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Trailer for oday 25 (1) ray dann at 4:20am 07.31.21 Ask All Sailors 7/664
Mary E All U Get at 4:08am 07.31.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2143 https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/historic-mary-e-schooner-capsizes-in-kennebec-riv
Restoring lens on Raymarine "C" Series Chart Plotters BigEasy at 9:28pm 07.30.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1278 Has anyone attempted to restore / remove the deteriorated UV coating on the lens of a Raymarine C se
How old is too old? CaptainRan at 7:20pm 07.30.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1824 There is a 35 ft Pearson Alberg for sale on Craigslist, built in 1961. It looks to have been very we
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 (1) Megaro76 at 7:05pm 07.30.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1610 Hi all, I am looking for some help to find a 1970s Sirocco 15 sailboat day sail. There is not much
1996 Barnett 1400 (1) rumdee at 3:28pm 07.30.21 Trailer Sailors 5/1749 My husband passed away and I am selling his 1996 Barnett 1400. A neighbor offered me 400.00 , I coun
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 Red_Dog at 10:28am 07.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1132 Recently a 1984 Hunter 30 showed up at the pier. Both the owner and a second friend here at the mar
How to know if you need more power or less drag? danstanford at 9:18am 07.30.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/2312 We are lagging behind some good boats upwind in 7-9 knots of breeze. 90 degree tacks (COG) and veloc
Compression Post Diameter - Hunter 36-2 tfox2069 at 8:20am 07.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/414 Would anyone happen to know the diameter of the compression post for a Hunter 36-2 (or 38/39)? Spec
H41 aft shower sump-out time? Nachismo at 8:56pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 21/1660
New O'Day 25 Owner ray dann at 8:25pm 07.29.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/892 So I just purchased an 83 O'Day 25 in Ft. Worth, TX. Never had a sailboat before, but looking forwa
Between chart plotters (1) jaysweet at 5:24pm 07.29.21 Ask All Sailors 24/2249 At the moment, I have a dead Raymarine C80 (2004 vintage) in a Navpod at the helm. I just bought an
45cc forward air conditioner replacement (2) Greg Kyle at 2:28pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 0/438 Hoping for helpful tips here. The compressor went in the original Marvair A/C for the forward part o
Replacing bulbs in cabin lights (1) Juice6576 at 1:07pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 3/650 196610 How do you take this light apart to replace the bulb? Need to replace bulb in the light on t
1987 Cat 22 SK Halyard Replacement Line John Marrone at 11:25am 07.29.21 Catalina 22 5/798 Looking for best Spec. for Main Sail Halyard. Looked at Sail Rite, Catalina Direct and Defender Mar
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 10:21am 07.29.21 Big Boats 31/3402 In my boat (H38) the helm seating position is awful. If I am seated behind the wheel I can't see a
Hunter 45DS Hidden Bilge seanmadian at 9:02am 07.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/690 Hello sailors -- My partner and I purchased an '09 Hunter 45DS Oct 2020. In exploring and cleaning h
H23.5 sliding hatch joetr1955 at 7:57am 07.29.21 Smaller Boats 14/1691 Anyone know if anybody parting out H23.5 . I need a sliding hatch for my companion way .
Beginner Questions Wolfpack Six at 6:58am 07.29.21 Trailer Sailors 25/2272 Hello folks, I'm basically a beginner to sailing "real" boats. I've got no formal sailing experien
Rig Shimmy Artey1 at 6:49am 07.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1126 Firstly - I'm in Oklahoma and there are no riggers near me. I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with a B'R rig,

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Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 1:56pm 03.07.24 Hello, Note that you have the same issues with charts printed on paper. A chart printed with a sca
Boat transport jssailem at 1:18pm 03.07.24 When you include the costs of transportation from Florida to NY, you may find it more affordable to
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! BarryL at 12:47pm 03.07.24 Hello, Note that you have the same issues with charts printed on paper. A chart printed with a scal
G-10 discs for thru-hull Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 03.07.24 I did something similar with a broken, leaking paddle wheel sensor a few years ago. @dlochner and We
GOB Gone? Rick D at 12:35pm 03.07.24 If you are a subscriber, keep a watch on your email. They promised to provide a download to subscr
Boat transport LloydB at 12:06pm 03.07.24 https://buffalo.craigslist.org/boa/d/lockport-sailboat/7722313629.html if you already have a pick up
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 11:20am 03.07.24 The other option is to haul the boat for a short hang, squirt some lube designed to cut through corr
GOB Gone? thinwater at 11:15am 03.07.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 10:59am 03.07.24 The belt kit came in and it looks beautiful.
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 9:30am 03.07.24 @patbratton the main purpose for the struts is for mast raising only. There should be a slight l
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts hunter240 at 9:25am 03.07.24 Hhhhmmmnnn, gonna check mine out a little closer. I know that mine have maybe 1/8th inch play room w
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! (1) JamesG161 at 9:17am 03.07.24 You have a chart, I will print it on paper in color, not folded, for shipping cost to you. I can p
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 9:12am 03.07.24
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 9:00am 03.07.24 Did you know with the newest Radar and Chirp Sonar, you can see underwater hazard in front of your S
Pulling chainplates rekkabell at 8:45am 03.07.24 I should add that I gave the deck time to dry. The Git Rot came last. Not a quick process. It's goi
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 8:44am 03.07.24 Here is a list of Charts being updated weekly. Can you guess why those area are done? NOAA Weekly
G-10 discs for thru-hull jssailem at 8:38am 03.07.24 Any thoughts on using epoxy and G-10 discs to plug the holes? Yes. That is an option...but: The st
G-10 discs for thru-hull dlochner at 8:21am 03.07.24 Using just plugging the hole will not have a large bonding area, so it will be weak. The correct way
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 7:56am 03.07.24 The desired "grab bar" (to give it a term) is not one I have seen premanufactured and ready to inst
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Douglas Ronne at 7:53am 03.07.24 maybe wasn't the best but what i did was put a hole in through the bottom of the arch support betwee

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