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Winter Cautionary tale! agprice22 at 9:32am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2123 I had an interesting experience today. I was in my warehouse. The temp is controlled at 44 degrees
Can a boat motor be too low in the water? (2) gtg at 7:50am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4231 The motor ran fine in my bucket during breaking, water level was just above the horizontal fin does
Mooring Buoy - annual cost smokey73 at 5:47am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2340 Here is some background: Our club has about 14 mooring buoys that are leased to club members on an
Termite Prevention scuba201 at 7:27pm 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1589 So I have been reading how bad termites are in South Florida and now I am worried about termites. A
Gas bottles or tank question Valerio at 6:08pm 01.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1106 The gas bottles that comes standard on h41 are some kind of specials? Or I can buy for instance a ga
Gas bottles Valerio at 6:03pm 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 0/21
GPS Jamming Expected in Southeast Jan 16 to 24. sea_casper at 2:52pm 01.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/551 GPS reception may be unavailable or unreliable over a large portion of the southeastern states and t
Leaking Water pump..... NYSail at 11:32am 01.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1030 Hello all.... So last weekend at the boat and I notice a good size puddle of coolant under front of
Planning the plumbing! Scott T-Bird at 11:29am 01.17.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1116 Wanting to make some improvements to my sanitary system, I looked in all the nooks and crannies to t
Hunter 37 Legend 1986 Marek Jadczyk at 9:38am 01.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1425 Hi, I have bought this boat recently, but there was no original user manual on board. Can anyone sen
which better for sailboats, Old Hickory Lake or Percy Priest Lake in Nashville TN? John6275 at 6:25am 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 18/3555 so, that is the quesquestion, which is better to have your sailboat on? I am about to have my boat
Steel wire Riggings for H326 Ken13559 at 8:52pm 01.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/462 Dave G, Do Hunter Store sells set of Steel wires Riggings (actual design lengths for V1, V2, D1, D2,
Keel removal help John Rose 5 at 6:48pm 01.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1286 I would like to remove my keel for repainting. How heavy is it? Removal and reinstall Process? Curr
Sebastian Fl Sailing Tyemac at 5:44pm 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 1/509 Hey everyone, Janet and I are driving to Florida for the month of February and would love if there w
Electrical connections for the mast fred1diver at 3:46pm 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2142 Hey everyone, wondering how you all make the mast electrical connections? what do you think of a wa
twist lock whisker pole repair dasreboot at 3:07am 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 3/790 I have a twist lock whisker pole. the last section is frozen. Im thinking some heat may solve the
C309 Steering cable Pompadi at 11:01pm 01.15.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1167 Hi all, Happy new year..! We had a heart stopping moment when the steering made a loud clunk noise
ATT Garmin 7" GPSMAP owners Hayden Watson at 8:26pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 13/832 I am planning to buy a GPSMAP 742 and would like to know how far offline the screen can be viewed.
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? (2) Will Gilmore at 7:03pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 41/2985 174110 I wanted to live the life of a pirate, as a kid. (I mean, besides all that killing and robbi
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat Ducati at 6:30pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2382 Looking to insure a 1989 30' MORC-Maxi sailboat ($25,000 value). Survey gave it a "B+" rating. Insur

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Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? LloydB at 7:39am 02.29.24 Use your portable wet/dry vac to push air into each vent separately to find out where it goes by lis
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 7:23am 02.29.24 "They rebuilt mine for about half the cost of a new rudder. " That's interesting, they had stopped r
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A jssailem at 7:20am 02.29.24 You might check Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield. They are the distributor for the west coast. THey
Any small shallow water sailboat clubs in the Saint James City, Fla area??? BILLNPR at 7:00am 02.29.24 Hopefully you have found the West Coast Trailer Sailors by now
In search of bailer for Javelin Rick Webb at 6:46am 02.29.24 Andersen Automatic Bailer \| Defender
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Timm R Oday25 at 6:18am 02.29.24 Perhaps you could tape a string to a ping pong ball and use a leaf blower to blow the ball !
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification flightlead404 at 6:07am 02.29.24 Is there a procedure to remove the whiteish staining you get on the top of a locker when you leave t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 5:58am 02.29.24 Foss Foam is in Williston FL and they will rebuild your rudder if the stainless shaft is still in go
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 02.29.24 I don't recall seeing any posts about rudder failures on O'Day 28's. That doesn't mean that the ones
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions barnstormer at 5:13am 02.29.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
Video: Fixing fueling in a Legend 40.5 Rick D at 7:42pm 02.28.24 Nice. I subscribed to your channel. FYI, dock neighbors sailed their 40.5 from Long Beach CA to Aust
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Hayden Watson at 6:10pm 02.28.24 Handle or not, it looks like plastic. A Groco ball valve, while not a proper seacock, costs around

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