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Broke my mast foot jblersch at 5:37pm 10.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1088 While lowering my mast yesterday for winter storage, the mast foot of my 240 snapped where the pin i
Sail Trim Topics Don Guillette at 4:07pm 10.13.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4924 I've trawled through the many sites for the past few days but can't find any subject of interest for
Bronze paint for boot stripe IH82BL8 at 3:56pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3265 I'm looking for a paint for my boot stripe that neither WM nor Jamestown seem to have. I want a boo
Bilge odor Hunter 31, 1984 steve1366 at 3:35pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/3087 Does anyone have any pics of the holes people drilled into the bilge area to drain water from the li
Boat Meals Roger Long at 3:01pm 10.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4343 Four Points asked for the recipe to this un-named dish I served him on the leg from Milford to Croto
Is some hull flexing normal? We2Sail12113 at 3:00pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/889 I'd like to know if some sections of the H27 hull is normal to flex easily? When I say flex, I me
Water in Bilge that won't drain WallyLake at 2:23pm 10.13.13 Day Sailers 1/1657 I recently purchased an O'Day DaysailerII. Upon removing the bilge inspection overs I noticed a fa
Ferrites With A Raymarine ST60+ Depth Finder Joe Mullee at 2:21pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1536 First; please excuse my ignorance. I installed my Raymarine DF. I used an Airmar hockey puck style t
Sail material Lost Parent at 2:14pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 Is there a way to determine what material my sail is made of
Annapolis meet-up photos (6) Phil Herring at 1:31pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2946 Thanks again to everyone who braved the wild weather in Annapolis this week to hang out for a while
Surveyor found a "soft spot" in hull. patrick33308 at 11:57am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3060 Had my old 1993 Hunter 33.5 surveyed last week, I bought it back, and during the survey he banged on
Fuel lift pump - Yanmar 2GMF jmce1587 at 11:47am 10.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1719 I have a leak around my fuel lift pump on my H31 Yanmar 2GMF. Is this item repairable or will have t
Winter Cover Frame (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3817 Another Puzzler!!! I have a winter cover made by Genco for my 310. Unfortunately there was no frame
Winter Cover 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:21am 10.13.13 Catalina 310 6/1532 Another Puzzler I have a winter cover made by Genco for my 310. Unfortunately there was no frame w
Shaft Replacement roypaul2 at 11:16am 10.13.13 Big Boats 1/1081 I've got to replace the prop shaft in my 2002 Cat 36. The motor is the Universal 35 h.p. Anybody kn
right water heater for oday 28 shozbot at 11:14am 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/667 Want to replace original 6g Raritan heater? Want to capitalize on on going defender sale but want to
Why are we terrified of soft decks? Skipper at 11:00am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 35/15980 There's one stanchion base that is inaccessible on my Bristol. It's behind the quarterberth ceiling
Back on Webcam in Solomons Roger Long at 10:47am 10.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3920
Bomar Hatch Gasket jbowersett at 9:16am 10.13.13 Bigger Boats 4/1712 I need a new gasket for the mid ship hatch on an ODay 34, 1982. The hatch is original equipment Bom
right water heater for oday 28 shozbot at 8:55am 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/833 Want to replace original 6g Raritan heater? Want to capitalize on on going defender sale but want to

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AIS question Hello Below at 8:52am 08.22.22 What does the performance monitor software (ProAIS2) tell you?
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:45am 08.22.22 Leo, you must live with my wife's long lost twin sister. I feel your pain, man. :poke: -Will
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) Hello Below at 8:45am 08.22.22 le devil, I used to religiously replaced my Racor primary filter on an annual basis. Not no more.
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 8:44am 08.22.22 Is it possible to route the wire through another path? I'm not familiar with the 240 specifically b
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel tkwhalen at 8:43am 08.22.22 Thank you to all that sent the labeling info ... I read it and said oh yeah that's what that was ...
Two Things Hunter 49 jssailem at 8:39am 08.22.22 Congrats to you for these accomplishments. It is a great feeling when a plan comes together and is
AIS question jssailem at 8:36am 08.22.22 Does the VHF radio work with the new antenna? Your AIS transceiver uses nearly the same broadcast f
Mattapoisett boatyard fire (1) Bob S at 8:30am 08.22.22 I got an email from Dave this morning. I had a mooring there for 7 years, great bunch of people in a
Any woodworkers about? Will Gilmore at 8:17am 08.22.22 There is a slight camber to the coachroof. When I lay a straightedge on the roof, the center of the
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kloudie1 at 8:17am 08.22.22 I think I knew that guy.. I saw him on his new catamaran smoking a cigarette, calmly putting gasolin
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 jssailem at 8:15am 08.22.22 Richard19068 said: "You don't have to use that gate very often" This is true. You can also make a n
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! jssailem at 8:02am 08.22.22
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:58am 08.22.22 Do you enjoy math? Here is a link about how floating was invented. Don't believe in these fershlu
C&C 29 MkII Traveler and tracks and car blocker sail sfbay at 7:28am 08.22.22 Welcome to the forum!! Looks like the traveler in front of the companionway. Long shot............
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 BOSSailor at 7:26am 08.22.22 Is it possible to route the wire through another path? I'm not familiar with the 240 specifically bu
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 7:24am 08.22.22 Looks like there were originally some crimped connections inside the pulpit tubing that you pulled
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 BOSSailor at 7:20am 08.22.22 Looks like there were originally some crimped connections inside the pulpit tubing that you pulled o
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 (4) chriscampbell at 7:11am 08.22.22 UPDATE Please help me solve this mystery. I made some progress. Thanks to @GL-WindPower I knew I sho
420 outhaul length DRhoads at 6:54am 08.22.22 You can calculate the total length of the existing line by measuring the various sections and addin
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. Leeward Rail at 6:47am 08.22.22 I just see right to the pavement Normal. You can usually see all the way down the tube. (some call

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