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Moving Catalina 38 from St Augustine to St Johns River (1) mosvov at 3:37pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 1/314 Hello everyone, I recently bought a beautiful Catalina 38, located in St Augustine, Oasis Boat Yard
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 (1) SeaRags at 2:15pm 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/759 Hey guys. I'm looking at buying either a Hunter 27-2 or a Hunter 280. Looking at both this weekend
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. (4) jssailem at 2:14pm 03.25.22 Weather and Forecasting 3/1745 The other day I got a request to help with weather forecasting by one of our fellow SBO sailors. He
Another Doc. Scam Roland5048 at 1:10pm 03.25.22 Sails Call Lounge 2/382 I know this topic has been posted several times over the years, but just thought it should be kept o
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 DonEvans at 11:03am 03.25.22 Bigger Boats 6/992 have an oday 40, Ran our first season using the spinnaker halyard as the topping lift, topping lift
Hunter 260 clamcleat CL257 for rudder downhaul Vaughn at 8:35am 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/388 I have a Hunter 260 and would like to install a clamcleat CL257 auto release to hold the rudder down
Sealing Deck Fittings Plymouth Sailor at 7:06am 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3044 Dear Fellow Sailors: Just purchased a new-to-me boat that needs some tender loving care. I covered
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold (3) clapres at 7:41pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1436 Hello ! I discovered cracks in the bottom of my hold. Has anyone had this problem before? Does any
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 7:06pm 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1639 Today, I undertook to grease the bearings in the Furlex 200S headsail furler on our Hunter 41DS. To
Florida West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:52pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1109 Looking for either a spot on the hard at a marina(so work can be done on the engine) or a slip close
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 (4) fred1diver at 1:25pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/892 Hello everyone, since the weather is getting better, I just spent the last 2 hours getting to know m
Florida East coast ... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1359 Ok... Sooooooo I did get the 1985 Pearson 303.... NOW, what I need is a good marina(with a good mech
How to fix squeaky cabin sole panels? flightlead404 at 6:05am 03.24.22 Big Boats 1/680 My absolute least favorite feature of Hunters is the horribly cheap and nasty way the cabin sole pan
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:39am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1356
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:24am 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/372 I get a thump every 20-30 seconds from the rudder area on my hunter 39. I had it checked out for wea
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) VFR750 at 6:54pm 03.23.22 Catalina 22 8/839 I just removed the threaded inserts from my 2008 Sport. Saltwater ' galvanic corrosion has eaten awa
Fiberglass repair (3) HandHFarms at 4:36pm 03.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/920 Ok guys, for those of you who may be saying "wait, didn't he just post" let me explain I am breaking
No clue (1) All U Get at 1:44pm 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1273 Hi all, Every sailor must have one of these but I have no clue what it could be.
Hunter 35.5 bilge FDICsailing at 10:40am 03.23.22 Big Boats 2/445 Does anyone know where the emergency bilge pump is on 35.5? 92 model
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 10:25am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/787 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible.

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Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:58pm 04.07.24 Thank you both!
Refrigerator thermostat wiring (1) Rich Stidger at 7:39pm 04.07.24 I have wired this same controller to my refrigerator and I have a second one to connect to my freeze
Refrigerator thermostat wiring marcham at 7:35pm 04.07.24 Tstat is a simple on/off circuit, there should only be 2 wires. http://sailing.mit.edu/wikiupload/7
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Stu Jackson at 7:31pm 04.07.24 Single Handing 101.2 HOPPING OFF THE BOAT IS UNNECESSARY Single handing & Bull Rails - Page 2
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:05pm 04.07.24 if the engine is being used to push against that line and hold the boat stable against the dock. T
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 7:02pm 04.07.24 are you jumping off the boat single handed with engine on? I would not have a problem stepping (no
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:01pm 04.07.24
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 6:58pm 04.07.24 sure put my situation is when you can't mosey up parallel to dock because of high wind The point
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: shemandr at 6:37pm 04.07.24 ...are you jumping off the boat single handed with engine on? I would certainly prefer to jump o
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14pm 04.07.24 Call Dave with US Spars in Gainesville, Florida as Z Spar is synonymous with US Spars
Do I need a grounding plate? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10pm 04.07.24 If you feel a need to ground anything electrical, an existing thruhull will suffice.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 04.07.24 I'd love to see a picture of your lines all ready to be snagged by a boat hook? We have a slip wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger higgs at 5:53pm 04.07.24 If most of your cruises are weekenders any size with bunks will work, but if you want to do longer c
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:52pm 04.07.24 solo or not you want to make it as easy as possible and pulling the lines on board seems to do that
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:48pm 04.07.24 Not that I've observed. I believe I'm the only solo sailor on the dock. solo or not you want to ma
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 5:42pm 04.07.24 Thanks. Do most folks at your marina use that technique? Not that I've observed. I believe I'm the
Do I need a grounding plate? higgs at 5:39pm 04.07.24 I have had several experience with lightning and the bottom line is there is no guaranteed protectio
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:39pm 04.07.24 Boat is supposed to splash this week, so I'll see what I can do. Thanks. Do most folks at your mar
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:38pm 04.07.24 Have you seen the stern bridle technique? It worked for me once or twice. Stern bridle (link is to
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 5:38pm 04.07.24 I'd love to see a picture of your lines all ready to be snagged by a boat hook? Boat is supposed t

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