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Can anyone identify the boat these sails came from? (2) Larrysca at 12:13pm 01.15.09 Ask All Sailors 8/159 Attached is a photo of the logo on a set of 3 sails I found in a property I own. I would love to kno
- Git-R-Done at 11:25am 01.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/7 I don't see a separate "for sale" forum, so I've put this here. I'm now a two boat owner, and one h
Noise from shore power Andreas7699 at 10:14am 01.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2709 The innlet for the shore power is making a distinktive humming sound. It is a typical transformator
Out of the house and on the water paulj at 9:31am 01.15.09 Destinations 3/2710 Just edited some pictures of my most recent trip Jan 11-12 2009. Kevinmac needed to move his 31'
Cold Snap in NC Merry Prankster at 9:15am 01.15.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2056 The temperature is expected to reach 26F tonight, stay below freezing all day Friday, and return to
Battery terminal fire vezel at 6:51am 01.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/2123 Recently, my 1996 boat burnt due to corrosion at the battery terminals and being in a salt environme
Anchor windlass graveline@usnd.org at 9:49pm 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1300 I have a 1997 Hunter 340 that I purchased during the summer of 2007 and I am doing some repair/repla
new to this duck at 6:59pm 01.14.09 Yamaha 5/2461 4 year owner of y36 interested in similar experiences.Lake Michigan boat since new 3d owner.Windows
Pettit Trinidad vs. Sea Hawk BioCop Dennis W. at 3:39pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4000 It's time to repaint the bottom and decide on the best paint for the job. My boat is in saltwater o
Cleaning out boat and found a nice Power Squadron flag (1) caguy at 3:29pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1545 left there by the PO. The flag is 16x24 and in great shape. If you are a member and would like it
Irwin 38 MkII CC Potential Purchase mbrennan1 at 3:11pm 01.14.09 Irwin 0/2575 We are seriously considering moving up from our Endeavour 33 to a 1990 Irwin MkII center cockpit. Co
Erie Canal Capt Andy at 2:36pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1919 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can someone give
O'Day 22 Mast and Sail Dimensions jaymenator at 1:09pm 01.14.09 Day Sailers 2/4732 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 in need of a new mast extrusion and sails, thought someone here might have th
Prop Skip5368 at 11:33am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1347 We have a 98 Hunter340 and are interested in installing a three blade folding prop, any recomendatio
keel hull joint catherine at 11:19am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2218 I have a 1991 First 285. This year when it was pulled out of the water, it had a small but noticeabl
121.5 MHz EPIRB Monitoring to cease Cest La Vie at 10:23am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1348 Just a reminder from the FCC that monitoring of EPIRB operating on the 121.5MHz frequency will cease
Staging MAC25 for painting mac25wmo at 10:10am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1617 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
Anti-fouling paint mac25wmo at 10:06am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3934 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
What is that through hull for? Waterborn at 9:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1284 I recently purchased a 1995 Benny 281. I am trying to figure out what the through hull fitting is fo
Rig tension dvantong at 8:56am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1522 I asked Beneteau the following question: Previous owner of my B321 did not tension the stays correc

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Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated Richard19068 at 8:17pm 02.02.22 D&R Marine shows they can get them but the picture does look different. Have you tried them? https:
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 Ralph Johnstone at 8:03pm 02.02.22 Anyone have issues with leaks on the main salon overhead windows. https://forums.sailboatowners.c
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 BigEasy at 7:27pm 02.02.22 Thumbs up for DC 795 but you won't find it at your home depot or even your chandlery. I ordere
Help to ID this type of windlass Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 02.02.22 It looks like a Simpson Lawrence Anchorman model 700, 800, or 1000.
all Pearson 303 owners Cypressman at 7:19pm 02.02.22 Trying to understand the mechanical issue. In this state, the bellows could not be compressed? Thus
Cable tv? rgranger at 7:10pm 02.02.22
One week Sail adventure rgranger at 7:08pm 02.02.22 One of the issues that I think @dlochner was hinting towards is electric shock drowning. It is a f
mast raising (1) MacBeane at 6:50pm 02.02.22 Thanks. It occurs to me me that once I get the rig aloft and boom attached I'll probably understand
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 6:38pm 02.02.22 Got to the boat this afternoon. After digging out the snow in the cockpit, I was able to get into t
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Ryan and ileana Bradley at 6:36pm 02.02.22 I spoke with Hunter some years ago about how the deck organizers were installed as I didn't see the
One week Sail adventure dlochner at 6:23pm 02.02.22 Thanks for the feedback. I have done some research on this. I am also a mechanical engineering pr
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover Georgedoyle at 6:11pm 02.02.22 And I spent 20 years restoring a wooden Kettenburg 43 so I was happy to put some wood and epoxy toge
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 6:09pm 02.02.22 I would suggest going for the NOCO 10A charger. The 5A won't charge your 200A battery overnight, th
One week Sail adventure DArcy at 6:02pm 02.02.22 I would suggest going for the NOCO 10A charger. The 5A won't charge your 200A battery overnight, the
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 5:30pm 02.02.22 Do your homework on installing AC circuits. Done correctly they are perfectly safe. Done incorrect
One week Sail adventure dlochner at 5:20pm 02.02.22 Thank you so much everyone. I plane on installing AC shore power given all the feedback. I will i
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 5:06pm 02.02.22 Thank you so much everyone. I plane on installing AC shore power given all the feedback. I will in
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 4:56pm 02.02.22 What type of solar lights? Do not recall since I sold the sailboat with them but they were cheap li
Firefly battery issues (1) Johann at 4:41pm 02.02.22 So in the interest of obsessing over this (since I can't be sailing right now), I'm wondering if I
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated (1) twistedskipper at 4:14pm 02.02.22

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