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Depthsounder Question Buck420 at 3:54pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1558 I have an '01 H420 w/ a Raymarine depthsounder. If, in addition to the existing depthsounder, I were
chain plates puckliny at 3:52pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1615 I have just purchased a 85' Hunter 25.5. The chain plate for the backstay snapped when the marina h
Breathing new life to an old forward hatch (4) Trinkka at 3:42pm 11.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1024 The old hatches that came with some of the O'Day sailboats were prone to break very easy. I don't kn
Uss Freedom Wayne M at 3:27pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1439 Hello everyone I went down to do some work on my boat yesterday. I have it stored at the Milwaukee C
Oceanis 351 sunworshipper at 3:18pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1828 Hi all, New to the forums. I was curious if anyone has any real experience or owns an oceanis 351
Bareboat Martinique and St. Lucia David10790 at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1658 Five of us will be chartering in St. Lucia in March. Anyone with experience there? Anyone know whi
Stern pulpit spdycml at 12:57pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3308 Hello everyone, I'll start by saying that I'm new to sailing and have just purchased a 1976 Cat 27
Winter Boat Cover for Hunter 31 asmits at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2848 I'm entering my first winter season with my 2006 Hunter 31. Does anyone know of a supplier for sailb
Abnormal Waves Franklin at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1986 http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/11/04/massive_waves_a_mystery_at_maine_harbor
1993 H23.5 Mark H at 10:09am 11.04.08 Smaller Boats 5/1751 Novice question1..Does the boom vang attach from the mast base plate to the same point on boom as t*
Looking for rain guards for Hunter 29' Jan Peters at 9:43am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/914 We have a 1987 Hunter 29 in our sailing fleet. We need to replace the rain guards and are having dif
Access to Electrical Conduit inside Mast liberty at 8:18am 11.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2420 My mast lights are inop (anchor, box and deck lights). I had the lights replaced and rewired after
Vent pipes Bob S at 7:27am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1864 I've been searching the archives for info on replacing or clearing a blocked vent pipe. Both the toi
Hunter 25.5 Rudder Specs Rebel Glover at 6:58am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2696 Looking for the dimensions for a 84 Hunter 25.5 rudder. Any help or info on the specs would be much
Hunter 306 LED Navigation Lights and Masthead Anchor/Steaming Light Combo dennisp at 6:52am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/3679
Length of the life lines Legend 40. Vinny at 6:39am 11.04.08 Big Boats 3/1020 I will not be at my boat until this weekend and I wanted to order some netting to keep the dog on bo
Show us your dinghy Hermit Scott at 12:48am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 38/8299 Most of us have pics of our sailboats. But I rarely see pictures of dinghies. I was just wondering
looking for boat salvage yard sand sailor at 10:34pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1448 on south coast for parts
vacation boat exchange Cyrooski at 9:49pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1208 I would like to sail the Florida keys in a mac 26 and I have a mac 26 docked in the San Francisco Ba
Any Ham's Out There??? windward54 at 8:52pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2022

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Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Kings Gambit at 11:20pm 02.05.22 He said that the planned route is by way of the southern Gulf Islands. Perhaps access the Islands vi
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Paul Mermelstein at 10:13pm 02.05.22 I used to do all that on my 4JH3E until a mechanic that I trust told me Yanmars don't need to be ble
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) SoSound at 9:28pm 02.05.22 Why not clear in at the first possible opportunity (if you are required to actually stop in person),
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Stu Jackson at 9:17pm 02.05.22 Dash through hte Port Townsend Canal at the south end of Port Townsend Bay and duck into Port Ludlo
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Blitz at 8:19pm 02.05.22 Remember you are dealing with dissimilar metals here (stainless bolt into aluminum backing plate.. U
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 7:49pm 02.05.22 As Stu has shared, the folks at Roche Harbor are very friendly of ran in person experience. The Wa
mast raising MacBeane at 7:22pm 02.05.22 Thanks Tedd, that is certainly a possibility, also mentioned by Topcat a few posts back - the use o
beneteau spare parts Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 02.05.22 I asked a Beneteau dealer I know about this a few days ago.. As for parts, due to sales tax issue
Magazine subscription renewal alert Joe at 6:49pm 02.05.22 If I accept the sub offer, I let them bill me and then pay by check.
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 6:05pm 02.05.22 you should bleed the injectors beginning with the first one. That was going to be the next thing
Magazine subscription renewal alert Ken13559 at 6:03pm 02.05.22 Same thing happened for this side of world with Practical Boat Owners magazine auto renewal. Differe
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 6:01pm 02.05.22 I do make it a point to fill the new filter and bowl with fresh fuel before closing. Yes, I would h
beneteau spare parts Jackdaw at 5:38pm 02.05.22 I asked a Beneteau dealer I know about this a few days ago.. As for parts, due to sales tax issues
It just keeps going... (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:33pm 02.05.22 This project is coming along nicely. I've gone over to the yard a few times to remove all the filler
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Don S/V ILLusion at 5:28pm 02.05.22 the most likely cause after changing the secondary filter is air in the line between the secondary a
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Terry Cox at 5:20pm 02.05.22 I've never had a starting problem with our 4JH2-TE after changing the filters. I do make it a point
mast raising Tedd at 5:05pm 02.05.22 Hi @MacBeane , I see from the photos that the Venture has walkarounds, which the 26S lacks, so my m
Genoa question nightowle at 5:02pm 02.05.22 Had a drifter with my 27' footer and used it a lot. Particularly downwind. Performed as well as an
mast raising MacBeane at 4:55pm 02.05.22 Yes, the mast foot bracket on our Venture has similar attachment points, and that's what I'm using,
mast raising (2) Tedd at 4:48pm 02.05.22 Okay, we've made progress getting the mast to go up... But then it tips to starboard and falls onto

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