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How to match vintage sails to original boat Delphis at 11:01am 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2074 Recently I acquired an old classic set of sails that were made by International Sailmakers on Rowes
Cast Iron Keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 10:53am 07.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1014 I'm looking for advice. I have purchased this 84' h31 and the keel is bare cast iron. The seller had
Lead Acid Battery To an Alum ehudm at 10:25am 07.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/744 Is it really that good? There are some videos on youtube but where is the catch? https://www.youtube
New Hx brackets (1) fox islander at 9:57am 07.02.14 Catalina 30 3/752 Like many others my brazed on Hx brackets had broken, so I decided to remove the Hx, have it pressur
Rudder paint phxfan at 9:14am 07.02.14 Catalina 22 1/925 I have sandsd rudder all but bare-- I assume the rudder is fiberglass...below water line of 22 a
Overnight Trip to Long Beach for the 4th caguy at 8:42am 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 21/7477 Looking for advice. Our usual trip to Catalina is being scuttled. Too many obstacles and uncertainti
Gel coat repair Golden Road at 8:20am 07.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/769 A start to some professional information: http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/Gelcoat-Repairs-Revi
hunter 240 ballast valve gasket Sneed at 8:15am 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2455 Hi, Newbe question regarding a 2001 hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket. I just purchased the b
It's Time to Learn to Sail Sandcassle at 7:17am 07.02.14 Catalina 22 24/2622
To barrier coat or not and hardware re bedding Tim22 at 6:32am 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/818 I am buying a 1997 hunter 310. The survey says the bottom is in good condition with no sign of blist
Looking for a trailer jtoloski at 6:10am 07.02.14 Catalina 22 4/935 I had a really bad experience last fall taking my Catalina out of the water. I had purchased it abo
need used jib or genoa (1) Patrick Boylan at 6:04am 07.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2133 I thought I could check in http://shop.hunterowners.com, but my browser just sits blank. I tried chr
Battery Charger Stopped Working c130king at 5:48am 07.02.14 Catalina 310 30/5824 Moved my boat on Monday to a temporary slip for a week. New slip has 50-amp power so using a 50-to-
33.5 Roller Furler Lightmaker2 at 5:35am 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/638 I have a problem with the below deck roller furling line dropping off the barrel and not retracting
LG Microwave /Coffee maker Rodsails at 3:54am 07.02.14 Big Boats 15/4914 Checking to see if there's a need for those who may have broken there decanter and now discover ther
folding prop for 40,5 wegu at 11:39pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 5/1045
Large boats on lake lanier Wanderlust53 at 10:37pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 4/1115 Hello I am looking to buy a 1975 37 ft independence cruiser. I want to know if I would be able to st
Older Honda Outboard shanester at 10:19pm 07.01.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1179 I found a 10 HP Honda BF100 long shaft for sale near me. It has a serial #160xxxx and will only fire
Wiring Color Code Key For Legend 43 Battery Charger sawimp at 8:24pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 1/920 Hi, I'm changing my batteries over to AGM so I need to replace my old SHIPWRIGHT battery charger wi
cherub78 cherub78 at 6:42pm 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/670 Its strange that the oil I drained was black and the new oil was grey after 5 minutes of checking it

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Electric Sailboat Drives kappykaplan at 10:49am 07.25.23 There is a paddle which doesn't work very well as it runs on Wheaties and is becoming outdated. I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 10:41am 07.25.23 I will follow up. I do like the idea of removing the cables and trying by hand. My transmission is
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Scott B at 10:39am 07.25.23 Did the exact same thing with mine 15 yrs. ago. Poly tank, took out hose fitting into tank and inst
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Rich Stidger at 10:34am 07.25.23 Easiest- Remove the input hose from the macerator. Connect a short piece of PVC pipe with a glued ca
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 10:30am 07.25.23 Great idea. I need to take mine off for rehab also.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? capta at 10:21am 07.25.23 I would just tell the person asking for your experience to go sailing with you on one of their boats
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.25.23 Burn no bridges..... .......................... or toilets :yikes: .
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 10:12am 07.25.23 Cool! Perhaps goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: Be 100% sure that mount is solid and secu
Electric Sailboat Drives LloydB at 10:07am 07.25.23 I have convinced myself that I have a hybrid boat. I carry a very small electric trolling motor that
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 07.25.23 I did change the fluid out of the transmission this year, as the previous owner had put in the wron
How do you prove you can sail a boat? LloydB at 9:28am 07.25.23 Ask your original certificate provider to send you a replacement. An alternate method is to name dro
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 9:25am 07.25.23 Figured it out and the wood was seemingly not rotten! Trying out the new Suzuki four stroke 2.5 this
Jub roller furler setup beerlover at 9:11am 07.25.23 Thank you!
Jub roller furler setup Timm R Oday25 at 9:05am 07.25.23 Good morning . The Furler you have is a CDI FF2 . The design is very differant from a standard furle
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Calif. Ted at 9:05am 07.25.23 Is there some sort of boaters card or operators card required for your state, usually low cost onlin
How do you prove you can sail a boat? stickinthemud57 at 8:38am 07.25.23 I would put the question to them. My guess is that their biggest concern is satisfying their insuran
Electric Sailboat Drives sailme88 at 8:33am 07.25.23 There is now a push on to establish a taxing system for EV cars.. Road tax on fuel isn't being paid
Electric Sailboat Drives (1) WayneH at 8:25am 07.25.23 Very nice post, thanks. Wow, that's a ton of solar on a boat that size! How many square feet, do
Life Is Good (1) Jacktar at 8:16am 07.25.23 Nice sunset sail
Life Is Good morbidfollower at 8:14am 07.25.23 Dry Tortugas, Christmas 2018

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