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Need advice about charter ownership programs Stephen Dale at 12:58pm 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 My wife and I are considering a charter ownership - somewhere in a tropical location. I spend about
depth gauge problems fixermajixer at 12:43pm 06.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1090 I have a Raymarine ST50 Tridata on my Hunter 30T. I recently replaced my battery charger and coincid
Attaching hardwart to mast how to? Rappsailor at 12:27pm 06.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1002 I need to attach a fitting to my mast to keep the jib halyard from wrapping around the forestay when
Air Vent Plug Pie Rat at 12:04pm 06.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/930 I just bought a 1990 M26 and have just discovered that the air vent plug is missing. Does anyone kn
Cabinet Locks Sea Sharp at 12:02pm 06.12.05 Big Boats 1/851 I have the standard pull down doors on the several lockers in the galley and salon of my 37.5 with t
Backwards Autohelm Sea Sharp at 11:43am 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1029 I have an Autohelm ST4000 on my Legend 37.5. Worked great until today. I was messing with settings
376 Topping Lift Snapped Larry Stewart at 11:26am 06.12.05 Big Boats 4/1110 I just got home from Harbor Fest weekend here in Norfolk and our topping lift snap at the top of the
Drainage problem on 321 John Perri at 11:22am 06.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1503 I'm a new owner of a 1995 321. Love her so far.The drain pool in the head does not drain out, in fa
C310 Halyards Jon W. at 11:05am 06.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/983 Has anyone identified what model/brand of halyards Catalina used on the C310? I know it's 3/8ths, w
O'Day 192 Jib Control Questions timohara at 10:47am 06.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/744 I've got a 1986 O'Day 192 and I have a few questions about how I control the jib.(1) There are 2 t
Tabbed Bulkheads Herb Parsons at 10:42am 06.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/983 Anyone familiar with how the bulkheads are tabbed in on a '76 O'Day 25? My chainplate pulled loose t
motor mount on a mariner Doug at 10:40am 06.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/835 I am about to add a motor mount to my Mariner. Does anyone have any hints or specs that would assist
Stove question wayne logue at 5:12pm 06.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/913 We are new owners and have never had a boat with this many bells and whistles. Finally found the le
Shouldn't have panicked AlanAnt at 9:59am 06.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1276 Went out yesterday (6/11/05)on my 2004 H33 w/Yanmar 29hp, before leaving the slip I always check the
Exhaust hose smell Franklin at 9:55am 06.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/952 It seems I have a strong odor coming from the exhaust hose. It doesn't smell on the end where it co
electrical connectors Desert Sailor23981 at 9:32am 06.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/939 We recently purchased a used 25' MacGregor. I took one look at the electrical and pulled the battery
CDI Furler and Genoa Installation question rlw at 9:11am 06.12.05 Smaller Boats 1/943 Last year after pulling out I decided to remove my head sail an oem Doyle genoa which wasn't that di
Catalina Racing Machine? sjs at 9:05am 06.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/915 Today I was day sailing in Havre de Grace harbor and saw a beautiful boat and on the sail was the re
B and G lightning strikes lazeyjack at 8:57am 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1153 we have B and G Network on Nimbus, the quad reads all over, like the speed goes up and down, the de
Leak at forestay chainplate? Cactus Jack at 8:12am 06.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1206 We have a 1980 C25. There's a leak somewhere in the bow that runs into the storage locker under the

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What time is it? dlochner at 6:36pm 01.28.21 Because time zones do not precisely follow meridians. Same in the US, the lines marking the time zon
What time is it? 31seahorse at 6:30pm 01.28.21 Is everyone in Madrid on Daylight Saving Time!?!?
What time is it? SailingLoto at 6:30pm 01.28.21 Big question. If Spain lies west of the Prime Meridian, how can Madrid be one hour ahead of Greenwic
Are you Bi? (1) LeeandRick at 6:20pm 01.28.21 Too hot here in the summer to sail so of course we have a powerboat to keep a breeze on our face.
Winter Generator (1) alexco38 at 5:58pm 01.28.21 20W self contained solar panel from Amazon maintaining 3 batteries. Face the panel due South tilted
Deck paint Project_Mayhem at 5:30pm 01.28.21 Interlux Intergrip was used on my last boat. It's about as rough as you can get without causing skin
Deck paint Member 131497 at 5:20pm 01.28.21 What paint system did you use as I am interested in same for a 1984 motor yacht. My deck was used an
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Panotaker at 5:00pm 01.28.21 Yeah, it is the same exact way. Only thing I did different is, I didn't remove the whole center boar
Winter Generator Terry Cox at 4:51pm 01.28.21 Our P42 came with an 8KW Genset hardwired into the boat. Your 5.5KW B&S should work just fine for th
Valve adjustment our M25 XPB engines kloudie1 at 4:50pm 01.28.21 Yes.. Check at 500 hours.. Dealer is not being forthright.. By the time an engine doesn't run correc
Hunter Legend 35.5 ... 1991 Fuel in Bilge Joseph Bauman at 4:40pm 01.28.21 What kind of engine? Check the fuel lines around the motor, especially the return lines. the hoses
Winter Generator TimFromLI at 4:12pm 01.28.21 A 30 amp shore power cord should be able to handle the 120V - 22.9 amp output of the generator. I as
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose Jskosmo at 4:05pm 01.28.21 You have to look from the inside where the post is. For example, one of them is accessed behind the
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Fred at 4:01pm 01.28.21 Check this post for my H26 experience with remote control and motor linkage. https://forums.sailboat
37C Spreader Tip Replacement Bolander at 3:56pm 01.28.21 I wouldn't know where to send you for dropping the mast at a lower cost. I think you're just going t
Winter Generator Don S/V ILLusion at 3:41pm 01.28.21 Given the discharge rate of cold batteries is nil, why would you bother? Even if it worked, any cha
Deck paint william24424 at 3:26pm 01.28.21 Yes, remove tape at end of day. I'm about half way finished with my deck. Rustoleum marine primer th
A good first sailboat? caverun at 3:23pm 01.28.21 There is a '93 23.5 just listed in the Charlotte craigslist. Nice 8hp Nissan (same as Tohatsu) 4-str
A good first sailboat? JRT at 3:18pm 01.28.21 Hull 211, last July my marina did a full strip down on the bottom and there were no issues or damage
Are you Bi? Rick486 at 2:52pm 01.28.21 i love motorboating. all sizes

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