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Hunter cockpit light /speaker bar Mike2006 at 10:23am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 3/541 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 14/2411 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 6/568 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 8/1415 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 4/578 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 9/1303 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 22/2639 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 3/2811 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 9/4676 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 13/2855 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 1/519 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 3/746 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) 2/502 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 10/1640 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 47/15742 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 2/789 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 8/1413 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 19/1882 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Looking for a boat club nearby ebsail at 7:37am 08.11.20 Day Sailers 1/458 I recently moved to Owings Mills Md. and am looking for a boat club between Annapolis and Baltimore,

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Standup blocks JBP-PA at 6:58am 09.25.24 Soft shackle is an excellent idea! Easy to make and much less expensive than good standup shackles
Standup blocks shemandr at 6:54am 09.25.24 I know this isn't a response to the OP but I would be inclined to lose the self tacking jib hardware
What is this paint? dlochner at 6:27am 09.25.24 Looks like years of aggressive scrubbing with Softscrub or some other abrasive cleanser. It wore out
Standup blocks FlimFlamII at 5:33am 09.25.24 Soft shackle is an excellent idea! Easy to make and much less expensive than good standup shackles.
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Thud at 5:07am 09.25.24 We humans suffer from information overload. For sailors AI should take all of the information inputs
Standup blocks Ward H at 4:58am 09.25.24 I'd think there must be a better way to attach a block to a toe rail. 1st thought is to file smooth
Starter motor burned up? CYQK at 2:43am 09.25.24 Try to update your amp gauge!! Personally i think it is more important than a volt meter Yes the vol
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kappykaplan at 1:49am 09.25.24 Davidasailor26, tks! That image helps. :beer:
Starter motor burned up? Kings Gambit at 10:20pm 09.24.24
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 9:34pm 09.24.24 Sorry, its all BS (the extinguisher and the bag). The extinguishing agents on the market for lithi
Treatment for portlight gaskets (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:14pm 09.24.24 I've used this for 25 years and all port, hatch, and sundry gaskets still look like new : it sees w
Standup blocks higgs at 8:38pm 09.24.24 Will stand up blocks will raise the line up off the deck. Couldn't that pose a trip hazard?
Standup blocks FlimFlamII at 8:24pm 09.24.24 If you use stand up block with a base you will have to drill holes in the deck, which can lead to w
Treatment for portlight gaskets BigEasy at 7:36pm 09.24.24 303 aerospace protectant is good.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard marcham at 7:32pm 09.24.24 Take a week of vacation? It's already on the hard and dry, ready for blister repair and paint. No mo
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 7:20pm 09.24.24 Wow...... thanks a ton Quadrille 38! up next second look after storm passe.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 09.24.24 JamesG161 and jssailem, what do your sources tell you about the predicted hook to the West after TS
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 7:03pm 09.24.24 @Richard19068 is spot on!
Purchase questions 38 quadrille38 at 6:44pm 09.24.24 We have a 2008 38 that we purchase new in 2009. She was a dealer demo when we purchased her.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 6:27pm 09.24.24 The insurance only requires the paint The yard I am at does allow DIY bottom painting, I could do

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