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Keel-stepped mast vibration - bangs cabintop Skipper at 6:33am 12.09.13 Ask All Sailors 33/10999 My keel-stepped mast undulates when the wind picks up. When it does, it bangs into the cabintop insi
How cold does it have to get to break a seacock? Skipper at 6:20am 12.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/7707 I'm an experience sailorboater....from California. This winterizing thing is not on my list of mast
Plastic pipe instead hose for holding tank Rusty south at 5:36am 12.09.13 Big Boats 10/2393 I close on December 18th on my 40.5 and was able to negotiate a good deal so I believe will see once
Halyard stoppers DianaOfBurlington at 11:09pm 12.08.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/5355 STILL looking for halyard stoppers for this one. The boat originally came with the old-style Schaef
'81 H22 Restore (2) KristinKaye at 9:29pm 12.08.13 Smaller Boats 29/4797 Hi everyone, I got our H22 in the shop to do a restore and some refits on it this winter. It has a
researching a B361 Oceanic 2001 Eduardo at 6:58pm 12.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/5681 Is it a potential problem under load and heavy seas for a Beneteau 361 for the hull to be attached
Hole in bottom of boat whemphill1945 at 6:53pm 12.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/1422 I just purchased a Hunter 26 water ballast sailboat with a damaged hull. I a blocking it up to work
Sailing at night sundsy night in Monterey Bay (1) Yosi at 5:44pm 12.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1073 70681.vB
Hunter 356 $48,500 sailmaster39 at 5:39pm 12.08.13 Big Boats 2/1030 Hi Group Know anybody looking for a super deal on a H356.I just saw a listing for a good looking
Sails for Macgregor 26 s katana750 at 5:30pm 12.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2253 I wanted to order a set of new sails (93 26 s) I have been talking back and forth with Judy B. She
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 8/1488 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 48/11818 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 7/2476 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 3/1859 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

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HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 06.22.23 I would venture a guess that you experience the effects of vortex shedding: https://en.wikipedia.or
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 06.22.23 Now that I know more about this, adding a Shrader valve to my 3" PVC "tank" and making sure it was
Thru hole and keel crack, (2) babadu at 10:53am 06.22.23 Repairing crack all around. Any idea ls for short term cosmetic repairs on the cabin deck? Mostly di
Hunter 310 listed on this site. patbratton at 10:42am 06.22.23 Oh My Gawd. Why must you remind me of these figures ? Next I'll be calculating the cost per outin
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 10:41am 06.22.23 Watching coverage, it appears that the next Titanic-related disaster movie or documentary is slowly
Hunter 310 listed on this site. JamesG161 at 10:40am 06.22.23 1997 Hunter 310 Very nice coastal cruising boat. A good surveyor can get you the boat's value. M
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 10:25am 06.22.23 If the tank is in a vertical orientation, and the inlet is at the bottom, and the water system is em
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 10:22am 06.22.23 The used trailer market is a bit strange. A decent used trailer for sale will likely cost you no
Where to put AIS antenna? arcadiahunter28 at 10:22am 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 the AIS migh
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? kloudie1 at 10:21am 06.22.23 Think of the wind hitting the wall of the winward side of the behemoth .. The wind will increase bec
Hunter 310 listed on this site. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 06.22.23 Oh My Gawd. Why must you remind me of these figures ? Next I'll be calculating the cost per outing
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 10:11am 06.22.23 Oops.. "Reefing"! darn auto-correct! Ok, that is what I was thinking it might have been for. Th
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it mea
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 06.22.23 That phenomenon is actually common and have noticed it almost every time we pass the leeward side of
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 9:53am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fi
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 06.22.23 I am running at almost 1300 rpm, I presume that's your set idle at 1300. Could you shoot a video
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? rgranger at 9:48am 06.22.23 It is very possible. Depending on the angle of the ship to the wind, you might have gotten in the w
Where to put AIS antenna? rgranger at 9:45am 06.22.23 Also, if you decide to use a VHF with AIS, this unit has a very nice RAM mic. I also installed that
Hunter 310 listed on this site. Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 06.22.23
Where to put AIS antenna? (1) rgranger at 9:41am 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 s with a bui

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