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Sailing an 86 h23.5 in ocean derrickh23 at 7:11am 10.18.08 Smaller Boats 5/1462 I have never sailed my 86 h23 in the ocean but am planing a trip to the Keys in February. I have sai
Water Tank Sender/Gauge Wire Color Dan at 6:20am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1354 Hi all: The wiring between one of my water tanks and my tank gauge corroded. Instead of patching
New Water Pumps TonyW at 6:19am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1984 Has anyone installed or had any experience with the new Variable Speed water pumps. Are they as quie
HOW TO...Pump out waste 1986 31' Night Wind at 6:13am 10.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1459 With out sounding to ingnorant, I just purchased this boat about four months ago and to be completel
MERRIMAN-Yacht Specialties Pedestal Parts kloudie1 at 5:42am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10399 Several years back, the plastic control mounting section of my old Merriman pedestal broke. I found
H34 Jib Sheet Hangs Up Dave Perry at 5:09am 10.18.08 Big Boats 8/1790 Maybe it's unique to me... but more often than not, when I tack, my jib sheet gets caught up under t
Painting over old boat name on transom remo7e at 3:47am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/6970 Hello all, I bought a boat a few weeks ago and would like to rename her. The previous name is pai
H23.5 Mark H at 10:31pm 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 3/1227 My new 1993 H23.5 was found with water near bottom step after half inch rain. Boat was setting on le
On the level Divecon at 9:50pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 3/2530 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about
Headsail suddenly releases? (1) SoSound at 7:51pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3005 Taking advantage of the last couple of gorgeous days before we end our season and move on to winter
cheek block (1) paulj at 7:13pm 10.17.08 Catalina 310 14/2929 Added a cheek block to tame those forsail and asym sheets. It's a lot easier now.:dance: Block added
Great Interest in Trailerables out there.... dvideohd at 6:57pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 11/4277 I was towing the Mac26D to the lake this evening. While in a parking lot (getting the last minute s
Getting a 192 off a trailer bullwinkle at 5:58pm 10.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1476 I need to get the boat off my trailer but don't know how. Need to drop centerboard for a new line th
I bought a little sailboat at the used car lot (2) Dale_K at 5:43pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 15/25806 My first post. I live in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and I saw a little boat in the back of the us
Bicycles Aboard Talisman108 at 4:46pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1844 Hello, I'm a beginner to the sailboat world and am currently looking around for a 27' or similar ve
Salon table restoration Mysterious Ways at 4:21pm 10.17.08 Big Boats 2/1333 Hi, I have removed the water-stained salon table from my H35.5 and will restore it as a winter proje
Hunter 34 Washed Ashore (2) steve21968 at 4:17pm 10.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1518 This week, I had my 1983 Hunter 34 washed up on the beach in Anguilla, B.W.I. as a result of hurrica
Winter Cover PatChicago at 1:29pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1267 I know I've seen people post the step by step process of building a winter cover for a sailboat with
Parasailor Spinnaker (1) rpwillia at 1:27pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2710 At the Annapolis sailboat show I ran into the Istec racing booth where they were talking about their
Strange AC Volt meter. (1) AndrewB at 1:17pm 10.17.08 Big Boats 4/1171 I have just noticed after a couple of years that the AC Volt meter when plugged into the shore power

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MMMI Scam? Ward H at 12:45pm 01.19.22 Never heard that USPS was doing MMSI numbers. I thought it was only FCC and BoatUS. Ditto to @rpel
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Ward H at 12:34pm 01.19.22 Understanding Moisture Meters is a good article by Maine Sail on moisture meters. I copied this para
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Bob J. at 12:16pm 01.19.22 Of all the things that will require detailed planning and of all the equipment needs that require s
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Ralph Johnstone at 12:13pm 01.19.22 Great idea.............to contact the former Hunter employees you can do that through their service
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 12:06pm 01.19.22 Oops sorry. My double fault We really need an eye roll response under the Like button for these pu
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:21am 01.19.22
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? sail sfbay at 11:19am 01.19.22 Sounds like the marine surveyor likes to test the fiberglass moisture content but cannot when temper
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 11:15am 01.19.22 The yearly usage fee is called the excise tax. Each vessel berthed in MA is charged a fee, which i
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 11:13am 01.19.22 Yes, most states require state registration. So long as the boat is documented it can not show the
This PhotoShop feels wrong. AlastairLC at 11:05am 01.19.22 Shudder Gram, digitally created Instagram model: https://images.app.goo.gl/METnYHayUHAamh6R8
Its funny Friday! Sailavie1 at 11:02am 01.19.22 Duplicate - see post #1049 Oops sorry. My double fault
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question sail sfbay at 10:59am 01.19.22 Great idea.............to contact the former Hunter employees you can do that through their service
Head Always Full Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 01.19.22 4. Joker valves don't require any lubrication...manual toilet pumps do. But a 1/4 cup accomplishes
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 01.19.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would c
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Don S/V ILLusion at 10:35am 01.19.22 Hard to know the cause or the fix until you can inspect the keel joint.
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 10:21am 01.19.22 And he was excluded from a tournament for missing two shots! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/a
Lower shrouds LakeShark at 9:54am 01.19.22 Honestly IMHO do it right and do it once. You should just bite the bullet on the spreader upgrade a
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 9:40am 01.19.22 And he was excluded from a tournament for missing two shots!
Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 9:15am 01.19.22 201882
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tom J at 9:05am 01.19.22 Unless the Massachusetts rules have changed in the last 25 years, a documentated vessel in MA is no

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