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Yachting Monthly's Crash Test Boat Dave602 at 3:26pm 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1705 You should watch the videos from Yachting Monthly on Youtube. They have a crash test boat and show
91 Vision Cast iron wing keel bolt sequence tinman530 at 2:41pm 12.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1626 I have a rigg-less spar 91 Hunter Vision and wondering if anyone knows the function of the 3/8 SS th
Water coming into head from shower drain rfrlaw at 11:58am 12.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1486 I have a 1982 Cherubini 33. I hauled her in October. Today December 8 I went to the boatyard and sa
Have you exposed your gel coat? (4) PSR at 10:50am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 48/11813 I'm interested in whether you have ever seen the gel coat below the water line on your boat, and whe
Adventures in Paradise! 2sticks at 10:09am 12.08.13 Bigger Boats 8/1343 It's time to update our progress with the Oday 32 and her new marina home. We brought Fairwinds fro
HELP-Windlass for 37.5 Hunter Legend Biggin at 9:59am 12.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2619 Skippers, I am trying to get some ideas about the placement for a windlass on my 37.5 Hunter. An
Prop guard installed. (1) DAVA390 at 9:50am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1573 prop guard installed on a 6H.P. Tohatsu. Hints. : This guard purchased here, (as was the one I pu
Suggestions for Haul Out near ST Pete FL.?? Sanford H. at 9:29am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2474 Hi All! The wife and I are looking at a Catalina 30 down near Gulfport FL. We are going down for s
jack stay on a Beneteau 393 garyburch at 8:52am 12.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1858 The 393 has a jack stay while most other Beneteau's around this size do not. I d' like to store my
New liveaboard Clintsurfs at 6:13am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1688 Just wanted to say hello. Acquired my first sailboat, a 1985 O'Day 31, back in August, moved aboard
Hello Clintsurfs at 6:06am 12.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/765 Just wanted to say hello. Acquired my first sailboat, a 1985 O'Day 31, back in August, moved aboard
Additional Refridgeration JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:36am 12.08.13 Catalina 310 9/1551 I cam across an interesting post on a blog I read. They installed a "spill over kit" to make an ice
So School me on the ICW around St Augustine JRacer at 1:11am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1516 Been doing some research on some land my mom has in FL. It's in St Augustine, approx 1/2 to a mile i
Replace Forestay on 35.5 w/Hood 810 furler Steverhnm at 7:37pm 12.07.13 Big Boats 9/5558 So I just discovered that the wire at the top of the forestay on my boat is 50% broken. Luckily I h
Solar and engine charging gettinthere at 7:06pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1795 I have an ARS 5 balmar regulator on my engine alternator and a Blue Sky 2512 on 280 watts of solar.
Water softener question (1) Ken Cross at 12:29pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1296 Just wondering: What kind of water softener works in salt water? Well- er- brackish water?
Soft Top korchinskyp at 11:34am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1102 I purchased a Starwind 27 recently and noticed that the topsides are soft and flexible. Is this inhe
winterize wald836 at 11:00am 12.07.13 S2 0/916 I have an S2 80. I have the omc (zepher) sail drive. We have had some icing here and I could not g
Vibration in engine drive Delawaredave at 10:46am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1448 Newbie. 82 Hunter, Yanmar 8hp diesel. Seems like excessive vibration when running. Reason for
Yammar 2gm to Yanmar 2gm20f swap out Nelsonhow at 10:40am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1717 I'm thinking of swapping out my old 1983 2 Yanmar 2gm raw water cooled with a rebuilt Yanmar 2 GMf

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Need a captain for a survey Captain Larry-DH at 10:38am 06.21.23 Seems that the issue should be the responsibility of the broker, not only finding a captain but als
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 10:37am 06.21.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds That'
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 10:36am 06.21.23 When I purchased my 2.5 HP Suzuki a few years ago, it reqired a few hours of break-in time. I plac
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... Arrgh at 10:31am 06.21.23 No...not dead haha and I haven't added any sealant in there. I'm not sure if any of the previous ow
Dockside water connection jviss at 10:31am 06.21.23 an activity no government, state or Federal, does for small boat accidents. Don, I certainly respe
Need a captain for a survey All U Get at 10:01am 06.21.23 Broker.
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. mhessick at 9:48am 06.21.23 justsomeguy, The manufacturer and model # had worn off of the furler drum. With a lot of research,
Help finding the right boat Randy Rohrbeck at 9:09am 06.21.23 My Catalina 320 has absolutely loads of creature comforts both inside and outside and it isn't ev
Need a captain for a survey jssailem at 8:51am 06.21.23
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? FastOlson at 8:39am 06.21.23 While well meaning, the occasional advice to forgo a survey is somewhat rooted in an older DIY maint
Lowering mast before expected storm? Tedd at 8:33am 06.21.23 I don't have any experience with a Catalina 22 but, with my boat, the mast is quite vulnerable when
Dockside water connection Tedd at 8:11am 06.21.23 I have a friend who shuts water off to the house when he goes on extended vacations. I shut off the
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... soopad00pa at 8:11am 06.21.23 Here's what my 34 keel looks like. And you're not dead! OK, that looks pretty comparable to the bo
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 8:07am 06.21.23
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... Arrgh at 7:37am 06.21.23 It's steel and yes, one of the former owners added that extra weight. I guess he thought is would be
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:32am 06.21.23 Here's what my 34 keel looks like. Is that steel or lead? Also, were those "winglets" at the botto
Dockside water connection jssailem at 7:30am 06.21.23
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 7:20am 06.21.23 Without a Previous Owner you have a surveyor, broker, the person or family that is selling the boat
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... (2) Arrgh at 7:19am 06.21.23 Here's what my 34 keel looks like.
Dockside water connection jviss at 7:17am 06.21.23 Or do you shut off the house water when on vacation? Yes! As a minimum, the washing machine valve

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