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Flying Fish hull repair (2) Lee In VT at 9:07am 08.04.13 AMF 1/4830 Hi. I'm in the process of chasing down leaks in my original model FlyingFish. When I flipped the b
Does anyone have these on their boat? Nereussailor at 8:42am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1384 I am looking at the Kiwi Slides and was wondering if anyone has installed them on their sails. It lo
Cruise Air AC condensate pump failure PDReynolds at 8:05am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4657 Hi Folks, I have a couple of Cruise Air self contained AC units on my 2006 Beneteau. The system wor
Selling a sailboat drumbeater at 8:04am 08.04.13 Smaller Boats 10/1752 Where is a good place to list sailboats?
public anchoring wielandbrake at 8:01am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2182 Hello I'm Jon And my dream.is to sail the east coast of us I'm.in the middle of 2nd state of dre
New roller furler bffatcat at 7:59am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1963 In 08 I decided to get a roller furl system for my pearson 26w I thought it would save some work
Attaching mast to botom for tabernckle amcalpin at 7:44am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/975 I have an old o'day 17 with tabernackle hinged mast, and where my mast section below deck attaches
A different 26 S/D poptop question (3) holdech at 7:41am 08.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1339 I have found a lot of posts regarding gas struts but have a different question. The poptop (ours an
Passage 450 Motoring Range? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:49am 08.04.13 Big Boats 16/3679 Can any others comment as to the validity of my calculations or their personal experiences on their
310 companionway dimensions iSailor at 6:38am 08.04.13 Catalina 310 5/2086 Any chance a fellow 310 owner can measure the companionway? I am either going to make abug screen
Heating water from the Engine Adamt24 at 12:44am 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/880 Hi New here. We have a H386, but it doesn't seem to heat water off the engine , only via shore po
Catalina 30 shower Lost Parent at 9:57pm 08.03.13 Catalina 30 0/2268 On my 1982 30ft the shower drains into the bilge What idid did was pick up a 12volt utility pump by
Dagger board chopwhatyagot at 8:28pm 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1962 I am new to sailing and recently purchased Macgregor 26d. Its a 1988 in good shape, gel coat is stil
Steel cable in boom ???? caseylpz at 8:21pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/999 I'm new to sailing and just bought a H23. There's a steel cable shackled to the clew(?) with the oth
Looking for a dagger board for macgregor 26d chopwhatyagot at 8:01pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/1554 Does anybody know where I can find one of these cheap? If I make it myself will I destroy the boat i
Sail stop Capt Grog at 7:58pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 Hi there, I just bought a used 1999 Hunter 240 and I am pretty sure I did not include the sail stop
leaking ballast tank on 26 hunter (1) tbeitzel at 7:13pm 08.03.13 Smaller Boats 7/3556 I have a 2001 26 foot hunter and I just noticed my water ballast tank leaking under the front seat o
Pedestal Guard starrnet at 6:06pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 2/2275 Need Pedestal Guard, Stainless, 12.5" on centers
cutlass bearning, stern tube, couplings, a big mess. mopieo8 at 5:54pm 08.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/4161 Hey everyone, Im pulling my newport 30 mk2 out of the water next week to try and fix an engine alig
1984 hunter 37 sailor832 at 5:38pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/913 I am looking for a staysail boom and one bareint winch size 23 self tailing or a pair of lewmar 42 s

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St. Lucia Hollyberry at 12:54pm 04.27.23 Over several visits we've done the eastern Caribbean chain from Barbuda to Grenada.. It's 'open ocea
WINCH DRUM tfox2069 at 12:53pm 04.27.23 You could see if the Barton Wincher will work for your winch - its an add on for non-self-tailing wi
Slippery floorboards FastOlson at 12:50pm 04.27.23 FWIW we have visited a high-end sailboat (about 40+ feet) with a "Treadmaster" sole topping. Looked
Glue to attach handle to hatch kloudie1 at 12:45pm 04.27.23 Talk to the Hatchmasters folks.. Home - HatchMasters Marine Hatch Repair They repair hatches and pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 11:31am 04.27.23 Well we got a head start this week but...IT IS ACTUALLY FRIDAY ....:beer:
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux rgranger at 11:20am 04.27.23 I mentioned this thread to a few of my friends at lunch today. One of the guys at lunch said that t
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam smokey73 at 11:15am 04.27.23 Thanks, I was just concerned that there was an anchor attached to the end of that rode. Would hate
How close is too close to shore? jssailem at 10:52am 04.27.23 So much of what you do and how you use your boat is based on where you sail. I would not dive in the
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux jssailem at 10:51am 04.27.23 With the number of boats cruising the waters of the Puget Sound, derelict small boats is a serious i
How close is too close to shore? rgranger at 10:46am 04.27.23 I spent the night on the hook in a lake in my Hunter 26 one spring in 2019. I usually come into the
How close is too close to shore? shemandr at 9:56am 04.27.23 Well diving on it in 10' is a lot easier than 35'. Diving on an anchor is a whole other topic. I'
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam Rich Stidger at 9:55am 04.27.23 I am a little confused? Maybe I'm all wet but other 40.5 owners can correct me if I'm wrong. What s
De-winterization Dalliance at 9:52am 04.27.23 I have pretty much the same routine as Tally Ho and am in Chicago, so same conditions. Oil and filt
WINCH DRUM jssailem at 9:46am 04.27.23 Barlow non self tailing. They are on the mast, both sides. When I rerigged my mast in 2017, I repl
How close is too close to shore? jssailem at 9:39am 04.27.23 My observations breaking down your key points. I'm super paranoid even at 800' out in 35' depth. Bei
Glue to attach handle to hatch jssailem at 9:13am 04.27.23 Can you buy a handle that bolts through the plexiglass? Lewmar hatches use through screwed handles t
How close is too close to shore? bonkle at 9:12am 04.27.23 For the most part anchoring is for calm protected water. Yeah some cruisers get stuck in rolly anc
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? jssailem at 9:08am 04.27.23 An amazing race. A terrific finish. A record of a Rescue at sea... Information that may help others
How close is too close to shore? shemandr at 8:50am 04.27.23 For the most part anchoring is for calm protected water. Yeah some cruisers get stuck in rolly anch
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam baycloud at 8:24am 04.27.23 Good point but it's just extra line @smokey73. Yeah on my to-do list (way down the line) is to make

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