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Cruising Florida Regular Guy at 8:22am 06.22.15 Smaller Boats 1/610 Hi All, I have posted at the forum "Ask All Sailors" some practical experiences to share coming bac
H34 topping lift h34 at 8:04am 06.22.15 Big Boats 17/2556 Does anyone have a picture of the original topping lift of the H34 that they can share? and how it i
Difficult pulling in furling foresail. Smooth Operator at 7:57am 06.22.15 Big Boats 9/1573 I have a 1991 37.5 Hunter, with a below-the-deck Hood furling system for my foresail. The sail pull
Green Rats pateco at 7:43am 06.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 17/1570 Finaly figured out who's been making a mess of my deck. Anyone know how to keep the iguanas off your
Beneteau 423 - Helms station chicagodave at 7:33am 06.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/755 Any other suggestions to hold up the plastic instrument cover at the helms station while you are mak
Beneteau 423 - Docking chicagodave at 7:28am 06.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2028 Does the Beneteau 423 have a place on the boat that when a dock line is attached, it is naturally pu
singlehanding a 435 Beneteau first h34 at 7:12am 06.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1538 I am looking at buying a Beneteau first 435. I sail by myself 95% of the time (I have a Hunter 34 no
Cracked Mast ~ How bad is this? (1) catalanc at 6:27am 06.22.15 Catalina 22 11/1996 I recently purchased a 22 MKII, which was shrink wrapped at the time. She has been commissioned by
Literally, a Crappy Father's Day SawyerCurt at 6:12am 06.22.15 Catalina 310 8/1259 Here is a story under the heading, "Thank goodness this didn't happen to me!" I knew our holding ta
Chicken or the Egg? GorillaToast at 5:49am 06.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1753 Which should come first - bottom paint or compounding and buffing the hull?
On line boater safety courses woodster at 5:48am 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1549 just spent the afternoon yesterday taking one for my state...it is a long event with all the videos
Reefing Tim22 at 5:46am 06.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/863 According to my hunter 310 manual my reefing line starts at a pad eye at the aft end of the boom, go
Abandon boats, what options does the marina have? kito at 5:15am 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 46/12020 I checked out some marinas Friday on Lake Norman. All had a few abandoned boats but one in particula
hull construction naitaka at 4:08am 06.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1098 Can anyone tell me if the hull below the waterline is solid fiberglass? If not then what is the com
Mosquito Netting (1) w4swk at 9:57pm 06.21.15 Catalina 22 5/2451 In another thread that I had started, conversation turned to netting used to ward off mosquitoes and
Short-term mooring - Alberta, Canada lakes (2) Macboy at 9:47pm 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1172 Hey all - two quickies here. First...I'm digging around as best as I can and I'm getting a pretty so
Towing a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:30pm 06.21.15 Smaller Boats 22/3147 Posted a general question about towing with a BMW X3 on the Trailer Sailors forum. A lot guys guys c
Broken Rudder a281668 at 7:50pm 06.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1883 Just bought a 1994 26S and it came without a rudder. We did get one sent to us but are not sure if t
Led Upgrades (1) William7205 at 7:33pm 06.21.15 Catalina 22 8/1018 About $30 and a little bit of wiring and it's a world of a difference.
Radar mounting on mast with roller furling Jeffrey Condit at 7:32pm 06.21.15 Big Boats 2/740 I would like to mount radar just past the first spreader. Is it a problem with roller furling if not

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Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 4:42pm 01.26.23 I've seen other references to the "build list". I have poked around the store and can't seem to fin
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 4:42pm 01.26.23 The generator could be sitting outside in the fresh air running happily while the CO is drafting in
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dkinzer at 4:37pm 01.26.23 The store here has the build list of parts for your boat. I've seen other references to the "build
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Captain Larry-DH at 4:35pm 01.26.23 snip Minimize the load on your house batteries. All LED. Switch off anything that you are not using
Need a "double" block at the mast base JRacer at 4:29pm 01.26.23 @Justin_NSA Z spar and US Spars are one in the same. Look to see if there are additional holes in
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Davidasailor26 at 4:20pm 01.26.23 Adding a bit of gas to the flame here! Just got an email advertisement that Honda has a new port
Need a "double" block at the mast base Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 01.26.23 @Justin_NSA Z spar and US Spars are one in the same. Look to see if there are additional holes in
Cleat backing plates? (2) pclarksurf at 3:52pm 01.26.23 common -- although they may have considered this appropriate at the time (weak sauce)
Cleat backing plates? Project_Mayhem at 3:49pm 01.26.23 I use Square Unistrut washers. They're cheap, heavy corrosion coating, very thick and they'll outlas
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source TheBigDeal at 3:45pm 01.26.23 In our boat we bought a used dual fuel generator and got it for a great price. Online they are on sa
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:40pm 01.26.23 The store here has the build list of parts for your boat. Owner is a former Hunter employee
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 seadaddler at 3:34pm 01.26.23 West Marine
LPG tank Hunter 39 seadaddler at 3:34pm 01.26.23 I have been out cruising 3 weeks and always had plenty propane maybe get add on gauge from ac hared
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option seadaddler at 3:29pm 01.26.23 I never had much jamming until my sail was 15 years old and many repairs from racing but got new sai
Single handing BigEasy at 3:29pm 01.26.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? T
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 dmax at 3:07pm 01.26.23 :plus:on the O'Day 19, it's a more substantial boat. I've been on one in Natucket Sound - you'll hav
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source BigEasy at 3:05pm 01.26.23 Adding a bit of gas to the flame here! Just got an email advertisement that Honda has a new porta
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 2:50pm 01.26.23 Found in a Brazilian restaurant washroom, I translated to English for easier consumption
Cleat backing plates? AaronD at 2:49pm 01.26.23 Been away from the forum for awhile....that said, wth was Catalina thinking putting cleats on a C22
Solar panel question/Recommendations Tin Kicker at 2:17pm 01.26.23 I paid a lot of attention to the reviews and didn't buy the cheapest or the most expensive. In car e

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