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newbie no more....kinda. CapnGL at 12:45pm 09.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/959 Well it is closing in on my first full season of learning to sail. It has been full of fun and adven
Race Committee? (1) pateco at 12:20pm 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 14/724 I have been Volunteered to be next year's race committee chairman for my local club. o a great deal
1995 hunter 430 fixed window replacement bortiz at 12:02pm 09.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/414 Any information on this would be appreciated. Thank you
Mast Cradle hook at 11:51am 09.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/551 I'm looking for a mast cradle for use when trailering my Mac 25. When I got the boat it was missing.
My next task (1) RWSlater at 11:29am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 36/1544 Jumping into the unknown soon. I need to replace my leaking macerater pump with a new one. Any insig
Main Sail (1) thaeni at 11:11am 09.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/819 Can't seem to get the wrinkles out. It won't go any higher, out haul it tight. Could it be cut wrong
Topping Lift with Dutchman flaking system CaptKimble at 11:02am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2336 I have a problem with my Dutchman system in that when I release my topping lift to allow for better
Temporary sailboat headlight Hayden Watson at 10:48am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 7/518 On a recent cruise I needed to return to my home port after dark due to big adverse currents (6 knts
Hunter 380 Linear or Sprocket Drive Autopilot Tucsonsailor at 9:57am 09.25.17 Big Boats 13/1714 I have just purchased a Hunter 380 and have had three electronics folks seem to come up short with t
Simple Green is not simple. It is EVIL! Hayden Watson at 9:39am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 26/16954 Most of us do not read the fine print on product labels and get much of our product recommendations
Perplexed Randy Church at 9:15am 09.25.17 Big Boats 4/775 Hunter 34 owners, Racing my 1984 34 here in Rhode Island for years now and also crew on a J-24 in N
Confusing electrical problem Bob James at 8:58am 09.25.17 Catalina 310 27/3143 This problem raised its ugly head this past weekend - the buzzer on the key switch would not shut of
Lake Lanier sailing -- seeking opinions Vegas at 7:48am 09.25.17 Destinations 7/2759 Am looking at Lake Lanier as a possible new sailing location. My 37 Beneteau draws 4 ft. 10 inches.
Gel coat Amos Cape at 6:45am 09.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/6096 i have some hear line cracks I need to repair. I haven't been able to find a color on the Spectrum w
Identifying SBO Members lehighsail at 6:36am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 45/3015 Have the SBO posters ever tried to wear some type of identifying mark at the Annapolis Boat show so
Non-Slip Tape Owen Kelley at 5:55am 09.25.17 Day Sailers 3/629 Does anyone know where you can get the 6 inch wide Non-Slip Tape in the cockpit of the Hunter 170? I
Payoff (3) pclarksurf at 10:44pm 09.24.17 Catalina 22 8/809 This is a completely worthless post-- no sanding, no construction, no engineering psuedo or otherwis
Black plastic on Lewmar winch getting chalky Hayden Watson at 8:05pm 09.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/678 My 1988 C30 has a pair of ST40's and the black plastic on cap of the winch is getting chalky. Is th
Need help understanding Bilge setup in '71 Cal 25 (3) Nick B W at 7:40pm 09.24.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1612 I've not found much previous online regarding my question... This has 3 through-hulls on each side
My Hunter 36 lists to the port side Tim Mills at 7:35pm 09.24.17 Big Boats 10/1223 I have a 2004 H36 (new to me this season) and it lists slightly to port. Just a few degrees mind you

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60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 8:11pm 01.05.24 Room in the head is a big deal for me. Get rid of the stupid nav station and give me a proper space
iPad/tablet mounting CGT100 at 8:06pm 01.05.24 https://armor-x.com/en-ca/collections/boat-marine?filter.p.m.my_fields.design=X-MOUNT+%7C+Mobile+TYP
60 best Boats 30' and under PaulK at 7:49pm 01.05.24 The J-30 is a modern classic for sure. Just be sure to measure the actual headroom, and also stand
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 6:55pm 01.05.24 G Newboat, in general terms ,"tabbing " refers to fiberglassing a wooden partition ,in this case a b
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 6:45pm 01.05.24 "Comfort ratio" is a calculation that does not actually reflect how a boat really behaves in bouncy
iPad/tablet mounting quadrille38 at 6:06pm 01.05.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s dlochner at 5:59pm 01.05.24 The VOR boats were so fast downwind sailing became a beam reach because the apparent wind moved that
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light dlochner at 5:45pm 01.05.24
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 5:43pm 01.05.24 Maybe I'm misunderstanding the terminology, but what are they saying in post #13- etc. when they tal
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light rgranger at 5:18pm 01.05.24 The masthead light on the 1/2 Ton is mounted about halfway up the mast and has 225 degrees. That i
Classic wooden boat owners Sanfelice at 5:15pm 01.05.24 When fiberglass boats came into the picture people used to say they never saw a hundred year old fib
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light pgandw at 4:59pm 01.05.24 On my past ODay 25 and my current Stuart Mariner (19ft), I hang (hung) a battery powered lantern on
Classic wooden boat owners dLj at 4:17pm 01.05.24 I'd imagine there are a number of us that are wooden boat lovers. But most have moved to another mat
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 3:11pm 01.05.24 The masthead light on the 1/2 Ton is mounted about halfway up the mast and has 225 degrees. I boug
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 3:07pm 01.05.24 He didn't say he had a 360 light. A "masthead light", often called a steaming light, is a forward f
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light stanirish at 3:06pm 01.05.24 Yes. If it was designed as a racing boat, it would unlikely to be out cruising and anchoring. Witho
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 1:38pm 01.05.24 I'm not quite sure what you mean "unfastened " . As I am also a huge fan of polyurethane ,apply seve
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) rgranger at 12:26pm 01.05.24
iPad/tablet mounting kappykaplan at 12:14pm 01.05.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s danstanford at 12:11pm 01.05.24 Not the best photo but close to the condition I was describing. This looks like the flat top is 75 d

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