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short davits, fat dink gettinthere at 3:29pm 04.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1441 I'm looking to upgrade to a new dinghy. The 10'ers are about a foot wider than my old dink. My curre
selling a boat/releasing the title rgallagher at 3:25pm 04.10.13 Ask All Sailors 32/3483 I have sold my Hunter 28.5 and will be closing the deal this weekend. The couple buying even brought
Jacksonville Boat Show Kermit at 2:06pm 04.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/775 Is anyone going to the Jacksonville Boat Show this weekend? I see that it has power boats and sailbo
Fractional rig percentage Denis Schmider at 12:41pm 04.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/966 Hello, Does anybody know the actual percentage of the fractional rig on the Hunter 260? Our local c
Just bought it (1) casualemt at 12:33pm 04.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/2852 Hi, This is my first post to the forum, I just bought an 1977 Oday 27. It has sat in the water for I
Pumpout deck fitting size swphysicians@aol.com at 12:20pm 04.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/739 Pumpout deck fitting size (1 7/8" vs 1 5/8") on a 1992 Beneteau Evasion 36 pilothouse
Bow thruster for my MacGregor 26-M Les Ratekin at 10:35am 04.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4548 Does anyone have experience with a bow thruster on a MacGregor 26-M
Non marine parts for boat fixes ideas jroddy at 10:27am 04.10.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2511 Any submission for best use of non marine source part as a replacement or addition on your boat?
Water damage in the hull Bob-and-Becky at 9:31am 04.10.13 Other Sailboats 13/2818 My wife and I recently purchase what we think is an Ontario Yachts Gazelle 22. It appears that after
Bilge and shower plumbing 11.0a sailcruiser at 8:50am 04.10.13 S2 4/1670 I am hoping other 11.0a owners can comment on the Inge and shower plumbing. I am curious if what I
Hunter testing the keel Bob 04 H260 at 7:28am 04.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1435 I don't know if this has already been posted, if so I have not seen it, thought it might be of inter
1979 Lancer 28 ----Mounting Disc Antenna on Mast Nevermoor at 7:00am 04.10.13 Lancer 7/3961 Wife and I are staying on boat this week to knock out a couple projects--one being to mount an omnid
Wireless Data On My Boat? Muscongus at 4:17am 04.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1909 Cell reception is not the most reliable on the water here in Maine. Just wondering about some form o
Rasmus leak from water tank JFHPJ at 2:43am 04.10.13 Hallberg-Rassy 1/22674 In our 1973 Hallberg Rassy Rasmus, somehow water seems to be leaking from the freshwater tank into t
Chain Plates (1) Little Dipper at 9:13pm 04.09.13 Lancer 2/1494 Two problems I am still struggling with.. The last thing I want to do is button this boat up without
Wanderer Centerboard mechanics pointer? ROAM at 9:08pm 04.09.13 Pearson 0/1279 Greetings! I am in mid-project and have read in many posting about folks using local fabricators to
Compression Post (3) betzhunter at 8:51pm 04.09.13 Big Boats 13/2334 I noticed these hairline cracks on side the compression post. Nothing else seems to be disturbed. S
Rudder limits on 1978 C&C 34 ThreeMonkeys at 8:40pm 04.09.13 C&C 1/1304 Going through dockside calibration on a new Raymarine p70 Pilot controller. One of the screens asks
Outboard Temp Sensor FourPoints at 8:23pm 04.09.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3018 Does anyone know if there is a temp sensor that can be installed on a Tohatsu 8hp 2 stroke?
Radio location on Mac 25 fwild3 at 8:03pm 04.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1060 Any suggestions on best location to mount the VHF radio in a Mac 25? I'm looking at fixing a condime

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Sailing with a depth finder stickinthemud57 at 6:38am 07.06.22 As hinted at in previous replies, it depends on how you plan to use your boat. Sailing in well-trave
Sailing with a depth finder garymalmgren at 6:37am 07.06.22 Sailing with a depth finder Can it be done? Yes, Quite easily. Just switch it on. But seriously.
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 6:34am 07.06.22 More precisely, the bilge pump circuit starts with a pickup "foot" that has a non-return flapper in
Strainer for Bilge Pump (1) jviss at 6:28am 07.06.22 I have two ITT-Jabsco Par-Max3 pumps, one for the bilge and the other for the sump. (The sump is a
Temporary Overboard Discharge jviss at 6:24am 07.06.22 jviss, your term "snap to use" is an indicator that will not fly up here. you said it, not me. t
Cape may 663 bridge clearance dlochner at 6:15am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder dlochner at 6:14am 07.06.22 There are transducers designed to be mounted inside of the hull. They work well unless the hull is c
Strainer for Bilge Pump dlochner at 6:11am 07.06.22 What kind of bilge pump do you have that can use a strainer?
Temporary Overboard Discharge jon hansen at 6:08am 07.06.22 jviss, your term "snap to use" is an indicator that will not fly up here. you said it, not me. th
drop rudder...a bit. 1980 H33 jssailem at 6:00am 07.06.22 Sandpaper works. Just be sure to do the rudder not the hull.:)
Sailing with a depth finder jssailem at 5:48am 07.06.22 Crusty. Your a Navy man. You should be on the sea. Break out your charts and identify the areas to a
Sailing with a depth finder Indysailor at 5:12am 07.06.22 I don't know the sailing area, but how about making sure you have something like Navionics so you at
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Davidasailor26 at 5:05am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder kappykaplan at 5:03am 07.06.22 Sure - it all depends on how much risk of accidental grounding you're willing to accept. You do nee
Temporary Overboard Discharge jviss at 4:59am 07.06.22 just such cheating. And, I 'm not "cheating," I'm following the regulations, and not pumping where
Temporary Overboard Discharge jviss at 4:58am 07.06.22 what Jviss describes is totally illegal up here on the great lakes. big fines for a system that is
Temporary Overboard Discharge jon hansen at 4:56am 07.06.22 what Jviss describes is totally illegal up here on the great lakes. big fines for a system that is
Temporary Overboard Discharge jviss at 4:43am 07.06.22 This all sounds so yucky to me! What's the particular aversion to installing a permanent overboard
Canvas treatment NYSail at 2:11am 07.06.22
2003 Hunter 356 Hot water tank to engine, hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:56pm 07.05.22 I did not use hose clamps because I didn't want it to catch on anything. YMMV. The things that ni

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