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Blue Water Insurance Big Mack at 12:01pm 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1173 I just bought a1996 Alubat Ovni 43 in Martinique. I'm having a hard time finding an insurer. Too ol
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 10:42am 01.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/7204 Anyone else experiencing issues with Firefly batteries prematurely failing? In 2019 I started kicki
Hatch cover needed for 23ft O'Day tmeade1041 at 9:43am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/568 The hatch cover has been damaged and needs to be repaired or replaced for my 1981 23 ft Oday. I hav
H26 Centerboard Play (1) Chiriqui at 8:39am 01.31.22 Smaller Boats 10/836 I have the boat up in the air in a sling. Some fiberglass and jell coating was applied to seal the c
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 3:31am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1980 Hi everyone. I have a question. I have a 1978 Chrysler 26 that my wife and I refitted. We strippe
removing fuel tank SJN at 9:18pm 01.30.22 Catalina 310 7/2072 Buried behind a webasto heater, the autopilot arm and its associated bracing, and I think prohibited
New smaller boat. (6) Light air at 5:50pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 12/2013 I was looking for a backup boat and one that would fit on the little 100-acre lake that borders my f
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (2) DeniseO30 at 3:27pm 01.30.22 Big Boats 18/2462 On my boat, the AC intake is half-inch and improperly. installed I have a new 3/4" sea valve prepp
Alternative to Raritan C.P. (1) Hello Below at 1:19pm 01.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2113 Normally we would cross the border to the US a half a dozen times a year to see family and friends a
Boat jacks/stands V.Carter at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 16/3895 :)Hello everyone. Happy New Year! I've been on Amazon, Craigslist, ' Ebay but I've decided to ask th
H240 mast type sf50 at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 8/1078 I have a 1998 H240 and need to replace some of the standing rigging, specifically D1 and V1 however
New 22 Owner Sail Jake at 12:14pm 01.30.22 Sirius 21/22 7/2278 Hi Sailors! Cold in Ohio, gets down to about 0 deg f almost every night! I'm looking foreword to war
Yanmar impeller replacement (1) DinghySailor at 9:33am 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 29/6489 Yesterday, I decided to replace the impeller on my Yanmar 3HMF to establish a maintenance baseline f
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing (1) sailing H386 at 7:31am 01.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1237 Does anyone know where to find the housing for the yanmar motor controls on a H386 The bezel is an j
Aux fuel tank on H50 (1) Gianni65 at 4:02am 01.30.22 Big Boats 11/1627 Hello. I've an Hunter 50 2007 equipped with 3 water tanks, two port and one starboard, this latter
Wee bits (2) Joe Blizzard at 4:47pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 6/945 I have this little windex that was made to strap onto a mast with a plastic bracket and bungee arran
Combined solar and turbine controller SimonNZ at 2:56pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1093 Hi there We're in the process of buying a Beneteau with solar panel and twin wind turbines. Is the
After the storm blows thru Crusty Ol Salt at 1:33pm 01.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/802 The Nor'easter pounding the Northern East coast and New England has passed over Hampton Roads and th
LP Tank Certification sunlover at 1:27pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 7/725 Just filled my LP tanks (yeah, cold here in Florida). They refused one tank as it's out of certifi
1974 Alden Dolphin 47 kj4fec at 1:08pm 01.29.22 Alden General Chat 5/8210 We purchased hull #9 and am going to restore her. We have created a Facebook page to follow thw pro

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Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 Davidasailor26 at 7:22am 05.17.25 Wouldn't be the only recent case of PS "borrowing" a picture. https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog
Hunter 45cc AC Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 7:01am 05.17.25
Add fluid into my compass Don S/V ILLusion at 6:57am 05.17.25 Depending on the manufacturer, it should have a fill hole in the base. Filling it serves no purpose
What to use to seal windows kloudie1 at 6:54am 05.17.25 I agree.. I installed new modified H-34 side ports with VHB and caulked all around with 795.. all go
What to use to seal windows BigEasy at 6:23am 05.17.25
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise BigEasy at 6:14am 05.17.25
Mystic 30 help (3) jssailem at 6:05am 05.17.25 Welcome to the forum. Congrats on finding a piece of sailboat history. There were 24 Mystic 30 boat
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise jssailem at 5:12am 05.17.25 Yes that looks more like a vacation than a delivery. It will give you time to become on good terms w
Coppercoat in low fouling area colemj at 5:12am 05.17.25 Mark, thanks for your input. What area are you in? You experience seems to indicate that I would be
What to use to seal windows SailingLoto at 4:54am 05.17.25 DOW 795 if youre putting acrylic lenses back in metal frames for opening hatches. This stuff works
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 SailingLoto at 4:53am 05.17.25 A friend of mine is trying to sell his 27-2 and he ran across a video with a picture of his boat in
Shower Sump Pump Woes colemj at 4:46am 05.17.25 Ive read of some Hunters using a macerator instead of a bilge pump to eliminate issues with cloggin
Boat Dog Foswick at 4:33am 05.17.25 It depends on why you want the dog. I would say that, in general, get the dog you want, then adjust
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise kappykaplan at 4:25am 05.17.25 That looks much more doable. :beer:
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 4:23am 05.17.25 Based on input from this group we have a second draft. It adds two sailing days, but makes almost al
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 dlochner at 3:58am 05.17.25 Not surprising, given the new direction that PS sunk to. The editor's big claim to fame was a YouTub
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast Captain Larry-DH at 2:21am 05.17.25
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Brian M H23 at 1:04am 05.17.25 My good sir, I leave the positioning of motor mounts in your capable hands. Based on specification
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (4) Brian M H23 at 12:47am 05.17.25 this was definitely my issue, all of them had rubber/metal separation and both starboard mounts had
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast PaulDaniel at 9:02pm 05.16.25 Thank you all for the responses! I really appreciate the input from everyone. I feel like I've answe

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