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Aruba Sine Nomine at 2:32am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1192 Anyone familiar with Aruba that may have a tip as to where I may rent a small sailboat (daysailer).
MacGregor 26 yngvepau at 3:57am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 24/6159 During my research I found the MacGregor 26 planable sailboat. If you have a 50 hrs outboard it can
Bulb/wing keel '95 h40.5 Capn Grumpy at 4:17am 09.21.06 Big Boats 5/1269 The Princess-of-the-Lake and I are looking at purchasing a 1995 h40.5. Overall, the boat has had ex
Rudder/tiller connection on Pearson 26 Lawrence Jean at 5:27am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1722 My question:The metal fitting at the top of the rudder post, to which the tiller is bolted, crack
Shower drain into bilge Hugh4753 at 6:38am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3130 Does anyone know how to run the shower drain so that it doesn't drain into the bilge?
Mast Steps Florian at 6:07am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/1312 Purhaps for the first time ever, I pulled the mainmast on my Irwin 52. The mast step looked a lot wo
Putting Back a sink/Water Tank on my 23 SweetTrade at 5:59am 09.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1703 Hi I have 87' Hunter 23. When I bought her she had her water tank and sink taken out. I was thinking
Perkins Engine Performance Ken Hammer at 8:37am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1572 My 52' has a Perkins 4236 engine, recently tuned. I'm concerned that the engine is not performing a
Shrink Wrap question Scott21120 at 9:12am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2121 I am looking for a torch for shrink wrapping, and am a little confused by the range of prices - I se
Can you use 2 cycle fuel in a 4 cycle outboard? abe at 9:10am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1328 I have some left over 2 cycle gas+oil mixture and I was wondering what would happen if I put in my 4
Hunter charters Ted at 10:37am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/936 Anybody use any of the charter companies linked on the Hunter website?We're considering buying a la
H356 Water Tank Problem Steves at 9:09am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/894 I thought that I posted this but maybe I forgot to push the correct button. Anyway, were out in 30
Attention Gearheads: Yanmar Question Rick D at 11:03am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 19/2957 On a recent trip, I noticed my oil pressure on my 4jh went through the floor at idle. After some res
Slow boat to China or anywhere else Hartley S Newman 2004 hunter 36 at 10:58am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/878 I bought a new Hunter 36 in 2004 and had it equipped with a PYI max prop. It did a blistering 3.8 k
Oday 22 Dodger/Cockpit Enclosure Colin S. at 10:44am 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1591 Im thinking about getting a dodger for my Oday22 made by Genco Marine. I was then thinking that if I
ST 60 Wind System Malfunctioning dms543 at 11:41am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1024 Anyone have experience with the wind direction indicator constantly spinning around? The unit is 4 y
Easy A/C for a Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:41am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/902 I installed a a window a/c unit under the companway stairs on my Hunter 28.5...works great.
Answer to exterior install of a/c on Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:50am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/927 This is what the a/c install looks like from the outside with the hatch door closed. Of course it's
headsail furling alan at 12:18pm 09.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/997 hi folks, todays question..... on my furlex headsail the last two or so feet are not attached to fur
Water in engine oil Jerrygg at 12:39pm 09.21.06 Catalina 30 4/1976 I have water in my universal diesel 5411 oil and oil in the bilge. I suspect the water muffler. Ho

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Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:53pm 07.30.21
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) Terry Cox at 8:52pm 07.30.21 Certainly no regular dumpster diver here, but we have a spot at our marina where people leave items
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:49pm 07.30.21
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 jssailem at 8:40pm 07.30.21
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 8:36pm 07.30.21 @BigEasy understood. This is a really great idea, it should enable me to get the dinghy on & off si
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:31pm 07.30.21 Funny how our ears go as we get older!
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Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 07.30.21 I have not had any response as too why I should not double up on the cables. Just couldn't let th
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 8:02pm 07.30.21 I mounted a blue sea water proof duel usb low and out of the way. Great addition to the cockpit. Ra
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 Megaro76 at 8:01pm 07.30.21 Very specific fetish. How about a West Wight potter? Lol. I will check those out, but really draw
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:52pm 07.30.21 The Axiom cable does split into two cables. One for power and one for NMEA2K network. The DC power
How old is too old? CaptainRan at 7:50pm 07.30.21 Surprised it has balsa. I think those old boats were overbuilt as FG was a new material. $25k seems
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Ralph Johnstone at 7:37pm 07.30.21 I guess I was worried about the voltage drop too. You wouldn't run too much length before voltage
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:32pm 07.30.21 So is the light, two instruments, compass, and chartplotter installed by the factory and dealer on
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 JohnShannon at 7:32pm 07.30.21 Very specific fetish. How about a West Wight potter?
How old is too old? JohnShannon at 7:31pm 07.30.21 Surprised it has balsa. I think those old boats were overbuilt as FG was a new material. $25k seems
Between chart plotters Ward H at 7:28pm 07.30.21 looking at the Axiom manual, it doesn't look like it has a dedicated power cable anyway: it has a c
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:27pm 07.30.21 I wouldn't want a USB outlet on the NavPod. First, I like to charge devices in a protected environ
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:24pm 07.30.21 On my H36 I have a light on the navpod that aims at the cockpit table. I never use this light, so
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 7:18pm 07.30.21 Sounds like a decent plan. I don't understand why you would have a 3-wire VDC cable but maybe I'm

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