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Sailing up Hudson c and c 30 at 6:07pm 09.28.13 Destinations 6/2839 I am taking my boat from the long island sound to haverstraw on the hudson. We will spend a night a
Have found a nasty soft spot in the aft cabin on our 361 Sean&Lou at 5:32pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2655 G'day Sean here with a first time post. Have enjoyed reading all the great posts. But now have a rea
adding fuel gauge raye at 5:19pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1143 I have a B38M-1991 vintage type with no fuel gauge- I am the kind of guy that would rather look at a
3 new questions..one old boat! puddlejockey at 2:59pm 09.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1348 Hi all, After my first season on our "new" 82 h27, I'm finding the basics of sailing coming back to
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... Skip Gundlach at 1:45pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 1/901 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... When we left you, we'd arrived at Fernandina
Help on a water problem requested (1) tadd5181 at 1:33pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 9/1197 My Passage 420 has a plastic water bottle, with a hose running to the "radiator cap". The bottle is
Refinishing top side and cabin JFisher at 8:27am 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1802 I'm brand new to sailing. I literally know nothing about it. I am absolutely fascinated by sailing a
Catalina 30 cushion size Lost Parent at 8:19am 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/997 Sorry for doing this again but i need the cushion length for the starboard settee bottom cushion
Keep or remove running backs when converting to a sloop? Pilotocopilot at 6:40am 09.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1462 As i will be removing the cutter rig on our 37 leaving it as a sloop, is there any reason in keeping
1980 7.3 sole Dan DeNeal at 5:46am 09.28.13 S2 2/1211 The sole of my boat is covered with a short nap almost commercial looking carpet. It appears to be p
Electrolysis on rear Keel bolt? Buoydog at 4:50am 09.28.13 Big Boats 3/1559 I am a new owner of a Hunter 1984, 34. shortly before I put the boat on the hard I noticed some wh
New to me P-18 dc78212 at 10:51pm 09.27.13 Precision 1/14241 Well after several weeks of trying to figure out if I even wanted to buy a boat... as the saying goe
Table Rock Lake and Branson Mo? Caish at 8:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4906 I was just up at Branson and looking at Table Rock, i could not help but think what a great place t
Spreaders on a Caliber 28 angle up or down? Larry Askins at 8:36pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1272 I've had my Caliber 28 out of the water for a few years. Just relaunching her and can't remember wh
Pole Dance (2) DAVA390 at 7:32pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1086 First time in last few trips out, light wind, calm, empty river. We put out the whisker pole for the
Extendo trailer ... Not so much! Kermit at 6:54pm 09.27.13 Smaller Boats 15/2108 We bought a 1999 H260 with an extending trailer with surge brakes on all 4 wheels. The previous own
genoa tracks and cars (2) fred1diver at 6:37pm 09.27.13 Parts Search 1/1579 hey everyone, I'm looking for a set of genoa tracks with matching cars the PO of my boat has remove
Remote Windless Switch Sailgunner at 4:56pm 09.27.13 Big Boats 14/1944 I might have posted this before but if anyone would like a remote control switch for their windless
Anyone Used a Wichard Gyb'easy or a Gybe Preventer rpwillia at 4:53pm 09.27.13 Catalina 310 4/1937 I am considering one of these since I just got lucky with an accidental gybe. Has anyone rigged one
My own little America's Cup (2) lokiii at 4:48pm 09.27.13 Day Sailers 10/2618 And my smelly audience.

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engine leak antifreeze CharlieAnn at 5:52pm 05.30.23 I am going to get a small mirror and try to see the back of the engine. That seems to be where the l
Possible SmartPlug problem jaysweet at 5:48pm 05.30.23 The last few fires in the marina were smart plugs. I do not know the details. Over time with my la
1998 Hunter 376 Greg Mott at 5:48pm 05.30.23 Hi Rich, Thank you so much for getting back to me. This looks a lot like the crack I have at the b
Continupus mainsail furling danm1 at 5:47pm 05.30.23 If the line is moving freely through the mast winch then chances are it is too thin or too slippery,
1998 Hunter 376 Terry Cox at 5:47pm 05.30.23 Hi Greg, Rich offers some sage advice. Lots of discussions on this site regarding cracks in the keel
O'day 28 Needs a New Transducer (Airmar P79?) Clutch Cargo at 5:37pm 05.30.23 Have you thought about installing one that shoots through the hull, eliminating any holes........My
O'day 28 Head Finished Clutch Cargo at 5:34pm 05.30.23 I think I know this boat....Is that you Pete? Could be......LOL
O'day 28 Head Finished Clutch Cargo at 5:33pm 05.30.23 Regarding the double clamping and length of the barbed fitting, ABYC only recommends double clamping
Possible SmartPlug problem Mark Maulden at 5:32pm 05.30.23 The last few fires in the marina were smart plugs. I do not know the details. Over time with my las
Possible SmartPlug problem jaysweet at 5:09pm 05.30.23 Not replacing a standard shore power cord based on one report of a failure in the absence of a defi
Sealing shaft-log options (1) ricksoth at 4:59pm 05.30.23 Here is the stuffing box alternative - plastic parts just for conceptualization. Bronze version beh
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Tally Ho at 4:58pm 05.30.23
Sealing shaft-log options ricksoth at 4:52pm 05.30.23 Dave, how is creating an epoxy plug inside the tube just past (behind) the stuffing box cap replace
Slow sump pump with backflow Tally Ho at 4:48pm 05.30.23 Glad you got it sorted out. Jabsco is pretty proud of that pump! Hope it works out well for you.
engine leak antifreeze Tally Ho at 4:42pm 05.30.23
Sealing shaft-log options dlochner at 4:36pm 05.30.23 By using a small portion of the tapered wood plug trimmed to "just barely" slide down the tube from
Possible SmartPlug problem dlochner at 4:33pm 05.30.23 I have in the past been tempted to change my boat over to a SmartPlug, but after reading this and a
Sealing shaft-log options ricksoth at 3:47pm 05.30.23 Thanks to all that have shared their wisdom and thoughts! Since the outside (bottom) of the shaft l
Possible SmartPlug problem jaysweet at 3:46pm 05.30.23 I have in the past been tempted to change my boat over to a SmartPlug, but after reading this and a
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size waterman30 at 3:41pm 05.30.23 I don't remember it was the equivalent for what I had. 7 sticks in my head but I would not bet the

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