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Justice sailaway78 at 3:11pm 11.28.14 Sails Call Lounge 28/8337 I think we need to go back in time, and to another part of the world. Lets mark these damn thieves
Removing Lexan from Fixed Window (1) jmce1587 at 2:36pm 11.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1473 Hi All - I have managed to remove the fixed window frame from my '84 H31 only to discover the Lexan
Forum access Mark Maulden at 2:28pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1327 Have a perplexing problem and apologize if it should be posted elsewhere. Several days ago, access t
Boom Brake Philip at 1:42pm 11.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2422 Hello all Oceanis 43 owners, I want to fit a Fleming GybOmatic Boom Brake and don't know how and
Quick Bow Thruster Breezydays at 1:23pm 11.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/7957 Hi, I want to fit a thruster and the dealer recommends "Quick" thrusters. Does anyone have any know
New Mac owner, now I need a motor azsailing at 12:10pm 11.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1788 I am the new owner of a 91 mac 26s (thanks to many on this listserve for advice that led me to this
Shore Pumpout minimum hose size//and vent KenCamp at 9:21am 11.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2582 I have a new fresh-water intake electric macerator toilet. I have chosen, rightly, or wrongly, to us
Throttle linkage Mackaroni at 9:03am 11.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1321 A matter that was brought up during my survey is that my engine should be able to develop 3400 rpm a
O'Day 23-1 Mainsheet block on aft stay sreidvt at 8:09am 11.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5726 Hello, My two O'Day 23s are under tarps and snow right now but on Weds. I was able to bring the r
Bow Thruster Breezydays at 11:20pm 11.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5695 I am in the process of buying a 423 and want a bow thruster fitted. The dealer is recommending "quic
woodwork kgindling at 4:42pm 11.27.14 Catalina 22 12/2848 Happy Thanksgiving everyone Boats put away for the winter. Snow skiing season is apon us. I'm plann
26S aft berth - mattress (2) walt at 2:57pm 11.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/9295 I finally got around to trying to make the aft berth mattress more comfortable and have heard in the
Tropical weight foul weather gear capta at 12:31pm 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 36/12475 Does anyone have a recommendation on tropical weight quality foulies? All the offshore and cruising
Instructions- Rebuild Merc 3.3 HP Carb PGUTIERREZ at 11:07am 11.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/9372 I bought original equipment carburetor re build parts for my 3.3 hp Mercury outboard. Looking for i
Hey, you Americans... Phil Herring at 10:48am 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1643 Happy Thanksgiving! We have much to be thankful for here, especially you. I hope you're having a g
warm up procedure for Yanmar 2GM20F - adding water heater (1) bugbitten at 8:54am 11.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 14/5432 I've recently added a new water heater to my 30 foot sloop (S2 9.2A). The original water heater was
Looking for a good Blu-Ray sailing video? kito at 8:40am 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1159 I picked up a new Blu-ray on Ebay for $5 shipped. Was looking for a HD sailing video and found a Dis
Well built 2 (2) Bill1565 at 8:05am 11.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1127 Ad to fix apps access to my photos. First time I have used my 18 volt roto zip. Worked great, litt
Well built Bill1565 at 8:03am 11.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/903 Cut into the headliner of our 37c today to get access for bolts and backing for midship cleat. I kn
Happy Thanksgiving gpd955 at 7:00am 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1561 Thankful for the opportunity to be one with the ocean! Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrat

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Newbie Intro Rick D at 10:04am 10.02.23 O.K., I've finally given in, I'm a newbie. I just submitted an application to a club, I'm register
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location Don S/V ILLusion at 9:58am 10.02.23
Line identification Crazy Dave Condon at 9:30am 10.02.23 At my request, I asked for color coordination for halyard and sheet lines for the hunter water balla
Line identification Hello Below at 9:30am 10.02.23 @Hayden Watson, there are a gazillion rope manufacturers out there and they all seem to change their
Line identification Apex at 9:21am 10.02.23 Single braid COULD BE samson Dura-Plex. https://samsonrope.com/utility/dura-plex---coated https://sa
missing panel Sailor Sue at 8:33am 10.02.23 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
Air is not welcome here! Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 10.02.23 I picked up some cheap in line filters to use as a sight glass. Looks like there's a ton of air in t
Anchor/Rode Benny17441 at 6:31am 10.02.23 My experience over the year with fluke anchors is that they do not reset well and quickly enough .
Line identification Hayden Watson at 6:27am 10.02.23 That polyplus sure looks like my line but the Yale site says, "Always manufactured with a single red
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 5:34am 10.02.23 From the Manual: ot be possible for your CP to read the data. Contacting Digital Yacht may be your
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration Wicked Wanda at 5:18am 10.02.23 Welcome to SBO. How is the NOMAD connected to the SeaTalk network? It is only connected to my lap
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 4:56am 10.02.23 Welcome to SBO. How is the NOMAD connected to the SeaTalk network?
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Davidasailor26 at 4:53am 10.02.23
Line identification (2) jssailem at 11:59pm 10.01.23 My first guess on the double braid is it is New England yacht braid white with blue trace. NE has go
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Ryan61065 at 10:06pm 10.01.23 You cannot turtle a sailboat with wind alone. It has to be hit by a wave to turtle. So the lock-d
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? Project_Mayhem at 9:48pm 10.01.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer: Only if you empty the hea
PVC inflatable repair glue Ken13559 at 9:23pm 10.01.23 I've been patching my Zodiac RU3 for last 15 years+ with HH-66. Did annual check and re-patch on joi
Anchor/Rode AUDIS BROW at 8:51pm 10.01.23 What do you consider "shallow"? <20ft Where around Dana Point do you anchor? usually within the ha
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 8:11pm 10.01.23 Here's the link to LS1 & LSZ1 Manual. Page 31 starts coverage of reasons for missing stitches. Th
Anchor/Rode Richard19068 at 7:47pm 10.01.23 Generally, I am anchoring in muddy bottoms in shallow water with I believe a 12lb(guess) fluke. The

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