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Irwin 38 Citation - potential purchase Mike Madeira Beach at 7:54am 04.07.16 Irwin 31/11253 Hi all, We are considering purchasing an Irwin 38 Citation and would be very interested to hear gene
Looking for leads on a 1984-1987 Hunter 31 to buy RichW9603 at 8:38pm 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 3/565 Hi all, Apologies, I posted a thread in the Hunter forum when really it was meant for anyone who fre
First 285? shemandr at 7:06pm 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/7781 Rates around 183 PHRF. Can it sail to that rating?
Improving performance on an O'Day 192 mahalo at 6:13pm 04.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3263 I have a stock 1986 O'Day 192. In the past I have owned and raced a San Juan 21 and a C'C 24. Both o
Documentation Question kimelmore at 6:09pm 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1537 I'm in the process of buying a bigger boat. The boat is documented now. Is there a reason the broker
Looking for leads on a 1984-1987 Hunter 31 to buy RichW9603 at 3:55pm 04.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1272 Hi all, Love this site, big thanks for whoever is maintaining it. I am very much in the market for
O'day 28 Questions kaya888 at 3:14pm 04.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/955 Hello, I am looking at buying a 1979 O'day 28. I was wondering if someone could tell me what the po
Save my strainer Justin_NSA at 12:51pm 04.06.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/928 The 2 threaded coverplate hold downs on my engine raw water strainer feel like they are stripping. C
Economical Hot knife solution (5) flynhi4u at 12:06pm 04.06.16 Trailer Sailors 30/7605 121512 I have been busy sewing a pop top tent for our Hunter 20 and was in need of a hot knif
5-7 foot itus OdayDave at 11:53am 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 26/2774 I'm looking at a couple of boats now that 5-6 foot-itus has set in. I currently sail an O'Day 25 wit
No Fuel Shut Off Valve on My 2007 Hunter 33 Caspurr at 11:32am 04.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2429 I have recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 33. I wanted to change the Racor fuel filter but could not l
Yanmar Pricing Gabor15908 at 11:08am 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 9/5178 I tried to search the entire internet to find an approx. price for a NEW Yanmar 4JH5E.. But it looks
Water heater thermostatic mixing valve marchem at 10:33am 04.06.16 Catalina 310 29/6967 Has anyone added a thermostatic mixing valve to their hot water heater? Because there's no adjustab
Anacapa Island in Springtime Kings Gambit at 8:00am 04.06.16 Destinations 4/1124 No snow around here this past weekend! Saturday, although light for wind, was a gorgeous, sunny day
Original LP location on P36 (1) Richard Theyerl at 7:37am 04.06.16 Pearson 4/1245 Hi all; I have a 1973 P36 sloop that has been previously used in a sailing school. It has not had LP
Rail Mount for Outboard Motor tgrady at 7:31am 04.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 29/11996 I have a dinghy with a Merc 5 hp 4 stroke motor. Both motor and dinghy are hanging off davits on my
Scuppers on Catalina 30 Guystapo at 7:15am 04.06.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3015 I just bought an 1986 Catalina 30 standard and one of the scuppers does not drain at all. The other
Prop Walk rvoigt40 at 7:11am 04.06.16 The Cherubini Hunters 31/4690 Hi all I just bought a 37c 1979 in September I haven't been out on it to much this winter but spring
Maybe a Tank Change, Catalina 27 philwsailz at 9:26pm 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1887 I posted this question in my "big" thread but I'll post here as well. My C27 is inboard powered wit
Proper installaton of anti-syphon valve Robert1224 at 5:19pm 04.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/778 Ahoy, I have seen to approaches to installing an anti-syphon valve on an diesel with a heat exchange

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Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 windlass Rich Stidger at 8:51am 02.23.24 Many years ago, S-L used French-made Leroy-Sumner motors in their windlasses. These motors had a sh
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 JamesG161 at 8:46am 02.23.24 All odors are a vapor in the Air. To get into the Air, the source must Vaporize a chemical. Test
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. lunarschooner at 8:38am 02.23.24 Speaking of cover for motorsailing, sun, bugs and rain. I have a 10ft ladder and will mount it to a
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:35am 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or do
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (1) rgranger at 8:31am 02.23.24 this path would be the least amount of work f options come up
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole hunter240 at 8:19am 02.23.24 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up? I have and H240. Mounted wisker pole to mast,
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Hello Below at 8:16am 02.23.24 While changing the sanitation hoses, also change the water intake hose, it can harbor smells from d
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:09am 02.23.24 You can use Test Strip for Salt water intrusion in your boat, versus Fresh water tank leak. https:
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 7:51am 02.23.24 Gelcoat cracks and crazing typical do not extend into the fiberglass, so it is unlikely the core in
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 dlochner at 7:39am 02.23.24 Buy the best hoses, though ... you don't want to be doing this again soon. I even found that the to
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 02.23.24 There should be some reinforcement on the starboard side of the transom if you look at the transom f
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 7:24am 02.23.24 There's two approaches to bonding. I know that Nigel tends to lean toward the "bond everything toget
Boat registration Jacktar at 7:12am 02.23.24 Florida does have a antique boat registration program, based on 25 years old and with original propu
Boat registration Leeward Rail at 7:08am 02.23.24 As noted above, the devil is in the details. Are you importing the boat from out of country ? Which
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 7:02am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can'
Boat registration rgranger at 7:01am 02.23.24 Registration -- yes Taxes -- maybe. In VA I had a 30 year-old boat and my tax was something like $
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 7:01am 02.23.24 I think this is a big part of the problem in addition to the windlass problem. The lightning protec
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can't
Boat registration jssailem at 6:45am 02.23.24

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