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A creative solution during social distancing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 03.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1288 Heard this from a friend yesterday: her aunt had enjoyed pub crawling with her friends for years, b
Simpson Lawrence Windlass manual use (1) leemarkadams at 4:11am 03.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/8390 Hello all, We have the factory fit windlass on our H41AC and although it works fine using the elec
Hot Water heater tank, but only cold coming from faucet Digger54 at 1:06am 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 22/3556 Just sized up to a 41 Hunter from a 36. Hot Water heater tank gets hot as I can feel the fittings an
keel and rudder thetone at 12:31am 03.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/668 ran aground last year. put a dent in the keel took a chunk out of the rudder all the caulking on one
Knowing My Alternator (3) Scott T-Bird at 4:18pm 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2270 I have a Hitachi LR180-03B mounted to my Yanmar engine. One of things I have never gotten around to
Cat-5 Brewing - Oh Great - - Stop with the Sailing Analogies! mnmpizza at 2:49pm 03.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/495 UPDATE: I'm guessing someone removed the article... Sorry, but I can't find it anymore. Read this
Deck hardware cleaning and removal ingramsail at 2:42pm 03.25.20 Catalina 22 3/932 Mask is down and it's time to repaint and reseal. After removing all the hardware what would you use
Grampian 26 height? alyman at 2:22pm 03.25.20 Grampian 6/2420 I just acquired a Grampian 26 (fixed fin keel) and am planning to unstep the mast and have it hauled
Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure cjdport1231 at 1:49pm 03.25.20 Catalina 30 8/1607 Hello all; after a 2019 purchase of a Catalina 30 1987 #5005, I found that often, when opening or cl
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator Syntonos at 11:13am 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/641 Hello All, I'll be working on an older Sunforce Marine 600 wind generator in the near future,
US Sailing Videos PaulK at 7:55am 03.25.20 Racing 0/560 US Sailing has just come out with a new site to host videos from experts on how to improve your resu
In Mast Mainsail furling tom.p.brown at 7:08am 03.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3196 I have a 2004 306 with selden in mast mainsail roller furling system. To unfurl the main i will plac
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Valerio at 5:39pm 03.24.20 Big Boats 4/956 On my hunter 41 i do not have a valve for direct discharge of the front toilet waste, but i have a m
Dodger Bill Ernst at 4:08pm 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2056 Looking to add a dodger this year. Has anyone had a good experience with the Sailrite do-it-yoursel
Yanmar 3QM claskey at 12:49pm 03.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 0/554 If any one has a use for a Yanmar 3-QM 30 parts motor. contact me at claskey1954@yahoo.com
Off Center Harbor Offer dlochner at 11:33am 03.24.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/1934 Some may have heard of Off Center Harbor, this is a website dedicated to traditional boating with hu
Have you seen this? shemandr at 9:30am 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/458 From Sounding online Newsletter: u-Grv_euVv4 People were hurt but everyone survived.
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 5:26am 03.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1378 Hello fellow Macs, Away from my boat and stuck at home up here in NY and was just wondering if anyo
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? (5) pathfndr at 7:26pm 03.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 19/5707 I am a shade tree mechanic that is also new to keelboat sailing, However, I have never* messed with*
Standard-Horizon GX2200 to Garmin 546S AIS noise problem Alan Gomes at 5:56pm 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1585 I recently purchased a Standard-Horizon GX2200 VHF radio that has built-in AIS receive capability. I

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O'Day 28 Steering jssailem at 6:15am 07.06.24 Here is the speck on the various products they manufacture. https://coosacomposites.com/wp-content/u
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? jviss at 6:11am 07.06.24 I would think if it needs a recharge, there's a leak to be addressed. But, since others have mentio
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 6:07am 07.06.24 A friend used a pvc pipe contraption he put together with some carpet on the end to give his hull an
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 07.06.24 Oriental NC is considered the sailboat capital in North Carolina. Call either Deatons Yacht Sales,
Trident propane sensor fail jssailem at 5:54am 07.06.24 Fisheries Supply in Seattle will ship parts. they are Out of Stock on the sensor, but do have a kit.
Line diameter jssailem at 5:42am 07.06.24
Line diameter Joe at 5:22am 07.06.24 Looks like it is 1/2 sheave. Does 3/8 make the most sense here then? Also, the pictured line bel
Is my foresail too big? Joe at 4:58am 07.06.24 Thank you, I may get a sailmaker to alter it. I live near Annapolis so shouldn't have issue finding
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? Joe at 4:56am 07.06.24 I'm curious why the delivery captain piled this issue on you when you're on the other side of the co
Trident propane sensor fail dlochner at 4:35am 07.06.24 The sensors are sensitive to moisture. I've had one fail when it got wet otherwise I've had no diffi
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? jibes138 at 4:26am 07.06.24 Triton Marine located in the Jarret Bay complex should be able to get you back in business.
Line diameter kappykaplan at 2:49am 07.06.24 Also, the pictured line below is the topping lift. Does it look really oversized or is it just me?
O'Day 28 Steering garymalmgren at 2:22am 07.06.24 Does Coosa board crush when bolts are tightened? gary
Line diameter (2) catsails8 at 10:11pm 07.05.24 Looks like it is 1/2 sheave. Does 3/8 make the most sense here then? look really oversized or is it
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? MikeHoncho at 8:54pm 07.05.24 It has been pointed out that, for paint to be anti-fouling, it generally does this through being ho
376 Courtesy light/ cockpit lighting Rich Stidger at 8:28pm 07.05.24 I have a 1997 h40.5 which is a close sister-ship to your 376. My original instrument pod on the for
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? PaulK at 7:48pm 07.05.24 Do you mean sheathing, instead of sheaving? Sheaves are the pullies that the halyards run over. It s
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Jan_H at 6:24pm 07.05.24 Thanks Dennis - very useful - will try that.
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? FastOlson at 6:18pm 07.05.24 Making hulls too slick for must stuff to stick.... is not a new idea. We sail in fresh water and lo
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water Leeward Rail at 6:12pm 07.05.24 Sorry.. I can't resist.. Getting rid of your old Keel Wench and getting a new one is often as simpl

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