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Recent(ish) experience with any Tampa Bay area charterers? isaksp00 at 11:55am 09.06.16 Ask All Sailors 7/733 Thinking of doing a several day bareboat charter near Tampa or St Petersburg while visiting friends
Pearson 33 10 meter Rangerrick at 11:18am 09.06.16 Pearson 0/738 new to this Pearson 33 10 meter boat .. can someone tell me, in say 25 knot wind and say 3 to 4 ft c
Hunter 216 centerboard pin with 2 x 2 inch chunk of lead has pulled out kim sawatsky at 10:55am 09.06.16 Ask All Sailors 4/474 The pin is still firmly attached to the 2 x 2 inch chunk of lead that has pulled out of the top of t
Rosewood - rest of story MrBill_FLL at 10:40am 09.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/428 Seems we locked our thread that started all of this. I just saw it on SA, and it pointed back to SB
Buying Yanmar parts in Alabama, Mississippi or Georgia Ed S at 10:14am 09.06.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1506 I need to replace cooling water hoses on my Yanmar 3GM30F. I live in Huntsville, AL. Can anyone pr
Packing gland and steering assembly for a 27 Hunter dlsflorida at 10:06am 09.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/347 We recently had to replace a rudder for our 1979 Hunter 27 that was not taken care of by the previou
1992 Hunter 33.5 Shaft Replacment Mark15183 at 9:31am 09.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/791 The keyway on my old brass shaft is enlarged so I am replacing it this off season. Can anyone tell m
Lake Superior Sailors... Squidd at 9:04am 09.06.16 Ask All Sailors 29/1624 How do you deal with the mass of flies invading the boat around the islands.. No so much the mayfly
Stuck Macerator Pump Valve XDMusic at 7:37am 09.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1820 Any advice on getting a stuck macerator pump valve to open without breaking it. It probably hasn't b
Santa Cruz Island, Report No. 2 Kings Gambit at 11:10pm 09.05.16 Destinations 4/872 Labor Day weekend off Southern California was exceedingly fine for weather and for cruising, but the
Oday 222 running halyards aft to cockpit Medic7453 at 9:36pm 09.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2782 Hello. I just recently purchased a 1984 Oday 222. The boat was in great condition when I got it an
Parts Meriachee at 9:14pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 18/886 ok, so the little set screw went over the side. It's what they're suppose to do. We all know that.
1979 San Juan Bilge question ? Buzzlovelace at 8:25pm 09.05.16 San Juan Sailboats 3/3152 I'm getting interested in a SJ 28. There's a pic of the bilge and there is no bilge pump or any ho
Mastconfusion, Redesigning a venture 222 (1) Knot4Sail at 6:54pm 09.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4161 My name is Clinton. I will start off with saying that I have never owned a sailboat. I have owned ov
Hunter 26.5 forward hatch (4) Dionysis at 6:44pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/707 I have a Hunter 26.5 and the front berth seems to be getting wet somehow. The only thing I can think
Tracking Hermine All U Get at 6:00pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 4/259 Would the sailor that put out the Yard Sale sign on Block Island please take it down so that Hermine
1974 Fraser 42 Center Cockpit Sapphire26 at 5:59pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1395 We are about to launch our "New to Us" 1974 Fraser 42 Center Cockpit and I am trying to garner infor
Non-racer deliberately interfering with racing. Roadking Larry at 5:50pm 09.05.16 Racing 27/2900 Slightly different tack than the other thread that got closed. We had our first race of our Fall Ser
Toronto Sail Lofts? Tim22 at 5:23pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/274 Just wondering if anyone has dealt with UK sails or North Sails in Toronto. If so, how was your expe
Free 1976 Venture 25 / NW Indiana NWIndiana at 5:11pm 09.05.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1018 If anyone is interested in this boat, it's yours :) We bought this off of a friend and sailed for a

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:03pm 11.11.23
Bimini window.... Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 11.11.23
hello (1) Sailavie1 at 2:46pm 11.11.23 Looks clean to me. I always try to keep the heel down to 15 degrees (she sails much faster and the c
Watches Indysailor at 2:38pm 11.11.23 Seiko Prospex Solar Diver. I've been checking the accuracy out of curiosity and its maybe 1 sec/mont
Fischer Panda impeller change Ralph Johnstone at 2:15pm 11.11.23 Ok,, This is almost exactly what I was going to write up, but a bit more refined (tiny bit) .....
hello (1) Tally Ho at 1:04pm 11.11.23 I had a 1990 Hunter 280 On Lake Michigan. my first boat, so I was a bit timid with her at first.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Sandy Stone at 12:59pm 11.11.23 I recommend you get a sailmaker to put a reef cringle a foot or so up the mainsail leech. When you
Oday 25 cabin roof Tally Ho at 12:53pm 11.11.23 I upgraded my cabin top and primary winches, all upsized. And that was the process I used. Over dr
Replacing standing rigging jssailem at 11:23am 11.11.23 It is one of those Boat challenges that happens on a 38 year old rig. Noted you are in the San Fra
hunter hull # artboas at 11:11am 11.11.23
hunter hull # jssailem at 11:02am 11.11.23 Visual inspection is the surest way of resolving the query. In the water is wet and cold. In the sl
Bimini window.... jssailem at 10:59am 11.11.23 Greg, I can understand how having the cover on the underside of the Bimini would make using it easie
Fischer Panda impeller change artboas at 10:39am 11.11.23 I'll be brief here (if that's at all possible). Insert two opposed M4 studs in the holes. Make su
Fischer Panda impeller change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 11.11.23 I'll be brief here (if that's at all possible). Insert two opposed M4 studs in the holes. Make sur
hello chp at 9:45am 11.11.23 Can't tell you much about the 290. I have a 280 and love the boat. Have a new mainsail on order for
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 11.11.23
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (1) thinwater at 9:37am 11.11.23 Capta isn't wrong. You might be able to carry it for limited periods without trouble. I carried a r
Oday 25 cabin roof jssailem at 9:28am 11.11.23 So. Common sailboat building materials, balsa, plywood, and foam core construction sandwiched betwee
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 chp at 9:25am 11.11.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 9:21am 11.11.23 You can also have a competent aluminum welder patch the holes. I have seen that done to a mast. The

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