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Big wheel or little wheel? Benny17441 at 7:18am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5220 Some time ago sailors used to look for small wheels to open up the space around the cockpit, especia
Non Skid gary at 6:51am 08.21.13 Smaller Boats 7/1535 I am hoping to re-do the non skid areas on my deck and am looking for opinions. I have done a fair
310 in Mainsheet bobjames at 6:50am 08.21.13 Catalina 310 2/1309 The fall issue of Mainsheet is just out and the (discontinued) 310 is featured in two articles. Bil
A-frame for raising or lowering mast davemchine at 6:41am 08.21.13 Catalina 22 4/1545 My mast always wobbles all over the place when going up or down so I'm looking to use an a-frame. Do
Portable Inflator for Dinghy Bowedtoothdoc at 6:06am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3883 I am looking for a portable, battery powered air pump for inflating the Dinghy, Fenders, and numerou
Missing Keel Bolts? (2) fjordstar at 5:40am 08.21.13 Catalina 22 18/1868 Started digging around under the boat. Is it just my imagination or am I missing my keel bolts, etc
Our Boat Dog Died med2463 at 3:55am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2878 For you dog lovers, our dog Max died this week. He loved going on the boat with us. A memorial vid
Boom to Traveller riging Boydwardo at 1:14am 08.21.13 Newport 2/10686 I have a 1968 Newport 30 which I recently purchased. It is a very solid boat. I have replaced the fo
H40 exhaust (1) JWC at 1:09am 08.21.13 Big Boats 6/2075 Yanmar 4JHE was standard in the H40, anyone have this elbow set up on theirs? This one is from the f
Hunter salesmen/Dealers jms at 10:31pm 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1436 I am looking for members opinions on where to find the best people to help me sell my 2007 Hunter 41
Catalina Dreamin' (2) Kestle at 8:01pm 08.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3795 From this weekend... Jeff
'83 Hunter 31 Cheek Block Repair (3) Shadownav at 7:23pm 08.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2762 Both jib cheek blocks have shredded sheaves. I can find replacement sheaves, but other than drilling
need info on rigging and sailing an oday 17 daysailer Big_John23 at 6:30pm 08.20.13 Day Sailers 3/6717 Hey I just got an oday 17ft daysailer and I'm new to sailing I need help on rigging the boom and jib
Need help :( eldinzek at 6:21pm 08.20.13 Trailer Sailors 26/7781 I'm getting a trailer for an Oday 25. The trailer was used for a power boat so now I have to do some
What type ports cjfj at 5:34pm 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/852 I have a couple of broken cam mounts on the opening ports I have a temp fix for it now but will be p
Tell me about Rock Hall DAVA390 at 4:52pm 08.20.13 Destinations 3/3239 The Admiral and I are planning our first overnighter in this boat. Holiday weekend coming, feeling b
Trimming new ports or not? a65sailor at 4:08pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1617 Hi, I have purchased a Hunter 34 and am working on a few things. What I need to know is if I should
New Sails for a Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 3:21pm 08.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/8562 As the proud, new owner of a Beneteau Oceanis 311, I am thinking about possible sail upgrades to imp
Replacing handrails on 1982 H25 JBE51 at 3:07pm 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1213 Anyone replaced the handrails? If so you know they also have a flange that keeps the cabin sliding
Wheel size and shaft size 37c Pilotocopilot at 3:00pm 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/992 Hi all, just saw a 40" Lewmar folding wheel for sale for 450 and was wondering If anyone could give

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Love to Hear the Story Behind This Davidasailor26 at 9:06am 05.18.23
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 9:00am 05.18.23 No problems getting the hump hose back on, it's silicone and fairly flexible, not like regular hose,
autopilot install on an H280 RLynnRea at 8:45am 05.18.23 For R Higgins, we are trying to install an autopilot on our Hunter 280 and having trouble getting th
Jib Line Overlaps tailboom at 8:39am 05.18.23
Love to Hear the Story Behind This jssailem at 8:36am 05.18.23 Honey... Turn Right the water its just over there... Turn right.. TURN RIGHT...... Opps... Recalcula
Love to Hear the Story Behind This Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 05.18.23 Obviously GPS error ! Right ? No ?
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna dlochner at 8:24am 05.18.23 VHF won't help this guy. He'll need SatCom. But he won't run into problems using StarLink on his
Keel Bolt Cleaning (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:23am 05.18.23 Good advice above - but I'd like to see these before commenting further. Good catch. We just ass
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna (1) Leeward Rail at 8:22am 05.18.23 That said, everyone has their own unique set of circumstances ("location, location, location") and
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 8:21am 05.18.23 Not everyone needs a VHF at all, or even an electrical system for that matter. I fully admit my per
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 8:10am 05.18.23 I'm confused. One of the pics in the OP's post is actually Joe's pic! And in that post, the OP says
O'Day 302 Wheel Suri at 7:58am 05.18.23 Where do you moor your 302? I am at Pastrick marina in East Chicago, IN. Greg Greg, I am at Bu
Jib Line Overlaps Gene Neill at 7:55am 05.18.23 A quick observation, some of the recent posts are confusing the photos from the OP, @tailboom with
Where to post Sabre for sale eastCoastAllen at 7:34am 05.18.23 Okay @Kings Gambit will do. Thank you!
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Jacktar at 7:28am 05.18.23 Well the advantage of spending the money on a stereo system instead of a proper VHF base radio is th
Where to post Sabre for sale Kings Gambit at 7:27am 05.18.23
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 7:26am 05.18.23 A quick observation, some of the recent posts are confusing the photos from the OP, @tailboom with @
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Davidasailor26 at 7:20am 05.18.23
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Gene Neill at 7:16am 05.18.23 Why ? The handheld functions with increased range and also works as normal. Not a bad solution if
Jib Line Overlaps Hollyberry at 7:15am 05.18.23 Looks like you have self tailing winches.. you needn't use the cam cleat at all. The aft block seems

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