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Dodger+ Solution for Ketch Rig (2) Foswick at 4:08pm 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 3/408 I've got a bunch of Sunbrella looking for a project. I've never been a fan of dodgers and biminis -
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. sailcapt340 at 1:09pm 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 7/534 My new Standard Horizon RAM4 Mic has 2 Ferrite Cores included in the box. They need to be fastened
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. SeaLuff at 11:49am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1001 I have used a prop spray paint for barnacles for 30 years in the Chesapeake Bay. It is no longer eff
Tally Ho is a Cover Girl! (1) Tally Ho at 10:11am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 1/328
Headliner replacement bob45 at 7:36am 03.12.25 Ask All Sailors 6/549 Hi all... I'm sure this has been brought up before, but as ideas and materials progress, I thought t
41DS chain locker slope and castling MFD at 8:14pm 03.11.25 Big Boats 0/294 The other post asking about where the windlass relay is on a 41DS got me to thinking about this agai
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? (1) Mike8193 at 6:34pm 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/737 I am replacing my 20 year old sanitation hoses. Just started today and going well. I have a question
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 10/1165 We tow a Precision 23 from Michigan to Florida and back every year. For the past several years we h
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Foswick at 3:45pm 03.11.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/881 Our new boat has a heating stove, which is something I have wanted to extend the comfortable sailing
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C (1) kim4995 at 10:52am 03.11.25 Ask All Sailors 5/723 I just got this Bayfield 29C surveyed. One of the things that came back was some damage on the Mast.
Towing a Precision 23 majorkong1 at 4:18am 03.11.25 Trailer Sailors 13/1545 I'm considering purchasing a trailerable sailboat and recently learned about the Precision 23. It se
Lifesling Rescue This Weekend Foswick at 10:55pm 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 14/832 You don't often see this caught on video. Over the weekend, a couple of sailors went overboard and w
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:51pm 03.10.25 Bigger Boats 2/579
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 5:38pm 03.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1113 My halyard is SO long. Do you use it to act as the mainsheet also? The way I rigged the mainsheet wi
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... NCM at 3:14pm 03.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/290 Hi i am looking for a spinnaker pole for a hunter Sonata (2.43m) ~ can anyone help?
Bilge Pump rgarner001 at 10:50am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 4/315 I have a 1981 Tanzer 26. I want to install a bilge pump. The space below the floor boards over the b
Do you remember the morning of 2 Feb 2025 (3) jssailem at 9:11am 03.10.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/410 On that fateful full morning, Stumptown Fil, our NW resident weather prognosticator beaver, awoke. H
Bottom paint question (2) barney17 at 8:56am 03.10.25 Ask All Sailors 13/786 I have a 17' fiberglass sailboat from the 60s. I'd like to sand/primer/paint the bottom. I have 2 p
41DS Windlass New MH31 Owner at 7:47am 03.10.25 Big Boats 1/326 Anyone gone looking for the solenoid for your windlass for a 41DS? Before I start pulling panels ou
adding electrical stove Rick.johnson at 6:32am 03.10.25 Big Boats 19/1618 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter with the GSI 3 burner an oven that uses propane an will be

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Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Rick Webb at 8:45am 09.13.25 Think he was dissuaded?
Helice de proa Michael Davis at 8:43am 09.13.25
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? dLj at 8:39am 09.13.25 I don't think it's necessary to change oil and filters at this point. You are only 1/4 of the way to
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? JoeWhite at 7:54am 09.13.25 I would change it if you are changing the oil. There may be moisture or contaminated in the oil.
Permission To Come Aboard!! Tally Ho at 7:31am 09.13.25 Hi (HaHa)...should be mandatory on all boats :) Good eye. I do recall the owner mentioning that t
Helice de proa kappykaplan at 5:58am 09.13.25 But I understood the cerveza! Absolutely!!! :beer:
Helice de proa shemandr at 5:48am 09.13.25 Thanks for the translation! Four years of high school Spanish left me a little short. But I unders
Apparent Wind Indicator Joe at 4:52am 09.13.25 Maybe breaking that neck breaker is a blessing if it forces you to pay more attention to your tell t
Permission To Come Aboard!! Joe at 4:16am 09.13.25 Lots of questions.... You state it's your first boat. So your boating experience is limited. This
Helice de proa kappykaplan at 4:10am 09.13.25 Bow Thruster Hello, I am new to the forum. I am writing from Spain. I have a Hunter 38.6 for 3 year
41DS Window Replacement gfrazzle at 8:45pm 09.12.25 I have the same task coming up next summer. I have not disassembled yet, but somebody else who pos
41DS Window Replacement MFD at 6:52pm 09.12.25 I have the same task coming up next summer. I have not disassembled yet, but somebody else who post
Hunter 41 DS stern locker MFD at 6:46pm 09.12.25 I have a 2009 41DS. Yes, both those small cockpit lockers have openings to the interior of the hull.
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 4:48pm 09.12.25 The best way I know of is to look for tear-down videos to see how they are built. Will Prowse makes
Lithium Batteries SteveHughessails at 4:12pm 09.12.25 How would we be able to identify a substandard battery or one that is housing an inadequate BMS? Am
Battery box mount. marcham at 3:21pm 09.12.25 Making a sturdy mounting place is vital, but do not lose sight of the ABYC requirement to have it i
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 2:20pm 09.12.25
LP Valve Calif. Ted at 1:28pm 09.12.25 They all get surprisingly hot to me, I think most people are alarmed when they learn that "first han
Mariner Roller-Stay Parts? Project_Mayhem at 1:18pm 09.12.25 I ordered from BC Precision when rebuilding my hood furler. Better prices than most other domestic s
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 1:02pm 09.12.25 Just saw this on another site - nice blurb on sea trials: http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Sea%20Tria

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