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Cayo Costa State Park (4) patrickfarley at 8:04pm 12.03.12 Destinations 34/21278 A friend of mine takes her family to Cayo Costa every year for Christmas vacation. She will not mak
Shoaldrafter's Photos Roger Long at 6:36pm 12.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/7604 Shoaldrafter took these pictures of Strider going by a couple days ago. I believe they were taken ju
boom length on C30 drazlou at 5:19pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 2/5982 The boom on my C30 MkII is at least 18" longer than the foot of the mainsail. Does anyone know why t
Raising H23 Up from Trailer (1) carboman at 5:13pm 12.03.12 Smaller Boats 9/2663 I need to raise my H23 up maybe a foot so I can finish the bottom of the keel. Any ideas? The atta
Mast electrical conduit dj2210 at 4:12pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 12/3044 Not yet having my mast off I assume that the VHF and wind instrument cables travel thru a pvc condui
HAPS Welcome Aboard Mikem at 3:54pm 12.03.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 5/69668 To all Hunter owners in the Puget Sound region welcome aboard. We will use this forum for the exchan
Replacing Propane System Capt Gary175 at 3:34pm 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2328 I'm replacing an original (1987) propane system on a Pearson 39-2. The copper piping looks in good
Rebeding thru deck Stay Plates Andrew Eanniello at 12:12pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 2/1228 How difficult is it to rebed the standing rigging stay plates that are mounted on the deck? It does
Centerboard Pendant (2) tmontalbine at 11:13am 12.03.12 Day Sailers 2/1522 I wanted to share this photo of my '84 O'Day 26 centerboard pendant. I bought the boat 4 years ago a
Boom 26 McGregor 1992 Model rexlilly at 10:43am 12.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1360 I need a boom for my boat. I just bought it and the boom is missing. If I have the specs I may be ab
McGregor 26 Boom rexlilly at 10:21am 12.03.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/7141 I need a boom for my 26 McGregor. I just got this boat and the boom was missing. So far I've been un
Rebeding Standing Rigging thru deck supports Andrew Eanniello at 10:09am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1928 General question. How difficult is it to rebed the thru deck suppports for the standing rigging? A
keel wings rusty liddiard at 9:57am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2027 I bought a hunter 310 last july in north carolina. when i did the servey when they lifted the boat
Chesapeake gunk holes Mark Nooney at 9:55am 12.03.12 Destinations 14/12425 We are new to the Chesapeake and would like to start anchoring out on weekends. We sail out of Kent
H-260 Rubrail Adhesive? kenfunhog at 9:53am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/901 During Sandy, the rubrail on our H-260 came loose. It's glued on. What adhesive do I use to glue i
Looking for gunkholes Mark Nooney at 9:51am 12.03.12 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 2/23352 We are new to the Chesapeake and would like to start anchoring out on weekends. We sail out of Kent
Cored or Solid. Mark Nooney at 9:46am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1063 1984 H31 Does anyone know if the hull is cored or solid glass? I want to replace the depth sensor wi
Advice in Retirement Old Sailor 2 at 9:25am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/4288 OK folks. You have all advised quite astutely about things dealing with my boat, with sailing and w
Universal engine expert? -M18 Skipper at 9:16am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3511 Howdy, Went to change out the dipstick tube. It has rusted plenty from a long-term drip from the r
Hatch cover repair project finished (5) Gary_H at 9:07am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1963 Well, another project can be checked as "done". The hatch cover housing thingy had cracks in the fib

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Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:14pm 11.21.22 Thanks Sailors. I'll try to gravity feed the system. I haven't checked yet, but I assume this impl
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away capta at 5:02pm 11.21.22 I was always under the impression that Salt away was to was chrome and stainless outside of the boat
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 5:01pm 11.21.22 Let the forum know what the surveyor found.
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 4:59pm 11.21.22 Propably no different than any other sailboat of that vintage depending on how it was maintained. Wh
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.21.22 It is like an Easter Egg hunt! You have to crawl over the boat, look in every nook and cranny, and
Painting over sanded non-skid surface jssailem at 4:30pm 11.21.22 Do not change your wife! Yes.. sound advice. I hear that is more expensive than buying her a new b
Keel crack jaysweet at 4:28pm 11.21.22
New friend is a crow? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.21.22 But no sign. :( Bummer... He'll remember your face...:biggrin: and likely your tasty treats. Steak
Racing rule questions Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also 2
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 11.21.22
Keel crack Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 11.21.22 Lead keel due to keel shape. Which boat and year? I would scape off coating to see if crack in kee
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 3:31pm 11.21.22 It seems we don't have ravens in Florida. We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow.
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 3:30pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and
De-powering water heater for winter Leeward Rail at 3:28pm 11.21.22 Fwiw I would install a better circuit breaker so that you can simply turn it off in the future. Hope
Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 11.21.22 If you are lucky, what you have is just failed fairing compound. If so, the repair will be fairly e
Clever Boat Names jon hansen at 3:18pm 11.21.22 FUJIMO, famous 50' FRER'S RACER with a red hull. detroit racer came home and told his wife, Jane th
Clever Boat Names jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.21.22 Erie feeling
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 3:05pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and "
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 3:03pm 11.21.22 So, the takeaway for me is to always try to pass to windward of a boat on an upwind leg. As long as

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