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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 11/6536 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 21/5383 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
Raymarine ST50 Monty VM at 8:52pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1968 I need to replace or rebuild my masthead transducer unit for the ST50. I think the bearings are pack
Looked at what should have been a nice boat Roadking Larry at 5:57pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1635 Took a precursory look at what might have been a nice old boat. I'm kind of new to the boat world so
Mast For Catalina 30 Tall Rig bassmanss at 5:54pm 11.07.13 Parts Search 4/6995 I'm looking for a replacement mast for my Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I'm located at Lake Lanier GA. I'd

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Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Jim Legere at 4:33pm 07.09.23 Sheburne is a great town, established by United Empire Loyalists during your War of Independence. A
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Sailgunner at 4:24pm 07.09.23 its an aluminum tank. Its got to be leaking by now
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Allan12210 at 4:10pm 07.09.23 Scott, I'm glad everything worked out for you. Based on some of the posts, I would think you'll be
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Rick D at 4:04pm 07.09.23 Scott, +1 to Capta. FWIW, I have had two stents with two incidents over 20 years. I'm going on 80. M
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 3:26pm 07.09.23 They Made Nova Scotia... Arrived Shelburne NS about 13:20 local. Here is a recap of their route from
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Ward H at 3:07pm 07.09.23 Scott, I know you and Sue. You both are very strong people who do not give up. You'll accept your ne
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Johnb at 3:02pm 07.09.23 It has only been 6 days since the event. I figure you should give yourself much more time to figure
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern Jim Legere at 2:45pm 07.09.23 Awesome detail Jim. Thanks so much. You have described exactly what I was thinking about. Did you m
Gooseneck shive search PeteT at 2:22pm 07.09.23 roger that
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O Day 34 for Bluewater Will n Kellie 802 Sail at 2:10pm 07.09.23 There are two certainties when people start asking if a boat is capable enough for any particular p
Starting battery Ward H at 2:10pm 07.09.23 Similar to Greg I installed two Duracell 230AH batteries in 2018 at a cost of $115 each for my house
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Bow thruster and electric winch iestion xavpil at 1:48pm 07.09.23 The answer to this is simple, with AIS you are less likely to get run over by big boats. An event l
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? jviss at 1:42pm 07.09.23 Guess it depends on how much you motor or motor sail at night & the life expectancy of LED vs incan
Life (sailing) after heart attack. jviss at 1:41pm 07.09.23 Wow, Scott, I'm so glad it worked out! Scary! I had three mostly blocked arteries, including 80% o
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Life (sailing) after heart attack. MikeHoncho at 1:34pm 07.09.23 a moving or un-addressed (side of the road) is one of the most time consuming and difficult thing to
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion xavpil at 1:33pm 07.09.23 A bow thruster is a wonderful thing, until it stops working. A dealer once told me that most small
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives MikeHoncho at 1:28pm 07.09.23 I was told by the captain of the pump out boat to try vinegar and baking soda to break up sludge o

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