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Will you be ready for sailing? jssailem at 8:26am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/700 With all this talk about repairing, adding bling, refitting, and painting our boats, I began to wond
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 (1) jjorgensen2311 at 8:18am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 4/551 Hi All, Last year when I was putting my Hunter 23.5 Sailboat on the dry I made a mistake when empty
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 8:12am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1285 I've had a KISS wind generator for almost 20 years, and I now have a problem that I've never seen, n
Anchor locker leaks (4) jaysweet at 7:26am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 22/4801 Like making sausage, you probably don't want to know what your anchor locker really looks like: the
Viajar a America del sur Rene Uruguay at 9:42pm 04.15.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/737
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:45pm 04.15.22 Smaller Boats 23/2182 Does anybody have advice whether the Tahatsu Sailpro 6hp will be adequate for my Hunter 240? It is s
What do you think of this...... (1) NYSail at 12:21pm 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1360 So a friend got all new standing rigging over the winter for her boat. She just pulled them out of t
37C Portlight sandpiper10471 at 10:45am 04.15.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1028 I must replace the entire portlight above the galley stove. Unfortunately, I am about 6 hours from
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel Lwood at 10:31am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/473 Hello. I have always had my boat launched and hauled at the boat yard near where my boat is moored
Raymarine I40 wind? fred1diver at 8:25am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 3/641 Hello everyone, just wondering if any of you have used the I40 wind on your sailboat and what your t
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Scott B at 5:35am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 29/9576 I know I'm guilty of this. Very interesting. Will put this on my Spring list. 37Y7eSwhfpU
ST70 replacing feet to meter (1) Udi at 4:31am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 0/265 Hi! Did anybody encountered a problem with ST70 that you can't replace feet to meter at the setting
40.5: Shaft growth (1) svAtargatis at 8:55pm 04.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1004 As a part of my first ever haul out, I had a friend say that this was way to much growth after just
Water Heater Discharge (2) SV Bella at 7:07pm 04.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/4770 05H41DS - Force 10 11-gallon water heater. I have staining on my port hull from the Water Heater Di
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? (1) svAtargatis at 6:12pm 04.14.22 Big Boats 10/1041 We've been having a leak at the deck step with water coming in occasionally. When we unstepped the m
40.5 Furling Mast removal (4) svAtargatis at 3:19pm 04.14.22 Big Boats 10/1421 Hi all, I have a 1993 40.5. I have the boat in the yard and the mast off. We have a Forespar EZFurl
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 1:12pm 04.14.22 Parts Search 11/2338 Should anyone come across a set of the 4 high pressure fuel lines that feed the injectors on the abo
A Technically Sophisticated Repair Terry Cox at 7:36am 04.14.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2502 I installed on our boat an Apex brand DVD/CD player/remote several years ago and it has played well
Cant replace feet to meter (1) Udi at 5:32am 04.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/502 Hi! Does anybody encounter a problem with ST70 that you can't replace feet to meter at the setting m
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 8:34pm 04.13.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/881 Hey all, I'm in the process of buying a 1990 Hunter 27-2 and overall the boat is in great shape. Th

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RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Davidasailor26 at 3:00am 06.30.25 The electronics in anemometers sometimes go bad and cause that. Mine does it occasionally in strong
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 2:47am 06.30.25 Fun fact, I was backwards with my currents. We need the ebb to go down river and around Manhattan.
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. danm1 at 9:41pm 06.29.25 https://www.offshoreblue.com/cruise/east-river-timing.php This has always worked for me, and I did
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 8:13pm 06.29.25 Welcome, nice boat. You should get to know these guys, too. All Catalina models have owners associ
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:56pm 06.29.25 Fun fact, I was backwards with my currents. We need the ebb to go down river and around Manhattan. W
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Intrepid-II at 7:52pm 06.29.25 I posted about my replacement about 5 years ago. It isn't hard, you just have to plan it out and p
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 7:23pm 06.29.25 Going to try to make it to Haverstraw but completely aware this may be too far, too ambitious, we a
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:12pm 06.29.25 dLj, you sent the tides for June 27th? July 4th it looks like low tide will be at 2:03pm.
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04pm 06.29.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:04pm 06.29.25 Wow! Thanks for the advice everybody. So we are adding a day, possibly two. Thursday we are going to
Troubleshooting mainsail trim piratesnail at 6:35pm 06.29.25 (But we have yet to determine the Starwind main is question is blown out.);) I think it is a fair
Inspecting keel bolt RussC at 6:23pm 06.29.25 you may need to juggle the stands under the keel a bit to get the load off the bolt. once you do, us
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 6:22pm 06.29.25 Thank you both for the responses. Danm1, we plan on getting to Port Washington Thursday night and l
Terminal connectors dlochner at 6:20pm 06.29.25 Somethings on a boat you can scrimp on a bit, others you're inviting problems. Off brand electrical
Terminal connectors Timm R Oday25 at 5:40pm 06.29.25 What are you folks using as fasteners ?
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. David in Sandusky at 5:19pm 06.29.25 Lots of really good advice above! If you are really limited to three days, then check out several m
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 5:18pm 06.29.25 I did this trip last week from Atlantic Highlands to Catskill. This trip is too ambitious for inexpe
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina JoeWhite at 4:49pm 06.29.25 Your starting procedure is correct. By holding the key on position 2 the fuel pump is energized and
Inspecting keel bolt Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56pm 06.29.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 3:42pm 06.29.25 Nice new docks after the big storm two years Not many boats anchored by Rebeca Spit Nice to see

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