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Entering the US for the short term Kordie at 4:40pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1640 O my Australian registered Boat is currently in Ensenada. I plan on joining the Baja Ha Ha this yea
Adding Air Conditioning thaeni at 4:24pm 07.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5889 Looking for some information on adding Air to a 1992 33.5 Hunter. 1. What size unit will it take to
Foam and Cushions - So Maine/NH Seacoast Gail R at 3:20pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1690 I have a friend (really!) who is looking for someone to replace the foam and cushions on their boat
Best Epoxy for daggerboard repair (1) dawg2 at 3:16pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1664 I just pulled the daggerbard out of my '88 26D. The leading edge looks fine. The trailing edge has s
Where to get a new mast pulley for a Gannet? (1) rtz at 3:10pm 07.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1617 This is the top mast pulley(sheave box?) from an O` Day Gannet. Pulley is 3/4" dia, rivet spacing i
New H306 Owners bigbrownpilot at 2:33pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1569 All, Just wanted everyone to know we did buy the 2003 H306 at Lake Lanier. She will be re-christ
Pearson 27 Hatch Trim lance56 at 2:32pm 07.02.12 Pearson 3/1839 I need to replace the teak trim on the front of the plastic sliding hatch entrance. Where can I buy
What is the black tank in the lazarette of a Pearson 27 lance56 at 2:30pm 07.02.12 Pearson 5/3330 I realize the water tank is in the bow, the diesel tank is in the aft cabin along with the holding t
Cockpit seat storage 3hr tourguide at 1:41pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5696 Everyone, Although there is a lot of space in the laz of my 26S, I find it somewhat difficult to a
Practical Sailor Magazine Image Request practicalsailor at 1:26pm 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1229 Dear Beneteau Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its used sai
Hose between Cockpit Scupper & Through-Hull Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:17pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2457 We noticed water in the engine bilge :eek: Traced it to a breach in the (VERY) hard rubber 3 to 4" (
Inspecting an '87 26d willsnow at 1:15pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3319 Sorry, I tried looking through stickies and searching but didn't really find what I was looking for.
Slow sailing speed Hunter 356 prob? Jimongee at 1:04pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/6735 Thanks to all of you who helped me solve my Yanmar "fai9lure to prime dilemma." It is up and runnin
Hull Cracks RobertV802 at 12:32pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1584 1985 Hunter 25.5 on a cradle, wanted to strip and paint bottom when I discovered cracks on bottom ar
11.0 Rudder Failure wwillis at 12:15pm 07.02.12 S2 4/2726 My 11.0 S2 is a 1985 model. I am the original owner and have sailed it on the Chesapeake Bay under
Stressing (bending) the mast (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:02pm 07.02.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3360 I have built my own motor mount and until this past weekend it has not really worked as designed. I
C30 mkII toerail cracks bandbfbyc at 11:53am 07.02.12 Catalina 30 1/1265 I used the search tool on this forum but found no other owners with my problem. The molded toe-rails
derecho winds over ChesBay Fri nite richk at 11:45am 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1737 see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MG7aOjZciY'noredirect=1 for good video of the system's progress
beneteau 373 Peter M at 11:21am 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5127 Looking at a 2005 373 with yanmar 29 hp. Many other boats have a 40 hp. is the 29 hp enough for the
hull ID location Windjammin at 9:59am 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1504 I have a Hunter 33[2004} The hull id # on the starboard aft location is overpainted. Difficult to re

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For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 8:13pm 10.08.22 So, as I understand it, when entering the U.S. a licensed boat from Canada needs to carry proof of
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:33pm 10.08.22 The licensed/unlicensed Transport Canada is referring to is for your VHF radio rather than the boat.
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:25pm 10.08.22 Yes, sorry, I assumed familiarity with the Canadian regs. So, the boat is licensed which, as the ter
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 7:23pm 10.08.22 Posting in PNW Cruisers on the assumption that there are greater proportion of Canadians on this fo
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 6:19pm 10.08.22 Hey all, following up on my micro-adventure here. Instead of replacing the wire I simply cut it wher
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:01pm 10.08.22 Well I'm late for that but we need an adrenaline check from Guy. You go thru the East river like "
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Richard19068 at 5:37pm 10.08.22 Should I apply for a Licensed or Not Licensed MMSI? Sorry for responding when I don't really have
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Mark Maulden at 5:15pm 10.08.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:44pm 10.08.22 I looked at after-market parts. Some are not quite a match and some are almost the same price.
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:40pm 10.08.22 the spinnaker halyard block is about a meter above the top of the forestay. That's a fair bit abov
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 4:34pm 10.08.22 How far above the forestay is your swiveling halyard block? This is critical. Just for clarificati
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:29pm 10.08.22 Is that because the block for the spinnaker halyard is so far above the forestay? How far above th
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery (1) Windpilot at 3:47pm 10.08.22 It looks like this on my 410, it's behind the wall under my nav table next to the windlass breaker.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. kappykaplan at 2:37pm 10.08.22 Welcome to the forum! @rgranger and @Crazy Dave Condon can point you in the right direction.
Installing a Spinnaker PaulK at 1:59pm 10.08.22 never heard of such, why the need? Spin halyard can get wrapped up in the head of the jib if they'
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 flightlead404 at 1:34pm 10.08.22 I suspect the Hunter 356/36 and 38 aft cabin beds are similar to the Hunter 386. The bed was large,
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 12:43pm 10.08.22 Guy has passed through Hell Gate and headed toward Sandy Hook. Any suggestions for safe anchorage /
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 12:21pm 10.08.22 Guy has passed through Hell Gate and headed toward Sandy Hook. Any suggestions for safe anchorage /m
Installing a Spinnaker jon hansen at 11:33am 10.08.22 On a masthead, the spinnaker halyard top block is very close to where the forestay attaches to the
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 9:32am 10.08.22 On a masthead, the spinnaker halyard top block is very close to where the forestay attaches to the m

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