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New member Southpaw at 8:57pm 07.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/925 We have a Beneteau 343 in a charter fleet in the BVI,s. We are thinking of taking it out of charter
First Trip! (13) T_Cat at 8:17pm 07.20.15 Catalina 22 7/1332 Finally floating.... Had the family join me for an afternoon sail. I spent a wonderful night on the
Drip over Nav Station (5) Jongleur at 8:09pm 07.20.15 Catalina 30 21/3498 I asked a while ago if anybody had any fix for the drip over the nav station. A couple of other
Topping lift 240 Huntemupbob at 7:55pm 07.20.15 Smaller Boats 4/1029 I am in the process of setting up my 240,which I bought from a 3rd party,no contact with previous ow
Alternator Belt (3) Boomvang at 7:18pm 07.20.15 Bigger Boats 23/5143 My alternator belt is wearing badly because the crankshaft pulley is not in alignment with the alter
Cabin carpet removal on a 272 87roadracer at 6:55pm 07.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3293 Has anyone removed their carpet headliner in their ODay? I would like to remove it and then sand and
O day 15 02809bristol at 5:48pm 07.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1048 Looking for help with early Oday 15
matching up 35yr old deck paint jonjbfx at 3:41pm 07.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1111 Hello All I just repaired soft spot on deck under mast. Put the original sheet back and now I will
Simrad Wheelpilot Pedestal mount bracket Richard19068 at 2:47pm 07.20.15 Parts Search 0/595 The plastic mounting bracket for my Simrad Wheelpilot 30 is breaking up. Anyone have one of these si
New 1986 Hunter 34 Owner lovetorenovate at 2:44pm 07.20.15 Big Boats 7/1780 Just recently bought a new-to-us 1986 Hunter 34. Despite getting much advice to find a boat in the
Looking to buy 1987 hunter 31 Dfisher at 2:36pm 07.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 24/4902 Hello all. I currently have a 1994 h-26 that I just put up for sale and am currently looking at a 1
Question About Trailer Tire Size ChockFullOnuts222 at 1:26pm 07.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4346 I'm in a bind with getting tires for my trailer. The boat is a 1972 V2-22, and it's the original tr
Pics of Bimini on Hunter 240 bamabaxter at 12:30pm 07.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/853 Looking for pics/recommendations for bimini sold here for my Hunter 240. I was set on the 4 ft, but
Seawater leaks when heeled to port KMC4 at 10:45am 07.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/783
Grounding instruments on H29.5 RSegado at 10:41am 07.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/508 Can anybody tell me for sure wether the H29.5 had a dedicated grounding circuit or if the individual
Running new halyard Jdaniel343 at 9:29am 07.20.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2194 Well I did it yesterday. I had installed all new halyards and sheets at the beginning of the year an
Moving Rudder Stop bar (1) PGIJon at 9:04am 07.20.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1127 I just added a Raymarine Rudder Position Sensor to my existing SPX-5 Autopilot. I did this becaus
yanmar 2gm20f fresh water pump thetone at 8:48am 07.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2715 Yesterday I went to shut off my engine and heard a noise coming from the fresh water pump. I also no
Borg Warner Gearbox Ratio on Columbia 41 SanyaYachting at 8:04am 07.20.15 Columbia 0/1726 Hi All, I recently bought a Columbia 41 of 1974 vintage. She is a project boat and as such one a
Electrical Back Feed hatchmick at 7:59am 07.20.15 Big Boats 4/2447 We have well kept 2014 Hunter 426 with a strange electrical issue. The boat has a Freedom 25 batt c

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Solar power systems dlochner at 9:17am 12.18.23 For those who don't know John Harries, he is a life long sailor who has done a lot of high latitude
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? Roland5048 at 8:58am 12.18.23 @dlochner, You are absolutely correct. I did not check the URL close enough but their info is corre
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint cyryc at 8:29am 12.18.23 g. 1/2-inch size) a Forespar Marelon seacock on a Groco bronze thruhull (also 1/2-inch)?
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:27am 12.18.23 Just think about it - how much sail area do you have to spread to get the push of a 3hp outboard en
Solar power systems dLj at 8:25am 12.18.23 John Harries on Attainable Adventure Cruising on how to make a fast boat go slow for cruising (note
Hatch leak repair dmax at 8:12am 12.18.23 Yes but that's not going to fix the leak - you can't seal it from the outside.
How dispose of sailboat? tfox2069 at 8:11am 12.18.23 Thank you very much! I will research. I see those derelict boats all the time and I wonder why the
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:52am 12.18.23 John Harries on Attainable Adventure Cruising on how to make a fast boat go slow for cruising (note
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? dlochner at 7:48am 12.18.23 5 net tons https://unitedstatesvessel.us/boat-documentation-requirements Be aware this is not the
Hatch leak repair BigEasy at 7:45am 12.18.23 If it is a Lewmar hatch, yes the lid can be removed. There are two plastic covers that need to be re
Solar power systems pgandw at 7:44am 12.18.23 Just think about it - how much sail area do you have to spread to get the push of a 3hp outboard eng
How dispose of sailboat? shemandr at 7:39am 12.18.23
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? Roland5048 at 7:38am 12.18.23 5 net tons https://unitedstatesvessel.us/boat-documentation-requirements
Hatch leak repair (1) dmax at 7:32am 12.18.23 If your hatch is like mine (it looks like it is from images of O'Day 222), the answer is no - you ne
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 7:09am 12.18.23 And thank you tfox2069 for the link!
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 7:06am 12.18.23 Thank you very much! I will research. I see those derelict boats all the time and I wonder why the r
How dispose of sailboat? tfox2069 at 7:05am 12.18.23 Derelict and At-Risk Vessels \| FWC (myfwc.com)
How dispose of sailboat? shemandr at 6:58am 12.18.23 You're in Florida, right? I've been hearing radio ads about a state sponsored program to dispose o
Hatch leak repair BigEasy at 6:37am 12.18.23 [QUOTE="Tom TH, post: 1806291, member: 163741 Is there a way to remove only the cover so that I can
Prop rotation question (1) kloudie1 at 6:37am 12.18.23 Like aircraft, the convention of orientation (whew big words) is viewing from the stern .. I think a

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