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LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE (1) jssailem at 2:06pm 12.20.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1275 We are preparing for that solar day when the length of dark time is it's longest. The earth tilts th
Marina Advice Timm R Oday25 at 1:52pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1453 It's early inthe winter season I realize . I've already been looking at a longterm "retirement " boa
All Sailors Alansails at 11:39am 12.20.22 Catalina 310 4/1213 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy our sport and be safe! Thanks for sharing your expertise w
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 10:50am 12.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 43/5558 I hav a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 2GMF Yanmar I'm sure the same age. She's hard to start when it just a
Electrical system william24424 at 8:30am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 9/737 Electrical system ' reasons? As a coastal cruiser/racer, occasional weekender I've used the followi
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:01am 12.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1579 Hi Guys I have 1987 hunter 40 ft legend with a Ynamar 4jh-e engine Problem is the boats inner s
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:20am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1440 So my 1985 Pearson 303 is gonna need some extra gear for safety ect to cross... Im all ears
Beyond USA insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:10am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/504 Hey guys MERRY CHRISTMAS to all... So the plan is to sail away to Bahamas next summer. Now the boai
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Captain Larry-DH at 9:07pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5451 I just watched a very good how-to video on this. Vmm5KUT8sQ8 I plan to do the same thing as shown i
Ignore this thread - created by mistake Captain Larry-DH at 9:06pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/30 Moderator - please delete
E80 Chart Plotter Replaced with Axiom+ 12 (3) dkinzer at 5:28pm 12.19.22 Big Boats 0/1133 I finished the installation, a few days ago, of a new MFD on our H41AC. It's a Raymarine Axiom+ 12 r
Height of boat on trailer DocMB at 7:38am 12.19.22 Catalina 22 5/1012 How tall does the Catalina 22 with a swing keel sits on a trailer with the boom stowed on a crutch?
H34 wire routing into the mast hunter34austin at 7:15am 12.19.22 Big Boats 4/909 I know there are a couple of posts already on the topic of Hunter 34 mast wiring but what I couldn't
Wooden Boat Maker (2) jssailem at 12:14pm 12.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 1/1013 Sitting around while my body battles this Covid thing, I took some time exploring boat building indi
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control genezown at 10:13am 12.18.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1638
170 Repair Question Tater at 7:41am 12.18.22 Day Sailers 6/2146 I have a few cracks to fix. I am not familiar with Plexus. I am familiar with Bondo. Is Bondo resin
Need used furling system for S-28 Piotr at 7:13am 12.18.22 Sabre Sailboats 2/1240 Hi, All. I'm looking for a used furling system for my S-28. My old Code 0 system needs a new torsion
Santa's Wish List JamesG161 at 3:18pm 12.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 10/1690 Dear Santa, We wish to get our restored boat back in the water in 2023. Most Important is Peace o
Bilge Pump BigDogg11 at 11:12am 12.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1372 Any unique ways to power the bilge pump to run it occasionally in the winter after the batteries hav
Hose clip/clamp Ken13559 at 10:30pm 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1357 I understand it's preferred we use those hose clip/clamp that has solid threads and not this with ho

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Its funny Friday! jssailem at 5:09pm 01.07.25 Enron.. A company with a trust worthy reputation. There statement of mission says it all... The R
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 4:43pm 01.07.25 Throw out those smelly old diesel engines, no more noisy generators. Go nuclear electric hybrid! Int
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? marcham at 4:04pm 01.07.25 You mention that it's listed for less than it's worth.... it's worth what someone pays for it, so it
Galley . . . comforts of home? (7) Tally Ho at 3:54pm 01.07.25 229287 229288 229289 229290
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 3:40pm 01.07.25 Princess propane oven Sounds like a fitting brand for the lady who refers to herself as the Galley
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 3:38pm 01.07.25 I'm not sure a Danforth style anchor is the best choice for this application. The image indicates a
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Mikem at 3:38pm 01.07.25 You could also try FB marketplace. My kids say it is better than Craigslist.
Its funny Friday! Mikem at 3:35pm 01.07.25 Too funny
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hello Below at 3:26pm 01.07.25
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 3:21pm 01.07.25 ... I'm wondering if bread will be possible. I'm not sure the temps will be hot enough. ... We hav
Catalina 28 Roller Furler (1) William Weeks at 3:16pm 01.07.25 Thanks everyone for your advice, here is a photo of the Furler
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 01.07.25 Thanks for all YOUR info @Brinky63 . Problems like this drive me vicariously nuts. First off, you
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 2:19pm 01.07.25 I'm not sure a Danforth style anchor is the best choice for this application. The image indicates a
Its funny Friday! (1) Captain Larry-DH at 2:02pm 01.07.25 This looks right to me, but maybe it needs a little more scope?
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? Sailm8 at 1:50pm 01.07.25 Contact SeaBags You wife will love the bags they make,
Mast rake and stem to stern level pgandw at 12:44pm 01.07.25 To set the rake on my 505 dinghy we attach a measuring tape to the main halyard and see how far it
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 12:25pm 01.07.25 It always seems to me that they really are wrong for everything. First, they are not flat. The seem
Galley . . . comforts of home? Scott B at 12:13pm 01.07.25 We've had our Hunter 33 for 17 years. We maybe stay at the dock less than 5 nights per year ( launc
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? JBP-PA at 11:51am 01.07.25 Tons of fun things can be made from them, just just bags. Boom tents, fender curtains, winch cover
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation Brinky63 at 11:47am 01.07.25 Hi All, Thanks for the feedback. Some info: Boat is a Hunter 306 build of 2003, Yanmar 2GM20F buil

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