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Sumner, your boats survive Irma? TortugasRoyal at 8:37pm 09.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/786 How's Charlotte Harbor Storage?
Ah....Fall sailing on Lake Michigan ! Tally Ho at 8:06pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/671 Here is some footage (sorry about the wind noise....20+ knots of wind makes a lot of racket). Sol
Did OxyClean Ruin My Hatch Lenses? ggrizzard at 4:12pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2280 After the post about Simple Green causing such havoc, I got to thinking about my three year old hatc
Raritan PHii / how do I get this cap off? (1) Skipper at 3:30pm 09.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1183 Part 1204B in the picture. It's the cap under the flush selector. It won't budge. Can't get a grip
New Dock Lines versus Older Dock Lines Rasselas36 at 3:04pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 52/4034 During Hurricane IRMA I secured my boat with both new 5/8" 3-strand lines and older 5/8" 3-strand li
Mast replacement Tim22 at 10:17am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/14651 We had a little storm here yesterday evening that dropped a large tree branch onto my mast (it was o
Dead battery wing15601 at 7:32am 09.28.17 Bigger Boats 19/1266 I purchased my O'Day 28 3 years ago and don't know how old the batteries are. One will not hold a ch
Removal of W21 Replace with W27 SailorRory at 7:04am 09.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/481 I am not necessarily looking forward to pulling my old Westerbeke 21 out of my Hunter 34 ('83) and k
1997 h40.5 floorboard removal Rich Stidger at 6:53am 09.28.17 Big Boats 17/1158 Have any of the 40.5 owners removed the floorboard under the port side U-shaped settee? The inner-m
"Tow" insurance (2) Justin_NSA at 6:14am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 19/894 After hearing the tales of fellow sailors, I decided to get one of these. It's a cheap insurance pol
BULKHEAD REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT ODAY 222 BAB97TIE at 5:45am 09.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1090 The chain plate on the starboard side of my Oday 222 ripped off the bulkhead and through the deck la
Hunter 170...Anything to beware of? JimInPB at 7:36pm 09.27.17 Day Sailers 109/34834 I may purchase a used Hunter 170 in the next couple of days. Do these boats have any known issues t
For Kermit...... (1) Rich Stidger at 5:42pm 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 23/2893 I thought of you.....
Olive Oil And Balsamic Vinegar For Marine Heads jviss at 4:24pm 09.27.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1004 Peggy, I've heard from marina-mates that olive oil with a dash of aceto balsamica is great for mari
Moving the tiller and Lines Out of the Cockpit of my Javelin? cobright at 2:32pm 09.27.17 Day Sailers 10/3092 I've been given an O'Day Javelin and I would like to make it a little more family friendly. Right of
Two "free" boats! (4) dbk0630 at 12:18pm 09.27.17 Catalina 22 4/1385 I'm not trying to sell anything myself... but I came across this yesterday... which seems like it co
C310 Lift Muffler jparks at 11:15am 09.27.17 Catalina 310 8/974 The lift muffler on my 2002 Model year Catalina 310 has failed at the inlet port. This fiberglass m
Westerbeke Preheat Power by Key 'On' Position GRM at 10:19am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 37/5012 I'm a new owner of a 1997 Catalina 380 with a Westerbeke 42B engine. I'm not completely confident of
Singlehanded MOB Procedure AlastairLC at 9:58am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 82/6501 Like many of us, I was taught the ASA's standard MOB procedure: broad reach for 6-8 boat lengths, ta
How many lugs on starter? (1) marchem at 8:52am 09.27.17 Catalina 310 9/1200 How many 1/0 lugs will fit easily on the starter? My wiring plan uses a separate battery for the st

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60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:13am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:12am 01.06.24 The amount of twist you want varies according to the weather and there are several factors to consid
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:02am 01.06.24 Thanks Kappy, I do not know what the problem is. I just deleted and reloaded. Should be there. It's
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 6:58am 01.06.24
60 best Boats 30' and under (2) JBP-PA at 6:56am 01.06.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend kappykaplan at 6:55am 01.06.24 Attached is my solution to it. No attachment . . . :(
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 6:52am 01.06.24 Don't know about the 37.5, but it's a problem that is recurrent on many of the 34s and 31. Attached
Polycarbonate Bimini Window thinwater at 6:44am 01.06.24 Chemists can't help having a pet peeve over "poly." Polycarbonate (Makralon is a brand name) Polyv
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s jssailem at 6:43am 01.06.24 Is it that we cannot see this on our own boats due to the shape at the head or am I not using enoug
60 best Boats 30' and under JBP-PA at 6:43am 01.06.24 Tartan made a lot of boats in the 30 foot range in addition to the T3000. You'll find lots of them
iPad/tablet mounting jssailem at 6:27am 01.06.24 Check with Ram Mounts :plus: I use the Ram mount on my Binnacle guard. I find the iPad is limited
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:14am 01.06.24 It's funny you mention that. When I look at the ads for every used Catalina sailboat in sizes up t
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 01.06.24 Whoever thought the standard 12" marine toilet bowl was a good size must have been a sadist or a p
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) dlochner at 5:12am 01.06.24 Not to take this too far but I don't think there is anything in the regulations about it being at "
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 4:57am 01.06.24 Heads can be too big or too small. As folks have noticed too small makes life more challenging. Too
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:55am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure sid
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:53am 01.06.24 We had Makrolon dodger windows and were very pleased with them. They eventually got hazy and couldn
Polycarbonate Bimini Window NYSail at 4:50am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure side
what make engine? (2) twodzusfittings at 3:59am 01.06.24 Previously posted: One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches t
2GM20F engine issue twodzusfittings at 3:48am 01.06.24 Two things come to mind. First in regards to low compression is, make sure your compression lever is

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