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Hunter 260 rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:48am 10.07.15 Trailer Sailors 4/1017 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Wind vane - angle of reference tabs batami at 11:24pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/7511 I am a sailing Newbie. I have a 12m Tahiti Ketch. There is no Wind Vane fitted so I have purchase
Knot meter Slider at 11:09pm 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1407 I sail a Beneteau 37. When I remove the sending unit for the knot meter for cleaning The gush of wa
Boat name doh! jonjbfx at 6:34pm 10.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3569 I just launched my 79 V25 and had a very intense naming ceremony with all harbor friends attending.
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 5:37pm 10.06.15 Smaller Boats 3/1622 just got boat the upper part of the rope is not looking good at all. got boat without trailer motore
Old bottom paint never in water Tripaddle at 2:57pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/336 PO bottom painted (black), said best paint made but has been out of water for years. Soapy rag turns
Ww11 planes, nsr sailaway78 at 2:23pm 10.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 4/814 In a couple of weeks there will be an big WW11 aircraft expo in New Orleans. Planes scheduled to b
Weather instruments Corlis West at 1:32pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 6/687 I'm looking for weather instruments (wind direction and speed) to mount on top of my mast. Any sugge
Cockpit drain Norge at 11:14am 10.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/593 I have a leaking cockpit drain that floods my bilge. The drain is made of plastic at both ends. I as
Reverse polarity light. Perfect Excuse at 10:46am 10.06.15 Big Boats 6/1469 A puzzle to me is that when I plug my my Honda 2000i into my shore power, the reverse polarity light
1998 310 hunter purchase windspeed56 at 8:58am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/374 Looking at my first big boat purchase and wondering if anyone has opinions on this boat. strengths
Asym with no bowsprit? markwbird at 8:50am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 21/12192 I recently sailed with a friend on his J-105 and I really like the simplicity of the asymmetrical sp
My newest goofy project just for fun allen-deckard at 8:10am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 8/1237 Ok this is a goofy project and I just wanted to know if it would work. Well it did believe it or n
Multiple charging systems capta at 8:06am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2857 It has always been my understanding that it is best to take the charging leads directly to the posit
New owners (finally) and plenty of questions marchem at 7:59am 10.06.15 Catalina 310 22/3296 Well, all the negotiations, inspections, paperwork, and financial work is done. We're the happy own
All forums, all discussions Phil Herring at 7:25am 10.06.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/737 You may see some links for this here and there. It's in testing right now but I hope to activate it
New boat and some small projects... (1) littledevil at 7:08am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 12/1203 hi. my name is faruk. i live around hudson valley , ny. i have been sailing with my macgregor ventu
What should i make a dinghy mast out of? McIntoshUSA at 6:43am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 17/10229 I have a Dinghy I have converted to a Sailing Dinghy. A friend gave me a nice sail, boom, and a kick
Modification to trailer for shoal draft keel (1) davidmhull at 6:42am 10.06.15 Trailer Sailors 10/2987 Good morning. My 22' Oday is tied up in the Potomac river and as some of you may know there was a ve
Oceanis 54 rig (1) Tobias at 2:00am 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1675 Hi there! We are new to sailing and have a few questions regarding the rigging on our new Oceanis 54

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'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... jibes138 at 1:35pm 01.18.24 What is more important than the specific torque is the clamping force generated by that amount of to
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? bobtigar at 12:54pm 01.18.24 If you are looking for something to keep the thru hull from spinning while you are removing it or ti
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? pgandw at 12:27pm 01.18.24 In improving my Mariner (19), my priorities are: - repair what's broke or needs fixing - improvement
California King Tide Fail FastOlson at 11:52am 01.18.24 There's a reason this marina is so cheap :laugh: d annual dredging,)
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? JBP-PA at 11:19am 01.18.24 Pillows. Portable rechargeable fans.. Cozy blankets. Portable lanterns. Boom tent (if no bimini)
California King Tide Fail DRhoads at 10:39am 01.18.24 Thinwater, When was that picture taken? It has been a few years since the water was that low and
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? (1) LaDonaMina at 10:23am 01.18.24 The best low cost upgrade was getting a sewing machine that could handle the canvas and leather and
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 8:41am 01.18.24
Acoustic guitar and boats. justsomeguy at 8:04am 01.18.24 find other music more playable on the boat This. You probably wouldn't like the music I enjoy now.
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? LloydB at 7:44am 01.18.24 Sometime ago on this site someone decided to go with a patio umbrella instead of a DIY bimini on a s
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems ggrizzard at 7:09am 01.18.24 Yes, the shoal draft version has a skeg just as the deep draft model. We'll have to wait for the OP
Replace Radar tfox2069 at 6:46am 01.18.24 I've had a fully integrated Garmin system (liked it a lot) and now have a fully integrated Raymarine
California King Tide Fail thinwater at 6:31am 01.18.24 Not a major metro area, but the closest Chesapeake Bay harbor to Washington DC. About 2000 slips in
Replace Radar dlochner at 6:17am 01.18.24 Since radars and their displays are proprietary, you will need to choose an MFD and a radar from the
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:06am 01.18.24 Hi Mark, I bought the Garmin Fantom radome for my 2004 310. Installed a Garmin 942 XS Chartplotter,
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? (4) SailingLoto at 5:05am 01.18.24 It's all about how you spend your money. I only spent about $500-600 start to finish on this projec
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:09am 01.18.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 1:12am 01.18.24 Will report after the show
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:27pm 01.17.24 Talk to them ? I was thinking, chloroform, but now I'm thinking you're on to something. I have ju
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems (1) Dalliance at 6:50pm 01.17.24

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