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What should I charge? emergpa1 at 6:58am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3117 I helped the captain of a 50ish foot sailboat DocK last night. Today he asked me if I would be inter
cabin sole HUNTER 28.5 hunter285 at 5:07am 02.18.14 Parts Search 0/2830 hello, just wondering if any of you have a cabin sole (floor) that you replaced out of your hunte
Hull Thickness Dijobi777 at 4:31am 02.18.14 Big Boats 1/956 I am considering installing a new chartplotter with in-hull transducer, however I can't seem to find
Electrical Wiring Dreams Apex at 4:03am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1408 ...with so many questions on wiring, I pose this question: I know MaineSail has put together many
Life On A C-310 Long Story at 3:52am 02.18.14 Catalina 310 13/2448 I know some of you are planning to make the move, and not sure if any of you out there are currently
Need help identifying a Catalina burgee. (1) Toojennifer at 9:46pm 02.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/687 Hi. I have a burgee with DCYA on it. Picture attached. Does anyone know what this is associated w
Painting the deck... gsfaulk at 7:42pm 02.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1025 Just a couple of questions... 1) spider cracks in the non-skid (it appears to be a stick on pad) wil
Reconfiguring forepeak / eliminating V berth LawyerBob at 7:21pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 18/7076 Pondering if anyone has reconfigured their forepeak and got rid of the v berth? What odd you do up
Navionics Lost Parent at 5:51pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1217 I just bought a new Samsung 10 tablet and would like to know if Navionics apps cover the Canadian Gu
New Hunter 37 Ken Honeycutt at 4:10pm 02.17.14 Big Boats 3/757 Has anyone seen the new H37? I looked at the new H40 at the Chicago Sailboat show and thought the in
2006 Beneteau 343 full power RPM Methane Mick at 3:46pm 02.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 32/5312 Engine- Yanmar 3YM30 At max throttle on no-load, the RPM is 3880; at max throttle in fwd gear, the R
Water Tank rsmith23 at 2:28pm 02.17.14 Day Sailers 6/1273 Looking for a fresh water tank for a 79 oday 23
Right size anchor? Hobartwoodworks at 2:20pm 02.17.14 Smaller Boats 19/2958 We purchased a 1981 H-22 this past fall. She came with an 8 s Danforth anchor. We will be lake sai
H34 lights Jacques C at 2:18pm 02.17.14 Big Boats 5/924 I am trying to figure out how to replace the light bulb in my overhead light fixtures. The whole fi
Charlotte Harbor to marathon newbie Wfv0227 at 2:00pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5719 Hello, brand new to sailing and cruising! We'll I did it..... Finally got my first sail boat. Have b
Cunningham or Boom Down Haul HillbillyWanderer at 1:38pm 02.17.14 Catalina 22 9/3752 Getting ready for racing season and need to get a few things before it starts. I am still about as g
Bow pulpit for an Oday Daysailor old sailor bob at 1:16pm 02.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4925 My wife and I are both 79 years old and I feel a bow pulpit on the Daysailor would be an appropriate
Replacing the Bow pulpit bobherk at 12:54pm 02.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/916 Hi, I'm replacing my banged up bow pulpit with a new one on my Mac 26X. I removed the smoked plasti
Nissan 3.5 hp gear oil? upslims at 10:26am 02.17.14 Catalina 22 2/756 Recently picked up a nissan (tohatsu) ns3.5b outboard and am going to fill with gear oil for the spr
Racor FPM-050 fuel polishing Tantor at 9:49am 02.17.14 Big Boats 19/5485 Browsing for polishing system I found this new by Racor FPM-050 module. I can't find any review for

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Reef line separated in boom Jwhy at 12:08pm 09.14.22 Thanks to all! I was lucky because the break was close the mast and between the mast and the inter
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 12:03pm 09.14.22 209308
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 09.14.22 . Mind you, now 2 separate people told me that surveying anything under 40k is a waste of time. I
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 11:35am 09.14.22 I agree with Barry, I would not want to go outside.
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Kingjim91 at 11:27am 09.14.22 Also, you personally have expressed little boating knowledge, so you don't know what to look for. T
East coast Florida causing spots shemandr at 11:22am 09.14.22 I ran across this today regarding Martin County: https://www.waterwayguide.com/directory/anchorage-f
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida BarryL at 11:19am 09.14.22 I don't understand this. With a small outboard and a favorable tide he should be able to transit the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.14.22 Here's another fine link: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/boat-inspection-trip-tips.102541
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Alan Gomes at 10:20am 09.14.22
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 10:19am 09.14.22 They made over 6,000 Catalina 30s. Here is more info about them: Catalina 30 Groups Link Sub
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 10:13am 09.14.22 Thanks
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 10:05am 09.14.22 Here is an interesting article about engine mounts in the magazine Ocean Navigator. https://oceannav
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 kloudie1 at 10:00am 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembly
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:59am 09.14.22 With my engine being rebuilt, I am planning to buy new mounts for my Perkins. 3 look to be in ok sha
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.14.22 Very true on not needing to remove the end caps. I removed mine because I needed to cut the holes f
New Mailsale jssailem at 9:47am 09.14.22 Keep the faith.
New Mailsale flightlead404 at 9:43am 09.14.22 I just did this for the first time and, given that I won't be owning this boat more than 2-3 more ye
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 9:41am 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The col
Anchor Chain flightlead404 at 9:41am 09.14.22 Most vintage Hunters came with 5/16" (diameter of the wire, not the length of the link or width of
Help needed to identify a furler system SYNOAH at 9:14am 09.14.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are off to a good start.......

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