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Tips for closing the purchase of a sailboat PDReynolds at 6:28am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 30/8101 Hi Everyone, I am ready to submit an offer on a boat and think that I need some assistance in cra
CNG tank -CNG soon to be available in Savannah GA smokey73 at 6:21am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2165 I was hoping someone who has replaced their CNG with Propane might have a CNG tank with current date
battery connections gettinthere at 5:57am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1011 I need to make a new connection to my house bank. We have solar ' wind. Do I need to disable these b
Furlex 100S lost its bearings (2) Ken13559 at 1:17am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/7371 I've a Selden Furlex 100S that losses all its lower ball bearings when I raise the headsail. Apparen
Whats Wrong with the Trim on ''This'' Boat ? (1) Stretch at 9:45pm 01.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 36/19151 Ok Rich, nice try. Don, yes there is a hidden answer.... What's wrong with this boat???
Prop Size OceanDriver at 9:35pm 01.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/4025 Question, My 1984 Hunter 31 does not seem to provide its full hull speed while motoring. I have plen
Weeping Rudder tmanahan at 8:55pm 01.12.13 Catalina 30 8/3748 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. Last Spring as I was getting ready to put the boat back into the water,
Window restoration/waterproofing Kemo Sabe at 7:09pm 01.12.13 Catalina 22 6/1570 Does anyone know of, or have pictures of restoring the windows? I Catalina Direct sells molding, et
HELP my boat ran ashore kaleislands at 6:41pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3254 Hi. Well during the hawaiian kona(big storm) on the 2nd of january. My boat was cut lose of its mori
life lines FourPoints at 6:33pm 01.12.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3869 I have a set of lower shrouds that were given to me by a friend off his Down East 38 (1/4" I think,
Who has a favorite bilge cleaner? cbourne200 at 6:10pm 01.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2747 I knew I spilled a little deisel when I opened the fuel filter. But didn't think I spilled that muc
Feathering Prop pitch Capt Gary175 at 6:03pm 01.12.13 Pearson 3/1714 Can anyone tell me what the standard prop size/pitch is on a Pearson 39-2? My surveyor said I need
Stroage compartment bigsick at 5:36pm 01.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1037 I periodically scan for sale site for Hunter 326, try to see what my boat is selling for. Sometimes
anyone tried the GARMIN 600 handheld? centerline at 5:22pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 1/829 I am wondering about the garmin 600 handheld.... does it work perfectly with the bluechart software
Toronto boat show Navicula at 4:47pm 01.12.13 Big Boats 0/674 I spent the day at the toronto boat show.......I went to 3 seminars and bought some product and view
Hunter 410 third reef Don Lucas at 3:52pm 01.12.13 Big Boats 0/830 Any 410 owners here rigged up their 3rd reef (not by moving them but by7 having all 3 rigged up).
Oceanis45 Odyssea at 2:49pm 01.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/12856 I bought a new 2012 Oceanis45 and have multiple problems with the engine and dock and go system. Any
NEMA0183 connection from MFD to VHF Blitz at 2:32pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2341 I looking for help on making the connections between my new ICOM VHF and my MFD and wondering how ev
Raymarine Ray 240 VHF question Ted at 2:20pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 2/2205 I am thinking about upgrading my VHF radio to a Raymarine Ray 240. The system comes with a remote sp
Marine Pilot 1500 Capt Strapfoots at 1:30pm 01.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1128 I have a Auto Tiller called a Marine Pilot 1500 that came with my boat and I have no idea how this w

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AITA? Racing situation that came up stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 04.03.23
No bottom paint LloydB at 12:14pm 04.03.23 My boat gets crud when sitting in a slip over the summer but the pressure washer takes care of that
AITA? Racing situation that came up Davidasailor26 at 12:07pm 04.03.23
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Joe at 12:00pm 04.03.23 I like Samson, Marlow and Yale. Not a NER fan. I like solid color line, and they charge more for s
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:26am 04.03.23 I would not do that as it may well affect the integrity of the water ballast tank
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions Crazy Dave Condon at 11:23am 04.03.23 Sent the poster a private message. Please vouch for me as he has alot of questions
No bottom paint BigEasy at 11:15am 04.03.23 I just bought a Macgregor 26 s that i plan to store on a trailer. it has a nice gel coat on the b
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis walt at 11:14am 04.03.23 FYI, there is an article linking solar variability and the onset of La Nina events Study ties solar
AITA? Racing situation that came up Roland5048 at 11:10am 04.03.23 I've only raced a few times but I would think this scenario would fall under the "Rules of the Road"
No bottom paint Joe at 11:04am 04.03.23 Use toilet bowl cleaner to get the crud off quickly. A bucket of diluted acid based toilet cleaner,
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler Joe at 10:57am 04.03.23 Why don't you consider 5/32? Cat 27's spec 3/16" for stays and cap shrouds, 5/32" for lowers (2 pai
Speed/temp sensor wire splice shemandr at 10:31am 04.03.23 ...Once I realized that the Allen key that came with the kit was an odd size, I ordered a bunch to h
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler AaronD at 10:28am 04.03.23 The standard forestay from Catalina Direct is 1/8" 316 SS. My Schaefer SnapFurl CF-500 furler and th
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts dressler17 at 10:12am 04.03.23 They look better than mine and our keel is solid. Did you buy the boat?
Bilge Pump breaker (1) twalker H260 at 10:05am 04.03.23
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 9:59am 04.03.23 The gelcoat I applied yesterday never cured. I'm guessing ambient temp was around 55F. The can was
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions BobH57 at 9:30am 04.03.23 I've owned both Hunter 23 and Catalina 22 boats years ago, and preferred the Hunter. While the Cat 2
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Johnb at 9:30am 04.03.23 Okay so I didn't have time to expand on this idea when I first posted. Ammonium nitrate (availabl
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 04.03.23 When is it time get it to cure, spray some liquid car wax on it. It will set up in minutes. Sprayin
Holes in rudder? (1) stickinthemud57 at 8:23am 04.03.23 Here's a side view that will hopefully be helpful. Hold-down cable/rope assembly is in red. Rope goe

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