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changing the main sail halyard Keith3981 at 8:14pm 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1860 I have a catalina 22 and would like tho change the main halyard, trying to figure out the best way t
Flexible Furler Problem gjaffess at 2:12pm 03.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1226 I have a flexible furler on my O'Day 272. I have been having trouble raising the sail to the top wh
Cockpit speakers simi1947 at 12:09pm 03.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3281 I have a 2009 Oceanis 31. Firstly, existing cockpit speakers damaged by previous owner, I'm finding
Myrtle Beach, SC - Sailing Good? Rich Stidger at 11:46am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 34/7168 I am considering a relocation from Narragansett Bay to the Myrtle Beach area. I have a 40' Hunter,
Dodger snaps (2) Mick143 at 9:26am 03.15.13 Bigger Boats 4/1908 Hello, quick question. This is the third snap that has sheared off level with deck. Does anyone kno
Rising Exhaust outlet ?? Ersin at 8:58am 03.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1078 As years go by, my boat H340 became heavier and so exhaust outlet comes closer and closer to sea lev
Are all your eggs in one basket? Brian D at 7:32am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 45/5641 Getting ready for a short cruise this weekend, I did some prep work on the boat. Most notably was ju
circuit breaker source? bugbitten at 7:14am 03.15.13 S2 8/1848 Are the 12V panel breakers/switches still available? There's a spot on my panel for a fridge switch,
Brevard County Marine Flea Markets merlinuxo at 6:18am 03.15.13 Destinations 0/2672 Marine flea market tomorrow, 9-4, at Melbourne (FL) Yacht Club and Citizen's for Florida's Waterways
Jib sheets Lost Parent at 6:12am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2989 What is the preferred method of attaching new sheets to the genoa ...continious line knotted or mech
Adding plexiglass to front hatch chp at 5:07am 03.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4613 Just curious if anyone has cut out an opening in the front hatch and install tinted plexiglass to ad
James River and the Chickahominy Roger Long at 4:31am 03.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4204
Mooring Caribbean BLue Dream at 4:00am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1217 Could anyone suggest the best place in the British Virgin Islands to put the boat - Beneteau 50 - up
Bad Elf or Dual SailorRob at 10:23pm 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1703 Hi all. I have been using Navionics with my iPhone and I now have an iPad that I thought would be u
O'Day 222 Swim Ladder daleyellin at 9:11pm 03.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1558 I should putting my "new" 222 in the water for the season in about a month. Since the boat is "new"
1993 Hunter 40.5 Steering specs aadams1 at 8:08pm 03.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1781 We recently purchased a '93 Hunter 40.5 and have been trying to find details about the steering from
Winch question jwhite at 7:04pm 03.14.13 Smaller Boats 3/979 Can I use a Harken no. 16 self-tailing winch to replace the Barient #8 currently on my Hunter 23.5?
Maximum sail luff hunter 31 1985 Westminstersailingguy at 6:57pm 03.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1042 I have a 1985 Hunter.31 and need to know the maximum luff for the genoa ... I have the standard rol
Help Turn On The Heater!!please!! knot smart at 6:48pm 03.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/4154 recently bought a 99' bene 352.. question.. how does the heat work?? I read through all the man
Catalina without motor? Brian Buzz at 6:21pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2168 I'm going to look at a 1984 Catalina 27 tomorrow and the owner said the boat never had an inboard. T

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Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? matts997 at 9:15am 03.10.23 Hi Peggie. In the H280 the holding tank sits behind the aft sleeping mattress, beneath the cockpit
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 9:14am 03.10.23 Two very active seniors (Jacob, age 92, and Mariam, age 89), living in 'The Villages' in Florida, ar
Paint for motor mounts (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06am 03.10.23 If the epoxy paint will adhere to the cold galvanize, wouldn't that be the way to go? Cold galvan
Paint for motor mounts Rjm st.petersburg at 8:36am 03.10.23 No brass fittings, I was going to use a brass BRUSH in place of Emory cloth. This is not going to be
Paint for motor mounts (1) Calif. Ted at 8:32am 03.10.23 I use Rustoleum gloss black and primer, I've only tried the cold galvanizing spray on an anchor and
Paint for motor mounts (1) JamesG161 at 8:31am 03.10.23 If that's a carbon steel plate, i would buy cold galvanizing spray paint and paint with that first.
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 8:21am 03.10.23
To lead lines aft or not? thinwater at 8:08am 03.10.23 I've had both. Hoisting at the mast is physically much easier, because you have you weight on the
Paint for motor mounts Rjm st.petersburg at 8:06am 03.10.23 They are Yanmar OEM mounts. They are very proud of these mounts. I was thinking of an epoxy paint, o
Paint for motor mounts Ralph Johnstone at 7:58am 03.10.23 Just a FYI, I would not want that motor mount in my boat if indeed that's plain carbon steel. The
Paint for motor mounts dLj at 7:46am 03.10.23 Is that motor mount an OEM or after market part? Neither the bolt nor the mount appear to be corros
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 7:43am 03.10.23 Congrats!! Item 2 .. In addition, have the valve clearance checked and adjusted if out of spec. Item
To lead lines aft or not? kappykaplan at 7:42am 03.10.23 much quicker to 'jump' the halyard at the mast than trying to grind it up from the cockpit :plus:
Paint for motor mounts (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:41am 03.10.23 Excellent solution. The only thing I might add at this point is that the stringer at this point is
To lead lines aft or not? Hollyberry at 7:35am 03.10.23 As far as mainsail halyard/reefing etc is concerned, and mostly solo sailing, I think it's 'all or n
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season (1) JamesG161 at 7:21am 03.10.23 Final Hurricane 2022 Season results. I showed and forecast above. John and I are reviewing why NOAA
TOO MUCH WIND? kappykaplan at 7:18am 03.10.23 I certainly do not consider it "sailing lore" but rather good seamanship. :plus:
Paint for motor mounts (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 7:15am 03.10.23 I forgot to post my picture.
To lead lines aft or not? Ward H at 7:08am 03.10.23
Proper prop size tartan 33 (2) jssailem at 6:44am 03.10.23

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