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Stressful upwind journey - Long Beach to San Pedro - couple of questions marke14 at 4:05pm 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2670 I had an interesting day of solo sailing yesterday. I checked the forecasts for weather, wind and t
keel bolt nut size for H290 danstanford at 3:14pm 07.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/271 searched high and low for the answer and the boat is an hour away so I thought I would ask you Guys.
Old Catalina 22 motor mount (1) Walkie at 1:02pm 07.11.16 Catalina 22 4/2722 125760 We are restoring my father's old 1970 Catalina 22 with retractable keel. We were almost the
Bio cross contamination with W/B boats Serenity seeker at 11:37am 07.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1484 Hello, I am completely new at all this, so please forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am in n
Looking for Swing Keel CMISCHEL at 11:21am 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3273 Hello O'day sailors, I have a 1983 O'Day 30 that is missing it's swing keel. Fabricating a replacem
Fwd Hatch on 1979 O'Day 28 (2) cepes at 11:17am 07.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1182 Hi: I would like to upgrade my forward hatch with a new(er) one, preferably clear. Can someone poin
Settee back cushions (1) DannyS at 11:01am 07.11.16 Bigger Boats 10/1179 Our O'day 35 settee back cushions have these aluminum tubes attached that hook onto wooden blocks on
1977 C30 dismasted AXEL at 10:54am 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1345 I had the unfortunate luck of being dismasted last weekend sailing in the Great South Bay of Long Is
Kudos to Edson Marine odaydokay at 10:32am 07.11.16 Bigger Boats 5/789 Once again, the Edson folks have shown a high level of responsiveness and helpfulness. Quick answer
Solar Panel Questions - Hunter 25 WiscoSailor at 10:06am 07.11.16 Smaller Boats 10/1528 Hi! I'm thinking of installing a small solar panel to help maintain/charge the battery bank while I
Catalina 275 CoachG at 9:33am 07.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/8916 Has anyone been racing a 275 I need info on modifications to the boat Thanks
First 345 Benoit at 9:27am 07.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1785 I am currently in the process of buying a First 345 - 1988, I love this boat. To those who own one,
Chain Snubber Cat 310 #1 in GA at 8:01am 07.11.16 Catalina 310 7/1334 I am considering going to all-chain rode for my anchoring and wanted to ask about snubbers. I curre
Safety Grab Rail FlyboyTR at 7:21am 07.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/440 We have a 1991 Mac S. I have growing concerns about transitioning from the top deck, stepping down
Leaking Mastbase on 83 Oday 28 - Advice requested (5) Euphoria2011 at 6:28am 07.11.16 Bigger Boats 26/4053 Hello, My mastbase on my 83 Oday 28 has had a leak since I have had the boat (5 years) and its getti
41-45 Hunter needed for corporate charter in Chicago ASAP. (1) Aaron Kiss at 6:17am 07.11.16 Big Boats 2/179 HTTP://www.photosails.com is seeking a 41-45 foot Hunter for a two month corporate charter for Mille
Hey 49 owners - call me stupid but tkwhalen at 5:55am 07.11.16 Big Boats 18/1690 I can't figure out how to lower the dinette table into a double berth. I had assumed I would lift th
what's a good analogy for reefing? Justin_NSA at 5:31am 07.11.16 Ask All Sailors 44/2134 I'm trying to explain why we reef or reduce sail in heavier wind to non-sailors. I'm more automotive
Boom vang on 27ft TurboTim at 4:06am 07.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/747 Just sailed my boat for the first time and trying to figure out how everything goes. Did these boats
Gooseneck On 1992 Hunter 33.5 tgrady at 6:47pm 07.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/685 Does anyone have a picture of how the boom is attached to the mask with the gooseneck. My boom 'pop

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Folding Prop Rick D at 9:15am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Folding Prop Hollyberry at 9:01am 04.18.23 I would not say that a FOLDING prop gives you better reverse thrust - it depends on the model and de
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 8:55am 04.18.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
New Mac 25 owner Serendipity202 at 8:52am 04.18.23 Congrats! It's so nice to be able to sail or toodle around with a room cabin!
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 8:26am 04.18.23 Wow what great advice. Would you be willing to email me so I can correspond with a few other questio
Rust color in Antifreeze capta at 8:25am 04.18.23 I rarely use chemicals to clean my fresh water side of the cooling system. It can cause scale to fal
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement kloudie1 at 8:06am 04.18.23 Since that tensioner does not have a spring load, the belt tension gauge is pretty much necessary to
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 7:59am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, a
Newbie Fresh and Green dlochner at 7:48am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Newbie Fresh and Green dLj at 7:47am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Folding Prop George Braun at 7:38am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? AaronD at 7:38am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, an
Emgine replacement jssailem at 7:14am 04.18.23 Brad.... Perhaps clarity. Engine replacement... can mean I want a brand new engine installed - sh
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 7:07am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain ding
Rust color in Antifreeze Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58am 04.18.23
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? kappykaplan at 6:57am 04.18.23 With devices like these, are you able to test them? It varies by device, but they do have a test f
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:56am 04.18.23 So I'm curious... With devices like these, are you able to test them? Like, could you call the sear
Seaward 25 mast raising system catalanc at 6:54am 04.18.23 That would be fantastic! Thanks, Gmeyer. cec
Newbie Fresh and Green dlochner at 6:50am 04.18.23 For Lake Ontario, dinghy davits are not necessary. I've always towed the dinghy. On ocean crossings
Hunter 34 prop shaft kloudie1 at 6:44am 04.18.23 good pictures, cdells. I see you have one of the earlier H-34's with the Westerbeke 4 instead of the

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