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Interior wood refinishing Don Lucas at 9:25am 08.12.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4055 I'm going to need to do interior wood refinishing soon. Besides the standard vanish what have others
Macgregor 26S Boom needed Eddiefuego at 9:13am 08.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/560 Greetings, I tweaked my boom on my Mac 26S. I've searched the sites that I know and have not fo
Water holding tanks Hunter 34 Ilanortho at 9:08am 08.12.15 Big Boats 7/1656 Hi;I'm trying to figure out the plumbing for water holding tanks. There is a valve adjacent to the p
antenna mount ??? deltaten at 8:31am 08.12.15 Ask All Sailors 4/968 Any (electronic/RF) reason I shouldn't/ can't mount small VHF whip on there outboard end of a spread
boom tent? Hobopacket at 5:55am 08.12.15 Catalina 22 6/2303 What are people doing for a boom tent to cover there pop up when anchor and it's raining? I forsee i
New H 23.5 Karyon at 5:47am 08.12.15 Smaller Boats 4/814 Well after a 10 year sailing hiatus, we decided to get a sailboat again. after scouring the internet
376 water under engine Michel16055 at 4:59am 08.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1443 Hi, I've narrowed my search for a new boat to the Hunter 376 The boat I'm looking at is in excellent
Jabco 36600 fresh water pump burnswelds at 4:03am 08.12.15 Catalina 30 1/605 My fresh water pump switch failed on my accumlator pump. Any ideas where i can get a new pressure sw
Go Fund Me, please pass around Akapeterc at 10:59pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 1/700 I am hoping that every one could cut and paste my web site address and send it out into the world fo
Yanmar 2QM15 Water Hoses 1864sailor at 7:34pm 08.11.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1759 My Hunter has the original 1980 Yanmar 2qm15. She works like an amazing charm, but I'm in need of wa
Smashed rukidn at 7:16pm 08.11.15 Catalina 310 10/2084 Our Brio was hit in the stern while in slip by a wayward Doral. A dockmate had a mechanical failure
Drilling a hole in my mast (Gasp) Lzed at 6:08pm 08.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3205 I am installing a new anchor/mast head light and a new VHF antenna and radio. I need to drill two
Javelin Interior Paint clanijos at 5:34pm 08.11.15 Day Sailers 1/981 I'm currently in the process of restoring a 1970 O'Day Javelin. I'm nearing the end of the long proc
Hatch Gasket Material Hale Meakipe at 4:45pm 08.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/854 Any suggestions on where to purchase replacement gasket material for v-berth hatch? The shape of th
Fuses Required for Battery Monitor Wires? (1) rardiH36 at 4:41pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 43/11468 A new-in-box vintage ProMariner analog battery monitor recently came into my possession. Photo atta
choosing antenna cable 1oldbuzzard at 2:00pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 3/860 I am going to replace a vhf antenna on top of the mast. 43' above deck and probably 75' of cable ove
Battery Charger confusion redunculous at 1:57pm 08.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/599 I'm changing out some fuses that run inline from my DC out ports to the batteries I am charging.
looking for Islander and Gemini owners 1oldbuzzard at 1:52pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 1/647 I have an Islander 32 but buying a Gemini 3200 and looking for groups to learn about my Gemini. It's
Catalina Waste Holiding Tank Pump out Matt_Summer Wind at 1:39pm 08.11.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1396 I am a new owner of a 1986 Catalina 27 and am just getting familiar. Can someone help me to underst
Starboard Stanchion Fasteners (1) KZW at 1:29pm 08.11.15 Catalina 310 28/4648 I managed to break the forward most stanchion on the starboard side. Please don't ask - it was real

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Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets stickinthemud57 at 7:21pm 07.30.23 A properly-equipped and trained welder could fill that material and re-drill it for reattachment. A
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 7:17pm 07.30.23
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? jaysweet at 6:58pm 07.30.23 TRAILER SAILORS ADAPT. For 18 years I sailed a trailer sailer. 35 minutes to rig or take down. 1.5f
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? jssailem at 6:45pm 07.30.23 TRAILER SAILORS ADAPT. For 18 years I sailed a trailer sailer. 35 minutes to rig or take down. 1.5ft
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas dlochner at 6:34pm 07.30.23 Also, any thoughts or experiences on how one performs as a Keys/Bahamas cruiser? I can't speak sp
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue jaysweet at 6:28pm 07.30.23 It sounds like you've found the problem, but I'll just comment that I had a leak in my 306 fuel syst
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Ward H at 6:11pm 07.30.23 Did you check continuity through the start button when pressed? Did you try jumping the wires on the
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas jaysweet at 6:03pm 07.30.23
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? jaysweet at 5:22pm 07.30.23 Not addressing water ballast vs. fixed keel issue, but in general: trying to sail off a trailer woul
Lewmar V700 Windlass (1) heritage at 5:10pm 07.30.23 218335
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas CliffA at 5:07pm 07.30.23 If you have not already done so, take a look on this site for Owner Reviews. Thanks for that tip.
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Tally Ho at 4:58pm 07.30.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 4:56pm 07.30.23 I've got a converter of some sort installed in the pod for the wind instrument. I'll try to rememb
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:54pm 07.30.23
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas (1) Tally Ho at 4:53pm 07.30.23 I had a Hunter 280, with the B&R rig (no back stay). It was my first boat, so I was learning a lo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 4:39pm 07.30.23 Manuals for S110KL here: Index of /boat/manuals/Datamarine Thanks @jviss. I will check these over
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 4:38pm 07.30.23 I get STW from my Datamarine instrument into my Raymarine CP for TWS. How do you get the data from
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:07pm 07.30.23 Manuals for S110KL here: Index of /boat/manuals/Datamarine
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 3:56pm 07.30.23 Why do people come on boating forums and ask basic 101 questions about systems not even related to
Life Is Good (2) pclarksurf at 3:51pm 07.30.23 I'll play: My moment of Zen and sunrise on our first ever overnight:

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