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Towing a dinghy captcoho at 6:20pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1597 Is a 10' 4" RIB to large to tow??? And how long of a painter/ bridle ??? 90 LBS of hard bottom RIB i
cutlass bearing..1978 30' with yanmar 12hp morganoutisland at 5:35pm 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1089 Hello all, I need to change my strut cutlass bearing. Its 1 X 3 inch.. I can only find 1 x 4. inch
O'Day 222 lousy rudder George68fs at 5:20pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 2/2787 Hello All, Bought a 6hp Nissan, installed a compression post, and finally splashed my '84 222 this p
Deck Hardware Hard To Reach slowtype at 5:11pm 05.03.13 Catalina 22 4/962 Hi All, I'm in the process of re-bedding a lot of deck hardware on my 88 Catalina 22. The process
Stop and Smell the Rosehips (5) Roger Long at 4:51pm 05.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2868 The wind came up just after I passed Tolchester Beach in the upper bay this morning. I was soon st
Mast height Tom Joad at 4:05pm 05.03.13 Newport 1/2962 Does any one know the height of the mast on a newport 27?
Oil alarm comes on...now what? weinie at 2:53pm 05.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 20/4015 Just when I think everything is just fine.... Oil alarm comes on today after about a half hour of m
S2 8.5 inboard jibsheet track location Bron at 2:37pm 05.03.13 S2 2/1644 My S2 8.5 uses the toe rail to attach the turning block for the jib sheet from the clew. I'm thinkin
New owner of 2001 340 (5) Vitger at 2:12pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2107 Greetings! I am super excited as I seem to be entering the distinguished world of Hunter owners. Sur
Hunter 140 purchase advice mshute at 1:23pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 3/6602 Hello all, considering the purchase of a priced to sell Hunter 140 (1998 model) for my first sailboa
Chesapeake Currents amcmahon at 12:40pm 05.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1089 Hey you Chessy sailors, I'll be heading north from NC thru the Chesapeake on my way to NJ/NY. My c
H34 fuel tank removal? splax at 12:23pm 05.03.13 Big Boats 6/1311 Hello, My quandary about the old diesel fuel in the tank ended as I resigned to dump some more addit
Red Snapper RECESS at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1579 Am I the only sailor here jonesing for June 1st to get here already so Red Snapper season can open?
Just bought 1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2761 Needs a lot of work so I am looking for any info Owners manual specs whatever Any help is appreciat
Need One of These! (1) GorillaToast at 10:55am 05.03.13 Catalina 22 16/1802 Tiller broke off when I sat on it while tacking. does anyone know of someone who is parting out a
Like riding a bike? kpgraci at 10:55am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1133 so....I know you northern latitude sailors deal with long sailing layoffs due to that thing you call
need help fast re 6 hp Merc Piotr at 10:11am 05.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1555 Going down Chesapeake tomorrow, so I decided to check my 2-year old OB I bought brand new from West
lifting bridle for S2 6.7/6.9/22 RonBarr at 10:01am 05.03.13 S2 0/1080 I have just purchased a S2 6.7 and want to go sailing. Has anyone used a lifting bridle on a 6.7/6.9
Sticking Telescoping Swim Ladder Capt Strapfoots at 9:36am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/962 I just bought a telescoping swim ladder but it tends to stick, if I shake it back and forth it colla
Looking for O'Day mast harraz at 9:13am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/790 Hello, I'm looking for a mast for my O'Day II or O'Day 17. It's a 1986 boat with mast attached to

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Correct Product for Rub Rail Sealant? (4) sailcapt340 at 5:44am 05.14.23 On my 340, there is nowhere near as much caulking at the rub rail and anchor roller housing. In fac
Spinnaker patbratton at 5:35am 05.14.23 Zoltan's girlfriend? She is gorgeous! I am sure that he is dead now.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? JBP-PA at 5:31am 05.14.23 Of course, many singlehanders go alone, in part, because they don't want to syncronize their plans
Spinnaker justsomeguy at 5:24am 05.14.23 Photos will follow. Zoltan's girlfriend?
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 5:15am 05.14.23 The only one I could find with a quick search that does small lots and chain, etc., is in Seattle.
Need help translating Hull Identification Number on Coronado 15 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.23 Who knows. Catalina use to do that too. At least you found the number
Advice for a Solo Sailor? sailme88 at 5:13am 05.14.23 I start hoisting on the winch fast speed low torque. As the main nears the mast head the drill is r
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 5:13am 05.14.23 Defender's "free shipping" isn't always free. Larger heavier items, like chain, will ship motor fre
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 5:05am 05.14.23 New 5/16" G4 is around $4.27 per pound at Defender with free shipping. 5/16" G4 is 1.1 lb. per foot
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 4:39am 05.14.23 Thank you very much Dave. I've tried contacting Hunter-Marlow directly several times but so far no r
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 4:30am 05.14.23 Not in a long time, but there was a thread on here not overly long ago and someone had pointed to c
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 4:20am 05.14.23 Has anyone had chain regalvanized? What did it cost? Thanks. Not in a long time, but there was a
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Crazy Dave Condon at 4:19am 05.14.23 What hull detail is needed
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 4:15am 05.14.23 I have a vague recollection of looking into re-galvanizing my anchor chain and concluding it would b
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed Davidasailor26 at 2:19am 05.14.23
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 05.13.23 I have a Yanmar 2YM15 and the tachyometer failed just after the warranty expired. What is the mak
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:21pm 05.13.23 I'm amazed by how much I didn't know about WhatsApp! Thanks for the education! I did know that it's
KM4A transmission on yanmar 80hp Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 05.13.23 I need to figure out and attach it to the heat exchange from the new engine. That's a tough call.
KM4A transmission on yanmar 80hp hunter bum at 8:19pm 05.13.23 Thanks, I spoke with the dealer and I found out the transmission was from the previews used engine s
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 7:28pm 05.13.23 without the need for any expensive "international pass" from your carrier. That's one reason why y

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