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Rudder questions Martin 15419 at 4:46pm 11.02.13 Big Boats 1/876 Hi - I have a 1995 Hunter legend with a rudder question- at the top of the rudder there is a what lo
Winter cover in the making Manureva at 4:18pm 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1149 Almost done my winter cover for tanzer, i adapted my own version of the stimpson bow shed over the b
Bonding a Hunter 410 2discover at 3:27pm 11.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1667 Hi all None of the thru hulls on My Hunter 410 were bonded. It only has a zinc on the propeller shaf
Help Need Installing an EV-100 in a 2006 Hunter 33 nolasafari at 3:18pm 11.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/4149 Has anyone installed a autopilot on this model Hunter 33? Decided to install a EV-100 in my 33. I
Sail material and cuts 25yearslater at 1:53pm 11.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/9163 Having returned to sailing this past year I have seen a variety of different sails that were unknown
CP 16/2 Length of Quarter Berth?? atrometer at 1:10pm 11.02.13 Com-Pac 0/8386 Can anyone tell me the length of the quarter berth that is IN the cabin and NOT under the cockpit???
Pettit Trinidad Pro not working well smokey73 at 11:14am 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 22/5422 Have any of you had any problem with using Pettit Trinidad Pro in the Southeast? I just had my 40.5
What to leave aboard for the winter DAVA390 at 11:03am 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 36/7960 Cleaning out and covering this weekend. Obviously, the battery, fire extinguishers, air horn, all li
Mainsail Luff Line? Gudenuph at 9:34am 11.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4226 Your "Sail Trim Users Guide" talks about bending the mast to depower the main. My O'Day 25 ('76) ma
Solar Power Mr Mac at 9:07am 11.02.13 Smaller Boats 16/1894 I am looking at DC options for our H25. I am going to rewire the entire boat (12/3 AWG Marine Tinne
folding prop garysisson at 8:41am 11.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/647 Hi: Wondering if a "Flex-O-fold" folding propeller would fit and work on a OMC saildrive engine? Any
Great piece in Practical Sailor Maine Sail! Solstice at 8:14am 11.02.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3135 Just read your primer on Alts in current issue of Practical Sailor--great job as usual. I know for t
H22 removing the jib S. Shaner at 5:52am 11.02.13 Smaller Boats 4/1203
November "Main Brace" is out (1) CaptDon01 at 11:11pm 11.01.13 Catalina 22 0/801 Checkout the National C-22 site for the latest issue of the "Main Brace" publication. Lot's of activ
Diesel Tank crap Mark Maulden at 9:41pm 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3507 We took delivery of our boat three yrs ago this Feb. It's a 1979 vintage. The VERY first thing I d
12-v battery charger blackdogleader at 7:34pm 11.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1142 Where is the battery charger on a 26M MacGregor sailboat? Thanks for your answer, Arthur Fleetwo
Alternator Perkins 4-108 Capt_Sonny at 6:46pm 11.01.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3407 Just purchased a Endeavour 37 with a perkins 4-108. At time of purchase the alternator was bad, the
Looking for a sailboat by owner Giofish at 6:13pm 11.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1637 I would like to purchase a sailboat 37' - 43' directly by owner. I have had so many bad experiences
main sail slugs raymond james at 5:57pm 11.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/1288 Does anyone know where i can order replacement main sail slugs for my 1993 23.5 ? Any input and or i
Oil pressure and coolant temperature on Oceanis 41 TropicalSeattle at 5:44pm 11.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3421 At the instrument panel, does your LCD display oil pressure or coolant temperature? I get warning li

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I'm Back! Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 04.13.23 I have left it alone for now, so, no! You do realize the horrible danger to which you have exposed
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel (1) SailorShaggy at 11:56am 04.13.23 The bend is rather severe!
Hull/deck Leaks (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 11:54am 04.13.23 @jssailem got a good laugh
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 11:38am 04.13.23 Ouch , I wish I had put on my .. Private-Ears for that Ditty. arrgggg Pirate Jim
I'm Back! Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... Who are you again ...................................
Please critique my masthead antenna! Gene Neill at 11:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna
I'm Back! jviss at 11:18am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj I did not. One of my favorite topics!
I'm Back! jviss at 11:18am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted? Ha! I have left it alone for now, so, no
I'm Back! DaveJ at 10:42am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 04.13.23 OMG. I would think your worst enema would be confusing "equate" with "Loctite".
I'm Back! Will Gilmore at 10:10am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... jv Everything! o_O -Will
CapCut video editing Will Gilmore at 10:09am 04.13.23 Absolutely beautiful. That is why Maine is such a great place to sail. Loved the beginning with th
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) rgranger at 10:06am 04.13.23 Lactate won't work on the nyloc nuts because it won't stick to the nylon. Thats what she said....:
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 9:51am 04.13.23
HBW50 Hurth (2) Ward H at 9:46am 04.13.23 Yep, did mine last year. The bell housing has to come off. Then you can access the bolts holding the
I'm Back! Davidasailor26 at 9:45am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted?
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:34am 04.13.23 A sailor had a lot of beginning-of-season maintenance to get through before he could take his mistre
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:16am 04.13.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fr
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:14am 04.13.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 9:00am 04.13.23 The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93% zinc. No, what it says is that the zinc in the product

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