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Helix Mooring Anchor gjaffess at 5:49am 11.17.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2839 Has anyone used a Helix Type mooring anchor to secure their boat. I have a 1500 lb Compac Suncat th
Beware the killer "Brake Kleen!" jfrench at 4:15am 11.17.11 Catalina 22 3/1406 Aerosol brake cleaner is a wonderful helper when working on "guy" projects. Just spray it at a greas
Lazyjacks and sail cover g5665 at 3:11am 11.17.11 Yamaha 8/2826 Dear 25Mkii owners I been planning to install lazyjacks in my boat but would like to avoid making
Re-bedding the Stanchions ...................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 11.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2410 ..... on our 1999 H310 is one of my endless winter projects. Has anyone ever done this on a Hunter
$8000 for a catalina 30 tall rig txtowman at 8:21pm 11.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4104 atomic 4 is in pieces with a donor motor. main and jib both need repairs/replaced is it still wor
Cockpit drains drock10 at 7:19pm 11.16.11 Catalina 22 7/2384 Hey there, the cockpit drains I think the are called the scuppers? Can I leave the valve open the le
Yet Another Chain Plate Question (222) (4) treeman at 5:02pm 11.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6634 I have already read a lot of posts about chain plate failure and replacement thereof, bulkheads, etc
Stainless steel or fiber glass traver arch therobesons at 3:35pm 11.16.11 Big Boats 13/3824 I have noticed that the early 420's seem to have a fiberglass arch and the newer boats seem to have
I finally installed new opening port lights! (4) jrowan at 2:22pm 11.16.11 Catalina 30 2/1752 I know that most of the posts on this site are for sailors trying to fix something broken. But it's
Which NavPod to Buy feltensteingw at 2:06pm 11.16.11 Big Boats 1/1123 I just purchased an 1984 Hunter 34 and was curious if anyone had a reccomendation to the best pedest
Stock Market advice on SailNet???? windsock1 at 1:56pm 11.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1822 I just received an email which purported to be from SailNet so I opened it and wow, did we (SailNet)
1st summer with 146 bripop at 1:30pm 11.16.11 Day Sailers 4/2024 1st summer with 146 was a success.:dance: Easy to sail and roomy for company. Got on edge a few time
time to upgrade alans at 1:02pm 11.16.11 Big Boats 4/1645 i have been sailing my hunter 310 for 6 years now and love it. lately been looking since annapolis,
ISOMAT Mast NG-70 openings exit plates (3) Apocalypso at 12:41pm 11.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/6466
How do read the hull # therobesons at 11:35am 11.16.11 Big Boats 12/1822 The boat we are looking at is Hull # HUN42103G899 Can anyone break it down for me. I assume the HU
1974 Pearson 26 P-O-S refurb?? Shep83 at 10:51am 11.16.11 Pearson 3/2433 Hi, I'm new to the list and to sailing. I built a 16' trailer sailer and had it long enough to be
Question about winterizing reverse heat cycle pump PrincessoftheLake at 10:48am 11.16.11 Big Boats 14/4765 I have the marine air reverse heat cycle unit on Emmanuel. When doing the winterizing chores I was
Important Selden Mast Update artboas at 10:40am 11.16.11 Big Boats 4/1694 Selden have agreed to pay for costs involved in the repair. As would any reasonable person expect,
Cushions JamesO256 at 10:25am 11.16.11 Smaller Boats 2/1193 Does anyone know how many yards of cloth it takes 2 reupholster the inside of a 1983 22 ft. Hunter
Keel Support jasagarf at 9:01am 11.16.11 Catalina 22 13/3031 Just put a lift in my slip. Was anticipating buying a larger boat in the future so I bought a lot m

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Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 5:07pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described. Unfortunate
just sailing Crusty Ol Salt at 5:00pm 07.31.22 Very cool
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. (1) Revv up at 4:50pm 07.31.22 I made a mount that holds two 5 gallon cans and keep them full of water during the summer season, ma
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar (2) Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 07.31.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Tally Ho at 4:05pm 07.31.22
just sailing jssailem at 3:15pm 07.31.22 Nice Jon. Thanks.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) jssailem at 3:09pm 07.31.22 Both @dlochner and @shemandr give good advice. There is no ready to go, every day advice to leave o
Reparing fix keel Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 07.31.22 Photos are needed but if water is coming through the keel boats, it sound like the wing bulb keel wi
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 07.31.22 @GL-WindPower The bunk board position on the hull cannot be moved much as they were designed to f
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel ytao125 at 1:44pm 07.31.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? ice breaker at 1:44pm 07.31.22 If you go to the electrical department at home depot etc, you will find gray PVC clips used to hold
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 07.31.22 and now evertime I visit the boat I drain 1 gallon of hot water. This adds 1 gallon of fresh water
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel sail sfbay at 1:31pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Don S/V ILLusion at 1:13pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) MikeHoncho at 12:55pm 07.31.22 I beach start and stop my Laser. On the way In I release my rudder line and disconnect the centerboa
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 12:50pm 07.31.22 Yes. It is due to not being used. The electric heating element inside the water heater combines with
The one armed electrician... MikeHoncho at 12:42pm 07.31.22 I bought a digital flow meter from Amazon that also was a timer and controller that connected to a e
Wobbly wheel. (4) Rattlenebang at 12:40pm 07.31.22 207832207834 Its corroded, but that's not the reason for the large gap. 207835207836 As you can s
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 07.31.22 Hydrogen sulfide built up in the tank due to decomposing materials would be my guess.

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