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Should I Buy 1975 Sirocco S-15? IASailor at 1:56pm 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 11/3278 I was out sailing my Catalina 22 and talked to this guy with a boat. He said it was for sale. I don'
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? Sailboz at 1:39pm 06.08.20 Big Boats 18/11932 I don't know if this topic has already been beaten to death, so my apologies if it has, but does any
HANK ON FRUSTRATION twodzusfittings at 1:14pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 23/3343 Who among us is sailing with hank on jibs. My brand new auto pilot, not even used yet had to go in f
VANG twodzusfittings at 1:04pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 3/908 I've finally gone sailing with my 30 Oday. I put the Vang on, had a great day. Put the hook down, st
CABIN SLATS twodzusfittings at 1:00pm 06.08.20 Bigger Boats 5/820 Where do you put your plexi glass cabin slats while sailing. Mine fit between the hand rail and the
Hunter Legend 43 Chock (2) Armonia1 at 12:48pm 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 3/547 Hurricane Maria devastated the island . Fortunately my vessel Armonia, a 1993 hunter 43 Legend, only
Mainsail not reaching top of mast (2) JAC1 at 11:21am 06.08.20 Sirius 21/22 14/2798 Hi all! I recently purchased a Sirius 21. It has the original sail, and I noticed that even with the
Hunter Legend 27 - what stove is standard? Martin-Galini at 10:22am 06.08.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/975 Hi everyone, Just bought a 2005 Hunter Legend 27 and the stove is missing. Can anyone tell me what
Weather Helm on a H. 34 - Negative Roach on the Main - Additional Reef Points swshogren at 10:16am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/567 Curious to see if anyone has had the mainsail recut on a Hunter 34 to remove the roach and to add ne
Sealing Cockpit Hatches - Watertight Bulkheads - Cockpit Scuppers - Making the Cockpit Seaworthy swshogren at 10:10am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/543 Hi and thank you for reading. This is a follow-on to my earlier question - but about making the cock
Seacock Count - Are we missing a few? swshogren at 9:59am 06.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1064 Hi and thank you for reading. I am close to purchasing a '83 Hunter 34 and I am compiling a list of
Catalina 310 end of boom cover Frank H at 9:52am 06.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/505 Hi mates. I have been plugging the end of my boom with a plastic bottle to keep out the bird nests.
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat rgranger at 9:51am 06.08.20 Trailer Sailors 15/2062 I recently read a thread where someone asked how to keep the water in the ballast tank from getting
Looking for a rigging outfit in British Columbia Revv up at 9:37am 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1230
H26 & H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? symont at 9:37am 06.08.20 Smaller Boats 10/956 Still a newbie on my H260, I need to rethink my storage organization. Between safety, pratical or ju
Universal M25 with Novatron panel engine starting problems Busy Living at 9:35am 06.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/968 I am having issues with starting my 1983 Universal M25 with Novatron control panel. I have replaced
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed dlochner at 9:27am 06.08.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1301 Just saw this, well know rigger Brion Toss passed away yesterday. He was one of the most respected r
Hunter 170 Jib Line with rolling furler sail tschwab at 9:16am 06.08.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1299 Pardon my lack of sailing terms: I have a new Jib for my hunter 170 and it appears to be a little t
Yanmar 3JH4W 40hp question letskeepriding at 8:59am 06.08.20 Big Boats 9/898 so now that I've had a chance to use my new boat I have a question about the engine. 2005 40hp Yanma
V Berth DRF18 at 7:16am 06.08.20 Catalina 310 7/1735 What are the dimensions of the V Berth Mattress in the 2002 Catalina 310? Does any one know of nice

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Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile dmax at 8:43am 03.28.24 Do you suspect that the plywood has been compromised? Evidence would be brown streaks running down t
310 DC Current Draw Chart john2 at 8:42am 03.28.24 is that 1,7 amp always on? turn of stuf untill you find the source. Check battery voltage before
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 8:33am 03.28.24 Thanks jssailem! Yea, I'm not sure exactly what this gentlemen means by 'between the bunks'. I'm goi
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 Davidasailor26 at 8:12am 03.28.24
Clamp on meter recommendation? MitchM at 8:12am 03.28.24 What I don t recommend is the Fluke. Spent $320 on it, the AC clamp on feature failed right
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel MitchM at 7:48am 03.28.24
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Davidasailor26 at 7:47am 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 7:17am 03.28.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 03.28.24 As I found with my boat, the gear ratio isn't necessarily the same on all boats even of the same mod
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t
Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 4:17am 03.28.24 Thanks, appreciate the advice. The same goes for the Bimini. The frames for both are in good shape b
Fridge: 12V or DC Davidasailor26 at 3:57am 03.28.24 That's a lot of cycle time. How much does it draw while running? My 12V fridge will cycle on for ab
Balmer sg200 problem dlochner at 3:35am 03.28.24 Can you upload photos of what your display is showing at various points? It almost sounds to me a
NMEA dlochner at 3:23am 03.28.24 The drop cables and backbone cables are physically the same. Their position in the network is what c
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine kappykaplan at 2:04am 03.28.24 Just curious? Should I post here what I actually decide to do and let you all know how it went and
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 9:08pm 03.27.24
Removing the dodger jssailem at 8:32pm 03.27.24 The demo guys use a hacksaw or a sawzall I suspect you may want a less destructive approach. In th
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 03.27.24 Those must be fun to water.
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine BTC1984 at 8:02pm 03.27.24 Thank you for all the opinions. Very helpful. Just curious? Should I post here what I actually dec
Fridge: 12V or DC dLj at 8:00pm 03.27.24

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