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Bilge Pump Exit Placement GonzoF1 at 4:32pm 10.09.20 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1428 Our Navigator (42' motoryacht) came from the factory with two standard issue 1500/3000 Rule bilge pu
looking for marina Member 131497 at 4:00pm 10.09.20 Ask All Sailors 9/774 hi again guys... im looking for a marina that provides lift to water, floating docks a must. in the
Hunter 240 Furler sspan at 3:50pm 10.09.20 Smaller Boats 22/2665
Trailer alignment Tsam at 3:42pm 10.09.20 Trailer Sailors 5/716 Measuring from the ball socket back to the ends of the axel on a single axel trailer, I get a 3/8inc
Leisure Furl by Forspare BLUEBURD at 12:36pm 10.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/366 I bought a 40.5 Hunter with a In-boom Leisure Furl System last year and I am trying to learn the sys
Did the U-Gotta Regatta (2) Jackdaw at 11:01am 10.09.20 Racing 5/1174 Or at least TRIED to. Last weekend. In the last 12 days, there have been 10 days with perfect breez
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 7:40am 10.09.20 Big Boats 24/2239 My 2001 410 has a curve tuned into the Seldon furling mast (no backstay, swept spreaders), and the m
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 4:46am 10.09.20 Ask All Sailors 29/1666 The Charger (unknown brand) on my boat has a internal float. When I plug into shore power the charge
Winterizing the C310 engine? CowboyWay at 8:33pm 10.08.20 Catalina 310 18/1637 First time winterizing my 310 with the Universal M-25XPBC and wanted to know how others handled the
Brands Berkay at 4:46pm 10.08.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1118 Hello, So from my previous post I got a lot of knowledge on how to go about getting into sailing. My
Dripless shaft seal forsterp at 2:09pm 10.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1401 I want to replace a conventional shaft seal with a dripless one. Can anyone tell me which size and m
Catalina Galley Cruxxxes at 12:32pm 10.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/948 Hi, I'm a new Catalina owner and am in search for a used Galley. My boat is a 1980 Catalina 22, most
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) (9) berner73 at 12:15pm 10.08.20 Ask All Sailors 23/4277 Hopefully this post will help others in the future. Miserable season relative to our feathered frie
Safety on deck Steve Gross at 10:37am 10.08.20 Smaller Boats 11/1214 I have a Hunter 260 that I typically race weekly on Chatfield Reservoir near Denver. This area is s
NY Winter Covering of 26d FuzzyBadger at 9:01am 10.08.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1552
basic marine electrical system help Dil at 7:44am 10.08.20 Ask All Sailors 23/1661 so on my way back to dock the other day I got a low battery warning. I started the motor and continu
Oil loss through oil breather (2) ontherocks83 at 6:59pm 10.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 25/4067 I found oil in my bilge around early august. I was not able to find the source but over 20 hours of
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 5:03pm 10.07.20 Big Boats 16/1352 Hi All, We have a "new to us" 2004 Hunter 36 and I'm working my way through the list of jobs, tryin
World record-- (3) pclarksurf at 4:51pm 10.07.20 Catalina 22 3/809 185795
Original sails Xstream at 2:52pm 10.07.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1083 Bought a 1988 Hunter 26.5. All sails seem to be original to the boat: Main plus 100, 125, 150% pl

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a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 04.27.24 Frustrating as hell to listen to. Someone else who just doesn't know the first thing about his engi
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Scott T-Bird at 12:29pm 04.27.24 I watched a you tuber who was bumping the bottom with 6' draft. I think he was on the Mohawk when h
Dropping rudder on 11.0A mbefus at 12:03pm 04.27.24
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Rafael8008 at 11:50am 04.27.24 Question was "Has anyone pressured up the cabin to find deck leaks? how did this go? " Short answer
Access to windlass (1) Tom J at 11:20am 04.27.24 my 2004 has same locker access and has never been any issues. I check it once a year in spring to m
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:19am 04.27.24 The heavy red wire was cut by firemen, who also sprayed the entire boat with salt water. They even o
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 11:19am 04.27.24 One of many challenges you will encounter dropping the rudder, I believe. I believe that is a set
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 04.27.24 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. How do you replace th
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Kings Gambit at 10:07am 04.27.24 Not clear from where you are departing or your destination. FL rocky? Most of it is beach coastline.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 10:06am 04.27.24 looking at a map it seems Canal Erie is in fact the Tomahawk river, right?... Part of the canal i
Engine fire BAD ORCA at 9:20am 04.27.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under t
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Rick D at 9:19am 04.27.24 I think the prior owner has to cancel the TIP. I believe that can be done at a counsel office or emb
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 8:55am 04.27.24 looking at a map it seems Canal Erie is in fact the Tomahawk river, right?...
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 (1) JamesG161 at 8:35am 04.27.24 This a picture from our H430 s that Stainless Pipe that vents under a removable deck Cover. No ven
Self tacking jib jssailem at 8:34am 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 JamesG161 at 8:25am 04.27.24 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. Your water tank air
Access to windlass marchem at 8:15am 04.27.24 my 2004 has same locker access and has never been any issues. I check it once a year in spring to m
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Stu Jackson at 7:56am 04.27.24 www.latitude38.com has covered this very well over the years. I'd also go ask on www.cruisersforu
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 7:55am 04.27.24 What about the PLB's from ACR or other brands? I like the feature that after activation by the MOB,
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 7:36am 04.27.24

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