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Shipboard 20m dipole Brian D at 3:20pm 10.03.14 SSB and Ham Operators 13/10588 Finally ordered all the parts for my 20m dipole for the boat. Was thinking of going with an auto tun
Hunter 456 production run 1951seayalater at 12:30pm 10.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1144 I am considering buying a Hunter 456, the owner says that it is a 2006, but I cannot find any prices
propane stove question kito at 12:19pm 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 26/6400 I installed a 3 burner propane stove in my galley and am trying to figure a way to pipe it up. I hav
Persistant Leaks Ward H at 10:49am 10.03.14 Day Sailers 9/2741 I have two intermittent leaks that show up when I least expect them and at odd locations. 1. Drip o
Sharing a sailboat niclaw at 10:36am 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1705 A small group has interest in sharing a boat. Some are present/previous boat owners. Would like
depth finder puck trainmanjess at 10:33am 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 32/3552 hello all I recently got a hummingbird depth finder... I placed the puck inside the cabin on the
stack pack for Hunter 340 Celtic Knots at 9:59am 10.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1633 We are considering putting a stack pack or mack pack on our 1998 Hunter 340. We would like some fee
Fuel tank removal (1) jibes138 at 9:50am 10.03.14 Bigger Boats 6/1465 Last year I replaced my tank. Forum fuel tank replacing expert SailingCal21 convinced me to cut out
Leaking pencil zinc plug fox islander at 9:44am 10.03.14 Catalina 30 13/4088 Good morning everyone, I recently noticed that my brass pencil zinc plug has a considerable leak. T
New cockpit table (1) jibes138 at 9:34am 10.03.14 Bigger Boats 4/1040 I went to refinish my old table and found it all rotted out. New tables ranged from 300 on up depend
Lancer 27 to buy or not JanS48 at 7:53am 10.03.14 Lancer 4/7645 Greetings all, newbie here - the name is Jan. I currently have a Seafarer 23 which is a bit tired,
Mixing elbow exam Starrfish at 5:26am 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2657 So my goal today is to replace the rubber exhaust hose that comes off my yanmar 1gm mixing elbow. It
Need help for my keel WoodyB at 4:41am 10.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1189 I recently had my boat hauled out for minor repairs from Hurricane Arthur in July. Fortunately I too
40.7 first fridge yachtsman at 3:06am 10.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/704 Desperate to get a photo of a 2000 model fridge showing the evaporator. Surely there must be at leas
Beneteau oceanis 36 cc. Salon berth filler tomfoolery at 9:08pm 10.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2086 I know the wooden base for The salon port side berth filler cushions must be a simple design but be
Can we build a wind generater from a ceiling fan? McIntoshUSA at 6:52pm 10.02.14 Newport 2/2391 I saw this video and it got me thinking. Has anyone every built a small wind generator out of a ceil
winterizing with pex tubing plumbing. jbinbi at 6:48pm 10.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4283 i have a 2012 e33. it uses pex tubing for the plumbing. on other older boats i was able to bypass th
Technical Information Jeff10528 at 6:01pm 10.02.14 Big Boats 1/845 Was just reading the thread on Fuel Filters and it occurred to me that every owner should be aware t
Mast Weep Holes ljcraigie at 5:18pm 10.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/2114 I have the proverbial mast leaks with water streaming down the compression post. I imagine the mast
Exhaust Flapper a Valve jhnewsome17 at 5:07pm 10.02.14 Big Boats 8/2749 On my 1987 Catalina 34 there is, according to the manual, a "Flapper Valve" on the exhaust hose at t

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Prop size for my 28.5 jssailem at 9:02pm 07.22.23 Do not guess or use someones numbers. You need to evaluate your boat. They want to know the diameter
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:50pm 07.22.23 I've got to up my game on taking photos and such. Thing is, like when coming into port here, there
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? (1) rgranger at 8:46pm 07.22.23 Went to the boat today. My inflatable had popped. How weird. Never had one go off on its own i
Early production Kittiwake (1) jssailem at 8:45pm 07.22.23 218090
Have you tested your PFD? jssailem at 8:37pm 07.22.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 8:37pm 07.22.23 I have the Parrot on order. ok .
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice AustinSailor at 8:32pm 07.22.23 Thanks so much everybody, this is just the type of advice I was hoping to receive. Fantastic forum!
Have you tested your PFD? Mark Maulden at 8:17pm 07.22.23 We have a couple of West Marine Coastal inflatables. They are about 7-8 yrs old and the color indic
Have you tested your PFD? (4) jssailem at 8:06pm 07.22.23 sailing magazines, I noticed a big difference between the UK and USA published ones. I don't thin
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel gfroch at 7:59pm 07.22.23 OK. You know how when you're sailing and you hear a faint noise and you can't tell where it's coming
Catalina 27 teak before and after jon hansen at 7:44pm 07.22.23 nice work
Catalina 27 teak before and after jaysweet at 7:38pm 07.22.23 Wow, great job! Hardly looks like the same boat!
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jaysweet at 7:35pm 07.22.23 I did start at Gibson Island, but that was only where I did the boat preparations. I was keeping my
CHI-MAC today DayDreamer41 at 7:34pm 07.22.23 best of the great lakes. wind, waves, fresh water, sun burn, biting black flys, blue berry pancake
CHI-MAC today PaulK at 7:33pm 07.22.23 We had a light-air night one time. Other watch wrapped the spinnaker around the forestay about 15x.
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 7:27pm 07.22.23 Nah: I'm in Rock Creek (White Rocks Marina), and it was my understanding that you started at Gibson
Catalina 27 teak before and after (8) BTC1984 at 7:27pm 07.22.23 More photos. The Coaming covers were breaking and had gaps. I used Gflex to fill in the gaps and I
New Hunter arch panel (4) jaysweet at 7:20pm 07.22.23 Here are the Hella Courtesy Lamps (back side), which look to be mostly waterproof (IP67) and a prett
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (3) Perry Welch at 7:14pm 07.22.23 Lets go back to the :Short Sail", problem. As you can see from the pictures I got the cunningham hoo
Have you tested your PFD? Leeward Rail at 7:05pm 07.22.23 It is good to test these things. Knowing how they work before you go in the water in an emergency i

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