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Is it the boat or me? GreggL at 6:25am 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 31/4894 I've posted this question a number of times and have gotten many differing responses most of which I
Don't fill your diesel tank with water! jibes138 at 6:02am 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3033 Neighbor with a Catalina 320 asked if I wanted to go for a sail so I said sure. A few minutes later
macgregor 26d questions karlos263 at 4:38am 09.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4942 I recently purchased a 1987 Macgregor and have a couple of questions maybe someone could answer. It
Engine Overheating JeffThompson at 3:51am 09.04.12 Big Boats 12/3173 Have been having issues with our Yanmar 3JH4E overheating. First time it happened was about a month
Tipping point Deadline at 2:57am 09.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1614 On Saturday, Aug. 25, wife and I sailed our H320 through a day-long storm on the Chesapeake Bay whil
St. Horizon 2150 vhs/AIS to C95 galynd at 9:27pm 09.03.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1495 I'm trying to connect my stand horizon vhf/ais to my raymarine c95 chartplotter to show ais data on
First trip! tothesea at 8:54pm 09.03.12 Irwin 1/3739 Took my baby out today for the first time. Mind you, this was my first time really sailing. Almost r
All's well sailaway78 at 8:08pm 09.03.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1927 Isaac is history. We had no power for a couple of days, couldn't get out of the sub division due to
Wing vs Swing UPSGUY at 7:39pm 09.03.12 Ask All Sailors 19/5176 I'm thinking of moving into a wing keel boat. I like the swing keel design but would like to elimin
Need Autopilot Help neilleparkerjr at 7:23pm 09.03.12 Big Boats 6/1765 Hi People, The clutch on the Autohelm ST-4000 autopilot on the 1995 37.5 Legend I bought this yea
ample power? JohnShannon at 7:04pm 09.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/2845 Alternator seems to have stopped working. Looks like the field winding is open. I think the altern
H19 mast not seating flush (3) Chesapique at 6:52pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 5/1323 For some reason the mast on my 1994 H19 does not want to seat flush on the step. Is this normal? The
H19 on trailer correctly? Chesapique at 6:49pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 4/1419 My H19 does not seem to want to sit all the way forward on its trailer. With the bow completely touc
Onboard battery charger, galley mods (2) oreana123 at 6:07pm 09.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1325 My battery charger died so I got a replacement and finally installed it so I could charge my battery
Boat Value carboman at 5:25pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 6/1535 Has anyone used this link: https://www.americanboating.org/value_main.asp Did an 87 H23, a few
H23 Battery Charging from Outboard carboman at 4:55pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 11/2689 The previous owner had run a two wire cable from the battery compartment to the area under the cockp
Hunter Service Jim Beck at 4:47pm 09.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3130 Like me, you may have been wondering what customer service might be like with the change in ownershi
Diesel Problems Nodak7 at 4:42pm 09.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1696 My good friend and diesel expert died last week and now I need him so I turn to you guys for help.
Concerned-Engine overheated rbtrinkle at 3:42pm 09.03.12 Big Boats 4/3071 We have a 1995 Catalina 36 with Universal M35 engine. This weekend while under engine power, we not
boom teacher63 at 3:21pm 09.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/983 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and am trying to run the main and ? to the cockpit. However, being a newby

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Inverter Bilge query Don S/V ILLusion at 3:41pm 03.08.23
TOO MUCH WIND? kappykaplan at 3:37pm 03.08.23 Yes, too much wind!
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? BarryL at 3:23pm 03.08.23 Hi. If you're worried, you can use a halyard ball. https://www.velasailingsupply.com/ronstan-halya
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? garymalmgren at 3:13pm 03.08.23 A halyard knot (halyard hitch) will prevent binding into a masthead or other block. https://www.bing
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 2:58pm 03.08.23 GOOD QUESTION! Still too early know the results or how to answer the question. I feel good about t
In search of the driest bilge possible Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:39pm 03.08.23 That COULD be condensation if the boat was so tightly covered that there was no air circulation or n
question on SEMCO teak sealer BigEasy at 2:35pm 03.08.23 I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like to change col
Search issue (1) rgranger at 1:51pm 03.08.23 213606
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 1:51pm 03.08.23 Good points. Also, I wonder about the feasibilty of sleeping in the boat at various destinations wi
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 1:50pm 03.08.23 Hello everyone, I am uncertain whether I need to layer some epoxy on top of the Interlux after ap
Hunter 410 curved companionway step rgranger at 1:48pm 03.08.23 Did you try calling the SBO store? They have found parts for me in the past.
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 1:43pm 03.08.23 We're chartering a cat for the first time in the BVI this coming May. Looking forward to the weathe
TOO MUCH WIND? capta at 1:42pm 03.08.23 It appears that both sheets were in tight and neither of them could slack them in time to stop the c
Search issue HomeyD at 1:32pm 03.08.23 Thanks! Couldn't see it for some reason. When scrolled all the way down it become camo'd.
CG vessel renewal capta at 1:28pm 03.08.23 Is it possible you renewed with one of those (non-USCG) renewal web sites?
Search issue Phil Herring at 1:22pm 03.08.23 Use the search field at the top of the screen and enter short strings of text. For example, if you w
CG vessel renewal BigEasy at 1:19pm 03.08.23 Just completed my renewal 6 weeks ago. Had the options of one to five years; you decide and enter m
CG vessel renewal dLj at 1:17pm 03.08.23 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped i
TOO MUCH WIND? BigEasy at 1:16pm 03.08.23 Routine stuff for these cat guys!
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Skipper J at 12:59pm 03.08.23 Trip insurance, changeable flights, negotiated charter terms with cancellation provisions Good poi

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