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A week in Jamaica JRT at 8:21am 07.26.20 Catalina 310 9/1341 Got away with wife last week to Sandals Royal Caribbean, great trip in this crazy time. The country
Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... (2) docsooner08 at 7:30am 07.26.20 Smaller Boats 13/2869 Good Morning All, I've had my 1999 H240 for 2 weeks and I am loving it! I've noticed I don't love
2008 Beneteau Oceanis - Engine battery alarm on while battery appears to be appropriately charged. miraculix at 6:32am 07.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3157 Hi all, We recently purchased our first bigger sailboat, a Beneteau Oceanis 40 from 2008. The boat
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Brian D at 6:22am 07.26.20 Ask All Sailors 65/7372 Wow, someone screwed up! https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/07/25/will-garmin-pay-10m-r
Garmin 440 s Jac123 at 3:24am 07.26.20 Catalina 30 3/858 Our Garmin begins to power up and then fades to a blank screen. Has anyone had a similar experience
Hunter 19-2. What size and type plug is used on the ballast vent? ChampagneBoatingonaBeerBudget at 7:50pm 07.25.20 Smaller Boats 12/1330 My project Hunter 19-2 is moving along. The boat came with no plug in the water ballast tank vent. I
O'Day 322 throttle cable Mickstr at 7:32pm 07.25.20 Bigger Boats 2/568 Anyone know the length and or Teleflex model number for a throttle cable on the 322? I need to repla
Rebedding a Winch - Best sealant that can be removed after a few years? Dan_Y at 7:17pm 07.25.20 Big Boats 12/4568 Like other hunter 36 owners (and other models) I just discovered that the Lewmar Ocean ST 40 jib wi
Replacing original Ray52 VHF Radio..... (2) sailcapt340 at 4:52pm 07.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1038 On my 2000 340, I have a Ray52 VHF radio. The cord has deteriorated and as it is hard wired to the
Access stereo panel above chart table ranmanca20 at 1:10pm 07.25.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/725 How does one access the panel where the stereo and VHF are installed above the chart table? Breaker
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison SycloneDriver at 11:14am 07.25.20 Ask All Sailors 42/6759 I did a little unscientific testing today with my Honda inverter generators. I compared the noise l
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug Jackdaw at 10:28am 07.25.20 Racing 12/1476
New to sailing. lots of questions (1) svlivinalittle at 10:16am 07.25.20 Catalina 22 35/4463 So a few years ago I bought a sailboat... And I found out why its called a mid-life crisis, because
No one owns a Mariner? Really? Anonymous User 801 at 10:05am 07.25.20 Mariner 9/9191 4 posts in 3 years? And one of those posts was about an outboard motor and not the actual boat. I b
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 8:36am 07.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 48/4728
Read above Kings Gambit at 8:22am 07.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/406 Read above post.
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump malyea at 6:53am 07.25.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 32/5352 What are the pros/cons of a impeller type macerator discharge pump vs a bellows/diaphragm NON - mace
Hurricane Isaias <--- TS Isaias <--- PTC 9 <--- Invest 92L (2) JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.25.20 Weather and Forecasting 47/4331 We noted this tropical wave when it was 20 days away. World wide weather information continues to i
Unknown Roller Furler Foil Extrsions (3) Herb Parsons at 10:21pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/427 Can anyone help me identify these roller furler extensions? My brother picked these up at a parts sa
Veers to port Drinky Crow at 9:13pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 5/884 if I let go of tiller while motoring. Fin keel transom hung rudder. Inboard two blade. Culprit?

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how many more years can I get out of her? kappykaplan at 7:14am 09.21.24
how many more years can I get out of her? Captain-Will at 7:14am 09.21.24
how many more years can I get out of her? smokey73 at 7:06am 09.21.24 For years as I was a kid my Dad and I went to boat shows looking for small cruising powerboat you co
how many more years can I get out of her? Captain-Will at 7:02am 09.21.24 Somethings are not about money. If all you care about is dollars and cents, and you expect put mon
Angled Engine Control Enclosure dmax at 7:01am 09.21.24 I used one of these, decent but it collects dirt because of the rough surface, I would paint it blac
how many more years can I get out of her? dmax at 6:55am 09.21.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. smokey73 at 6:53am 09.21.24 Definitely try to hydrate more (Occam's razor) - your body needs extra water to flush the caffeine
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? dmax at 6:49am 09.21.24 Actually I do but there ya go. OTOH you don't notice a joke when you see one. You could have easil
Merit 22 owner manual Jnovva at 6:43am 09.21.24 Recently purchased a Merit 22 that came with the paper manual. I scanned it and it can be downloaded
how many more years can I get out of her? shemandr at 6:41am 09.21.24 Somethings are not about money. If all you care about is dollars and cents, and you expect put mone
how many more years can I get out of her? smokey73 at 6:38am 09.21.24 Until you hit 70 years old, like me, and realize you can't lift the sails of a 35 footer like you u
how many more years can I get out of her? LakeOntario270 at 6:29am 09.21.24
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 09.21.24 No I do not have any drawings nor specs
First galley mod.... dlochner at 5:51am 09.21.24 Clever.
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? dlochner at 5:45am 09.21.24 The hoses are likely wire reinforced which increases the challenges here. You may be able to break t
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Indysailor at 5:43am 09.21.24 Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
how many more years can I get out of her? Indysailor at 5:33am 09.21.24 I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4 inboard. The motor is nearly perfect (<800 hrs and I like
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? Mika1 at 4:53am 09.21.24 It will be a fight. ? THIS! I went through this recently on a friend's powerboat - leaking hos
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 11:04pm 09.20.24 many thanks for your help @Crazy Dave Condon ! sure the new part is very expensive! first I will try
Starter motor burned up? Ralph Johnstone at 9:38pm 09.20.24

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