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Mods to be made - Cutting and bolting things in the cabin Macboy at 7:02pm 04.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/812 Other than avoiding overdoing it in attempt to reduce cruising weight (think "speed-holes") and maki
Help. Raising centerboard Hunter 260 58013 at 7:00pm 04.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1237 I am going to ask a silly question. Are you supposed to use the winch to raise the centerboard becau
Bow thruster on a 380? JBboat at 6:01pm 04.23.15 Big Boats 9/1877 Just wondering if anybody has ever self installed a bow thruster on a H-380. Would be nice to have
spinnaker leebru at 5:52pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2687 Hi all. I recently purchased a Luger Tradewinds 26. It has a symmetrical spinnaker but no pole.
safety equipment what to consider for stocking my 30 footer woodster at 5:09pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1456 ok i am starting to stock my boat with safety gear and equipment and looking for suggestions to sort
need new motor walkingwarship at 4:21pm 04.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1239 i need a new motor for an O'day22 what will be good for her?
Mods to be made - Stern Rail Swim Ladder Access Macboy at 3:59pm 04.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3971 Hello all, excited to get active in this community here but I've got to start with the questions. I'
My friends are alive, boat in on bottom of S. Pacific blowinganddrifting at 2:38pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3207 I got the worst and best email this morning, my friends from Sault Ste. Marie Canada survived the mo
New Batteries TonyDilly at 2:26pm 04.23.15 Catalina 30 2/865 I have to replace the batteries on my 78. They have already been moved to below the nav station and
Brass Fittings for Water Heater okay? (1) Dreaming at 2:24pm 04.23.15 Catalina 310 5/10899 Recently installed a new water water heater and I used brass pipe fittings in the freshwater plumbin
Hunter 260 bran1371 at 12:07pm 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2087 I am interested in a trailerable sailboat that can safely go coastal cruising. Would a Hunter 260 be
Baffled By The Throttle Cable! John Jeffrey at 11:43am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1235 I have a Channel 32 with Yanmar 2GM - probably the original equipment. Throttle cable snapped insid
Safety first, always chrisings at 10:48am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 6/823 Hey folks, I just read some saddening news that I do not want to get specific with. I do however
Yanmar temp buzzer DJBrookster at 10:42am 04.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1438 Hi, the buzzer is sounding for the temp overheat right as engine is switched on from cold. On low r
How do I Install a Head Ventilation Filter?? SDK at 10:25am 04.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1215 Has anyone installed one of these in a 2004 Hunter 33? If so, where do I locate that ventilation "
Flooring Replacement tigermoon at 9:33am 04.23.15 Big Boats 2/745 Has anybody out there had the flooring replaced on a larger Hunter?? I have a 1985 Hunter 40. One
Draining the ballast on retrieval SFKjeld at 8:55am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 9/1010 I pulled my 23.5 out for the first time the other day. We pulled the boat onto the trailer, then tow
C36 and Raymarine P70 down_shift at 7:31am 04.23.15 Big Boats 1/803 I'll be setting up the autopilot this weekend. For the vessel hull type selection, is the C36 consid
Getting on/off full keel boat on trailer? flynn at 7:19am 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 25/7205 Has anyone found an easy way to get up and down from a full keel boat while it's on the trailer? I h
Running Rigging confusion Minnesota_Slick at 6:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3269 Hi folks, I've got a 1977 Ericson 29' that needs new running rigging. I'm ordering the rigging us

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First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:53pm 01.08.23 Thanks for the replies. I will have to practice with the stitcher......maybe. Took the hose off th
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 2:40pm 01.08.23 Thanks for the reply and advice for finding the leak. Will be nice to see that dry under the floorbo
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin jssailem at 2:28pm 01.08.23 :plus: to that plan.
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin Nachismo at 2:19pm 01.08.23 I had the older E60, if I remember correctly. Based on my unit, and no particular expertise in ele
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin shemandr at 2:01pm 01.08.23 I had the older E60, if I remember correctly. Based on my unit, and no particular expertise in elec
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin (2) Nachismo at 1:25pm 01.08.23 More pics
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin (3) Nachismo at 1:20pm 01.08.23
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin jssailem at 1:10pm 01.08.23 guessing all this stuff is about to go wireless You can go wireless now. With the right gateway yo
Barlow Self Tailing Arms jssailem at 12:58pm 01.08.23
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement jssailem at 12:55pm 01.08.23 At this stage of the game you may want to consider the I40 BiData display. It is the replacement for
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement frimi_captain at 11:40am 01.08.23 A new i40 is $249 from West Marine. When there is more money in the Kitty. I'll buy it. Thanks for
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Richard19068 at 11:39am 01.08.23 Hi All I am looking for the arms for my Barlow self tailing winches size 27 Can anybody help please
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom (1) wilf_r at 11:33am 01.08.23 Thanks to all for your suggestions. I found a local guy (I live in Vancouver Canada) who sells and s
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin shemandr at 11:17am 01.08.23 We'd love to see a pic of the monstrosity! Questions: 1. I don't know. I think I would put effor
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 10:16am 01.08.23 Not cheap is an under statement. They wanted $330 plus shipping for that small part!
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement Tally Ho at 10:13am 01.08.23 Greg, the part is in Denmark. Well, for $20, they will ship it to the US it looks like. Greg
Contessa 32 Owners ... jssailem at 9:58am 01.08.23 I am selling property Selling Property in Saskatchewan during the winter, must be like selling sno
Contessa 32 Owners ... Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:25am 01.08.23
Contessa 32 Owners ... jssailem at 9:08am 01.08.23 I have identified the issue of water access on my boat and considering several ideas. I enjoy paddli
Contessa 32 Owners ... Prairie Virgin Sailor at 8:49am 01.08.23 These are interesting traits. A Contessa 32 was the only yacht in the small boat class to finish th

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