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Boat made it fine in slip (3) Tom-in-Annapolis at 7:33am 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3319 Boat made it fine in slip with no damage just north of Annapolis. Pictures are of Chesapeake early o
halyards: wire to rope? tigereye37 at 7:17am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2637 Can someone explain the benefits of wire to rope halyards over just rope halyards? I'm looking to r
Jib jorgefife at 7:03am 08.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/1439 I have a hank on jib on my H33. It may be a little bigger than it should, but so far I have not sank
converting to a refridgerator from a ice box rickgosselin at 6:19am 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3148 I have a Vision 32 with a ice box island in the middle of the floor. To convert this over to refrid
Forked River State Marina Loose Ends at 5:34am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2481 Any damage at Forked River State Marina (NJ) from Irene? Anyone know how the boats faired at the St
bent rudder brad gooding at 4:38am 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1815 Heavy winds blew my boat to shore with the stern end facing the shoreline. The rudder was hitting th
Dents in the Hull KingAirDriver at 7:03pm 08.27.11 Catalina 22 4/1641 Hello all! New Catalina 22 owner, 1978 Hull # 8526 Great boat, many, many years of neglect, got her
Well, I'm hauled and waiting Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2927 For the first time in 30 years of sailing I decided to haul and weather this storm ashore. The comm
tanzer22 Pullpit ruready at 6:24pm 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2274 The pullpit on my tanzer 22 has a couple of creases in in, Does anyone know where I can purchase ano
Sharing: 1st Dry-Land-to-Dry-Land yammy at 5:45pm 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3205 hello, Macgregors i'm back from my first dry-land-to-dry-land trip between Point Roberts and Semia
Rube Godberg A/C (4) shipwreck66 at 5:22pm 08.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1725 This is the ongoing alteration of a cheap window unit for installation on a C27. Here is a pic or tw
Bilge pump air lock John T1594 at 4:15pm 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3344 Does anyone else have a problem with their bilge pump gettig air locked? Went down to the boat in ad
Speaking Of Cell Amplifiers... Rick D at 1:52pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1956 ...when I am on my mooring in Catalina Island, I can't get an adequate signal for my Virgin Wireless
Cradle Plans for a Beneteau Moorings 322 Andyrapp at 1:31pm 08.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1359 We just purchased a Beneteau Moorrings 322, and would like to build a Cradle so we can do maintance
Where have all the (marine) operators gone? Kings Gambit at 1:15pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3366 I was surprised (and embarrassed) to discover only recently that there are no more marine operators.
Mast support at the Keel Barry Eldridge at 1:03pm 08.27.11 Lancer 1/2003 1980 Lancer 30 Compression Post foot design During a survey for insurance, the inspector thought th
Cutting my 6' keel to 4.5 hunter bum at 12:53pm 08.27.11 Islander 12/8751 Just find a perfect boat ,1982 36 islander, but it is 6' draft...too much for my needs. I,m thinking
Replacing Radar Cable on a 2007 Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 12:05pm 08.27.11 Big Boats 6/1644 I am replacing my existing Ray Marine Radar with a Garmin unit. This requires that we pull the old c
Slidell police ready sailaway78 at 11:20am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1547 I talked to my next door neighbor this morning. He is a St. Tammany Parish ( Slidell ) deputy sheri
Touring a MacGregor 26D or 26S Babbleduck at 11:00am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2225 Hello everyone! I am new to sailboatowners.com and sailing and appreciate the opportunity to be a

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solution for rigid solar panels installation Liamfen at 10:27am 07.11.22 That looks great can that be had in kit form from whom
Air conditioning issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:20am 07.11.22 Mateo, that's not a bad price for coming out to your boat. Unfortunately, what ever is leaking is pr
Replacing a WC Headmate Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:11am 07.11.22 The Raritan PH SuperFlush is current version of Raritan's tried and true PHII, which has remained t
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer Stu Jackson at 9:51am 07.11.22 If I do have to replace the impeller, do I need to hold the shaft in place, not letting it pull for
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? tfox2069 at 9:45am 07.11.22 Makes total sense for you to stay with the Deka's. Hope the supply chain doesn't foil your plans fo
Re-leather the Wheel? rgranger at 9:42am 07.11.22 :worthless:
solution for rigid solar panels installation (2) kjretlaw at 9:41am 07.11.22 found this when looking for a solution for my Hunter. Ties the solar and davits into one package an
Mainsail "slug" keeper rgranger at 9:40am 07.11.22 They also sell them here
Re-constituting 3M 4200 rgranger at 9:39am 07.11.22 WOW... That is nearly a 12pack of good Canadian Beer. Tough decision time. PBR:laugh:
solution for rigid solar panels installation Udi at 9:25am 07.11.22 Thanks! interesting solution but unfortunately will not fit for us.
45DS mainsail furling flightlead404 at 9:20am 07.11.22 FWIW I also make sure the ratchet is engaged when I leave the boat. Point was made for me when a ne
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dlochner at 9:16am 07.11.22 What you proposed doing is called careening. It is a time honored practice in areas with large tidal
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? Davidasailor26 at 9:11am 07.11.22 I went with the SuperCycles and have been happy so far this season - three 125ah batteries. Found
Port flange screws loose 31seahorse at 9:06am 07.11.22 For many years people have assured me that I "have a few screws loose" too! Not to worry.
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer Calif. Ted at 9:04am 07.11.22 You should probably replace the 4 year old impellor, inspection only reveals an impellor that has al
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 9:01am 07.11.22 Just curious, what did it cost for this service? @SEMPERAVANTI41 This company charged $185. It is
Air conditioning issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:51am 07.11.22 Just curious, what did it cost for this service?
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Richard McDonald at 8:47am 07.11.22
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too jssailem at 8:26am 07.11.22 Looking good. Paint or polished gel coat? :biggrin:
Hunter 310 AC BTU Size SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:24am 07.11.22 Checkout Webasto units, they are quite compact.

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