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Sailing or Motoring? Deryk at 5:46am 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1055 With the high heat weve been having and maybe a touch of lazyness but Seems Ive been puting her in g
Hunter 54' rudder leak Tal at 5:55am 08.07.07 Big Boats 0/933 was wondering if anyone knows what kind of seal in on the rudder post.mine has a rubber hose and on
wanting to learn blessedtech1958 at 6:17am 08.07.07 Trailer Sailors 8/2194 I am desiring to buy my first sailboat, I have never cruised only raced a 36 T morgan that was set u
Hard to believe jk kudera at 6:50am 08.07.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1398 A new boater in our marina has been adding Muratic Acid to his holding tank all season, both after a
Hunter 376 Mainsail Furler Sticky Scott at 6:46am 08.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1138 Hello,My mainsail is very difficult to withdraw and retract. It's not binding or anything, it's ju
Hunter 376 Built In Solar Charger Scott at 6:44am 08.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1228 How do I replace the built in deck mounted solar charger and is it worth it? I amnot sure what power
how do you put mast in a oday pop-up jay graham at 7:37am 08.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1054 i have oday 23 1978 pop-up and wondering how to put mast in and out of boat.
Macgregor decals for boat 1990 Gdindy at 7:35am 08.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1404 Does anyone know where I can get new Macgregor decals for the side of my 1990 Macgregor?ThanksGr
Hooking up NMEA to a tiller pilot - is it worth it mrscott at 8:13am 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2542 I have a Garmin CPSMAP 76CSx and just bought a raymarine tillerpilot 1000+According to the install
How shady is this Doug at 4:41pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 31/2541 OK, Got a done deal with a broker in Fl, everything is on the up and up at least with me. We are sup
Need help finding a new handheld radio. caguy at 2:16pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1025 After reading all of the ads and reviews for all of the handhelds I am now brain dead. They all seem
Where to dock or anchor in St. Michael's Boat Babe at 1:38pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 8/9676 I'm relatively new to exploring and cruising around my area of the Cheaspeake Bay Herrring Bay) and
Head replacement The Head Misstress Don at 1:25pm 08.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/810 Peggy, I appreciate your advice and have your book. I will replace the head but I think the waste ho
Trying to ID a tall ship entering Mystic on 7/22 RobG at 1:18pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1201 We were sailing out of Noank on 7/22 just as a huge, white 4 masted tall ship was entering the harbo
Advice needed Danny4719 at 12:17pm 08.07.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/949 Need a little advice. I lost my mast. Broke about 12 ft over the deck.(a tree felled by Katrina.) H
Facnor Mainsail furler system cjport78 at 12:08pm 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/949 Does anyone have any experience with the Facnor mainsail furling system and are you happy with it? T
Emergency fuse holder Nice N Easy at 11:51am 08.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1164 Once again necessity is the mother of invention. While installing a new alternator I managed to br
Prop Shaft Stay Karl Wilmot at 10:42am 08.07.07 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1372 Well, found and fixed my rudder problem, but now have a much greater one. While mooring at the end
LPG Conversion rockets 1 at 9:57am 08.07.07 Other Sailboats 4/971 I am interested in hearing from any Ericson 32 owners who may have already converted their range fro
Genoa sailliny at 9:44am 08.07.07 Catalina 310 3/1476 Been a lurker of the web site for sometime. Going through the process of boat hunting. I did have on

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Damper plate. SimiSAilor at 9:28am 03.23.21 Hi Mike, Yes, definitely give it a good fluid change while it is out. As it is way to difficult to g
Replace Batteries on the Hard sail sfbay at 9:25am 03.23.21 Ditto jdhohmann...........Whenever I replace heavy 4d batteries I always do it with the boat at the
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? RitSim at 9:22am 03.23.21 Also good sealed goggles!! the paint dust in the eyes is not fun
Replace Batteries on the Hard RitSim at 9:20am 03.23.21 I have done this on the hard with the same battery. I use a block and fiddle block setup tied to th
Replace Batteries on the Hard tfox2069 at 9:13am 03.23.21 Someone will have a clever solution, probably involving your boom. The biggest Issue I see is getti
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 03.23.21
Replace Batteries on the Hard jdhohmann at 9:03am 03.23.21 Personally, I would wait until boats back in water. Ive done what you plan in the past, wasn't worth
Might be buying a Catalina 36 Parsons at 9:01am 03.23.21 Good advice here, but I'll throw in some others. Mostly around your assumptions that certain things
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 8:54am 03.23.21 Thanks to all for the great information! I will order the 2074 - thank you Dave - and will check ou
Why is America so disinterested in racing? LakeShark at 8:29am 03.23.21 There's some great ideas here. I must admit I do agree with @RussC the idea that its a "rich mans"
Catalina 22 swing keel on mooring LakeShark at 7:57am 03.23.21 Many leave their boats in the water. Just lower the keel, have a good coat of bottom paint, and pul
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 SailorFrank at 7:54am 03.23.21 Thanks for response and especially the pics everyone! I appreciate the guidance!!!
Class T fuses IStream at 7:48am 03.23.21 Thanks, Maine. Valence/Lithiumwerks/Lithion are pretty strident in their warnings not to run their X
Keel assessment sail sfbay at 7:26am 03.23.21 How bad is this keel?! What would need to be done? Was planning on having a haul it and bottom job d
Might be buying a Catalina 36 sail sfbay at 7:14am 03.23.21 ...........My QUESTION is, like i said this boat is original in that it has no equipment on it exce
Replace Headliner Hunter 306 sail sfbay at 7:04am 03.23.21 This thread is about a Hunter 306 headliner: Headliner Replacement on Mis-size Hunters If you do a
Boat graphics (1) Whatfiero1 at 7:03am 03.23.21 Any sign shop locally can make names
Boat graphics (1) sail sfbay at 6:47am 03.23.21 Do an internet search on "boat graphics" and you will find plenty of on-line suppliers OR go to your
Class T fuses Maine Sail at 6:46am 03.23.21 I'm curious about this. The manufacturer of my LiFePO4 batteries makes no specific recommendation o
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor JamesG161 at 6:43am 03.23.21 I had a friend convert this Morgan 32 diesel to electric. I asked his reasons for converting, since

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