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Renaming a boat with an unknown name Iriegal at 11:28am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 29/5729 Ahoy Everyone! I am the proud owner of a 1987 O'day 272 that I just bought on New Years Day 2015.
mast sheave replacement rkeene at 10:05am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2006 Any instruction on removing mast head sheaves. Do you drill them out and rivet new ones in? Any help
Dink in the fibreglass (1) MickP at 9:48am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1261 Hello, I discovered a hole in the deck just forwards of the saloon hatch (hopefully picture attache
Another 6V battery source Bad Obsession at 8:15am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 1/827 I have found the Duracell batteries for sale at Batteries Plus. These batteries are just a shade un
Fender Covers chicagodave at 7:50am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3095 After scrubbing my fenders for three hours yesterday, I decided to look into covers for the fenders.
Engine Removal: C30 MKIII (20) CaptnDean at 6:14am 02.02.15 Catalina 30 22/6797 l thought that others on this forum might be interested in how I removed my engine from a 1995 Catal
CNG Refilling Tumororlater at 5:41am 02.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 46/10718 We keep our CNG in scuba tanks and we need to refill but the nozzle at the refilling station doesn't
Hunter 23 water line stvnm at 7:07pm 02.01.15 Smaller Boats 17/3306 Hi all, I will be mounting a Garelick/EEz-In 71056 shortly. Can anyone provide a fairly accurate me
The never ending boat-name threads-with a twist rgranger at 6:49pm 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3956 I know these come up about every six months but here is one with a twist... Its a riddle.... I th
Catalina 30 wire harness replacement (1) Txlawdog at 5:04pm 02.01.15 Catalina 30 8/3896 Greetings all. I just purchased a 1985 Caralina 30 which I suspect needs the wire harness fix. My co
LEUCOTHEA, sea goddess who aided sailors in distress Bobbie20101 at 3:32pm 02.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/3603 MacGregor 26d, built in 1988, and rescued by an old boat owner, is desperately looking for an experi
looking at a 1977 c-22 Kazz330 at 2:22pm 02.01.15 Catalina 22 18/2042 Going to look at a 1977 c-22 on Sunday for possibly my first boat! Would the girlfriend and I be ab
foldable rigid inflatable robfmcc at 1:27pm 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1801 Anyone own one of these? How do they handle on the water and do they really fold back up into the "
Winches burnswelds at 1:19pm 02.01.15 Catalina 30 3/1441 Hello, I am having a real challenge locating used self tailing cabin top winches for my 1980 Tallrig
The Store twodzusfittings at 1:09pm 02.01.15 Smaller Boats 2/700 I want to replace all four port lenses. The store shows they have only three 512's clear in stock. D
Help With Jib Frog_Bones at 12:29pm 02.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/779 I have a 1981 27ft Hunter. The jib needs a new roller furling and I dont know what the length of cab
west marine battery charger and reconditioner. dparilla at 11:44am 02.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2738 I have a west marine 40 amp battery charger (bench charger) that has a reconditioning mode where it
1990 Hunter 35.5 Watch Items NewOwnersJCM at 11:10am 02.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2385 We're looking at owning a 35.5 1990 and wanted to know if there are any specific issues or particula
Mooring Pendant CYQK at 9:53am 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1069 Reviewing the post from Maine on mooring pendants gettin ready to fab one now How much difference
Can I now take my boat and legally cruise to Cuba if I'm a U Chuckbear at 9:44am 02.01.15 Destinations 7/3374 That's the question everyone is asking. There's a lot of misinformation out there, so we try and ans

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Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard jssailem at 9:19am 12.12.22 The Caribbean is not really an option for sailing in Costa Rica. Can you share why that is so?
373 Shallow Draft Depth BigEasy at 9:05am 12.12.22 I have recently purchased a 2004 373 in the photo she did not appear to have a bulb or much of a b
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard Rebellious at 8:51am 12.12.22
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves mgg at 8:50am 12.12.22 Thanks for all the replies. Sounds like my best bet is to pull them all down and take measurements.
CDI FF2 (1) patbratton at 8:48am 12.12.22 Yesterday, I saw another hunter 240. I did not have my cell phone with me but I am correct on the
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... stickinthemud57 at 8:46am 12.12.22 Cute. My wife, while able and willing to work the jib sheets (and knows where they are positioned ;)
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum WayneH at 8:46am 12.12.22 Gravity sucks.. When the moon deorbit burn occurred, it was traveling about 670mph. It slowed down t
Leach Telltales on the Jib stickinthemud57 at 8:41am 12.12.22 I recently had a veteran sailboat racer come sailing with me on a few outings to help me tune my rig
Leach Telltales on the Jib PaulK at 8:35am 12.12.22 Jib telltales a bit aft of the luff are prevalent on most classes. If you don't see them, perhaps it
Boat Smells! (1) Tin Kicker at 8:31am 12.12.22 Cut and paste from the website. Hehe A computer muffin fan that @Tin Kicker mentions, uses little
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:26am 12.12.22 Shouldn't that be 1.7 amp-hours in 24 hours ? ? ? Cut and paste from the website. Hehe "Electric
Evergreen jssailem at 8:22am 12.12.22 may see a hazard and should be allowed to point it out before an accident. Culture plays a large p
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort (2) Kingjim91 at 8:21am 12.12.22 211597211598Our first boat was a Mac 21, which had minimal accommodations. But the V-berth was OK f
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:21am 12.12.22 Put the cushion into a garbage bag and suck down with a wet-vac. The cushions are now dewatered eno
Evergreen jssailem at 8:20am 12.12.22 Even though that report was from a 1997 event, the discussion leads me too wonder about the safety o
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 12.12.22 Website says 1.7 amps at 12 volts over 24 hours to run a fan. Shouldn't that be 1.7 amp-hours in
Boat Smells! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19am 12.12.22 Using the close-up lens on the phone camera must have distorted things That has to explain it...'cu
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:18am 12.12.22 I repeat the process about once a month. Seems like a lot of work when replacing the hose would so
Evergreen Tin Kicker at 8:16am 12.12.22 an able bodied seaman and a ships officer are two totally different jobs. one is licenced the oth
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 8:15am 12.12.22 Our Hunter 356 still has it's original sanitation hose. We bought the boat 2 years ago and it came

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