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Cristobal Wind Info kloudie1 at 4:20am 06.07.20 Weather and Forecasting 23/2197 Mid Lake Pontchartrain web cams .. always interesting to see the waves and check out the wind speed
B323: Adding a house battery S/Y Obelix at 4:03am 06.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1515 Has anyone added a house battery to their Beneteau 323? I am planning to add Solar, and with that
C&C 25 V-bIerth Hatch (1) ch0ba at 8:02pm 06.06.20 C&C 4/1207 I've got a broken hatch lens that leaks. Does anyone know that what make hatch are on these models?
Tiller delaminating now cracked IASailor at 7:31pm 06.06.20 Catalina 22 11/2266 I was sailing today at Lake mcbride in Iowa. It was a beautiful day great sun and great wind. I stil
Hunter 26 rotten wood? Chrismck at 7:21pm 06.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1374 I looked at a 26 today. It's been sitting on the trailer for the past 5 years. The rear hatch leaked
Day sailer II bailer restoration Tipster1947 at 6:49pm 06.06.20 Day Sailers 4/2352 The Persea Cockpit bailer in my 1975 DSII has been temperamental. I finally got the stopper out to s
Seeking used B&G 496 masthead wind speed/direction transducer with or without cable Evankeel at 5:30pm 06.06.20 Parts Search 2/1064 Need replacement for B'G 496 masthead wind Instrument with or without cable.
What is this? (1) dmmlyons at 3:14pm 06.06.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3028 I bought a 1980 hunter 33 last year and it came with tons of equipment. Most of it I could figure ou
Hunter Legend 37 Deso25 at 2:46pm 06.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/631 Hello, I'm looking to by a Hunter Legend 37 and I'm wondering is any well known issues that i have
Spacer for Transducer? (1) SVCeviche at 2:03pm 06.06.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1473 Hey all - I'm working up the courage to install my new Airmar B619 through hull transducer, and tryi
Attaching furler CharlesWood at 12:51pm 06.06.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1081 New sailor here. I have a Harken furler and am missing the part that connects it to the stem head.
Propeller Beneteau at 8:59am 06.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1179 We have a Beneteau 321 with a 3GM30F yanmar ,looking to upgrade to a folding/ feathering prop questi
Shift handles jwn3rd at 8:47am 06.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1020 The shift handle on my Catalina 30 is almost impossible to move. I broke the holding screw off the
Flex Products Ron20324 at 7:28am 06.06.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2080 On TV I see commercials for Flex Tape, Flex Seal and a few other items from that product line. Has a
P42 starter battery discharges when off; why? BBC16385 at 7:20am 06.06.20 Big Boats 3/497 I have a 1997 P42. I close up the boat on a Sunday. Starter is showing 12.8 or higher. Come down
Hunter 386-2002 St60 Wind Instrument ST60 Gary Ryan at 6:09am 06.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/500 Hey Guys, Finally got our new/used Hunter 386 in the water. What a relief. It has the old Raytheon
A sad time.... sailme88 at 4:58am 06.06.20 Ask All Sailors 4/830 A very close friend moved from the dark side ( power boating) into the sunshine ( sailing). Having
so it's done fred1diver at 4:51am 06.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/675 finally got to bring the boat down from Wolfe island to the RYC in Ottawa, we had the help of the ya
Disconnect freezer box in nova kool fridge leemarkadams at 12:26am 06.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/350 Hi all, our nova kool fridge has the small freezer box part in top right hand corner that gets very
Line thimble.... NYSail at 11:59pm 06.05.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2496 Hello all.... So I am new to splicing lines and have a question. I am making an anchor bridle. What

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New Cat 22 owner ...3TacksontheWater at 5:45pm 09.07.24 David W, congratulations on your new boat. George
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? smokey73 at 5:40pm 09.07.24 I use a Code Zero on a continuous liner furler attached to the bale on the Anchor Roller. It works
Engine Alignment (2) valcour at 5:02pm 09.07.24 you can hoist the engine using a 4 x 4 on the cabin top or boom to replace the engine mounts and/or
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? valcour at 4:38pm 09.07.24 In light air (under 10kt) I launch and fly a symmetrical spinnaker by myself when the admiral is bel
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 09.07.24 I got the Substack app and got access to the article. Seeing the picture of the low freeboard is com
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (3) Hunter Enthusiast at 4:14pm 09.07.24 Good evening, I truly appreciate you taking the time to offer your thoughts on this matter; I expe
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (3) Hunter Enthusiast at 4:02pm 09.07.24 Hold on. Before you go cutting things off, do some more research. Here's photo of a Hunter 27 with
I need help with a "hairy" problem Mark Maulden at 3:38pm 09.07.24 At the end of your snake, see if you can attach a small rubber ball. Cover the ball with the stiff p
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues shemandr at 3:34pm 09.07.24 I think the pulpit of the OP and the pulpit of the Hunter 27 in post #14 are different. The differe
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Davidasailor26 at 3:33pm 09.07.24 I find technology objectionable when it transforms the user into a carnival rider. Depends. Some p
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? dlochner at 2:46pm 09.07.24
Replacing bulkhead with compression post Salt Life Hippie at 2:45pm 09.07.24 Thanks so much for your reply. :). Guess it is time to rethink my plan. I really appreciate your inp
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Davidasailor26 at 2:27pm 09.07.24
Cat310 Engine bed Alansails at 2:27pm 09.07.24 looks clean! Great Job!
Interlux brushing liquid dlochner at 2:26pm 09.07.24 The shelf life postings on most products are CYA statements to protect the company from lawsuits. Wh
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? dlochner at 2:16pm 09.07.24 In case you missed it. https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/boat-runs-down-a-drone-on-lake-erie
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (2) dlochner at 2:02pm 09.07.24 Hold on. Before you go cutting things off, do some more research. Here's photo of a Hunter 27 with a
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 nitrogenase at 1:50pm 09.07.24 In case helpful, I've detailed my experience replacing our Beneteau 323 salon window here.
Chain stopper question. dlochner at 1:40pm 09.07.24 Can a chain stopper be used like a ratcheting mechanism to prevent the anchor chain from slipping b
Interlux brushing liquid shemandr at 1:37pm 09.07.24 I had a can for more than 15 years. It finally went to a hazardous waste disposal site due to an im

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