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Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage (4) Rick Macdonald at 1:08pm 07.12.20 Smaller Boats 25/3362 The power boat in the slip next to me came in for a windy docking, panicked when the wind turned him
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? (1) jviss at 10:23am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3571 Greetings, I just bought a new cooler for the RIB. We use the RIB to go the the "boat beach" from
Hunter 22 1982 boom jack Captain Mal at 9:35am 07.12.20 Smaller Boats 15/1779 I am a new owner of a 1982 hunter 22.. I have it in the water and am rigging the boom and see that I
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga Fredwin at 8:03am 07.12.20 Parts Search 5/1265 Also looking for any info, manuals on this sailboard.
Wind Instruments eje at 6:51am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 10/10833 I'm looking at a boat with an old SR Mariner Nav 5 instrument cluster. I've been told it works, but
New 1986 272 owner/novice sailor LazurusLong at 6:21am 07.12.20 Bigger Boats 21/2041 Hi All, I am looking forward to learning from experienced folks. I am sure to ask many questions.
Winch reassembly mistake Kmbarlow50 at 6:20am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 0/12 Hi there I have a Lewmar 16 st winch. I have made a big mistake And have reassembled my winch incorr
Electric winch motor replacement. DaveMcL at 6:19am 07.12.20 Big Boats 2/815 Look for ideas to source a replacement motor for the Barient 45 winch on my 92, Legend 43. Not much
Winch servicing mistake Kmbarlow50 at 5:49am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 11/982 Hi there I have a Lewmar 16 st winch. I have made a big mistake And have reassembled my winch inco
NMEA 2000 blowing fuse / ais not powering up NYSail at 5:08am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1555 So have spent the weekend so far hooking radar up..... works! Next was the AIS and NMEA 2000. Have e
Voltmeter (1) rukidn at 5:03am 07.12.20 Catalina 310 10/2085 We just completed a week of long distance motoring, with multiple 60-80 mile legs. (Minimal wind for
O'Day 40 Questions- Headsails & Autopilot LouisMK at 4:46am 07.12.20 Bigger Boats 11/1563
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 3:13pm 07.11.20 Bigger Boats 15/4277 I find it difficult to effectively reef and flatten the main with the line from the cringle on the l
ELCI Failure dlochner at 3:11pm 07.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2463 Last year I installed a new Blue Sea ELCI, and it worked well all season and the beginning of this s
Lifeline Stanchions for Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) AtLast375 at 1:59pm 07.11.20 Parts Search 2/1204 Hello - I am desperately searching for lifeline stanchions for our Hunter 37.5 Legend. Hunterowners
Good Read! Alansails at 1:31pm 07.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/932 Our son and I exchange books and I have read Joshua Slocums Book, Our son gave me to read: "Log of t
Spreader Bracket for O'Day 23 (1978) (2) larchmont_oday at 1:27pm 07.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/571
Raymarine Speed Transducer Blanking Plug jviss at 1:27pm 07.11.20 Parts Search 12/4069 I need one, older ST60 speed transducer. I want to clean the paddlewheel, but there's no plug prese
Question about PHRF Calculation Tedd at 10:20am 07.11.20 Racing 11/3337 I found a formula for PHRF online, which I applied to my boat (Macgregor 26S). The PHRF number I've
C&C 27 Mk V Drinky Crow at 10:04am 07.11.20 Racing 1/678 So, I just bought one of these. Anyone out there racing one gimme' your headstay length? How much ra

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Possible deck issue? BigEasy at 8:21am 04.11.25 I would think if it is the same at ALL of the stanchions (or at least symmetric port/starboard) tha
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 8:18am 04.11.25 I spent my time on Wednesday cleaning and oiling all the turnbuckles etc. By the time I was finished
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 sailermania at 8:17am 04.11.25 Thank You all for your posts. I apologize as I was away. This Hunter 27 has nothing on it electronic
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question JoeWhite at 8:11am 04.11.25 There are at least 3 capacitors in this image. Look on the underside of the PC board where the capac
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 7:59am 04.11.25 Of course you do....... I will not argue that it is 90's technology. But it appeared dlj was ove
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 7:51am 04.11.25 @shemandr nice explanation! I very much agree with you on being able to point. I've never understood
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Joe at 7:20am 04.11.25 I disagree with this. Of course you do....... I will not argue that it is 90's technology. But
Possible deck issue? thinwater at 7:05am 04.11.25 I would think if it is the same at ALL of the stanchions (or at least symmetric port/starboard) that
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel SailingLoto at 6:14am 04.11.25 Unless you are launching a sunfish, I would expect this dolly, the trailer and you to end up wet.
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions shemandr at 5:15am 04.11.25 To try to answer dLj's question about how to tell if a sail is worn out. I would say there two area
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Timm R Oday25 at 4:52am 04.11.25 THat looks pretty handy to have around . It would take some getting used to when backing up
Cabin Ventilation Foswick at 10:09pm 04.10.25 That's weird: A company selling a product that explains why their product is the best solution to a
Cabin Ventilation Stu Jackson at 8:55pm 04.10.25 foswick, no need to try to reinvent the wheel, along with some dubious assertions. Here is the bibl
Salvage Yards pgandw at 7:34pm 04.10.25 General only builds/rebuilds Rhodes 22 for 50? years. Can't tell you about the toe rail. Fred W
Salvage Yards Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 04.10.25 What boat and what material is the toe rail made of?
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? MKennon at 4:35pm 04.10.25 I made reservations about a month in advance. There were openings all week. the marina said that tim
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber (1) Berk at 4:08pm 04.10.25 Thank you both - great tips one small follow-up question The injectors are with the shop and getti
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 3:18pm 04.10.25 To me, draft stripes are more important on the main than the genoa.
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? THECUSCUS at 3:06pm 04.10.25
Salvage Yards pgandw at 1:10pm 04.10.25 I don't know if their still a functional business, but General Boats in Edenton, NC has plenty of Rh

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