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Sailing Bahamas aerosmith at 9:02pm 09.10.13 S2 8/3272 I would like to ask if anyone has sailed S-2 9A to the Bahamas or Caribbean. I am looking for a goo
Webasto Airtop 3900 in 361 suttonski at 8:17pm 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/882 Hi, Did anyone installed a Webasto Air Heater in a 2 cabins Oceanis 361? I would like to find out h
9/11 Boatlift tricyclerob at 7:41pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2049 I had never seen or heard of this prior to tonight. http://www.youtube.com/embed/MDOrzF7B2Kg?rel=0
anyone got a windlass on a 9.2? bugbitten at 7:39pm 09.10.13 S2 7/1740 I'm 64 and am looking for ways to make my sailing a bit easier. I'd like to anchor out more often, b
Hunter 31 line attaching the end of boom to top of mast oldschoolkyle at 6:02pm 09.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1793 I recently bought an 85 hunter 31 and noticed there is a line attached to the end of the boom that c
Do 34 and 340 in 1989 have hot water heater GMCDENT at 5:40pm 09.10.13 Big Boats 3/966 Do the 1989 340 and 34 Hunter have only AC shore power heaters for hot water or do they have diesel
Mast painting Sastevenson at 5:33pm 09.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/880 What is a cost effective yet quality way to paint a mast that sits in my garage 80% of the time. I s
Raymarine EV400 Autopilot ifmdalvey at 4:31pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1286 I know summer is not yet finished but its already starting to cool in Maine and i am planning my win
Hunter 34 Keel shotening Dylan297 at 3:27pm 09.10.13 Big Boats 6/1487 So im thinking about getting a 1983 hunter 34 sloop but in Tampa the water is shallow is there any w
Drain covers Ron Shook at 2:31pm 09.10.13 Morgan 2/2969 I am looking for a source where I can order four (4) drain covers for my Morgan 384. Two are on the
The name is on! (5) ScottS at 2:04pm 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1166 I am excited to finally get a name on the boat and I thought I'd share some pictures. I also recentl
Racing Stripes? (1) SailAway1 at 1:46pm 09.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1052 The sails that came with my boat have a black horizontal line/stripe on both the main and jib at the
Finally have solar on the boat. (3) Brian D at 1:33pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3106 OK, not the best job, but at least I can go afloat and not worry (too much) about power conservatio
Sailvac 5200 (1) Omoishiroi at 12:39pm 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2730 the sailvac 5200 is a popular option in the new Oceanis line, I have the 41 in a 3 cabin 1 head con
EricsonYachts.org site hacked mherrcat at 12:18pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1715 FYI the Ericson Yachts website was hacked yesterday; this is all that is posted at ericsonyachts.org
Hunter 240 Mainsheet Block Upgrade nola2172 at 12:06pm 09.10.13 Smaller Boats 5/2050 Now that we have had our 240 for a few weeks (and been out on it nearly every day it seems), I am lo
how to unload Catalina 22 from trailer light12pdr at 9:44am 09.10.13 Catalina 22 16/2752 I am wondering about the trailer tongue extension on my 1977 trailer. Before launching, do you unhoo
Keel robverner at 8:31am 09.10.13 Smaller Boats 4/1032 When did Hunter change the 23 or 24 foot trailer-able boats from water ballast to stubby keel ?
Electric outboard..... (1) Delezynski at 8:15am 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2814 have been thinking that my old To-Hot-To outboard is getting tired. http://forum.ssca.org/images/sm
Main Sail Walter Bostic at 8:14am 09.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1833 I have a new Macgregor 26M and have a problem getting the last foot or so up of the main sail. I ca

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ODay 34 chain locker drain Arrgh at 10:11am 02.17.23
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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 10:07am 02.17.23 Wednesday, the Prop Shop came through. They gave me a call having completed the new shaft prep and f
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest leo310 at 9:45am 02.17.23 Sailing around Campbell River and north cell/internet service will be a hit and miss example 15 mile
Replaced all my sanitation hoses T J Furstenau at 9:27am 02.17.23 Art - You just sent shivers down my spine! (and not the good kind!) I'm having moderate PTSD read
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) Beneteau323 at 9:26am 02.17.23 Peggie - I did purchase a copy of your book and did send an email to Ward Richardson at Beneteau pa
Embrace the freeze. jssailem at 9:19am 02.17.23 Dammit Jim... I just can't seem to get a break..... It feels like the boat likes to be on the hard.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? arf145 at 9:12am 02.17.23 My favorite winch handle is one with no locking mechanism---it obviously had one but a previous owne
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Benny17441 at 9:07am 02.17.23 Not a dumb question, you made me think. Some racers may have different needs and opinion than rela
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Benny17441 at 8:55am 02.17.23 Backstay less rigs have shown no larger incidence of dismasting than those with backstays. Keep th
Cleat backing plates? AaronD at 8:51am 02.17.23 Guys, so the fix seems to be G10 from Jamestown, thinking below and above glassed in....what do you
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Parsons at 8:49am 02.17.23 The B&R rig discussed above is standard on all production catamarans. Think about the huge number of
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 02.17.23 I checked the owner of this website and there are no information for location of embedded aluminum p
thru-hull size needed for bilge Benny17441 at 8:44am 02.17.23 The Bilge pump is not a safety issue, 500GPH is plenty to meet its function. These are small pumps
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Parsons at 8:42am 02.17.23
Sirius 21 owners manual tonyr at 8:36am 02.17.23 Hi Mark, I uploaded the owners manual I got with my 1984 Sirius 21. This manual did not originally
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 02.17.23 @DAP007 I am a retired Hunter dealer who introduced the 23.5 with no backstay having sold nearly a
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? LakeShark at 8:23am 02.17.23 I have been following it every morning and it does apear that just about everyone has had wind vane
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 8:17am 02.17.23 Thought I would give an update as I forgot about this thread. I went ahead and purchased Endura Bra
Dockside water connection sailme88 at 8:12am 02.17.23 We have shore water on our C34. There is a female hose fitting in the cockpit combing storage area.

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