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Beneteau First 35s5 offshore? TButler at 3:35pm 01.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2656 I purchased a 1993 First 35s5 and just got into the Great Lakes (Erie) at the end of last season. J
Port lights Brian D at 3:14pm 01.05.20 Ask All Sailors 24/3934 What material is used in port lights? Is it real glass or maybe Lexar, or plexiglass or some kind of
Sailing Cedar Key Close Call at 12:18pm 01.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2471 I am heading to Cedar Key for a few days later this month and am considering towing my 17 ft O day D
cockit slider leak BugOutBoat at 9:44am 01.05.20 Ask All Sailors 4/899 Hunter 460 cockpit slider leaks when it rains. We believe it has something to do with the embedded s
In-Mast Mainsail question Frank H at 9:04am 01.05.20 Catalina 310 17/2915 Fellow 310 owners/sail manufacturers I've had my 310 for two years now and I have in-mast furling. I
This is why we can't have nice things. justsomeguy at 8:42am 01.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 33/3562 Sensitive new-age guys! :laugh:
Need Freezer seal BugOutBoat at 8:41am 01.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1132 Where can we find a Hunter 460 freezer seal?
Hunter 340 running rigging. Which table is correct? (2) Stevenkrt at 7:26am 01.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1822 I own a 2001 340 and am looking to replace some worn out lines. I found two tables for running rigg
New to me 79 C&C30 Introduction and couple of questions (3) C&C30 at 6:59am 01.05.20 C&C 2/1094 I recently flew out from Australia and picked up"3 Maries" on the west coast of Florida with a plan
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gel (1) Screen Saver at 12:33am 01.05.20 Ask All Sailors 47/17313
Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta Ken13559 at 4:26pm 01.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/536 Hello All, I've been participating in this RMSIR regatta for last 10 years. It runs along Straits o
20 hp Beta as Repower for 1982 C-30 Mikem at 12:46pm 01.04.20 Ask All Sailors 21/3645 Considering a Beta 20 hp diesel as a repower engine for my daughter's 1982 C-30. It currently has t
O'day 27 Lower Shroud Chainplate dashaw at 11:37am 01.04.20 Bigger Boats 5/1487 Hi all i was able to locate procure my mast and boom for my boat, what I am looking for now is a pic
1981 Hunter 30 main sheet / traveler / boom rigging portajon at 10:20am 01.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 32/8151 Hello everyone, thanks in advance for any input, especially pictures of your rig. Just bought a 1
Plaintiff-in-Limitation Law: Another Risk for the Underinsured? Kings Gambit at 8:50am 01.04.20 Ask All Sailors 37/4450 So, there is an Admiralty law dating to more than a century ago that allows skippers, in accidents w
Cynthia Woods Rehash Budward at 7:57am 01.04.20 Ask All Sailors 22/3093 First of all i'd just like to say how impressive some of yalls resumes are! I was reading through th
H41DS Refrigerator/Freezer Replacement Nodak7 at 7:20am 01.04.20 Big Boats 11/2060 This years project is to replace the refrigerator and freezer on our 2006 H41DS. The ones we have no
Oday 39 traveler car (5) henrykorous at 4:19am 01.04.20 Bigger Boats 12/2185 173503 173504
Hunter 376 1996 Engine access through shower wall Velella at 11:30pm 01.03.20 Big Boats 5/1303 A number of archived posts reference people putting access ports through from the head/shower to gai
Edson Pedestal Upgrade? (2) jdsevier at 9:34pm 01.03.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3076 Happy New Year All!! I have a 1983 Newport 33 with an odd style Edson pedestal. Odd being the contro

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Turnbuckle lubricant? justsomeguy at 7:39pm 11.05.24 just when they are moved? I'd give 'em a drop or two a couple days before adjustments.
Steering cable Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 11.05.24 Not much can go wrong with the cable. Run a lightly oiled tissue along it carefully to check for bro
Overturned Mac???? smokey73 at 6:35pm 11.05.24 I'm a little confused. Are you saying there were 6 people out sailing and the boat rolled over and
Steering cable Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 11.05.24
Heat Pump Winterizing quadrille38 at 5:48pm 11.05.24 I have a Hunter Legend 40.5 with two heat pumps. They have a common intake and separate discharges
Turnbuckle lubricant? MFD at 5:45pm 11.05.24 Stainless certainly can gall. +1 on manufacturer directions all the way down just spit on it. ;) A
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 4:59pm 11.05.24 I presume you mean a cutoff hose sucking from a bucket of antifreeze, not a pressurized hose from a
Dammit, Jim (1) JamesG161 at 4:39pm 11.05.24 Hurricane Hunters in storm now Report 75 kt winds. .
Overturned Mac???? stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 11.05.24 It is a 26 and was towed to the mooring It is sad. But why would anyone take a McGregor 26 or sim
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 11.05.24 Good point. Most of the water would drain away from the highest point. Or at least try to. I have a
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 2:20pm 11.05.24 Johann, I can't thank you enough for all that precious information! I will look into all these ite
Left over Cetol up for grabs kemsa51 at 1:18pm 11.05.24 Thanks! It was a mix of blind luck, the internet and maybe a bit of help from the gods of sailing.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 1:06pm 11.05.24 Yes, with it being above the waterline there are no spills at all. Some people also use it for easy
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:54pm 11.05.24 Here's an actual pic
Overturned Mac???? Richard19068 at 12:54pm 11.05.24 Looks like a 26X. I assume it was towed to the mooring ball? I guess the positive flotation did
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 12:44pm 11.05.24 Good query, Neal. I have not experienced any problems. I am not rubbing the cloth on the surface. I
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 12:27pm 11.05.24 Good query, Neal. I have not experienced any problems. I am not rubbing the cloth on the surface. I
What is this stuff on my hull? jssailem at 12:21pm 11.05.24 @illusion1024 Thank you for the update. Sometimes, mysteries are just that mysterious.
Dammit, Jim (1) jssailem at 12:11pm 11.05.24 Andrew, You posted a good question. Since Rafael is slowly forming south of Cuba, the two High-Press
Hunter 26/260 trailers Rick Webb at 12:09pm 11.05.24 Eddie English helps us keep our dozen and a half trailers in shape for our youth sailing program. He

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