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Netflix Drone To Home (or boat) carlf at 9:47am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1800 Now you don't need a satellite dish to watch movies at anchor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucz3
Suggestions for a beginner sailor LukeButterworth at 9:26am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/770 Hey everyone, I'm a beginner sailor and I'm looking to buy my first sailboat. I want something that
WOO HOO Finally Getting Out This Weekend. (2) caguy at 9:05am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/792 Haven't been out in over a month, but I'm getting out on Sunday!!! Here is a picture of today's wea
Throttle Walter59 at 8:39am 05.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1137 I just purchased a 1994 hunter 29.5. When I shift into reverse the leaver interferes with the wheel
Replacing a paddle wheel in a knot meter transducer FasterHorses at 6:59am 05.02.14 Bigger Boats 0/2017 As a new member to this forum community, I first would like to Thank all the contributors here for m
Looking for a cheapo bimini for C22 kito at 6:14am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1356 I wonder if someone can help me out. I am wanting a cheap bimini for my C22.....the ones on Ebay for
VHF coax connector needs help Gene Neill at 5:43am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 31/4456 The cable was wrapped in white tape when I bought the boat, now I see why! I figured I'd cut the coa
Replace aluminum water tanks with "pillow" tanks Old Sailor 2 at 1:05am 05.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/8938 My 1992 Passage has aluminum water tanks. I have tried to clean the "stalagtights" from the midship
Botched patch job? (2) ChangsinLattitudes at 9:09pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1340 Had some water intrusion in my Catalina 30's rudder. There was a small crack w/rusty colored water
Leaking portlights (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 9:05pm 05.01.14 Catalina 30 4/1629 '81 C-30. Pulled the aluminum frame of the leakiest of my leaky portlights and didnt see any vinyl
Anyone ever installed a bemini top on a balboa 20 or similar jimbigler at 8:19pm 05.01.14 Balboa 4/5920 I have a balboa 20 and I want to put on a simple bemini top. not sure if it will work with how low t
cutless bearing roger keen at 8:12pm 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/988 I am planning on replacing the cutless bearing next week without removing the shaft. I have made a t
Lines, Sheets and Halyards choover at 7:19pm 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/1804 SailboatOwners.com does a great job calculating replacement lines for halyards and sheets but I woul
Looking for a Marina In Port Charlotte Area Izzy at 7:15pm 05.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/847 Guys, The wife and I are moving to the Port Charlotte are and are looking for a place where we can
second in line water pump at stern shower? eianm at 6:18pm 05.01.14 Big Boats 7/1559 I have a good strong water pump that I replaced last year and at the same time fitted a pressure acc
Close call with the mast! Roadking Larry at 5:42pm 05.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1331 I stopped by the marina this afternoon on a whim. Sure glad I did. I walked down to the boat and fou
Puffer parts pufferboat at 5:30pm 05.01.14 AMF 2/12582 I just got a Puffer as a gift, since I didn't have any projects to keep me out of the bars. I am loo
Looking for hatch locks for an Oceanis 400 1994 Go For It at 3:37pm 05.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1280 Hi There I am looking for a North American source for the Hatch locks for a 1994 Ben Oceanis 400.
Stanchion Repair (2) Johnb at 3:23pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2063 Every now and then the topic of stanchion replacement/repair comes up. Due to circumstances I would
Heat Exchanger Overhaul (5) Johnb at 3:12pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1255 My first job for this year was an overhaul of the heat exchanger on my 3QM30. I removed the whole un

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07 Hunter 36 light Hello Below at 8:05am 05.19.23 Is your light somewhere in this mix? SBO Store - Hunter 36 Lights
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 8:02am 05.19.23 Thank you for the reply with video, reefing should be that easy! I'll check the inside of the boom t
Wench upside down? (1) Justin_NSA at 8:02am 05.19.23 Here's how mine was mounted if it helps. If you don't have a roller on the trailer under the bow, yo
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? rpell1@msn.com at 7:51am 05.19.23 If the fuel is clean and there is no water or sediment in the bowl, there is no need to change the
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 7:47am 05.19.23 Thank you Dennis - I'll check it out
07 Hunter 36 light ggrizzard at 7:41am 05.19.23 Hunter, like all boat mfgrs, buy components from suppliers. Many times the item(s) can be sourced o
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? dlochner at 7:36am 05.19.23 If the fuel is clean and there is no water or sediment in the bowl, there is no need to change the f
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (2) ...3TacksontheWater at 7:31am 05.19.23 On the current Mast Crutch, there are nylock spacers that stand the crutch off of the Unifoil rudder
Love to Hear the Story Behind This RussC at 7:18am 05.19.23 Back up about 40 feet and it will be fine. :facepalm:
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (1) AaronD at 7:10am 05.19.23
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Justin_NSA at 7:03am 05.19.23 :facepalm: Rick, you have a really nice sailing club there in Ft Walton. I found it while I was wor
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung (2) Gene Neill at 6:43am 05.19.23
Wench upside down? stickinthemud57 at 6:06am 05.19.23 Jodyjuli, That was me from the MacGregor forum. I would suggest you perform an image search on Goo
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 05.19.23 We all screwed up on navigation!!!
Ranger 11' jdrutten at 5:57am 05.19.23 I would assume those are limber holes which are specifically designed to allow water to drain. I wou
2004 Raymarine C80 Display Sailgunner at 5:45am 05.19.23 If you want a used on try: Max Marine Electronics 2185 N Powerline Road Pompano Beach FL 33069 They
H34 keel smile kloudie1 at 5:38am 05.19.23 Torque first then epoxy/fairing.. That way, the keel gets set first and will not crack the fairing w
Reefing lines jamming Sailfanatic at 5:24am 05.19.23 If you are using a good quality 3/8" dacron braid line, I would expect that line to work fine, but I
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 05.19.23 @patbratton You are welcome sir
Wench upside down? kappykaplan at 5:17am 05.19.23 Please post photos of your set up so we can help you. P.S. It's a winch.

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