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Getting that Darn Mixing Elbow Off (1) PGIJon at 3:00pm 03.30.14 Big Boats 15/2295 I am having the hardest time getting the elbow off.. See Pic.. Do I remove the elbow or the flange
Sinbad the sailor dinghy sail kit frankiedogs at 1:15pm 03.30.14 Parts Search 0/3845 I just purchased a Sinbad from our dealer here. He didn't have any pieces of the sail kit for it. If
Bought a H26 Willemvan at 11:34am 03.30.14 Smaller Boats 31/5799 K. Please help me from getting "buyers remorse". I just bought a 1994 H26 she seems to be in great s
sump pump switch for shower sump? H38 bobt440 at 10:36am 03.30.14 Big Boats 8/2401 OK maybe im missing something but just bought this 09 Hunter 38 and cant find the way to turn on the
Raritan Water Heater with Rust jrezab at 9:02am 03.30.14 Pearson 2/2857 I have a 1986 Raritan 6 gal Water Heater. I recently flushed out the tank and found rust sediment a
Europe AC outlet in US s2fast4u at 7:46am 03.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1563
It's not cold in here cappra53 at 7:15am 03.30.14 Big Boats 1/1071 Need to replace the 25 yr. old Adler Barbour. There seem to be alternatives, even a free standing fr
Wanted cover for radio in aft port canin Hunter 460 2000 drtsr1 at 3:15am 03.30.14 Parts Search 0/778 Wanted cover for radio in aft port canin Hunter 460 2000
What just happened?? j_schoenfeld at 9:24pm 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 20/7116 What just happened? I have an 1982 Oday 28 with a universal 5411 diesel. In 2007 I swapped out the m
Leaking water supply line? dph123 at 7:32pm 03.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 I have had my Hunter 310 since last fall and sailed a bit this winter. Just got bottom paint and so
Active Captain Ken Cross at 6:02pm 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 25/1120 I've just joined Active Captain and EBoatCards. I've noticed no groups associated with middle or nor
Hunter 216 Outboard Shaft Length varcelus at 5:31pm 03.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1784 I have a Hunter 216 and about to buy an outboard. What is the recommended shaft length--standard (15
What makes a compass a "sailboat compass"? pupluv at 4:26pm 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2139 I'm looking for a cockpit compass for my Laguna Windrose 18 sailboat. The Richie X-10 Sport looks
80 degrees in Phoenix today (5) azguy at 3:22pm 03.29.14 Catalina 22 12/1190 Perfect winds 8-10 out of the north and not a cloud on the sky for 50 miles...Unfortunately the wate
Deck light replacement? scottdube at 2:41pm 03.29.14 Big Boats 2/794 Has anyone replaced the deck light with an LED? I have looked and am confused by all of the differe
Telephone Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 03.29.14 Smaller Boats 2/995 Generally, I get several emails per day requesting a lot of information. When you ask me to look a
"new design" C22 owners, how do you cleat your jib sheets? (1) Gene Neill at 1:29pm 03.29.14 Catalina 22 6/2003 Do you just use the factory arrangement, as this illustration from the manual shows, or do you use s
Northbound Again (2) Roger Long at 12:42pm 03.29.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3506 We woke our last morning in Beaufort still on the fence about leaving or staying. We were both gett
OMC Saildrive; starting on the hard Wmaraines at 12:27pm 03.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2240 Just purchased a 1979 O'Day 28 with OMC Saildrive. Was rebuilt in 09, but on the hard since fall of
Beaufort, NC Roger Long at 11:59am 03.29.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1371 It was a great week in Beaufort despite temperatures and wind chill that had locals shaking their he

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New owner Ventura County morbidfollower at 9:08am 07.10.23 Sweet! Great choice
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Claude L.-Auger at 9:08am 07.10.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. Thanks for the idea but I'm afraid it belongs to
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 9:06am 07.10.23 Thanks Jviss! And thanks RussC! I feel like drag is definitely a factor. Do you think it will work i
1960 Tylercraft T-24 rgranger at 9:06am 07.10.23 Here are the specs on that boat... https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tylercraft-24
1960 Tylercraft T-24 rgranger at 9:05am 07.10.23 It looks like a twin keel boat. Those are slower but also great for gunkholling in areas of large t
Building a custom hard dodger PatAndEuan at 9:04am 07.10.23 The bimini and, to a lesser extent, dodger on our 2002 Hunter 466 are also on their last legs. We ha
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 docwells at 9:03am 07.10.23 Photos from construction phase of h26/260 by Marlow Hunter. How much water are you getting? A litt
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 rgranger at 9:01am 07.10.23 We put food color in the ballast tank and found the color in the leaked water so definitely from th
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 9:00am 07.10.23 @Hayden Watson - wow, this is really great! When I get somewhere that I can sit for enough time to
Against the wind - in the docks Timm R Oday25 at 8:54am 07.10.23 This happens to us on occasion . What we do is as follows : we hoist the main and let the mainsheet
Weather forecast... Hayden Watson at 8:53am 07.10.23 That sounds great. I am leaving for a 2-week solo cruise while my wife is out of town and plan on s
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 8:52am 07.10.23 The very best inverters will only be 90% to 95% efficient and that doesn't include the standby watt
Closet instead of front port door PatAndEuan at 8:52am 07.10.23 I haven't done it, but I have been thinking about a similar conversion. Never enough storage space o
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 8:46am 07.10.23 I'll have to walk through all the above and see how to do this. My inverter also consumes more powe
Weather forecast... jssailem at 8:43am 07.10.23 Hey Cruisers... This week looks to be nice weather. even a little breezes may fill your sails. From
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) RussC at 8:41am 07.10.23 I like the Tiller Tamer brand because it's adjustable for drag. some are just either on or off but I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:40am 07.10.23 Awsome post.....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) jviss at 8:36am 07.10.23 I have one I will never use, if I can find it you can have it. Stand by....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:33am 07.10.23 Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and let go of some of those hard-earned $$$. :beer:
Life (sailing) after heart attack. (1) rgranger at 8:31am 07.10.23 Geeze.... that sounds like a close call. You said... bout six years ago, my son was working on his

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