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Sextant Ilanortho at 7:24pm 10.03.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2777 Can anyone please recommend a decent sextant to purchase either metal or plastic; have a landlubber
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting (1) Jim Hawkins at 4:26pm 10.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 31/6204 So, a friend bought a sailboat............without asking my opinion of it first. Let's be kind and s
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (5) SailingLoto at 3:03pm 10.03.20 Trailer Sailors 43/3441 My fixer upper. I gutted it a few weeks back. Since then I kinda stalled, got side tracked with an
Hunter Edge Real Top Speed with 70hp Outboard nickh1 at 1:18pm 10.03.20 Trailer Sailors 13/2902 Hello, I am considering the purchase or a Hunter 27 Edge but I talked to a current owner who said th
Hunter 26 leaking water into cabin light (3) MySong at 10:40am 10.03.20 Smaller Boats 3/940 My main cabin light is full of water. I went to the coachroof and my mast wiring plug is lose at the
Tropical Storm Gamma (2) JamesG161 at 8:20am 10.03.20 Weather and Forecasting 0/548 This storm started as Invest 91. This was noted to us in some PM's even before it was an INVESTiga
H26 electric panel (1) Chiriqui at 7:11am 10.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/648 I posted a similar message that is it Dave responded saying it is sold at SailBoats... but couldn't
Any Mac owners in Jacksonville, FL? bdeason at 6:44am 10.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/450 Hi everyone. sailorbob here. I am considering the purchase of an x or an m and was wondering if the
322, my winter project (7) acarter at 6:04am 10.03.20 Bigger Boats 14/2121 Last week I picked up my 33 year old O'Day 322 in Buzzards Bay, MA and brought it home to Casco Bay,
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? (7) mustangy at 10:33pm 10.02.20 Ask All Sailors 38/3626 unfortunately at boatyard raccoon destroy every cable and make holes all around the boat owner of ya
1999 Beneteau Oceanis 411 - Trying to identify and find door lock or parts (8) rlluis at 8:08pm 10.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1956 I am trying to get some help identifying a lock from the doors on a 1999 Beneteau 411. One of my do
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:41am 10.02.20 Racing 20/2543 Link for the video of GBCA Rum Race #8 on Galveston Bay. Really fun downwind leg starts at about 7:4
Lido 14 drain plug size Mark14 at 6:06pm 10.01.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1008 What is the diameter of the lido 14 drain plug in the transom?
37C Windlass Bolander at 5:22pm 10.01.20 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2521 I've had it with pulling up my fricking anchor from the fricking mud of the Long Island Sound! Anyon
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Mr. Dave at 5:09pm 10.01.20 Sails Call Lounge 35/2189 So, I've come to the conclusion that anyone who starts a post with "Son, ..." should be banned from
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Davidasailor26 at 5:03pm 10.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/6936
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser jaysweet at 4:14pm 10.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1108 In the spirit of NPR's Car Talk puzzler, here's a puzzle for you: Just started a week-long cruise i
From Just Outta the Water after 10 yrs, No Maintenance (3) RockynHilda at 3:51pm 10.01.20 Smaller Boats 6/559 The 1st image is just acquiring her from Canyon Lake, was rushed to build the trailer that is why it
Am Makin Progress RockynHilda at 3:16pm 10.01.20 Smaller Boats 10/579 I have made some pretty good progress on my 25.5 Hunter (Udershe), have repaired all scratches bumps
Yet another holding tank vent question... AndyL at 1:56pm 10.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/958 (These questions pertain to a 2004 Hunter 36 with a manual Jabsco head) I recently started getting

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NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 2:56pm 04.26.24 The route is pretty straight forward once you get to the Lake Erie. To get to Lake Erie there are
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 04.26.24 Epoxy barrier with a different colour is good as well. What type of antifouling paint do you use and
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ (1) rardiH36 at 2:06pm 04.26.24 1) Taking notice of this thread, I thought to link you to my posts about my strut replacement eight
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 1:14pm 04.26.24 Carpet tile sounds interesting. Everything is a redo on the boat. I redid the seats and now they
H30t Boot Stripe ggrizzard at 12:53pm 04.26.24 It is painted or black dyed gel coat... Not a decal. If you prep the old stripe properly with sandin
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? dLj at 11:50am 04.26.24 @arf145 , at the end of two seasons, what is your signal to apply another two coats of CPP. Thanks
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 11:30am 04.26.24 Before my stroke I was working with Timm & Chris W. To get all this data into a spread-sheet. While
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 11:22am 04.26.24 Thanks Rod. That is good to know. Balmar could have easily avoided all of this trouble simply by
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 11:19am 04.26.24 @arf145 , at the end of two seasons, what is your signal to apply another two coats of CPP. Thanks.
Access to windlass Tom J at 11:11am 04.26.24 Interesting. Maybe they added it to make it possible to check/add oil? Looks like a PO added the
Sarasota Bay Returning rgranger at 10:58am 04.26.24 Two weeks ago I resurfaced the interior of a small 18' cuddy cabin boat. First I primmed the entire
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 10:41am 04.26.24 Returning to Sarasota Bay on June 8, 2024. I will be anchoring out at the same location. I will be
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? arf145 at 10:17am 04.26.24 I've always used CPP with decent results. I get two seasons out of a two coat application.
Access to windlass marchem at 9:57am 04.26.24 no access port. Interesting. Maybe they added it to make it possible to check/add oil?
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status So just WHERE have you been for the
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.26.24 You won't get two seasons unless it is a very low fouling location. The Pacific Northwest is a lo
Engine fire Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 04.26.24 take my word - no one here can lend an educated guess. And that pretty much sums up the entire si
Access to windlass (1) JoeWhite at 8:45am 04.26.24 224409 I located this c310 anchor locker with no access port.
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 8:39am 04.26.24 Yes. Thanks for the photo. It makes sense. I am not sure why an access port is needed on the top. I
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 8:34am 04.26.24 There seems to be an interesting fear by people of having mast down. But on my old Macgregor 26c

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