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Identify for Prizes. (5) jdkusa at 4:27pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/656 Please identify these vintage port lights.
Moving Catalina 38 from St Augustine to St Johns River (1) mosvov at 3:37pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 1/434 Hello everyone, I recently bought a beautiful Catalina 38, located in St Augustine, Oasis Boat Yard
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 (1) SeaRags at 2:15pm 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1211 Hey guys. I'm looking at buying either a Hunter 27-2 or a Hunter 280. Looking at both this weekend
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. (4) jssailem at 2:14pm 03.25.22 Weather and Forecasting 3/2617 The other day I got a request to help with weather forecasting by one of our fellow SBO sailors. He
Another Doc. Scam Roland5048 at 1:10pm 03.25.22 Sails Call Lounge 2/576 I know this topic has been posted several times over the years, but just thought it should be kept o
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 DonEvans at 11:03am 03.25.22 Bigger Boats 6/1651 have an oday 40, Ran our first season using the spinnaker halyard as the topping lift, topping lift
Hunter 260 clamcleat CL257 for rudder downhaul Vaughn at 8:35am 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/518 I have a Hunter 260 and would like to install a clamcleat CL257 auto release to hold the rudder down
Sealing Deck Fittings Plymouth Sailor at 7:06am 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 21/5687 Dear Fellow Sailors: Just purchased a new-to-me boat that needs some tender loving care. I covered
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold (3) clapres at 7:41pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2095 Hello ! I discovered cracks in the bottom of my hold. Has anyone had this problem before? Does any
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 7:06pm 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2419 Today, I undertook to grease the bearings in the Furlex 200S headsail furler on our Hunter 41DS. To
Florida West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:52pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1993 Looking for either a spot on the hard at a marina(so work can be done on the engine) or a slip close
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 (4) fred1diver at 1:25pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1373 Hello everyone, since the weather is getting better, I just spent the last 2 hours getting to know m
Florida East coast ... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2205 Ok... Sooooooo I did get the 1985 Pearson 303.... NOW, what I need is a good marina(with a good mech
How to fix squeaky cabin sole panels? flightlead404 at 6:05am 03.24.22 Big Boats 1/1076 My absolute least favorite feature of Hunters is the horribly cheap and nasty way the cabin sole pan
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:39am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1994
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:24am 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/500 I get a thump every 20-30 seconds from the rudder area on my hunter 39. I had it checked out for wea
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) VFR750 at 6:54pm 03.23.22 Catalina 22 8/1268 I just removed the threaded inserts from my 2008 Sport. Saltwater ' galvanic corrosion has eaten awa
Fiberglass repair (3) HandHFarms at 4:36pm 03.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1471 Ok guys, for those of you who may be saying "wait, didn't he just post" let me explain I am breaking
No clue (1) All U Get at 1:44pm 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1666 Hi all, Every sailor must have one of these but I have no clue what it could be.
Hunter 35.5 bilge FDICsailing at 10:40am 03.23.22 Big Boats 2/624 Does anyone know where the emergency bilge pump is on 35.5? 92 model

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Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? C22BC at 8:28am 05.25.25
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? BigNickMontana at 8:19am 05.25.25 I have the Multiplus 3000, have been running it since 2022 and absolutely love it! If you are doing
Someone has some explaining to do Ralph Johnstone at 8:11am 05.25.25 "Your Amazon parcel, Sir."
Someone has some explaining to do Leeward Rail at 8:06am 05.25.25 Its not uncommon to want to park your boat at the dock of your waterfront house.
Leaking Windows jssailem at 7:29am 05.25.25
Someone has some explaining to do kappykaplan at 7:27am 05.25.25 I understand the "driver" fell asleep at the wheel!
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Tom J at 6:57am 05.25.25 Hi, after my fuel tank became contaminated with bio crap and clogged my fuel pickup (required a tow
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:33am 05.25.25 @drtdkidd I thank you for responding. It is better to walk away than when the boat has issues.
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:57am 05.25.25 Hi Digger1. If the loop falls down, do you somehow put it back up when lowering the mast? or do you
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? Maine Sail at 5:18am 05.25.25 Thanks for all the information - the installation should not be difficult (if the wires are long en
Water heater button turns off shore power? Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 05.25.25 There is a black component where the shore power connects to a post on one side and the power line
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:05pm 05.24.25 To answer that question SP. we need to know WHAT (marine grade) wind generator you are referring to
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:03pm 05.24.25 I put both on my boat. My experience with wind generators compared with solar panels is that you g
Hello again dLj at 10:42pm 05.24.25 I put both on my boat. My experience with wind generators compared with solar panels is that you ge
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) Drinky Crow at 8:09pm 05.24.25 Trogear Adjustable Bowsprits .... 't that hard.
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? mermike at 8:04pm 05.24.25 I've installed dozens. You need adequate ventilation around the unit. You need to follow the cable s
Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? PaulK at 8:03pm 05.24.25 This link should be helpful: EDEL 5 (540/545) - sailboatdata It's interesting that the photo there s
Hello again garymalmgren at 8:01pm 05.24.25 To answer that question SP. we need to know WHAT (marine grade) wind generator you are referring to.
Sail is close to furler Max Luff (1) Drinky Crow at 7:54pm 05.24.25 So better image. Spar was made by Cinkel (RIP). Danny at Klacko opined it was not original to the bo
Sail is close to furler Max Luff colemj at 7:31pm 05.24.25 Not double ended, my bad, but like below.....so the end of that rod would have some kind of fitting

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