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seacock nipple leak njl at 8:15am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5117 Hi - this is my first post. I'm hoping someone can give me some good advice. I recently bought a
Thank you, Maine Sail dbecker68 at 8:00am 05.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3301 I posted this last night on the "Ask All Sailors" forum, thinking I would reach the largest audience
got the admiral out on her 1st overnighter! doehunter at 6:19am 05.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2155 Finally. And I discovered that I really like night sailing. We went to lake Conroe, just an hour
Rebedding Deck Fittings and Misc. Fly4hire at 6:03am 05.30.11 Big Boats 1/1229 I recently purchased a very clean fresh water 2002 356 that had an excellent survey. The surveyor di
Genoa hangs up on spreaders Wayne Spanier at 5:48am 05.30.11 Catalina 22 27/7399 Help! When I am coming about into the wind, and my 150 genoa is moving from one side to another, it
Where are we on world map? Ken13559 at 5:12am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1348 Anyone know of a website where we could put a pin to indicate our home berth? It'll be good to know
SPX-5 install where? Ken13559 at 4:52am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/834 I've got a new SPX-5 for my H326, now where should I install the Course Computer? I can think of onl
Jib Lead Tracks for Hunter 216 bobbened444 at 4:36am 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/2131 I'm interested if many H-216 sailors have installed jib lead tracks on their boats. I'm thinking of
Port Window Gasket Replacement cheapscotchron at 3:25am 05.30.11 Pearson 3/2615 Need to order new gaskets for port windows. Any suggestions for determining what make windows are in
Docking against the current ... eliems at 11:09pm 05.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1490 Coming in to Belcarra, yell at the crabbers to pull in their nets. Only need to drop two passengers
Toilet Seat Weasel at 8:37pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3238 Does anyone know here I can get a new toilet seat for a Jabsco toilet. All I need is the seat part w
Need help with Furler and broken extrusions (4) PrincessoftheLake at 8:29pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2537 On my Hunter 40.5 today whilst trying to hoist the jib the swivel at the head of the sail stopped ab
How to add a 90 degree bend to a Whale diverter valve bigmuffin at 7:30pm 05.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2426 Hi, Thanks for all of the help so far! I was planning on using a Whale diverter valve with my sani
compass rebuild dparilla at 7:25pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1949 I have a globemaster compass. Last year, a broken throttle linkage broke one of the brass compensat
Need Batten Specs for 84 H22 drumbeater at 7:07pm 05.29.11 Smaller Boats 4/1112 The lowermost batten on our main is gone. Does anyone know accurate size and dimensions for the batt
My davits, solar panels and bird netting Witzend at 6:28pm 05.29.11 Catalina 310 10/13217 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqHpGuNjpCA Just though I would share.
Listen to my M25XPA Witzend at 6:14pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2598 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38d2rg6EV8 I'm experiencing a dry bearing sound. It is very subtle.
Thank you Maine Sail dbecker68 at 6:05pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1948 I was experiencing a badly leaking stuffing box on my 1982 Hunter 30 (It was a steady stream of inco
Oh no! tkaser3210 at 5:30pm 05.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1463 Got my (new to me) 1994 H26 in the water for the season. The next step is attaching the boom to the
How should I finish exterior teak? dscribner at 5:18pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2664 Nuff said. I am making a plague to mount between my motor mount and the hull. The PO had a nasty l

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Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 1:02pm 01.08.22 I might have missed it, but how do you estimate the amount of line needed for the project?
I still don't quite get rule #2... LloydB at 1:01pm 01.08.22 They are the stand on when approaching pass port to port. when overtaking pass starboard to their po
Looking for New Chart Plotter Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 01.08.22 Snoopy, we all started out not knowing anything about any of this. We learned. Your question is li
Looking for New Chart Plotter jssailem at 12:49pm 01.08.22 OK helpful. Still on the Holy Grail quest. One of the issues with Raymarine AP is they update the
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel (1) rgranger at 12:39pm 01.08.22 You need one of these
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 12:36pm 01.08.22 Looks like a fun project. Thanks Yeah I'm heading to Lowes and/or Home Despot at 5:00. I'll post
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 12:28pm 01.08.22 jssailem, Aw shucks, more reading! lol. I am clueless. Reasonable? That is sub
I still don't quite get rule #2... Wm. Gill at 12:27pm 01.08.22 Here is a good little reminder video from Progressive Insurance about boating safety. qqFKUaMpdXA
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 12:22pm 01.08.22 Not to mention that these idiots, who speed thru flooded streets, push water into homes that were
I still don't quite get rule #2... Crusty Ol Salt at 12:18pm 01.08.22 Rule 10 (j): A vessel of less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the safe
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix LloydB at 12:02pm 01.08.22 From : Raymarine a75 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual (464 pages) 1. Vessel power sup
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel BigEasy at 11:59am 01.08.22 I will admit when they put "No Wake Zone" signs on your street you cannot claim you do not understa
I still don't quite get rule #2... Hello Below at 11:50am 01.08.22 Why is Rule 9(b) in the Regs. and what is a "Traffic Lane" It is best to examine the rules as print
Looking for New Chart Plotter (1) jssailem at 11:40am 01.08.22 Boy Snoopy.. This question is one that can quickly get us into the weeds. ? How do you want the char
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix dlochner at 11:38am 01.08.22 I don't think the problem is with the Chartplotter, it is probably a problem with the power supply.
I still don't quite get rule #2... jssailem at 11:31am 01.08.22 Rule 3 (c): The term sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery,
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 11:30am 01.08.22 I will admit when they put "No Wake Zone" signs on your street you cannot claim you do not understan
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix Hydro Therapy at 11:29am 01.08.22 I have that same issue with my gps. I just assumed it was a ground issue. I never attempted to fix i
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix Fred Aloha at 11:12am 01.08.22 Thanks for the explanation dlochner If I would have acces to the boat and cable, it would be graet.
Traditionally made boat fenders jssailem at 11:07am 01.08.22 Looks like a fun project. Thanks

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