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H34 Keel Work (1) WasabiRush at 5:49pm 03.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1304 I'm looking at an H34 to purchase and the owner mentioned some special keel work that was done by a
Bow Water Ballast (1) sail sfbay at 5:28pm 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1335 Ever seen a sailboat like this? Came across this boat in Port San Luis, California in the middle of
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 3:30pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 12/2330 Howdy! Just bought a 1987 Catalina 30 and before i could even begin the fun projects I found a leak
masthead sheave O-28 wmacken at 12:25pm 03.24.21 Bigger Boats 2/827 Does anyone know how many sheaves are in the masthead of a O-28? Mine is setup with one forward haly
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 11:56am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 21/8131 Hello, family! This is my first post here. I am the owner of a 1982 Catalina 27....and have been r
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations drm1 at 9:26am 03.24.21 Big Boats 18/3989 Hi everyone, we have a 2005 Hunter 36 sailboat (bought last summer). We sail on the Great Lakes, pri
You Tube Channels Bolander at 9:17am 03.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 1/822 I imagine like a lot of you, I peruse YouTube for sailing videos. I stumbled upon 2 great channels l
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Grace Note at 9:08am 03.24.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1681 Probably won't work to shoot thru the bottom water tank as an air pocket will disrupt it. The PO m
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Hayden Watson at 8:54am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2977 I saw this today and wonder how many sailors on boats under 26' use a kill switch? kill switch requi
Teignmouth Electron Jimbeaux at 8:07am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 2/442 I know she was on Cayman Brac and time and souvenir hunters have not been kind to her. Does anybody
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (4) SV/Journey at 7:16am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 32/5155 We could really use some good advice! We have recently installed a new bronze rudder port on our Cal
Sail cover insignia (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:25pm 03.23.21 Catalina 22 10/1673 Anyone here have the sail cover insignias that CD sells? I'm making new canvas this season and want
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 7:04pm 03.23.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 38/3947 In the planning stages of a San Juan Island spring cruise the week of April 4. Long dry spell coming
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications John Marrone at 3:08pm 03.23.21 Smaller Boats 10/1824 There is a 2003 Hunter 260 w/ Trailer ( I am not a Trailer Sailor) available in our area for sale (
Bahamas Entry Forms Online ggrizzard at 10:40am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 0/329 The Association of the Bahamas has sent out a web page with forms, fee schedules and online payment
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 Udi at 10:20am 03.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1422 Hi ! I am stating a process of buying that boat. going to sail first, than survey in and out of the
331 Swing Keel Zinc BayGirl at 10:00am 03.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/473 I have a 331 with a swing keel and I have been informed there is a zinc that needs to be replaced up
Replace Batteries on the Hard P12nash at 8:56am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 34/3280 Hey guys, I will be replacing my 2 4d lead acid house batteries (100 lbs each) with new while on th
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? LakeShark at 8:35am 03.23.21 Racing 15/5930 OK so I know this is an odd question but here is the deal. I have a boat with antifouling paint on
Boat graphics FuzzyBadger at 6:27am 03.23.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1045 Can anyone direct me to a place where I can get graphics made for applying a new name to my 26D? Thx

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Sunken Treasure jssailem at 11:39am 01.20.25 You feeling Lucky?:biggrin:
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 11:34am 01.20.25 I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experience with rebuilding a sunken s
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sock/Bag Question MikeHoncho at 10:43am 01.20.25 bag should stay on deck. Look for a means to disconnect. There is a ring at the base of the sock
entry level electronics Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.20.25 BTW, since you are on the Hudson, I would get a VHF radio with built-in AIS receiver at minimum and
entry level electronics Scott T-Bird at 10:18am 01.20.25
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware (3) JBP-PA at 10:02am 01.20.25 It is not unusual at all for roller furlers to use a different kind of pin for the forestay and link
entry level electronics shemandr at 9:09am 01.20.25 With regard to chart datum it is notable that when the QE2 hit some rocks off Cuttyhunk in 1992, th
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware dLj at 8:08am 01.20.25
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Joe at 7:58am 01.20.25 A clevis pin to secure a marine eye to a fork that could also have a turnbuckle in the sequence. Ha
entry level electronics kappykaplan at 7:44am 01.20.25 Sailing is not a video game, the instruments are there to supplement the visceral data you collect
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SoHaSailor at 7:39am 01.20.25 I replaced the mounts for my little Universal M2-12 last fall. I had seen all of the suggestions me
entry level electronics dlochner at 7:36am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. In self-defense I was distracted b
entry level electronics thinwater at 7:28am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. The shoals move around with floods an
entry level electronics (3) Tally Ho at 7:23am 01.20.25 For me, I would want a wind instrument, which can be displayed on a separate display or on a chart p
entry level electronics SoHaSailor at 7:21am 01.20.25 Lots of valuable input here. I'll just add that you can do everything that you want with a tablet (
entry level electronics shemandr at 7:07am 01.20.25 I'll speak up for portables for entry level instruments. You can remove them from the boat or place
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SVFreedom at 7:05am 01.20.25 Basketball works fantastic, use an electronic tire pump for speedier lift, conform to the engine, l
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler smokey73 at 6:52am 01.20.25 Congrats on your steady progress. Here is the fundamental goal. I strove to achieve the 3600 RPM
entry level electronics (1) dlochner at 6:39am 01.20.25 Every MFD can display pretty much all the NMEA data on your network. They come with predefined pag
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler smokey73 at 6:30am 01.20.25 @jssailem Thanks for the excellent article. In that document he refers to another document "The Nec

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