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Drain/holding tank for small shower (2) rickortega at 3:49pm 08.03.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/3232 Hi all, I am eager to redo my "shower" in a more proper manner. Currently, the water drains into the
How to correct time for PHRF? LakeShark at 12:14pm 08.03.21 Racing 10/4893
P28 as coastal cruiser? cefiro at 11:50am 08.03.21 Precision 3/3235
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships Captain Larry-DH at 7:42am 08.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/670 Interesting reading, and somewhat concerning. These signals might be mis-used by "fake news" sites a
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) WasabiRush at 7:08am 08.03.21 Big Boats 15/1427 I cannot find any identification for my toilet and need some assistance. See attached pic. I have a
Raymarine RS 125 external GPS question DougM at 6:11am 08.03.21 Ask All Sailors 0/397 In a prior thread there was discussion about external and chartplotter internal gps use. I have an e
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement (3) Bradv at 5:54am 08.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/664 I own a 1985 Hunter 31 and need to replace the front hatch. Unfortunately it was open and a jib she
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. JamieB at 4:03am 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1390 Hey there, thanks for the help. So like a lot of people my boat has been sat still for two years
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit on Oceanis 400? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! JamieB at 4:00am 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1290 Hey there, Thanks in advance for and help and guidance. One of the little screws that holds up the
Furling Main Winter Storage Pat Hooyman at 1:56am 08.03.21 Big Boats 18/2176 Have a Hunter 38 with in mast main sail furling in northern Michigan. When I cradle the boat over th
Week Cruise Next Week MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 08.02.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/839 My wife and I are heading out Sunday night for the San Juans. First night will be Blake Island then
Long time lurker :) (9) Rabe at 8:04pm 08.02.21 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1426 After a few years of being a member, I've bought my first Hunter. 1981 Hunter 33 Attached are a f
Looking for a New Home Northern Rabbit at 7:33pm 08.02.21 Lancer 1/688 It's been some time since I acquired my project Lancer 25 and sadly because of both injuries and hea
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 (2) ray dann at 6:31pm 08.02.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1549 On my 25, the bow pulpit moves quite a bit, a lot more than I think it should. The bolts are tight,
Launched my HMS 23 (2) Murgatroid at 5:24pm 08.02.21 Trailer Sailors 4/2027 After owning for a month, got it on the water Sunday. I've never sailed a cutter rig, nor had an inb
Rudder Replacement Is HDPE Worth it? Parley143 at 5:13pm 08.02.21 S2 5/2131 I own a S2 6.9 and I was out sailing my 22ft boat a few days ago in 15-20 knots of wind with 3-4 ft
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts (2) sailtheworld79 at 4:44pm 08.02.21 Big Boats 15/2520
Batteries gfrazzle at 10:22am 08.02.21 Big Boats 10/1539 Time to replace the three 4D house batteries in my 41DS. Any suggested brands/ venders would be appr
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted (4) accaerre43 at 7:55am 08.02.21 Hallberg-Rassy 16/14509 I have this problem: salty water enters the aft cabin. I am attaching two photos and a video where y
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Charlotte Ann at 6:49am 08.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1945 I have a 2016 Hunter 45 and I would like advise on which brand of davits that fit best. It seems tha

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Dodger and Bimini features you love? Scott T-Bird at 6:19am 10.09.24 The connector can be a tricky issue. On my boat (also Catalina 320), I believe the dodger and bimin
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:12am 10.09.24 @Project_Mayhem When transporting my zero turn lawn mower, it is stored as forward on the trailer
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 10.09.24 you can set up a barrel for a raw water pump suction hose but extreme caution is required otherwise
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 10.09.24 There's probably a bit of room for error in height as you can always put more wood under the keel @
Good price?? egabe38 at 6:01am 10.09.24 Correction main was reshaped in 2020 so 4 years ago
Good price?? egabe38 at 5:54am 10.09.24 Well i cant remember exactly if he used the winch to unfurl because i was keeping tension on the con
Good price?? Tally Ho at 5:27am 10.09.24 . Mast looked ok and we did unfurl the main but it was difficult. Should you need a winch to unfurl
Good price?? sailme88 at 4:59am 10.09.24 With boats, just like real estate ....LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.... Some of the local pricing and
Lazarette clasp ? shemandr at 4:57am 10.09.24 See post #3: I witnessed an Alerion 28 sink from water ingress through the lazarette. It was at th
Bow Eye ...3TacksontheWater at 4:24am 10.09.24 I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the f
Good price?? egabe38 at 4:13am 10.09.24 Thanks shemandr! I checked the head and actually stuck my nose in the waste deck fitting. Lol absolu
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Joe at 2:30am 10.09.24 All great stuff! Hand rails for sure. Any others? No leather! The craftsman that built my dodge
ASA 101 course Will Gilmore at 2:25am 10.09.24 All of the ASA courses I have been on the web sites for, show boats that typically include a head.
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:24am 10.09.24 Definitely a monster of a storm - latest graphics from NOAA below. e very, very bad. DAMMIT JIM 227
ASA 101 course Joe at 1:44am 10.09.24 I think that depends on who teaches the course. Call the vendor you are considering with these "log
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control mermike at 8:29pm 10.08.24 Of course, on a forty year old boat, investing in an engine repair may be foolish given the risk of
Lazy Jacks ? Justin_NSA at 7:12pm 10.08.24 My main has a Dutchman system that the PO installed. I had never heard of it before. I had lazy jack
Lazarette clasp ? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 10.08.24 apsizing? Knockdowns? What are you guys smoking? For recreational boats like ours, I have not hea
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 6:11pm 10.08.24 I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the fo
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Davidasailor26 at 5:40pm 10.08.24

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