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new owner (1) dalekidd1956 at 9:11pm 07.03.12 Smaller Boats 10/2125 Hello, all. I have just purchased a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Plan to pick her up this Friday. This will be
Happy Independance Day everyone! Ken Cross at 8:54pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2631 Happy Independence Day everyone! Well our friends from Canada still get to wait. And the weather is
C-22 Owner's Handbook TJM8187 at 8:40pm 07.03.12 Catalina 22 1/1559 Does anyone know a good way to get ahold of an Owner's Handbook for a C-22? I ordered one through C
Masking Tape Lost Parent at 5:58pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1765 I am hoping to paint my nonskid deck this weekend and was wondering would be good tape to use for a
propane tank solonoid John at 5:42pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2799 Question: Can the solonoid valve at the propane tank leak/not seal up tight? I refilled my propane t
Marine surveyor Peter M at 5:09pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1506 Need to find a surveyor in Portland Maine for a 37' sailboat I made an offer on . Any suggestions
New Tiller and Windows for 26D came in (1) dawg2 at 3:57pm 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2414 These look great!!! I have been dealing with Rudder Craft ( www.ruddercraft.com ) and they have som
Wet core? Jared1048 at 3:48pm 07.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1472 Hello, I recently had to replace my bow light wiring since it was corroded and not working. I ende
Garman 230 G-Chart GUS516SM xcyz at 3:03pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1283 I think my G-Chart GUS516SM for SoCal is bad. My other G-chart for NoCal is working. Does any one kn
MOB solo with jack line question r.oril at 2:32pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3479 Now that I am venturing out into the big blue solo:eek:, I have a question: If the rudder is locked
Windless Failure hcapo at 2:24pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 1/975 I had and interesting problem with the windless on my 2005 Hunter 36. I anchored by powering out th
Canada Day weekend cruise (1) alexco38 at 12:36pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 Crossing Lake Ontario from Toronto to Port Dalhousie. Sustained this speed for over 3+ hours! Wha
Halyard Replacement Intervals DJW at 12:30pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2884 I was woundering what the generally excepted time intervals for changing out your main and jib haly
Rudder Packing Gland jrezab at 12:19pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2062 I have a 1986 Pearson 303 and plan to repack the gland for the rudder post. I need to find out what
%&$# Stanchion Leak ! jimmcgee at 12:14pm 07.03.12 Catalina 30 22/6357 During my pre-launch check I find out my VHF isn't receiving. Hmm, is it the radio or the antenna wi*
Furling advice? Slow Mo^cean at 11:31am 07.03.12 Catalina 22 10/1799 What kind of roller furlings are you guys running your 22s? I really have no idea where or what to
Venture 21 Keel Dimensions YukonVenture21 at 11:23am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1035 Hey everybody, I have just been given a venture 21 on a trailer for free. It has been sitting for ye
Worn out sail? Ranger100 at 11:14am 07.03.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5866 How do you know when your main sail is worn out? When I hoist my main sail up, the boom hangs down a
Endeavor Sailboats?? Dragon Fly at 10:46am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/11275 i HAVE LOOKED FOR TWO SEASON NOW, AND AFTER LOOKING AT CATALINA, HUNTER, RANGER, AND OTHERS TOO N
Need new Macgregor part ASAP! FlbkRoxie at 10:30am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1149 We have a 1993 Macgregor 26S and lost the lower part of our "center valve assembly" which is the pla

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What did he mean when he said this? DArcy at 4:26pm 01.20.23 I enjoy sailing my Robert Perry designed Islander Freeport 36. He certainly has drawn a lot of very
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat ggrizzard at 3:37pm 01.20.23 I'll buy your winches. And I'll pay shipping or come and pick them up. G.
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 3:27pm 01.20.23 There is an 'approved', LED, battery operated, all around, white anchor light available. The compan
What did he mean when he said this? thinwater at 3:11pm 01.20.23 With all due respect to Mr. Perry I have to conclude he is not sailing on the Indian River Lagoon h
Bermuda PaulK at 3:10pm 01.20.23 Have sailed to Bermuda more than a half-dozen times. Crossing the Gulf Stream is different every ti
Mattress Underlayment ggrizzard at 3:09pm 01.20.23 :plus: for Hypervent. My buddy boat and I have used it for years. We've never seen any
Mattress Underlayment PaulK at 2:59pm 01.20.23 We used the Froli plastic spring system on our previous boat. Adjusted easily to fit the awkward sp
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Tally Ho at 2:38pm 01.20.23 I installed a Garmin Airmar P79 in-hull transducer. The transducer reads depths >15FT very accurate
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Rick Webb at 2:24pm 01.20.23 Thanks Rick. I'll definitely be trying these ideas. Just wondering what type of plastic? Is it t
Bermuda smokey73 at 2:23pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. I am assuming you are refering
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.23 i have only used it in the muddy chesapeake bay. But I am still able to get good readings in the mu
Bermuda dLj at 2:18pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except du
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 2:14pm 01.20.23 Cool. Great idea. Thank you!
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:09pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false ech
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:07pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rat
44ds rudder drop dmax at 1:53pm 01.20.23 Yes, once I pressed the pin flush I used a bolt (actually was same size as pin) to push it the rest
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Davidasailor26 at 1:29pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false echo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat (10) PGIJon at 1:29pm 01.20.23 212344212345212346212347212348212349212350212351212352
Bermuda Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except dur
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 1:18pm 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a

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