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Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5626 Anyone have any recommendation on making a homemade boom vang with some pulleys for my Buccaneer?
Poli Glow Canonshooternb at 6:23pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4754 I have read some of the articles from Maine Sail and Buff waxing but would also be intersted on hear
Adjusting the Mast Stays Rick in FL at 5:56pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/2205 Hi Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and my 4 port and starboard mast stays appear to be loose becaus
No Anchor light this season,electr. questions (2) DAVA390 at 5:28pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5094 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s
Shopping for New Sails entmejia at 4:52pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 17/2380 I received a small amount of unexpected hobby money, so I thought I would shop for new sails and pos
R & R Clipper Marine 21 keel lifting system hardware DreamCatcherCapt at 3:34pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 13/6163 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a
Hunter 326 view Raeky1 at 3:06pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/809 Help!! I think I'm interested in purchasing a used Hunter 326. but have never seen one other than th
Hunter 460 for Offshore Use/Extended Cruising 29palmsailor at 2:27pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 27/11061 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January and are working toward an extended trip with probable offshor
Water in Hunter460 Chain Locker 29palmsailor at 2:20pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 5/1241 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January. It has holes just above the waterline on the bow outside of
Fan mount in v-berth ppm411 at 2:06pm 04.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1053 I'd like to mount a fan on the ceiling a few inches forward of the compression post. Any ideas on ho
Hatch Tent Bad Obsession at 1:37pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1964 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have
Finishing Delrin CYQK at 1:01pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1949 Installed a new base for one of my foot blocks How do you get a smooth finish on it?
Towing/retrieving with all wheel drive (1) SamLust at 12:22pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 29/8391 I'm looking for personal experience using an all wheel drive vehicle to tow and retrieve a small sai
Simpson Lawrence Windlass letting go under gravity Jerry21707 at 9:04am 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1359 2007 Hunter 31 with a Sprint Atlantic Gipsy/Drum model 457. The unit works fine under power both up
leaking windows/ ports solodare at 8:17am 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 19/3332 Can some one point me in the right direction? Im having trouble finding DIY info. I have a venture
S2 9.2C Rudder Shaft Dimensions islndr at 7:22am 04.15.15 S2 1/2032 I need to replace my rudder and rudder shaft on my 1986 S2 9.2C. The company I found to manufacture
Newbie Needs Advice mlindberg1 at 6:06am 04.15.15 Day Sailers 0/647 I am 99% on my way to be the new owner of an O'day 26. As far as I can tell everything checks out an
O'day 222 rudder repair kveach at 6:03am 04.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2930 Hello all, My wife and I are the new owners of a well-kept 1987 O'day 222. Still sorting through
Alternator with dual charging outputs? Ebbing Lattitude at 5:25am 04.15.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1741 Working on my DC system on my new to me boat, and I've found a couple things I can't seem to reconci
41 saloon dead lights uncledom at 4:37am 04.15.15 Big Boats 11/1593 I have a 2006 Hunter 41 that has a leak on the starboard dead light, forward in the saloon. I would

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When to tack PaulK at 4:50pm 10.11.23 Dr. Stuart Walker, an expert Soling racer along with other classes, wrote a number of books about "w
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 4:35pm 10.11.23 I think the Navionics subscription goes across iOS and Android devices through account login, but no
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 10.11.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 4:02pm 10.11.23 If they won't give you a core credit, look for a scrap metal yard. Last time I took in some batteri
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help Crazy Dave Condon at 3:56pm 10.11.23 @patbratton @Monsterfish @FreedomCrawler Look at my response in general Hunterowners
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 3:54pm 10.11.23 That was SO bad.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:49pm 10.11.23 For the kind of sailing you'll be doing, the GCs are probably your best bet both in performance and
Navionics price increasing stephen_i_w at 3:19pm 10.11.23 Question: how do you get to use Navionics on all your devices? I bought it for my cell phone and can
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 kloudie1 at 3:06pm 10.11.23 There was no inspection plate in the original tank.. I haven't put one on my tank yet but before I d
1975 oday 22 (2) Anomymous 163294 at 2:57pm 10.11.23 heres a few more pics. one is the speed sensor the other is hole in the floor showing no rope or any
Legal Question Raymus at 2:44pm 10.11.23 Probable Cause is the operative word....Being in international waters is a term to assign the rule
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:24pm 10.11.23 In my experience in the Great Lakes, OpenCPN worked great in US waters. However, the Canadian O-Ch
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 2:22pm 10.11.23 I assumed they would be smaller than a Group 27 NO... different - Taller. GC battery= Weight:64 lb
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" odaydokay at 2:13pm 10.11.23 I was talking about O'Day boats as sent from factory. No C-boats in that family. No Racors on O'Da
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 2:07pm 10.11.23 Four 6v GC batteries have roughly the same footprint of 2 Group 31s. The 31s are smaller than your 4
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 2:06pm 10.11.23 Thanks much. Will be on my weekend project list.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 1:41pm 10.11.23 If there is a BatteriesPlus nearby check them out. I bought my Duracell Ultra GC2s from them. The
Navionics price increasing stephen_i_w at 12:59pm 10.11.23 In my experience in the Great Lakes, OpenCPN worked great in US waters. However, the Canadian O-Cha
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 12:42pm 10.11.23 Have you removed the rear head yet ? After 24 years in place, I had mine apart for cleaning recentl
Legal Question jssailem at 12:41pm 10.11.23 Not a lawyer, but I can read... The Coast Guard's enforcement of applicable U.S. law on the high

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