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Water/Moisture Damage under V-birth in H23.5 (3) bysiklest at 8:38am 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 14/1974 Hello, I am both new to this forum and somewhat new to sailing and owning sailboats this size. I
kiwi to maxprop (1) SVPardonMyFrench at 7:44am 04.24.14 Big Boats 6/1357 ah the magic of haul-outs! Found out that my kiwi prop is significantly undersized the boat and
Battery and Bilge Pump Location suvh8er at 7:19am 04.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1671 Hello again everyone. I am trying to decide where to position my bilge pump and battery in my Mac.
Hunter 22 Daysailer? Joetul at 7:14am 04.24.14 Day Sailers 2/1744 Anyone on here have one? Im waiting on mine.
Replacing Wall / chainplate sailliny at 6:19am 04.24.14 Catalina 310 7/1536 I need to start planning on replacing my starboard side bulkhead between the forward cabin and main
Fairclough Boat Cover for Catalina 310 Boconnor310 at 5:37am 04.24.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/40608 I have a damaged Fairclough cover and support racks for a Catalina 310 that I am willing to give awa
Keel Questions SubVet752 at 2:13am 04.24.14 Catalina 22 2/871 I have seen a number of threads covering various aspects of swing keel refinishing but I have not se
hatch handles bugsboat at 6:58pm 04.23.14 Big Boats 4/793 Has anyone replaced the hatch arms on their Hunter 37.5? I ordered replacement arms from the Huntero
Motor mount bugsboat at 6:51pm 04.23.14 Catalina 22 5/873 The motor mount on our 1990 Catalina 22 springs are broken. I have searched many places and thought
floors... jaycrawford97 at 6:33pm 04.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1827 Looking for floor ideas, have carpet now, but, looking at wood floors inside/out, any pictures ideas
Top 3 Heaters, Non-Shore Power? braol at 6:29pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 21/7114 All, I'd like some feedback on the top three ways people heat their cabins when not connected to sho
CNG? Tom Marini at 5:58pm 04.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/863 Can anybody tell me what I should know about CNG. I am getting my 81 33' Hunter (new to me) ready a
Carabelle, FL Gene Neill at 5:57pm 04.23.14 Catalina 22 5/1097 We took our first bona fide "cruise" last weekend! We sailed out of Carabelle, FL., spent three days
exhaust flapper requirement?? centerline at 5:56pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1953 what is the determining factor in whether an exhaust outlet needs a flapper installed. my boat
Info on Chesapeake Eastern Shore in Virginia? Mulf at 5:31pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/851 Three boats from Kent Island are planning a two week cruise down the eastern shore of the Chesapeake
Strap boat to trailer? (1) Nahart51 at 4:49pm 04.23.14 Catalina 22 14/1855 After six years of rehab, I'm finally going to get her wet. Got an hour trip. Do you guys strap the
How to remove and then replace winches phennessey at 4:08pm 04.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/12283 I am about to do my first ever cleaning and re haul of all winches on board My question is how are
Hunter 23.5 centerboard lift line replacement Fred White at 3:29pm 04.23.14 Smaller Boats 1/1997 Need to replace the centerboard lift line (rope) on my Hunter 23.5. I know I need to suspend the b
Need help identifying make and model (3) PNL at 2:53pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1283 maybe O'Day? 17' length over all. All help appreciated.
In the water (1) pk104 at 2:35pm 04.23.14 Catalina 310 8/1274 It was a cool and windy day in Ohio but PainKiller is back in the water and at her dock. Plenty of w

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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:50pm 08.02.23 Gotcha. Thank you, makes sense! :) Re: 240. The main sail looked quite new (virtually unused). Whe
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:44pm 08.02.23 I'm saying that you need to figure out how to remove water from your boat if you are going to leave
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure LakeShark at 1:42pm 08.02.23 So forgive me for asking but are the pintles welded to the bracket? I like the look of @Gene Neill
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:42pm 08.02.23 Does that mean you are recommending a slip or using a lift for every sail? Unfortunately I don't th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (2) jviss at 1:41pm 08.02.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servi
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 1:41pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the list and the questions: Very. I expect the majority of the summer sail's (with the
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:38pm 08.02.23 I agree with @Scott T-Bird about the Ensign fulfilling your current sailing goals... but without a
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:26pm 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excel
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:10pm 08.02.23 Good info... So you mentioned swimming off of your boat... and solo sailing...so here are two more
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 1:05pm 08.02.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functio
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:58pm 08.02.23 Go-pro? I've been looking to pick one up out here. Haven't seen a truck stop and amazon hasn't got
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 12:46pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the detailed response, Rick. Would I be asking for trouble leaving it alone with a boom
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 08.02.23 Purple is course change and why. Crazy Weather... Jim and John. PS: note the tropical wave off
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:51am 08.02.23 Oh My Gosh! Sometimes I cant see the forest for the trees.:banghead::banghead: But surprise surpri
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excell
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 11:16am 08.02.23 John started 2 posts This one should be used for the Weather info. _______ Sailing adventures of
H170 versus H18 experience tasmith822 at 11:15am 08.02.23 Mark2, Thank you for your write-up. I also sailed in the Raleigh area with some dailsailers up to 1
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:08am 08.02.23 Damn straight! "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Good on you! :beer:
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:07am 08.02.23 It is weather forecasting...:cool: We can bat 500 :yikes: and be better than most. :biggrin: Oh, y
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 DmacSails at 11:04am 08.02.23 Hi - We own a 2004 H33. This is our third Hunter in this size range (326 and 336 previously). We r

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