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the story of our lives.. do we have a problem? sail or power? centerline at 2:00pm 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/7 someone on another forum asked a question, that I have seen here a few times... their question was
the story of our lives.. do we have a problem? sail or power? centerline at 1:43pm 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1218 someone on another forum asked a question, that I have seen posted here a few times... their questi
Lost at Sea...5 months JamesG161 at 1:41pm 10.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/785 Two ladies and 2 dogs survived 5 months "lost at sea" in the Pacific. All reported in good health.
3QM30 leaking fuel HUDSON at 1:26pm 10.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/785 Hi friends I recently bought 84 37 "hunter and there is a fuel leak . I have had two mechanics look
Ancor In-Line AGC / MDL Fuse Holder 607016 NICK1951 at 1:24pm 10.28.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1125 I have purchased a lot of products for my 2 sailboats. Typically, they perform extremely well. I con
Bow thruster Hunter 49 Nick Clearwater at 9:55am 10.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1791 We just purchased a 2007 Hunter 49. The bow thruster stopped working. I can not find the breaking o
Wave over transom now outboard will not run davidmhull at 9:45am 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1392 I was out sailing yesterday on the Chesapeake bay and it got very rough. I was getting hit in the tr
Hunter mast raise suggestion draft for review and suggestions (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:37am 10.28.17 Smaller Boats 20/1630 I ask only those who currently or have owned Hunter sailboats with supplied mast raising equipment t
Preview please the suggested draft of mast raising with suggesions. (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:30am 10.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/462 So often I am asked about mast raising that I have written a draft with a disclaimer. I am asking th
Welcome Capri 22 owners! Phil Herring at 6:14am 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/466 capri22.net has moved their forum to SBO, located under the Catalina heading. Stop in and say hello
Former Capri22.net is now part of this site Slartibartfass at 5:53am 10.28.17 Catalina 22 0/787 in a new sub-forum. Cheers, Malte aka Slartibartfass
Anyone ever heard of such a thing Jacomo Sailor at 8:58pm 10.27.17 Catalina 22 45/3229 I bought a new to me boat today. It wasn't a Catalina 22, but it was a sailboat, an older Sunfish t
Main sheet, O'Day 2 Hamp at 4:54pm 10.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/827 Just bought boat and have amidship mainsheet arraigment. Noticed jib backwinding Main. Would end boo
Cheap Hunter 260 just came up for sale - ask questions Tyler Rippel at 3:34pm 10.27.17 Smaller Boats 18/4527 A marina just posted a 260 for under half of recent comparable boats - $6900 for a 260 with trailer,
The "Betty L"-- My 1973 C22 Swing Keel (9) gdudik at 12:55pm 10.27.17 Catalina 22 41/3689 Hello everyone--figured this section is as good as any to make an introduction. I've been doing a l
International Certificate for Bareboating rfrye1 at 12:02pm 10.27.17 Ask All Sailors 28/1811 I'm looking to bareboat in Greece in '18. Looks like they are getting pretty strict about the Sailin
genoa needed palmbeachboater at 11:18am 10.27.17 Ask All Sailors 0/5 Looking for good, used genoa in range of Luff 37'6", Leech 35'7", Foot 18'. Prefer roller furle
Stowing the Rudder on H26 (3) Whiskey at 9:54am 10.27.17 Smaller Boats 1/574 I keep my H26 at a marina that gets a lot of wind and can be a little ruff. To take the weight off
Found an Article on the Hunter 31 from Sailing Magazine 2014 (1) pateco at 9:41am 10.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/589 Sailing Magazine Hunter 31
Beauty of Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay During the Fall Season Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 9:32am 10.27.17 Destinations 13/2622 MI_TsxCn3qE

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Baby Stay Joe at 6:57am 01.13.24 I have recently purchased a Sirius 22. It's a nice little boat as far as I can see. However, being
Seaward 25 taking on water. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38am 01.13.24 Don S/V Illusion, So my husband and I talked and now after what you said, I understand. I should b
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 6:32am 01.13.24 Now that we have that out of the way, what should I look for when researching boats? How can I figu
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 5:38am 01.13.24 The Sabre 30 is a nice sailing boat. I used to own #52. Sabres tend to have less volume than other b
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 5:05am 01.13.24 thanks , thats what i thought unfortunately. the split definitely looks like an option but i see th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 4:23am 01.13.24 With tongue thrust firmly in cheek, are you confident the engine can turn that monster while you ar
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning kloudie1 at 4:16am 01.13.24 6K is pretty small for that boat. It would be sufficient to cool the boat after sunset and make slee
Replace Radar jssailem at 4:14am 01.13.24 Mark Choose a radar not by name but ease of function for you. You will discover the most important f
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? jssailem at 4:07am 01.13.24 Claude, no matter the original height, be sure yours are tall enough to stop you from falling overbo
N. lake huron marine forcast (1) jssailem at 4:01am 01.13.24 That is a big storm centered over Michigan
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 jssailem at 3:57am 01.13.24 Pictures help the mind imagine
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 3:53am 01.13.24 With tongue thrust firmly in cheek, are you confident the engine can turn that monster while you are
Help with a new sail jssailem at 11:13pm 01.12.24 That works. Think about using a non stretch line for that job. Dyneema works well if properly lashe
Weather patterns for the PacificNW jssailem at 10:56pm 01.12.24 Here is your Saturday morning update. By now you are like seeing the white stuff. I heard from my wi
Thesis survey for boaters! MollyG at 10:31pm 01.12.24 Thank you SO much, everyone! This is by far the most traction I've gotten so far and I am beyond gra
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 8:11pm 01.12.24 Really? It seems like the unstayed mast was pretty successful a la Nonsuch and Freedom. The Hunte
Thesis survey for boaters! Ralph Johnstone at 8:05pm 01.12.24 Hope this helps and all the best in your thesis.
Thesis survey for boaters! tfox2069 at 7:48pm 01.12.24 Completed!
Thesis survey for boaters! Roland5048 at 7:33pm 01.12.24 Done! All the best with your thesis, Molly. You don't get this far and all of of a sudden flame ou
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 7:30pm 01.12.24 The thing about the B&R rig, that many newbies do not understand is that the cost of a re-rig is qui

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