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Crack in Gelcoat has me concerned (6) Canonshooternb at 9:03pm 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 21/3297 Looking for some advice from the more experienced. I have a 1985 25.5 Hunter that I bought last y
Mast/Tabernacle attachment O'Day 19 RTSKI at 8:52pm 04.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3921 On the mast-tabernacle step, are the plates held together by one or two pins? The connection on the
400 AH House Battery Bank Performance newburyporter at 7:44pm 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5491 I own a 2011 Beneteau 40 with 2 friends. They boat has 2 200 AH AGM's as a house battery. It has a s
Mooring identification Sefuller at 7:31pm 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1395 We are looking for a means of identifying the moorings in our area - something that would have the o
Replacement dogs gary at 6:58pm 04.29.13 Smaller Boats 2/764 Looking at replacing the dogs on the Gray (cabin) Ports - port and starboard - on our H22. Mine is
Decal cleaning? jblersch at 6:50pm 04.29.13 Smaller Boats 7/1227 Does anyone have any tricks for Getting the decals along the water line clean? My 240's decals towa
Wifi antennas Ldeshner1 at 6:22pm 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 12/4074 I know that the bitstorm bad boy xtream has a good repution however is there anyone out there that c
Interior curtain mounting O'Day 28 (2) atroon at 6:10pm 04.29.13 Bigger Boats 8/2708 It's that time of year again, and my wife's thoughts have turned to 'how are we going to improve the
Lewmar hatch size jumbyway at 4:29pm 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4142 Does anyone know what size/model the hatch over the foward berth is on a 2004 Oceanis 423? I think i
Modify / Add Hinge to Stairs for Better Engine Access JoeP at 3:29pm 04.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1605 We have a 2008 Hunter 33. The primary engine access is by lifting and moving the relatively bulky a
Oceanis 31 coachroof mounted solar panel simi1947 at 2:56pm 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/922 Has anybody mounted a solar panel on the 31's coachroof aft of the fixed light? Because of the mould
Self draining check valves on Com-Pac 16 KevinSeise at 2:34pm 04.29.13 Com-Pac 1/4379 I had 5 people on board and had water coming in through the self bailing pipes. Is there supposed
Hunter bashing Jared1048 at 2:24pm 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 34/5100 I'm getting tired of people bashing on Hunters. Seems to be the racing folk who are the most critica
Panel Lights Sailgunner at 1:45pm 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/897 I think I have seen something on this belfore but can't find anything now. I have a strip of indica
Head overflow 1993 H27 RogerW at 1:42pm 04.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/916 I have a Hunter 27 manufactured in 1993. It's a great boat, but the past two years I've had a probl
no voltage to bow nav light 1988 tallrig topside at 1:38pm 04.29.13 Catalina 30 2/935 Bow light inop. NO 12 volts no continuity from breaker panel to the light. Stern light on same line
Wheel steering mike thornton at 1:35pm 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/801 Hi guys, I have recently got a legend 336. Can anyone tell me if there is some way of locking the wh
CNG Regulator Woes seadoggie at 1:35pm 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/860 Does anyone have any knowledge of how I can get a replacement brass male nipple fitting for my CNG r
Hotels in St Thomas rgallagher at 1:32pm 04.29.13 Destinations 10/2857 The wife and I will be flying into St Thomas in July for one night and then taking a ferry to Totola
Wood rot First 38 twdevore at 1:08pm 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/891 Our new to us 1984 First 38 has got some major wood rot in the plywood separating the Lazarette from

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A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Tally Ho at 8:14am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Benny17441 at 8:10am 04.30.23 If the pump is turning silently, it does not sound like it is primed. Make sure the impeller grill
Alternative to bimini (1) Benny17441 at 8:01am 04.30.23 Don't look down on packing an umbrella.
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 7:39am 04.30.23 Or the crew was not used to the boat or the wind died off or the clouds were there or..... When we u
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm Tally Ho at 7:36am 04.30.23 Good discussion here: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/do-twin-sheets-better-
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 7:35am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 04.30.23 My experience with boat first aid kits thus far, not expensive ones, is that they are big on physica
Alternative to bimini Tally Ho at 7:20am 04.30.23
Alternative to bimini Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 04.30.23 Depending on where the sides (of a boom tent) are attached, the useable space under it can be very s
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jviss at 7:08am 04.30.23 Your mainsheet setup looks remarkably similar to mine! I see what you're getting at, makes sense.
First Aid Training? dLj at 7:00am 04.30.23 The wilderness training mentioned above is excellent. It is based on not being able to get to a hosp
Oceanis 36cc Line Information aehlert at 6:48am 04.30.23 Thanks for all the information! The line information is really interesting. The sizes are much d
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm (1) baycloud at 6:48am 04.30.23 Without being at the boat, my first go at it would put the line here. When I get back to the boat I'
Alternative to bimini jviss at 6:28am 04.30.23 Thanks, that's a great idea. My first big boat, a Catalina 36 came with one, it was a telescoping
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:25am 04.30.23 Oh, well, you can make some kind of rod that attaches to the end of the boom, the aft end of which
Alternative to bimini jviss at 6:23am 04.30.23 Boom doesn't extend over the cockpit. Oh, well, you can make some kind of rod that attaches to the
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:22am 04.30.23 While underway? No other suggestions. Bimini is best. At anchor? Boom tents, umbrellas, awnings.
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:19am 04.30.23 How far aft does your boom extend? Boom doesn't extend over the cockpit.
Alternative to bimini Captain Larry-DH at 6:18am 04.30.23 While underway? No other suggestions. Bimini is best. At anchor? Boom tents, umbrellas, awnings.
Alternative to bimini jviss at 6:18am 04.30.23 How far aft does your boom extend?

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