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P30 Bushings pawhitman at 8:31am 12.04.14 Pearson 3/1048 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 62/20186 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 4/765 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 4/1525 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 26/3214 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 4/1480 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 5/1146 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 3/1373 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 30/10987 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 33/9329 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 77/25441 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 5/2874 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 22/2351 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 27/6753 On another forum that I am on we are having quite the discussion about marine sanitation on small sa
Boat Speed Deleted member 117556 at 12:05pm 12.03.14 Catalina 310 29/6131 Was wondering what boat speed most people make in a Cat 310 while under power at a normal cruising R
Mexican TIP problems Perfect Excuse at 11:59am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4302 I have shipped our boat to La Paz. The boat had previously been in Mexico. The former owner shipped
is the top of the mast open to weather? fox islander at 11:13am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1144 I'm still chasing down some small leaks in an attempt to get a relatively dry bilge. I've never been
Where is the diesel fuel switch? Resilience1 at 10:09am 12.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/826 I just recently purchased a Beneteau 473. It is beautiful and in great shape. Can you please help me
Source for freshwater pump Westerbeke 10-2 cbourne200 at 6:51am 12.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 24/6064 Went out for a short sail yesterday, expecting winds to be < 10 mph. As we were motoring out the ch
Yanmar SB8 RUnning Canyonkeeper at 6:42am 12.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1491 So first time at a youtube video. http://youtu.be/F3zQlDw0tcA This is after she was sitting for

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Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 9:41am 09.25.23 On the 24, we would "vang-sheet" in puffy conditions. We set the vang on hard (whatever was good fo
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:31am 09.25.23 Chemists know that liquor is a solution. :huh:
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? nephroid at 9:30am 09.25.23 Good point about the chop and swells in the bay. My O'Day is ~600lbs all in with a drop down cente
Just a bit too much heel and helm dlochner at 9:29am 09.25.23 This discussion has been interesting and as usual with boats, shows there is more than one way to sk
Simrad WP30 vs WP32- what's the difference? Joe at 9:25am 09.25.23 The TP22 and 32 are network capable. So you'll have power and data connections. You can use the d
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter LloydB at 9:21am 09.25.23 popcorn emoji
Navionics price increasing SabreToothedEngineer at 9:12am 09.25.23 I was a little skeptical about this due to the size of the increase and the fact that I've seen noth
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) rgranger at 9:04am 09.25.23 Water is coming out from the edge of the wook floor and i try to understand how its goes there, and
School's back in session cruise! Hello Below at 8:58am 09.25.23 Hi Len. Our boat has a 5' draft. All of the Eagle Harbor buoys have a safe depth, even at zero tide
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. vaddison at 8:54am 09.25.23 I bought a new H38 in 2006 and it leaked from the keel bolts right from the start. (Bilge pump ligh
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 8:54am 09.25.23 On the 24, we would "vang-sheet" in puffy conditions. We set the vang on hard (whatever was good for
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:54am 09.25.23 This stove top Coleman oven looks interesting, but I haven't tried it either. https://www.lehmans.co
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 09.25.23 The floor pan or floor has a recessed portion to fit the teak and holly floor piece into it. The
Lets talk cooking JBP-PA at 8:44am 09.25.23 I've not used the Omnia. It's aluminum and I don't like to cook in aluminum. I know there is a non
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? BigEasy at 8:41am 09.25.23 There is a product that purports to handle such cracks. I have no experience with it: Capta
The Sewing Machine Thread Tedd at 8:35am 09.25.23 Looking forward to it! I have a project in mind for my boat and I'm sure I'll find your information
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. LoriPetersen at 8:35am 09.25.23
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? matts997 at 8:24am 09.25.23 Looks like you sail in a lake--a wheel lock might work better there than it did for me in Puget Soun
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue SailMaster at 8:24am 09.25.23 I now know that we are not getting full flow. We removed the thermostat and found it to be an origin
Does anyone know what this boat is dlochner at 8:20am 09.25.23 First stop when searching for boat information is SailboatData.com. Search for Albin and then look

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