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When it absolutely, positively, has to get there overnight T-Schwan at 4:18am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/805 Have you made an overnight passage? Maybe it was offshore sailing or a passage on the Great Lakes,
It's the most wonderful time of the year! T-Schwan at 4:09am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 4/544 Any sailor in a homeport north of Alabama feels a particular excitement in March because commissioni
H37C Main sail reefing gockleyd at 6:48pm 03.25.23 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2419 How does everyone have the lines run, the little holes in the gooseneck seem like a nightmare
Hunter 340 Stainless steel arch verbryck at 5:53pm 03.25.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/761 I'm looking for information and or dimensions for the arch on a 340. I would like to have an arch ma
Hunter water tank Atlantic Phil at 3:17pm 03.25.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/818 1988 Hunter legend 37. I want to put an inspection port in my tank. I removed v berth cover over the
Battery sizing Phil Mac at 2:07pm 03.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1599 I couldn't find my exact question when I searched so please forgive me if this is a) Obvious or b) w
Galley Faucet ChrisHunter at 11:26am 03.25.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1453 I want to replace the galley faucet on my 92 Hunter 30. Right now, it has an Empire faucet. Does a
I am Knot going aloft today Project_Mayhem at 9:50am 03.25.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2282 I'm heading to the yard in a bit and I will be tying a line near the top of my halyard for lazy jack
In racing a Hunter Legend 35.5 NCBrew at 9:42am 03.25.23 Racing 12/2293 In racing a Hunter Legend 35.5 where do you place the transmission using a Feathering prop. Forward,
Vetus UFO Vents (2) c07chrisjohnson at 9:26am 03.25.23 Big Boats 8/1583 Aloha Everyone, I accidentally stepped on and broke the very brittle and yellowed plastic part of m
Lewmar ocean series electric upgrade caution artboas at 8:49am 03.25.23 Big Boats 2/769
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 4:49am 03.25.23 Ask All Sailors 35/4092 Hi folks... thought I'd share this drone shot from a French crew in The Ocean Race. A wild ride for
Spreader attachment to mast FortMyersBill at 6:11pm 03.24.23 Catalina 22 2/626 I just purchased a 1997 Cat 22. The portside spreader was missing 1of the 2 one inch bolts holding
I thought I should post this warning. (1) WayneH at 2:17pm 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1308 I've got a used boat. OK, OK, it's an OLD boat. Built in 1980. I decided to dump the two old 100ah F
Solar wires in arch on Hunter 356? KiwiChris at 1:20pm 03.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1084 Hello all from NZ. We are one of the few owners of a Hunter 356 in New Zealand. I'm going to be addi
Antenna size All U Get at 12:54pm 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/796
Looking for a day 23 mast around providence RI (6) Mario Elias at 12:15pm 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/758 Looking for a day 23 mast. sizes 270" x 3.3/4" x 2". the original was: DAMCO - DWYER I am in provid
how to read o'day serial number? Mario Elias at 11:54am 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 3/882 I have an oday and the serial number XDYD69650274. Anyone can help me understand this number?
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? (1) anastas at 8:54am 03.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/1574 Hi all, I have a Beneteau First 31 ('92) with a Volvo Penta 2002-variant and recently wanted to re
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:03am 03.24.23 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1258 I have just aquired Jolly Roger,which is on the hard. I'm wanting to install a roller furling setup

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Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. kappykaplan at 3:48am 07.08.25 we zigzagged also did a lot of zigzagging. I think you mean tacking! :beer:
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 3:10am 07.08.25 Lots of motoring up the Hudson. One day the wind was almost exclusively coming right toward us, but
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. markymac1961 at 2:05am 07.08.25 As far as the bare woodwork, both solid and veneer, I try to hit it once a year in the spring with
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk BAD ORCA at 11:37pm 07.07.25 There is no limit to how much glass you can laminate over the repair. Once you get the basic hole r
Jerks! Davenport at 11:33pm 07.07.25 Hmmm. I super need to make a gin pole for h260. How does person in the metal pole make the curve w
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 11:21pm 07.07.25 I had been with Geico for about 15 years with no claims on a 1972 boat. They never required a survey
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] BAD ORCA at 10:56pm 07.07.25 Is it just me? That shaft seal looks WAY too compressed. I have never seen a properly compressed b
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51pm 07.07.25 As far as the bare woodwork, both solid and veneer, I try to hit it once a year in the spring with :
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 9:56pm 07.07.25 The OP will want to do some searching on threads, here and at SailNet, about the changes (degradati
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 9:53pm 07.07.25 If you have been otherwise happy with BoatUS/Geico, give them a call and explain the situation, you
Anchor Swivel (2) dLj at 9:02pm 07.07.25 Just tonight I was being asked about anchoring systems and I pulled up H40 "Anchoring, Mooring, and
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. Captain Larry-DH at 8:00pm 07.07.25 Congratulations! Sounds like you got the planning just right and executed perfectly. For our edif
Anchor Swivel thetone at 7:59pm 07.07.25 Thanks!
Survey before insurance will renew? FastOlson at 7:58pm 07.07.25 The OP will want to do some searching on threads, here and at SailNet, about the changes (degradatio
Survey before insurance will renew? Michael Davis at 7:29pm 07.07.25 The first survey will be required once a new boat is 20 years old then every 5 years after that. I
Survey before insurance will renew? Hello Below at 7:26pm 07.07.25 Up here you need a survey every five years for insurance. The first survey will be required once a
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 7:02pm 07.07.25 Congratulations! Sounds like you got the planning just right and executed perfectly. For our edifi
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] jssailem at 7:01pm 07.07.25
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine mermike at 6:57pm 07.07.25 I said scrw Garmin 6 years ago after they EOL'd my chartplotter a year after purchase. I use OpenCP*
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. markymac1961 at 6:52pm 07.07.25 Veeeeeeeeeeery spiffy indeed as opposed to the factory issue for '99 : all. Wild guess is PVC or

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