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Long Island Fly_H23 at 4:51am 10.14.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2030 I am contemplating the purchase of a larger boat (aren't we all?). It's way out on Long Island in Ne
East Coast or West Coast? funirishboy at 2:20am 10.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2911 Besides finding the right boat for me, I have to decide which coast I want to sail from. Both coast
What to buy funirishboy at 2:12am 10.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1883 I am a retired former Marine. I have crewed on three boats. I love sailing, being on the water and a
Leaving the ranks (1) CaptDanS at 12:40am 10.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1617 Sad to say that after 16 years owning MERLIN, I just placed an ad here for her. I still think that t
Last day ? :( (6) Ed Schenck at 7:56pm 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 9/1972 Was this the last one? Left her on the trailer and ready just in case. The day in pictures.
Boom question mellis18 at 6:40pm 10.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1419 I'm trying to find info on my boom. I have a B'R Rigged mast and the boom tag states "Somat" from F
Who keeps a journal? kpgraci at 6:15pm 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2592 While searching my bookshelves for a book on chess for my daughter I stumbled across an old runners
Looking for an O'Day 26 jproppe at 6:11pm 10.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1414 Hey all. I'm looking to purchase an O'Day 26. I'm located in Southern Ontario, Canada, but would
Bilge pump installation Nursemnr at 4:54pm 10.13.11 Smaller Boats 3/1480 Hi everyone, Currently the only bilge pump on Wild Child is a manual one. I want to install a pump
How To Unstep my O'Day 20 Mast mrmuha at 3:30pm 10.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1921 Hello, I was just given an O'day 20 and had everything setup for a guy at the marina to pretty much
Should I add a drain plug in V17 Hollyweirdos at 3:07pm 10.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1276 Hey all, just thinking of adding a bilge plug on my V17. Mostly for getting water out of the interi
hunter 340 barrile at 3:06pm 10.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3636 Looking to upgrade from my old Hunter 25.5. Saw a 1997 Hunter 340 for sale and am going to look at i
25.5 hunter w moviable cabin top jackfromhicksville at 12:03pm 10.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/747 I have a 25.5 Hunter with the cabin top that has the ability to elevate. The cabin top has a liner
Crane Failure at Collins Bay Sylvain at 11:01am 10.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2105 A sad crane mechanical (I hope) failure at Collins Bay Marina in Kingston, Ont. Luckily, nobody was
mast bolt question FlbkRoxie at 9:44am 10.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2921 This may be a very dumb question, but why isn't there a second bolt to hold the front of the mast to
DSC Disconnect Nelsonhow at 7:51am 10.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1125 I must have a disconnect with my Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC radio. I bought the radio 2 seasons ag
Sometimes frustrating, sometimes funny. fokker416 at 7:27am 10.13.11 Smaller Boats 16/2366 I live in North Central Florida. There are a few sailboats around here but not a lot. The "local"
Raymarine ST4000 Auto lehigh375 at 7:15am 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1686 I have a ST4000 autopilot which is not hooked up to my Garmin 545 GPS. Just recently the auto tach
Antifreeze or Blow Down - Which is Better Long Story at 7:10am 10.13.11 Catalina 310 6/1698 :stirthepot: It's that time of year. I have always pumped the pink stuff through, as noted in other
A new anchoring hazard higgs at 6:43am 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2770 http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16086718

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Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 3:18pm 02.21.22 It has been a strange day... so I thought I would add a smile...
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons (1) sail sfbay at 3:10pm 02.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! That is brilliant!! Don't forget to install this placard:
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons Tally Ho at 3:09pm 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP (1) Johann at 3:08pm 02.21.22 I'm curious, at one-tenth the rated power, you can get 2.5 to 3 knots of speed, or about half the
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sail sfbay at 3:07pm 02.21.22 ...........could freezing of the water inside the hull contribute to my problem or cause other probl
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 02.21.22 Have had a Volvo shaft seal on my boat for 15 problem free years; has never leaked. Just lubricat
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sailboatracer at 3:00pm 02.21.22 Just out of curiosity, could freezing of the water inside the hull contribute to my problem or caus
Salon Lights wiring H49 Sailor_Al at 2:47pm 02.21.22 I had the same arrangement on a 2007 Hunter 45CC. One wire was +12, -12, and a third varied with a
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping BigEasy at 2:43pm 02.21.22 i just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Anxious to se
BATTERY BANK SETUP Hello Below at 2:38pm 02.21.22 Victron also has good controllers, reasonably priced but you need a smart phone app to adjust the p
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping BigEasy at 2:36pm 02.21.22 Shaft diameter is 1". After reading While the boat is 17 years old, it has not had much use with 5
Catalina 27 keel shemandr at 2:32pm 02.21.22 I don't think the crack is that bad. It is between the keel stub and keel. You will see cracks li
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Crusty Ol Salt at 1:43pm 02.21.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 1:32pm 02.21.22 The result for the spinnaker halyard was 138' compared to the table entry of 118'. This confusion
O'Day 39 owners manual Tally Ho at 1:26pm 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 1:17pm 02.21.22 You might get a 1 1/2 hours out of the bank before you hit 50% long as you pay attention to the am
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Diablito at 1:15pm 02.21.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging dkinzer at 12:58pm 02.21.22 Agree with the above posts on verifying the line length you require yourself for the reasons noted
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull jssailem at 12:46pm 02.21.22 Is this something I should address and if so, does this sort of repair cost a lot? Its in at least
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull nc_beagle at 12:40pm 02.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch.......below is a procedure to remove them: Move your boat to a well-v

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