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Prop shaft paulj at 5:14pm 02.18.16 Catalina 310 3/958 Has anyone remove the prop shaft without removing the engine or the rudder ? paulj
Back To My Roots okawbow at 5:13pm 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1163 My first sailboat was a MacGregor 25, I bought 20 years ago. Since then, I've had a Bristol 24, a Sa
Hunter 26 trailer Kendall Morris at 4:22pm 02.18.16 Smaller Boats 21/5358 I have a 1995 Hunter 26 water ballast that needs a trailer. I can only find a manufacturer who has t
Out of the Cave... JamesG161 at 3:45pm 02.18.16 Destinations 4/948 This is the first perfect weekend since December to hit the Gulf.:clap: Winds 5-10 Seas 1-2 Temps
Using furler cable as forward line in mast raising method (1) Windtherapy at 2:25pm 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4220 Is this a no no? I don't see why not and see others using it but see most not and just connecting t
Considering Catalina 320 purchase. SBinNSB at 12:32pm 02.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 29/7480 As previous owners of a Catalina 30 and 310 we are now considering a 320....don't want to go any lar
Why in the world--- Windtherapy at 9:40am 02.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 21/3498 ....didn't O'day weld the slotted deck piece to the chain plates? Why would you have chain plates r
Ideas for boat maintenance area Kermit at 9:05am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2182 I'm on my club's committee to upgrade our boat maintenance area and I need ideas for what would be g
Sailing a C & C 30 to Cuba: Conch Republic Cup 2016 cb32863 at 7:56am 02.18.16 Racing 2/700 Nice vid and read; http://www.sailingworld.com/video-sailing-to-key-west-onboard-cc-30
Island Girl Hull Restoration Product Reviews Bob4203 at 7:11am 02.18.16 Catalina 30 10/3282 I am getting ready for my haul out next month (Lake Lanier, Georgia) and need to restore my faded ge
Celestial Navigation Warren Milberg at 6:54am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2497 I see that the US Naval Academy is, once again, teaching cadets the art of celestial navigation. How
Spring Launch is Coming! Alansails at 6:35am 02.18.16 Catalina 310 0/584 Spring Launch is not far away for those of us in the Northern Latitudes! At least in my mind anyway-
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 5:48am 02.18.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3306 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
Instruments Ninsar at 4:55am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2311 Can anyone tell me if this item (hunter number) 160100 Airmar number ST800/P120 speed/temp transduce
venture 224 safe limit sailnewbie at 3:35am 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1219 experienced on lake erie and else where on a crestliner 20' deep v. dealt with some pretty good weat
1987 H31 : water trapped between hull and liner ejessen at 11:15pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/6234 I have been battling some foul odors on my 1987 H31. First I thought it was the head, but I have che
Bottom Referbushing NavySailorII at 9:01pm 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/984 Can any one suggest a reliable intermediate approach to repainting a hull bottom that has a case of
My chart plotter came back to life NiceBeny at 8:26pm 02.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1631 after many months of my ray marine pedestal mounted plotter having a black screen it came back on th
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 7:32pm 02.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/504 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
New Orleans Monty VM at 6:02pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2750 hello everybody, we will be sailing from Panama up to NOLA late April and May. We will stay at south

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Christmas cruise 2023 Not Too Shabby at 10:03am 12.24.23 Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing.
Santa's Gifts 2023 (3) Tally Ho at 9:30am 12.24.23
Santa's Gifts 2023 (1) rgranger at 8:50am 12.24.23
Santa's Gifts 2023 Kings Gambit at 8:48am 12.24.23
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. dLj at 8:45am 12.24.23 Merry Christmas to all! I'm celebrating on the boat this year! Got decorations out and a small (ve
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. Stu Jackson at 8:37am 12.24.23 Happy Holidays to all and a thanks for the kind message, reflecting thanks to all and those who keep
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions (2) jssailem at 8:36am 12.24.23 I do not have an hour gauge on my Hunter This is an easy fix. Wire a clock (Hobbs meter) to the ke
Safety Mindset kappykaplan at 8:27am 12.24.23 Tks for sharing, tailboom. We taught a lot of the same things when I was teaching in Annapolis and
Santa's Gifts 2023 (1) jssailem at 8:23am 12.24.23 Hadley gave me her gift early. I got to untie the lines, that had bound her to the Marina for 21 mon
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. BigEasy at 8:18am 12.24.23 Merry Christmas & happy holiday season to all. Big thanks for all that you do!
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 8:14am 12.24.23 . Boatzincs.com was really great to deal with purchasing the zincs Yes, they are quite easy to
Santa's Gifts 2023 BigEasy at 8:08am 12.24.23 Haulout, bottom paint, couple of thru hull fittings & assemblies, and a new blade set for folding p
Santa's Gifts 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 8:07am 12.24.23 This is an important quote from this Movie er, George: no man is a failure who has friends." CLAR
Christmas cruise 2023 Kings Gambit at 7:50am 12.24.23
Santa's Gifts 2023 kappykaplan at 7:45am 12.24.23 New fuel lines
Santa's Gifts 2023 smokey73 at 7:30am 12.24.23 A Garhauer rigid vang! New Main halyard, new Genny halyard.
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 7:15am 12.24.23 Well, you might be right, but I already bought a sheet from a local plastics company in town for $23
Weather patterns for the PacificNW Kings Gambit at 7:05am 12.24.23
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. Terry Cox at 6:40am 12.24.23 Merry Christmas to all and a most Happy New Year.
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 6:12am 12.24.23 Thanks for the great suggestions. I will add these to the winter chores. Must admit, I do not have

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