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Go South seadaddler at 6:43am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 11/1589 Hi just wondering how many sailors made the trip south for warmer weather in Florida or Bahama's thi
My rudder is wet too... (2) emkay at 4:47am 03.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1931 Well, not for long! scrape scrape! And rip it open, cut out as much of the wet foam as I could, this
Beached In St Martin (1) Ducati at 3:15am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1839 North east point of St Martin we spotted this beached sailboat.
Motor won't start when hot sailingmax at 1:57am 03.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1147 Ahoy! I have bought a Catalina 28 (2006 model) with a Kubota D1005E diesel motor., The motor starts
Boat bottom after 2 months on the hard timtriplett1 at 6:57pm 03.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1158 I have had my 33.5 stands for the last three months. It is sitting on 6 stands with the keel blocke
Mast Rigging 26macsailer at 5:42pm 03.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/72 I have a 1988 MacGregor 26D and noticed that the shroud rigging has different size cables approximat
El Sid Circulating pump (1) Roger Long at 5:04pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1667 I went with the non-marine El Sid pump for the hot water heating loop in my heating system. http://
El Sid circulating pump (1) Roger Long at 4:54pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 0/7 I went with the non-marine El Sid pump for the hot water heating loop in my heating system. http://
33 Leaks Safeharber at 3:48pm 03.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1626 Several ports leaking on my 2006 Hunter 33. Very bad leak showing up in aft port cabinet next to mic
forward hatch wmacken at 3:47pm 03.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1513 Does anyone know the rough size of the fiberglass forward hatch on an Oday 25? I want to buy a drop
2003 356 battery box removal padozary at 3:38pm 03.05.10 Big Boats 5/1808 I am looking to replace my stock batteries with 4D's does anyone have experience removing the dual g
Another Stays'l boom ? (1) Morrie at 3:38pm 03.05.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1640 I'm stuck out here in the middle of the pacific (not too bad af a place if I have to be stuck). I've
Shipwrecked Sailor on WCVI - True? druid at 3:07pm 03.05.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2175 If this story is true, the guy's lucky to be alive, given his obvious lack of planning and open-sea
Polars for Ericson 34 II Tom G23558 at 11:25am 03.05.10 Ericson 0/2049 Does anyone know where to find polars for an 1987 Ericson 34 II.
1987 Ronco PE holding tank permeable? RobG at 10:09am 03.05.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4769 My new to me Ericson 28 has the stinkies. I plan to rip all of the sanitation hoses (including the v
Pulled my shaft, it's not pretty... (5) emkay at 9:55am 03.05.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2056 I was expecting this to be hard, but it was very easy, unbolt the flange, unbolt the shaft from the
This Place is Really For the Birds - Isla Isabel (16) Sequitur at 9:54am 03.05.10 Destinations 8/4373 We spent a few idyllic days on Isla Isabel last week on our way southward from Mazatlan to Puerto Va
Parker Dawson 26 jwa at 9:12am 03.05.10 Trailer Sailors 10/19512 I've been looking to upsize to a larger trailerable boat and so far like what I've read about the Pa
Cockpit Instrument Panel WyoKid at 8:04am 03.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2013 On my 78 Hunter 30 there is an instrument panel in the cockpit that has 2 guages. They are missing o
whale smartbail manual bilge pump digitek718 at 7:47am 03.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2067 I want to buy a manual bilge pump for my oday 25. Has anyone tried out the new smartbail pump by wha

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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta jssailem at 9:16am 05.20.22 Now the question: With Navy Blue bottom, will the whales get confused and swim into the boat thinkin
Does anyone recognize this knot? jssailem at 9:14am 05.20.22 Dave identified it. Looks typical of a sailor with too much line and not trusting the bowline to h
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 9:09am 05.20.22 Looking less like a Junk Yard boat.
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? KGarvey at 9:05am 05.20.22 The boat is a 1989 Beneteau 35S5 Dimensions gasket to gasket 15 &1/8" wide 20 &1/4" depth
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 05.20.22 If you are a diy guy, you can get the lens custom cut and install it yourself. That same DIY can
Off to the darkside... sail sfbay at 8:46am 05.20.22 ..............How much play is expected in a cable steering system if I attempt to move the outboard
Broken (Cracked) Companionway Slider Phil Herring at 8:39am 05.20.22 Hi @Kirsten, Give us a call at 877-932-7245 (Pacific time) until 3:30pm today. We should be able to
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 8:33am 05.20.22 Actually seems it is manufactured so that it will work either way? Yes! Edson made it for many ty
silly question on gas detector jssailem at 8:24am 05.20.22 nocturnal flatulence may set it off. Valid concern? As stated, likely NO. But it does bring up th
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 8:21am 05.20.22 @JamesG161 Interesting. I guess mine is "upside down" but that is how it came from the Hunter fac
silly question on gas detector dlochner at 8:14am 05.20.22 I wonder why they didn't go with ethylene for boats. it compresses to a liquid at ~500 psi and it
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 8:09am 05.20.22 My propane sniffer has two remote sensors and also controls my solenoid so that if I get an alarm, i
silly question on gas detector Hayden Watson at 8:04am 05.20.22 My propane sniffer has two remote sensors and also controls my solenoid so that if I get an alarm, i
Off to the darkside... dmax at 7:42am 05.20.22 If you can get your hands on a moisture meter, that will help to determine the level of moisture in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 7:40am 05.20.22 could you have inverted the quadrant (so it is like on my boat now) and then everything would be ea
Boom end cap DougM at 7:38am 05.20.22 Cram a beer can into the end of the boom, remove it after nesting season.
Table up inside when sailing 23.5 patbratton at 7:37am 05.20.22 We broke the mount off of the seat front when someone fell on it. I replaced the screws with 1/4" bo
Solar-powered vent (5) patbratton at 7:35am 05.20.22 205489
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 7:25am 05.20.22 Propane is heavier than air. It will always find it's way to the lowest point that is can travel t
Life Jacket recommendations AaronD at 7:10am 05.20.22 I really like my Spinlock with built in harness. It is one step down from there too if the line mod

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