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2000 26X Steering linkage broke shermdigs54 at 3:57pm 11.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2155 I have a 2000 Macgregor 26X with an Evinrude 50 HP engine. A nut on the steering linkage has corrod
Water pooling by traveler on H23 (1) Volkswatson at 2:55pm 11.19.17 Smaller Boats 14/1257 Hey all, whilst cleaning my new-to-me h23, I noticed there is a lot of pooling in between the travel
Larger Waste Holding Tanks? Jeff Tirey at 12:19pm 11.19.17 Bavaria 3/5513 I would like to replace the tiny 10 gallon aft waste holding tank on my 2002 Bavaria 40. Does anyo
Too much lee helm H260 Chuck C. at 10:52am 11.19.17 Smaller Boats 45/3305 Took my new to me '05 out last summer on the Shuswap Marine Park (BC) for it maiden 10 day camping t
Hull scratch touch up fortunare at 10:25am 11.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/567 I have a 2005 Mac 26M with dark blue hull. Have a few scratches and called ' emailed Blue Water Yac
New Tax bills, Game changer? Sanfelice at 8:30am 11.19.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1992 In reading the various tax proposals, it appears there is an effort to eliminate interest deductions
British sailor dies in round-the-world yacht race Brian D at 7:20am 11.19.17 Racing 29/2956
Copper bars (1) gettinthere at 7:08am 11.19.17 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2540 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23659591_10159525233690587_7433624949401480147_n.jpg?o
Furler question maybe Crazy Dave question Ken Cross at 7:08am 11.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/457 We have a 1989 Hunter 30 with the furler under the deck (anchor locker.) The headsail is attached to
What's the Poop on the scoop strainer TFlight at 6:38am 11.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 27/6231 My 2007 Hunter 41 is on the hard for this winter and as I was inspecting the thru-hulls I realized t
New to me Javelin (1) Flyingscot64 at 6:33am 11.19.17 Day Sailers 1/906 Hi new to forum just recently picked up this Javelin , owning a flying scot for several years ,this
Winterizing sail shaft in water jefft23 at 6:04am 11.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/2374 This year will be the first time we leave our boat in the water for the winter. The boat is a Benet
Engine Ground wire! (1) PatTormey at 5:48am 11.19.17 Bigger Boats 12/4264 With the Yanmar (YGM20 1986 oDay 322) getting 'crankier' with each start AND I'd already beefed up
Silent cabin fan patrickkidd at 10:00pm 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6056 Anyone know of a really good and really silent 12V fan to move some warm air around the cabin? All t
Need a measurement off a 2003 356 (1) Former member 134612 at 5:20pm 11.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/307 Hi all: I need the exact distance between the toe rail and the stripe on the hull. It looks to be
What a difference a year makes (1) Jackdaw at 10:06am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2246 Last November in Minnesota we had 12 days over 60F. This year, ZERO over 50F, and 1/2 have been free
Beckson portlights MitchK at 7:57am 11.18.17 Newport 7/2735 Hi all, still at the repairs on our N28. I had posted earlier about the fixed portlights leaking som
More experience/instruction track - ASA? Great Lakes? Ocean? Tyler Rippel at 7:09am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/665 I'm pretty green, but am a huge learning geek and like to dive in and figure things out. I bought a
Any 310 Owners in CT JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:12am 11.18.17 Catalina 310 5/722 We have some spare parts we might want to divest. Biggest is a canvas winter storage cover. Gray can
Sailing Trends: Your Perception? Rick D at 9:09pm 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 71/5147 This might be better said as "Boating Trends". So, I'm thinking that there is something going on in

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Acoustic guitar and boats. justsomeguy at 8:04am 01.18.24 find other music more playable on the boat This. You probably wouldn't like the music I enjoy now.
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? LloydB at 7:44am 01.18.24 Sometime ago on this site someone decided to go with a patio umbrella instead of a DIY bimini on a s
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems ggrizzard at 7:09am 01.18.24 Yes, the shoal draft version has a skeg just as the deep draft model. We'll have to wait for the OP
Replace Radar tfox2069 at 6:46am 01.18.24 I've had a fully integrated Garmin system (liked it a lot) and now have a fully integrated Raymarine
California King Tide Fail thinwater at 6:31am 01.18.24 Not a major metro area, but the closest Chesapeake Bay harbor to Washington DC. About 2000 slips in
Replace Radar dlochner at 6:17am 01.18.24 Since radars and their displays are proprietary, you will need to choose an MFD and a radar from the
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:06am 01.18.24 Hi Mark, I bought the Garmin Fantom radome for my 2004 310. Installed a Garmin 942 XS Chartplotter,
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? (4) SailingLoto at 5:05am 01.18.24 It's all about how you spend your money. I only spent about $500-600 start to finish on this projec
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:09am 01.18.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 1:12am 01.18.24 Will report after the show
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:27pm 01.17.24 Talk to them ? I was thinking, chloroform, but now I'm thinking you're on to something. I have ju
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems (1) Dalliance at 6:50pm 01.17.24
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? dlochner at 6:44pm 01.17.24 If you are up for making your own, Sailrite.com has instructions and the material for a Bimini. A s
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? piratesnail at 6:16pm 01.17.24 I forgot to ask about biminis, which were probably the most common answer on the Starwind FB group.
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? piratesnail at 6:10pm 01.17.24 Where the heck do you sail 10 day cruises from West Virginia? Haha we just drive. Our big trip l
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations danooxnard at 6:05pm 01.17.24 i would stay away from the Behr paint in my earlier post. . It did not hold up well after a few yea
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? Project_Mayhem at 5:52pm 01.17.24 @roy has a great idea and it really does cost nothing, not even time! Another idea is if the nipple
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 5:34pm 01.17.24 Per month, year? If you know of a marina in a major metropolitan area that rents a slip for $270/y
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 5:33pm 01.17.24
California King Tide Fail Terry Cox at 5:24pm 01.17.24 $10/foot Per month, year?

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