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Tropical Depression 6 <-- Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:08pm 08.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 6/820 A disturbance near South Florida and the Bahamas has kicked in tracking models. The windy part is o
Three boats at leeward mark - What to do? (2) Davidasailor26 at 8:12pm 08.22.19 Racing 16/1519 Coming into a leeward mark this evening I think I unnecessarily gave up a big chunk of time. Lookin
New trends for interior cushions Valerio at 4:47pm 08.22.19 Big Boats 7/761 Hi to all, i have not been lately to a boat show. What the new boat are using for interior cushions
CELING FABRIC REPLACEMENT FOR MY H41 Valerio at 4:39pm 08.22.19 Big Boats 1/380 because of a very small leak around my ceiling glass, now my fabric around them has gone rotten. Any
Engine temp showing low Stephen M at 4:34pm 08.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/629 I have a Yanmar 4JH2-TE and the running engine temp is showing 120 deg F. My heat gun is showing 160
Estimate to repair? (1) scuba201 at 2:09pm 08.22.19 Pearson 6/1122 Any ideas what this would cost to repair?
Worth repairing? (1) scuba201 at 1:55pm 08.22.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1201 1978 Pearson 28' Needs more work but I bet I can get the price down. Looks like the boom is down an
Why does Hunter have a bad name? scuba201 at 1:51pm 08.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 129/51937 New to sailboats and seems everyone says to stay away from Hunter.
Looking for a used Mac Venture 17 main LadyHawk at 1:43pm 08.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/348 I am looking for a used but still okay main sail forma Venture 17. Anyone? Thanks!
Well, I'm in! (2) Matt White at 11:46am 08.22.19 S2 9/1268 Closing on a new-to-me 1984 11.0a early next week. Here she is hanging around for the survey:
Improving the Hunter 216 John Welch at 9:05am 08.22.19 Smaller Boats 72/13815 I just purchased a 2008 Hunter 216. It was only sailed ten times in ten years but it needs a good de
Lake Champlain Sailors? dLj at 8:22am 08.22.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1039 I sail on lake Champlain and after a conversation this past weekend that there are other sailors her
"Mark as read" not showing for individual threads issue isaksp00 at 7:35am 08.22.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 24/1827 (I figured I'd start an issue oriented thread rather than tagging on to the many messages in the mas
I think I'll name her "Guilty Secret". ;) (1) Gene Neill at 7:11pm 08.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/880 1995 Boston Whaler Dauntless 15'. She's basically been sitting in an old man's air conditioned garag
Catalina 315 stephen_i_w at 6:00pm 08.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 21/4548 I just purchased a Catalina 315 and I would like to see if there is anyone out there who wants to ex
Torqeedo security Captain Larry-DH at 5:33pm 08.21.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/3212 I received by new Torqeedo and wanted to make it less easy for thieves, so here's my project. See i
O'Day 322 space (1) Tally Ho at 5:27pm 08.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/847
Famet roller furler spars needed Firehorse at 3:46pm 08.21.19 Ask All Sailors 2/782 Hi fellow sailors, I need help finding a few spars for my damaged Famet roller furlers. I have a 3/
4JHE front cover removal hunter healer at 2:29pm 08.21.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/441 4JHE front cover removal trying to get this front cover off so I can slide the injection pump out t
35.5 Air conditioning condensation drain. (2) Halipeno2 at 1:05pm 08.21.19 Big Boats 0/393 I have an air conditioner under the starboard settee, I need to run a hose for the condensation to

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Noisy boats Tally Ho at 6:52pm 01.22.24 My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? TimFromLI at 6:52pm 01.22.24 Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done.
Noisy boats shemandr at 6:40pm 01.22.24 Halyards/wires slapping in the mast were a problem. Noodles/zip ties cured that. Other than that i
Hunter 306 fresh water leak jdrutten at 6:33pm 01.22.24 My h306 has a port-side midship leak, and if the rain comes in at the right angle and intensity, I g
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 6:32pm 01.22.24
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame dLj at 5:55pm 01.22.24 Your picture does not show the screws you are asking about, but maybe it's because I'm looking on my
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Richard19068 at 5:33pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24 My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats. Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24 I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 01.22.24 222695
Rub rail Pearson 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 01.22.24 D and R marine. Call or email them. Rudy should be able to tell you if its original. One warning - B
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:52pm 01.22.24 To prevent hull slapping make a diaper out of noodles and cloth. I never had the problem but that's
Noisy boats dLj at 4:48pm 01.22.24 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabine
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:47pm 01.22.24 My experience with boat owners who say they enjoy the halyards slapping are the ones who go home at
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 01.22.24
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24 Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
Noisy boats Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24 Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
Noisy boats OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24 My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24 I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in

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