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Unknown HID Daysailer oday414 at 9:49am 06.29.15 Day Sailers 12/3415 Greetings and salutations. Recently purchased a lovely Daysailer and was told that it was a "1980" D
Oregon Umpqua River Bar fgraham at 9:31am 06.29.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1022 I'm thinking about mooring my 27 at Winchester but I am concerned that this bar might make it too di
Annapolis Area Rigger Recommendations kvalerio at 8:23am 06.29.15 Ask All Sailors 16/5842 We are in need of having our '89 Hunter 27 rigging evaluated and adjusted. Would appreciate any reco
Need to replace Windows (2) dknape at 7:56am 06.29.15 Smaller Boats 1/653 I've just discovered a crack in my port side window on my 1987 Hunter 26.5. Any suggestions on wher
Wire/Rope halyard to all rope halyard ZKissack at 6:53am 06.29.15 S2 11/5746 I have a 1987 S2 9.2c. I need to replace the mainsail and jib halyards. I would like to convert to
Thousand Islands Canada side chp at 5:57am 06.29.15 Trailer Sailors 5/2325 For anyone trailering to the Thousand Islands I thought I would put in some advice on where not to l
Water leaking thru steaming/deck light wire bshock at 5:47am 06.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1245 Hi All, this is an odd one, and something new that wasn't happening last year; I have what I conside
stanchions for 222 kdmjme at 3:05am 06.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/536 Hi, we had a big blow yesterday in Duxbury and moorings were dragged forcing another boat to slam me
Experience in buying boats in the med? PeterGade at 2:40am 06.29.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2806 Hi I am looking into buying a boat next year, and have a budget on approx. max 70.000 $. In the D
Where did you wire in your solar panels? jimlarsen at 9:55pm 06.28.15 Big Boats 18/2375 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 and I want to add solar panels. I am curious how other people have attached
Access to cabin light bulbs? matts997 at 9:06pm 06.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/4658 Recently bought a '96 H280 and need to replace a bulb in one of the overhead cabin lights. Tried tu
Key wont start Hunter 26.5 Nissan 9.9 OB (1) dknape at 8:12pm 06.28.15 Smaller Boats 10/1777 Hello everyone, I did something and I am not sure what it was. I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 with a
Raritan pumps wet when DRY selected... (1) malyea at 6:56pm 06.28.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 33/5222 Having a couple problematic symptoms with my Raritan. 1) With DRY selected, water is introduced int
Solar panel on cabin roof Syversens at 6:41pm 06.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1750 Hey all, we have a 99 361 and lately I've been looking at solar panel options. I'm sure there are as
Sailing San Diego Bay this week CaptDon01 at 5:54pm 06.28.15 Catalina 22 36/3445 Sailing out of Mission Bay Tuesday morning and sailing around Pt Loma into San Diego Bay until 7-6-1
bad smelling water frankies56 at 5:44pm 06.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/787 Hello freinds. about a month ago I filled my fresh water tanks. about a week later I was talking wit
M25 Motorola 55 Amp Altenator question OS2Dude at 5:36pm 06.28.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2019 I am trying to update the wiring in my new (to us) 1985 Catalina 30. It has an M25 engine with a 55
mainsheet rigging marto at 5:31pm 06.28.15 Newport 2/1663 Helllo out there I need help my newport 17 dose not have the rigging for the mainsheet the traveler
axle on top or bottom of springs? piedpiperIII at 5:10pm 06.28.15 Catalina 22 12/2193 My boat sits very high but there is no way to lower the boat but what if I put my axle on top of the
Gap between deck and headliner (3) Sailorjack at 4:55pm 06.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/990 I removed the companion way hatch and the trim that holds the washboards in place. The space in betw

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Merit 22 owners redbeemr at 5:17pm 09.27.23 The 22 is a vertical lifted keel so no keel pivot or cable to be concerned with but if these are gr
Merit 22 owners RussC at 5:06pm 09.27.23 Hey all, just found you all. Considering buying a Merit 22 in Southern California. Not much experie
Sail Stop for H34 Hello Below at 5:01pm 09.27.23 A call to the SBO store will confirm if this is the one. If not I am sure they can help. Hunter Sai
Merit 22 owners redbeemr at 4:56pm 09.27.23 Hey all, just found you all. Considering buying a Merit 22 in Southern California. Not much experien
The Sewing Machine Thread Siamese at 4:03pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
...and we whined about prices back in '75 shemandr at 3:55pm 09.27.23 ...When we go close enough to pick up a radio signal we used a "radio direction finder." Basically
The Sewing Machine Thread Siamese at 3:50pm 09.27.23 What machines that you have, or have used, have a walking foot? A walking foot cannot be overempha
Just a bit too much heel and helm (1) FDL S2 at 2:35pm 09.27.23 I suppose the location of the main sheet and traveler have a big impact on this question. I have ow
Anchor Locker blackcrab at 2:30pm 09.27.23
Anchor Locker blackcrab at 2:29pm 09.27.23 Is there a hull identification number etched at the top starboard side of the stern? Welcome to th
...and we whined about prices back in '75 Justin_NSA at 2:24pm 09.27.23 There was a movie about 20 years ago titled 'Longitude' about John Harrison who developed a marine c
...and we whined about prices back in '75 smokey73 at 2:06pm 09.27.23 Sailed from Bermuda to Rhode Island on a Crysler Kiawa (I believe). We did running lines on the Sun
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? AndyL at 1:38pm 09.27.23 In my installation they are around 24". If I read your earlier post correctly the cable run from th
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Project_Mayhem at 1:23pm 09.27.23 That sounds very easy if you pull your mast at the end of the season. My mast has been down twice
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 12:55pm 09.27.23 I didn't understand that. Are you using the Vesper's built-in wifi? It can support up to 5 devices.
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 12:51pm 09.27.23 I have a Vesper (XB-6000) transponder on my NMEA2000 network. The transponder both sends out my AI
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 12:49pm 09.27.23 I'm not sure I'm following this. The Navionics app does not have a AIS transponder, it can only ser
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 12:41pm 09.27.23 Looking at the Navionics website again, I see they do offer live AIS through a third party which req
Anchor Locker justsomeguy at 12:37pm 09.27.23
Just a bit too much heel and helm kappykaplan at 12:36pm 09.27.23 I have sailed with people who scream and yell when there is any adversity and all it seems to do is

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