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Compound and Wax This Fall? Ducati at 12:39pm 09.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6180 The Spring boat prep in advance of launch is always a rush + the weather is always iffy. Was thin
I Should Have Been Sailing Roger Long at 11:32am 09.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/3308 It was a beautiful brisk day for the run from Dutch Harbor to Stonington. Lee and Lynn filled me wit
Fall mccauley13 at 9:52am 09.23.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/14719 Happy first day of Fall to all. Fair winds and happiness to each and every one.
Salon table subrock at 8:08am 09.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1411 We have a 2008 Hunter 36 and think it is a great boat that suits us very well. But there is one nigg
garmin blue chart mortyd at 8:07am 09.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1142 i undetstand from posts on this forum that garmin has walked away from its blue chart technology, th
Hunter 34 questions ranchu56 at 7:43am 09.23.12 Big Boats 6/2318 Fellow Hunter 34 owners, Two questions I would like to pose. 1.) Visited the Newport Internation
Westerly Centaur (1) jeg158 at 6:36am 09.23.12 Ask All Sailors 3/4613 My wife and I are currently refurbishing a 1979 Centaur and need a little info. The original mast is
Fiberglass problem?? paulh1 at 5:59am 09.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4142 Ok, I decided to fiberglass the small cracks and openings on my boat.I thought about filling with fi
galley foot pump csavage at 10:10pm 09.22.12 Catalina 30 3/1668 the pump is leaking; it's my understanding that it drains the icebox into the sink. is it connected
bow repair mroot at 9:31pm 09.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1446 When i bought this boat it had damGe from rubbing the dock and made it to the wood structure, any re
Rudder bearing on 28.5 Jeff McVittie at 8:45pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2048 I removed the rudder on my boat to check the bearings on the top of the rudder posts and make sure t
Mast base I-beam sloopslave at 8:17pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1585 My 1979 Hunter 30 has an I-beam under trhe cabin floor that supports the mast. The I-beam is so bad
Stern Anchor Payout Sytem chasmoyer at 8:11pm 09.22.12 Big Boats 6/1630 Has any 450 Passage owner devised a system to deploy the stern anchor while motoring up to bow ancho
Yamaha 10hp w/elec start, electronic choke Ward H at 7:17pm 09.22.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2073 Plan to close on the purchase of an O'day 25 this week. the outboard is a 10hp w/elec start, electro
Front Hatch Cover problem Oday Orange at 6:49pm 09.22.12 Catalina 22 0/1096 Hello, I am new to sailing started this past spring!! I have a 1973 Oday 22 That I decided to sail i
Cal Pump, Aircon cooling water Ken13559 at 5:02pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/750 Some weeks back, I reported my Cal Pump leaking oil (for about a year), and now trips the electrica
Which Autopilot system should I buy? ksagara at 4:01pm 09.22.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2593 Hello, I have an Autohelm ST4000 autopilot system installed on my year 1996 Hunter 280. This 16 yea
336/1995 Galley Sink clippy at 2:11pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/984 problem - leaking waterline connections under galley sink - unable to access locknuts which hold fau
Transom Motor Mount weight capacity (3) windsurfer101 at 1:06pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2420 Hello everyone, I have a 1984 25.5 Hunter, with what seems to be an original transom mount, and it'
LED lights for saloon of Beneteau 473 Jester II at 12:37pm 09.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/6553 Has anyone replaced the G4 halogen lights in the saloon of a 473 (or similar) with LED's - if so wha

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North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 12.16.22 Also, did they scuttle the boat or is it drifting out there still?
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 12.16.22 I'd most like to know why they were in the Atlantic when the ICW is the only logical way to traverse
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 6:58am 12.16.22 "ComPac 23. Comes also in a pilot house version." VERY Interesting. How does the "hideaway" galle
Heat Exchanger kloudie1 at 6:57am 12.16.22 How would you seal the tube joints?
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? jssailem at 6:55am 12.16.22 The fuel return line is a low pressure line. It does not need to be of the same material. I would r
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 6:52am 12.16.22 By two previous boats were both trailer-sailed and over 25'. My first was a Clipper Marine 26 swing
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 6:51am 12.16.22 "Liveable is totally subjective. Some people think a Catalina 22 is liveable for a week... Others wo
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Will Gilmore at 6:42am 12.16.22 ComPac 23. Comes also in a pilot house version. -Will
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast All U Get at 6:27am 12.16.22 I hope there is a charge for the rescue.
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Siamese at 6:22am 12.16.22 Or, you could just get used to it.
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? BarryL at 6:17am 12.16.22 Hi, Unfortunately the sailboat you are looking does not exist (as far as I know). Once the boat g
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Leeward Rail at 6:14am 12.16.22 Is livable for a week long trip or so. Liveable is totally subjective. Some people think a Catalin
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? georgetheleo at 6:08am 12.16.22 Right! They are not what I need which is the start of the fuel return line.
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? georgetheleo at 6:06am 12.16.22 These are the high pressure lines from the HP pump to the injectors. yES THEY ARE OT THE FUEL "RET
Heat Exchanger Mifeo at 6:05am 12.16.22 How often do you expect to do this?
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Leeward Rail at 6:02am 12.16.22 It is especially true when your sailing waters are many days covered in mist and fog. Yup. Need a
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 12.16.22 The one thing I don't like about most sailboats is that most have cabins that feel like you are in
keel resting on bottom RoyS at 5:52am 12.16.22 Also, when you are aground your boat may tip possibly rubbing the dock in a way you did not expect.
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Leeward Rail at 5:48am 12.16.22 Pilothouse and deck saloon monohulls, and catamarans allow easy outside views. As already mentioned
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? RoyS at 5:46am 12.16.22 Watch out, you are slipping toward a trawler.

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