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Poll: How do you pronounce it? (Clevis) Captain Larry-DH at 4:05am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/7743
Holding tank replacement for Hunter 37.5 aybabtme at 3:43am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/622 Hey folks. I haven't seen a recent thread on this topic, but I went through the old ones (one with t
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 3:31am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/980 I have recently bought a 1987 Hunter 28.5 which came with a dodger, but no bimini. Does anyone know
Mast height? RNC725 at 5:51pm 07.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/784 The specs on our 2002 Hunter 326 state the mast height is 46.75 feet. I'm "assuming" that the measur
Mast Base Rivet Holes Sheared (2) GGordonWoody at 3:28pm 07.19.19 Smaller Boats 65/9240 167376 I resisted the philistine impulse to just blast away with more rivets, I mean, it would defy
Interior Bulkhead Question on O'Day 20 def at 12:23pm 07.19.19 Day Sailers 6/1808
Chainplate issue on S2 9.2A Jon Price at 8:56am 07.19.19 S2 8/2395 When shroud is tensioned (loaded) during rig tuning, issue of deck heaving (tenting) at point where
Another Thursday race, another abandonment (1) cb32863 at 6:29am 07.19.19 Ask All Sailors 4/683 The wind has been non-existent for racing lately. 4 straight abandonment's, 3 Thursdays and a Saturd
Catalina 27 scupper drains Davidw at 5:59am 07.19.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3345 My 1985 Catalina 27 developed a leak from the cockpit drains, and I replaced them with 1 5/8" hose,
2/3rds of us will be "under the dome" this weekend. Heat Warning: What's your plan? (1) TomY at 5:01am 07.19.19 Ask All Sailors 50/4861 NOAA has plastered heat warnings all over the East coast and much of the mid-west of the US. Actual
The Sailor and the Secret Island Will Gilmore at 10:23pm 07.18.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/737 There were five us; each with our secrets, each with our own reason for being there that night. Ther
Seeking DS2 replacement mast Will D at 10:17pm 07.18.19 Day Sailers 11/1411 The mast on my '72 Daysailer 2 snapped and looks to be beyond repair. I am really bummed! :sosad:Any
The Many Stages of Keel Bracket Assembly (a photo retrospective) Part 1,2 and 3 (8) pclarksurf at 9:20pm 07.18.19 Catalina 22 4/1048 We took a deep dive on Keel -- but for those contemplating replacing and manipulating your keel hang
220% genoa on h41 (1) Valerio at 5:57pm 07.18.19 Big Boats 2/726 I fly it like a gennaker or asymmetric with a pulley on the aft of the boat, good for 45 to 55 upw
Boat For The Grandkids Ken Krawford at 4:55pm 07.18.19 Trailer Sailors 41/6266
Bilge hose "plugged" no discharge daviddp at 4:53pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/5905 This is strange. I installed a new 1000 GPM Johnson pump recently thinking the old pump was bad. S
Roller furler Carlton Hama at 3:47pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 2/693 Can anyone help my Harken Mark 1 has a damaged foil. Need replacement.
Big OOPS! Now a new pulpit Red_Dog at 2:44pm 07.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1261 The gas dock and I had an argument and the gas dock won. The wind, of course, was on the gas dock's
Defender's new program Mark Maulden at 2:41pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3688 Received an email from Defender outlining their new Defender 1st program. Instead of a product once
Gas storage in dock box shine at 1:26pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3573 Can you have a few gallons of mixed 2 stroke fuel in a dock box. I am assuming it would have 2 vents

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55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 11:13am 07.16.24 I remember quite well where I was when these events occurred. Tks for the trip down memory lane! :b
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 rbelau at 11:04am 07.16.24 Unlikely to be a printing error in the manual. I first looked online, and all the websites that refe
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:56am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
I just don't get this Foswick at 10:54am 07.16.24 I think there's more to this story. Ages 3 and 5 are not too young to go out for a day sail in dece
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 10:38am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:36am 07.16.24 I would be suspicious of the extended wood coaming around the companionway entry. It looks like a
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Bob S at 10:24am 07.16.24 It is a good time now to start a fuel log. You know you filled the tank. Keep track of the hours us
What a day! Foswick at 10:24am 07.16.24 they went out and their three hour scheduled trip If there's one thing we learned from Gilligan'
What a day! Foswick at 10:22am 07.16.24 They are definitely transients {Biggs} especially given that we watched them grab a seal for lunch.
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover SoSound at 10:09am 07.16.24 There is a mystery that I'm keen to solve, though. If you look at the picture of the cockpit - on
I just don't get this DArcy at 10:03am 07.16.24 There is a video that mentions the boat is 18ft and that there was a variety of weather over the per
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 9:56am 07.16.24 226112 I love this picture. JIm...
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! JamesG161 at 9:53am 07.16.24 think Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, right? July 20th, 1969 hxPbnFc7iU8:11 Heros al
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 07.16.24 Over a couple weeks it evaporated while creating a stink. Every once in a lifetime, you get lucky
What a day! PaulK at 9:49am 07.16.24 We went whale watching twice out of Kennebunkport, ME and didn't see any. They gave us another set
I just don't get this dLj at 9:46am 07.16.24 Truly a tragedy. Very very sad. At 3 and 5 the children were likely not in diapers. I did take my d
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 jssailem at 9:33am 07.16.24 Was I ripped off by a poorly calibrated fuel pump I would hope not. Surely it is possible. Perha
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor (1) jssailem at 9:26am 07.16.24 the fuel smell is almost entirely gone. Good for you. Diesel smells have a long half life. Getti
Hunter 376 Water Leaking Through Salon Lights -- Solved? duck21 at 9:22am 07.16.24 The PO for our boat replaced the wood table with a table made of Corian, probably for that exact rea
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! jviss at 9:14am 07.16.24 Wow. I think Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, right?

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