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Balancing The Helm SV_GALATEIA at 5:26pm 06.27.20 Catalina 22 18/3306 Wing Keel, full main, full 110? jib close hauled on a port tac with a good 15 knots of wind. Boat wa
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 4:02pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 9/1885 Any 410 owners here who have installed a Spectra Watermaker. If so where did you mount it and how mu
Hunter 50 / 49 oil change pump Laid-back at 3:17pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 6/964 My new to me 2011 Hunter 50 has an installed electric pump that drains the oil from the engine and g
Dinette Table for a 2008 H27 Capt Doug at 3:14pm 06.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/466 Could someone provide dimensions and pictures of the dinette table on the Hunter 27? Previous owner
Anyone identify this raw water strainer? (1) edguy3 at 2:45pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 6/2309 I have a '95 hunter 40.5 and need a new sea water strainer basket for the AC. Can anyone identify
Blue Sea P12 Battery Charger with Xantrex Echo Chargers RitSim at 2:05pm 06.27.20 Ask All Sailors 5/483 After 3 years, I am working my way down the project list and have a question about my battery chargi
Water Distribution Manifold (1) tkwhalen at 1:28pm 06.27.20 Big Boats 12/3813 My boat has the wine frig option which has a low temperature designed for wine and not near cold eno
Jin sheet size Avi at 11:21am 06.27.20 S2 9/1958 Hello everyone. I have a 1979 s2 9.2c, with 140% genoa. I am replacing the jib sheet . The owner man
Charging gel batteries Captain W at 10:58am 06.27.20 Ask All Sailors 9/715 New to the forum. Relatively new to boat ownership (about two years). Just bought a boat from an o
Propane outboard?? john6206 at 8:25am 06.27.20 Trailer Sailors 19/6437 Wondering if anyone has a propane outboard, and what are your experiences? I like the idea that it
Rivet tool recommendation? BlowMeAway at 7:44am 06.27.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2047 Good morning team, Can anyone make a recommendation for a hardy rivet tool and fasteners. I have so
Cowl Cover Missing (3) Aftkhar Aslam at 6:00am 06.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1054 Hi All, Missing cowl/vent cover above forward cabin- previous owner just covered it with a Gatorade
Catalina 310 Polars rukidn at 5:24am 06.27.20 Catalina 310 8/3978 I'm playing around with weather routing (Open CPN) and wondering if anyone has polars for our boat.
Hello, new 37C owner here pbknowles at 4:11am 06.27.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2361 Hi all, I am in the final stages of purchasing a 37C. Look forward to the exchange of information h
Hunter 260 Versus Seaward 26RK Tedd at 7:25pm 06.26.20 Smaller Boats 28/5435 We currently sail a Macgregor 26S. We're going to upgrade to something roomier in a year or two, for
Figured out why washdown pump doesn't work. Now what? (5) tfox2069 at 6:43pm 06.26.20 Musings With Maine Sail 15/5578 Last weekend while washing down the last bit of the anchor after a nice lunch break and swim the was
1983 C25_Lower Rudder Gudgeon Leak (1) Gavinvt at 5:40pm 06.26.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/873 Greetings, I am a new member, and a relatively new sailor (4th season, coastal sailor). I'll try m
Where is the wifi unit? JasonFromJersey at 4:17pm 06.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1018 According the specs, the used 2014 Beneteau 37 Oceanis should have a wifi unit. If fact, the previou
How soft are your insides? Lost Hannah at 3:17pm 06.26.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/679 I'm starting to put my boat back together and I've noticed if I'm on the bench on the port side the
Minor Keel Chris87 at 2:18pm 06.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1596 I own a 1986 Pearson 28-2. Today when I went to launch my boat from getting it's bottom painted, the

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Its funny Friday! DArcy at 8:03pm 03.24.25 Does anyone know what this part is for, that I found on my new-to-me boat, that I just bought used
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 7:46pm 03.24.25 Does anyone know what this part is for, that I found on my new-to-me boat, Now, is that any parti
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:29pm 03.24.25 Does anyone know what this part is for, that I found on my new-to-me boat, that I just bought used f
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 7:12pm 03.24.25 Argumentum absurdum est. I kind of feel like you've either missed the point or you just don't beli
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat chuckwayne at 7:01pm 03.24.25
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? dlochner at 6:56pm 03.24.25 If the lazy jacks are too low, the top of the sail can fall outside the lazy jacks, which sort of go
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? (2) Tally Ho at 6:41pm 03.24.25 I have a Mack Pack with integral lazy jacks. I only have a single spreader on my mast, and Mack Sai
7 Years no haul out dLj at 6:30pm 03.24.25 Finite. The second law of thermodynamics. The second law of thermodynamics: The second law of ther
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Tally Ho at 6:04pm 03.24.25 Definitely need a photograph to help you. Greg
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 6:01pm 03.24.25 What is the life span of a fiberglass boat? Please give me the science. Finite. The second law of t
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this T J Furstenau at 5:55pm 03.24.25 Sawzall?!? If you're going to remove it, why be subtle? And that table looks like it's ALREADY bee
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Dalliance at 5:15pm 03.24.25 I have the same 2GM engine. The Yanmar engine panel tachometers are notoriously inaccurate. As Ala
7 Years no haul out dLj at 5:12pm 03.24.25 We probably shouldn't look at our boats as "investments" because they are holes in the water into w
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question T J Furstenau at 5:07pm 03.24.25 Thanks to all for the feedback and input. So, here's where I stand - I was able to find a hole dr
7 Years no haul out dLj at 5:04pm 03.24.25 That's not a concept. That is just a physical fact. Every non-living thing on a boat is worse off t
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions (2) Dalliance at 4:48pm 03.24.25
Sailing Lingo - For Dogs kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.24.25 Then, if he gets really reliable, I might convert that to a real job, some day. Sounds like a plan
7 Years no haul out kappykaplan at 4:45pm 03.24.25 As an investment, I am already upside down on my current boat, and I have had her less than a year.
Its funny Friday! (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 03.24.25 Don't you love it when people don't include pictures but try to describe the situation If ONLY th
Its funny Friday! (1) stickinthemud57 at 4:40pm 03.24.25 Fer sher, man!

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