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Gas Pump Attendants at Belmont Bay Marina (1) rpwillia at 6:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4993 Never been there, but a friend recently went to Belmont Bay marina in Woodbridge, Virginia to get a
Anchor rode to chain... splice or thimble with shackle NYSail at 6:04pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 7/7479 Hello great ones...... Bought new anchor last year (Mason Supreme 35). This year bought 50 feet o
Tank Sensors rpwillia at 6:02pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 2/1343 I recall someone posting about adding a sensor to their water tank and perhaps as well to their hold
Stuffing box help Mookie B at 5:02pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2056 I've been going over my boat with a "fine tooth comb" in preps for a trip down the ICW from Norfolk
Bomar forward hatch service cl8on at 4:30pm 07.11.11 Catalina 22 0/1286 Hello All! I have an '88 MKII wing keel with a bomar aluminum trapezoidal forward hatch. I've rece
storage in a dried up wet slip alisah at 4:26pm 07.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1663 Just bought my first boat, a Catalina 25, and LOVE it. However, we are experiencing a severe drought
steering pedistal cable bracket Dave Huitema at 4:22pm 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1272 looking for a replacement for my steering pedistal shift and throttle bracket. It is on a 1985 31' h
Lazarette Hatch Siamese at 3:54pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2152 Gotta love the nice big lazarette on the 309. Too bad they goofed a little on the method to secure
Waste Basket Siamese at 3:43pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2327 Stray Cat, aka hull no. 82 is on a 3 week cruise on Lake Michigan right now. I already knew the was
deck fitting swivel block 4boxs69 at 3:35pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 2/1481 deck fitting swivel foot step we have a 23.5 hunter sailboat. In a storm the swivel foot step deck
single lever throttle/shift control stx203 at 3:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 my original throttle cable snapped at the control head end on my '77 ODay 25 with inboard. I'm tryin
Casco Bay Gossip Roger Long at 3:09pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1955 Does anyone know anything about the large sailboat that went ashore on the outside of Ram Island yes
Pedestal inserts sailcapt340 at 2:40pm 07.11.11 Big Boats 1/1210 On a 2000 340...Does anyone know where to get insert (Ice box, container, storage box) that is in th
Sailing Pet Peeves...can we keep out of the War Room? BobM at 2:35pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 87/18760 My personal pet peeves, as a sailor, are: (1) Why it is acceptable to place lobster pots in the mi
Will this work? (1) jemicha at 2:07pm 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3226 I am currently fitting a new holding tank and head into a 1969 Ericson 26 sailboat, and thought I wo
Water pump woes bobjames at 1:24pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 12/2665 We spent a week on the boat at the end of June sailing across Lake Erie to Canada and back with a fe
Single axle trailer JamesO256 at 12:25pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 4/1283 I have a 1983 22ft does anyone else use single axle trailer. Need to find out what ply tires you use
additional storage for the C27 jcottert at 11:47am 07.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1739 I have a new (used!!) 1989 C27 and find the space for storage to be quite limited. As I moved down f
Were You Born An A-HOLE? BrianW at 11:34am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6172 Last week, my wife, some old friends, and I were privileged to watch the final launching of the Spac
In-mast furling system problem realkoalat at 11:26am 07.11.11 Big Boats 8/2812 Our boat, a Hunter 466, has a stock in-mast furling system. We have recently replaced the continuous

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Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 7:30am 01.24.22 I mounted an addition clutch several years ago and don't remember how I did it. I will take a look
Trident 101 rubber smell sail sfbay at 7:25am 01.24.22 Raritan sani/flex sanitation butyl rubber hose Sani/Flex Odor Shield Marine Hose \| Raritan Engineeri
Standing Rigging Inspection sail sfbay at 7:20am 01.24.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest an independent inspection by a professional rigger w
Fairleads CaptainStan at 7:17am 01.24.22 Thanks everybody. I got a new genoa last year it has tell tails and lines across it so that you can
How to install/snake a internal halyard? (1) jssailem at 7:09am 01.24.22 You can remove the lower sheave exit box by drilling out the rivets. Then reach in and grab the line
Headsail 43 Legend 1995 sail sfbay at 6:53am 01.24.22 Jib sail looks to be a 100% and sail area is 370.5 ft2 per specs SailboatData.com - HUNTER 43 LEGEND
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 01.24.22 I would suggest the following: 1. Add wheel fenders to prevent hull damage from road debri.
How to install/snake a internal halyard? RitSim at 6:13am 01.24.22 Certainly mast down gives you the best opportunity to get it right. I lost my genoa halyard last sp
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:12am 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Rodsails at 5:57am 01.24.22 I am wondering if any other 4JH2TE owners have had an issue with diesel in the bilge. It seems to m
Buyer's or Seller's market? DougM at 5:09am 01.24.22
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. (1) Will Gilmore at 3:35am 01.24.22 It looks like Ireland has some very beautiful canals and rivers to cruise. https://www.waterwaysirel
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Digger54 at 2:08am 01.24.22 What sort of generator do I need to run my AC and other equipment on my Hunter 326? Is it practica
What is it? (3) Joe at 2:06am 01.24.22 Leech line cleats samples..... they're just small, thin vee/clam cleats for the leech cord. https:/
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement Joe at 1:27am 01.24.22 $200 seems pretty reasonable to me and by replacing everything all at once you have one big chore to
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Joe at 1:22am 01.24.22 Don't forget "lines led aft". Many boats, especially the older ones, did not come rigged with all c
Buyer's or Seller's market? nightowle at 10:39pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats...... As a broker, I can say this is likely true in stocks and real e
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 8:41pm 01.23.22
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 njlarry at 7:54pm 01.23.22 Given the age of our boats, it is likely flange will not easily part from the shaft. I will likely e
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 01.23.22 Going to install the new next to the old and that section is raised, so does that mean there is a p

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