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Documenting your vessel for the Bahamas? D Berube at 8:21am 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1097 My question is about whether a persons sailboat under 5 tons has to be documented for a Bahama run?
outboard storage Larry M. at 6:41am 06.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/936 looking for a place to store outboard 9.9 and dive gear, I put a bracket on my push pit to hold engi
Opening ports Pat at 3:04am 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 1/1450 We need to replace the opening ports in the head area of our O'day 30. The original ports are PYHI
Oceanis 311 Julian at 2:44am 06.16.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1428 I would welcome any feedback on the 311, particularly sailing performance, and on the Beneteau drop
Long Trip Preparations Gary Wyngarden at 2:36am 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1195 We're leaving at the end of the month for a three week trip on the boat to Barkley Sound on the West
Mast foot / tabernacle for 272 Leon Scott at 2:22am 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 1/1363 Recently purchased an 86 O'Day 272 with C-Spar Mast and I'm not wildly enthusiastic about the Mast f
Starwind info ??? Vic at 1:55am 06.16.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1777 what about steping the mast. Hardlly ever hear much about it. And how many pounds i can carry in my
Prop Size D Powell at 12:10am 06.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 I have recently purchased a 1987 37 legend with a 2 blade prop and would like to chane it to a three
Macerator Pump Paul at 12:03am 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1134 OK,I have rebuilt my Macerator pump. It is a Jabsco model. The problem is, I just don't see how
XM Radio on boat? Steve Feinsilver at 11:37pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1112 Anyone try installing XM radio on a boat? Suspect range might be better than FM stations from shore.
Steering Binds Lou Adams at 8:23pm 06.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/878 Just purchased a 77 Catalina 30.Moved up from a 79 Hunter 25.She sails like a dream but a few days a
Mast raising device Mark at 2:35pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1243 A year or more ago I saw a web page from a guy in Texas that makes a mast raising device that mounts
Jack Tyler of St. Pete Fla, Could you contact us Ray Bowles at 1:54pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1118 through this site's owners directory. It concerns your reply to my earlier posting on boat taxes.
Hunter 420's Inverter Draw Selector...how used? Jim Dort at 1:06pm 06.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1348 I think I know some things about my inverter selector control on the left side of my electic panel,
windward without the headsail ? Paul Wetmore at 12:36pm 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1102 I am a new owner of a 77 25 Oday fin keel. The boat came with the standard sails including working j
Motor Size and Set-up Wayne Jackson at 12:29pm 06.15.02 Smaller Boats 1/949 I own a 1998 Catalina 250 and would like to know whether you would recommend a 9.9 HP or 15 Hp 4-str
I have ventured over to the dark side . . . a PWC Steven Gautney at 11:10am 06.15.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1208 In an effort to get my wife and one of my sons on the water I purchased a personal water craft (PWC)
turning key off w/ engine running? Leo Irakliotis at 8:25am 06.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1962 I am the second owner of a 1990 Hunter 30', without the original manuals and with the following ques
Bahamas Rondevous? Jamie at 6:59am 06.15.02 Smaller Boats 3/882 I was down in the Bahamas a couple years ago for the Luhrs Owner's Tournament and noticed that the H
Sailing to the bahamas? Jamie at 6:49am 06.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2177 I have a 26S which is water ballasted and daggerboard, and have been thinking about where to take it

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Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install (1) ice breaker at 8:32pm 06.22.20 I have 2004 41, and the main thermostat is located in the main saloon right forward of the chart tab
All things Sunscreen jssailem at 8:32pm 06.22.20 I tried a sample of HarkinDerm sunscreen from a visit to the Annapolis Boat Show. https://www.harke
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc Benny17441 at 8:28pm 06.22.20 Just add an analog hour meter at the key switch, they are rather inexpensive. I like gauges I can
Looking for genoa or jib Columbia 29 Defender crbedd at 7:54pm 06.22.20 Thank you for answering about whether to use a Columbia sail or not, the measuring guide and all the
All things Sunscreen Lazy1 at 7:52pm 06.22.20 Hmm, could be another mystery item on my boat explained. Gracias! but perhaps you might not want t
Propane System Repair dph123 at 7:47pm 06.22.20
Newb Tales Lazy1 at 7:42pm 06.22.20 Yep you might need to use this sort of combination to recover your shackle. What is going on ther
All things Sunscreen justsomeguy at 7:41pm 06.22.20 I use one that looks a lot like this .. Hmm, could be another mystery item on my boat explained. G
Ballast pump JohnShannon at 7:41pm 06.22.20 I would guess that is a transom flap. It is indeed a dewatering device. After you capsize the boat
Idaho and Center board uphaul ChrisLee at 7:38pm 06.22.20 I live right smack in the middle of southern Idaho so yea everything big is a haul to get to but we
How to measure for bimini? higgs at 7:37pm 06.22.20 Whoever you choose to make your Bimini will do the measurements. Phil would be a good place to star
Mystery boat* higgs at 7:33pm 06.22.20 Welcome aboard. At first glance I want to say a 26' Pearson. But that is just a SWAG. Stand at the
RAM mic cable rewire? Meriachee at 7:31pm 06.22.20 Tupperware from the dollar store is an excellent acquisition towards keeping things like this in goo
Port light/windows 1979 Hunter 27 Db421 at 7:30pm 06.22.20 Do not use silicone. Butyl tape isuch better option.
Pressure washing teak decks higgs at 7:28pm 06.22.20 Bacchant was obviously professionally maintained.
Towing Hunter 25 Db421 at 7:28pm 06.22.20 I have the same boat. I've towed it with my 4.6 liter Ford F 150 with no trouble. Can't even imagi
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc artboas at 7:27pm 06.22.20 My boat doesn't have a separate tachometer. It has a Maetron Display with LCD screen from Yanmar. I
Pressure washing teak decks higgs at 7:24pm 06.22.20 Is Bachhant still sailing. In my early days of cruising on Lake Michigan, PJ's my preferred stop in
Summerize the boat Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:16pm 06.22.20 lol what is this "winterize"?
Summerize the boat rgranger at 7:14pm 06.22.20 this is the antithesis of the winterization thread posts here every Fall. Many of us Summer -ize a

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