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Anchor light buld replacement Cpt. Jon at 12:54pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2910 Anchor light bulb replacement Hello, Since we bought our boat, our anchor light hasn't worked. I
Anchor light buld replacement Cpt. Jon at 12:50pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hello,
Sewage in Bilge Brad Hoff at 10:53am 08.06.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3476 Peggy, I replace the hoses on my holding tank about 6 months ago and noted that the intake fitting
Diesel Exhaust Fan mike361 at 9:41am 08.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1641 I hate the noise the diesel exahust fan makes when I am motoring. Motor noise is bad enough but the
Mast Step? Cpt. Jon at 8:23am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1611 Hi all, Stu Jackson mentioned a mast step for taking his sail cover off in another thread. My w
Back in Business!!!! SEADANCE at 7:41am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1717 Hi Guys and Gals! Thanks again for all of the help. At the end of June, we noticed a leak between
In-mast pros and cons Ctskip at 7:22am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 34/8824 I'm questioning the in-mast sail ,verses the boom furler and the "old" fashioned way of dropping the
Newbie to boats... but I really want to learn to sail and want a boat! superwormy at 7:03am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3280 OK, first, a disclaimer: I'm a total newbie to boats. I've been on boats only a handful of times, I'
drdave daddde at 6:28am 08.06.09 S2 1/1308 I recently purchased a S2-22. There is an electrical plug located near the mast on a rubberized cord
How close to the wind? Quoddy at 5:45am 08.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1186
Wheele Bogdang at 5:24am 08.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1432 Ok, anyone ever put a wheel steering on a mac 26s? My wife wants to do this, I would be happy with i
year of boat max1957 at 2:38am 08.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1076 its a javelin hull#18989 class#1197 any idea of year thanks
Internal Roof Pannels (H-33) Layla at 12:18am 08.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1250 Hi, I am new to this forum and appreciate responses. We (three Israeli skiper partners) purchased a
Z-Spar Foot Blocks (1) Aus Ross at 11:49pm 08.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2081 I am looking for 2 Clutch type Foot Blocks to add to my side deck, I am sure they are Z-Spar but I c
Hunter 33.5 Glenn Penner at 9:42pm 08.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1705 Looking at moving from a Hunter 28.5 to a Hunter 33.5 I have questions about how the 33.5 sails.
Want to connect 2 pieces of coaxial cable at mast base Guest at 7:02pm 08.05.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4282 Our VHF antenna cable has a male and female connector at the base of the mast. The connector broke
rigging question Benjisaac at 6:49pm 08.05.09 Smaller Boats 4/1250 As a new owner of a 1994 Hunter 26, I need some help on rigging. The boat is equipped with a roller
New h40.5 owner YorkshireLad at 6:25pm 08.05.09 Big Boats 5/1342 I'm in the process of buying a '94 h40.5 in Hampton VA. Expect to sail her back to our home port, H
I broke My Mast on 26s Classic. CaptainE at 5:39pm 08.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2003 Ok my mast broke in half after my spreader snagged a fadded green marker in the middle of the night.
Helsinki to Moskow RAD at 5:14pm 08.05.09 Bigger Boats 9/2112 Konstantin, How was your trip? how did the boat do? got pictures?

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Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 AlastairLC at 3:38pm 07.28.21 I use Raymarine's wireless systems on both my boats. Work great and no need to dismast or thread new
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 07.28.21
Trailer needed - Ericson 26 (2) campuscab at 3:25pm 07.28.21 Did you find one. I have one. I have a 25 ericson swing keel and a trailer.
Mainsheet traveler system (2) FDL S2 at 3:23pm 07.28.21 This is my traveler and mainsheet98
Time to tighten main furler? ice breaker at 3:08pm 07.28.21 I have a spare sail.......it is made by Yanmar........
what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? shemandr at 3:05pm 07.28.21 Lake Erie rates are likely less than either coast. I would guess it's about 5 hours work. So, I'd
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Stu Jackson at 3:01pm 07.28.21 Because of where I sail (no phone coverage, nada, zip, zilch) and my complete lack of need for const
Parts and Support for Seawards? Tedd at 2:59pm 07.28.21 Sounds like you've made up your mind and you're looking for endorsements. Only you can decide what'
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Rick486 at 2:39pm 07.28.21 All I can contribute to this is that the recorded NOAA marine weather broadcast is useless. There is
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 07.28.21 Nigel Calder says parallel cables are acceptable in a case exactly like that, where the cable is rat
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners dlochner at 2:30pm 07.28.21 It should be relatively easy to tag the NOTMs with smaller regions, such as taking by chart number.
Dinghy swing (1) All U Get at 2:30pm 07.28.21 196594 We have ratchet straps that hold the dinghy against pads on the davits.
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 DayDreamer41 at 2:22pm 07.28.21 Taking your responses into consideration I would be inclided to keep both feet on the ground, couple
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 2:18pm 07.28.21 196592 Does this look fake?
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire dlochner at 2:17pm 07.28.21 I'm having a little trouble with your logic here. The forumla for measuring resistance in a serie
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 VernonJ at 2:15pm 07.28.21 I do not currently have a wind indicator installed, nor has one ever been installed on the boat. So,
handheld VHf? (1) DAVA390 at 2:14pm 07.28.21 I have used a handheld on my Precision since purchased. Best thing I did was connect it to an antenn
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 DayDreamer41 at 2:01pm 07.28.21 Do you have a wind indicator now that you are replacing? and if so is it a Raymarine unit that may s
Time to tighten main furler? DayDreamer41 at 1:45pm 07.28.21 Hoping to learn something about furling. Not sure how I can accomplish that. What I read on page 7
Dinghy swing seadaddler at 1:32pm 07.28.21 I trow ratcheting straps on each bow and stern of dinghy around Davits struts and tighten and dingh

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