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Bimini Top on a Lancer 25? keys2heaven at 1:58pm 08.03.12 Lancer 2/3351 Has anyone added a bimini top to their Lancer 25? If so, can you give me specifics on it? This is t
Attaching Jib Sheets (3) Roger Long at 1:52pm 08.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/17144 I was putting left over epoxy from the last coat on the strut over various patches on the keel when
Can My Rigging Hold a 200lb Guy in Bosuns Chair? JoelHoover at 12:50pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7714 I've got to replace a nav/stern/anchor light doodad on the top of my mast (see posting "I Hit a brid
Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1356 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5529 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin
Saga of crazed hatch lens replacement info (3) John T1594 at 11:37am 08.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7152 E-Mail message from ME to LEWMAR: I have a number of Lewmar hatches on my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat t
Transporting a Catalina 25 Milwaukee Protocol at 11:23am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/8117 My brother-in-law and I are looking to transport his Catalina 25 from NY to WI and to put it bluntly
Fwd cabin question Dana and Luba at 9:32am 08.03.12 Big Boats 3/1203 I have a 2001 Passage 450. When the forward macerator decided to quit, it leaked out on the compart
Resale of an Older 22 Slow Mo^cean at 9:11am 08.03.12 Catalina 22 8/1624 I'm really getting into restoring the '84 C22 I have and so far have done minor free and cheap tasks
Battery Bank & Charger Wiring Questions (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:17am 08.03.12 Musings With Maine Sail 17/12234 Battery Bank ' Charger Wiring Questions Edited Hi Maine, I am planning to redo the charging/wir
Leaking water tank valve connection irwin30 at 7:25am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1246 I have a 1979 Irwin Citation 30 water tank that is leaking around the output water valve connection.
Hunter 450 Wire Chase? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:08am 08.03.12 Big Boats 2/900 On my Hunter 450 there is a wire chase with a string behind and to the right of the starting battery
Hunter 23.5 Listing - should I move Battery? Rasemans at 6:52am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 3/1479 Hi, My Hunter 23.5 lists to starboard when sitting in a slip. I am not sure why, but I suspect it is
New Venture owner and new to sailing Model 70 at 5:42am 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1965 I picked up a Venture 21 while visiting in Connecticut and towed it back to Oklahoma, what an advent
Looking for deck fill caps for 1979 Hunter 30' WillSailor at 8:47pm 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/967 Any body knows where I can get replacement fill caps for 1979 hunter 30", could not get the waste ca
r&r transducer, it's more of a hull question (2) rbrtnaylor at 8:44pm 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/871 First, Hello to all from the new guy. I bought an '88 legend 37 ( I'm very happy). Todays project is
Fun with the kite (2) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2232 Out sailing with 2 Hunter 33's the other day (I have a Hunter 280) and the wind died off as we were
Anchor Light JeffThompson at 6:59pm 08.02.12 Big Boats 4/1242 In the process of replacing the anchor light in our Hunter 38 - has anyone ever done this? What I w
Converting a USGS Topo Map to SeaClear RonRock at 6:07pm 08.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1210 I have been going back in the forum threads and came across this very helpful thread by Sumner. "Con
How can I find owner by hull number? Chris Patterson at 5:54pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2804 There it is. Frequently I find a boat that interests me, and I was hoping someone here would know ho

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LPG tank Hunter 39 quadrille38 at 6:09pm 01.26.23 Thank You Quadrille38 for confirming what I was worried about removing the arch. The thought of rem
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 6:06pm 01.26.23 Welcome @GrandPaw to the Forum. You are in an age friendly space. Sailing can take many shapes dep
What is This, Anyone Need One? Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 01.26.23 Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install afte
Line routing to cockpit stickinthemud57 at 5:53pm 01.26.23 Both these are valid observations, yet mitigated...We each have our plan. Work hard to assure the s
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 5:49pm 01.26.23 Welcome to the forum of Sail Boat Owners. It might help to understand which of the Columbia boats yo
Cleat backing plates? pclarksurf at 5:42pm 01.26.23 Beware the rabbit hole temptation-- Like @AaronD I had to go there: Fore-deck Fun
Hunter Coach Top Mast Cable Port (1) jssailem at 5:41pm 01.26.23 The Cable fitting sure looks like a probable cause. How far away from the fitting did the meter sh
Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 5:37pm 01.26.23 Should be able to do with a tablesaw, jointer/planer and router table. Will know in a couple of we
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 5:35pm 01.26.23 You've obviously never been to Catalina Island. Based on that I have no interest in going. There a
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. sail sfbay at 5:35pm 01.26.23 Replace it......that is what I did no my Hunter 46.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Alan Gomes at 5:26pm 01.26.23 Friggin portable generators are the worst thing to happen to camping. Not quite as bad yet with boa
Cleat backing plates? pcharn01 at 5:21pm 01.26.23 And yet another thing to look at and possibly update. One of these days boat has to start going ba
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) jssailem at 5:20pm 01.26.23 Is this what you think you are looking for? sive. https://www.garhauermarine.com/product-category/bl
Line routing to cockpit tenacity31 at 4:49pm 01.26.23 It would be helpful to identify the boat such as year and make to include the mast as well. There
Line routing to cockpit jssailem at 4:46pm 01.26.23 Downsides of halyards at mast (HAM) -Greater hazard of injury or falling overboard when raising sai
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 4:44pm 01.26.23 Makes running even a larger AC unit a possibility without a big bulky package. Larry and Lin are
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 4:42pm 01.26.23 I've seen other references to the "build list". I have poked around the store and can't seem to fin
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 4:42pm 01.26.23 The generator could be sitting outside in the fresh air running happily while the CO is drafting in
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dkinzer at 4:37pm 01.26.23 The store here has the build list of parts for your boat. I've seen other references to the "build
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Captain Larry-DH at 4:35pm 01.26.23 snip Minimize the load on your house batteries. All LED. Switch off anything that you are not using

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