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Removing Forestay from roller furler (1) ontherocks83 at 9:59am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4744 I am in the process of removing all of my standing rigging to have new stays made. I am trying to re
Barient #17 Winch Top & Bottom Jaws Scott T at 9:36am 04.10.20 Parts Search 1/960 Looking for Barient #17 Winch Top ' Bottom Jaws
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Sailor Sue at 9:19am 04.10.20 Sails Call Lounge 23/4766 We just watched The Boat last night - not to be confused with Das Boot. I won't make any comments a
Hunter 33.5 Winch Question Scott T at 8:46am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/510 Looking for Barient Jib Winch Size used on a 1989 Hunter 33.5 Legend. Cannot get to the boat at thi
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 7:45am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 50/2677 Hi everyone, this post may be rather long, but I'll try to keep my questions somewhat organized. I'm
SoCal being hammered Brian D at 7:33am 04.10.20 Weather and Forecasting 18/2254 Puts a serious damper on any boating activites. We've had almost 2" of rain so far. Still not over.
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness jaysweet at 7:17am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 46/5668 Hi folks. I'm trying to refit our 2005 Hunter 306 after it's been sitting on land for 3 1/2 years. I
Starter problem on my Hunter 380: Help! GALIOSTRO at 2:11am 04.10.20 Big Boats 10/1019 Hello! Yesterday my starter motor burn... Impossible to stop the motor... I cut electricity etc... B
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice (1) Lucky17 at 1:40am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2104 Hello everyone I'm looking into getting into sailing on the weekend/ getting a project boat. So I'm
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jssailem at 8:46pm 04.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 17/1459 We have talked about wind and weather mostly about managing our exposure and avoiding dangerous sail
Catalina 310 lists to port jmaresh at 8:01pm 04.09.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 44/4981 We are looking to buy a 2002 Catalina 310 and found one in good condition except it lists to port.
Honda Generator recall (1) BigEasy at 6:13pm 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/544 Received this safety recall notice today from Honda. Apparently there are certain EB2200i and EU220
Who do you go to for sewing supplies fred1diver at 5:58pm 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 13/870 Getting ready to tackle the soft side of boating, I need to redo my dodger and I know sailrite has a
very worrying anode problem! eianm at 5:06pm 04.09.20 Big Boats 9/951 I have been chasing a problem in my Hunter 42 for months. I used to get 14>18 months out of a set of
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 JuanMarcos at 2:38pm 04.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1228 The oil filter on my Beneteau First 38 is stuck hard, and I am having trouble finding any leverage w
Legend 40.5 - transom compartment lid (1) fero at 12:55pm 04.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/579 Hello again, The lids have some cracks around the hinges. I just removed one and it looks like the a
Removing Companionway Plexiglass Slide klbloxom at 11:37am 04.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/664 My slide was cracked when my boom fell on it. How do you remove it, what catches it from just pulli
1985 Catalina 30 M-25 Transmission shifting smkinna at 10:30am 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1517 So I just picked up this 1985 Catalina 30 with a Universal Diesel M-25 engine. The heat exchanger an
Source for Galley Cutting Board (Cooler Cover) (2) rgranger at 9:56am 04.09.20 Smaller Boats 4/659 Hello Hunter Onwers... I wanted to give a shout out to this compmany. If your Hunter is like mine,
Shaft trough hull log parts (2) SergioA at 8:09am 04.09.20 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1570 My 1982 Hunter 27 is getting ready for an electric motor. Does anyone know what parts are missing in

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What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? dlochner at 11:04am 03.14.24
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:00am 03.14.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Simple Anchor rode markings Bob S at 10:55am 03.14.24 I have 100' of chain and 200' of nylon. We usually anchor in 15' plus 5' of freeboard so it's pretty
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler NYSail at 10:54am 03.14.24 I am assuming this is for the cabin top as I would think an aft arch typically used for solar panels
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Roland5048 at 10:52am 03.14.24 I once used muriatic acid to descale my old YSB-12. Don't leave it in very long, less than five min
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 03.14.24 if it seems to be overheating despite normal water volume throughput what would I investigate as po
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 03.14.24 I'll take the jib with an anchor as a backup any day What's your strategy for using both of these
Battens or no battens? DRhoads at 9:41am 03.14.24 I have had one for two seasons and the only issue I have is the first pocket catches when coming out
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 9:03am 03.14.24 heh. I found a bunch of links when searching on a big computer. Dunno why nothing came up on the i
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 8:30am 03.14.24 I use scrap bits of brightly colored ployester knitting yarn because it's free. I don't have a windl
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? captain69 at 8:20am 03.14.24
House Battery Upgrade Help JBP-PA at 6:26am 03.14.24 @gouldx , that is close to what I would think would work. Everyone's needs are different though. I w
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? THECUSCUS at 5:31am 03.14.24 You do not say what month you plan to go. From my experience (4 trailer trips to the Keys), it is w
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 4:07am 03.14.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help w
Descaling Yanmar 2GM shemandr at 3:49am 03.14.24 The de-scaler that is most popular is Barnacle Buster. It is caustic. I assume it's an acid. I
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Will Gilmore at 3:10am 03.14.24 The Florida Keys is an ideal area in which to cut your teeth on ocean sailing. Study your charts, w
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? David in Sandusky at 2:23am 03.14.24 First your boat can handle all of your planned cruising. This is not the Atlantic Ocean! We chartere
Lombardini marine engine (1) Marmalade at 11:12pm 03.13.24 Assume you are referencing the one on eBay? The seller has multiple engines/sizes. I saw those lis
Simple Anchor rode markings thinwater at 10:09pm 03.13.24 The OP has a rope rode. Paint does not wear off of rope unless the rope is chafing hard on the botto
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (6) Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great Here are pictures of my dingh

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