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Sailing Beaufort (5) dgreen1991 at 9:58am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 17/1922 Some pictures of me sailing, grilling and watching Judge Judy anchored in Bass Creek. Bass Creek is
keel blister need help! (1) brizad13 at 9:33am 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2952 i noticed a huge blister in my keel after this cold winter. i thought this keel was solid lead? has
Roller Furling help Golfdad75 at 9:04am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/843 Do I need to keep tension on my furling line when I unfurl. The only thing I can think of to keep th
led anchor light opinions? richk at 8:55am 03.24.14 Big Boats 6/1162 considering switching....opinions?
Battery Switch POPS701TURF at 8:29am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/880 I Have A 2006 Hunter 28. With My Diesel Engine Running Is It "safe" To Change The Battery Switch B
Mile 0 to Beaufort, NC (10) Roger Long at 8:26am 03.24.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3238 Cruising with a beautiful woman and the love of your life certainly does play havoc with the serious
Florida Sailboat Homes ITMaster at 8:14am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 42/5655 We are looking to explore some retirement options. Giving some thought about relocating to Florida
Avoid Knock-downs cslewis1 at 8:07am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 0/742 From my years as a Navy Sail Instructor, here are my three simple rules to avoid knock-downs when yo
What refigeration unit? B473 at 7:54am 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/629 I just bought a 2005, Oceanis 473 and the refrigeration unit was removed. The plates are there just
DS30 Depth Sounder cslewis1 at 7:44am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 0/646 Can the DS30 be turned off at the unit or only at the circuit board? I recently bought a 1988 C22 an
Fridge knob (1) Michael Meyer at 7:42am 03.24.14 Catalina 310 3/1043 Anyone have a source to buy the push button fridge knob? It's the the top loading door knob. Show
blame the fabric hatchboard/companionway cover centerline at 7:35am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2641 the past two months since I bought the boat, ive been dealing with moisture in it. the hull sweats
Looking for engine compartment foam material. (1) emergpa1 at 7:23am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1176 There is a foam material that was lining the hatch cover of the engine compartment on my Island Pack
wind or solar Hickdog at 7:16am 03.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1917 Thinking of adding a charging system to my 26.5 Hunter. my requirements are basic ,Radio, depth and
Catalina 400 prop walk JBS at 6:10am 03.24.14 Big Boats 12/3653 HI all I got a shock when i went to move my 400 in reverse. Prop walk out the wahzoo. My mediocre
Tips for shooting video Sailm8 at 4:58am 03.24.14 Sails Call Lounge 8/16447 These are suggestions for shooting better video. Feel free to add since this is by no means a compl
Cheoy Lee 44 TiOlivier at 3:11am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 0/789 Hello everybody, I'm looking for information about Perry Cheoy Lee 44 CC Ketch, thanks for your opin
link to up-to-date COLREGS??? centerline at 11:24pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 3/864 could someone point me towards a link to UPDATED AND CURRENT copy of the COLREGS? Thank you
Kayaking from boat. Q22 at 9:54pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 11/1593 Does anybody ever kayak off of there boat.Up here in Northern Ca.there is not much water in our loca
Varnish for companionway stairs on Cat 320 Tenedos at 8:52pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1319 I am trying to refinish the companionway stairs on my Cat 320. I sanded them, requires a bit more sa

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Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 6:47am 07.13.23 Tom, Not sure if you have come across this website. There are a few free videos on creating videos t
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 07.13.23 @artleyt115 , I get it that you want to include Cape May in the itinerary, but the truth is that har
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 6:45am 07.13.23 Reading through this thread takes me back to my previous boats and also makes me appreciate my curre
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 6:17am 07.13.23 I appricate everyones input, as well as alternate solutions. We are looking to go to cape may as we
Prop size for my 28.5 dlochner at 6:04am 07.13.23 Most props have their dimensions stamped on them. Look at the hub there should be a 2 numbers possib
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? Tally Ho at 5:57am 07.13.23 I am adding a fuel gauge and hours meter to mine, and I am planning to mount them on the cockpit com
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 5:45am 07.13.23 Is the generator electrically connected to the seacock? Since the Zinc was in the seawater system,
Found On Deck RoyS at 5:21am 07.13.23 Looks like a masthead sheave axle for an Isomat masthead. 3/8" x 1-5/8" https://www.rigrite.com/
Prestolite alternator??? SycloneDriver at 4:49am 07.13.23 Diode was probably so it didn't back feed if you're using more than one battery. helping keep the s
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem danooxnard at 4:38am 07.13.23 Awesome glad to help! Have a great rest of your trip. Dano
Lake Granby Colorado David in Sandusky at 4:31am 07.13.23 Anchor out, sleep on the boat?
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 07.13.23 I am replacing all of the Seacocks and discovered this. ow gone, had pencil Zinc to protect it.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Hayden Watson at 10:17pm 07.12.23 That is why I prefer Marelon or TruDesign composite seacocks to bronze.
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 07.12.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you I was at work. Yes you need to remove the lower plastic
Prop size for my 28.5 Ken13559 at 8:25pm 07.12.23 By Prop size I suppose you meant the diameter and pitch of blade. It depends on the engine you have.
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? rgranger at 8:24pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:22pm 07.12.23 Wow. You could not pay me to take that boat and I love working on boats:banghead:
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:19pm 07.12.23 I have seen a couple nice H26 examples and they obviously have much greater interior volume than th
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? soopad00pa at 8:10pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy somethin
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:08pm 07.12.23 IMHO, the two most dangerous pieces of equipment on a boat, besides the captain, are the winches

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