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C30 1995 Crack in headliner above head door forward of mast danneskjold08094 at 12:14pm 03.24.18 Catalina 30 11/1987
Question about 146..kicker w/o vang ?? KeukaSailer at 7:18am 03.24.18 Day Sailers 10/820 Just bought a 146 a week ago. Previous owner installed boom kicker, and removed the vang. Claims he
Communicate with 27' Hunter 1983 owners Etx Thompson at 5:17am 03.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1313 I would like to hear from any owners of similar boat. Owned mine for 15 years and love the old girl.
Finding parts-27' Hunter 1983 Etx Thompson at 5:00am 03.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/701 Have spent hours trying to find basic parts for my boat. Cover (Plastic ) for my compass that is cra
Beneteau 40 Float Switch in Head? PaulGinger at 2:36am 03.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1825 I recently purchased a 2007 Beneteau 40 and the float swith in the shower stall is not working. I w
Alpi-Moabi woodwork? PaulGinger at 2:30am 03.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1188 How to clean, maintain?
working on the mast today - now for a game of what is it (4) tipsyravensailing at 7:19pm 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 15/692 Heya guys. and gals. I'm tinkering on the boat again today and i'm coming up bupkis on a few thing
ANNOUNCEMENT: One-to-one Support for your Hunter Sailboat Phil Herring at 6:41pm 03.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/20952 I'm honored to announce two really cool things for Hunter sailboat owners. First (and related to th
Mounting Microwave on our H31 (5) Manly at 5:42pm 03.23.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/799 While the merits of having a microwave on a sailboat can be contested, my wife and I decided it woul
Upcoming commissioning projects? (1) Phil Herring at 4:59pm 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 42/3031 147943 The thermometer indicates that snow might be heading over the horizon and for much of the wo
Pearson 10M PSS - Stern Tube Diameter kmart at 2:55pm 03.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 10/1278 Sooo, I've had my P10M 10 years now. PSS original when I got the boat. I have no idea how old it
Carrying extra fuel for longer trips Rltgold at 1:39pm 03.23.18 Catalina 22 53/7246 My Catalina 22 has a 6hp Tohatsu outboard that uses 1/2 gallon per half hours. Currently I have 2 3
80's hunter 22 cockpit drain tinysailboat at 1:25pm 03.23.18 Smaller Boats 4/476 to get to the hoses...wow. So, I am sealing off the cockpit drains and using thru hull drains on th
Condition of Swing Keel (5) ScubaGuy2 at 1:19pm 03.23.18 Catalina 22 9/906 Hi, We have been looking for a Catalina 22 with a swing keel for the past 6 months. We found a 198
New Home Port for No Worries Apex at 12:29pm 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 27/1534 Just got word my 2yr wait is over after only 1 yr: New Home Port: Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. h
Sailor party tonight! (1) Jackdaw at 11:54am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/637
Flooring Ideas jssailem at 11:04am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 58/6342 I am considering addressing the interior flooring of my boat. When I bought it the owner had painted
2001 Beneteau 361 Gelcoat richpinto72 at 10:10am 03.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/532 Hi all, I needed some gelcoat for my 361. Wanted a good match so I had custom mix made by Spectrum
Spring Loaded Flush Hatch Pull (1) Velero49 at 9:18am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/294 I have a couple of these to open vertical fridge. I purchased seadog and seachoice versions but the
Look What Will Gilmore made for me.... !!!!! rgranger at 9:07am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/7 Hey All I commissioned this piece from @Will Gilmore. It showed up yesterday. Will took a few pi

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Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:26pm 02.18.24 Putting aside how to move the boat (I'd sail it) there are lots of marina choices. Where do you live
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 8:02pm 02.18.24 The take home message here is, get a good professional rigger involved, someone who had done this ki
Popeye the Sailor's Story JamesG161 at 7:15pm 02.18.24 When most people think of Popeye, we probably think about a hard-hitting sailor man fueled by a love
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig PaulK at 6:02pm 02.18.24 Attaching a Solent stay "just below the existing forestay" sounds like a recipe for problems. It wi
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 (3) jssailem at 5:00pm 02.18.24 223055 Here is the prop in 2023. Just out of the water, when I did the shaft replacement, the rebui
Western L.I. Sound marina shemandr at 5:00pm 02.18.24 I would regard the trip around the island as an opportunity for some mild adventure. And you don't
Black Butyl tape? mermike at 3:20pm 02.18.24 VHB tape and Dow 795 is a common method of installing windows. Search this site, there are lots of t
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 3:19pm 02.18.24 Pat keep me posted. @patbratton Dave
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 (2) PNWE36 at 3:14pm 02.18.24 Hello John, Thank you for your reply. I am confident the coupler etc has been assembled properly. No
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Crazy Dave Condon at 3:10pm 02.18.24 How long will the track be? Have you thought of attaching a base plate with welded ring as an alter
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 2:56pm 02.18.24 I just remembered that there have been a number of people using just VHB to secure windows. There's
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 Project_Mayhem at 2:46pm 02.18.24 What's the issue with the hatches? Parts are available for most hatches and there are companies out
Your experience with propane outboards? john6206 at 2:45pm 02.18.24 @SkookumZac what kind of tan do you have? the ignuk gas growler says not to use it horizontally.
Western L.I. Sound marina PaulK at 2:27pm 02.18.24 Transporting overland may be quite pricey. Is the mast down already? Is there a reason you don't wa
stripping cetol from teak MitchM at 1:54pm 02.18.24 I have some Japanese cabinet scrapers, 3 straight blade and 2 curved blade, that were
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? MitchM at 1:41pm 02.18.24 our yacht club allows sailboats on cradles to store mast-up . if a boat is on jack
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 1:26pm 02.18.24 I am not at all bemused and think the precautions are appropriate. Of course as they say for lockin
Popeye the Sailor's Story kappykaplan at 1:17pm 02.18.24 And The Real 'Popeye the Sailor' Was Actually a Hard-Drinking Bar Brawler with a Heart of Gold \| Mil
Popeye the Sailor's Story kappykaplan at 1:15pm 02.18.24 Popeye the Sailor was based on this real person \| We Are The Mighty
Popeye the Sailor's Story (1) Will Gilmore at 1:10pm 02.18.24 :plus: https://gifdb.com/images/high/popeye-498-x-393-gif-36dtssb5w1f129vx.gif -Will

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