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Hunter 356 $48,500 sailmaster39 at 5:39pm 12.08.13 Big Boats 2/1041 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 5/2298 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 3/1711 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 4/1645 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 8/1498 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 48/11976 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 8/1368 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 7/2630 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 5/1579 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 7/2536 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 3/1867 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 8/1691 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 3/779 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 9/1579 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 7/1531 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 9/5603 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 8/1800 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 5/1306 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 2/1106 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 0/929 I have an S2 80. I have the omc (zepher) sail drive. We have had some icing here and I could not g

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Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 7:31pm 07.06.23 Whatever I did last week (the only think I remember is that I disconnected the line from the outboar
Rebuild or repower jon hansen at 7:30pm 07.06.23 a compression test will be telling if that's good, fuel delivery is next. fuel pump rebuild-injector
Need help wiring my new air conditioner (1) FDICsailing at 7:29pm 07.06.23
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue FLAPILOT at 7:28pm 07.06.23
Need help wiring my new air conditioner Tally Ho at 7:22pm 07.06.23
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:20pm 07.06.23 Visiting a boat that you have sold, is Kind-a-like visiting an ex-girlfriend... Things are just di
Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:42pm 07.06.23 Look at the photo. You can see the SS rudder post, then a dark brown band, and then the white gelcoa
Emergency steering knocking Voyager1 at 6:22pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the response, oday 302 does not have any bearings for the rudder. Just a fiberglass tube
Rebuild or repower dlochner at 6:14pm 07.06.23 Get estimates for both rebuilding and replacing. Beta engines are based on a Kubota block and are p
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Maine Sail at 6:12pm 07.06.23
Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:07pm 07.06.23 Looks like the upper rudder bearing is worn. I'll defer to those more familiar with the O'Day 302 on
Hammock install on a H26? Joe at 5:59pm 07.06.23 Unless you already own one, I would not spend all the money on the "tacker" just to hold up the hamm
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 4:24pm 07.06.23 Well I think I may be back. Kinda. I got to board Luna yesterday and she wasn't doing so good. He
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 07.06.23 Radar is running. Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? Mine can go 26 miles, but I cur
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS JamesG161 at 3:38pm 07.06.23 Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? My Raymarine has a "Guard Zone" for Alerts. Depe
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 3:31pm 07.06.23 Actually, the range of your radar depends on the elevation of your antenna. Radar is a LOS (line of
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 3:08pm 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar. Radar is runnin
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:06pm 07.06.23
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:05pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the info. I am familiar with Sturgeon Bay and know Depere fairly well. My wife grew up t
Lake Champlain to the Thousand Islands Caboteur at 2:51pm 07.06.23 Ever thought of turning right after lake St-Louis and going up the Ottawa river and doing the Rideau

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