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My bottom is pimply zpeteman at 5:03pm 07.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1955 The hull below the waterline is covered in tiny "pimples." None of them are bigger than 2-5 millimet
problems to watch for? mdidomenico at 3:32pm 07.12.13 Catalina 22 1/1254 I'm looking into purchasing a catalina 22 around 70-80's vintage. Is there a list of most likely pr
Rear Mounted Radar and Tubular Type Radar Reflector DinoKanuck at 3:18pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1941 Afternoon: Going to use a Garhauer radar tower mounted at the stern. I'm thinking that the radar
Dehumidifying Oblivionboyj at 2:55pm 07.12.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2518 The interior of my boat smells a bit musty. I know the source of the moisture, the forward hatch has
Holding tank replacement Hunter 28 AnejoMD at 2:50pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2525
Pulling in new wires TherapyVA at 1:31pm 07.12.13 Big Boats 6/1622 I'm wanting to add a powered anchor winch on the bow of my Hunter 33.5. I was thinking I could use
Has anyone tried/used an "ice chest air conditioner ? abk at 12:51pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7861 I am getting mixed reviews on the portable air conditioners that need to be vented... Most say they
Original blue stripe, paint or gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 12:19pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1237 My anchor fell of of the bow holder and scratched the bottom blue stripe. I was going to tint some g
Solar Powered Water Heater Bad Obsession at 11:33am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 22/9574 I was thinking about this during down times last night at work. Wouldn't it be cool if you could bu
H34 steaming light Mark48 at 10:40am 07.12.13 Big Boats 1/1058 Before I go up the mast, does anyone know which bulb is required for the steaming light and what mig
Down Haul on Main Mark Nooney at 10:08am 07.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1076 I am thinking of installing a downhaul line for the Main Halyard. Has any one done this? Is the lin
How to install oar locks for Oday Javelin tomhv at 9:03am 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2891 Hey guys, I've just acquired a 1976 Javelin and would love to be able to row her about when there's
Spinnaker Sheet Control Decision Clark at 8:54am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1334 A little background info first. I have a Hunter 280 that I enjoy flying an A-kite on occasion. There
New guy Oblivionboyj at 8:13am 07.12.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/6959 Hello all! New here, and new to sailing.
Columbia 8.7 manual Oblivionboyj at 8:12am 07.12.13 Columbia 1/3616 Does anyone happen to have a PDF of a Columbia 8.7 owners manual? Mine is a 1978 model, but any year
whisker pole shaka2 at 7:06am 07.12.13 Catalina 30 5/1450 I'm a New Catalina 30 tall rig owner I have two sets of dbl lines, port and starboard- quite small w
LG Microwave /Coffee maker Rodsails at 7:52pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/5766 For those who have the luxury of have this unit and broken the Decanter and can't find a replacement
Poor gps reception Glenn17467 at 7:27pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1754 For the last 6 weeks, I have not been able to get satalite reception on my Garmin map76. Weather ha
M22 Spreader Tips prob at 7:07pm 07.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2502 I've just replaced the standing rigging on my '82 M22 (with Fixed Spreader Base upgrade, and new alu
Sailing ? Jhildy at 6:56pm 07.11.13 Big Boats 8/1626 I own a 1991 Hunter Legend 355 with swept-back spreaders. Question: How does one sail downwind wit

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Insurance question nightowle at 4:35pm 05.15.23 I highly recommend Peter Ricks at Novamar Insurance Brokers in the Seattle office. They are worldwi
Cleaning Shore Power Cord nightowle at 4:20pm 05.15.23 I tried some recommended items that did nothing, and then used a specific marine cord cleaning produ
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Rich Stidger at 4:12pm 05.15.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 4:08pm 05.15.23 ...but a trailer launched sailboat would cut my expenses, and let me go sailing in other places. T
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Cleaning Shore Power Cord JoeWhite at 3:50pm 05.15.23 For power chord, the rubber breaks down from UV exposure. To avoid the sticky surface I bought new g
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 05.15.23 If the water gets up to this level : farewell". And because I'm so OCD, I've also included a :
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 3:41pm 05.15.23 I think that info is out of date. When you enlightened us about eSIM earlier in this thread, I did
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? dmax at 3:36pm 05.15.23 On point response, dmax. How long ago did you replace the portlights? No evidence of Butyl flow fro
No More Dinghy Butt ShawnL at 3:27pm 05.15.23 Or more like a utili-kilt
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 3:24pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 05.15.23 Sorry to say but I've got to double down on what @dmax has already said. When your boat is on the h
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat Hayden Watson at 2:47pm 05.15.23 Directing cool air over the alternator will make the alternator happy, extend its life, and improve
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dlochner at 2:46pm 05.15.23 I think that info is out of date. When you enlightened us about eSIM earlier in this thread, I did
Engine compartment ventilation (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 05.15.23
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 05.15.23 Then you have dual and quad sim options. And cost. I think that info is out of date. When you enli
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 2:16pm 05.15.23 I should mention that the DNS66 or similar DNS resolution blocking apps can not only block ads, the
Hunter smile / keel movement dmax at 2:13pm 05.15.23 The keel really should not be moving a noticeable amount as the joint between the keel and the hull
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? east coaster at 2:09pm 05.15.23 Having just used DW 795 to bed new windows on my 2002 310, I can attest that DW 795 is unbelievably

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