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Teak Oil or Spar Varnish? wolfgw8625 at 4:14am 01.25.14 Smaller Boats 6/17515 What are the opinions out there regarding finishing wood trim on my Capri 18 with spar varnish inste
Boat Serial Number Dubai at 3:39am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1851 Had a incident last weekend. Prima Donna sailing really well, hitting 7 knots until I lost the rudde
Cal 3-34, survey is better than expected.... centerline at 1:24am 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 60/12449 we got the survey results back, and although the boat is not quite as bad as I expected, the value i
New depth sounder/fishfinder ingeanous at 4:10pm 01.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/701 Still new to us boat (on the hard fixing her up) does not have a functioning depth sounder. Since we
Advice mmsailor at 3:24pm 01.24.14 Smaller Boats 15/1824 Having sold our h23 that we had owned for 15 years we are thinking of replacing it . I am going to
Bridge Clearence Izzy at 3:14pm 01.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/7862 Guys, Does anyone know what the height of bridge a 26s can go under with the mast down and in the
installing heat and air on 2006 hunter 36 mr. Kempsville at 2:35pm 01.24.14 Big Boats 17/3068 how much difficulty is there installing either a reverse cycle or and ac with heat strips (not one o
need advice on window leak 336 amystic at 11:43am 01.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1363 I hope someone can help me. I have a 1995 336 hunter. One of the windows is leaking. It is one of th
Radar how high jwieneck at 11:02am 01.24.14 Big Boats 8/2096 I am pulling my mast this coming week to install radar on my 1998 376. I am wondering if there is a
catalina 22 outboard motor doug fulp at 10:56am 01.24.14 Catalina 22 35/11663 I have a 1985 Mercury extended shaft 7.5 hp motor on my 22. The motor runs great but I was thinking
Need A Need New CV Joint Dark_Horse at 10:12am 01.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1086 I have a Beneteau Idylle 51 with a 75 hp motor that needs a new CV joint. Any one know where I can
Spreader Replacement 31' Swan at 10:04am 01.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1298 I had the displeasure of speaking with someone at Rigrite this morning and I'm not to thrilled about
Oceanis 36cc - Fresh water leak where ? carlager at 11:56pm 01.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2336 We have a fresh water leak in our Oceanis 36cc with the water beeing gathered in the bilge. I suspec
Propeller shaft problem plodder at 11:31pm 01.23.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 23/6055 Stave (Cutlass) bearing problem 309 Lost a bearing around propeller shaft - need help and advice.
Hunter H25 Willemvan at 9:57pm 01.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 I am looking at buying a 2006 Hunter H25. I am concerned about the very shallow keel and would like
Double Boat Switch Wiring wufibugs at 8:53pm 01.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1578 OK, I've worked up the courage to ask. In Maine Sail's schematic using 2 boat switches, http://www.
Farymann Diesel Generator smokey73 at 8:04pm 01.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1616 Does anyone have any experience with Farymann Diesel Generators, particularly the 4.3 KW Farymann?
Bimini and Dodger Jtacqua at 7:10pm 01.23.14 Catalina 310 7/2303 Hello all, Just purchased a 2005 model year 310. The boat did not come with a Bimini or a dodger.
Hunter keel bolts JoVar6 at 5:15pm 01.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/6455 Hello, I am new to this site seeking help. Does anyone know the eact number of keel bolts on the Che
Isomat boom reefing shuttle replacement Puesta del sol at 5:09pm 01.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1281 I am replacing the reefing lines and sheaves on a passage 42. I have the ends off and I am looking a

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 7:52am 04.26.23 Get comfortable with heaving to :plus:
Advice for a Solo Sailor? JBP-PA at 7:41am 04.26.23 All the above safety advice is good. On more mundane topics: Solo sailing requires more advance prep
Advice for a Solo Sailor? brazenarticle at 7:23am 04.26.23 Move about consciously and when your head is telling you to hurry up - slow down. Falling on compani
Lewmar window gaskets rgranger at 7:20am 04.26.23 I think you have to push it in with a plastic roller tool but be sure not to puncture the gasket.
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 7:18am 04.26.23 We don't spill but often have a bag of ice that slowly melts. I too plug the hole with a cork to ret
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:17am 04.26.23 OMG! She's obviously NOT gluten-free. You are so cheeky, Rob. And they say there's no such thing
Advice for a Solo Sailor? BarryL at 7:05am 04.26.23 Hello, I also do a fair amount of single handing, My home area is the Long Island Sound. Most of my
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 6:56am 04.26.23 OMG! She's obviously NOT gluten-free. You are so cheeky, Rob. And they say there's no such thing a
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? dmax at 6:31am 04.26.23 I replaced my 6 portlights with Lewmar Standards and bedded with Bed-it - no leaks. The frames do no
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Don S/V ILLusion at 6:28am 04.26.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 5:48am 04.26.23 They might hear it but know what to do about it is another thing. I imagine most would just say "t
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 5:46am 04.26.23 Thanks, I should have been more precise. I will be doing day sails, and coastal cruising weekends
Irwin 33.1 dLj at 5:37am 04.26.23 Decks were soft. Running rigging was quite old. I passed on it without hesitation. Thanks for cl
Shroud Protector Installation Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 04.26.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 5:03am 04.26.23 They might hear it but know what to do about it is another thing. I imagine most would just say "tu
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Dil at 5:03am 04.26.23 I'm looking into float plan apps for Android. Any recommendations? The USCG has an app with a floa
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 4:58am 04.26.23 but few have AIS and most wouldn't know how to use DSC if their life (or in this case mine) depende
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:52am 04.26.23 Correction: I should have said "personal locating device" not "personal location beacon". Where I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:50am 04.26.23 If you are going to be in near shore waters and in a crowded area, a PLB is not a good choice. The
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 4:46am 04.26.23 Do you have power going through a transfer switch on an inverter? My Xantrex has a reset button bu

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