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Multi purpose halyard tom.p.brown at 5:00am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/410 i have a 203 Hunter 306. yesterday i climbed the mast to place a new antenna. when i arrived i notic
Point Gun at foot... fire away! agprice22 at 4:26am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/696 Yes, I was hoist by my own petard yesterday. We launched the trimaran yesterday. I boarded the boat
Running halyards to the cockpit. flynhi4u at 3:51am 05.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/1564 Quick question concerning running the main halyard back to the cockpit. OurOur b has a pop top and I
Cockpit Cushions Beneteau Sense 46 Peoplevalue at 1:17am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/732 Can anyone help where I can source cockpit cushions for a Beneteau Sense 46? Thanks Mike
84' Hunter 31 Cushions thelilnauti at 9:06pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 3/429 Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has any plans with measurements etc for recovering the stock c
Big day for big boat experience (1) Jackdaw at 7:27pm 05.27.19 Racing 3/754
Dutchman Problem Bama Boy at 5:27pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/920 Getting familiar with our '88 Pearson 31-2 equipped with a Dutchman System. It works reasonably well
Ordering a Prop Shaft for Yamaha 25 MkII alturaam at 3:33pm 05.27.19 Yamaha 4/1114 I'm wondering if this can be done. The folks at my marina here in Cleveland accidentally bent my pro
Time to rebuild the head pump? Red_Dog at 3:01pm 05.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/630 A couple of weeks ago I closed up the boat to come home. I left the boat with the with the head pump
Oil Change AwwShucks at 2:15pm 05.27.19 Catalina 310 12/1255 Just wondering how often folks change the engine oil? I had mine changed last season when I had so
When to shut down the Iron Genny DayDreamer41 at 2:09pm 05.27.19 Racing 7/1143 Yesterday, we headed out for the first race of the season, as approaching the starting area (about a
Rebedding "Selah" at 1:04pm 05.27.19 Ask All Sailors 0/203 Hey all who have been following the refit of Selah. I'm sorry for the delay in my posting the "endo
Catalina 27 1975 Summerbreeze at 12:52pm 05.27.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/711 I cannot seem to access"classified "section in spite of following the instructions repeatedly.
lead keel bronze at 12:27pm 05.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/368 How do you repair rusted Stl. Stl. keel attachments with a lead keel?
waste pumpout trickyrick at 11:52am 05.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/3059 The marina that I'm at has a portable sewage tank on wheels with a manual pump like the one in the l
Ohio sailing with SJ 23? Lakefront summer homes in Ohio? Sailgreen at 10:49am 05.27.19 San Juan Sailboats 2/1029 Hi there- We are moving to the Dayton, Ohio area for a new job and know very little about the area
LADDER TREAD REPLACEMENT (3) miguelgdelrey at 9:37am 05.27.19 Big Boats 0/298 Hello. How do you replace a ladder tread? The tread is very rigid and the opening is smaller than t
Mounting method for cabin top cam cleats Ward H at 8:52am 05.27.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/579 I'm working on improving my traveler line routings. I want to install new cam cleats with bullseyes
H23.5 cushions Konstie at 8:44am 05.27.19 Smaller Boats 2/372 Hi! I'm looking to replace ALL of the cushions on my H23.5. Does anyone know a good online site wher
What happens when your forestay fails Oliverhg at 8:35am 05.27.19 Big Boats 12/3038 The forestay on my 36 failed while I was sailing last week. I was on a beam reach with about 12 knot

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Funny Friday!!! Roland5048 at 4:35pm 09.09.23 Michael imagine the price in liters. No kidding. Just got back from a Montreal to Quebec City trip
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 4:14pm 09.09.23 Actually, it doesn't necessarily only happen with oils. Wet a cargo of coal and as it dries, poof.
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:10pm 09.09.23 Michael imagine the price in liters. I wonder if the pumps can go that high. It would be interestin
Winter Cover - Midwest Siamese at 3:21pm 09.09.23 Two years ago, I bought a used, 2014 Catalina 315, which came with a cover from Shipshape. I was so
Adding second reef to main sail? Richard19068 at 2:33pm 09.09.23 I thought the Cunningham was used to add luff tension after the main was fully raised because it wa
Winter Cover - Midwest Sailor Sue at 2:33pm 09.09.23 Google "Billboard tarps" and see if any of the available sizes would work for your boat.
Florida Marina reconciliation? Sailor Sue at 2:24pm 09.09.23 An old saw in boating: You can berth in Florida on the East Coast. You can pay $600.00 a month. Yo
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 2:15pm 09.09.23 Back to the use of a Cunningham for a minute. I thought the Cunningham was used to add luff tensi
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS GibbyGibstone at 1:46pm 09.09.23 Thanks Greg. I saw those. I'll have to verify the size for that one; as it is an inch taller. Whe
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS Tally Ho at 1:43pm 09.09.23
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 1:38pm 09.09.23
Florida Marina reconciliation? shemandr at 1:16pm 09.09.23 St. Augustine has Camanchee Island and several other marinas. The former is a bit of a walk to anyw
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 1:07pm 09.09.23
School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 12:43pm 09.09.23
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 12:24pm 09.09.23 I can't fathom how it's easier than just applying more main halyard tension. Quicker? How's th
Spontaneous combustion Ralph Johnstone at 12:20pm 09.09.23 I'll keep that in mind next time I take on a load of coal. :) Also, be careful the next time you
Spontaneous combustion jviss at 11:47am 09.09.23 Wet a cargo of coal and as it dries, poof. Many a ship has been lost that way. I'll keep that in m
Looking for new sails?? morbidfollower at 11:41am 09.09.23 I bought a new main thru Catalina direct. If you don't do the 15% off sale they are running you can
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:37am 09.09.23
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information RKownurko at 11:30am 09.09.23 TKwhalen, Thank you for the input you have given me some good guidance. Thanks RFK

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