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great maiden voyage saturday on peewee, the new to me C22 (2) hawk232 at 7:15pm 10.27.14 Catalina 22 4/1031 Had a great first day out on the new boat. Its amazing the differences between the c22 and the rk20.
40.5 Swim Ladder Tread Replacements charris at 7:12pm 10.27.14 Big Boats 2/780 Has anyone ever found the tread material used on our swim ladders. Multiple chandlers have many bran
Compass Heeling over 90 degrees Cataholic at 6:44pm 10.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/892 What would cause the compass on my 1978 Catalina 27 to just flop over 90 degrees? We left one weeken
on the hard trainmanjess at 5:28pm 10.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2542 hello all it is that time of the year again in the north.... went to the sailing club marina on s
Bow cap for my 1983 H-30 Nelsonhow at 4:07pm 10.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/2046 The black fiberglass bow cap on my 1983 H-30 has worn through and the rough edges saw through my moo
Considering a Hunter 23 and... dhaberman at 12:55pm 10.27.14 Smaller Boats 14/1409 I am looking to purchase my first boat and I have it narrowed to three boats. One is a Hunter 23, I
Iron Keel Rusting (2) Paul and Judy at 12:00pm 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1375 I have a Hunter 33.5 and it has been on the hard for the last 10 months and expect it to remain so f
Hunter 37.5 Solar Panel Scott NIelsen at 11:21am 10.27.14 Big Boats 2/1024 The solar panel that came with the boat no longer puts out enough volts to charge batteries (5v outp
Outboard Sheeting stromrider at 10:59am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1369 My Hunter has the jib sheeting points on the inside cabin top roof. This is good sheeting area for p
Companionway Doors SqPeg at 9:57am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3462 I need some ideas on companionway doors for a Vision 32 (e.g. store bought, kits, templates, materia
Fuel Starvation on a H41AC malcs2010 at 9:42am 10.27.14 Big Boats 4/661 I was out about a month ago when my motor started to miss on my 2004 H41AC. The boat would run at
Stepping the mast Captian Al at 9:22am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/675 This is my first season with the Hunter 290. It's a 2000 year and has the B'R rigging. Question is w
1980 Hunter 27 Mast step Lusitano at 8:42am 10.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1940 Can anyone tell me how high the mast step is (the inside sleeve) 1" 2"...? Need to lower the mast an
manual bilge pump winterizing obsailor at 7:47am 10.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1863 is it necessary to get antifreeze into a manual bilge pump to winterize it? It takes a lot of antif
Swing Keel Problem captianjim at 7:37am 10.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/861 Arr Swabs, I am the owner of a 1975 32' Center Cockpit O'Day, love it and what a great sailing vesse
Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop savoirfaire2014 at 7:30am 10.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 39/8626 Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop. Hi, I'm new here and to diesels, and woul
Switching Old Cabin Lights to LED drdanj at 7:21am 10.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2198 I want to replace an old fluorescent inside cabin top lamp with an LED lamp, I bought a red/white Al
Floatation on 19 foot oday lp_gilbert at 7:17am 10.27.14 Day Sailers 5/1804 Just pulled out my boat for the season. I power washed the bottom and used muric acid to remove the
Rl24 Mk Iv... DannySonja at 6:32am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 7/5224 I have purchased an RL24 and have some questions. Does anyone know these boats? This will be our f
My first post. Will work for parts?!? Tumororlater at 6:13am 10.27.14 Big Boats 7/1010 Have a 1994 40.5 and the stbd spring line chalk broke. At first I thought I would have to replace th

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Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) Scott T-Bird at 5:45am 07.28.23 It may be fairly common with Edson pedestal and Yanmar/Kanzaki transmission. My Starwind 27 had the
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Sailfanatic at 5:38am 07.28.23
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Scott T-Bird at 5:33am 07.28.23 No, that's Bad Ass!
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessel (100ft+) dlochner at 5:32am 07.28.23 You are getting into the realm of commercial boats, not recreational boats. With that there are USCG
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 5:24am 07.28.23 Old goats club membership, hmm, so if I owned a Pontiac GTO, I'm good?
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Will Gilmore at 5:00am 07.28.23 Good use trailers are hard to find especially when it comes to a trailer built to fit a specific boa
Its funny Friday! jviss at 4:49am 07.28.23 It looks like a WWII PT boat hull modified for cruising. Ugh! Now I have the theme song for McHal
Newport anchorages Rick486 at 2:53am 07.28.23 Actually, there's a really good dinghy dock at the North end of the harbor, but it's a long walk to
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 8:58pm 07.27.23 You can raise the mast on the trailer, then launch and retrieve, but as far as hauling, that would
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 8:38pm 07.27.23 Check for a cracked pump case
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 7:46pm 07.27.23
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 7:45pm 07.27.23 Having sailed a bit on the 28 mark I, of that vintage, I agree the hull is tank built but the boat
I need a Marine Surveyor azambella at 7:43pm 07.27.23 Thank you
I need a Marine Surveyor (1) jviss at 7:37pm 07.27.23 I can recommend Fred Bieberbach. Fredk C. Bieberbach, Jr., AMS 401-301-1733 www.marinesurveyor.com/
Its funny Friday! jviss at 7:33pm 07.27.23 Tough audience. ;) Ha, ha, sorry! Yea, looks like a PT boat. There's a local boat by me called a
Shooting some video in the harbor Mark Maulden at 7:31pm 07.27.23 Tom, did I see a Kettenburg in the first video?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 7:18pm 07.27.23 you could put rtv on the edge circumferentially which would seal the gasket. Try it and see if it w
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:16pm 07.27.23 218241
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 7:14pm 07.27.23 Tough audience. ;)
I need a Marine Surveyor RitSim at 7:13pm 07.27.23 https://www.marinesurvey.org/surveyors/united-states/massachusetts

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