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Installing an Electric Bilge Pump Red_Dog at 10:41am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2122 A friend of mine has asked me to install an electric bilge pump for him. That in and of itself is no
Hunter cockpit light /speaker bar Mike2006 at 10:23am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 3/514 Does anyone know of an alternative supplier of the hunter arch light/speaker bar.
Considering a Purchase - Advice? WanderingOnTheWay at 9:43am 08.12.20 Columbia 14/1834 Hi all, My wife and I are relatively new sailors, with a couple of years of instruction under our b
BULB REPLACEMENT Steve760 at 8:02am 08.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/521 Hello all. Can anyone tell me what kind of anchor light bulb I need for a 450? Would really like to
Starboard hanging locker in forward berth BC Bernie at 7:27am 08.12.20 Catalina 310 8/1191 Just curious - there is a thin wooden floor in the bottom of this locker, what's underneath? Wasted
Help available at no cost ebsail at 7:20am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/537 I'm an experienced sailor with over 60 years in the game, and currently bored with retirement. Over
Forepeak Bulkhead Castrilper55 at 6:46am 08.12.20 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1150 I am looking for information on removal of the forepeak bulkhead. I am 6'3" which makes the V berth
Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 2:18am 08.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 22/2179 Hi there, We just entered into the sailing world and purchased a 2001 hunter 290. I am sure I wi
Looking for someone to buy and bring my beloved boat back to her original glory. Seaboy Jeff at 2:17am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 0/15 S/V Star Dancer is a Columbia 36 Yawl and details can be found at 36' beautiful fiberglass yawl - bo
O'day widgeon (2) Rawrz at 11:52pm 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 3/2424 We recently just acquired an O'day widgeon and this is our first time owning an O'day. I found on th
Lake St. Clair anchorages sesmith at 7:52pm 08.11.20 Destinations 9/3979 To those who either sail Lake St. Clair or transit through there...do you know of any anchorages whe
Window/portlight replacement SailingLoto at 7:10pm 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2381 I am replacing my leaky, deteriorated windows on my 1984 Laguna 26. The original windows seem to b
Hunter 38 a/c saloon vents Wl3175 at 6:28pm 08.11.20 Big Boats 1/474 Firstly thanks to all for the help in establishing the a/c set up on the 38 we have it 99% figured o
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work Wojtus at 5:46pm 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 3/647 Hello fellow boat owners; I have just purchased a 2001 Beneteau 331 with Westerbeke 3 engine, fresh
Trouble downloading pdf file to General Downloads jmce1587 at 4:06pm 08.11.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/467 anyone having trouble loading pdf files to general downloads? error message I'm receiving is the fi
Sails to live for. (2) TomY at 1:29pm 08.11.20 Destinations 10/1400 After a much needed (Isia,..what?) and peaceful night off the Torry Islands at the eastern end of th
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 12:51pm 08.11.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/14078 Hope all you sailors are staying safe and Covid free. Years ago, during a cruise to Australia and
Covers and the Plastic Boat.... Shorefun at 12:07pm 08.11.20 Day Sailers 2/710 I made an observation the other day. During the winter I had a grey cover on my H170 and noted the
Need a boat club near Baltimore ebsail at 9:30am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1156 Moved to Maryland recently and am now looking for a boat club to join. One that allows working on y
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 8:40am 08.11.20 Smaller Boats 19/1710 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?

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How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) shemandr at 7:08pm 04.14.24 I did swim for my dingy once. Cocktails were involved.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 7:08pm 04.14.24 Well, an outboard kicker is standard issue for a boat like mine. I had learned to sail out and in t
Santana 21 design info needed buckwhidden1 at 6:22pm 04.14.24 Search the threads on this site for no traveler rig and you will find various examples of boom end
Vang? DanMaine at 5:43pm 04.14.24 I am not familiar with the HC37 rigging. Do you have mid-boom sheeting, end boom sheeting, an adjus
Vang? Will Gilmore at 5:38pm 04.14.24 Except when you're off the wind. That's where questions about the traveler and mid-boom sheeting c
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? stickinthemud57 at 5:30pm 04.14.24 Well, an outboard kicker is standard issue for a boat like mine. I had learned to sail out and in th
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? stickinthemud57 at 5:16pm 04.14.24 I know a guy. Check your PM.
Vang? kappykaplan at 3:02pm 04.14.24 Well designed and adjusted sheet cars usually do that job perfectly well. Except when you're off t
Vang? Will Gilmore at 2:56pm 04.14.24 I am not familiar with the HC37 rigging. Do you have mid-boom sheeting, end boom sheeting, an adjus
Chafe guard for dodger dlochner at 2:08pm 04.14.24 I have black vinyl. Works well.
Chafe guard for dodger Rich Stidger at 1:37pm 04.14.24 I use regular light grey leather, but I have also lowered my bimini frame to provide less chance of
Lewmar wheel brake jammed kappykaplan at 1:19pm 04.14.24 Easy fix! Well done! Sail safe. :beer:
Lewmar wheel brake jammed HarryvdMeer at 1:11pm 04.14.24 Thanks for your comments. Upon close inspection I noticed that one of the steering wheel bolts had
New Genoa questions Richard19068 at 12:44pm 04.14.24 Thanks for the comments
Entering Canade with children. Terry Cox at 12:42pm 04.14.24 Year before last I checked in at Bedwell. Hi Mike. Cleared Canada Customs in five minutes last sea
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:39pm 04.14.24 Hmmmm.... Kiwi dude at my marina went 'round Van Isl. with his wife and newborn in a Ericson 27 Ato
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 12:36pm 04.14.24 What I am really after is understanding the warning buzzer circuit. My buzzer can at times sound ver
Entering Canade with children. Hello Below at 12:25pm 04.14.24 I understand that others with Nexus have been able to connect to CBSA after crossing north of Bound
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 12:17pm 04.14.24 From what I see in some forums, some of these engines wired the glow plugs directly through the keys
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid (1) Fred at 12:05pm 04.14.24 Actually its on page 97 of the manual that I found online (pg 26 of my paper manual)

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