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Mooring Madness BobM at 3:40am 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2932 Our harbor is only serviced by one mooring company. It is one guy with some helpers and it is a par
Foul smelling fresh water tank McZube at 3:19am 06.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1851 I was doing some work in the quarter berth area on our H31 when I decided to open the large plug ove
Ericson 29 j reich at 1:45am 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4395 HAVE TO REPLACE THE CUTLESS BEARING ON MY SAILBOAT. ANY IDEAS OUT THERE WHAT SIZE IT MIGHT BE FOR A
Using outboard as power and rudder? jrale at 10:08pm 06.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1734 Dear Macgregor Owners, 1. Is there stability in using the outboard motor as main power and rudder o
Sheet to Tiller Self-Steering BreezyCricket at 9:59pm 06.23.12 Ask All Sailors 57/23738 I would appreciate if one of the experienced sailors on this forum could explain something for me.
Just Made it into Port Ahead of Nasty Weather (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:02pm 06.23.12 Catalina 310 0/1198 We were barley tied up in Plymouth, Mass before some nasty weather hit. We were watching the radar a
Widgeon centerboard clunk Jhassol at 6:16pm 06.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 I am the new owner of a nice 1974 Widgeon. When the boat is motionless in the water, just rolling o
Raymarine X-5 auto pilot question Hannah Quinn at 6:15pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1138 Have a 2005 Hunter 306 which is equipped with a Raymarine RC 520 chart plotter and RL radar. I'm loo
A couple of questions... rlucasvideo at 5:49pm 06.23.12 Pearson 9/2679 I owned a 323 up until 2006 out in SoCal. I'm looking for another Pearson down here in Fla. A couple
$4.00 Per Foot Sky (5) Roger Long at 5:04pm 06.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/4890 First, some pictures of yesterday I didn't get posted due to our first thunderstorm adventure. Mike
Water in my fuel tank Marquesas at 4:42pm 06.23.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1827 Looking to hear from anyone who may have encountered water in the fuel tank. I have checked my O rin
Rigging questions (2) Chester at 3:48pm 06.23.12 Catalina 22 4/2048 Now that we've got a boat that floats (yay!), we have a few questions about the rigging. I've attac
Transducer thru Hull? Mac 25 Construction? Balsa/Wood core? abk at 2:37pm 06.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1541 I have a 1984 Mac 25. I want to mount a depth finder transducer and glue it to the hull inside the
Fusion Paint Florida sail at 2:30pm 06.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1751 Has anyone had any experience using Krylon Fusion spray paint for either the cove stripe or the boot
Steve Pettingale Rick D at 2:17pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1173 In Catalina Island at a local Hunter Owners' Rendezvous. Steve Pettingale was a featured speaker. He
How to UNBED this cleat to rebed!?!?!?! weinie at 1:44pm 06.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/4252 I am finally getting around to re-bedding my bow cleats on my catalina 27. It's a real pain in the
wash down install on 426/44 captainpat at 1:42pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1077 I already think I know how I want to install a deck/anchor wash down pump, however, I would like to
raw water intake for motor, size? Jared1048 at 1:15pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/944 I recently broke an arm on the raw water intake housing and needs to be replaced. I got a new one fr
Gremlins moved to the AC circuit... KandD at 1:09pm 06.23.12 Big Boats 3/1257 *sigh... so last month, I was have DC circuit issues but I replaced the battery and it seemed like a
tiller hardware shadowthecat at 12:31pm 06.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/663 I've got a 27ft hunter 1977 and I'm looking for the tiller hardware piece to attach the tiller to th

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Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 11.14.22 James Baldwin comes to mind sailing on his boat Atom, a 28-foot Pearson Triton. But he has put an o
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:19am 11.14.22 Check out the How to Sail Oceans series on YouTube. No engine. He uses a sculling oar to get in and
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 11.14.22
Engineless.... jssailem at 5:59am 11.14.22 Sorry - I call foul. The posted query presents a conflict between disassociated items. Would you
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:50am 11.14.22 Thanks Kellerd! That's the exact way I was going to approach it if I ended up purchasing the boat. M
Engineless.... dLj at 5:35am 11.14.22 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anoth
Pleasant Surprise/Docking CaptainStan at 5:35am 11.14.22 I have a line from the mid point back to the cockpit with a loop on the end. When I come in I drop t
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:34am 11.14.22 You're going to love the P42. Great boat, easy to sail, stiff and fast. We purchased our 1991 model
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:26am 11.14.22 Thank you, John for updating the forum for me. We are in our designated slip in Cape Marina, finally
Engineless.... stickinthemud57 at 5:04am 11.14.22 Terry's comments are spot on. I look back on the days I sailed my dad's boats in and out of their s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 11.14.22 @isaksp00 is correct using the location of baby stay. Catalina Sport 22 had a mast raise system alo
Galley table question. kellerd at 4:58am 11.14.22 Had the same problem on my Hunter 35.5. The rust was on the lower sleeve that travels the post at th
Engineless.... Terry Cox at 4:56am 11.14.22 Mariners have sailed their engineless ships for eons, but usually had crews that kept them in safe w
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 11.14.22 @Brian M H23 said it very well. Thank you
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 11.14.22 Hunter 260 had an option for a marine head with a 20 gallon holding tank. The tank has a vent. No m
Mystery O-ring Crazy Dave Condon at 4:33am 11.14.22 A private message was sent to the poster with no response back. The deck portion of the boat inclu
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:27am 11.14.22
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:26am 11.14.22 some thoughts for sailing on lake michigan: jon thanks Jon. Those were well explained thoughts.
Engineless.... dlochner at 4:18am 11.14.22 The watermaker won't make much water without a diesel running to make electricity. Have you checked
Engineless.... kloudie1 at 4:07am 11.14.22 Yup. If you plan to primarily daysail coastally, an aux engine is probably your best choice, especi

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