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provisioning spread sheet Bob 04 H260 at 5:43am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2317 I have been reading articles on the "The Boat Galley" site for some time and find the information ve
Hunter 45 cc info Slipin Away at 2:45am 11.30.15 Big Boats 7/1424 There is a small wood cover under the chart table that allows access to the nav equipment. Can any
Raw water pump question knotoldyet at 5:05pm 11.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2486 Question: is it possible for a raw water pump, in this case an Oberdorfer on a Universal M25XP, to b
Can't get flow from forward holding tank on Hunter passage 456 discovery at 4:58pm 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1311 Have been having major issues when trying to pump forward holding tank, either thru deck pump out or
Buying a Beneteau in Mediterranean grboregon at 3:23pm 11.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2014 I look at boats coming out of charter and they are much cheaper than in the US especially West Coast
Need help MasterPlan at 2:19pm 11.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/801 I just bought a MacGregor 26M and I need help finding a good shop in the Houston/Kemah area to take
AIS / Float Planning Monterey385 at 1:31pm 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/943 I have a new Class B AIS (Raymarine AIS 650). I started the float planning for a spring delivery cr
H26/260 MSD Deck Pump Out (2) Doug J at 9:36am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 26/3364 I plan to install deck pump out for my MSD Porta Pottie. I'm wondering for those who have already d
No more wobbly rudder (8) Doug J at 9:12am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 5/1478 I just finished re-furbishing the rudder assembly on my H26, which was in horrible condition. There
Leaking keel joint gordhodgson at 7:17am 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4127 My Hunter 450 has a joint which I have had no success in sealing. I have vee,d the joint and actuall
Need a new main sail tacanno at 5:04am 11.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4408 Hi, blew out the head of our mainsail this weekend. Sob! Anyone got a main sail for an O'Day 37 they
Turnbuckle length at 2/3 open length Tripaddle at 3:42am 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/345 So my boat has the Navtec C500 style turnbuckles. I am planning on replacing the standing rigging an
Any good book shelf ideas? patrickkidd at 9:40pm 11.28.15 Catalina 30 15/3131 I just moved onto my C30 and have a ton of hardback books, maybe 50. There is tons of shelf space in
Bottom paint failure cause? (4) njlarry at 5:49pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 34/8151 First time starting a new post with the new forum, hope the pics attach ok. History; 2014 acquired 8
Kudos to Peggy Hall woodster at 5:31pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1649 justed wanted to let you know your efforts on promoting boat sanitation and clean smelling boat inte
Help with 12 volt LED light bulb Capt Strapfoots at 4:01pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1453 Where do I find small bulb size 12 volt screw in LED lightbulbs for my ancient light fixtures ...
New oday 240 owner (3) bfriolet at 3:09pm 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2308 Hi everyone, just purchase a Oday 240. Would like to share some improvement I'm working on for the
Using special charcters in your post Brian D at 2:29pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1631 There are times when instead of writing out certain words, we might want to use special characters.
Loose Chain Plate Question Saxacussionist at 2:24pm 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2986 I just had my 1990 Mac 26 S surveyed by SAMS approved surveyor. He found that the port side chain p
Galley Counter/Salon Table Top/Head wufibugs at 10:14am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3572 I know we've had this discussion several times over the years, but I would like to revisit as it see

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Continupus mainsail furling American_Mainsail at 5:28am 12.06.23 I think both your angles makes sense, Seahawk. I have had similar issues occasionally with my contin
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 4:46am 12.06.23 Nope. The issue was still "on-going' when I hauled the boat out for the winter. I had some very help
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' Terry Cox at 4:18am 12.06.23 So sorry to hear of the failure, Dean. Everyone okay? Have you determined what part of the standing
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation NativeAtlantan at 9:19pm 12.05.23 Hey @Stargazer79, I have owned a 1985 35' O'Day for over 20 years. I spend much more time working o
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 marcham at 8:05pm 12.05.23 On my 380, the HIN is on the starboard side hull, below the rubrail just aft of the rear most side l
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:08pm 12.05.23 221777
New MaxProp came today! American_Mainsail at 7:01pm 12.05.23 Beautiful!
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim American_Mainsail at 6:52pm 12.05.23
Its funny Friday! PaulK at 6:38pm 12.05.23 Our 2023 holiday shirts.
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) jssailem at 6:09pm 12.05.23 Perhaps, before cutting holes in the deck I would open one of the several hatches. You need air to m
Width of wing on wing keel Davidasailor26 at 5:46pm 12.05.23 "Wing-on-wing" is a method of trimming your sails. It has nothing to do with your keel. English is
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 5:31pm 12.05.23 221775
Width of wing on wing keel fstbttms at 5:24pm 12.05.23 "Wing-on-wing" is a method of trimming your sails. It has nothing to do with your keel.
Thru Hull Replacement? fstbttms at 5:22pm 12.05.23 The thru-hull is the fitting that actually goes through the hull. The valve attached to the thru-hul
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim thinwater at 4:23pm 12.05.23 which style of knot meter would provide optimal feedback when adjusting sail trim? Is a paddle whe
Continupus mainsail furling American_Mainsail at 3:53pm 12.05.23 SeaHawk - have you resolved your problem? The system can be a little finicky.
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 American_Mainsail at 3:18pm 12.05.23 I did mine on my 03 44 a few years ago. It was difficult to remove (I used the cutting method) and t
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows American_Mainsail at 3:12pm 12.05.23 Amazing writeup. Thanks for posting it. I rebed both forward windows (they are very large) on my 4
Charts recommendation American_Mainsail at 3:01pm 12.05.23 I use Navionics and TZ iBoat. Both are great in their own ways and worth having. The birds-eye chart
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Michael Davis at 1:43pm 12.05.23 Not sure about a boat ramp but there is/was a customs dock in the marina.

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