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240 center board Bubbadog at 4:59am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 2/406 Hello all. I just bought a 2002 Hunter 240. The line for the center board appears to be all the wa
240 center board Bubbadog at 4:52am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 12/1111
Stove Make and Model Souellette at 4:09am 06.25.21 Catalina 275 8/2202 Hi Everyone. Does anyone know the make/model of the single burner stove for a Catalina 275? I have t
Location of fluxgate compass (1) sailingdeac at 2:02pm 06.24.21 Catalina 310 4/867 While i have a 309, perhaps 310 owners will know where their fluxgate compass is located
Location of Fluxgate compass (1) sailingdeac at 2:00pm 06.24.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1738 The Raymarine autopilot is failing to show the correct compass heading. stays constant. am told by
H23: clews on the boom - can you replace them? SuzaruID at 12:57pm 06.24.21 Smaller Boats 3/422 Our 1988 H23 with a Z-spar mast/boom has a clew (sp?) missing on the boom. Does anyone know: can yo
Pendant for autofurl JRR at 12:00pm 06.24.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1509 Hello, wish everyone's having a fantastic season. i am replacing the 150% 39' luff genoa with a 135%
Leak on a 43. (1) JWS at 10:30am 06.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1042 Has anyone encountered a slow leak in the location shown on the attached picture. At the dock it on
Potentially buying Irwin 33 w/ centerboard anyone have any experience/.02$ about it? (1) Pharnac at 10:22am 06.24.21 Irwin 1/881 Greetings Irwin owners, The boat I'm looking at (Irwin33) has a centerboard the owners say won't dr
Mainsail slug replacement Fleet at 10:21am 06.24.21 Catalina 310 11/2918 #108 has been moved from TX to AL and is now in the water. What a pain this ordeal has been. I've
Changes to new design? Hardhead at 9:22am 06.24.21 Catalina 22 2/647 This is a little off the wall - but does anyone know if the factory changed the diameter of the bow
Where to find a short section of "Rub Rail, Rigid Keeper" for a Hunter 280? rhiggins at 8:22am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/369 They sell these in 55' and 80' coils on the Hunter Owners store (Hunter 280 rub rail, rigid keeper)
How Best to Access Instrument Wiring on B311 Steering Pedestal (3) CapitalistSailor at 8:21am 06.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/446 Dear Forum, I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 with wheel steering. I have an older Garmin 276C GPS attache
Small piece of Rub Rail, Rigid Keeper for Hunter 280 rhiggins at 8:04am 06.24.21 Parts Search 1/734 They sell these in 55' and 80' coils on the Hunter Owners store (Hunter 280 rub rail, rigid keeper)
Deck Light FlyorSail at 7:44am 06.24.21 Catalina 310 1/686 Does anyone know what bulb is required for a C310 Deck Light? I checked with Catalina Direct, and
Hunter 280 - Not enough sheaves & clutches to run all lines aft - which ones do you prioritize? (1) rhiggins at 7:23am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/2494 Hello everyone - this is my first post, but I've spent hours consuming a lot of helpful info on thes
Pedestal Guard & NavPod on '85 H31 DoubleK at 6:58am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/1564 Hi all. I'm new to the forum and about 3.5 weeks into owning a 1985 H31. She's a beautiful, clean, w
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 5:34am 06.24.21 Racing 28/5470 Raced on Galveston Bay last Sunday. Forecast was for 30% chance of thunderstorms. It looked like a p
O'day 26 construction info required Yachtman45 at 11:02pm 06.23.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/821 I have an O'day 26 Anniversary model imported to Thailand which I am totally renovating however I fi
Beneteau 311 Kitchen Sink Drain B311Vancouer at 10:05pm 06.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1352 I bought a B311 lifting keel last fall (love the boat), and have just about figured it out, but I'm

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Hunter 49 Swim Platform artboas at 5:34pm 12.05.24 After imagining for years how much better our Hunter 49 would be with a proper swim platform, we fi
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 4:45pm 12.05.24 Cove Point Wx Buoy recorded a gust of 46kts at 1154 and one of 39kts at 1206. Gooses Reef had a gus
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 4:41pm 12.05.24 40-46 knot gusts are significant Yes, and there were gusts around 50kts near mid-day.
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. jssailem at 4:37pm 12.05.24 Be sure to leave some weep holes. Water will get in the mast. It needs a way to get out, or when you
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 4:33pm 12.05.24 40-46 knot gusts are significant
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 3:44pm 12.05.24 Gooses Reef is still seeing some pretty significant wind - not so for Solomons and Cove Point.
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? capta at 2:11pm 12.05.24 Standard Horizon makes an AIS/VHF antenna, all in one, designed for their upper line of VHF radios.
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Tally Ho at 1:59pm 12.05.24 I bought a new B&G radio several years ago, with AIS. I just hooked it up to my existing antennae.
Best stronger jack plate mount Will Gilmore at 1:52pm 12.05.24 instead of pulling motor up by hand I will do it with the push of a bottom. Otherwise known as a '
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 12.05.24 Aha.. I may not have been talking about the same thing as you but its an interesting idea brought
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. Boanerges at 12:54pm 12.05.24 Nah, I'm not taking any material off the bottom of the mast that would in any way shorten it. I got
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. dLj at 12:22pm 12.05.24 Looking good! I look forward to seeing how it goes under sail. dj
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 12:21pm 12.05.24 Neither Solomons nor Cove Point Wx Buoys showed any significant wind gusts; however, Gooses Reef (sl
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:58am 12.05.24 Combining them is fairly common, however, if your are a purist, there are two compromises with doing
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 10:59am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harne
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 10:58am 12.05.24 I have installed: Vesper Marine XB-8000 AIS Transponder Vesper VHF/AIS antenna splitter Standard Ho
What is this mystery line? DArcy at 10:30am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harnes
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 10:00am 12.05.24 Before cutting any, make sure you have sufficient adjustment/takeup in your rigging
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 9:59am 12.05.24 i don't think the mast foot is an issue if it fits the plate. The in/out material bends could be fi
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 9:40am 12.05.24 As a rock climber (as many hours in the air as sailing, and that is a LOT of both) I have a complete

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