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I'm back. Roger Long at 5:38am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 678 miles solo in two weeks. I was only off the boat for about 6 hours. Best cruise in Strider yet
H33:what is the keel made of? Mike Oatsvall at 5:20am 08.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/6393 I'm sure I could call Hunter for this but I thought I'd start here first. I have a 2004 Hunter 33. I
Bilge Pump Wiring Bsterker at 5:04am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2081 I am trying to wire a new sahara 500 bilge pump with automatic float switch. It has three wires, bro
Rope Clutches Add EPRIMA14 at 3:33am 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1897 I am adding new rope clutches to my Hunter 356 year 2004. There is no access panel below the clutch
bulkhead/O'Day 222 foggycape at 2:53am 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2751 Good morning all The bulkhead on my 222 creaks, groans and growls when sailing in some wind.Should I
Onwers Manual chris.meldrum@hp.com at 10:17pm 08.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2281 Could anyone help to find Owners Manual for a Beneteau 281 please I have just brought one and dont k
M281 with seized Yanmar 1-cylinder DoubleDog at 8:37pm 08.16.09 Morgan 1/2407 Have a recently acquired M281, with the molded-in interior. Yanmar has to come out for a rebuild.
SailorTonyBob?????? jackhartjr at 7:40pm 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 0/967 Hi folks, did we ever hear from SailorTonyBob? Jack
Oday 20 rudder rebuild (10) JDavis at 7:07pm 08.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2419 OK guys here is my rudder rebuild project. Like I said I was determined not to buy a new one. Not an
Jammed headbox surgtech87 at 6:24pm 08.16.09 Catalina 22 3/1566 Ok...So I've had to step my mast like three times in the last couple of weeks, casue my main halyard
Interior teak hand rails doublec9 at 6:13pm 08.16.09 Pearson 0/1152 Hi, Does anyone know where I can find some replacement interior teak hand rails for a P30, the ones
broken portlight sailme at 5:58pm 08.16.09 Big Boats 0/1049 I suceeded in breaking the Lewmar portlight over the shower area in our 2003 H456 today. I have loo
Yanmar 3GM30F "Y" Pipe MitchNH at 4:29pm 08.16.09 Big Boats 3/2483 I need some advice...I have a small (very slight) drip at what I think is the "Y" pipe on my Yanmar
Dodging the bullet sailaway78 at 4:05pm 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1669 As with many who have been through one or more hurricanes, have been watching all the latest develop
How do you tell what year your boat is? Antharian at 4:01pm 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1830 I am looking at two Catalina 25's. One claims to be a 1984 and the other was sold as a 1985 to the
Rudder weight: Heavy or Light? JoelHoover at 3:21pm 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 17/7815 I'm building a new rudder for my Venture 25 trailer sailor. I want to know what are the ups and down
1GM Cooling System Drain Plug TDudley at 3:04pm 08.16.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1204 What is the correct operation of the Drain Plug on the 1GM Cooling system? I have a Raw Water Cool
hoisting a Widgeon actone at 3:01pm 08.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1093 I am storing my Widgeon at a boatyard where we self launch using a 1-ton hoist. Where are the best s
refrig draining to bilge-clarification butchrobbins at 1:01pm 08.16.09 Catalina 310 2/1830 I am not talking about the inside of the refrigerator. When I defrost it, I use the pump to pump it
New owner of a Macgregor 25 - sail question (2) Jeffandme at 12:55pm 08.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2781 I am the proud new owner of a 1977 Macgregor 25 sailboat. I am in the process of checking everything

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Sail slug replacement Stu Jackson at 1:59pm 02.25.22 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. In your las
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Richard19068 at 1:54pm 02.25.22 Could this maybe work? it is for 22mm track which is pretty close to 7/8" It says "Adjustable stop c
Battery options Stu Jackson at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Wiring a new charger From Maine Sail: Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Yes, butyl is not ideal because of the screw turning. Wow, PlasTeak is out of stock, strange world w
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:48pm 02.25.22 Regardless of what they say, we cruised for over 40 years in RI/MA/NH/ME/NY with my unregistered ou
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:45pm 02.25.22 Congratulations on your new boat!! In Massachusetts, boats exempt from registration requirements i
Fuse ratings Tater at 1:41pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ba
Fuse ratings (1) jviss at 1:35pm 02.25.22 My batteries all have fuses right on the terminal: MRBF's on thermal blocks from Blue Sea Systems.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) sailingdeac at 1:34pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of t
Fuse ratings Richard19068 at 1:32pm 02.25.22 In review some of what has been stated by all is valid. That kind of reminded me of what Dylan sa
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 02.25.22 Good question. I've had my Link 2000 for almost 20 years and have become somewhat of an "expert" on
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le
Fuse ratings jeepbluetj at 1:20pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ban
Battery options jeepbluetj at 1:16pm 02.25.22 You don't need a triple charger if I understand/remember what you're planning for battery banks. You
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:07pm 02.25.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact th
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 1:07pm 02.25.22 You have STng. So you'd want the STng version of the YDNG-03. All Raymarine stuff has a STng conn
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 12:56pm 02.25.22 ...The YDNG-03 is available in both NMEA2000 and STng Versions. STng is identical to NMEA2000, ex
Sail question shemandr at 12:52pm 02.25.22 Color me confused too. I would think rolling out a bit of jib would make the boat sailing around it
Battery options DayDreamer41 at 12:51pm 02.25.22
Hunter holding tank Sailgunner at 12:50pm 02.25.22 I use to have the same boat. I replaced my tank with a custom tank. I think the original was 15 gal.

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