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"Border Run", Reduced Entry, LAST DAY CaptDon01 at 7:57am 12.03.13 Catalina 22 0/670 Today is the last day for the reduced entry fee for the "Border Run". I'm the only C-22 signed up f
Kent Narrows restricted Warren Milberg at 7:32am 12.03.13 Ask All Sailors 0/848 Not sure how many Chesapeake Bay sailors are going through Kent Narrows this time of year, but if yo
Looking for the proper shaft length Hard Tack at 7:24am 12.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1874 I have a 1987 O'Day 272 that had the shaft cut off at the prop when I got it. I have rebuilt the Wes
What about Baltic boats? Old Sailor 2 at 7:20am 12.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/11373 As you folks know I currently own a Hunter 42 Passage which we love for the layout and we are able t
Looking to buy Macgregor 26M msehanov at 4:14am 12.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1009 Hi, I'm looking for 2010-2013 Macgregor 26M with blue hull.
Aerogen 6 wind generator (3) Akapeterc at 4:06am 12.03.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1816 Hi, is any one able to show me a photo of the wiring in the back cover of this generator. I pulled m
Tagged boat at DMV Dan52 at 3:45am 12.03.13 Kittiewake 1/2910 Finished the process of ownership with a trip to the DMV. Kittiwake 538 is now officially mine. Tagg
Karma All U Get at 11:45pm 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1510 Hi all, Here's a story that fits in the "What's the chances?" category. The boat we're travelin
1988 Morgan 44 DJW at 10:45pm 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5194 Was the 1988 Morgan 44 considered a blue water boat or more of a coastal cruiser? Any thoughts on t
Stainless rudder stock needs replacing in foam core rudder? Dennisail at 9:55pm 12.02.13 Big Boats 10/1645 Hey guys. I pulled the rudder from my Boat. It has crevice corrosion at the base of the shaft wher
Electric head markwbird at 9:08pm 12.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1119 I am considering replacing the manual head in my 1984 Hunter 34 to a fancy pants electric head. Anyo
Aux motor mount slowdog at 7:56pm 12.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1990 I have a motor mount that is rated for 15 hp two stroke do you thank it will work for a nissan 9.9 4
prop size mrjfortin at 2:34pm 12.02.13 Irwin 0/1797 I have a 43 Irwin CC MKII 1986. I will need to change My prop soon, I think the specs call for an 18
Whisker pole. Doc_holiday at 12:56pm 12.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1264 I was looking at the adjustable whisker poles from WM. One goes 6-12'. Will this be long enough? I
folding cockpit wheel table (6) eianm at 12:40pm 12.02.13 Big Boats 5/1402 I have finally completed a project that I have been working on for some time- a folding cockpit tabl
Oday 37 cradle Erasmus at 12:11pm 12.02.13 Bigger Boats 0/775 Hi: Does anyone have plans for a folding 6-pad cradle for an Oday 37 ? Thanks. Erasmus.
Connections to battery ronald.hudson1 at 11:48am 12.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/3308 One of my projects for the winter is to install 2 additional house batteries. I dont have sufficient
remote controls sunman at 11:48am 12.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1767 anyone out there running remote throttle/shifter set-up on their 6-8hp Johnsons or other outboard mo
H42 TV Mount Art Dennis at 7:58am 12.02.13 Big Boats 6/1082 I want to install a flat screen TV on the starboard baulkhead and was wondering what others have use
Gori or Flex-O-Fold CCHer at 7:51am 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 18/9698 Going to a folding prop for next season. I like the folders over the feathering for my purposes and

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Mast step replacement higgs at 8:20pm 03.11.23 The proper way to rebed the mast step is to open up the hole even bigger and fill with epoxy before
Single handing Joe at 8:10pm 03.11.23 The sheeting angles would probably be all wrong. The mainsheet would be pulling down on the leech a
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 03.11.23 USVIs, St. Thomas, ST. Johns? BVIs, Tortola? My experience is that searching for rentals or charter
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows RitSim at 7:25pm 03.11.23 Superglue will work on some rubbers. Look for the thick variety (Black Max). The joint will be britt
Swim platform question/advice shemandr at 7:00pm 03.11.23 A good swim platform is like having a back porch. It was my favorite feature of my H356. I'd favor
Impeller screws JoeWhite at 6:50pm 03.11.23 I replaced with Allen head screws
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:22pm 03.11.23 Hi David, all of the original projects I listed and more have been finished on the boat. I gave up p
H26 centerboard bracket rgranger at 5:12pm 03.11.23 Dog Gone it @rgranger you got my nearly bold head there in that photo with my posterior end sittin
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? heritage at 4:33pm 03.11.23 My H27 has a wire topping lift that terminates about 18" above the aft end of the boom where it atta
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows Tom Corbett at 4:13pm 03.11.23 Thank you. Will do. We've tried spraying them with Windex (suggestion of another) but I hear the amo
Hunter 240 cover Woodyvv at 4:02pm 03.11.23 I called them & learned they had the 260 pattern. I plan to call them with your suggestion of 7% red
Hunter 240 cover Crazy Dave Condon at 3:37pm 03.11.23 Did you call them or simply look at the web site. I thought they hade made one for me as a dealer.
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 3:34pm 03.11.23 The question is for a hunter 19 waterballast. It is up to the owner and his money but as a former de
H26 centerboard bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 3:30pm 03.11.23 Dog Gone it @rgranger you got my nearly bold head there in that photo with my posterior end sitti
Mast step replacement Ken n Rox at 3:26pm 03.11.23 Thank you very much!
Mast step replacement rgranger at 3:23pm 03.11.23
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? DArcy at 2:27pm 03.11.23 I had a nice setup on my C&C27. There was a wire running from the mast head to about 2 feet above th
Impeller screws dlochner at 2:26pm 03.11.23 Probably not, unless the water pumps are the same. Take one screw out of the Perkins pump and match
New to us Hunter 40.5 David Knauer at 12:50pm 03.11.23 Hello there. I can probably help you with the cng to lp if you haven't done it yet. I did that j
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? JBP-PA at 12:25pm 03.11.23 Where do these ideas come from ? This is the lightest duty application in all of your running rig

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