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Paint Color Preferences? Anchor Lady at 7:15pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2593
Jib sheet replacement Mark Maulden at 6:47pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 10/4031 It's time to change the 40 yr old sheets. I think they are Samson original LS or XLS 9/16. I canno
Nj marina's vs covid-19 close or open Capt Robbie at 6:32pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 fortunately my boat was splashed the other day and now almost ready to go sailing. This past weekend
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degradtion (2) walmsleyc at 6:30pm 03.22.20 Big Boats 64/8872 I'm a big fan of the PSS Shaft Seal and have had one for 12+ years. I replaced my bellows 3 seasons
Catalina Island Locked Down Rick D at 6:22pm 03.22.20 Destinations 16/1986 Got a notice that Catalina is barring uses of moorings, transient and leased, until further notice.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380 GALIOSTRO at 5:47pm 03.22.20 Big Boats 16/1421 Hello, sorry for my english!! I'm anhappoy owner of a 380... But in France, Coronavirus... I mustto
SS U-Mixing elbow Ken13559 at 5:30pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1651 I've uses the HDI SS U-Mixing elbow for last 3 good years. Each year I remove and check, no fouling.
Bowsprit HD74 at 3:14pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/417 I am interested in adding a bowsprit on my hunter 340. I am hoping to find out which kind would be b
Corona virus Member 131497 at 11:18am 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 39/2756 Hi Anyone has news/ or idea of whats going on in tbe Florida Keys regarding the darn virus? I mean c
Removal of original SD25 anode Dr. D at 8:35am 03.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/809 I will haul my boat this summer for various reasons. By then the anode on the Yanmar SD25 saildrive
VHF/FM Antenna Query ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:30am 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/429 Hi all, In trying to find the bright side in all this insanity of our new "normal", I'm really tryi
Changing oil first time Megaman at 6:04am 03.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 20/2089 I have a 1987 Hunter 40 with a 44 horsepower Yanmar diesel what type of oil should I be putting in,
Installed a deck organizer (8) rgranger at 9:23pm 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/532 Hello Sharing my installation. I have a Hunter 26 that came with a deck organizer to starboard but
Quick release shroud? clnhse at 8:25pm 03.21.20 Smaller Boats 7/2533 I came across quick release shroud shackles for a Catalina 22. I thought it would save about 15 minu
Drywall Sander - Bottom Sanding? Puesta del sol at 7:45pm 03.21.20 Big Boats 8/2883 Any reason not to use a drywall sander? Recommended by another boater - thinking of getting it a tr
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15) Will Gilmore at 5:51pm 03.21.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 25/3858 Welcome to Section 5, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13- 15 ' 18), of
Hunter 40.5 Dining Table Modification (2) timvg at 5:09pm 03.21.20 Big Boats 5/891 There's been a number of threads on the overly large Hunter 40.5 table. After talking about this for
Banjo bolts Ken13559 at 4:10pm 03.21.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/8666 I snap off the banjo bolt from my Yanmar 2GM30F when tightening. I tried not to buy the replacement
MDR Macgregor 25 sailors seeking on the water and hands on experience advice T/Y Goodman at 3:56pm 03.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1048 My Brother and i have been in the process of restoring a venture 25 and are looking to store the boa
Feed water pump capta at 2:47pm 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/990 We've been using a 12 volt Water Puppy (6.3 gpm) as a boost pump for our watermaker, but they do not

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 9:02am 07.05.24 uncured polyester resin and glass. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it;) Sounds like y
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move (1) JamesG161 at 8:46am 07.05.24 You do have to move your boat on a Mandatory Hurricane Evacuations. This is the Route we would tak
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 8:42am 07.05.24 In the interest of reduced effort, I've decided to not do a wholesale removal of good core and only
Line diameter Ward H at 8:20am 07.05.24 On my 93 MkII 3/8" fits just fine. I wouldn't go thicker for the reasons John mentions and the addit
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Ward H at 8:10am 07.05.24 Love following your trip reports and the photos. Thanks for sharing.
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch jssailem at 8:07am 07.05.24 HOA may have install those large rocks specifically to prevent The rocks in one area while the oth
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JamesG161 at 8:06am 07.05.24 Pass Christian Harbor This their link. https://pass-christian.com/departments/harbor You do have
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch LloydB at 8:01am 07.05.24 A set of rails across the rocks to a permanent dock would seem the best solution to me. But the HOA
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 07.05.24 @Davidasailor26 it would be a momentous job to put twin keels on a hull which is why I requested a
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart kloudie1 at 6:38am 07.05.24 Check for a small circuit breaker somewhere on the starboard side of the engine/engine box.. If you
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move kloudie1 at 6:31am 07.05.24 Long Beach, Pass Christian, Gulfport.. even as far west as Slidell.. (12 or so miles to the Gulf, bu
O'Day 28 Steering Blitz at 6:18am 07.05.24 BTW - Although 30w Oil will work just fine, Edson no longer recommends it and is pushing their $$$
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Davidasailor26 at 6:17am 07.05.24 Hunter Marine and Hunter legend never built a twin keel boat. The two pictures show different con
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 6:12am 07.05.24 Bring this back up. I'm looking at options now to move RoseLeigh in January to March of 2025, ya a
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 07.05.24 Hunter Marine and Hunter legend never built a twin keel boat. The two pictures show different conf
Battery Placement (2) monocerosin at 5:37am 07.05.24 Completely rewiring my 37c. This is the 'doghouse'. Removed the water intake and glassed in the hole
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 5:15am 07.05.24 That's a completely different mast than I have. Looks to me like it's a type not normally used on th
Replacement for bose 321 Carl0922 at 5:13am 07.05.24 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. sailme88 at 4:46am 07.05.24 Chris, Congrats on jumping into sailing. Might it be suggested that you look in your area for a sail
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 3:58am 07.05.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'

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