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What head sail for FL & Bahamas Ken Wescoat at 11:39am 01.05.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1014 We have a Catalina 34 and hope to be sailing in the Bahamas and around FL. during the fall and winte
Temp Alarm Universal 25XP Ken Wescoat at 11:22am 01.05.01 Trailer Sailors 0/1756 I Have a 1988 Catalina 34 with a 25XP and Telifex gauges. I would like to install a temp. alarm .Ca
Hunter Hater Adam at 9:49am 01.05.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4210 Are there really sailors out there who hate Hunter sailboats?I've been researching a new boat purc
Has anyone put a radar pole on a H380? Les Blackwell at 8:45am 01.05.01 Big Boats 6/1059 I am about to install radar on my 380 and have decided to use the Edson 12' pole on the port stern.
How Tall Is It? Charles Keller at 7:28am 01.05.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1256 I currently own a 1980 Hunter 33. My question is how tall is the masthead from the waterline. The
Big Roach Main Keith at 7:12am 01.05.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 12/2812 Hello,I have a Catalina 38, which I plan to cruise in the next few years to Mexico. I am thinking
raw water intake thruhull on C27 ron at 4:38am 01.05.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1044 The area where the raw intake pipe stub passesses through the hull has a small crack that leaks. Is
Phix photos Phil? Ed Schenck at 3:35am 01.05.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1104 Hi Phil,Can you rename my lastest mistake on "The Boats" forum, under "List Recent Photos"? It sho
Daysailer stepped mast conversion? Bob Pajak at 2:19am 01.05.01 Day Sailers 2/1544 I am looking for information on how to convert the standard 17' daysailer to a stepped mast configur
SailNet?? Bob Gravenstine at 1:52am 01.05.01 Ask All Sailors 14/2708 Anyone know what is happening with SailNet?I placed an order 2 weeks ago and have heard nothing fr
Sailmaking Careers david lewis at 1:26am 01.05.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1951 I am an amateur sailbuilder and boatbuilder and have been studying sail design through acquired lite
Is it a nylon line? Al Nash at 12:15am 01.05.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1595 I have a locker full of braided lines from the previous owner. I would like to use these as mooring
Welcome! Bill Coloumbo - Doyle SF at 11:30pm 01.04.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1090 Hi everyone! I'm pleased to be here and look forward to answering your questions about sails and ho
Lighting for O'Day 17' Dan Steill at 10:44pm 01.04.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1308 I guess I am pretty dumb. But, I cannot figure out EXACTLY what I need in the way of night lighting
RADAR FOR 380 WALLACE SHAKUN at 10:42pm 01.04.01 Big Boats 0/908 Would appreciate recomendation on what brandradar for marina area. Power output requiredcoupled wi
Radar Mounts for Vison Series Hunter's Rob Sherrill at 10:18pm 01.04.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1023 Calling all Vision 32 and 36 owners. I need help/suggestions/ experience with mounting of a radar s
Boom Vang Thomas Wanderer at 10:06pm 01.04.01 Smaller Boats 7/1050 I think my boat (hunter 25) would be much improved by the addition of a boom vang. My questions are
Thanks for the H37C pictures! Ed Schenck at 9:25pm 01.04.01 The Cherubini Hunters 0/952 Just the ticket here at work after four more inches of snow last night! That's a great shot of Moon
Oil Problem Ray Chapman at 1:21pm 01.04.01 Other Sailboats 2/859 I have a 2GM20F with about 500 hours. I moved the boat to Florida in the Fall. When I started the
Stuffing box leakage Robin at 12:47pm 01.04.01 Big Boats 3/1071 How can I seal my stuffing box (if it is the leaking culprit) Sounds like something worth checking

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Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure jssailem at 4:04pm 03.25.20 Craig, while it is possible that the boat manufacture made the boat in a way it would encourage wate
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing dlochner at 3:48pm 03.25.20 My mom wore dresses just like that....happy days...post Korean War, plenty of jobs...lots of happin
Cat-5 Brewing - Oh Great - - Stop with the Sailing Analogies! ggrizzard at 3:35pm 03.25.20 Oh dear, I mustn't use my escape vehicle to save my sanity. I'm in Florida by the way. It was 90 d
Grampian 26 height? jssailem at 3:22pm 03.25.20 In the water... Hmmm. Standing at the dock I would measure from the water line to the highest point
SS U-Mixing elbow Ken13559 at 3:21pm 03.25.20 What kind of water are you in Ken? I may check my HDI elbow too. Salty sea water.
Animal poop Justin_NSA at 3:08pm 03.25.20 So reading this thread. it occurs to me that there are people out there who earn an income collecti
Stern Tube Vent Fitting Failure BigEasy at 3:08pm 03.25.20 Bought mine from amazon 25 of them for 30.00 Should last for a few years! Again, really chafes
Grampian 26 height? Hunter216 at 3:05pm 03.25.20 I just acquired a Grampian 26 (fixed fin keel) and am planning to unstep the mast and have it haule
Grampian 26 height? alyman at 2:57pm 03.25.20 Hi, John. The boat is in the water, so I can't currently get a measurement below the waterline (and
Have you seen this? PaulK at 2:51pm 03.25.20 The kicker between Svea and Topaz is that this was apparently in pre-start maneuvering. It seems it
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement FastOlson at 2:48pm 03.25.20 Several of our EY.org site members contributed some good thoughts on the subject in this thread: htt
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Rick486 at 2:42pm 03.25.20 Were they ahead of their time? 50s fallout shelter: https://www.pastfactory.com/wp-content/uploads
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Stainless Steel Bolts for Strut and Stern Tube Crazy Dave Condon at 2:32pm 03.25.20 FYI Warren Luhrs relies on quality SS bolts, etc and below the waterline was not an issue for me as
Grampian 26 height? jssailem at 2:30pm 03.25.20 Welcome @alyman I can understand trying to take a shortcut, but do you think you really want to gue
Stern Tube Vent Fitting Failure Mechone at 2:28pm 03.25.20 Bought mine from amazon 25 of them for 30.00 https://www.amazon.ca/Generic-Production-Stainless-Fi
Water in compartments with foam ingramsail at 2:27pm 03.25.20 Thanks for the reply, I have now removed 99% of the foam and the boat is staring to stay dry.
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator rgranger at 2:25pm 03.25.20 I found a YouTube of someone replacing the bearings XzUwj3q6vKg
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator Syntonos at 2:19pm 03.25.20 the parts list doesn't break down the alternator, only the assembly. I was hoping to come up with al
Animal poop rgranger at 2:09pm 03.25.20 i have a stash of 10 # of crystallized fox pee ordered from the internet. which i s

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