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tired today BobM at 11:26am 06.18.12 S2 2/1068 Second session cutting access to my water tank. The dremel vibrating saw was a good tool for the jo
Hunter 430 dismasted Hogfighter at 11:06am 06.18.12 Big Boats 26/13908 Sailing in 20 knots of wind on a beam reach with a reefed main and jib, my starboard chainplate gave
Taurus Taurus at 10:56am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2034
Anchoring in Lake Montauk AXEL at 10:49am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 It's been a while since I've been there. In the past I have motored around the Montauk Yacht Club an
new 10/4 owner Brooklyn at 10:27am 06.18.12 Irwin 6/6381 Just became the new owner of a 1975 10/4 and so far I'm loving the beamy little thing. She's been ke
Stuffing/packbox leakage Sails-n-Ales at 9:37am 06.18.12 Islander 10/6553 I have recently purchased a 1982 36' Islander and found that the stuffing box has a recurring leak.
Oday 25 - remove the fiberglass headliner Joe5893 at 8:38am 06.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5440 I did a search on the forums and couldn't find anything on this topic. I have leaks and the water r
A short pleasant first trip NOT :( (1) c_witch at 8:08am 06.18.12 Trailer Sailors 15/4501 The only damage being a bit of scratched paint in docking at 4:00 AM in total darkness and my pride
Hunter (e)33 - Issues, Concerns and Solutions Serena1 at 7:45am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 110/27066 Welcome Hunter e33 owners. The administrator has setup a model catagory - e33. Although this is no
products youve added that your glad you added allen-deckard at 7:42am 06.18.12 Catalina 22 35/5862 Thought id start a thread about things from companies that had good or bad products that youd like t
Lazy Jack Materials and Installation ktbowles at 7:24am 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/13098 I have a 2002 26X and have just ordered a new main sail with slugs and would like to install a Lazy
rudder noise on Hunter 34 ge8679 at 7:16am 06.18.12 Big Boats 3/1653 My rudder makes a chatter noise which goes away at higher speeds. just hauled it and the shaft is ti
New Toe Rails!! NYSail at 6:41am 06.18.12 Pearson 2/2006 Hello all..... I have a 1986 vintage P36-2. The boat has 4, 8.5 foot sections of 1" by 1" teak toe
End of an Era Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1231 I closed American Marine ' Sail Supply, Inc last year. Last week, I finally sold the last piece of
Well, that was a red banner day! :0 joes new addiction at 5:10am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1639 Had plans for "Father Day" to get up early and FIANLLY go sailing! I've been neglecting my poor boat
Lowering the boom carolbsailing at 12:04am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2826 The boom on my recently purchased 27' Catalina is too high for me to attach the topping lift and eve
Radio Interference Oceanis 36cc carlager at 11:42pm 06.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1746 I have an interference with the radio antenna on my JVC stereo my Oceanis 36cc. The interference i
Can I do this? eliems at 11:02pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2992 I want to transport a 250 lb dirtbike in my 10' Rib Dingy to a location and then transfer it onto a
Boat lift for MacGregor 26M yohan at 10:50pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1901 I am planning on keeping my 26M at a dry dock but only way to launch the boat from it is using the c
Any good, exciting books about sailing? centerline at 8:20pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3693 NOT "how to" books, but good reading books.... what are your recommendations as to good exciting lit

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Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 01.10.23 Good morning . Yes I removed the shelving. If my memory serves me correctly ,it was held on by very
H240 bulkhead thickness Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 01.10.23 Anyone know if this is 3/4inch material? I know what you mean about knowing the thickness in adva
Contessa 32 Owners ... Kings Gambit at 8:00am 01.10.23 I am excited to get this journey started. People like you and your wife are exactly the kind of pe
Contessa 32 Owners ... Scott T-Bird at 7:59am 01.10.23 I'm agreeing that the Contessa 32 could be fine boat and a very good fit for you. But I will throw
Ugly wallpaper Timm R Oday25 at 7:42am 01.10.23 Good morning . Yes I removed the shelving. If my memory serves me correctly ,it was held on by very
Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 01.10.23 Roughly two weekends . I spent perhaps most of a day making templates and figuring out how to work
Contessa 32 Owners ... Prairie Virgin Sailor at 7:05am 01.10.23 At 62 you are not a spring chicken, but you are not that old. I have a good friend who is in his 80
Contessa 32 Owners ... shemandr at 7:00am 01.10.23 My theory is ... because of my age, I don't have time to experiment/sail/buy multiple boats to disc
Rain water through the mast RitSim at 6:46am 01.10.23 On my previous C30 I had the problem also. Found suggestions on-line to add a 90 degree plastic elb
Contessa 32 Owners ... dlochner at 6:39am 01.10.23 My theory is ... because of my age, I don't have time to experiment/sail/buy multiple boats to disc
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Hello Below at 6:32am 01.10.23 Just a thought, but is it possible to weld?
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 6:26am 01.10.23 Take a look at Chicago screws for step one : epending on how thick the bulkhead is and the load of
Contessa 32 Owners ... Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:23am 01.10.23
Contessa 32 Owners ... Kings Gambit at 6:23am 01.10.23
help on hunter 34 keel pan (2) kloudie1 at 5:55am 01.10.23 Yep, looks like someone went kinda out of the lines with a cutter.. The false bilge has been removed
help on hunter 34 keel pan RoyS at 5:50am 01.10.23 What diochner said.
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:45am 01.10.23 With my C30 tall rig, in wind lf 18 knots, I sail at the same speed through water with or without th
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:31am 01.10.23 In the past I had slab reefed with the typical drop haulard, tighten fore and aft reef lines and ret
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 01.10.23 Besides the shroud cover plates, another area to look at is the cockpit drain accessible by removing
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:19am 01.10.23 trimming the main is exactly the same whether it is reefed or not. As mentioned before on the fores

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