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Sails for Macgregor 26 s katana750 at 5:30pm 12.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2207 I wanted to order a set of new sails (93 26 s) I have been talking back and forth with Judy B. She
Yachting Monthly's Crash Test Boat Dave602 at 3:26pm 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1690 You should watch the videos from Yachting Monthly on Youtube. They have a crash test boat and show
91 Vision Cast iron wing keel bolt sequence tinman530 at 2:41pm 12.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1605 I have a rigg-less spar 91 Hunter Vision and wondering if anyone knows the function of the 3/8 SS th
Water coming into head from shower drain rfrlaw at 11:58am 12.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1457 I have a 1982 Cherubini 33. I hauled her in October. Today December 8 I went to the boatyard and sa
Have you exposed your gel coat? (4) PSR at 10:50am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 48/11697 I'm interested in whether you have ever seen the gel coat below the water line on your boat, and whe
Adventures in Paradise! 2sticks at 10:09am 12.08.13 Bigger Boats 8/1298 It's time to update our progress with the Oday 32 and her new marina home. We brought Fairwinds fro
HELP-Windlass for 37.5 Hunter Legend Biggin at 9:59am 12.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2601 Skippers, I am trying to get some ideas about the placement for a windlass on my 37.5 Hunter. An
Prop guard installed. (1) DAVA390 at 9:50am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1571 prop guard installed on a 6H.P. Tohatsu. Hints. : This guard purchased here, (as was the one I pu
Suggestions for Haul Out near ST Pete FL.?? Sanford H. at 9:29am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2415 Hi All! The wife and I are looking at a Catalina 30 down near Gulfport FL. We are going down for s
jack stay on a Beneteau 393 garyburch at 8:52am 12.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1836 The 393 has a jack stay while most other Beneteau's around this size do not. I d' like to store my
New liveaboard Clintsurfs at 6:13am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1668 Just wanted to say hello. Acquired my first sailboat, a 1985 O'Day 31, back in August, moved aboard
Hello Clintsurfs at 6:06am 12.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/756 Just wanted to say hello. Acquired my first sailboat, a 1985 O'Day 31, back in August, moved aboard
Additional Refridgeration JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:36am 12.08.13 Catalina 310 9/1517 I cam across an interesting post on a blog I read. They installed a "spill over kit" to make an ice
So School me on the ICW around St Augustine JRacer at 1:11am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1480 Been doing some research on some land my mom has in FL. It's in St Augustine, approx 1/2 to a mile i
Replace Forestay on 35.5 w/Hood 810 furler Steverhnm at 7:37pm 12.07.13 Big Boats 9/5517 So I just discovered that the wire at the top of the forestay on my boat is 50% broken. Luckily I h
Solar and engine charging gettinthere at 7:06pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1787 I have an ARS 5 balmar regulator on my engine alternator and a Blue Sky 2512 on 280 watts of solar.
Water softener question (1) Ken Cross at 12:29pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1288 Just wondering: What kind of water softener works in salt water? Well- er- brackish water?
Soft Top korchinskyp at 11:34am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1095 I purchased a Starwind 27 recently and noticed that the topsides are soft and flexible. Is this inhe
winterize wald836 at 11:00am 12.07.13 S2 0/904 I have an S2 80. I have the omc (zepher) sail drive. We have had some icing here and I could not g
Vibration in engine drive Delawaredave at 10:46am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1440 Newbie. 82 Hunter, Yanmar 8hp diesel. Seems like excessive vibration when running. Reason for

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Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 5:11pm 05.25.23 It's all based on degrees relative annoyance, the above being near the top of the list. Agree!
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Terry Cox at 5:01pm 05.25.23 Twice now I have bought LED replacement bulbs from a trusted supplier for use in my bow nav light a
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) Tally Ho at 4:59pm 05.25.23 I think I can guess and come as close as 30/30/40 :facepalm:
Water temperature sensor (1) Tally Ho at 4:52pm 05.25.23
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 (3) CapeCodBubs at 4:30pm 05.25.23 Bought the Hunter with no drain installed. I certainly Dont want to just plug holes and eliminate dr
Seacock Mystery Tally Ho at 4:15pm 05.25.23 You are a pretty lucky guy. Those are REAL seacocks, not those silly ball valve things. First thing
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind (1) graeme000 at 3:49pm 05.25.23 Water in the boat. Was the water ballast tank full? Yes. It was full. But fills itself up quite q
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 05.25.23 What is the meaning of bow light? noun. : the white light displayed forward by a ship at anchor or
Circuit panel wiring question. jviss at 2:31pm 05.25.23 What is a "bow light" then? And why would it have a separate switch on a very limited panel? And
Possible SmartPlug problem Scott T-Bird at 2:31pm 05.25.23 In the first post he said he noticed this "while washing the boat." While that could have been a co
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 2:29pm 05.25.23 I thought it was clear this implied the boat end of the cord. Inexact terminology is rampant. Prev
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 (1) SiriusCanada at 1:48pm 05.25.23 Checked out the end of the boom and found the previous owner had installed a quick clip to attach to
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Crazy Dave Condon at 1:44pm 05.25.23 Wait till he responds to my questions as he reported water in the boat
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 1:30pm 05.25.23 Anchor light, steaming light and bow light are most definitely not interchangeable terms. What is
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 1:29pm 05.25.23 He said "I unplugged it and found it goo rhad run out of one plug hole and it smelled burnt." The
Mast Gate Woes All U Get at 1:22pm 05.25.23 Picture please.
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 1:22pm 05.25.23 First you want to seal it with a hose : Then you don't want to seal it with a hose : What IS
Hurricane Season 2023 All U Get at 1:18pm 05.25.23 Let me check the Farmers Almanac.
Circuit panel wiring question. kappykaplan at 1:06pm 05.25.23 Bow light is a little more ambiguous than the term anchor light (BTW nothing is labeled "anchor lig
Mast Gate Woes Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 05.25.23 I had the same issue . I solved it simply by using a small piece of aluminum door trim . Easy to cut

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