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Side effects of boat ownership JasonC at 3:30am 06.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1209 I am not handy at all, I do computers, but ever since I bought the boat, I find I am alway fixing so
1999 Hunter 310 Air Conditioner new install crewzen at 10:54pm 06.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2644 I currently own a Hunter 27, however I am purchasing a 1999 Hunter 310. It does not have air condit
Largest Trailerable Sailboats (3) Sail123 at 10:30pm 06.14.12 Trailer Sailors 49/52295 Know of Harstad 31, the couple of versions of Clipper Marine 32's ' Hobbe 33, but what other big fis
Newport 17 back from the dead gaethllewelyn at 8:15pm 06.14.12 Trailer Sailors 6/4256 Hi all, am restoring a Newport 17 from a basket case to a day sailor for Greenwood Lake NY. I would
Sharing four months of work... (6) njwtech at 8:06pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3477 I just wanted to share some pics of the work I have done on my old Watkins 27 since I bought it in J
Costa Concordia Salvage Plan Revealed RichH at 7:50pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1692 A very unique, and never attempted on a ship of this size, salvage plan has been developed to roll,
Where to Anchor overnight on Lower Potomac River. JasonC at 7:48pm 06.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3860 Going to sail from Quantico to Tanger Island this weekend, looking for a nice place to anchor overni
Exhaust manifold riser (2) paulj at 7:34pm 06.14.12 Catalina 310 3/1915 Found out where the leak was coming from that deposited all that white salt around the heat exchange
rub rail teacher63 at 7:30pm 06.14.12 Smaller Boats 6/2022 I need help with a bad piece of rub rail. I took pictures before and sent them but they were not g
Boat name heelingsoul at 7:14pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2205 A year a go , I bought a used boat , This boat had two owners , . The last owner( previous me) ch
Sailboats are worth it. rhythmsurfer at 6:59pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2283 I thought you may enjoy this. I am new to video editing but I wanted to share so you may enjoy. This
fresh water in a 25 oday pamacm at 6:56pm 06.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3594 how do you fix the system when you pump the handle but no water flows ?
Manson Anchor lehigh375 at 6:25pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1619 I would like to replace my fluke Danforth anchor with a 25 lb Manson Supreme. It seems I would also
Lewmars All U Get at 3:04pm 06.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1674 Hi all, I have winches that are Lewmar 30ST's and have my reefing lines for the roller furling set t
Shoal draft Catalinas papabenn at 1:47pm 06.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1456 I am interested in purchasing a shoal draft Catalina 27-30. Did Catalina make any 30s that are less
rub rail coming loose VictorB at 1:45pm 06.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/940 What is the best way to secure rubrail 5200 or what ?
replacing cockpit engine gauges bdaylewis at 12:27pm 06.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1445 The tach, and other gauges in the cockpit are broken (hence not of much use). Suggestions on where
Trailer guides? maiettan at 11:38am 06.14.12 Catalina 22 24/6512 After a kind of scary experience at the ramp last saturday, my girlfriend and I have decided that we
Trailer guides? maiettan at 11:33am 06.14.12 Catalina 22 0/1098 After
Sistering Lags into the keel? jGo at 11:14am 06.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1948 I am brand new to the world of boat ownership...I bought a 1973 Catalina 27 on Tuesday! The boat

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Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Barnacle Bill at 12:47pm 01.10.23 I have done many Gulf Stream crossings from Florida to various parts of the Bahamas. I have done it
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? (1) brockfromwa at 12:30pm 01.10.23 So... I found the breaker. When I reset it a couple of times I forgot to ensure it was fully seated
Installing a Spinnaker Barnacle Bill at 12:13pm 01.10.23 With an asymmetrical spinnaker, you want to have a block attached somewhere where a tack line feeds
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:10pm 01.10.23 Getting in the boat with the fixed items (shrouds, trunk, tiller) you can sit on the sides and explo
Help IDing a Sailboat christophermoorkelly at 12:04pm 01.10.23 Thank you for all this info. I've been trying to figure out how exactly it was constructed as I've b
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:03pm 01.10.23 I'm about to get a new centerboard fabricated and design the cockpit, I would plan for Hiking stra
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) jssailem at 11:53am 01.10.23 Or a Lewmar EVO winch #40 vice on your boat. The cost for the #40 at WM is $1199 puts the price at
Hunter 26 outboard engine rgranger at 11:47am 01.10.23 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon Actually John installed that 9.9 a few years after you sold him the boat.
Help IDing a Sailboat shemandr at 11:37am 01.10.23 img 7346 shoes some interesting construction details - not helpful to ID but still interesting. It
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:32am 01.10.23 Can you take some pics of the repair? I will do that when I get the pipe I need. Have found a loc
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 01.10.23 Can you take some pics of the repair?
Movie for Winter Season PaulK at 11:28am 01.10.23 For good onboard shots of racing rtw, Maiden is hard to beat. OMBM10cBhIs
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 11:24am 01.10.23 I know what you mean about knowing the thickness in advance would make life so much easier. The wo
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:05am 01.10.23 Best to replace it. Don't see that happening.
Busted Mast markwbird at 11:04am 01.10.23 Best to replace it.
Movie for Winter Season Marmalade at 11:02am 01.10.23 At the very least it will have images of boats and reasonably warm water. :biggrin: Not just any b
Busted Mast sbrogden at 10:54am 01.10.23 The stays are below the cut, which is 4 feet from the top.
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 10:52am 01.10.23 If you put a clamp across it you can measure the difference and get the answer. a half dozen 3M Co
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 01.10.23 The twisted part of the mast has been cut out - it is 2-3/8" long. Do I need to compensate and add
Busted Mast sbrogden at 10:46am 01.10.23 Ouch! That's a bad break in a bad spot! I'd be concerned that any repair would make it difficult to

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