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As the winds of time carry us into the New Year, I wish you the courage to face every storm, the str
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Hi, Just bought a 1989 hunter 33.5 and some of the stanchions are lose. I want to re bed them but c
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Am posting specific to an actual Edson steering failure: I have read warnings here and elsewhere abo
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I have a 2005 Hunter 44DS, we purchased it new and have really enjoyed the last 10 plus years. While
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I have a copy in PDF. Columbia and Coronado are the same boat. However it is to large to upload. If
Brian D at 3:58pm 12.30.15
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Went to AAA to register my yacht (LOL) and dinghy and I got this... So what kind of questions would
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I'm looking at repowering my Ontario 32. The Universal M-25XPB I put in my Catalina 36 (years ago) w
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Has anyone experienced hull or keel bolt damage due to one or two inches of water which froze? One t
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I have read allot of suggestions. Use CLR, use pool hydrocloric acid, vinegar, drag it behind a truc
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Sailing World has released their Boat of the Year winners. http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/b
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Hey all! I just took the plunge and moved aboard a Beneteau 40CC with my girlfriend, and we are lo
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I've seen pictures of an access hatch to the engine cooling valve (and possibly the macerator thru h
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Those of you who have added a battery monitor shunt and/or a temperature sensor for your battery cha
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I live in Tn. and my 34 O'day is in South Florida(pretty sad). I was wondering if anyone knows where
Robb at 4:01am 12.30.15
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I'm buying a Hunter 31 footer with bare bones electronics and will be looking to completely re-outfi
Ken13559 at 11:53pm 12.29.15
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Sailing of course but also: Sewing- repair bimini, sew hatch covers and fender socks, mend spinnaker
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I am considering a new set of sails for our boat, and I was at our local (Costa Mesa, CA) Doyle loft
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Has anyone used Weaver Snap Davits to hang their dinghy off the stern? I have a Beneteau 473 and I w
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Bigwigs: Senior officers in the English Navy were known as "bigwigs" because they wore huge wigs. Bi
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I was looking at the waiting list "fee" for remaining on the list, and I wondered since I had applie

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Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump
Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24
Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(
Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24
Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
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Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24
Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
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OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24
My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320
TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24
I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in
St.Pete boat show.....You goin?
jfgy at 3:55pm 01.22.24
I couldn't attend this year. Too bad it was lacking. How were the seminars? At one time it was a goo
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(
gusmuller at 3:45pm 01.22.24
Please feel free to call me at 248 890 8779. I have done extensive work on it ! Mine actually faile
Noisy boats
quadrille38 at 3:42pm 01.22.24
The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small
Acoustic guitar and boats.
Capt Robbie at 3:34pm 01.22.24
I have a Taylor gs mini that I normally keep on the boat in the quarter berth and never had any issu
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(
Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 01.22.24
Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!! Better still, tell us who he is so
Noisy boats
jssailem at 3:10pm 01.22.24
What some call noise, I call the boat singing to me. And I love the song. Even some music needs to
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel
dyelaine at 3:07pm 01.22.24
I co-own a Catalina 25 with a fixed keel. The draft of the boat is 4 feet. The boat weighs about 4,5
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Bruce Conron at 2:58pm 01.22.24
The day I took delivery of my H27 years ago, the dealer showed me how he tames the main halyard at d
Rub rail Pearson 28
jssailem at 2:50pm 01.22.24
Check with Taco Marine. They have a variety of rib rail profiles from which to choose. https://taco
Noisy boats
Windpilot at 2:21pm 01.22.24
There's a German word "entklappern". Means getting rid of all the clanging. Attack one at a time. So
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(
Rodsails at 2:13pm 01.22.24
Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!!
Noisy boats
Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 01.22.24
The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small

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