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Buccaneer 180 Centerboard mrudman850 at 12:02pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1133 I have to replace the line on my Buccaneer 180 centerboard and don't know how long since it's been p
Taking sails off liunatic at 11:31am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 20/7299 So we bought the boat when she was afloat 2 monthes ago (this is our first sailboat) and as we live
Cleaning Cushions smoothsailing at 11:18am 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/701 Hi, Hunter recommends dry cleaning only. Have not had it done as yet. I have a big dry cleani
Spinnaker skeeve? mgandpcbryan at 10:41am 10.21.13 Catalina 30 5/1405 Hi Just bought an 87 Catalina 30, wing keel, and she came with an asymerrical spinnaker. Ive neve
JY14 cleaning Vancat at 10:26am 10.21.13 Day Sailers 2/1519 Hi folks, I'm new here. I have a 1995 JY14 (Hunter 140). The boat is in very good shape, but I'd lik
Fore Guy? Whisker pole lift? Tobydaisy at 10:23am 10.21.13 Catalina 22 3/1043 This new to me '74 C22 looks like it has been set up to race. There is a spinnaker halyard to the ma
Spruce Spreaders Replacement Boots Joseph S. Latoff at 10:04am 10.21.13 Catalina 30 6/1882 My Catalina 30, hull #658, has the original wood spreaders. Where can I purchase replacements for t
79 ODay 23 Wiring (1) River Sailor at 9:50am 10.21.13 Day Sailers 12/2024 I have a 79 ODay 23, need some assistance with wiring. PO removed the breaker panel, left wires un-m
full keel boats trainmanjess at 9:34am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2526 hello all I bought a full keel boat called a kittiwake... it is designed by carl alberg... I am se
salt water pedal pump fabrik at 9:02am 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/597 I want to install a salt water pedal pump for my sink where should i get the water could i take it
Test iphone pic (1) med2463 at 8:29am 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/780 Test can't delete this
no power Jeffrey P. Booth at 8:28am 10.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/843 After a day on the boat, have found that Tach, gas, and hour meters are not getting power. The glow
Lewmar Fixed Port Windows in Hull JohnEh at 7:57am 10.21.13 Big Boats 14/2733 We have a 2004 Hunter 36. We have 3 fixed port windows in the hull below the rub rail. All of the le
Hunter 23.5 Centerboard Update (1) Mike in Cape Cod at 7:56am 10.21.13 Smaller Boats 3/1051 Some time ago, Hunter sold the centerboard molds for most of their boat models to Foss Foam Products
New trailer setup Catalina Capri22 (3) curtia at 7:14am 10.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1365 I bought a 1988 Capri 22 with a fixed wing keel. It was up on blocks at a boat yard and in great sha
34mkII, new water heater rwalk13 at 7:05am 10.21.13 Big Boats 0/1046 Hello all, I just got a new replacement water heater for my 2001 Catalina 34 mkII. I thought it woul
Replaced the Mirror (1) Ed H at 5:35am 10.21.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1322 The original mirror on the door into the head was in bad shape- it had lost much of the silver backi
How attach photo to SBO message w/Iphone med2463 at 5:34am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/728 Anyone know how to attach a photo to SBO message with Iphone? I figured it out finally.
Rudder Repairs LJ LeDrew at 5:27am 10.21.13 Big Boats 3/863 I dinged the rudder on my 2005 Hunter 38. The outer shell is broken and the foam exposed at the for
The End of Singlehanding Roger Long at 5:18am 10.21.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/11733 This forum saga has primarily been the story of a strange old guy alone on a boat wandering up and d

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 12:14pm 05.15.23 You would have a greater chance of survival to be free floating with the personal AIS DCS beacon.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 12:11pm 05.15.23 I like both of those. Just drag the transom boarding ladder, and trail a line with a small float.
Acrylic portlight question (1) Hollyberry at 12:10pm 05.15.23 Another endorsement for DC 795 (sometimes labeled Dowsil) when you buy it check the 'best before 'da
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 11:56am 05.15.23 I used vhb and dow795 on my Laguna. Was able to find cast acrylic on ebay thx !!!
Engine compartment ventilation (4) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 05.15.23 when a diesel engine is running, it sucks in a huge volume of air into the compartment to allow pro
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 11:29am 05.15.23 In my case it's just sheer ignorance. So I should run the fan after shut down to cool off the comp
How many have serviced your Winches jssailem at 11:20am 05.15.23 Once a year. On the Spring Cleaning schedule. Unless there is an issue. Part of the test check list
Engine compartment ventilation Calif. Ted at 11:14am 05.15.23 Are the two scoops, one at each side of the cockpit, used to bring air into the engine compartment?
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? VenturED at 11:11am 05.15.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bol
How many have serviced your Winches Dalliance at 10:32am 05.15.23 It depends a lot on conditions and usage. My boat is stored inside in the winter, but we had some
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 10:23am 05.15.23 Seems like there is a misconception of what engine room ventilation accomplishes in small sailboat
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives David in Sandusky at 10:14am 05.15.23 Still using Odorlos with no smell, and no problems.
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 9:57am 05.15.23 Seems like there is a misconception of what engine room ventilation accomplishes in small sailboat e
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Rich Stidger at 9:52am 05.15.23 <snip> Could it be that the shore power charger is keeping the battery voltage high enough that the
Engine compartment ventilation Terry Cox at 9:30am 05.15.23 You're welcome. I'm assuming ours was placed to remove heated air when running both engines (main/ge
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? (1) FasterHorses at 9:30am 05.15.23 I, too am working on a way to keep cooler temps in our icebox. We have 2 aboard FH, one on the port
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 05.15.23 Not easy to rest you hand on an up right GPS antenna. I'd say it's something to grab on to once t
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 05.15.23 Figured the fan was there to remove fumes. No need to remove diesel fuel fumes from an engine com
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 05.15.23 I will send you a private iMessage
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 8:32am 05.15.23 I should mention that the DNS66 or similar DNS resolution blocking apps can not only block ads, they

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