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Hunter 37.5 Spinnaker Scott NIelsen at 8:02am 10.16.14 Big Boats 15/5885 I am looking to add a spinnaker to my 37.5. The mast has all the halyard and pole lift running appar
Buccaneer 18 sheets Gobsmacked at 7:38am 10.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2130 I'm replacing the main and jib sheets on the Buccaneer 18 we bought to sail in SW Florida during the
H26 Boom-Replacing Lines (1) BrianW at 4:25am 10.16.14 Smaller Boats 12/1393 On my H26, I managed to pull one of the lines through the boom completely out! I looked at the H26,2
Is my endcap shot? (2) The Garbone at 3:15am 10.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1312 Had my boom end caps cleaned up to powder coat as the are from 1978. This is the end near the goos
Lifting a 22ft Sailboat JanS48 at 9:24pm 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2056 Greetings, I've a 22ft Seafarer and I have access to a public boat lift if you can believe it. The b
Looking at 272LE Mike from Beeton at 8:26pm 10.15.14 Bigger Boats 9/3282 Greetings, I'm looking to move up to a 272 from my Sirius 21 and have a few questions on the 272'
Pearson 27 rudder gudgeons Slade1948 at 7:05pm 10.15.14 Pearson 2/1680 Does anyone know where I can get new rudder hudgeons or have my old rudder gudgeons refurbished,
Rudder gudgeon pearson 27 Slade1948 at 7:01pm 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 0/687 Does anyone know where I can get either new rudde gudgeons for a 1986 pearson 27. Or have mine ref
L-shaped hasp pupluv at 5:44pm 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3076 I'm looking for an L-shaped padlock hasp to lock my companionway slats to the sliding hatch above it
Hunter 42 Passage Auto Pilot Art Dennis at 4:02pm 10.15.14 Big Boats 14/2911 I'm ready to install my Raymarine Type 2 Short Linear Drive on my H42 and looking for mounting advic
Pulling the mast on a hunter vision 32 Mhutchinson at 3:51pm 10.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/974 I tried to pull the mast out this year (new boat to me this year) I removed the top inner flange bol
Rudder moisture lake city at 3:13pm 10.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1725 Own 28 Catalina on Lake Pepin, MN and noticed before the season some moisture on the rudder. We dec
Rudder gudgeon pearson 27 Slade1948 at 2:34pm 10.15.14 Pearson 4/1764 Does anyone know where i get replacement rudder gudgeons for pearson 27
Oceanis 48 Insights? Sailborabora at 2:05pm 10.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/5883 Planning on purchasing new vessel. Any owners out there? Would like to chat with you about: 1. la
transporting boat from Fl to TX Richard Olden at 12:41pm 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6086 We are considering purchasing a boat in Florida, around St. Pete. Does anyone have a ballpark figu
Any PYHI ports in the house? Phil Herring at 12:34pm 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1107 I'm looking for a boat that has PYHI ports on it. These are old plastic from the 1970's or early 80
need North Chesapeake winter storage marina njlarry at 12:06pm 10.15.14 Destinations 6/3821 As a back up plan to bringing her all the way back to Nj, can anyone recommend a marina on the Bohem
New Main Sail Slides Skippie10 at 11:41am 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2400 Hi, I blew out my main on my 30' S2 sailboat (30 years old!) and have requested a quote from Nor
Different battery condition if read from nut as against post ronald.hudson1 at 11:36am 10.15.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1296 I have 2 wm deep cycle agm 92, which I have just brought home. I have charged them up using the opti
Sold the boat MrBill_FLL at 11:04am 10.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 46/5093 Well, I sold it today at lunch. My 26d will be heading to Honduras, by cargo ship. Mixed feeli

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Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind (1) rgranger at 8:32am 05.25.23 The idea of an anchor sail on an H26 will require some creative engineering. The H26 has swept back
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Weeping keel dmax at 8:23am 05.25.23 Thought it was lead but most of the 34's were cast iron so didn't want to assume. The stains might n
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 8:20am 05.25.23 First you want to seal it with a hose : with a hose : I'm also considering that it is probably be
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 8:18am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Wm. Gill at 8:12am 05.25.23 You are required by law to have Nav Lights that meet COLREGS. The only way to be sure of this is t
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 8:05am 05.25.23 They valves are seized and badly corroded. And you're suggesting leaving the valves wide open with
Seacock Mystery dlochner at 8:05am 05.25.23 There is a lot wrong with the installation of those seacocks. The correct and safest solution is to
Weeping keel JamesG161 at 8:05am 05.25.23 It is Lead, see his pictures of hammer marks. Jim...
Stuffing box- dumb question? Ralph Johnstone at 7:54am 05.25.23 I think its better than coming back after asking a question and then telling everyone they are wron
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 7:50am 05.25.23 Hope that answers you first questions. As for "bow light", that threw me too, but I found some ref
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 05.25.23 I'm also considering that it is probably best to not even touch them with hoses. They valves are
Water temperature sensor MikeHoncho at 7:42am 05.25.23 I have tried the cheaper option with sending units on a RV and it didn't go well. I recommend going
Stuffing box- dumb question? Hollyberry at 7:41am 05.25.23 I don't know....I think its better than coming back after asking a question and then telling everyo
Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 7:40am 05.25.23 Kinda drives me nuts when someone posts a question, gets tons of solid advice but never comes back
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 7:36am 05.25.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Weird Electrical Experience walt at 7:31am 05.25.23 Possibly.. Having a reverser polarity detect to power up makes more sense with equipment that can ha
I was so close ... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 05.25.23 I've done the same thing with cabling more times than I can count. If it makes you feel any better I
Weird Electrical Experience Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 05.25.23 Most non-grounded devices, especially passive or traditional transformer/rectifier power supplies, a
Weeping keel (1) dmax at 6:45am 05.25.23 I have a 35 with a lead fin keel, can't tell if yours is lead or cast iron. Mine has 3 pockets fille

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