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Maiden Voyage (3) MaryEllaRose at 7:01pm 07.02.15 Catalina 22 18/1414 Mary Ella Rose is finally in the water after two years of fooling around! Pix attached... With a li
Real Ventilation for V Berth (1) Jacktar at 5:52pm 07.02.15 Catalina 22 7/3165 For those of you who have no vent or just a passive vent like a nicro 3" in foredeck or hatch cover
Recommendations for best marina on Lake Travis, TX longterm at 5:50pm 07.02.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2175 I'm moving to Austin, Texas in the next few months and will be relocating my Catalina 30 to Lake Tra
davits for H41 dakno at 4:53pm 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/626 I have a 08 H41 DS and would like the factory type davits that clip on the ss arch. Who is the vendo
Lewmar Portlight Dog Handle Help (2) Dan_Y at 4:47pm 07.02.15 Ask All Sailors 2/3289 Has anyone removed the screw cover plug from a Lewmar old standard portlight handle. The plug is pr
First 310 water pressure problem jaynan at 4:46pm 07.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/823 I have a 92 First 310. I have no water pressure. The water tank is full, I have checked the strain
Thru valve rebuild? lesrrt at 4:45pm 07.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1530 Got a h27. Still restoring. The waste 1.5" valve is leaking, thus filling the waste water tank. Ca
Beneteau hull deck joint karimari at 4:14pm 07.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3643 Hi , We are looking at a Beneteau 461 and I am doing some research on the boat. I would like to kn
Best sail marina on Lake Travis, TX? longterm at 3:25pm 07.02.15 Catalina 30 2/1001 I'll be moving my Catalina 30 to Austin, Texas in the next few months; if anyone has a recommendatio
Rudder repair Waldo King at 2:40pm 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1090 I have two dings (scratch marks) on my Hunter 170 rudder that go as deep as the metal. Is the rudder
Mariner - Opinions from Owners jimmcgee at 1:05pm 07.02.15 Day Sailers 10/2016 Hey Folks, I'm thinking about getting a trailer sailer to keep at our vacation home in Marathon in
Loose grounding wire ernierogers at 10:17am 07.02.15 Big Boats 2/754 I recently had an issue while motoring our 2006 Hunter 46 LE. A 10 ga. green wire with a yellow tra
For Crazy Dave: 212 Mast raising procedure from Hunter? SamLust at 9:54am 07.02.15 Smaller Boats 11/3207 Dave; As our resident expert on these smaller Hunters I'm wondering if you have any recollection
Painting the cockpit? Astrozombie at 8:57am 07.02.15 Smaller Boats 7/1786 So ive read a hundred ways to repaint the cockpit but I cant decide what would be best. My cockpit i
Hunter Cabin Door Mechanism (1) Marc14857 at 8:12am 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1115 Does anyone know how to remove the door latch mechanism from an interior Door on a hunter 44 or equi
Laminate Floor Happy Together at 4:51am 07.02.15 Big Boats 0/18 I have three sheets of 4 x 8 laminate floor that was installed standard on my hunter 49 2009 model y
Goiot Roller Furling System lorraineandgil at 7:31pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2085 My Goiot furler ( Circa 1988 ) needs a strip down and service. Could anyone help with a copy of the
What Southern Oregon marina is good? fgraham at 6:37pm 07.01.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/904 Looking to moor my 27. Anyone have a good experience to share?
Dolphin jumps on boat Calif. Ted at 5:40pm 07.01.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2442 Recently heard of this most unusual incident of a dolphin jumping onto a center console fishing boat
"O" Rings Weasel at 4:59pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1064 Does anyone know where I can get the "o" ring gaskets for the fuel filler cap? I would hate to chan

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simple wind/weather app for iphone (3) JamesG161 at 9:01am 07.15.23 This is a short list of Wind.com Premium extras. which includes my family. It will Alert you to nea
Catalina Stickers (1) Rltgold at 8:41am 07.15.23
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods David in Sandusky at 8:38am 07.15.23 The standing rigging is four uppers, and four lowers. a competent rigger could measure and figure ho
Catalina Stickers Rltgold at 8:38am 07.15.23 Jacktar, good job , but it looks like the 22 is leaning.
Catalina Stickers (1) Jacktar at 8:35am 07.15.23 I replaced the plastic broken cat 22 logos on side near winches with vinyl stickers made locally, th
Cockpit Cover David in Sandusky at 8:25am 07.15.23 For the cockpit cover, the folks here at SBO did a great job on a custom cover to my design for our
Broker related question Kings Gambit at 8:20am 07.15.23 Never use the Brokers recommendation for a surveyor. Hire one from out of the area so they only have
Cruising Yacht VMG David in Sandusky at 8:16am 07.15.23 In our h-27, we average about 5 knots over a long cruise. A 45 footer has a hull speed of around 9.2
Cruising Yacht VMG Rick D at 8:07am 07.15.23 In a trip from MdR to Puerto Vallarta, just under 1300 miles, in a 42' ketch, with excellent conditi
Cruising Yacht VMG jon hansen at 7:57am 07.15.23 5 knts av. why not
Broker related question jssailem at 7:52am 07.15.23 So I do need, if not a broker, a lawyer,. Or just walk away There is another option. If you like
Cockpit Cover jviss at 7:46am 07.15.23 For the bilge pump, I recommend a small LiFePo4 battery, and a small solar panel you can easily stow
Broker related question xavpil at 7:46am 07.15.23 You may need to walk away. Thanks for the great input. I just did walk away. Learned a lot.....
Broker related question Scott T-Bird at 7:44am 07.15.23 The sellers may not agreeable to your contingencies, as common or as reasonable as they may be. You
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 7:41am 07.15.23 North up for planning, but when you are actively navigating using visual references, having the cha
Broker related question xavpil at 7:41am 07.15.23 Any contract lawyer will suffice. Boat purchases are far from complicated and boat purchase contrac
Broker related question xavpil at 7:40am 07.15.23 The broker will not do this. A bank will require this and they know how to get a search done. Gre
off to the races jon hansen at 7:37am 07.15.23 nice strong southerly winds all day today. spinnakers flying. living the dream.
Cockpit Cover jviss at 7:36am 07.15.23 I am looking for a company that would make a waterproof cockpit cover for my 1960's 17 ft Oday days
simple wind/weather app for iphone Davidasailor26 at 7:00am 07.15.23

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