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Main sail Halyard Dionysis at 10:37am 04.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1372 A good friend once told me that owning a boat especially a sailboat is not as enjoyable as one might
Boat cost calculator. Brian Buzz at 8:40am 04.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1358 This is why I don't mind trailering my boat and setting it up. I never thought that my Macgregor was
Old O'Day boat? (3) Nathan Harris at 8:16am 04.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3020 Hi there! I'm not a sailor, rather just a guy who bought a house a couple of years ago that came wit
Stability Factor for OC 45 SteveInMD at 5:49am 04.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2111 I'm aiming to do the Annapolis to Newport race in the cruising class this June. Does anyone know th
Windlass foot switch placement gettinthere at 5:02am 04.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 I'm progressing on the installation of my Lofrans Tigress windlass. It has up and down foot switches
Wood damage: Quick and easy Dutchman repairs. (8) TomY at 4:28am 04.15.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/7687 Cockpit coamings get a lot of wear and tear from use. Mine had some problems I was putting off until
S2 8.0c rudder rebuild Tedder at 9:28pm 04.14.17 S2 3/2057 I'm currently undergoing a complete rebuild of this boat. I am committed to my rebuild and have gone
Large, Fixed, Portlight Replacement H35.5, material source Steverhnm at 5:43pm 04.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1086 Anybody have an idea on the thickness of the large, fixed, portlights on this model? I can't get to
End of my line??? (1) jonelli at 5:09pm 04.14.17 Catalina 30 13/1428 hey guys, a first for me... I ran out of furler line today before my sail is fully wrapped up?? Nev
Bulkhead location 1993 Hunter 335 john986 at 4:36pm 04.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/985 I am in the process of building a trailer for a 1993 hunter 335 and I was told that it is best to pl
Fabricate new rudder post and fingers, what material? lost soul at 9:58am 04.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3264 I am back at it again. Finally took my rudder completely apart. The post is shot. The post is 1 7/8
Hunter 28.5 ... my boat... my future home... my project (2) wsmac at 9:26am 04.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 28/5599 The last several months have been spent diving into my search for a sailboat I can singlehand and li
Transmission stuck in Reverse PM in TO at 6:44am 04.14.17 Catalina 310 12/3173 backed out of my slip the other day, although I moved the lever back into Neutral or Forward the boa
Need Advice on Attorney's for Boatyard Incompetance SailMaster at 4:59am 04.14.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1396 Hello All, Sadly I have to seek out an attorney for the situation I described in a previous thread:
new transom engine mount fireone at 4:47am 04.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/517 i am installing new transom mount(garelick 71093 lte), i need to shim brackets so release handle do
cracked companionway corner (4) chris4837 at 7:21pm 04.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1740 Probably typical after any used boat purchase, I'm finding lots of little issues with my '81 Catalin
How Much Heel? KZW at 5:52pm 04.13.17 Catalina 310 70/7040 The listed waterline length for a C-310 is 26.5 ft. A look at the hull shape indicates that with mod
Check out this parking job... Brian D at 5:35pm 04.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/1157 OK... I'm impressed. Nice use of the anchor @ :25 into the video. _U4B7_EZrmY
Howdy Everyone - Did you Miss me ? ;) You Don't Care at 4:34pm 04.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/370 What Happened to Jax, master of his own domain and nothing else ?
Washington State Registration Jongleur at 4:14pm 04.13.17 Catalina 30 27/2358 Has anybody been hung up by the new policy to register a boat? They say they need the "long registr

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Outboard depth in water. (3) Gene Neill at 4:25pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering sition 224438 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't lo
Self tacking jib thinwater at 4:08pm 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Stern anchoring Tom J at 4:05pm 04.27.24 Never a dumb question. Yes. The anchor doesn't know where it is tied. There my be many cases wher
Florida to NYC on a sailboat kappykaplan at 3:10pm 04.27.24 xavpil, when I brought my boat up to the Chesapeake from Ft. Lauderdale in 2008, I determined where
Florida to NYC on a sailboat smokey73 at 3:04pm 04.27.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. Great for speed and upwind but a problem fo
Florida to NYC on a sailboat shemandr at 3:02pm 04.27.24 We took a boat from St. Lucie to Greenport in the ocean non-stop. 6.5 days. I think that you wait
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb Don S/V ILLusion at 2:47pm 04.27.24 They are indeed bolted into backing plated imbedded in the glass
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement wmacken at 2:37pm 04.27.24 I did this last year, very easy once you take off the alt. Mine starts like a new boat now.
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 2:17pm 04.27.24 The boat is a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with a plastic tank. Thanks.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 04.27.24 I am actually going from NYC to Milwaukee, if direction matters. :) Given your other question to
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 2:03pm 04.27.24 I watched a you tuber who was bumping the bottom with 6' draft. I think he was on the Mohawk when
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 04.27.24 I hate to burst your bubble, but the reality of your question is that you can't do both, i.e., harbo
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Stu Jackson at 1:47pm 04.27.24 The two swivel blocks were always wrong, because they ended up making the mainsheet twist. I had th
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . capta at 1:40pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway, so I doubt
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . justsomeguy at 1:33pm 04.27.24 Sinks in "minutes", yet the video is over a half-hour long! ;)
The Great Lakes.... Scott T-Bird at 1:22pm 04.27.24 IN 1822, John Jacob Astor took advantage of a protectionist law that banned foreign fur trading in U
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 1:00pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 04.27.24 Frustrating as hell to listen to. Someone else who just doesn't know the first thing about his engi
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Scott T-Bird at 12:29pm 04.27.24 I watched a you tuber who was bumping the bottom with 6' draft. I think he was on the Mohawk when h
Dropping rudder on 11.0A mbefus at 12:03pm 04.27.24

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