "Laguna Belle". I mounted the unit
Found this article on Bilge Pumps (1) Benny17441 at 8:30am 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3504 Bilge Pump Capacity: Do The Math By Beth A. Leonard Just how much water can your bilge pump move? P
Extending Asym Spinnaker alexco38 at 8:21am 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/859 I have a Asym that is about 3 feet too short. Has anyone got a sailmaker to extend it by adding a pa
First 235 Genoa Cars cb32863 at 7:50am 01.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/553 Has anyone changed from the stop pin system to adjustable car system? Anyone just pull the pin from
CNG in Florida All U Get at 6:31am 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/527 Hi all, Went to Fort Pierce Gas yesterday for CNG and paid the flat $40 fee, good for me with the b
New 1995 Hunter 29.5 - lots of questions (1) Elie at 9:10pm 01.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/4469 Hello everyone, i'm the proud new owner of a 1995 Hunter 29.5 in Los Angeles, CA. Have a few questi
Do Boating Safety Courses Really Produce Safe Boating? Kings Gambit at 8:35pm 01.04.16 Ask All Sailors 64/6177 I've been wondering what questions on a written test can be asked and answered in order to obtain a
Sorry - Wrong section Sailing285 at 4:40pm 01.04.16 Catalina 30 2/704 Gone sailing!
Jib / Genoa Track Re-bed - Construction rjm at 4:27pm 01.04.16 Big Boats 5/4295 Hello Fellow Hunter Owners, I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 40 Legend. I've notice a soft spot
Overhead Light Switch for a 376 Rob Wells at 3:30pm 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/676 I have what should be a very easy question... I can't seem to locate the light switch that controls
Anyone insatll an autohelm on a steering quadrant? Hans Baart at 1:47pm 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3372 I have a 1984 H34 and am wondering if anyone has installed an auto pilot on the steering quadrant?
Prop shaft material? chrisyse at 12:03pm 01.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1120 Hi, Anyone had experience ordering a prop shaft from deepblueyachtsupply? Their price is $350 better
Rigid Boom Vang instead of topping lift fortunare at 11:44am 01.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3384 After installing my Bimini on my Macgregor 26M, I noticed that the boom doesn't clear the top of the

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Your experience with propane outboards? SkookumZac at 5:34am 02.13.24 Can you use the 5lb propane tank horizontally??? Hi john, yes it works fine horizontally. -Z
Hunter 320 in mast furling shemandr at 5:21am 02.13.24 Wow! I posted on that thread in 2015. I think that since then we've seen more stack packs than IM
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (1) JamesG161 at 3:57am 02.13.24 Visual observation of yours, looks about right. I checked my prebend per my Boat manual. I used a p
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? rgranger at 3:14am 02.13.24 My daughter shipped her car from SC to CA For $400. seems you should be able to flat bed a cradle
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 2:43am 02.13.24 Well, it went back on the original place. all the hoses, coolant and water connections are way be
stripping cetol from teak SailingLoto at 2:33am 02.13.24 36 grit on a block make quick work or it. Stop buying hardware store sandpaper. Go get some good
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h KCofKC at 10:18pm 02.12.24 Brad, apparently it is not as obvious to us as it is to you. It might be helpful for us if we knew
Mattress for aft cabin dmax at 7:28pm 02.12.24 I haven't done exactly what you're saying but when I replaced the foam in my cushions, I put the foa
Mattress for aft cabin CET at 7:10pm 02.12.24 I am making a mattress for the AFT cabin and plan to for the V-Berth as well. The V-Berth is in 3 p
stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 6:26pm 02.12.24 I'd like to hear an answer as well. My concern is that Cetol has pigment in it that, like stain, m
MacGregor 27 trailer (1) CaptVR at 6:14pm 02.12.24 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
Hunter 320 in mast furling capta at 5:03pm 02.12.24 Everybody is going to tell you of their bad experiences with IMRF, and it does take some time and ca
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 PaulK at 4:38pm 02.12.24 Looks like a nice, pretty even curve that should be good for keeping the main's draft forward. Not e
stripping cetol from teak Poodle Head Mikey at 4:34pm 02.12.24 What? The entire reason I've used Cetol these many years is that you Never have to strip it off or
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? jssailem at 4:33pm 02.12.24 1). but what about the other end? 2). Would I attach the other end to another line run back to the
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 02.12.24 It is desirable to be able to adjust the tack to match the clew and keep the foot of the sail level.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 2:06pm 02.12.24 BTW, the OP has posted this all over the sailing forums. Check out his post on SailNet.com and the
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 1:56pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 1:50pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
Hunter 320 in mast furling JamesG161 at 1:00pm 02.12.24 Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Read this link on InMast fu

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