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Arch mounted davits som1335 at 3:57pm 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6509 Has anyone installed davits attached to a Hunter factory Arch? If so did you buy it or make it? I'
Anchor light Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2257 I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
GPS/Sonar combo???? TheGreatEscape at 2:18pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1795 I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
I am getting there... rub rail question (5) RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1890 I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
Didnt beat the front in. (1) sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1644 Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
oil filter for a four stoke honda peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3508 What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con
H30 stantions BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/8 I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
rerigging issues MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2382 I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
S2 6.8 rudder on ebay BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09 S2 0/1660 Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
Update on my 222 (4) 48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1993 It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P
"melamine" veneer in head and other places. how to replace? (2) luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2587 So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul
Volvo MD7B in Bahama jtaylor186 at 11:55am 04.07.09 Islander 5/4233 Greetings all. I have question. Let's say you design and build a sailboat ike the Bahama for a MD7A
Radar - Hinged or fixed mast mount (1) Roger Long at 11:43am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3209 I've pretty much settled on mast mount for my radar. I'm looking at two different mast mounts, the
340 mast struts noprob2 at 10:46am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2003 Why do some have and some not have struts???:confused:
Selden Deck Stepped mast question Carpe Ventum at 4:58am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1217 I have a Hunter 380 with a Selden Deck stepped Furling mast. It has a T Base plate. Should there be
Experiences with Sailing partnersrl at 7:27am 04.07.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/25 Experiences with Sailing Ventures of Carson City? We purchased our new Capri 22 from Sailing Ventur
Laser Flares Warren Milberg at 6:45am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2000 In the process of having my first sail of the season a few days ago (and it was grand!), I did a sys
Bubble in Compass Murray16764 at 6:20am 04.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2441 I was preparing my B352 for splash down, when I noticed a bubble had formed in my Plastimo compass o
No reading on Temp Gauge Steph at 4:48am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1359 Having just launched and first "test" sail of the season on Sunday, I notice that my temp gauge has
Masthead Plate Larry Pozzi at 4:26am 04.07.09 Big Boats 4/1589 HELP!!! I was on a fabulous tack over the weekend. When I was returning to my slip, I was unable to

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Sailing 2021 round up (1) garymalmgren at 4:46am 01.15.22 Hi Paul. I will take a vid of my home port. It is a very small fishing harbor that was spared by the
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive Davidasailor26 at 2:58am 01.15.22
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 Len Ingalls at 10:49pm 01.14.22 After cleaning,suggest you re-lube with lanolin based waterproof grease.Lanolin resists washing away
Resting Keel on Bottom Len Ingalls at 10:44pm 01.14.22 Twice per day OP0cpXpw8yk
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 10:00pm 01.14.22 sorry- thought I had posted an update here- it turned out the fuel return lines were weeping. They m
Unknown Part and function Jimc91 at 9:38pm 01.14.22 My latest findings. The damaged compression wood post bottom sits is a very slight pocket formed in
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 9:18pm 01.14.22 @dLj With SSB the normal antenna would be a modified backstay. Meaning, the backstay would be cut an
2022 PacificNW Weather Update nightowle at 9:00pm 01.14.22 Thanks for posting this.
What do I do with PO's shit? nightowle at 8:56pm 01.14.22 there are pump out stations installed by the state all around the sound. I don't know where you're
Trailer Weight (1) Benny17441 at 8:37pm 01.14.22 Have it weighed.
Help! Identify Antenna's DArcy at 8:35pm 01.14.22 Or would there have been too much interference from the rest of everything up there for this to be
Help! Identify Antenna's (1) dLj at 8:12pm 01.14.22 No problem. It is possible that the SSB antenna will be a 23' vertical. That could be disassembled
Help! Identify Antenna's JohnShannon at 7:46pm 01.14.22 What Russian "trawler" did you buy? I thought they were generally bigger than 44 feet.
What do I do with PO's shit? shot-by-ford at 7:26pm 01.14.22 It's almost guaranteed that you had the overflow because the tank was pressurized due to a blocked
Trailer Weight twalker H260 at 7:13pm 01.14.22 If you have the VIN it looks like you should be able to ask for a duplicate vin sticker from either
What is this? Ingram at 6:43pm 01.14.22 Doubt transducer. Can you trace the wire back all the way. Never saw anything like that The wi
Update Mickstr at 6:32pm 01.14.22 Glad you're back in whatever capacity you're able. You're a lucky man. Been following you on the new
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE sail sfbay at 6:26pm 01.14.22 This is a long shot.............when I replaced the warter pump on my Hunter 386 Yanmar 3JH4E I had
Dinghy covers Mickstr at 6:24pm 01.14.22 I went with Ralph's launch last season Greg! I don't worry about a dink cover anymore... Getting laz
More on Maine Sail Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:59pm 01.14.22 You'll find all kinds of info and a big "donate" button here: Marine How To - DIY for Boaters - Mar

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