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Trailering 27' (2) Bateau Margo at 9:10am 03.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/749 We bought our first sail boat this past fall. Next weekend we get to to bring it home in preparation
Replace 26X Rudders (1) CarlosIsaza at 8:37am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1397 I'm looking for new rudders for my 1997 (early 1997 model) 26X. I contacted bwyachts but they are in
H34 Winches YVRguy at 7:44am 03.29.14 Big Boats 11/1983 Our Hunter 34 came from the previous owner with two Maxwell self-tailing winches for the jib sheets.
Ppalu holed off Saint Martin (1) Jep17 at 6:56am 03.29.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/3703 Here is the documentary film of the tragic holing of Pplau. The honesty and sincerety with which D.
North Channel cruise article from Crusing World holdech at 6:55am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1322 Ralph Folsom gave permission to the TrailerSailors Association for a link to his North Channel artic
Mast support tigerjohn10 at 6:18am 03.29.14 Bigger Boats 5/1613 In my O'Day 27 bilge, there is (was) a block of wood that apparently transfers mast support to the k
Sail numbers Doc_holiday at 5:38am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1481 I was thinking of putting sail numbers on. I don't guess there is a formal assignment of numbers, h
Beneteau 40 rudder stock arm removal maloutofoffice at 3:52am 03.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1879 Hi, I am fitting a Raymarine autohelm linear drive. The stock arm needs to be lengthened to suit
Hunter 28.5 leaking??? hunter285 at 10:05pm 03.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1740 My boat has been out of the water for some time now I think 7 years and was given to me by the previ
Slim Jim Android Anchor Alarm RECESS at 8:43pm 03.28.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3160 We have a drift alarm that works well, but running the Chartplotter all night does use some power. I
Running backstay questions Jhildy at 7:46pm 03.28.14 Big Boats 4/1913 Just a general rigging question: 1. Do running backstays have one line to either starboard or port
.84 Hunter31 Owners Manual choover at 7:18pm 03.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/719 Is there a resource for an '84 Hunter 31 Owners Manual? Thanks in advance! Chuck
Precision 18 suitable for Hudson River NY? BayGull at 6:55pm 03.28.14 Precision 3/4416 I've narrowed my search for a new boat down to the P18. Has anyone sailed one on the Hudson? My trip
Fiberglass failure under lower pintle oday 26 (2) jfschena at 3:18pm 03.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2116 Last season I could hear a creaking noise when moving the tiller. I knew the pintles were a little
Westerbeke W30 oil cooler LASailing at 2:17pm 03.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1482 I am basically having the same issue as Shipyard in: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthre
Hunter 28.5 Starting Problem Ontario Guy at 1:36pm 03.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2410 Good day: I recall reading on the now defunct Hunter 28.5 forum of a fix to a starter problem in the
Issue with Simrad WP30 autopilot cluce at 11:46am 03.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/937 Hi, We have power going to the control panel for our WP30 autopilot, but when you push the button
Polars for a Hunter 34 John Rushing at 11:18am 03.28.14 Big Boats 10/2518 Hello All, I am skippering my 1984 Hunter 34 in the Newport Ensenada Race this year. The boat has
Hunter 28.5 Bimini Problem Ontario Guy at 10:26am 03.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5130 Good day: I will be installing a bimini on my Hunter 28.5 shortly but understand that some modificat
Hunter 28.5 Salon Table - Request Pictures, Etc Ontario Guy at 10:19am 03.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/797 Good day. As the snow is now starting to disappear off the boat tarp, the first item on my check lis

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Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) dlochner at 7:51pm 04.07.23 Is there someone making something like this or do I break out the sewing machine, tape measure and
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 (1) TimFromLI at 7:36pm 04.07.23 Page 3 (page 7 of 116) shows an sd card slot
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 7:22pm 04.07.23 The Garmin has a slot for an SD card. If you can copy them onto an SD card, you should be able to
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 6:55pm 04.07.23 Maybe I can help. First a couple of questions- Do you have the owner's manual for the GPS 5212? Do
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 FastOlson at 6:52pm 04.07.23 If the lifelines are original, it's past time to replace them anyway, so the main question is if or
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 6:07pm 04.07.23 Staying on the left coast or bringing her to the right coast?
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 5:24pm 04.07.23 So.... what boat (brand/style/size) is on the retirement horizon? we are looking to keep her belo
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 5:18pm 04.07.23 Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no Great Lakes. :cowbell::stir: Fair e
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? Terry Cox at 4:44pm 04.07.23 Our boat consists of a watertight barrier between the bilge and the keel stub. As long as that barri
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 4:28pm 04.07.23
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 capseaquel at 4:21pm 04.07.23 Great, did you have a question? or a picture? How to install? Do the lifelines have to be replac
Zinc on strut? Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 04.07.23 Now who is misreading? I never said he told you to isolate the anode from the part being protected.
Weather for Masters looks terrific. shemandr at 4:14pm 04.07.23 Those were some big trees that fell! I'm not sure of the wood but I couldn't help but think think
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 TimFromLI at 3:49pm 04.07.23 The Garmin has a slot for an SD card. If you can copy them onto an SD card, you should be able to i
Weather for Masters looks terrific. Joe at 2:48pm 04.07.23 Already on weather delay at noon. Not looking good.
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 Joe at 2:43pm 04.07.23 Great, did you have a question? or a picture?
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Hollyberry at 2:42pm 04.07.23 Taj... what you're calling the 'main' is your forestay or headstay. The 'baby stay' (mid) in your pi
Long distance boat ownership FastOlson at 2:40pm 04.07.23 The comments about the effect of "money" are right on. When we were docked at the posh marina at Sid
Weather for Masters looks terrific. shemandr at 2:36pm 04.07.23 So sailors are allowed to follow golf! Good to know.
Lee cloths FastOlson at 2:26pm 04.07.23 I like your snap shackles not sure where you found them? may go with plastic quick release buckles.

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