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Bow rail replacement DWK at 12:18pm 07.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/777 I damaged the bow rail on my 2001 26X. I can't get at the nuts holding the rail on. They are between
Beat the Heat JamesG161 at 11:14am 07.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 28/3789 The key to win is simple... WATER _______ After living most of my life South of Interstate 10, we h
Names for Thing Anchoring thinwater at 9:58am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 40/5466 There were several long threads on a UK forum the other day about a few things we couldn't decide wh
I need a slower boat. Red_Dog at 8:12am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/2947 I will say I was warned. Cliff Ruckstuhl told me how fast this boat could go. Yesterday, I was out i
Long distance mooring CLaPierre at 7:50am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/3109 I live inland and am considering purchasing a sailboat on the coast. I know there is technology to h
423 AC Strainer KeelMePlz at 7:12am 07.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/660 Anyone know where these are located?
Hunter 420 factory location for generator David Hock at 4:07am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/763 I want to install a diesel generator in my 420, I would like pictures and information on the locatio
Poll: How do you pronounce it? (Clevis) Captain Larry-DH at 4:05am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/8497
Holding tank replacement for Hunter 37.5 aybabtme at 3:43am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/650 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 5/1082 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 3/892 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 65/10247 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 6/1938
Chainplate issue on S2 9.2A Jon Price at 8:56am 07.19.19 S2 8/2607 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 4/719 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 12/3648 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 50/5428 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 5/779 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 11/1591 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 4/1145 We took a deep dive on Keel -- but for those contemplating replacing and manipulating your keel hang

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Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Tally Ho at 6:48pm 10.25.24 Seems a little odd, ut maybe he knows what boat he is looking for, and relies on a surveyor to insp
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 4:27pm 10.25.24
Urban Sailing dLj at 4:22pm 10.25.24 Beautiful! New York Harbor is very interesting. Enjoy! dj
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 10.25.24 Ralph's right. IIRC, BoatUS should have a "How to sell your boat" procedures and recommendations ri
Winterising Scott B at 3:39pm 10.25.24 Hi Greg , do you use the pink plumbing A/F for the fresh water cooling portion of your engine? I se
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Ralph Johnstone at 3:28pm 10.25.24 That looks like one of the last documents to be signed once all the rest of the nuts and bolts are s
Vendee Globe Scott B at 3:26pm 10.25.24 Me, I'm rooting for Sam Davies. Have always been a fan since her race 12 yrs (?) ago, watched the m
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:17pm 10.25.24 Personally I think his report will show numbers in your order of magnitude, he was very clear that
My rudder broke off wardk at 2:38pm 10.25.24 Anyone have a source for the upper bearing
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions Dorfl68 at 2:34pm 10.25.24 Ralph, I appreciate the time. "aligned" here as determined by the surveyor given the small movement
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 2:29pm 10.25.24 Thats beautiful. Thats what i want it to look like. I tried again this afternoon with a natural b
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 2:17pm 10.25.24 Of course, all the info is important, but from my experience, it's about preparing the wood. Any ol
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 1:35pm 10.25.24 I like your thoughts, @capta. I have a dorade resembling the "dorade old box 1" image. Maybe I can g
Vendee Globe JamesG161 at 1:31pm 10.25.24 Predict Wind is the official supplier of weather information for the Vendee Globe Piffle Jim...
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions Ralph Johnstone at 1:10pm 10.25.24 I had forgotten you are still in the process considering buying this boat This is a complex (meani
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped Surfside at 1:08pm 10.25.24 There are several threads about this on the Catalina 28 group. If you reach up behind the teak trim
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 10.25.24 For what it's worth, this thing is straight and aligned. Can you explain how you determined the s
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 12:38pm 10.25.24 $2K to replace a holding tank??? A new top quality plastic tank up to 25 gallons shouldn't cost yo
Vendee Globe capta at 12:04pm 10.25.24 Oh no! This means that the Evel Knievels of the sailing world will be out there again.
Varnishing difficulties. (3) capta at 11:57am 10.25.24 Of course, all the info is important, but from my experience, it's about preparing the wood. Any old

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