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Late Launch (1) Maine Sail at 7:19am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1660 Well the fuel tank leak really slowed me down as well as my real job but I am back to the re-wire.
Blaise and Midnight Sun(H37C) Ed Schenck at 7:08am 04.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1834 Blaise Pierson is holding his own in the St. Pete to Mexico regatta( http://cloud.iboattrack.com/r/
Yes Sailing Again seadaddler at 6:25am 04.24.10 Big Boats 1/1449 Yes it looks like a great day for sailing today warm and breezy and the doc and my lovely wife said
Windlass coopert at 10:13pm 04.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1809 Can someone recomend a Windlass that will fit a 2005 33 Hunter which has a large anchor locker which
Is Catalina contactable? Brahmany at 9:32pm 04.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1620 After buying a new Catalina from a dealer almost two years ago I have never been contacted by Catali
Mooring Mast Buoy awoody at 8:21pm 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 4/5562 I noticed that a few people are using a mooring mast buoy. The mast buoys that I have seen have an
16' Varalyay Toper tomheer at 8:17pm 04.23.10 Other Sailboats 0/1187 Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows what a 1939, 16' Varalyay Toper might be worth today. Since i
Solar panels on rail Syversens at 8:08pm 04.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3339 Hey all, I'm thinking of getting solar panels for our Beneteau 361 99. I have a dodger and bimini
Best outboard under $1200 Mougly at 8:03pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 27/6764 Hello all I am glad to say that I've sold my old Honda 7.5 which was giving me some troubles last
THIS is a travel lift (1) higgs at 7:47pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2126 This I am using in my back yard
2000 Hunter 310 Roof Hatch Wires (1) Revere at 5:55pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1457 Opened the roof access panel. Noticed 2 terminal strips. 1 had heavy gauge wire for the mast top lig
2000 Hunter 310 Ground Wire (1) Revere at 5:50pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1347 While changing fuel hoses, noticed what appears to be a grounding wire not connected on 1 end in the
2000 Hunter 310 Fuel Line Revere at 5:44pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1394 While changing the fuel hoses, I noticed there was no valve at the fuel tank for the return fuel. W
Dickenson Heater Report Roger Long at 4:34pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2656 I finally fired up the Dickenson Newport heater. There definitely is a learning curve to starting t
Licensing References joker at 1:55pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1627 My situation is that I am an American citizen living in Italy. I have just partnered into an Italia
Boater's World sailgirl at 1:05pm 04.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1451 Has anyone here shopped with the online company "Boater's World"? The prices look good, but a frien
UV lights in Diesel tanks to inhibit growth Hermit Scott at 12:47pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 26/11123 Has any one heard of using UV lights inside the tank to kill whatever is growing in there? I don't k
Acrylic vs Polycarbonate Bob S at 12:18pm 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4026 I will be cutting an access hole into my diesel tank for cleaning. I want to fabricate a cover that
Hurricane prep old guys sail at 11:50am 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2755 This is definately a newbie question--I live in upstate SC, have a friend offering me a free slip in
Baja & Beyond-capable boat Zaren at 10:11am 04.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1895 Looking to buy my first sailboat to cruise down the coast of the US, Mexico, Central America and acr

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New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 05.20.22 I had a very similar boat, a Starwind 19. One of the first times docking at a slip I came in a bit h
question Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 05.20.22 Try to sell it as a whole. Trying to part out a sailboat could take years since it's a niche market
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? kloudie1 at 6:22am 05.20.22 The Hatchmaster.com folks have a great history. If you are a diy guy, you can get the lens custom cu
Progressive Insurance Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 05.20.22 There was a fellow on here that had some severe storm damage. The boat was basically on land on it's
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:13am 05.20.22 Mfg. & model boat, mfg of hatch and dimensions please
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 6:06am 05.20.22 @JamesG161 Interesting. The "top" of your quadrant is the "bottom" of mine. Same quadrant (excep
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 05.20.22 There are reasons why it was built that way. with the line and block that high off the deck is uns
Solar-powered vent Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 05.20.22 @rgranger Do you have a picture of the solar vent on the Hunter 26 that I installed on the top of th
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection RoyS at 5:28am 05.20.22 I have a peculiar arrangement in my mast wiring. This is not for everyone but I avoid stepping and u
Does anyone recognize this knot? Will Gilmore at 5:06am 05.20.22 The bowline part is not a proper bowline, as the tail is outside the loop. A proper bowline has the
Does anyone recognize this knot? dlochner at 4:50am 05.20.22 The bowline part is not a proper bowline, as the tail is outside the loop. A proper bowline has the
Does anyone recognize this knot? Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 05.20.22 Looks to me like a bowline at the top, plus a backup knot at the bottom. Usually the backup knot wou
Does anyone recognize this knot? Tally Ho at 4:41am 05.20.22 Sorry for the missing photo of the mystery knot. Here it is The top part looks like a bowline and
Does anyone recognize this knot? kappykaplan at 4:39am 05.20.22 Looks like a halyard hitch and a bowline.
Progressive Insurance shemandr at 4:15am 05.20.22 I just went through this with my car. I got a direct quote from Progressive that was $500 less than
Does anyone recognize this knot? (1) ClassicSail at 4:06am 05.20.22 Sorry for the missing photo of the mystery knot. Here it is
traveller change/upgrade Joe at 3:48am 05.20.22 I would take this opportunity to upgrade your traveler system. Call Garhaurer for a solution and a
Boom end cap Joe at 3:34am 05.20.22 Duck Tape.....
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer capt.amory at 9:05pm 05.19.22 I have the table in thr salon permanently dropped to form a bunker bed area we use as salon to cuddl
Life Jacket recommendations MikeHoncho at 8:45pm 05.19.22 I really like my Spinlock with built in harness. It is one step down from there too if the line mode

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