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need new windows sailer at 2:25pm 07.02.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3283 I am looking to replace a broken window on a sirius 22 sail boat. Any ideas? can i order new parts f
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1301 Keith, While other types of wood should have a UV resistant finish on boats, Teak is different. It
How to fill my CNG tank in my '89 C-30 daave at 1:30pm 07.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6631 Have 1989 Catalina 30 recently inherited with CNG tank for the stove/oven. Pls help with details on
best sealant for water tank Bob 04 H260 at 1:03pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/6491 I have a Hunter 260 with a plastic bow tank. I would like to add a clear port to the top of the tank
H260 leaking companionway hatch Bob 04 H260 at 12:57pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 19/7304 With all the rain the past few days I have had quite a bit of water coming in the hatch. I was just
Doyle Power Sail JohnEh at 12:25pm 07.02.09 Big Boats 4/1482 We have a Hunter 36. We recently acquired a Doyle Power Sail. The sail rolls up and is attached in
H 23 stern rails peptobysmol at 12:16pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/1273 Anyone know where to get them?
Swing Keel- How easy is it to replace cable/bolts? Terry102 at 11:45am 07.02.09 Catalina 22 2/2934 I'm in the process of moving from a fixed keel to either a shoal draft/ centerboard or swing keel du
Compass repair, Help Nereussailor at 11:43am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2040 Has anyone used a company called Island Compass South out of South Carolina? I'm beginning to wond
Pop Top on V222 MT V222 at 11:16am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2602 I bought a V222 and there is no mechanism for holding the pop top open. Does anyone know what was u
Ethanol and gas engines Gail R at 10:50am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3042 Hello all and happly almost Fourth of July! I write a boating column for the local paper and so
Keel cable sailingacupuncturist at 10:09am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2243 My Mac 22 cable for the retractable keel just broke and I want to replace it...does anyone know the
O'day 23 Owners Manual aondersma at 9:59am 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/9003 My husband and I are refurbishing an O'day 23, and are very new to sailing. We are looking for an ow
New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2144 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2539 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1974 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1549 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no
What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4921 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2453 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING

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Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Tater at 5:21pm 03.21.22 What were the wind speeds when first sailing? Hi Dave. I est. 5-10 with gusts to 15. The big one c
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 03.21.22 What were the wind speeds when first sailing?
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage Kings Gambit at 5:04pm 03.21.22 The short answer is "replace with SS chain." It's slippery; does not crust over, does not kink in wi
Firefly battery issues Brad Hoff at 5:03pm 03.21.22 I have been having issued myself. Installed 3 Firefly 12v the fall before the pandemic. Boat did get
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 zephyr070 at 4:59pm 03.21.22 Nice installation! This is exactly what I have on my Vision 32. One question: did you bed the mounti
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 4:48pm 03.21.22 And, in my opinion, that's all there is to it! Except that's NOT all there is to it, is there? Th
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef zephyr070 at 4:41pm 03.21.22 Hi there! I remember coming across this blog post when I first bought my 89 Vision 32. I was curious
Forever to Charge - What's This? LouisMK at 4:09pm 03.21.22
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now bear333 at 4:02pm 03.21.22
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage twistedskipper at 3:18pm 03.21.22 I have tried something different, I usually anchor in 15 to 20 feet rarely 25 ft so50 to 75 feet of
Anti-siphon valve (1) thinwater at 2:52pm 03.21.22 Hello everyone, quick question. I need to do a few items on my new to me Pearson 30 to comply with
Auto Pilot jviss at 2:50pm 03.21.22 And no, it's "not still a wheel pilot" in comparison to RM I didn't say "in comparison to RM," I s
Auto Pilot dlochner at 2:45pm 03.21.22 Even with your :) in your "troll": post, I didn't get your "humor." Maybe you should work harder o
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 03.21.22 Stu, you apparently have no sense of humor. That first sentence was meant to be humorous. I would
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 2:24pm 03.21.22 I had a factory installed windlass in the anchor locker of my 2000 H340. It worked well and I never
Auto Pilot jviss at 2:23pm 03.21.22 What a wonderful welcome to a serious question. /s I posted that link with this text: ...An exa
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 1:58pm 03.21.22 Funny, it's hard to imagine this isn't a troll thread, given first post and this topic! It's like s
ASA 101 class... jeepbluetj at 1:58pm 03.21.22 I have sailed around California for 30+ years. Owned 2 sets of expensive foul weather gear. Wore eac
Need replacement propane hose Dr. D at 1:39pm 03.21.22 Thanks for the suggestions. I think I have the right one ordered.
Hunter 31-2 mainsheet routing question (easy one) sail sfbay at 1:38pm 03.21.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! You can route the mainsheet to the arch by following this th

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