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Buyers broker recommendation in San Diego Celtic_Wind at 3:05am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/957 My wife and I are retired and moving to San Diego and are interested in using a buyers broker to hel
daysailing in the southeast donjudy at 1:58am 05.16.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2895 I am a novice and have usually sailed on local lakes but I am looking for some suggestions as to the
water and holding tank "gauge" rdavis6507 at 8:10pm 05.15.15 Big Boats 3/1390 Does anyone know where to find the "gauge" for water and holding tanks for 2002 Hunter 410? The pus
1985 26' O'Day bilge pump Windtherapy at 6:09pm 05.15.15 Day Sailers 7/1941 Has anybody installed an electric bilge pump on a 1985 26" O'Day?
Luff tension Mark Maulden at 4:35pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2904 Do you relieve luff tension on a furled headsail?
Catalina 27 '84 std - tack block for ASpin Kopite at 4:17pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1220 Hi, my boat came with an ASpin, but there is no block for the tack. I have a Harken furler. Any rec
Handrails for Macgregor 22 (1981)? pajcrowley at 2:55pm 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1212 Hi, Wondering if someone could help point me to the best place to get replacement handrails for m
Is it Just Me ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3816 .................. or has anyone else noticed a decline in boating interest in their area? This ca
Bottom Painting case: is barrier coat necessary? (2) Michal at 2:11pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 Hi, The previous owner did not clean / paint the boat for several years. The original plan was to
Main Haylard catealley at 1:03pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1298 I have a Catalina 27 and need to purchase a new main halyard. My specs tell me 78', 5/16". My ques
Trouble starting M3-20 Bob Mc at 12:37pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/604 Sorry. Didn't mean to repost
Need Help Fishing a Wire on a H356 SA1LOR32 at 11:51am 05.15.15 Big Boats 11/1251 I'm trying to run a GPS antenna cable and satellite antenna cable from the electrical panel area to
bilge float switch cstonedent at 10:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3091 On our B311 there is a very swallow bilge. What is the best type of float switch for these boats? An
Stern arch Prime Time at 10:43am 05.15.15 Bristol 0/1406 Anyone out there buy, make, steal a stern arch for a Bristol 41.1 or 43.3?
Bow Thruster Controller dehler25 at 10:37am 05.15.15 Big Boats 0/610 Anyone know if the Sidepower 8950g will fit in the cutout for the older SM8800?
Yamaha 30 Sail from Seattle Ameseys at 10:25am 05.15.15 Yamaha 8/5036 I bought a neglected Yamaha 30 near Seattle. I spent a few months refitting her and sailed to Portla
headliner dhenze at 9:58am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1062 The manufacture vinyl, which had a foam-type backing, disintegrated on me a couple of years ago. I
"Hunter" decals braol at 9:13am 05.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2396 Anyone have a good source for Hunter-logo decals for the hull? I'd like to modernize my '79 H27 wit
From lemons to lemonade rgranger at 7:41am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1401 Hey All Starting in August I'm going to "live aboard" two nights/week. The "higher-ups" where I
Internal Outhaul Access DockH at 7:17am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/886 I cannot reach into my 8 ft boom to re rig the outhaul. The lines got old and failed. Any ideas,. ti

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Fuel Tank Replacement dmax at 3:18pm 09.11.23 You may have to get creative - I was able to get everything hooked up but it took some work.
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 3:14pm 09.11.23 The only water that gets into my bilge is when the shower box in the main shower overflows, usually
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Laid-back at 3:10pm 09.11.23
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 2:50pm 09.11.23 Never heard of them before. Technical material up the ying yang. I'm somewhat skeptical until I co
Mast up winter storage Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 09.11.23 Around here probably 80% store with mast up. Never seen any problems in our yard which uses 8 pad cr
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 2:42pm 09.11.23 If you plan to pour your heart and soul into this boat, oh, yeah, i think i'm into this for the L
Used sail? LakeShark at 2:27pm 09.11.23 Above 20kts, I'd be flying a 75 jib if I had a choice. Dang sure not a 135. I like it when the stic
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS Sol Cazador at 2:18pm 09.11.23 Hi, I am not sure the previous post went through. I have a 2008 45DS which is the same hull and I b
Looking for new sails?? LakeShark at 2:17pm 09.11.23 @C_Level Ulman makes a good sail for sure. I would call the loft in San Diego on Shelter Island.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO FastOlson at 2:01pm 09.11.23 I have found that he major sail lofts will include your class logo at no or minimal cost. They will
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.11.23 Having to lift the bolt will be tough but like I said, going to try some PB blaster You MAY be ab
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices rgranger at 1:41pm 09.11.23 Have you never seen a Micro-C connector? :) Now I have...;)
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices (1) jviss at 1:40pm 09.11.23 For @rgranger :
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS rgranger at 1:40pm 09.11.23 I don't know your installation, but I think the idea of the gap is to get cooling air around the ch
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 1:38pm 09.11.23 :worthless: ;) Have you never seen a Micro-C connector? :)
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices rgranger at 1:36pm 09.11.23 :worthless: ;)
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS ggrizzard at 1:35pm 09.11.23 I don't know your installation, but I think the idea of the gap is to get cooling air around the chi
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? rgranger at 1:34pm 09.11.23 i'm guessing that they used this stuff to hold it in place while they screwed them in. Could be
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. rgranger at 1:31pm 09.11.23 If you are living on board, can you dive (snorkle) on your boat more regularly? That would negate s
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Roland5048 at 1:24pm 09.11.23 Doyle made me a new main about 4yrs ago. Logo and a number were extra.

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