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Very Nice Christmas here in the Great Lakes!!! lugeman at 11:29am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/881 Well just a few hours now till Santa comes and we just rode in to home after festivities with family
Location of a thru hull for speed and temp jbwbcat30 at 11:23pm 12.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1095 I am installing a speed sensor thru hull and was wondering if any water ballasted boats have it and
Kayak holder on lifeline rails? Mike at 12:35am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1827 Does anyone know where I can buy these? They are 2 metal bars that clamp on the rails.
Form login: T plus 1 week Phil Herring at 6:10am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1160 We've had the new combo login/profile database in place for a week now. I found a few bugs with you
Rust on deck. (1) Mike at 1:01am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1363 Hi, I have some rust on the deck of my Ranger 26. I have tried everything to get rid of it but it ju
How hot does the Fridge Compressor get? AndrewB at 1:19am 12.23.07 Big Boats 7/1064 My fridge compressor is hot.I cannot keep my hand on the unit it's so hot...... Is that normal? The
water in fuel Matt at 2:24am 12.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1255 I have a 1977 C30 that was repowered about 10 years ago with a Universal 3 cylinder diesel. We start
O'day 28 head windows ASC at 2:56am 12.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1122 I would like to replace the two head windows in our 28. Any ideas where I can get replacements?
Weather Helm Martin at 3:13am 12.23.07 Big Boats 33/4079 I've owned my 1987 Hunter 34 for a couple of years now and I have not been able to resolve the nasty
Sunsail and Others for the BVI's Patricia at 4:04am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1717 Last year we chartered a Beneteau 393 in the BVI's.. Sunsail and their support staff were superb. We
Nuclear Sails Question? Keith at 4:00am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1304 I found a manufacturer "Nuclear Sails" in the US that make high performance, low cost race sails. Fr
Hunter 28.5 engine vibration (1) David Smith at 10:27am 12.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/3426 My 1988 Hunter 28.5 has a 20 HP Yanmar 2 cylnder diesel motor.It has always vibrated or knocked a
Travelers pokey at 10:27am 12.23.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2664 Hello,I'm Very much a beginner. I'm in the process of reading The Sail Trim and Users Guide, by Do
New Zealand Bay of Islands Tom Wells at 10:29am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1004 My wife and I are going to do a one week bareboat charter (32 footer) in the Bay of Islands the sec
Autopilot question Ted5612 at 6:11am 12.23.07 Big Boats 12/1320 Hello All, I have been thinking about the installation of a Raymarine S1 Autopilot. I installed o
H30 1992 leak - compression post / mast Sherry at 5:28am 12.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1180 Since I bought my boat a few years ago, I have had a very minor leak in the winter only - water comi
Happy Holidays to all you 216ers Mr.Ernie at 1:15pm 12.23.07 Smaller Boats 1/955 Just wanted to wish all of you the best for this holiday season and for the New Year and to thank yo
standing rigging porsche at 11:18am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2921 I am restoring a 1974 oday22 and I need to make new standing rigging. What cable can I use ? EG, gal
Chicago Sail Show mamkt001 at 11:10am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1373 I'm currently restoring an Hunter 34 and I need a number of replacement items e.g.Depth ' Wind instr
Why? Allan R at 10:01pm 12.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1254 I find it unbelievable, there are several posts that are clearly spam, yet all of them show numerous

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Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! kappykaplan at 3:51am 10.15.21 US Navy, providing transportation for the US Marines since 1775. Happy Birthday! Tks, Brian. :beer
Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Apex at 3:44am 10.15.21 Watching Andy's series now. Thanks @Davidasailor26. One concern is making sure the foil shape is r
Please, when can I come back? jssailem at 10:49pm 10.14.21
Please, when can I come back? Stu Jackson at 10:13pm 10.14.21 Other than the wild wind that seemed to blow on my bow as I turned every corner winding through the
Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split thinwater at 9:13pm 10.14.21 Figure out what caused it to split. Armature is corroded and expanded in the process. Might need a
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Brian D at 8:56pm 10.14.21 US Navy, providing transportation for the US Marines since 1775. Happy Birthday!
What do You know about Rudders? LeeandRick at 8:23pm 10.14.21 If you haven't already, check out Boat Design Net. I've been thinking about a transom hung rudder
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! LeeandRick at 8:09pm 10.14.21 I was over 6' tall so I joined the Coast Guard. :laugh: While you boys and girls were overseas we we
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement sail sfbay at 8:05pm 10.14.21 I looked for the line length in the manual and did not find it listed. Absence of that, I always mea
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 7:45pm 10.14.21 Thanks for the quick reply. We love the new boat!! We have a supplier for the rope and would like t
H34 Compression Post sail sfbay at 7:37pm 10.14.21 Have you seen these? Hunter 34 Compression post replacement. - YouTube AND H34 Compression Post Renn
Raw water strainer (1) Tally Ho at 7:34pm 10.14.21
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement sail sfbay at 7:20pm 10.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest sewing a tag line to the en
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. Mechone at 6:45pm 10.14.21 Most likely runs across cabin roof from the starboard side over to port electrical panel . There is
Please, when can I come back? Terry Cox at 6:36pm 10.14.21 once you get your COVID free PRC test results, was quite easy So that was the only requirement; a
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage Terry Cox at 6:34pm 10.14.21 Our boat has a vent register just below the upper transom step port side. A four inch duct connects
Available boat slip in New Smyrna Florida area ggrizzard at 6:18pm 10.14.21 Not sure if you've been in the area, but there are about 20 sailboats anchored in the basin adjacen
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure jonelli at 5:46pm 10.14.21 Rebed with butyl (buy "Bed-It" from MarineHowTo.com) - great stuff, many others will agree. https:
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure dmax at 4:23pm 10.14.21 Rebed with butyl (buy "Bed-It" from MarineHowTo.com) - great stuff, many others will agree.
More on Maine Sail ontherocks83 at 4:08pm 10.14.21 I'm praying for the best and as others have said will definitely go in on a gofundme. Willing to hel

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