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C310s in Huntington Harbor (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 09.23.15 Catalina 310 20/3283 We were in Lloyd's Harbor on Long Island the other day. We took a dinghy ride into Huntington Harbo
Do This V. How To Do This... Jtcf78911 at 7:15am 09.23.15 Bigger Boats 10/1121 Dear friends in O'Day. :) Pardon my ignorance as a new sailer-owner of a relatively old (1985) O
Any value to 74 oday 20 with delaminated deck? LordNelson at 5:05am 09.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/661 I bought a second 74 Oday 20 that appeared to have a solid deck. Mine, Just Ducky, is collapsing und
Transmission question JensJaunt at 4:58am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1586 My transmission has a stamp on the housing that says R12563 JFC in it and it is connected to a Walte
Found in a locker looks like a boom vang? danstanford at 4:37am 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/1697 When rooting through a locker in the salon, I found a brand new piece of heavy braided line with two
Removing Nova Kool frig ---tracking down foul smell 1Goldie at 8:28pm 09.22.15 Big Boats 1/830 We need to pull out the frig in our 36' 2009 Hunter. There is a foul smell coming from around it. We
Quest To Find Kermode Bear - 2015 - A Sailing Log Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1089 Our almost 70 day journey began on June 15, 2015 at Shelter Bay Marina, across from LaConner in what
Need some advice on sail swap (spinnaker) Macboy at 7:20pm 09.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2058 So after hearing that the spinnaker that came with our boat was too big I put it online. At the same
Refinishing tiller trijohn at 7:12pm 09.22.15 Catalina 22 13/6286 I just bought an '86 Catalina 22. I want to refinish the tiller. The top of it is gray where it has
Morgan 34 dnkohler at 6:51pm 09.22.15 Morgan 5/2686 I am having a great time "learning the ropes" with my new old 1969 Morgan. I often struggle getting
Lazy Jacks CHSN WND at 6:26pm 09.22.15 Smaller Boats 13/2142 I read an article that discusses how to make your own Lazy Jack system. Here's the link: http://w
H3083 danners at 6:24pm 09.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/607 It's true. I not only took out a 20 year old water heater but found another 32 year old water heater
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:49pm 09.22.15 Ericson 1/2535 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:36pm 09.22.15 Ericson 0/1129 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
how does one define a "blown out" sail? (1) RussC at 3:58pm 09.22.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/13820 I've only been sailing for about one year, perhaps 40-60 hours on the water. I started out with a Sn
Spinnaker type? chrisings at 3:44pm 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 3/721 Oh wise internet forum folk, I seek your guidance. When we bought our '83 Catalina 30 2 years ago
On-Air Meetup steve stark at 11:52am 09.22.15 SSB and Ham Operators 17/3530 I know everyone is always busy, but I wonder if it might be nice to schedule a 1-time meetup on HF
Converting long shaft to Ultra long flynhi4u at 11:37am 09.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/4951 We just bought a one year old Tohatsu 4 hp 4 stroke for our hunter 20. We have a 2 year old Nissan 3
Spare Propane locker dimensions H380 bigbrownpilot at 11:24am 09.22.15 Big Boats 8/1917 I just bought a Lehr 5HP propane engine for the dink, and want to store a propane tank in the spare
Removing A Cutlass Bearing & Prop Nelsonhow at 10:58am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 25/7476 This winter I need to replace the cutlass bearing on my H-30 (1" shaft). I'd like to do this withou

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Thesis survey for boaters! MollyG at 10:31pm 01.12.24 Thank you SO much, everyone! This is by far the most traction I've gotten so far and I am beyond gra
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 8:11pm 01.12.24 Really? It seems like the unstayed mast was pretty successful a la Nonsuch and Freedom. The Hunte
Thesis survey for boaters! Ralph Johnstone at 8:05pm 01.12.24 Hope this helps and all the best in your thesis.
Thesis survey for boaters! tfox2069 at 7:48pm 01.12.24 Completed!
Thesis survey for boaters! Roland5048 at 7:33pm 01.12.24 Done! All the best with your thesis, Molly. You don't get this far and all of of a sudden flame ou
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 7:30pm 01.12.24 The thing about the B&R rig, that many newbies do not understand is that the cost of a re-rig is qui
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 7:04pm 01.12.24 Don S/V Illusion, So my husband and I talked and now after what you said, I understand. I should be
Baby Stay Ted at 6:46pm 01.12.24 Here's a YouTube video showing the babystay for that boat. It can be seen at minute 1:26 and beyond.
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 6:32pm 01.12.24 Congratulations on your "new" boat! From our 24 seasons of experience, it is an ideal cruiser for a
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 6:14pm 01.12.24 Really? It seems like the unstayed mast was pretty successful a la Nonsuch and Freedom. The Hunte
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 5:40pm 01.12.24 not familiar with you boat. Having said that and as a general principle, the last place you want wa
Acoustic guitar and boats. stickinthemud57 at 5:32pm 01.12.24
Thesis survey for boaters! stickinthemud57 at 5:29pm 01.12.24 Makes me wish I knew something about that area. Any chance the results of your survey would be share
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 David in Sandusky at 5:23pm 01.12.24 Congratulations on your "new" boat! From our 24 seasons of experience, it is an ideal cruiser for a
Thesis survey for boaters! American_Mainsail at 5:17pm 01.12.24
Seaward 25 taking on water. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:11pm 01.12.24 . My problem is we now have found out that the saloon can hold a lot of water with no where to go t
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 5:06pm 01.12.24 Bilge pumps primarily remove nuisance water from the bilge. As you discovered, they can't keep up
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 4:57pm 01.12.24 David, You are right about the alignment and we also found out 2 of the motor mounts are not the rig
Seaward 25 taking on water. Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 01.12.24 I presume it wasn't leaking before you left? I could think of a couple possibilities - Either the s
Seaward 25 taking on water. kappykaplan at 4:43pm 01.12.24 Bilge pumps primarily remove nuisance water from the bilge. As you discovered, they can't keep up w

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