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Reasonable Canvas guy in Annapolis? Skipper at 11:54am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 41/6021 I'm educated, experienced, and talented at what I do. So why is it that a guy who sews canvas is ent
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 (1) karmadog at 11:36am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 5/1597 Hi all! I want to add a bimini top to my Cat22, but I have the main sheet release about two feet
Manuel Hunter 280 in French fredvanbochoven at 10:12am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1102 Hi there all Hunter sailors all over the world. Proud owner of a 1996 Hunter 280 based in the South
The GRAND Plan. Good or Bad idea mdsdurango at 9:49am 04.15.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4464
Universal diesel engine wiring harness jcb2 at 9:44am 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1408 I have an O'Day 31 and just pulled my Universal diesel (M18) out to remove the prop shaft. In doing
Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2336 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've
Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3662 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2721 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1199 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9440 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/998 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1971 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1739 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3564 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2965 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1269 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2878 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/814 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L
What's the 1st thing you should do... (4) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2350 ... when you buy a 35+ year old sailboat? :troll: Remove the 10 layers of bottom paint to see w
Water supply pump dmwais305 at 5:16pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/792 We purchased a Hunter 50C/C with a/c and have concern that the water supply pump may not have enough

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Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:11pm 04.18.23 214755
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? ShawnL at 3:08pm 04.18.23 I had a similar incident 2 years ago when I hauled out for the season. Boat wasn't far enough forwa
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 3:08pm 04.18.23 Most of them are probably 12"x24-30". The big one is like 36-40"x16". If I go to the yard tomorrow I
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Maine Sail at 2:59pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:) Mostly ripping out stumps.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? kappykaplan at 2:55pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Davidasailor26 at 2:54pm 04.18.23
Pumpin up those fenders! kappykaplan at 2:53pm 04.18.23 How large is "very large"? Got a photo?
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:34pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement jviss at 2:20pm 04.18.23 changing the timing belt every 3 years What if you only run the engine 100 hours a year?
Best glue to adhere peeling numbers to dacron mainsail. Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 04.18.23 I would send an email to or call Sailrite. If anyone is willing to give out this information, and po
Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 1:55pm 04.18.23 If I was going to install a battery it would be inside the cuddy. It would be near the center boar
More efficient way to clean gears? sailcapt340 at 1:54pm 04.18.23 Not having seen a picture of what your gears look like and the amount of grease you are trying to cl
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 1:34pm 04.18.23 I think I might have just passed the decade mark. I'm pretty disappointed, I'd hoped ONE of you wou
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:29pm 04.18.23 What are you powering with this battery? if using it for a motor, how far do you travel per outing?
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Scott T-Bird at 1:25pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:)
More efficient way to clean gears? Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 04.18.23 I think I might have just passed the decade mark. I'm pretty disappointed, I'd hoped ONE of you wou
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? Project_Mayhem at 1:02pm 04.18.23 I had a Starwind 19 which is a sister ship to the P18. Jim Taylor did an awesome job on the interior
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 12:54pm 04.18.23 Not much. The rust needs to be agitated by the moving water when the engine is running. As long a
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 12:51pm 04.18.23 @danooxnard I'm happy to report that I've been able to get help and got the trailer tongue extension
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 12:37pm 04.18.23 Yeah, that was a fun day for me... :facepalm: I did a write-up after the fact. The moral of that sto

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