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Seeking information on Hunter 20 Smiley at 11:30am 08.27.08 Trailer Sailors 4/1846 Hi everyone! I've been seeking information on the Hunter 20 sailboats. Can anyone help? Beyond the
Cruising, Sails, and UV Brian M H23 at 9:24am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1199 So, I was thinking the other day about Uv protection for my sails. I converted my furling sail to h
New Foam cscott at 8:41am 08.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1180 Hi, My wife and I just came back from a four week trip in the San Juan Islands and lower Vancover I
Using an artificial horizon. Seadogg at 8:22am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2068 Quick question: When using an artificial horizon do you need to re-do your sextant's vertical and
West Marine Fuel Filter Funnel RickS at 6:45am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3233 Our West Marine Fuel Filter Funnel will not allow diesel fuel to flow past the filter element. The
Headed to Solomons,MD this weekend Jim Seamans at 6:01am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1282 Joan and I are taking Friday off and headed to Solomons's Island for Sat ' Sun. Having dinner at Dry
How to replace lining in Cabin? Ft Lauderdale Sailing at 5:28am 08.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/9119 I have tried to glue the vinyl back above the cushions and it keeps falling down. I have decided to
Gelcoat restoration Hermit Scott at 11:51pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2537 I have read and studied Mainsails gelcoat restoration thread. These maybe sound like stupid question
Neco windlass dhawantari at 11:36pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1497 I have a Neco windlass model NM872 with a brake friction problem. I need the manual or a technical s
30' O'Day spec sheet?? gemini_4u2 at 10:47pm 08.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/910 Hello, My uncle and I are close to buying a pretty nice 1980 30' O'Day but we have a brand new sa
30' O'Day gemini_4u2 at 10:43pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 Hello, My Uncle and I are very interested in a pretty nice 1980 30' O'Day, but we have a beautifu
Leaking windows jleblanc31 at 8:33pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1147 My window gaskets are shrunk and the seam where the piece meet is leaking. Does any one know where I
mac 25 manual Little Gem at 8:05pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2207 Just bought a 1983 Mac25. It needs alot of work. Anyone know where I can get an owner's manual and l
Uniden VHF radios Paul Mermelstein at 7:02pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3133 Hey All, Anyone have hands-on experience with Uniden VHF radios? New ones on the market have wire
Westerbeke celenoid keeps failing Bonnie Riser at 6:52pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/6047 The celenoid for the fuel primer and the glow plugs on my universal 25 hp engine for the Catalina 28
Help Ladder measurements for 81 Hunter 27' swadeo at 6:44pm 08.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1334 I am having a ladder built for my Hunter. Can someone help me with a pic and measurements of an ori
Please help! Mast question famousleo8433 at 5:10pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1252 Hello! I"ve got a mast question for anyone who is familiar with a 1975 Venture 22. I've been restor
Anchorage in Little Peconic Bay? Mike G. at 5:05pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/4495 I am trying to find an anchorage in Little Peconic Bay (NY) as close to North Sea Harbor as possible
Hood furler question fox islander at 5:02pm 08.26.08 Catalina 30 2/1292 I was going to replace the furling line on my hood SL furler. It looks like the way to get at the kn
inverter Michel16055 at 4:56pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1190 Hello, I want to purchase a power inverter for my 1987 O'Day 302. After surfing the net, I've re

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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric sail sfbay at 8:30am 12.30.21 I would consult with these guys for size: Electric Yacht - Electric Sailboat Motors. Complete Solut
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 8:30am 12.30.21 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadva
Beached boat on oak island JamesG161 at 8:26am 12.30.21 They may even try to call it a salvage Not if the Captain was still aboard. There is another term
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:24am 12.30.21 I am biased. I had a 07 41DS and now have a 2011 50. I looked hard at Jeanneau and Beneteau boats. W
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 12.30.21 There is a ferry that goes out to the Dry Tortugas from Key West. Water so clear that it looks like
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage ricksoth at 7:17am 12.30.21 Thanks for the suggestion. Appears that there was no standard
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 12.30.21 When we were in Key West DEC 2020, the America II was running sunset cruises with an all female cre
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? sail sfbay at 7:05am 12.30.21 Who is your mast manufacturer? Suggest obtaining a manual with cross- sectional diagrams/photos of y
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 12.30.21 Do an internet search on "Cal 2-27 galley images" and you will find examples like this one below. My
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sail sfbay at 6:44am 12.30.21 Same question came up on this thread: Painting Freeboard on a Hunter 33 Cherubini \| Sailboat Owners
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? RitSim at 6:16am 12.30.21 I have a '99 B411 and there are two conduit, one for the deck light and one for the mast head. YMMV.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? Pirate Dave at 6:04am 12.30.21 X2 on boatworks today. If you can't learn from Andy, you can't learn
Beached boat on oak island Pirate Dave at 6:02am 12.30.21 My friends the Sea was angry that day Like an old man in a deli trying to send back soup I'm sure
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:39am 12.30.21 My friend who lived across the street never got spanked. Instead, his parents were yellers. I was
Its funny Friday! DougM at 5:17am 12.30.21 Now, if a parent so much as swats their child on the seat of the pants for some misdeed, they get ar
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:07am 12.30.21 It wasn't the woopin' it was the waitin'... you know... "Wait 'till your father gets home"
Headsail Length and girth kappykaplan at 2:36am 12.30.21 What is the name of the store? Because I don't see it listed in the forum https://shop.sailboatown
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:25pm 12.29.21 For me, no spoon. It was a leather belt, needed often enough that it was left hanging, readily avai
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 10:30pm 12.29.21 No hanging iPhone in a plastic bag in the rigging for me; sorry. It was not my iPhone, but the che
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board Tedd at 9:13pm 12.29.21 Apple is much too proprietary. Depends whether you mean computers or phone. Phones, yes. Computers

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