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DC Panel LED back lighting serenisea at 7:24am 11.05.10 Big Boats 4/1474 Hi, We have a 97 Hunter 376. The last time my wife and I spent the night on the boat, one of the c
Hull Speed 1981Lancer at 7:01am 11.05.10 Lancer 3/2406 Quick question, what is hull speed and is it something I can change? give you an example, right now
O'Day 222: Mainsail Reconditioning estopa at 6:58am 11.05.10 Day Sailers 10/3204 Hi Folks, Wanted to get a feel for if I need a new mail or not. I was thinking of sending it out t
Planning new standing rigging. Ed Schenck at 6:41am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 25/5440 My boat was delivered by truck yesterday so obviously the mast is horizontal. I plan to replace all
O'Day 23 centerboard Golden Road at 5:07am 11.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 20/5615 I'm getting a 23 that needs work. The biggest ? is the centerboard. What is it made of, and what is
Looking for a product bobtigar at 3:35am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1970 I am looking for a glass holder that secures into the top of a winch. Anyone know who sells them?
I must Insure, Shouldn't I? mikeh77586 at 12:13am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3641 It has been nearly 15 years since I have owned a Sailboat and I was elated to find just what I had b
Stripping an antifouling paint from the damaged lead keel misha93 at 9:31pm 11.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2014 I need to re-shape a slightly damaged tip of the keel. I presume that the one of physical properties
Rigging Mark H at 9:27pm 11.04.10 Smaller Boats 1/1228 A firiend just bought a Gulf Port 18ft sailboat. He was asking me if I knew where he could get some
Vibartion Mark H at 9:23pm 11.04.10 Smaller Boats 7/1448 I was sailing with my son last weekend. He asked me what was causeing a vibration sound.After invest
Universal Diesel emilbec at 7:18pm 11.04.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1221 Anyone with experience with a Universal M35B engine?
Sailing the ICW Laguna Madre out of Port Mansfield janet68 at 5:23pm 11.04.10 Newport 0/2866 Hi we want to take our Neptune 24 to a very quiet place with clean and protected water. We are cons
S2 6.7, 6.9 & 22 Class Association Bullseye07 at 4:28pm 11.04.10 S2 1/5426 I recently purchased a 6.7 and was looking for information on the S2 6.7, 6.9 ' 22 Class Association
query;max damage to hull/board w/ impact to bottom etwannabe at 3:50pm 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1842 Hi; I am trying to determine worst case sanarios of damage to both,either/or the hull dagger/center
New to forums, new to sailing HELLO! kevinnem at 3:20pm 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4979 Hello everyone. I am new to sailing and the forums. I sailed a little bit when I was younger, and
rebedding engine mtg. bolts (4) blowinganddrifting at 2:48pm 11.04.10 Catalina 30 1/2000 Does anyone have the link handy, I have searched but without luck. We are out 97 days from home and
Hard starting (sorta) 2GM20F . . . Clark at 2:20pm 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2365 Engine hadn't been used for a few weeks and last weekend the Admiral and I finally made some time fo
B361 slow under power Tarsie at 2:17pm 11.04.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3772 I read a thread, in which a B361 owner mentions 6.5 kts under power, he does not mention rpm. My 20
Auto Pilot derfus at 1:00pm 11.04.10 Bigger Boats 1/1358 What auto pilot do you have installed on your boat and would you buy it again? I looked at the Rayma
Charter operator links? cupper3 at 12:51pm 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2081 Greetings: Although this is not an original idea, I know, we want to buy a boat and then charter

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Annual WAxing ROutine Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 04.26.22 i like it when someone cuts through all the rhetoric and concisely summarizes the topic. This is all
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:54am 04.26.22 Sounds like I've got a busy weekend! Launching on the 7th
Rudder damage discovered after bottom paint removal to gelcoat Verano at 5:50am 04.26.22 Thanks all for the input, watched a few Youtube vids about rudder construction etc, along with the h
Build a Better Boat Hook? Will Gilmore at 5:44am 04.26.22 You also want them to be able to be released from where you are throwing. That's not such an easy d
Beneteau Oceanis 381 Folding steering wheel? Brad Cross at 5:35am 04.26.22 Is your boat an Oceanis 381? Does it have a Whitlock steering system?
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 5:34am 04.26.22 Thanks everyone. Got the software upgrade on the C80 chart plotter figured out. For the chart u
Annual WAxing ROutine Scott B at 5:24am 04.26.22 all great feedback everyone. thank you. really started down the wrong path on Sunday. Broke most of
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 5:16am 04.26.22 I have no idea. I've never thought to use something like that for sailing. Probably the smallest
Advice needed to find parts shemandr at 5:11am 04.26.22 Those are touching photos. Thanks for posting. I think your son will figure it out. That is quite
Build a Better Boat Hook? Will Gilmore at 4:00am 04.26.22 Awesome, Will. What size would you recommend for general sailboat use? I have no idea. I've never
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 3:34am 04.26.22 A Loos Gauge is the easiest way, but there is an alternative method presented by Selden in their tun
Mooring ball pickup - single handed ricksoth at 10:36pm 04.25.22 Thanks Mike for your write-up, and the downwind and lee side approach makes sense to me. I'm stil
No flow of hot water Colin Campbell at 8:55pm 04.25.22 Yes, doesn''t make any sense.
So I found this bolt ... Crusty Ol Salt at 8:45pm 04.25.22 I would look for something painted grey. Next I would inspect the steering and pedestal
Rudder damage discovered after bottom paint removal to gelcoat Tally Ho at 8:00pm 04.25.22
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top JoeWhite at 7:54pm 04.25.22 1999 C36 hull 1787
So I found this bolt ... JoeWhite at 7:52pm 04.25.22 I believe it holds the engine mount to the engine block.
So I found this bolt ... Tally Ho at 7:44pm 04.25.22 Thanks Greg you actually made me laugh. But I have owned the boat for 16 years now so this is a new
So I found this bolt ... rpwillia at 7:41pm 04.25.22 Probably thrown in there by a PO just to drive you crazy! Thanks Greg you actually made me laugh.
So I found this bolt ... Tally Ho at 7:38pm 04.25.22 Probably thrown in there by a PO just to drive you crazy! I have heard stories about Cadillac own

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