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O Day 20 New Owner/ Questions about Weights in Forward Hull Quackattacker at 2:03pm 02.19.14 Day Sailers 7/3729 I am new to the sailing world. I have always wanted a sailboat but never took the plunge.....until
Hunter 33.5 displacement palmbeachboater at 1:57pm 02.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/658 Does anyone know the displacement w/full tanks for a Hunter 33.5. Displacement is 10,800 lbs. Than
Water Leak (8) Regular Guy at 1:33pm 02.19.14 Smaller Boats 8/1654 I have been discussing a water leak with the fellow sailor LarryH and thought it might be from gener
Daysailer Centerboard assembly ddodgen at 12:05pm 02.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/8894 will begin working on my new/old 1994 Sunfish Daysailer soon and need to know how the centerboard wo
"New" old boat, got a few questions (1) Roadking Larry at 8:36am 02.19.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2803 Wrote the check yesterday for my 1976 Cal 2-27 and will be getting it ready to go back in the water
What EPIRB etc do you have on your boat? redunculous at 8:14am 02.19.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1183 Looking at EPIRBS and just wondering who has what and where do you keep it. Or what else do you h
27 Thru-hulls IStream at 6:54am 02.19.14 Big Boats 1/872 I just counted 27 thru-hulls on my new-to-me Catalina 50. Four of them are unused and were capped by
FT-817 cjm1 at 8:29pm 02.18.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/3406 Waiting for spring in the Great lakes and thinking it's time to put SSB on the boat. I was thinking
Tool set Richandhelen at 4:43am 02.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1192 We're about to close on a Hunter 44. Dual a/c's, bow thruster, 56 hp Yanmar. Can someone suggest a f
Free boat Eric Swanson at 11:38pm 02.18.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1315 My neighbor has a catalina 22 that he is willing to give to me. I thought this would be a great pro
Standing rigging help (3) meeeowlet at 11:00pm 02.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4404 Hi, I'm sure this has been covered a billion times, and I have tried searches through the forums fo
How to put Catalina 22 on trailer? GeoffB at 10:00pm 02.18.14 Catalina 22 10/3354 Hello! I just recently purchased a catalina 22 swing keel. I am looking to take it out of the water
Anchor Roller and Nav Lights geehaw at 9:58pm 02.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2424 I have an Oday 25 and have no anchor roller. I want to add one, right now I am looking at buying thi
Cleaning non-skid... rap11 at 9:07pm 02.18.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3221 Are there any tricks to cleaning some neglected non-skid surfaces?...I have tried several things try
C-22's vs Dennis Conner CaptDon01 at 9:02pm 02.18.14 Catalina 22 0/687 This is pretty neat. We have four C-22's entered in the "Border Run VI" this weekend out here in Ca
Help from h40 ('84-'89) past and present owners Bimmerpilot at 8:36pm 02.18.14 Big Boats 3/676 My wife and I are planning to purchase a h40 within the next 2-years for the purpose of living aboar
Constructive Loss Lighting Hit Trekfxrider at 8:33pm 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3329 FOlks, After chasing a series of electrical issues by myself, battery charger, power switches, goofy
Foam Luff DannyS at 8:20pm 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 35/7518 We're in major need of a new headsail and I'm looking at a couple of online sail lofts for an idea o
Flying a Code 0 Spinnaker Sailavie1 at 6:46pm 02.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1869 Does anyone have experience flying a Code 0 on a 25 foot or similar sized Hunter equipped with a B'R
Someting To Keep You Warm gpd955 at 6:32pm 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/943 I know all of you have been waiting for the Summer 2013 Video..... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 6:21am 09.15.22 To add to what Dave said - the C&D canal actually prohibits sailing, so motoring through there is a
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) jssailem at 6:11am 09.15.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:07am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult
East coast Florida causing spots flightlead404 at 5:46am 09.15.22 Thank you for your response. We will mostly be on the ICW, the keys late this year or early next.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 5:30am 09.15.22
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! jssailem at 5:28am 09.15.22 Yes. Pretty much all winter. They will demolish and rebuild one of the breakwaters. Then next winter
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:46am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult f
East coast Florida causing spots Andiamo 34 at 4:33am 09.15.22 Dude, there's LOADS of places. Where on the east coast? Will you be in the ICW? Keys? I pretty m
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 4:14am 09.15.22 This is a standard Schaefer 2100 jib furler on a Catalina - so guessing pretty standard design for t
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) dLj at 3:49am 09.15.22 With all due respect, you are now talking about the top pin, shown here: ed into that top piece? Is
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 2:10am 09.15.22 Thanks both, I'm pretty certain it is engine oil. The transmission oil is clear, and the dripping i
Clevis Pin Forestay rgranger at 8:13pm 09.14.22 And you have strain on the clevis. It is only supposed to keep the toggle from slipping out. Tha
Hunter 36 2007 Spin George Braun at 5:49pm 09.14.22 glad to report that our new-to-us 2008 Hunter 36 does indeed have asym spin rigging, it's on the lis
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower George Braun at 5:47pm 09.14.22 We have a 2008 Hunter 36, use a 30A splitter to plug both 120VAC legs into a 30A shore power recepta
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 5:30pm 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:29pm 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The co
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:24pm 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:10pm 09.14.22 The mounts can be checked by measuring the clearance between the top and bottom steel plates. I see
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:08pm 09.14.22 Look at the fasteners that hold the mounts onto the stringers. Some boats come with lag bolts and t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:07pm 09.14.22 would love to see pictures of the engine hobby horsing. Did it make any unusual noise? As was said,

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