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Cleaning Sails fdefran12 at 9:03am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2376 Any recommendations for the best way for cleaning Dacron and gennaker Sails?
Potential Bilge Pump near-disaster dcroome at 7:23am 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1619 Hi there, This is my first post. I recently had a near-disaster on my 2006 Hunter 33. I was cle
A 12 year-old annoyance SOLVED! (4) Rich Stidger at 6:16am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2731 I guess I'm just slow. I should have solved this issue years ago, but maybe there were always bigge
Diesel odor Papa Bruce at 6:06am 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3124 I have an 1993 H30t. I've owned it for a couple seasons and when we clean out the boat in the Fall:c
Robertson autopilot rod end Andr� R. at 5:09am 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1577 I have a friend that has a hydraulic Robertson linear drive, that has been rename since Simrad /Navi
What systems have you put in place to improve ability to raise or lower you foam-filled kick-up rudd (3) Mich222 at 3:26am 10.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1850 Is there anyone out there still using the foam-filled kick-up rudder who would like to contribute??
Great day to sail (5) OdayDave at 10:00pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1406 The weather forecast was calling for an overcast and cool day (max temp. in the high 50's), but with
bottom job questions gfroch at 9:08pm 10.04.09 Smaller Boats 6/2389 Hello all- After 10 years of painting every few years on my trailer, the bottom of my '95 H26 is pr
Rig Tension, 1991 MkII Inter20sailor at 8:53pm 10.04.09 Catalina 30 2/1701 Salts, New to the boat, and looking for some basic numbers on a loose guage for stays, shrouds, a
Why no rear stay on 26M? ddetlor at 8:51pm 10.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2790 Why did MacGregor not add the rear stay to the 26M? It seems like something that is missing for str
Jabsco head seth at 7:29pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3119 Does everyone seem to have trouble with their Jabsco heads? They seem to be everywhere. They come o
One more H356 A-Sail question... Doug/Karen at 5:39pm 10.04.09 Big Boats 1/1191 This weekend we experimented with an A-Sail on our H356. We tied the tack line to our bow roller an
Big question, little part (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:03pm 10.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1190 Where can you get winch springs cheap. I know you can get them from West, but those are not chea
Romancing the Stone Ameribritalian at 4:59pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/18807 Just saw the aforemention movie had seen it in the past. At the end Michael Douglas wisks away Kath
lost engine oil! Steph at 4:24pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2215 I was sailing today then winds changed and motored about 45 minutes. The engine (Westerbeke 13 diei
macgregor 26 sandman at 4:05pm 10.04.09 Trailer Sailors 69/36862 Looking for feedback etc. Wife and I are new too sailing. Have taken classes and done short day sail
Bimini for Pearson P30 DTMalloy at 1:11pm 10.04.09 Pearson 1/3906 We would like to install a bimini on our Pearson P30. Does anyone have pictures and suggestions on
propellar shaft width JimGeddes at 11:56am 10.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1416 how wide is the prop shaft on my c27 ? thanks
Just got through saying, "Holy (censored)" about 20 times Eric's Ericson at 11:40am 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 40/5818 This is the first time I've had anything interesting enough to post here, hopefully can contribute m
Stain Removal??? rpell46 at 10:13am 10.04.09 Trailer Sailors 13/4351 Hi all, I hope everyone has been enjoying this sailing season? I was working with "stuff" and acci

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Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? thinwater at 10:51am 08.09.21 My main concern was falling off while trying to pull up an FX23 anchor. With great holding power co
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? thinwater at 10:50am 08.09.21 Those of you who suggested anchoring possibly have never been near Lake Michigan. Overall, the idea
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:48am 08.09.21 kodiak1129, you are correct that MarineAire claims "Now with Titanium Coil" on the first page on th
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? JamesG161 at 10:46am 08.09.21 what is the point of dehumidify mode? Compressor goes On and Off , not by thermostat. Thus saving
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker dlochner at 10:39am 08.09.21 @dlochner Thanks for the reply. The larger breaker you are seeing off to the left is a separate D
San Diego Bay Kings Gambit at 10:38am 08.09.21 Glorietta Bay? I spent several years there enjoying sailing, diving, fishing golf balls and selling
I lost a second batten! Len Ingalls at 10:34am 08.09.21 https://www.sailrite.com/All-Hardware/Sail-Hardware/Battens-and-End-Caps
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker smokey73 at 10:34am 08.09.21 Its well over 10 feet wire length from the shore power inlet to my electrical panel. What I have se
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:26am 08.09.21 No problem with the Sunshine bridge, others bridges are a bit of a challenge.
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? thinwater at 10:22am 08.09.21 I did look at your new unit. Wow! It has a Titanium Coil, so no worries about Galvanic Corrosion.:c
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 10:19am 08.09.21 All very good information, thank you. I assume that a bolt head is located underneath the round cent
Fluxgate compass Justin_NSA at 10:17am 08.09.21 Good installation advice. I have no idea where mine is or how it was installed. I need to know now.
Fluxgate compass Rjm st.petersburg at 10:10am 08.09.21 Could my solution be as simple as buying a new sensor?
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling RAPTORFLYR at 10:10am 08.09.21 I want to thank you all for the great information. The type of furler was really helpful as it enab
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling joetr1955 at 10:07am 08.09.21
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 WNYSobstad at 10:05am 08.09.21 I had the same trouble and contacted Beneteau USA who ordered one from France for me.. Three nuts an
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker smokey73 at 10:00am 08.09.21 @dlochner Thanks for the reply. The larger breaker you are seeing off to the left is a separate DC
Hunter Legend 37 advice? Joe BW at 9:59am 08.09.21 I agree with the comment of first making sure of the deck issues before buying. But if you buy it a
Routing Depth Finder Transducer Cable? jssailem at 9:44am 08.09.21 Ok. Before we go further lets identify the type of system you have and what you want to connect it t
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? kodiak1120 at 9:43am 08.09.21 I did look at your new unit. Wow! It has a Titanium Coil, so no worries about Galvanic Corrosion.:c

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