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Max hp for Hunter 26 sailsmanship at 10:40am 10.10.14 Smaller Boats 5/2737 Hi all! I'm a new owner of a 1995 Hunter 26. I'm thinking about getting a newer motor for it and am
Water in Settee Storage Compartment DaveJ at 8:29am 10.10.14 Catalina 310 3/1152 Forum has been slow lately, so here is a question. Twice this past season I have had water in the co
Buying a Genoa DanKo at 7:32am 10.10.14 Catalina 22 5/1188 I have an '86 Cat 22. The boat came with the original headsail, which I assume is a 100% jib. It is
Trailer for Seafarer 22 JanS48 at 6:44am 10.10.14 Seafarer 6/6352 Greetings all, newbie here. Anyone else have a Seafarer 22? I need some help with getting a trailer
charger inverter davidan51 at 6:05am 10.10.14 Big Boats 2/1171 Any one have experience/knowledge of the ProMariner True Power 2000 PS charger/inverter? Thinking of
H216 Sprit Ken Prichard at 5:54am 10.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/610 Anyone know of a source for a bow sprit for a 216? I've tried this site and everywhere else I can t
Leaky Oday 28 HarryHamburger at 5:54am 10.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2620 My 1980 Oday has a lot of water in engine compartment that does NOT drain into bilge. What can I do
Roll and Tip (2) tcwaltz at 7:33pm 10.09.14 Bigger Boats 13/2117 So I decided to Roll and tip my boat. First time doing it and it looks pretty good. First coat loo
For Gearheads NSR (4) sailaway78 at 7:11pm 10.09.14 Sails Call Lounge 2/4524 The annual Cruisin the Coast is going on this week. For all you gearheads among us. A couple of
"Oh, it's Just A Blockage In The Vent Hose...."... (1) Rick D at 6:33pm 10.09.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6359 Uh huh. Seven hours later...
Beneteau 310 vs. 311 afelgate at 5:22pm 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3518 I am looking at the Beneteau 310 ' 311. Both meet my needs - 30-32', fore ' aft cabins for coastal c
Water problem NEPASAIL at 3:42pm 10.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1069 I have an O'day 222 that was not properly covered and stored outside in freezing weather. The boat
tackling the water heater on my 9.2A (1) bugbitten at 2:35pm 10.09.14 S2 65/9296 Decided all the other projects on the boat weren't "fun" enough, so I bought a new water heater and
H260 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Kermit at 1:57pm 10.09.14 Smaller Boats 11/1893 Has anyone replaced the line that hauls the rudder up and down on your H260? Uncle Crazy Dave specif
Install tiller auto-pilot below decks??? braol at 1:16pm 10.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2166 I was looking at the Raymarine site and the ST2000 Tiller Pilot requires only 18" between the rudder
Engine Gauges for Yanmar 3YM20 Jerry21707 at 1:00pm 10.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/3122 Vessel is a 2007 H-31 with Yanmar 3YM20. Engine warning lights and buzzer work as advertised. Had
Cabin Sole Part 1- Replacement (5) william at 12:46pm 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 41/11405 I am replacing my cabin sole, the floor has weathered 27 years of life at sea. I have refinished the
PROS & CONS of SENSE 50 Sailborabora at 12:24pm 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/11772 ABout to buy a new one, anything you would recommend? Options that are must haves? THings to think
whitebread 2014 dlewis812 at 9:03am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 1/856 http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2014/10/52674/sailboat-sinks-during-whitebread-race-crew-rescued
Laminating epoxy to aluminium (1) seahorse008 at 8:57am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/4116 Has anyone here ever laminated epoxy to aluminium? I'm redoing the mast step area on my J24, the mas

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Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:03am 07.24.23 218142218142218142 We wrapped our 2000 VOYAGE 37' CAT 3 years ago. It's not a full wrap but does cov
Jub roller furler setup rgranger at 8:01am 07.24.23 Hey don't sweat it. The only dumb question is the one you didn't ask. A "pulley" on a boat is call
Electric Sailboat Drives BarryL at 7:47am 07.24.23 Hey, If you don't have lots of solar I don't think a mooring makes sense for electric engines. Mayb
Electric Sailboat Drives (1) Will Gilmore at 7:44am 07.24.23 Perhaps fuel docks will learn to service electric, just as they do diesel and gasoline. Wouldn't wa
Replacing spreader end. Locktite? crpdm at 7:40am 07.24.23 Is the whole thing metal, or just the cap? Loctite will cause plastic to become brittle and crack.
Another What is It? Jacktar at 7:37am 07.24.23 Yep orientation is right, too avoid green watering the chain locker and or v berth area. These thing
Electric Sailboat Drives dlochner at 7:37am 07.24.23 Tesla was right in the first place, we don't have room for tethered electricity it must be broadcas
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat crpdm at 7:37am 07.24.23 That looks similar to the one on my 26D. I have a spare if you need it.
Electric Sailboat Drives LloydB at 7:33am 07.24.23 Tesla was right in the first place, we don't have room for tethered electricity it must be broadcast
Another What is It? Will Gilmore at 7:33am 07.24.23 That is a deck pipe, typically for an anchor chain or rode, 'though yours looks turned around, and
New requirements coming in 2024 for Americans traveling to Europe \| GMA jssailem at 7:32am 07.24.23
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:59am 07.24.23 Hmm, good point. Rope wouldn't have the weight nor consistency of chain to self lay in a small locke
Another What is It? RoyS at 6:53am 07.24.23 You will not be able to stuff a rope down there. Usually a rope rode is laid into an open locker wit
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:48am 07.24.23 Thank you! This will now be put back to proper use. Once I buy a new anchor and rode setup. I was w
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location LouisMK at 6:44am 07.24.23 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizontal
Another What is It? jviss at 6:43am 07.24.23 Gotcha, thanks.
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 6:43am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little b
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:42am 07.24.23 In the V-Berth, there is a bulk head panel right in the nose creating a small locker area. However,
Low fresh water pressure Garbonzo at 6:38am 07.24.23 I have had that exact thing happen 3, count them 3 times in RV's and a tiny home over my considerabl
Removing Treadmaster decking FlimFlamII at 6:10am 07.24.23 That sounds like it would be an Enormous job. I think I would try to soften the adhesive with heat

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