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Lemonaide Bill1565 at 2:46pm 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 12/1599 The old good news bad news. 30 year old Adler Barbour refrigeration failed. Not gonna try to resurec
Moving on (2) sesmith at 2:45pm 10.24.12 Smaller Boats 20/3887 Well folks, it's been a fun couple of years or so on this forum while we sailed out 23.5. I'm movin
Heritage West Indies West Indies 38 at 2:33pm 10.24.12 Morgan 3/6151 Are there any here? We have a 1980 38 center ketch.
Floor Lost Parent at 2:32pm 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1157 Has anyone ever changed the inside sloped floor on the 1980's 30 ft to a flat cabin floor , have had
Heritage West Indies West Indies 38 at 2:29pm 10.24.12 Other Sailboats 0/9276 Are there any Heritage West Indies here? We have a 1980 38 center ketch
bottom paint peeling (1) Bob 04 H260 at 2:09pm 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 17/9988 I live in Canada and bought a boat last Feb in Florida. We had it hauled and put on stands down ther
Bosun chair divermon at 2:08pm 10.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1831 I have a 1985 hunter 25.5. I need to replace the anchor light at the top of the mast and was wonderi
Service light N28678 at 12:16pm 10.24.12 Catalina 30 9/1792 I have an 83' C30. On the electrical control panel there is a little service light that came on whe
Black plastic slider removel lbyonkers at 11:43am 10.24.12 Smaller Boats 9/1380 How do you remove the black plastic slider? I need to reseal or replace the wood at the back of the
Islander 28: port settee length? John1534 at 11:31am 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1170 I was wondering if anyone knows how long the port settee is on the Islander 28? I can't tell by the
Emergancy Tiller Don Guillette at 10:24am 10.24.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/8766 I was cruising around on one of my favorite sites -- Hunter - and a shipmate there was commenting on
Antifouling Paint Removal smoothsailing at 9:10am 10.24.12 Morgan 3/4035 Hi all you Morganites, I have a 1969 Morgan 30 and I am planning to strip my hull of antifouling
Comment on Purchasing supplies for my keel repair job bffatcat at 8:55am 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2215 West marine has a store in my town. I went down there hoping they would have the supplies in stock
Raw Water Cooling Schematic (1) philwsailz at 8:41am 10.24.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/5353 Okay, so as not to completely hijack Rodd's thread re: drilling/opening clogged external strainers,
Keel Repairs completed bffatcat at 8:36am 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 1/907 Using advice on the board I first scraped and chiseled off all of the old fiberglass crap on my Ir
Unsteppjng Mast on 37c BayMan at 8:08am 10.24.12 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2365 I am going to take down the mast this winter on a 1981 Hunter 37. First time it will be down in who
Hurricane Sandy? Gunni at 7:44am 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 31/4244 FYSA; A little too early to tell for sure, but a potential Hurricane situation is setting up for th
Boats on lifts higgs at 6:55am 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2504 I have always operated on the premise that a keel boat is stored with the weight on the keel to avoi
Capsize Factor Discussion Joe Mullee at 9:21pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1833 Is a boat with a higher capsize factor than another boat of similiar size more likely to roll over i
Florida sailing lessons ? Sparrow496 at 9:21pm 10.23.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2194 My wife and I will be in Florida mid December (actual dates to be confirmed) and would like to take

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Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 jssailem at 12:02pm 05.30.22 Well sure it did... Is my statement less true?
H34 Jib Halyard cleat dkinzer at 11:55am 05.30.22 The cabin-top halyard winch used in combination with the rope clutch is really the only way to be a
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. DArcy at 11:52am 05.30.22 There appears to be water damage on the bulkhead around the mast just aft of the sink across from th
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 11:52am 05.30.22 Thanks for the information and guidance. All very helpful.
Forestay adjustment Marmalade at 11:51am 05.30.22 @kloudie1 is right, have to look at the interactions, but not just in B&R rigs. Fairly universal th
lifeline stanchion -. m15? sunlover at 11:37am 05.30.22 Far be it for me to give you expert advice on mechanical issues but I do see that both M14 and M16 c
Access to Beneteau's parts page CABixler at 11:33am 05.30.22 My new account was working yesterday. My dealer told me that this is a temporary set-up as they are
lifeline stanchion -. m15? Hello Below at 11:33am 05.30.22 Far be it for me to give you expert advice on mechanical issues but I do see that both M14 and M16 c
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. jssailem at 11:28am 05.30.22 Price sounds reasonable assuming no major hiccups. I would have the rigging examined. The builder us
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 11:28am 05.30.22 Try it and see how it goes. S/B OK. I use LePage's construction glue. That is an outdoor waterproof
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Epic1969 at 11:27am 05.30.22 Loved his Summary... Voyaging in small craft may not be for everyone, but for those who want to do
lifeline stanchion -. m15? sunlover at 11:19am 05.30.22 Head to the closest big box hardware store with your stanchion base in hand and check out their coll
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. Erbardy at 10:53am 05.30.22 Standing rigging and shape of the sails? And maybe I missed it but asking price? Sails are in good
Dealing with wind shear DinghySailor at 10:49am 05.30.22
Best Marina in San Diego? Kings Gambit at 10:45am 05.30.22
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Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dlochner at 10:12am 05.30.22 ??? Capta's post said 1986 . . . John's been spending too much time in front of the computer, its
sealant, Swing Keel Pivot bolt dlochner at 10:10am 05.30.22 I suspect the original designers expected the rubber washer to be the seal. At this point I'm not su
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 kappykaplan at 10:06am 05.30.22 before 1896 ??? Capta's post said 1986 . . .
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 10:01am 05.30.22 I would test it more often than annually or semi annually. And it's common to need to replace the

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