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Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/514 Homeschooling on the high seas: Texas family gives new meaning to 'real world' education Homeschool
87 hunter 34 value splax at 6:11pm 07.27.23 Big Boats 11/1701 so it has come to the time when I can no longer care for or use "Liten Up", and wondered if the boat
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 5:56pm 07.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/4570 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
I need a Marine Surveyor azambella at 5:53pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/734 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in New England? Thanks for any help you can provide
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 5:39pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/3237 Hi all, Got boat out to do bottom paint and cutless replacement. This is a fairly new boat with no
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessels (100ft+) GooseGoose at 5:37pm 07.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/959 Hey there! I work for a company that helps secure funding and acquire resources for Alaskan tribes.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 3:49pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1726 Does anyone spray the zinc coating used on the prop shaft on their Max Prop? Is there another coati
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 3:19pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1319 I'm looking for some troubleshooting information: 1) I am seeing some salt crystals on the motor so
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arthur.goldberg at 3:01pm 07.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1444 Hello sailors These lights are out in my Beneteau 2002 Oceanis 331. I tried to open up the fixture
Unstepping mast in Chicago? xavpil at 11:49am 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/897 Planning taking a 42' Jeanneau down to Mobile, AL and looking for a place to unstep the mast in Chic
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:35am 07.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1667 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I h
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 9:03am 07.27.23 C&C 4/1207 Hello All. We just purchased our first sailboat - a 1973 25MK1. It will need a bit of love but over
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 07.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/863 I have a rather old two stroke that doesnt run right if the gaskets don't seal correctly. I replaced
Storm Damage patbratton at 7:07pm 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 5/1219 Aqualand Marina, Lake Lanier, Georgia experienced what appeared on radar to be a squall line last w
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 6:36pm 07.26.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2262 Considering purchasing a Mariner 19 that is described as being in great condition ( painted and clea
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 (10) Dnea at 1:03pm 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1787 Hello All, I have an accepted offer on this sailboat, being sold by the estate. The PO passed away
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (1) RustyPepper23 at 11:37am 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 2/775 Hello everyone! I am new to the forum. recently purchased a 86 H23 and as I'm gutting it, I'm findi
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 10:24am 07.26.23 Sails Call Lounge 22/3499 Please, let me know your best chili recipes! I will ultimately eat it with beans, and prefer con ca
Replacing Raymarine ST50 Tridata display. coastal sailor at 9:25am 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1420 The original ST 50 Raymaine Tridata display finally quit working on our 1995 Hunter336. Is there a d
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement Gary Ryan at 7:56am 07.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/662 Hey Guys, we have a 2002 Hunter 386 with the larger console. May have to change out the throttle/sh

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Invest 93L JamesG161 at 10:16am 09.27.25 Please read this link now! Seasonal change Jim...
Seasonal change JamesG161 at 10:14am 09.27.25 Well I have bad news and some good news. BAD NEWS first, John and his wife Lyn were ROBBED in Spai
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 10:08am 09.27.25
Invest 93L (3) JamesG161 at 10:04am 09.27.25 A few pictures to show it, plus note the dates d 234532 Dammit Jim...
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 9:52am 09.27.25 I'm a proponent of a short delay before releasing the jib. In addition to the reasons above, the wi
Invest 93L JamesG161 at 9:44am 09.27.25 It looks like the GFS and ECMWF both bring the storm up just short of the SC coast and then back ou
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Tally Ho at 9:41am 09.27.25
Lithium Batteries (3) Tally Ho at 8:48am 09.27.25
Lithium Batteries Johann at 7:46am 09.27.25 For those of you that have, or are considering Battleborn 100Ah batteries have a look at these video
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 7:44am 09.27.25 Lots of good tip, so no need for me to joint the fray. Blocked practice. Go out on a nice light/mod
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk JBP-PA at 7:11am 09.27.25 Clear Gorilla tape leave very little residue compared to other tapes. I had some cables taped to a
Invest 93L shemandr at 6:52am 09.27.25 Virginia has issues with storms that start with an "I" Irene. Irma. Others?
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Dalliance at 6:48am 09.27.25 I have a 1982 H30 and have long believed that there were only two ways to pull the shaft: remove the
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 6:42am 09.27.25 ... I do have a windex but I throw away the stops before being installed as I find them useless....
Electronics Tally Ho at 6:21am 09.27.25 I think priority 1 is to update my VHF. The guys in the marinas told me it was pretty hard to hear
Invest 93L (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.27.25 Looking at this morning's models I'm still in camp no-landfall. It looks like the GFS and ECMWF bot
Timing for the perfect tack danstanford at 2:56am 09.27.25 The tacking angle will be somewhere close to 90 degrees but one should probably turn down 5 degrees
Timing for the perfect tack garymalmgren at 11:19pm 09.26.25 Single handed? 1. Center the traveler and main sheet 2. Hit the tack button on your tillerpilot. 3.
Timing for the perfect tack Foswick at 9:54pm 09.26.25 That is NOT what I said. I said 90 degrees was not doable and to sail one tack upwind then the oth
Timing for the perfect tack Stu Jackson at 8:16pm 09.26.25 If your goal is simply to point as high as possible at all times, do as Stu says and sail from clos

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