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Hunter 23.5 Minimum Vertical Clearance? Rick Webb at 2:03pm 12.04.14 Smaller Boats 10/2586 A friend of mine just bought a house in St Pete on a canal. We were talking about getting my boat to
Mast compression block tigerjohn10 at 2:03pm 12.04.14 Bigger Boats 3/1646 The wooden block that sets in bilge between top of keel and bottom of bulkhead post has rotted away.
taking mast off for move seamonkeys at 12:06pm 12.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/571 I am thinking of transporting my hunter 27 How do i take the mast down its a 1981 hunter 27
1984 First 35 Propane Locker Location gbgreen59 at 11:43am 12.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1540 I have a 1984 Beneteau First 35. I want to add a propane locker. Is there anyone who can advise wh
Passport renewal ???? woodster at 11:24am 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1570 i need to renew my passport ...it is 10 years old and about to expire the end of this month....when
Pearson Hawk captaindavid at 8:39am 12.04.14 Pearson 1/1077 Anybody out there in the Midwest have a Pearson Hawk? I would love to get my hands on one!
P30 Bushings pawhitman at 8:31am 12.04.14 Pearson 3/1019 We sail a P30 and last summer noticed water coming in the rudder shaft. Boat was fully fueled and mo
Anyone use their wife's sewing machine for sail repair? kito at 8:16am 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 62/19507 Well, my luck ran out on Ebay as far as buying used sails. I wanted a used main as a back up for my
Marina/mechanic Larry D Calander at 6:17am 12.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/760 Anybody know at marina/ mech in ft Myers area for Hunter
323 anchor light bulb Ron20324 at 5:31am 12.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1496 I have someone going up the mast to hang the Parade of Lights display soon. He will change the ancho
Sailboat busts restricted launch area CYQK at 4:15am 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 26/3187 Who are these jackasses that for two times in a row have disrupted a launch at Kennedy? You can see
butyl tape precaution Time_Out at 9:28pm 12.03.14 Catalina 22 4/1461 Just a heads up for any of you in the process of installing hardware or rebedding existing hardware
79 Hunter 25 or 82 Catalina 25 JanS48 at 7:07pm 12.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1135 Greetings - I'm torn between purchasing a 79 Hunter 25 that looks to be in good condition vs a Catal
Lancer logo USNAmom at 6:35pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1367 After commissioning from the Naval Academy, my son rescued and restored a Lancer. He eventually had
Do I need a vang if I have a traveler? umphrey1012 at 6:21pm 12.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/10704 Recently bought a Hunter 27 and it has a cabin-mounted mainsheet traveler, but does not have a boom
Newby needs mast stepping help! (1) keljohnso at 3:30pm 12.03.14 Catalina 22 33/9036 So I've built a gin pole out of a 1 5/8 fence post. The problem I'm having is the mast wants to swi
Best trailerable boat Wayunderated at 1:58pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 77/24635 I'm looking to purchase a good boat that I can trailer from location to location. Something that's
Winterizing a Seaward S600 water heater smoothsailing at 1:08pm 12.03.14 Big Boats 5/2826 Winterizing a Seaward S600 water heater on a '97 Hunter 340 What is the best way to clear the water
solar controller Don Crowther at 12:41pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2334 This is a question that I might have seen the answer to but for the life of me can't remember! Wh
Trailer Sailors and Marine Sanitation Bad Obsession at 12:40pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 27/6577 On another forum that I am on we are having quite the discussion about marine sanitation on small sa

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Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated
Replace section of G4 anchor chain sailme88 at 5:13am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain CrispyCringle at 4:54am 08.29.23 I was researching the possibility of adding chain and getting rid of my chain/rope rode setup. Good
A C27 Question jssailem at 4:50am 08.29.23 :plus:What Scott said. :biggrin: Once set they do not need to be adjusted. But it would allow for s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:23am 08.29.23
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:09am 08.29.23 There are two fundamental problems with "just welding G4 chain" as a connector. 1) the structural
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 08.28.23 I've been advised I can replace the bad section with new chain via a "connecting link", From all
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? jssailem at 9:50pm 08.28.23 worth running the engine with the fill cap open, or at least cracking it open periodically as a tes
Center board jssailem at 9:47pm 08.28.23 Mason. The process is straight forward. All mast head rigged or fractional rigged boats like yours.
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized Ralph Johnstone at 8:46pm 08.28.23 Replace the vent line filter. 1. What is a vent line filter ? 2. Whatever it is, tell your frie
Spreaders Eclectic at 8:43pm 08.28.23 Or is it a 1969 Venture 21 that was built without spreaders??? Like the one tested in Practical Sai
Spreaders Eclectic at 8:22pm 08.28.23
Center board Mason13 at 7:42pm 08.28.23 I noticed in your picture that you have a topping lift on the boom. Can you describe how your attach

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