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Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) asherah at 6:59am 09.18.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1071 Tried to cover the call for help in title. We live on our Beneteau 473 through the winter, in Bosto
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Gary Ryan at 5:16am 09.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1917 Guys, temp is dropping here this weekend. Learning all the systems on our 386, I forgot to look and
Need repair shop in TX bank222 at 8:32pm 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/349
Rigging life? Mike Oldak at 5:22pm 09.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2919 I have an '84 H34 and heard on Sail Life that rigging lasts about 15 or 20 years. My rigging is alm
Raymarine Wheel Pilot Actuator rpwillia at 5:10pm 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1329 So it looks like my Raymarine autopilot wheel actuator needs to be replaced (the outer cover is crac
Norcold Icebox Conversion Kit - SCQT-6407 - NOT WORKING (2) ErikHunter30T at 1:14pm 09.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/657 Hi all, I have a Norcold SCQT-6407 Icebox conversion kit installed on my Hunter 30T (1991), which do
A little help? Krausser at 10:43am 09.17.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/975 Hello! I've got an '82 C38 and the main salon hatch is leaking. It's an old Bomar, looks like stee
Stuck anchor LagunaJay at 9:27am 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1484 Please read this and tell me if I should have done something differently: https://sqoopsailboat.blo
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? deltaten at 8:48am 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 44/9758 I solo a majority of the time on my W27 in the far N.Chesapeake. Rapid changes in wind direction is
Victoria 18 rudder missing (1) Daniel Y. at 4:05am 09.17.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1815 I just acquired a Victoria 18 which is missing the rudder completely, is there a design or pattern s
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories smokey73 at 10:01pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2048 Just stumbled on the official listing of all Special Anchorages in the US and it's Territories. Thi
Repair to hull / deck seal AndrewJ at 7:18pm 09.16.20 Day Sailers 1/749
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift HD74 at 5:55pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3934 I have a 1999 hunter 340 and have just added a vertical whisker pole car track on my mast. I need to
SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise (6) jssailem at 5:22pm 09.16.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/883 SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise - Part 1 It has been a long summer. Planned sailing experiences wer
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person patrickkidd at 4:22pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2647 Has anyone ever figured out a clever way to tighten or loosen nuts for stanchions or other deck hard
Hello from Upstate NY FuzzyBadger at 3:04pm 09.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1613 Hi all, My wife and I are new to all of this and seriously looking at a 1990 26D. I would like to ta
TS Beta <--- TD 22 <--- Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 2:49pm 09.16.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/1303 Just when I was starting to relax, @kloudie1 asked me about this beauty yesterday.:banghead: eep.
Stop Control Cable on First 35S5 KGarvey at 2:34pm 09.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/673 I'm looking for information on how to access the stop Control cable on a Beneteau First 35S5 so I ca
A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... MitchM at 2:06pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 10/855 i have great respect for the professionals who navigate to bring those huge cargo sh
Marinas... Member 131497 at 8:48am 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/950 Hey guys What would be a good app to look into marinas? Or a website... Thx to all C

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Tosca gets a windlass (2) monocerosin at 8:15am 11.11.24 228414228415 We also made our out of coosa board! I'm running 4ga wire from the solenoid to the eng
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:10am 11.11.24 @Slowboat314 I talked with the poster but was waiting on the identification of the mast and boom.
Hunter 49 Cutlass bearing artboas at 7:45am 11.11.24 Thanks kindly for the nice clear step by step advice. I'm assuming the Strut Prol Tool is not just
O'day 302 NMEA backbone cable location Evan656 at 7:41am 11.11.24 I replaced my old instrument kit (a combo depth, speed and temp sensor through-hull and single cockp
Maintenance intervals Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 11.11.24
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 6:20am 11.11.24 Great advice and direction from all. Thank you. While we have such warm and mild weather here in
Maintenance intervals degas at 6:10am 11.11.24
Cabin cushions Bmac68 at 6:02am 11.11.24 If these are still available, I'm also interested.
Happy Veterans' Day jssailem at 5:37am 11.11.24 Thank you for your service. Happy Veterans Day Naval Air Reserve Third Class Petty Officier.1969 -1
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Tally Ho at 5:21am 11.11.24 I have the B&G V50 radio set with the H50 remote. I installed the charging cradle in the cockpit, w
Maintenance intervals Tally Ho at 5:00am 11.11.24 The oil in diesels is generally darker (black) compared to a gas engine. I change my engine oil a
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Davidasailor26 at 4:47am 11.11.24 Get a VHF with a wireless remote. Use the existing power wire for the radio for the wireless remote
Happy Veterans' Day kappykaplan at 4:16am 11.11.24 Navy, O5 (Commander), Surface Line (ship driver or black shoe, whichever you prefer), 1978-1998.
Happy Veterans' Day kloudie1 at 4:15am 11.11.24 Many thanks, Kappy. Navy, Second Class Petty Officier.1968-1972.
Espar hydronic heating system east coaster at 4:08am 11.11.24 Although I have a espar D4 air unit that I installed on my 2002 310, my response has to do with the
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 3:58am 11.11.24
Sewing bags for gear justsomeguy at 3:50am 11.11.24 Marine Fabric Seamstress Yeah, overcapitalization. These people don't need it.
Today I said goodbye to an old friend justsomeguy at 3:48am 11.11.24 How did the severed tendon happen?
cabin lightbulb change pdrisc at 1:34am 11.11.24 I believe the clear portion rotates counter clockwise (while looking up at it) about a half inch, th
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 11:21pm 11.10.24 Throw it away just because it's old. :yikes: Half of us on this forum would be in the trash heap al

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