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Marlowe Hunter 40 Jim Beck at 10:41am 10.24.14 Big Boats 12/3728 My wife and I are considering buying a Marlowe Hunter 40. Anyone have any experience with this model
V berth bulkheads 25/26 John Stevens at 10:13am 10.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2373 How much stability do the V berth bulkheads provide? Can they be removed? Are they just for keeping
Cracked galley countertops chicagodave at 8:27am 10.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2071 Buying a 2004 Beneteau 423 (2) What type of material is recommended to replace the chronic cracks t
YachtWeather vs. PocketGrib Apps - different forecasts? down_shift at 7:57am 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1495 Planning a leisurely sail from Herring Bay to Knapps Narrows or Oxford this weekend. At 2p on Sat
Strange Electrical Issue (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:20am 10.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 31/15243
Strange Electrical Issue (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:19am 10.24.14 Catalina 310 13/6959
Cockpit location of RAM and speaker rbringle at 5:06am 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2710 My Standard Horizon VHF radio is in the cabin on my Gulf 29. I would now like to add a RAM mic and
Dock water attachment Akapeterc at 4:28am 10.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1208 My Hunter 44DS has a water attachment on the stern to connect a hose to a tap at the marina. Is ther
Winter Cover for Cat 30 T.R. Steve k at 2:46am 10.24.14 Catalina 30 2/1508 I purchased a 1988 Cat 30 MKII in August. The former owner had a canvas cover for winter storage. Tu
Looking for a part. (1) JoeD at 8:32pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1313 Hi am rebuilding my Universal 5432 which is a Kubota V1501 block. Need what they call a knock bolt.
3D Printed Model of a Sailboat rpwillia at 7:51pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3875 Saw on Sailing Anarchy there was a guy printing 3D sailboats from the CAD drawings at the Annapolis
Anyone modified their Crane? Added a rpwillia at 7:32pm 10.23.14 Catalina 310 2/1070 I did re-position my spinnaker halyard to come out of the top sheave and added a block to the crane
Water pump failure (2) njlarry at 7:11pm 10.23.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/1762 Looks like I need a new pump. These pics are of a Sherwood with only 99 hrs on the engine. The engin
Swing keel weight Terryl754 at 6:56pm 10.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3900 I have a 78 venture 25. Looked it up on sailboatdata.com and it listed the swing keel weight as 800
What is the best way to raise my weight in a Bosun Chair? McIntoshUSA at 5:51pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 19/7099 My neighbor has a Bosun Chair, but it's not easy for him to raise my weight with my winch. I underst
Thoughts on Flexible Water Tanks Bad Obsession at 5:13pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2189 Next spring I am doing some more refit. One project deals with the water tank situation on my boat.
ElectroSan System MMcD at 5:09pm 10.23.14 S2 13/3857 We just bought a S2 9.2 center cockpit. We are looking to replace the ElectroSan marine head system
Are early eightyish oday 28's any good Hobieandy at 4:12pm 10.23.14 Bigger Boats 24/12926 I am considering a 1981 oday 28 for 1500. Can anyone tell me what kind of keel it has and if it i
tranny damper plate valcour at 4:12pm 10.23.14 Catalina 310 10/3509 Lots of recent info on past replacements of damper plate M-25b xpb. I have some rattling noise at i
Double ended mooring Rick J B at 4:00pm 10.23.14 Big Boats 0/1134 Hi ! I'm planning to go on a double ended mooring with our Catalina 42 Mk2 in Orange county -USA.

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Damage to Keel justsomeguy at 6:36am 10.06.23 Any advice on how to handle this situation is appreciated! Take a 3 pound sledge and bang it back
Water in the bilge (1) Kjstanc at 5:53am 10.06.23 Anchor locker hose Cockpit drain Shroud chain plates Fore and aft chainplates Forward hatch Rub. Ra
Water in the bilge Kjstanc at 5:34am 10.06.23 Three bilge compartments, no waiting? Hmmm. If you add water to one of them, see if the water mig
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 georgetheleo at 4:59am 10.06.23 Actually its a "Witchard" called a "wheel Adjuster" . Costs about $500. Threes one available used on
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 georgetheleo at 4:54am 10.06.23 I have a 1990 41S5. It has the original adjusteder fitting , Which is a GOIOT , It has a black color
Damage to Keel Tally Ho at 4:53am 10.06.23
Setting up H310 for single handing patbratton at 3:50am 10.06.23 Capt. Caldwell Thank you for your response. As mentioned in a different post, the deal fell throug
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 3:48am 10.06.23 Anchor locker hose Cockpit drain Shroud chain plates Fore and aft chainplates Forward hatch Rub.
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:07pm 10.05.23 August Race!,
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 8:33pm 10.05.23 I think the breaker that is tripping is internal to the A/C unit Makes sense when you look at it
Second Triton2 SoSound at 7:42pm 10.05.23 I just send you a PM...
Water in the bilge isaksp00 at 6:30pm 10.05.23 I'd check if the hose that drains the anchor locker to the through hull has pulled off a fitting or
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking ggrizzard at 5:45pm 10.05.23 I think the breaker that is tripping is internal to the A/C unit and not something that most of us
Water in the bilge ggrizzard at 5:40pm 10.05.23 Three bilge compartments, no waiting? Hmmm. If you add water to one of them, see if the water migr
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.05.23 Even without cooling water it will work and cool for a few minutes before it gets too hot, then an
Rudder Post & Bearings for Hunter 45cc John Benson at 5:31pm 10.05.23 New rudder is currently being fabricated. The plastic/nylon bearings inside the tube have been damag
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 4:52pm 10.05.23 I have forgotten how many times I laid a Lido 14, Laser or the FD over while racing in my youth. If
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 4:45pm 10.05.23 Thanks @Davidasailor26 . It is always good to see the rules applied in a way that recognizes good se
Second Triton2 dlochner at 4:27pm 10.05.23 Yes, we have 2 Triton 2 displays. Very easy, add a drop T to the network, connect the drop line to t
Starter switch sporadically engages starter mermike at 4:19pm 10.05.23 I can assure those who are still wondering about this problem that the solution is to replace the wi

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