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Replacing sun shade on Lewmar hatch tadd5181 at 8:11am 08.16.10 Big Boats 3/1841 The sun shade on the Lewmar hatch above the main stateroom on my Hunter 2000 420 has discolored. Ha
Broken steering quadrant? PrincessoftheLake at 8:10am 08.16.10 Big Boats 24/9881 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 was out in charter this weekend and I have been told by the charter company tha
Atomic 4 flooding issue kecbball at 7:57am 08.16.10 Cal 1/2432 Hi All, Recently started sailing a Catalina 30 sailboat with an atomic 4 gas engine. Having a bl
1972 mecgreger venture (4) jason33 at 7:46am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2026 I have a 22 foot venture that needs work. I have sailed a smaller boat in boyscouts 15 years ago. I
Getting the boat settled properly on the trailer scuzzlebutt at 7:27am 08.16.10 Catalina 22 25/5171 I can't seem to ever get the keel to rest properly in the bottom of the padded rubber keel basin. Th
Elderly impariment on the water? Roger Long at 7:19am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2137 Those of us who have driven around the retirement community regions of Florida know how terrifying i
Smoke from a YANMAR 30 MLampner at 6:37am 08.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1694 Got many good suggestions from a previous posting about trouble getting the starter to engage, so I
Boom height measurement for Bimini EpicAdventure at 6:08am 08.16.10 Big Boats 4/1514 We are trying to get a bimini ordered and need to know the boom height when the sail is hoisted. Th
My new nav pod for the Garmin Brothers = 0 $ blowinganddrifting at 5:52am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2312 We got this nice new Garmin chart plotter, we named Ponce (DeLeon = fountian of youth, more later) b
2 Great Lakes down, one to go blowinganddrifting at 5:37am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1544 We left Lake Huron behind on friday and entered the St. Clair River. We went under the Bluewater Br
H22 Keel Replacement (1) inarathree at 4:57am 08.16.10 Smaller Boats 1/1066 Sad day this weekend. My keel broke on my 1985 H22. I am affraid that it is way beyond repair, as
Holding Tank bpterrell at 3:41am 08.16.10 S2 4/2445 Any advise on replacing the holding tank and hoses...cracked the seal fitting to the tank...not good
Need advice on mast crutch support when raising mast on C-27. caguy at 9:36pm 08.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/3188 The mast is raised from the front using the boom. I assume it cannot be supported from the pulpit, i
Removing the sliding hatch at the companionway revir92 at 9:35pm 08.15.10 Day Sailers 4/2805 I need to remove my sliding hatch above the companionway so I can replace the teak wood slides that
Removing the sliding hatch at the companionway revir92 at 9:35pm 08.15.10 Day Sailers 14/8246 I need to remove my sliding hatch above the companionway so I can replace the teak wood slides that
Found out a new anchoring rule today Ken Honeycutt at 8:00pm 08.15.10 Ask All Sailors 43/10827 So we're anchored out watching the Chicago air and water show when a sailboat with six people aboard
Fuel system bleeding - replace washers? robertsapp at 7:04pm 08.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4148 I'm bleeding the fuel system on my 3GM30F for the first time following replacement of the primary fu
Chainplates Don Crowther at 6:55pm 08.15.10 Big Boats 5/2275 Hello fellow h34 owners. My boat just arrived on Friday. Today we got the mast stepped and rigged. B
Welding Fabrication Donnabag12 at 6:52pm 08.15.10 Pearson 0/1572 Found a machine shop in E Providence, RI that made original Pearson parts...stainless ' aluminum. M
BVI's Provisions Ducati at 6:22pm 08.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3824 Just booked a 40' from Sunsail in the BVI's (October 15-22) Question? Order food from Bobby's?

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Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot jonelli at 7:35am 07.13.22 You know that the old ST models showed "Low Batt" for just about any internal error condition, right
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot Hayden Watson at 7:24am 07.13.22 I think it must be excess resistance in the power wiring to the EV1. Do you have a way of monitori
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Leeward Rail at 7:23am 07.13.22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-and-child-killed-in-hudson-river-boating-accident-identifie
Beckson Replacement Lens Tp3 at 7:11am 07.13.22 One option is to purchase the larger lens and have a local plastics company, like Taps Plasric cut
Spinnaker sheets jssailem at 6:54am 07.13.22 Fred. One possible option. Ask to sail on another boat that has a spinnaker and a skipper who likes
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... dlochner at 6:52am 07.13.22 By my count there were 13 people on a 27' boat and few if any wearing a life jacket in an area with
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... cb32863 at 6:43am 07.13.22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-and-child-killed-in-hudson-river-boating-accident-identifie
dingy oar length HiTechBiniou at 6:43am 07.13.22 Thanks SFS. I forgot to mention this Saturn MC330 is my main boat. I use it for snorkel diving amon
Spinnaker sheets kappykaplan at 6:28am 07.13.22 Just to keep things confusing, after a jibe the guy is the sheet and the sheet is the guy. Some boa
Beckson Replacement Lens sail sfbay at 6:25am 07.13.22 One option is to purchase the larger lens and have a local plastics company, like Taps Plasric cut i
Spinnaker sheets dlochner at 6:10am 07.13.22
Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves? jviss at 6:04am 07.13.22 The ball in the Groco valve is chrome plated brass. So it appears that at a lower price the Apollo
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? Tally Ho at 5:48am 07.13.22 It is a bit confusing, but that might be a translation thing more than a device thing. It mentions
Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves? (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 07.13.22 No brass in the Apollo marine Bronze valves.
Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves? jviss at 5:37am 07.13.22 Thank you. I ordered Apollo valve and it has brass in it. Maybe that why my orinal valve failed.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 5:31am 07.13.22 our environment is collapsing due to CO2 overloading. I don't agree. First, I don't buy that huma
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? kappykaplan at 5:21am 07.13.22 What are all we old men doing in BMW roadsters? Mid-life crisis?
In mast furling? sail sfbay at 4:55am 07.13.22 Tri radial cruising laminate vs. Cross cut dacron main sail furls tighter and without wrinkles. Purc
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? rpwillia at 4:55am 07.13.22 On my 310 the alarm buzzer is 24 volt an did the same thing, changed it out too a 12 volt and now i
Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves? Velero49 at 4:53am 07.13.22 Thank you. I ordered Apollo valve and it has brass in it. Maybe that why my orinal valve failed.

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