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Heavy Heeling, H-38 seems to heel over a lot EdFin at 8:24am 05.18.17 Big Boats 26/3061 Hello all, We just moved up to a 2005 H-38. We're a bit surprised at how much she seems to heel ov
Fuel tank in front of the gudgeons! Sailor216 at 8:14am 05.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/442 Hi all, We were anticipating the launch of our 272 this weekend, however a major snag came up. The g
Sailing and Camping April 2017 ShotgunSlim at 6:09am 05.18.17 Catalina 22 5/2111 I had "Kellie Marie" out for a short day sail earlier in the year and took two guests aboard who gre
Specific Gravity vs. Actual Ah Capacity Maine Sail at 5:30am 05.18.17 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2315 I hear it repeated endlessly on boating forums that the only "good measure" of a flooded batteries h
17'er St Ignace - Mackinaw Is Marty at 8:33pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 12/739 Would like to try to make this trip with our tiny Hunter 170. opionions / recommendations please.
Liability...... Good Samaritan or just a fool NYSail at 6:53pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 62/3728 so hypothetical. You're walking down the dock and see a boat banging against the dock causing damag
who trailer sails? piedpiperIII at 6:21pm 05.17.17 Catalina 22 23/2366 I was thinking of just trailer sailing when my slip lease is up as opposed to a new lease. Mostly b
Need Advice on Peeling Keel hoopcoach at 5:36pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1395 While attempting to chip away what I thought was some loose VC-17 from the front-side of the keel on
Oday 240 Purchase MaryEllaRose at 4:04pm 05.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1333 I'm considering the purchase of an Oday 240. Currently, I own a Catalina 22. The boat appears to be
Restoring O'day 15 Randy at 1:59pm 05.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2730 I have been given an O'day 15, hull number 24603; class 192 and my daughter is determined for us to
Cockpit cushions dgilley at 12:01pm 05.17.17 Smaller Boats 5/469 Anybody know how to remove the seat back cushions on a H26. Mine need reupholstered.
What do you clean your rubber dingy with? sailnewbie at 11:45am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/493 Got my 8ft sea worthy out after sitting all winter and not only is it filthy but now I have white re
Hunter 34 masthead PThomas at 10:31am 05.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/909 Hello I have to climb the mast to replace my main halyard does anyone have any pictures of it or an
Stretching Antifouling Plymouth Sailor at 9:51am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3181 I realize I'll be told not to experiment or cheap out on painting my boats bottom however there's th
Offshore With the Hunter 35.5 John Nantz at 9:37am 05.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/764 Just posted this article "Offshore With the Hunter 35.5!!!" from an early issue of "From the Masthea
C30 MKIII mainsheet question AXEL at 6:38am 05.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/553 I bought a 2000 C30 MKIII last year. I don't think I had the mainsheet set up correctly last season.
Red flags when buying a used H260 Chuck C. at 6:32am 05.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/795 I'm viewing to buy a 2005 H260 this week-end and was wondering if anyone has any advice on what I sh
What dolphins think is cool (1) Jackdaw at 6:20am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1306 Many of us have sailed and have had dolphins frolic of the bow wave. We think its cool, and assume t
Oceanis 45 Compass Light Power Source SteveInMD at 5:30am 05.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/860 Does anyone know when the nav lights and compass light wiring comes together and are powered?
Oday 23 core repair pics and leak question (5) Peter Sai-Ngarm at 12:49am 05.17.17 Day Sailers 8/1448 Hey all. I recently purchased an oday 23. I've gone sailing on it a few times now in the San Francis

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Hunter 35.5 David in Sandusky at 5:40pm 11.25.23 There are 59 owner reviews of the Hunter 35.5 here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?m
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 4:52pm 11.25.23 A couple of new relevant articles from MaineSail recently posted. https://marinehowto.com/an-excit
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 4:42pm 11.25.23 It would be very nice if Wakespeed and Zeus got into a price war. They are both rather spendy.
Which are the best good old daysailers? dLj at 4:01pm 11.25.23 How did that work out? Did you all just get purple faced? It was delightful, both deciding what wi
CLosed must be postponed. georgetheleo at 2:31pm 11.25.23 I recently added a "CODE ZERO" sail to the 41S5 ! attached a 26" long 3" alum channel to the port s
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 2:09pm 11.25.23 There is no wood frame in the hull just blocks of wood encapsulated in the transom. First, post s
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Mikem at 1:54pm 11.25.23 Well it looks like all the work I have done may have been for nothing. Turns out the previous owne
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Tally Ho at 1:45pm 11.25.23
CLosed must be postponed. arf145 at 1:39pm 11.25.23 Where'd you get my picture from?
Key issues with C275. dlochner at 1:01pm 11.25.23 And VC17 does dissolve with rubbing or denatured alcohol as well. But that said, removing an entire
CLosed must be postponed. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 11.25.23 I like this kind of slow build...I'll stay tuned The last person who said that is still tuned and
Which are the best good old daysailers? jssailem at 11:08am 11.25.23 Several close friends and I had to drink a lot of different wines over a few months to settle on wh
Key issues with C275. Codybear at 10:37am 11.25.23 I was just inferring if I was buying a boat, I would rather have a freshwater boat than one that liv
Replacing Placards for Thru-hull fittings Crazy Dave Condon at 10:26am 11.25.23 877-932-7245
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Knotallthere at 9:35am 11.25.23 Can anyone confirm what some of the symptoms are when it breaker goes bad on the panel? The site sel
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Knotallthere at 9:34am 11.25.23 Just a stupid question: Are you plugged in to the AC port on your boat rather than the main house
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Knotallthere at 9:33am 11.25.23 From your description, there are a lot of boats hooked into shore power where you have your boat on
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 9:29am 11.25.23 A couple of new relevant articles from MaineSail recently posted. https://marinehowto.com/an-exciti
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? mermike at 9:20am 11.25.23 They released it late September, so fresh off the boat, so to speak.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 9:17am 11.25.23 If you're going to go for the expense of a Wakespeed then you ought to also consider the Arco Zeus

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