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Boat is Hibernating (4) SawyerCurt at 4:37am 11.29.22 Catalina 310 11/2189 One of the disadvantages of the New England climate is the 6-month sailing season. Over Thanksgivin
Replacing cockpit throttle on Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850) (4) Elite29Owner at 11:08pm 11.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1157 Greetings, Need to replace a broken throttle on a 1984 Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850). Current one is a
DC distribution panel in Hunters George Braun at 6:28pm 11.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1293 I don't particularly like the push-to-reset breakers Hunter uses for a bunch of DC equipment in thei
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) dkinzer at 4:49pm 11.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2127 The last few times that we took our boat out we got a message on our MFD indicating that the GPS fix
Side Stay Tension ColumbiaRiverDoug at 1:50pm 11.28.22 Trailer Sailors 17/4169 Hi Everyone, I wondered for quite a while about how much tension should be on the side stays of my
Sea Hood re-bedding Andiamo 34 at 4:31am 11.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1046 I have an H34 and as most sailors do I have leaks. I've been reading and it seems that 4200 is the
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 2:10pm 11.27.22 Big Boats 31/5559
Raymarine Axiom shawanaga at 1:29pm 11.27.22 Big Boats 33/7929 Has anyone installed an Axiom + and connected it to their 3gm30f ? thanks Floyd
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (2) Rich Stidger at 12:58pm 11.27.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/2984 These are light weight stretchable black covers. I might have used them for part of a season. The le
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Monheganlover at 12:01pm 11.27.22 Catalina 310 4/987 I have my 2002 Catalina 310 on the hard and, when plugging my original equipment C-Charger Model 122
Miracle Rescue of MOB JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.27.22 Sails Call Lounge 11/2117 A man fell overboard on a recent Carnival cruise and managed to survive in the open waters for up t
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Zencra at 8:20am 11.27.22 Big Boats 5/973 Hi everyone, I'm in the process of measuring for a new furling mainsail. I've never been happy with
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:13am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 29/3633 I did not get one on Black Friday, but having one installed within the next few months is in the for
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 7:21am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/5638 My 300 amp hour house battery bank consists of 3 x 100ah lithium LiFe4 batteries in parallel. My ou
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 4:31am 11.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1472 Going to be replacing the motor mounts on my Hunter 336 3GM30F over the winter and plan to take the
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 9:26pm 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1331 I'm doing research on a mid 80s Beneteau First 375 but I'm having difficulty finding any information
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? ckreitlein at 1:55pm 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4622 Since buying my b-331 a year ago, I have never been able to unfurl the mainsail completely. The foo
Cellular Signal in the Channel Islands ?. circa1971la at 10:27am 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 1/2399
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 8:22am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3577 Shortly after completing the purchase, I noticed a drop of water under the starboard chain plate. I
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement (1) GDanko at 6:53am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2164 During a survey, we discovered the bracket connecting the forward/starboard isolator to the Westerbe

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Ranger 12 - rescue jssailem at 10:30pm 06.27.25
New dodger leaking through the seams jssailem at 10:27pm 06.27.25 I have never seen taped seams on boat canva Neither have I. Perhaps it is the size of the needle
New dodger leaking through the seams Hayden Watson at 10:23pm 06.27.25 I have never seen taped seams on boat canvas.
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:21pm 06.27.25 Those look in good shape!
Ranger 12 - rescue (3) rhsc912 at 7:18pm 06.27.25 Last photos for the night. I promise :) and yes it very much feels like Christmas in June! Boat #4
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:16pm 06.27.25 Christmas in June!
Ranger 12 - rescue (1) rhsc912 at 7:12pm 06.27.25 Found these tucked away in the sail bag. Seems like the owner was going to make some repairs in 1998
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 6:24pm 06.27.25 I will try to get him to sign a 6 month guarantee on the work. Good luck with that. Be careful abo
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 6:15pm 06.27.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 06.27.25 Paint looks good. Just wondering about the two pictures here. What is the purpose of painting the r
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) brussellbalance at 6:08pm 06.27.25 Thanks. She is a 2006. Do I remove the circuit breaker panel to get to the relays? Bill Russell
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 6:04pm 06.27.25 I once did a rebuild of an International 14 that was in about the same shape. It was a lot of fun wi
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (2) testingthewaters91 at 5:25pm 06.27.25 Whether now or later, consider the Marelon OEM Series 93 thru hull with valve, which includes the t
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:23pm 06.27.25 If you do it yourself you are responsible. If the marina does it and things later go south, they c
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? Rick Webb at 5:15pm 06.27.25 Make sure the shroud toggles are straight up and down on the ubolts. Just in case nobody has mentio
Ranger 12 - rescue rhsc912 at 4:49pm 06.27.25
A new to me Resource Michael Davis at 4:21pm 06.27.25
Ranger 12 - rescue shemandr at 3:48pm 06.27.25
Ranger 12 - rescue shemandr at 3:34pm 06.27.25
Ranger 12 - rescue (3) rhsc912 at 3:21pm 06.27.25

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