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Unmanned Sailboat Pacific Sailing Rick D at 7:26am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1803 Pretty cool http://saildrone.com/index.php/test/78-saildrone/86-saildrone-completes-pacific-crossin
1977 Endeavour 32 Luzern at 6:41am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 25/12790 Hopefully this is the correct forum to post this message. If not, let me know and I will post in the
Transition Roger Long at 4:56am 11.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4907
SS Tubing Styx at 4:38am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1691 I have come across a lot of 316 SS tubing, 5 - 10 feet long. There is a little bit of 2" and a littl
cockpit leak CJB at 9:20pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2567 My 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 is leaking in the cockpit. The leak is through the screw holes that hold
Catalina 30 salon table stevenj40 at 9:00pm 11.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1866 I was hoping someone would take the time to measure there salon table as I have a 1979 Catalina 30 a
Prop question NicAndI at 8:19pm 11.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1577 Need a little help pls. I'm in the process of buying a 1989 First 285 and the 2 blade folding prop
Size of Shaft Packing SVTatia at 7:10pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3500 Is there a way to determine what size packing I will need before I remove the stuffing box? I want t
Show us your spinnaker! (1) Kermit at 1:42pm 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 104/15717 I really love seeing colorful and unusual spinnakers. Spinnakers seem to say alot about their owners
Reviving the Damper Plate & Engine Mount Discussions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:42pm 11.08.13 Catalina 310 11/6538 So I am the latest to have to tackle this problem. I have the "death rattle" and will be doing this
Guest Battery Selector switch SwanAround at 12:28pm 11.08.13 Big Boats 4/1322 Need to replace the battery selector switch for 2004 Hunter 356. None of the ones on offer today se
Painting the Rudder lehigh375 at 12:09pm 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3704 Anyone know anything about why the rudder would be painted differently on a Hunter33 than the rest o
winter sailboat cover for Cal 27 carolsohl at 11:45am 11.08.13 Cal 2/1782 I will be making a sailboat cover for our Cal 2-27. I am wondering if anyone else has done this and
S2 7.3 Wet Keel ? Mike Palmer at 11:25am 11.08.13 S2 5/3910 Has anyone heard of a wet keel on an S2 7.3 ? I am looking into purchase and the picture of the bild
Deep cycle or combination batteries for battery bank Loose Ends at 10:37am 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/5396 What kind of batteries should I have in my battery bank on my Catalina 27? The PO had one deep cycle
for those with a saildrive, cleaning the barnicles jbinbi at 9:03am 11.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1069 the e33 has a saildrive. The saildrive comes thru a rubber sort of gasket, and when the boat was hau
1971 Coronado 35' Cc Yacht Specialties Steering windomember at 8:45am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/6048 Hi, I own a 1971 35' Coronado Center Cockpit Hull 07 produced by Whitaker Industries at Costa Me
07 Tohatsu 9.8 Mr Mac at 8:30am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/910 Does anyone have a soft copy of the service manual for the Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8EF? I need to replace
Finally an Owner (5) azguy at 5:25am 11.08.13 Catalina 22 10/1140 Well, after looking at over a dozen boats and really considered a C27 I decided on a more prudent C2
Canada 2013 paulj at 9:09pm 11.07.13 Catalina 310 13/2854 Took 40 days this year for the trip...... https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/CANADA2013?authuse

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Life (sailing) after heart attack. kloudie1 at 8:25am 07.10.23 Glad to hear that things are looking up, Scott! Scary stuff.. A couple of weeks ago, I helped my bu
New owner Ventura County Rltgold at 8:13am 07.10.23 Congratulations on the New to you boat. Having it in the Ventura area great great ! I've spent alot
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Phil Herring at 7:59am 07.10.23 Wow. So happy to hear you survived that. The rest will all work itself out over time.
New owner Ventura County (1) akar7 at 7:48am 07.10.23 Hello, I was the second owner of your boat. I bought it in 2009 and sold it in 2014. I will contact
Head removal Tin Kicker at 7:44am 07.10.23 I am one of many who've gone to a composting head and will never go back for just the experiences yo
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 7:40am 07.10.23 If you do doors keep your options open by using 'lift off' hinges. https://www.marinedepotdirect.co
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion BarryL at 7:38am 07.10.23 Hey, My current boat, a Jeanneau 409, came with a bow thruster in a tunnel. I would not have ordere
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 7:31am 07.10.23 one or the other.....together they are fighting themselves ph wise. I wonder if that is the point.
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 danm1 at 7:30am 07.10.23 Prior owner installed Zarcor doors Companionway Doors by Zarcor provides style, comfort and convenie
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel jonelli at 7:25am 07.10.23 Thanks all- I will follow the path and check and clean all leads. jonelli- Yes, our instances were
alternator and wiring chp at 6:16am 07.10.23 I have the same alt. as you on a 2GM20F and I presume your engine is a 3GM20F ? Right off the bat
New owner Ventura County Gene Neill at 5:59am 07.10.23 Congratulations man, you got yourself a fantastic boat! :thumbup:
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 5:30am 07.10.23 @xavpil keep us posted on the route planning! And what are the details on the new boat? Will do!
Life (sailing) after heart attack. dLj at 5:25am 07.10.23 OMG Scott! Now that is scary! I'm so happy that you made it through and, while not really liking you
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? Ward H at 5:23am 07.10.23 Agree with BigEasy. Also look for black dust around the front of the engine. That would be belt dus
Prestolite alternator??? SycloneDriver at 5:20am 07.10.23 I fiddled around with the alternator. I connected it to a battery and spun it with a impact gun and
1960 Tylercraft T-24 Han Solo at 4:55am 07.10.23 Bad news, I am going to cancel the purchase. I spoke to the donor and he said the headroom is under
Life (sailing) after heart attack. danooxnard at 4:32am 07.10.23 Hi Scott, I also a big fan of your posts and information, I am so glad you and Sue had such a great
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:23am 07.10.23 John - thank you for posting these updates. I really appreciate it. When crossing the Gulf of Main
New owner Ventura County danooxnard at 4:20am 07.10.23 Nice boat! Welcome to sailing the Channel Islands, it is a great place to sail. Dano

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