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320mk2 engine intake seacock Brahmany at 12:57am 10.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1220 Hi, Closed the s/w intake valve yesterday and a few drops of water came past the valve handle. A 200
Pearson p303 stanchion rebed and wet deck rot repair (2) MikeK2B at 8:57pm 10.14.15 Pearson 4/2622 So before layup this year I've decided to rebed most of the hardware penetrating my '83 P303's deck.
Caguy???????? woodster at 8:22pm 10.14.15 Ask All Sailors 3/840 has anyone heard anything from Frank lately ...i knew he had some sort of surgery but i haven't seen
Our hunter 40 smackdaddy at 7:25pm 10.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 35/4828 When I was researching before purchasing our 1989 Hunter 40 Legend, I was very interested in all the
Teak vendors Ilanortho at 6:40pm 10.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/499 Hi; Can anyone recommend a teak vender; I want to replace some of the teak trim on the boat. Also l
Hunter 34 battery location Ilanortho at 6:37pm 10.14.15 Big Boats 9/2693 Hi; Has anyone changed the battery location so they are more accessible? I am getting to old to clim
Fresh water flush for head marchem at 6:28pm 10.14.15 Catalina 310 21/3308 Has anyone replumbed their head intake to the sink drain? That's a pretty common technique in the C
Bilge pump recommendations marchem at 6:23pm 10.14.15 Catalina 310 5/2080 Looking for some recommendations on a bilge pump. The one in the bilge now is a Rule 20F, 800 GPH p
On an even keel (1) SenecaDaze at 5:49pm 10.14.15 Ask All Sailors 1/438 This cradle and boat are to be loaded on a dual axle flatbed.. Should bottom of keel rest on forward
Bolt stuck on deck MORNING LIGHT at 5:14pm 10.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/767 Hi, while installing new organizer on deck, i realized that the bolt holding it is not screwing caus
Mobile app experiment Phil Herring at 2:57pm 10.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/639 There is an abandoned, unsupported mobile app for this software by the same developer as the one we
Using boom for mast stepping Windtherapy at 9:52am 10.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4211 Just got through studying the original O'Day mast raising instructions for the 25. I would assume t
Is my swing keel pivot too loose? skip@morselakesailing.com at 9:28am 10.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/553 I have a Hunter 260 with a swing keel and i have recently taken it out of the water. As a normal ma
Any experience with performix super grip caltom at 8:03am 10.14.15 Catalina 30 0/566 I'm considering replacing my very old sole carpet with something off the roll at Home D. In the inte
Ethernet (1) All U Get at 6:21am 10.14.15 Ask All Sailors 8/556 115612 Found this box and was able to power it up. It has a green light flashing for DSL. What wou
Cockpit drain mrudman850 at 6:00am 10.14.15 Catalina 22 4/817 Just starting to poke around in my new 1977. The cockpit has water up to the transom scuppers and t
272 engine warning sound won't go off. PapaDoc65 at 5:37am 10.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/851 I inadvertently started and ran the engine of my O'Day 272 for about 3 to 5 minutes with the water i
Reefing technique on selden in-mast furling system sandiegosailor99 at 10:15pm 10.13.15 Big Boats 31/13871 I'm new to the world of in-mast furling and could use some advice. I just bought a Hunter 380 with
Standing rigging tension chokrisandy at 7:35pm 10.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/843 Hello friends I have a hunter 30 1981, I am replacing the standing rigging, so far I replaced the ba
Working on outboard and shorted power source (1) vdotmatrix at 6:42pm 10.13.15 Smaller Boats 0/690 We were working on the outboard and had to remove it. We uncoupled the harness and worked on the mo

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Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 6:04am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrade
New Sails stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 10.20.23 I have bought several sails through thesailwarehouse.com and have been pleased with the product and
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:53am 10.20.23
New Sails Tally Ho at 12:43am 10.20.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger SoSound at 10:54pm 10.19.23 My wife and I started sailing when we were both in our 50s. We signed up for sailing lessons, and t
New Sails Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 10.19.23 Precision and Rolly Tasker both have reasonably priced sails with decent feedback from customers
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger patbratton at 6:48pm 10.19.23 I bought a Hunter 240 two years ago with a plan to go to Apalachicola and St. Simons for long weeken
Interesting to me dlochner at 6:31pm 10.19.23 Boats are not cars, where standardization and efficiency are of parmount importance for the bottom l
New Sails PaulK at 6:21pm 10.19.23 . Does your sailmaker think the 135% will provide enough power to keep you moving on those light air
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 6:10pm 10.19.23 My '85 28 was built in May of 1985, near the end of the model year. FYI, model years from from 1 Ju
Odd Sailboat ads (1) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 10.19.23 With sail covers too? https://media.tenor.com/rVH0yznv-fIAAAAM/minions-woo-hoo.gif -Will
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 5:21pm 10.19.23 220854 I wonder what he would say if I offered to dispose of it for $2000?
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 5:15pm 10.19.23 There are sooo many snarky things I could say here
New Sails rgranger at 5:03pm 10.19.23 Go with a loose foot main:beer:
Misc repairs and changes Project_Mayhem at 4:28pm 10.19.23 Camcleats have an advantage over clutches. In many cases (not all), you can give the line an upwards
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 3:46pm 10.19.23 I... THINK... I can see how that gold dock line is wrapped. What I'm curious about is how it was ex
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 3:24pm 10.19.23 The boat is currently in storage about 1 hr away. I was planning on heading up there in a few wee
Kevlar skid plates? (2) Project_Mayhem at 3:13pm 10.19.23 I could be wrong but it looks like some of your bunks aren't touching the hull in your pic. A proper
New Sails jssailem at 1:48pm 10.19.23 Not sure what you are seeking. North Sails are excellent. They have supplied the sails for my boat.
Engineering Help Needed (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:18pm 10.19.23 When I test and if I don't drown expect photos! If it doesn't work out as planned, perhaps you co

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