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Splitting Halyard restrainer, hardware replacement needed (1) Royal Flush at 8:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1959 Climbed my mast and inspected the pulleys and lines on Sunday, Noticed a 3/4" split in my jib halya
opening port size Mike4116 at 7:55am 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1230 My 28 O'day is one of the few 28's built with opening ports in the salon. My question is: does anyon
Fynspray galley pump rebuild jibes138 at 7:20am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2925 My boat has a Fynspray pump in the galley to drain the icebox. I picked up the "rebuild kit" and too
window trim alanliebnick at 7:08am 06.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1054 I recently broke the white trim that goes around the black plexiglass "fixed" window. Where can I ge
Tiger GPS and "Good Deals" Roger Long at 6:56am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1201 Another example about "Good Deals". When I bought my Garmin 3205, I asked Hamilton if they could m
Pearson 10 M, w/ farryman R30 diesel engine skellowaype at 6:47am 06.29.09 Pearson 1/1793 I am looking to hear from anyone with a Pearson 10 M equiped with the R30 Farryman diesel. This boat
NEMA information orion at 6:02am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1429 I recently purchased a Raymarine ST70. It is capable of displaying engine information. Does anyone k
Portable Generator Question TonyPaul at 5:03am 06.29.09 Big Boats 5/1936 I have a '98 Hunter 340. Does anyone know if a generator such as a portable Honda 2000 generator, ca
Marine Insurance Rob at 4:14am 06.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1239 I just bought a 45DS, and I am in SW Florida. Canb anyone recommend a reputable insurance company? I
Winch Seat BroadReach at 10:29pm 06.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/5132 Several years back I saw an ad for a seat that sits on top of a winch. I anybody seen or is using
Rub rail needed Nate Payne at 9:55pm 06.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1163 $4oo? You kidding me? That's a summary of the conversation I had at West Marine Saturday. If anyo
anchor drain fitting aersquare at 9:07pm 06.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1627 My 1982 O'Day 25 has an anchor locker which drains through the V of the bow, above the U-bolt. The t
Water Heater - Replacement Gotchas ?? PKFK at 8:48pm 06.28.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2377 So - here goes - My 1985 Ticon 30 with a Kuang hot water heater connected to a Volvo Penta 2002 di
starting battery problems Voyager11999 at 8:25pm 06.28.09 Big Boats 6/1372 With the 4th of July approaching and a desire to spend the long weekend on the hook in South Puget S
enclosure and solar panels (5) Don Lawrence at 8:20pm 06.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1544 spent the weekend on out h37c and finally got the solar panels mounted. The new dodger and bimini an
General question about Jib furlers? Hermit Scott at 7:15pm 06.28.09 Ask All Sailors 37/7257 After you attach the halyard to the head of the jib and hoist it and feed the luff into the track, w
V-Berth Sheets - H38 Liberty-3 at 6:34pm 06.28.09 Big Boats 3/2946 Anyone have a good source for v-berth sheets for forward berth on a Hunter 38?....all the ones we ha
West Wight Potter 15' pdub0702 at 5:28pm 06.28.09 Ask All Sailors 18/33101 Hello everyone! I'm new to sailing and this site and looking to get one in the next year or so.
Buying New 26 rfoust at 4:48pm 06.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1364 I have been looking at the new 26 and want any and alll comments on the boat. I now have a 1979 23'
Product Review - Dax OneTouch Winch Handle (6) Maine Sail at 4:39pm 06.28.09 Musings With Maine Sail 16/12485 It's not often that I am satisfied enough with a boating product to actually post a review of it. Fo

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No clue jviss at 3:25pm 03.24.22 I'll give you $3 for it.
How to change reefing line on Hunter 42 Passage single line reef system? mesmith1122 at 3:16pm 03.24.22 That sounds much more reasonable!! Thanks for the advice!!
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (2) chichiflys at 3:01pm 03.24.22 Almost done. I embedded a 1/2" 6x8" G10 plate on top of the keel, using some threaded 1/4" bolts to
ASA 101 class... Kings Gambit at 2:50pm 03.24.22 Guess it depends on the school that you attend. The one that I attended did work you hard. Buy th
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 fred1diver at 2:49pm 03.24.22 No idea on what the black hose is either, the plumbing is pretty wacky on the boat Any specific make
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:30pm 03.24.22 Too late, I've seen those hoses...at least he's already planning to replace 'em.. Go with Raritan Sa
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dlochner at 2:29pm 03.24.22 Also check Garhauer Marine for sheaves.
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef Crusty Ol Salt at 2:19pm 03.24.22 Funny. I just replaced all my lines on my boom on my new to me 280. The boom is a zspar boom. I was
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Barnacle Bill at 2:15pm 03.24.22 They have reformulated the paint and have added black too. The new VC cans will have a black top, o
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dmax at 2:13pm 03.24.22 Rigrite has a good selection of sheaves, though not the cheapest they usually have what you need: Ri
Roller Furler - Prep Barnacle Bill at 2:08pm 03.24.22 NO
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 03.24.22 f you choose the DCP (that would be my choice), then you really should install the 2 ON/OFF switche
FORT MYERS... MARINAS dlochner at 1:50pm 03.24.22 Where to look for those owner rentals, like publications, magazines,? and thx, that's very helpful
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:46pm 03.24.22 I toured the west coast marinas in February looking for a slip and they all had waiting lists of tw
Firefly battery issues Davidasailor26 at 1:46pm 03.24.22 Here is an example of a 200AH battery. Single cell 2V 200A Deep Cycle Battery transparent tubular
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! jviss at 1:44pm 03.24.22 The problem with WM is, most of the time their line is already over-priced. Appreciate the effort b
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dlochner at 1:43pm 03.24.22 The blocks on the sliding track are for slab reefing. With the three blocks the sail (or a previous
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 Rick486 at 1:42pm 03.24.22 Hello everyone, since the weather is getting better, I just spent the last 2 hours getting to know
FORT MYERS... MARINAS Sailfanatic at 1:29pm 03.24.22 I toured the west coast marinas in February looking for a slip and they all had waiting lists of two
Do You Know A Good Broker? Mikem at 1:14pm 03.24.22 Thanks so much. This was very helpful. I will take your advice and write down in detail exactly w

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