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This is how to sell a boat. dlandersson at 4:28am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1712 This is how to sell a boat. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZAwqDpWYaI I have now decided
Sail story and teaching point... dlandersson at 4:18am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 38/4335 Went out with a sailing buddy late yesterday - did some really nice sailing. Same boat, different le
H310 aftermarket A/C canyon at 4:13am 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1032 I'd like to know if anyone has installed an aftermarket A/C on a 310, and the best way to route the
Catalina 445 looking for other 445 owners JO-DE 5 at 3:21am 07.08.12 Big Boats 29/16583 We have had our C445 No.66 now for 8 months and cruised or raced over 3000nm in that time. We are lo
Plumbing raritan water heater to Perkins 4.236 engine edwmama at 10:51pm 07.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3075 Hello fellow sailors Hello I have a cal cruising 46 built in 1968. This gem has an original Perk
H340: Diesel fuel in aft cabin KenKindrick at 8:06pm 07.07.12 Big Boats 2/988 After I fill the diesel tank, a small amount of fuel, maybe a few cups worth (!) will trickel into t
New owner confused by small pump bmorgan at 6:53pm 07.07.12 Catalina 30 10/1734 Hey ya'll I am new to the Catalina line and have a question about a small pump hooked to an electric
Off to NY seadaddler at 6:37pm 07.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/860 seadaddler is all stripped down with extra dock lines and all canvas removed for our 2 month trip fr
sailing racing a widgeon bobkehoe54a at 6:37pm 07.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1389 hello, has anyone on the forum raced a widgeon? I have a later model which i am interested in racing
Tow Boat US Hero of the week. UPSGUY at 6:26pm 07.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1465 In light of the tragedy we experienced here of the three children that drowned on the 4th of July in
New Carpet GEM555 at 6:22pm 07.07.12 Catalina 30 16/10663 Have a Catalina 30, MK 1, 1984. Need a cabin carpet. Catalina sells them, but only in one color and
Stripped screws lifeline bases kjretlaw at 6:22pm 07.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/970 New to me 2003 326 and both the port and and starbord lifeline stanchions have stripped screws. Sin
Front Salon window on the H41DS Nodak7 at 6:11pm 07.07.12 Big Boats 5/1404 Does anyone have an idea about putting a screen in the front salon window in the H41DS. If anyone ha
Counting my lucky stars! OdayDave at 5:52pm 07.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1992 I got a late start this year and am finally in the water. However, not after a significant problem
Need to replace anchor bcooper at 5:34pm 07.07.12 Big Boats 13/3113 Can anyone tell me what size and type anchor that was delivered with the Hunter 340 and if that is t
Finally got my girl home (1) emergpa1 at 5:09pm 07.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1554 I finally got the mast down with the help of my club members and, slowly tugged My Girl home today!
Rigging reefing lines on a H31 McZube at 4:52pm 07.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1300 There are two reefing lines that run from the leech of the mainsail through the boom to the goosenec
looking for marina for storage and launch rzobel at 4:51pm 07.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2023 I am about to purchase a 26x and live in Northern Virginia. I am looking for a location nearby (lik
216 Centerboard lift Erik Garcia at 2:56pm 07.07.12 Smaller Boats 12/2896 Anyone ever replace the hydraulic centerboard lift on a Hunter 216 with a block and tackle? I'm tire
Installing and removing Chart plottter coopert at 2:26pm 07.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1250 What is needed to remove the antennae and install new equipment. I currently have Ray marine RC 435

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Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 02.09.23 Looks like the hull is 1/2" and the plywood ring is 1/2". 1. Neatly remove the rotted ply and sand
I have come to the conclusion stickinthemud57 at 7:13pm 02.09.23 This: "We can take some steps to minimize those risks, but a full out ban by age seems fraught with
Why paint bottom? PaulK at 7:10pm 02.09.23 To circle back to the OP's idea about foregoing paint and simply cleaning the bottom... He suggests
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver dlochner at 6:26pm 02.09.23 Yes, I'm leaning toward a second antenna, but it would need to be either on a new antenna pole moun
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Don S/V ILLusion at 6:25pm 02.09.23 i would be surprised the thickness at the bottom of the hull on any boat is only 1/4 inch. If the
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver DinghySailor at 5:54pm 02.09.23 According to the calculator, that's a difference on my boat (from 8' to 55' off water) of about 2x t
Les Cheneaux (Lake Huron) john6206 at 5:52pm 02.09.23 @sesmith thanks! weather window to get over there isn't much of a problem. The boat is pretty sa
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Bluenose at 5:46pm 02.09.23 Regardless of their lawyer's reasoning, it is truly a stupid move on their part. Whenever I see qu
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Bluenose at 5:41pm 02.09.23 What a bunch of twits they are. First they close the factory in one of the biggest markets in the wo
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver jssailem at 5:39pm 02.09.23 Your AIS like your VHF signal is line of site. Depending on where you sail, you are likely to be get
DX Cup Drinky Crow at 5:33pm 02.09.23 DX Cup Grip
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver DinghySailor at 5:11pm 02.09.23 Yes, I'm leaning toward a second antenna, but it would need to be either on a new antenna pole mount
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? JoeWhite at 4:53pm 02.09.23 Alignment should be done in water as the hull flexes when on the ground on stilts.
I have come to the conclusion Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 02.09.23 This is what we know for sure. In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
I have come to the conclusion shemandr at 4:16pm 02.09.23 He lost steering - that is a situation. It reads like he was able to use the emergency tiller but c
DX Cup shemandr at 3:52pm 02.09.23 I don't see any "These" there.
I have come to the conclusion garymalmgren at 3:52pm 02.09.23 When we put to sea, we naively imagine that we are masters of our vessel, the ocean and our futures.
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver leo310 at 3:01pm 02.09.23 I installed a AIS system that came with a splitter but, looking at that safety is number 1 I install
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 2:33pm 02.09.23 You mean he had only the one compass on the boat? Our boat has two hand held plus two portable GPSs
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question shemandr at 2:20pm 02.09.23 13 gallons is sorta small for a 32 ft boat, isn't it? Worse, 6.5 gallons seems inadequate for me.

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