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Advice on choosing next boat Mike H. at 10:49am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4927 We sold our 94 Hunter Vision 36 last month. We're banking money and starting to shop for a new boat
Testing my anchor and mast lights while mast is down fourwhitesocks at 9:12am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 33/6281 Ok so my mast is down for the winter, how can I test (after installing new bulbs of course) the ligh
Eboat All U Get at 6:58am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/551 Hi all, Has anyone got a hang of how to use Active Captains Eboat cards? Sounds like a great idea b
Dear Santa.... Curious Sailor at 7:51pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3009 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Dear Santa... Curious Sailor at 7:47pm 12.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/97 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Pearson 33 discussion isesseg at 7:14pm 12.16.15 Pearson 8/8468 Hello Pearson 33 owners... I would like to get your impressions on the 33 (circa 1972)... Particul
Oceanis 400 Fuel Tank Replacement Steve Day22178 at 6:43pm 12.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1736 Well, it's happened. It has been 20 years since my Oceanis 400 was built and I recently discovered a
Standing Rigging/Taking down the mast - help a newbie out... (1) lovetorenovate at 3:23pm 12.16.15 Big Boats 8/3272 I guess I'm way over my head in this boat purchase (1986 Hunter 34), perhaps I should have heeded th
1986 Catalina 30 TR JohnVTX at 3:07pm 12.16.15 Catalina 30 2/866 Should there be a slight forward rack in the mast?
Main Sheet setup for Javelin (2) John Stevens at 2:11pm 12.16.15 Day Sailers 11/6866 Is this the correct way to rig the main sheet for the Javelin? Also, what are the cleats for just f
What to do with extra halyard davidmhull at 12:49pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2658 When my boat was first sold it had a conventional halyard for the main and the jib. A Harken roller
fuel hose ID on 3GM30F, 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 12:42pm 12.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/861 Anybody know the fuel hose ID typically used on this engine? Want to order some to have on hand for
Choosing GPS Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 53/6775 How do you do it? The choices seem endless. Model numbers go on forever and it seems difficult to
Barrier coat.....time between coats kito at 5:17am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 2/415 I am looking for advice. My project boat came with 2 coats of barrier coating but was never painted.
Lagoon 1998 410 part needed (1) unrille at 7:27pm 12.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/450 the latch to open the windless hatch.
Painting inside the cabin mark rocco at 6:46pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 7/4129 At the end of the month i will be pulling my boat out of the water. So for the next two months i wil
Outboard Options Cincy020 at 5:52pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 35/4009 After this past summer, considering buying a new outboard. Started the summer with a '93 long shaft
New Owner 1985 Catalina 30 JohnVTX at 3:20pm 12.15.15 Catalina 30 1/757 Well today I moved up from my Sirius 21 to a Catalina 30 tall rig. Biggest boat I have owned is a Ca
DST800 mounting issues/options indimini at 12:30pm 12.15.15 S2 1/817 Now that the boat's out of the water I am trying to figure out where to mount my new DST800 transduc
My next boat sailaway78 at 11:07am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 8/729 Soon as I win the powerball, and it's at least 150 mil. :) http://www.shuttleworthdesign.com/adastr

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How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. JR19454 at 1:19pm 03.06.24 Thank you very much for such a detailed reply. Yes, it is the 4JH4-HTE and only has 600 hours on it
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 12:56pm 03.06.24 Many boats have difficult spots and the H49 is no different. For oil changes mine has an oil drain p
Black water seacock Don S/V ILLusion at 12:08pm 03.06.24 As with any stuck seacock, there is nothing unusual with this one. Dissembling is the best approach
Advice on transcontinental shipping MitchM at 11:11am 03.06.24 if your boat is on a cradle it can be flat - bed shipped on a trailer . I had g
GOB Gone? MitchM at 11:04am 03.06.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope the
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dLj at 10:54am 03.06.24 Is a chart required equipment on recreational vessels? I can find references for requirements on c
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JoeWhite at 10:15am 03.06.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart ex
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Davidasailor26 at 9:37am 03.06.24 The CG only says you must have an official chart. Is a chart required equipment on recreational ve
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 8:43am 03.06.24 They did. They offered digital only subscriptions for less than the print version. Yup. That's wha
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch Captain Larry-DH at 8:23am 03.06.24 Just use standard rigging blocks. Anything rated to carry the load. Just make sure you place a cam a
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 8:21am 03.06.24 There is no limit to what you may buy from a commercial producer. The CG only says you must have an
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! ggrizzard at 7:17am 03.06.24 So, is buying commercially produced charts kosher?
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 7:15am 03.06.24 Further reading of the original attachment .. the boat was in a collision and run aground... We don
Hunter 170 quiggers at 6:41am 03.06.24 Thats an awesome suggestion. It sounds like it would fit my bill perfectly. You've hit all the salie
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! kloudie1 at 6:04am 03.06.24 Further reading of the original attachment .. the boat was in a collision and run aground... We don'
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:01am 03.06.24 @kloudie1 I will send a pm to the owner and report back to this message. Thanks Most likely it is t
Hunter Legend 240 kloudie1 at 5:57am 03.06.24 Going to defer to Crazy Dave, but I think that is the primary seal between the cockpit molding secti
GOB Gone? JBP-PA at 5:33am 03.06.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. JR19454 at 5:07am 03.06.24 Yep I'm looking at a 49 with the upgraded Yanmar. It looks like a tight fit. Is access to the ro
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch xavpil at 5:01am 03.06.24 ? Are you flexible about changes to the support frame? totally flexible on everything as long as

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