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Cruising Florida: Navigation (2) Regular Guy at 11:11am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 3/990 Experiences Shared: On board of my boat I have a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI and a Raymarine ST40 Bidata
Its about people, not results. (1) Jackdaw at 9:22am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/940 Last night on a light-air day we had the father of our bowman ask if he and his daughter could sail
Spindrift 17 chuckanger at 9:21am 06.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1019 I'm new to sailing and have learned on a McGregor 26 and Lagoon 38. However I am looking to buy an i
Shoebox joint leak on a Mark 1 Peters Wet at 9:12am 06.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1556 Hello all, My 78 is now not leaking any rain water as Ive rebedded everything however when heeled to
Cruising Florida Regular Guy at 9:12am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2052 Hi All, I have been back from a 1022 miles single handed sailing trip. I went from north-east Flori
Mast Lowering-Yam 25 MkII alturaam at 8:30am 06.19.15 Yamaha 15/3502 Do you any of you Yam 25 owners have experience with lowering the mast? Any tips as to how I should
PHRF Ratings for Catalina 22WK Jim W. at 7:35am 06.19.15 Catalina 22 1/4798 Wondering what I should expect for a PHRF rating for a 1988 Catalina 22 Wing Keel, with a 150% genoi
Best place for VHF on the 26S? Bfranchini at 4:34am 06.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2766 Any suggestion on the best location for the VHF radio? The PO placed it just above the galley area h
Hunter30T windows abinkc at 9:22pm 06.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1181 What are the pros and cons about removing the large sides windows and reseating them. They currently
Shut off engine cable length Fernando BR at 9:02pm 06.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/917 Hi , on my 1999 361 , the shut off cable is not original and hard to use . Beneteau USA shows a 3 me
'81 H36 Steaming/decklight help (1) tmjb at 8:57pm 06.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/536 Can anyone tell me the make/model of the above on my new to me H36 which is pictured below. I am t
Inverter Woes Frank P at 8:16pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1086 My xantrex prowat 1750 inverter died after 12 year of service. I replaced it with a new xanrtex pro
Port dimensions 1982 Hunter Cherubini 36/SL paolex at 7:39pm 06.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 34/4848 hello All! I ran a search for this topic and didn't see anything, but please correct me if I'm wron
I was that close! All U Get at 6:41pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2724 Hi all, Sometimes I see something and it hides on the right side of my brain where I never look.
OSC Spring Series shemandr at 6:25pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/600 Follow this link for my report about this regatta: http://www.windcheckmagazine.com/spring_off_sou
solved my ramp problem piedpiperIII at 5:40pm 06.18.15 Catalina 22 8/698 I went and measured both ramps tonight and there is a 20" depth difference at the same distance from
Beautiful evening shaping up (1) svPelican at 4:07pm 06.18.15 Catalina 30 7/1076 After the heavy duty thunderstorms finally wore themselves out, it's turned into a peaceful, cool ev
1981 H27 Boomkicker/Boom vang Install Photos? SailormanDan at 3:20pm 06.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4426 Hi Everyone, I am looking at putting a Boomkicker and boom vang on my 1981 Hunter 27 and wasn't sur
I had to share these pictures! (4) Bad Obsession at 1:50pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/897 I was just sent some really cool pictures by my Uncle who was out sailing his boat during the cruise
Upgraded Battery Charger recommendations Cest La Vie at 1:10pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1700 At risk of asking which production boat (Beneteau, Catalina, Hunter...) or which anchor (Manson, Roc

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1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 09.23.23 Boat cancer? That's what I thought for a first guess. Should I peck away at one and... "discove
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Mark Maulden at 9:10pm 09.23.23 The fuel tank/pickup could be root of your problem. You can clean lines, screens, replace filters,
Its funny Friday! (1) RSHunter27 at 8:59pm 09.23.23 We are not spring chickens any more. https://media.tenor.com/BvxBxc0vbBUAAAAM/duck.gif ome muscle
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Mark Maulden at 8:54pm 09.23.23 What shipping companies? UPS and Fed Ex.
Its funny Friday! RSHunter27 at 8:47pm 09.23.23 Well he said he was a sailor, which would not make him a soldier and if he were in boot camp, he wo
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland jssailem at 8:41pm 09.23.23
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 8:39pm 09.23.23 Boat cancer? Someone speculated that it might be the (steel plate?) washer, covered in the last fib
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 09.23.23 Do you have any idea what this crap is : ilge : 220216 Does it appear under all of the keel bolt
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 8:23pm 09.23.23 We are not spring chickens any more. https://media.tenor.com/BvxBxc0vbBUAAAAM/duck.gif
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 7:57pm 09.23.23 The cables from the panel to the controller should be as short as possible, so keep this in mind wh
keel bolts Don S/V ILLusion at 7:57pm 09.23.23 You seem to already know what to try and the order in which they should be done. Ensuring the keel
Universal M-18 not starting (2) Better_Angel at 7:56pm 09.23.23 Later M25s (and XPs) switch to the knob and return the bled fuel to the return line. Like this, ye
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Kelsa at 7:50pm 09.23.23 Use USPS priority mail is 2 days and costs less
keel bolts drewlamparello at 7:39pm 09.23.23 what model boat and year are we taking about?
keel bolts Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 09.23.23 picture two is haul out 6 years ago with a known crack around keel/hull connection The most impor
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 7:01pm 09.23.23 I also have a Kenmore 158-1251 which has all metal gears and is mostly metal. Some external pieces a
23.5 unsinkable??? dlochner at 6:41pm 09.23.23 The issue is not weight, it is displacement and density. This is best illustrated with a PFD example
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 6:25pm 09.23.23 The shipping companies quoted me shipping to MA from WA of $100.00. What shipping companies?
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Ward H at 5:05pm 09.23.23 I agree with Kappy. Clean the electrical connections, including the ground connections at the motor
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging (4) SV Maverick at 5:01pm 09.23.23 The refrigerator (8 cubic feet) and freezer (5 cubic feet) are pretty big. The front and top opening

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