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mast winch for reefing splax at 9:30am 04.16.15 Big Boats 4/1372 I have been advised that I need a winch mounted to tension the reefing lines through the boom to ree
Zincs in Yanmar 21hp? Canvasback at 9:25am 04.16.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1617 Hey skippers, Does anyone know if there are zincs in a 21hp Yanmar motor, model year 2007? If so, h
Cutting holes on mast markwbird at 7:30am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1308 I want to install a spinnaker sheet. This will require cutting at least one or two holes in the mas
leaking manual bilge pump iSailor at 6:50am 04.16.15 Catalina 310 9/2856 I was preparing the boat for the spring and noticed that the manual bilge pump was leaking (at the p
Repower to 3GM30F H33C prop? Sylvain at 6:39am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1886 I've been looking at re-powering my H33C for quite a while and found a 3GM30F at a fair price in Mon
Living Backwards (1) Roger Long at 6:25am 04.16.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/3313
sail lugs lp_gilbert at 6:09am 04.16.15 Day Sailers 3/1198 I think weekenders had some type of imbedded rope in the sail that sled through the channel of the m
Pelican Hooks for Lifelines SabreToothedEngineer at 4:31am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2925 My relatively new-to-me Hunter 34 has pelican hooks on the lifelines, and the PO lost the one for th
Docking Rick in FL at 4:28am 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 28/3371 Hello Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and when I am docking the I find it is a little difficult to
Starting batteries for consumption clausjepsen at 12:47am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1293 A guy told me, that he has installed starting batteries for bis power bank and that works very well
Deck light clausjepsen at 12:43am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1461 On the panel there is a switch for deck light on my Oceanis 361 from 2000, but there is no lamp in t
What's this ground wire and where should it go (1) Dannotti at 11:11pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1407 I found this large green ground wire laying on bottom of hull behind aft cabin bulkhead. It has a ey
Replacement Windex Diablito at 10:35pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 2/1204 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 376. She has been very nicely maintained but is beginning to need
Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 I am replacing my spx 5 and st6002 auto pilot with the Evo 100 and p70. I have the acu 100 installed
Beneteau 45 Saildrive Prop TFrere at 8:04pm 04.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1114 Have a friend who just bought a 45' Oceanis 2012 model. He is moving it and lost one of the blades
Aerospace 303 protectant on PVC dink Mark Maulden at 7:59pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1406 Cleaned up the dink several weeks ago and treated with it. Rolled it up until today when i took it
Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5628 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 13/4759 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 7/2208 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 30/5097 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s

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Invest 94L jssailem at 11:01am 10.15.23 While Tropical storm Sean is still out in the West Central Atlantic, it is dying/drying out with win
Legal Question FastOlson at 10:50am 10.15.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by internationa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 10:31am 10.15.23 Have any of you made the jump from trailer to marina? Any regrets? Anything not on my list that I n
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage bawlmer at 10:27am 10.15.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and l
Watches Dr. D at 10:26am 10.15.23 This is today Apple Watch Ultra Apple Watch Ultra
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 10.15.23 3. The cabin would be comfortable enough that you could use it underway (we are never in our cabin
Extending Table Leafs Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) If you can, get a few
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 10.15.23 mine is mounted on a bulkhead, not the engine block, so not sure if this is cause in my case. I gue
Invest 94L BigEasy at 10:05am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm A large HIGH over the East USA should stop the n
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 9:49am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 9:45am 10.15.23 I welcome your feedback. It seems you've hit on all the salient points concerning the "upgrade". S
Watches justsomeguy at 9:39am 10.15.23 And I don't even wear a watch...... Neither do I, atm.
Extending Table Leafs kappykaplan at 8:36am 10.15.23 I will post some pics later if no one has a clue what I'm talking about :) Those will definitely h
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage SycloneDriver at 7:59am 10.15.23 There is a lot of good advice above. About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work o
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 7:54am 10.15.23 John, I've owned boats since 1983 in San Francisco and sailed up here in 2016. Went through the sam
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 7:49am 10.15.23 Most people forget to circle back on these type of posts. Wanted to follow up as I went out yesterda
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 7:18am 10.15.23 This storm looks to be a Rain Event and Fish Storm Yay! :beer:
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 7:03am 10.15.23 Thanks gang. I had considered the foam. I may go there as this project fleshes out. The PVC will wor
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 7:03am 10.15.23 All true. @Ward H was itching to adventure in the Pacific Northwest. On most years all that I said i
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 10.15.23 So that's where it's coming from?!?! For the past 3 seasons I've been wondering why there is a smal

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