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crazy wind Lake Dillon, CO - question re: when to lower main Craftychicken at 2:43pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/6796 Hi all, we are new sailors (3rd summer) and we are still earning and get a little panicked when the
companionway cover (2) Jayhawk at 1:06pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/1400 Need help I need a new companionway cover for my 95 h26. I need to know if the attached photo of my
26S Swing Keel Cable/Line Questions (4) Sock Puppet at 11:25am 07.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1432 Before I launch the boat in a couple of weeks, I need to do something about the cable for the swing
Electrical Upgrades $tingy Sailor at 9:19am 07.12.14 Catalina 22 20/4075 There hasn't been much buzz here about electrical upgrades for a while. Starting next week, I'll be
Service manual for Lewmar ST30 winch rlewczuk at 9:09am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/2575 Currently have a Wavegrip self-tailing winch, model ST30 two speed. These particular winches, I und
Trailer jack condition (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:48am 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 8/2297 I have a 16 year old trailer with a tongue jack that is welded on. Close inspection shows that perha
Shortening one rudder pintle on H23 isaksp00 at 7:55am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 7/1383 The pintles on my H23 are the exact same length, so installing the rudder means you have to line up
Mounting Teak Handholds Question (1) Ward H at 7:51am 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2004 How deep can I set the machine screw head on a single loop teak handhold? Put another way, can I d
H260 cabin floor wet under wood floor abk at 5:29am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 11/2179 The boat is a H 26 not a H260. When I step on the wood floor in front of the galley it is wet and
Beneteau 36 cc tomfoolery at 10:41pm 07.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/10334 We are looking for our fifth sailboat, our previous four were Catalinas however we are looking at a
C-22 "Catalina's to Catalina" Cruise CaptDon01 at 9:32pm 07.11.14 Catalina 22 0/706 Check out the latest C-22 "Mainbrace". Click on to download the latest issue. We'll need to start ge
Outboard question. gary at 8:12pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 7/1013 So I just spent a small fortune getting my outboard repaired. The salt water had corroded the water
Brand new sailor - Hunter 170 raleighhunter170 at 8:03pm 07.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2113 I know I'm a bit late in the game, but I have wanted to own/sail my own boat for 15 years, and am fi
fuel prices new england gettinthere at 5:27pm 07.11.14 Destinations 18/3702 We usually try to top up diesel at Point Judith. Any other relatively decent places to buy? Newport
H26 CB Bracket Bracket Saga-The Verdict (1) BrianW at 4:32pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 17/1709 I've had an on-going saga with my H26 centerboard bracket removal. The 3/4" CB bracket bolt would no
82 Hunter 22 mast pin diameter tinkturtle at 4:23pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/927 Bought a 82 Hunter 22 a few months back. All the kid activities are done so I started tinkering with
Capri 18 Bilge Pump smallboatrestoration at 3:47pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 6/1589 Anyone have recommendations on a bilge pump for the Capri 18. And does the hose in the bilge by th
SBO burgee (1) Phil Herring at 3:46pm 07.11.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1199 We haven't talked about these in a while (except in the other thread by RAD from last night) so I fi
Greetings from Eastern Washington (1) There and back again at 3:46pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 10/1501 This is my first post on the site, no questions this time, but I will have plenty in the future! I h
Soft Floor 1998 170 billbarrett at 2:51pm 07.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1436 I am new at sailing. My first boat is a 1998 hunter 170. I have been told that the bottom is soft. I

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Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) Scott T-Bird at 5:48am 07.28.23 On our boat the controls at the pedestal can only be connected one way. Controls direction of acti
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. ;)

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