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New Boat Purchase Franklin at 4:09pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 26/5026 Due to the recent post about a purchase of a new Hunter and the problems the new owner had, I though
Depth Meter markmcb at 3:23pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2949 I once saw a post in this forum that someone had a depth meter that was attached inside the boat, no
reefing bobcat at 3:12pm 10.07.09 Catalina 30 3/2775 I am presently refurbishing my 1981 catalina 30. I am now running all new lines and have hit a probl
I can make curtains for a Catalina 30 montyk at 2:19pm 10.07.09 Catalina 30 9/5683 Hi If anyone is interested I have made two sets of curtains for Catalina 30s. One for our boat and
Hunter 170 in pretty rough shape.... fendertubeman at 12:58pm 10.07.09 Day Sailers 25/7767 Well folks, my 1998 Hunter 170 is in pretty bad shape. If you owned this boat, what would you do?
Hull cleaning...safely...sans diving BobM at 11:48am 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/7309 I have seen racers clean their hulls with a long handled brush. Does anyone use one as an alternati
fuel filter cross reference ?? JimGeddes at 9:41am 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/20223 What other fuel filters will fit my application... I need them for my universal M-18 ... filter #298
Converting from the Dark Side darthvader at 7:54am 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3708 Hello all We are new to sail boating. We have been boating for over 20 years. To give you an idea
Proper Mooring Setup PJ at 7:27am 10.07.09 Big Boats 1/10614 We will be moving our 35.5 to a mooring and was wondering about mooring setup ideas. We had our last
Outboard Tiller sandpiper10471 at 5:50am 10.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1368 I would like to connect the tiller of my ODay 23 to the outboard so that the two work in unison. Has
rub rail quest dkosuth at 5:49am 10.07.09 Ericson 1/2585 I am a new owner of a 1978 Ericson 32; its in great shape but has a lot of the original equipment in
430 Holding Tanks mrkirk77 at 8:13pm 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1488 I recently purchased a 1995 Hunter Legend 430. All holding tanks are aluminum. I need to replace the
Just contracted for a 42' cbreezenva at 7:55pm 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 just contracted for a 420, my first boat, your input please
tapered or not packman at 7:14pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4203 Hello All, My question concerns tapered vs non tapered masts. I'm purchasing a new mast from Ballen
Catalina "smile" fox islander at 6:29pm 10.06.09 Catalina 30 1/2152 Searching catalina 30 at wikipedia there is a paragraph about the "smile". It mentions that this is
stabilizing binoculars paphman at 6:02pm 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1435 My wife and I are thinking about a pair of stabilizing binoculars for the boat. We have a regular
What is it? (3) Qoheleth at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2657 Does anybody know what these are, what they are for and what they are doing hanging from my pulpit?
Newbie purchasing first boat - 1975 25' Wayne Gibson at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1679 I'm purchasing my first boat, a 1975 25'. Starting out with a broken hatch over v-berth. Is this a
Need New Jib - Storm Damage jerryf609 at 1:43pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3496 I could use some advice. A recent big blow in Muskegon Michigan, loosened my furled jib while at the
Boat off Trailer Mic Jones at 1:21pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2050 Hi Paul ' Sum, etal See att photos for progress. Thanks for your ideas and support. I made the cr

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Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Benny17441 at 9:23pm 04.12.22 There are a number of factors that determine the maximum capacity. 1) The Captain/Operator's experi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 9:20pm 04.12.22
Removing lettering stain Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22 FSR and white scotch brite
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:37pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the v
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22 Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22 Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22 Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22 @higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) DArcy at 7:55pm 04.12.22 Good on you for reaching out to sailors to warn about a dangerous situation. The Navionics Web App
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Grotto at 7:52pm 04.12.22 I ended up buying blanks for the sr mariner thru hulls on my boat because of 5200. I would end up d
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:49pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thin
C 310 wheel BC Bernie at 7:48pm 04.12.22 My stock wheel was the 32" not 30" Destroyer, by Edson. Parallel 1" shaft. I switched it out not too
Head hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 04.12.22 1. How old are the hoses ? u methodically rinse out the hoses first. A slow ass busting process i
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 7:42pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thing
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:39pm 04.12.22 My idea is that the leakage from the gland should be so minuscule that you could mop it out of the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 04.12.22 Try to build a dam which will catch the small leakage from the gland and keep it out of the bilge.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:25pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.

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