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Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1234 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/3583 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2235 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1217 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1850 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4464 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4315
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1611
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/6814 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3295 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/1580 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... sandiegoskipper at 6:48pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3017 I'm buying a Hunter 33.5 that has been de-masted which is fine by me as I intend to use her as a tra
Hunter Legend 37 - Deck core Marmalade at 4:16pm 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/908 I know the deck is cored with balsa, but can anyone confirm for me if the core extends into: 1) Coc
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain (1) sail sfbay at 3:53pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 21/4802 The anchor locker on my 2005 Hunter 46 leaves standing water below the through hull drains on each s
Simrad Transducer Operation fhujber at 2:08pm 05.09.20 Bigger Boats 6/2517 I just finished installing a Simrad Cruise 7 chartplotter with the echosounder transducer. I'm seein
Hunter 376 stanchions Velella at 12:25pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/684 Are Hunter 376 stanchions attached by bolts or screws?
SG200 Question (1) ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/424 I just installed my Balmar SG200 and Pro Charge Ultra battery charger that I got from Maine Sail. Ev
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 11:39am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1125 I am searching for those ball-type swivel bunk brackets. My trailer bunks are 14' treated 2X6 boards

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How to chart a course across Lake Ontario (1) jssailem at 6:36pm 08.31.24 note my compass heading and head out That is precisely what I did a few years ago when I left Vict
Halyard lines for a rudder capri 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 6:23pm 08.31.24 Honestly, unless you're beaching it, etc. I'd just lock it down and be done with it. I have a '72
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario shaant01 at 6:20pm 08.31.24 Hello @shaant01 and welcome to SBO Forums. Simple is fine. It is called dead reckoning. Canada exp
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Tally Ho at 5:41pm 08.31.24 You can use a Boy Scout compass as a tool. ( Fair Accuracy) You can stand behind a binnacle compass
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast Clutch Cargo at 5:20pm 08.31.24 Welcome aboard. I'm curious as to the configuration of this vessel. CB or fin keel? I'm guessing
Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin marcham at 4:53pm 08.31.24 Isn't there space along the starboard side to run ducts? The heater in my 380 (identical hull)is in
Megayacht Bayesian sank kappykaplan at 4:44pm 08.31.24 Some more informed information about the Bayesian sinking. Takes me back to my Naval Architect cou
porthole gasket, 1974 Cal29 jssailem at 4:36pm 08.31.24 It comes in lengths. You could order one to fit the port, a little longer than the circumference and
What kind of propane regulator to use? Leeward Rail at 4:36pm 08.31.24
Megayacht Bayesian sank dlochner at 4:35pm 08.31.24 Some more informed information about the Bayesian sinking. https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/10000
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario (1) jssailem at 4:30pm 08.31.24 You can use a Boy Scout compass as a tool. ( Fair Accuracy) You can stand behind a binnacle compass,
Halyard lines for a rudder capri 16.5 Leeward Rail at 4:18pm 08.31.24 You may not need 2 lines. The rudder blade will likely want to pop up on its own, even when stationa
What kind of propane regulator to use? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.31.24 YIPES ! There go my dreams of early retirement. My neighbor (a sales guy) says that we spent 55,5
Water in the bilge Arrgh at 3:54pm 08.31.24
Cascade Yachts - Robert A. Smith FastOlson at 3:21pm 08.31.24 I knew Mr. Smith, altho not as a close friend. He really was a Naval Architect. Kind of opinionated,
What kind of propane regulator to use? sailcapt340 at 2:59pm 08.31.24 Rich, Glad to see your up and running again. At least on our boat, Not being able to cook is just u
Water in the bilge eherlihy at 2:48pm 08.31.24 I replaced ALL of my above the waterline plastic/nylon (whatever) through hulls 2 years ago. They we
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 2:34pm 08.31.24 We have done the cruise /train event about 7 years ago. It was nice because it was so different fro
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 2:07pm 08.31.24 My wife and I cruise every year on RC - Diamond Plus level. Wow, Diamond Plus level. I once knew
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 1:35pm 08.31.24 Oh c'mon, just outside their front door at worst. Did they sell tickets to the other guests to see

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