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Fantasia 35' Blue water or not ElCano at 1:55pm 12.29.13 Fantasia 35 5/13535 Hello to all, I live in Miami, Fl. living here makes things really grate for the ones that like to b
C22 Mainsail azguy at 1:07pm 12.29.13 Catalina 22 8/1655 Has anyone ever bought a sail from Masthead Sailing Gear in St. Petersburg, FL ...?? After some we
Need help locating shifter / throttle Mike D at 11:42am 12.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/895 We have a Morse Teleflex Combination shifter throttle on our '98 376. We are in Bahamas and can get
Ospray MCQMGA at 11:38am 12.29.13 Day Sailers 1/1071 Guys, thinking about buying a oday ospray as a project boat - I currently have a sunfish and wa
Beneteau 430 Throttle Cable pierreleloup at 11:01am 12.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2062 My throttle cable just broke. Anyone would advise on a replacement cable and how to replace? Thks
New Owner of Benuteau Oceanis 31 Travis Marina at 10:51am 12.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1545 Hi All, Just bought a new B31 Platinum Edition and looking for information on keeping her runnin
head tap - spare part OC50'07 JR1 at 9:55am 12.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/727 Hi to all, I'm looking for a new cartdrige in the tab in the front head. Never found a Online shop.
Determining engine age chrisings at 9:19am 12.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2399 Hello folks, Anyone know if, or how, you can tell the manufacture date of a Universal M-25 XP from
Thanks to all O'day owners (1) Panta Rei at 7:03am 12.29.13 Bigger Boats 4/1350 Two thoughts: First: I just read an article about websites shutting down or closely monitoring the
brass trainmanjess at 6:42am 12.29.13 Kittiewake 5/3088 hello all this last fall I bought a (new to me) 1967 Kittiwake 23 sailboat.... my Kittiwake is a c
Shroud Tension Specs azguy at 6:03am 12.29.13 Catalina 22 12/6780 Where can I find shroud tension specs for a 1988 C22...?? Also, can anyone recommend an inexpensiv
Whew...i can finally relax BobM at 4:36am 12.29.13 S2 0/792 With my fuel tank replacement project delays I ended up winterizing my boat on a chilly day. I coul
A question of tankage IH82BL8 at 4:06pm 12.28.13 Big Boats 3/1208 On the mid-80's H40's do the two heads have separate holding tanks and what is the volume capacity o
Upholstery protection IanJ at 3:32pm 12.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/745 Recently re upholstered my cabin cushions on my 1984 Hunter 31. Cushions are lovely, but ideas on ho
Datamarine instrument removal Osprey174 at 3:27pm 12.28.13 Pearson 1/1919 how do I remove the knot meter from the bulkhead? Pearson 31-2 hull #174.
Soldering wiring connections IH82BL8 at 3:14pm 12.28.13 Ask All Sailors 59/23335 Is soldering wiring connections recommended or not recommended? Does it require "marine" solder?:D
Catalina 25, not really in love we5coopers at 1:38pm 12.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/10151 Hi there! We have a Cat 25 after having owned a SJ24. I must say it is quite different and I rea
Free sailboat Bill sanders at 12:26pm 12.28.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/2382 This year only use my newport 17 once, and it was for two hours! If someone wants a free sailboat an
Filling water tank with shore connection? hdhr289 at 10:41am 12.28.13 Ask All Sailors 30/13598 Is there a reason (other than cost) that Hunter or other boats do not normally provide a means on ne
Random thoughts! Dan Hill at 9:50am 12.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1190 Being on a shoestring sailing budget I like many do as much of my own repairs and upgrades as possib

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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
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:31am 07.10.23 Good point! Maybe I should try the real thing before I give up. I have just been doing DIY solutions
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kappykaplan at 8:31am 07.10.23 after prostate removal Good luck! Mine was removed in Jun 2020.
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) kappykaplan at 8:28am 07.10.23 Have you considered a Tiller Tamer? https://www.davisinstruments.com/products/tiller-tamer
Gooseneck Philly2DC2LBI at 8:25am 07.10.23 I definitely did something like that once trying to figure out how the roller reefing works. I got s

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