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Lines drawings Wanderer II at 10:29am 05.11.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2167 I own a Bombay Clipper 31, and here in thew UK it is 'illegal' for me to use it in European waters,
Free boat anyone? jfrench at 10:21am 05.11.12 Catalina 22 28/3847 Free Cat 22 posted to Craigslist two days ago. Near Annapolis. http://annapolis.craigslist.org/bo
Should I be concern? Cracks dennisv at 10:05am 05.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1021 Am looking at (2) 1984 Oday 28"S and (1) 1985 Oday 31. Love the layout and room. Love the finish o
Wood Tiller Arm KBettin at 7:48am 05.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2250 I'm excited to have purchased what I believe to be an Annapolis Discoverer 17. It needs some TLC, b
Brake System UpGrade (3) Tom Hoffman at 6:21am 05.11.12 Trailer Sailors 17/4279 I have an old Shorelander heavy duty trailer that came with my boat. The entire brake system need
38ccMkII fiberglass water tanks ebtech at 4:29am 05.11.12 Irwin 1/5038 Hi all, I've owned my 1987 38cc since 2006 and need to know if anyone has removed the top of the gla
water leaks ramon orton at 4:15am 05.11.12 Big Boats 1/911 I have water comming into the main cabin as folllows: - adjustable lights forward (mounted on the st
Safest Suggested Spinnaker Drop Ducati at 4:02am 05.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4029 Dropping a spinnaker has always given me grief especially in stronger winds so I'm going to get to
Opinions On William (Bill) Crealock Sail123 at 2:37am 05.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1809 I am doing research into William Crealock pertaining to his sailboat design career. I would like to
Nice run up the Jersey coast for Roger & Four Points? CalebD at 12:11am 05.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2916 Just checked the spot beacon on Roger's website. They seemingly had a good run up in the Atlantic t
Spinnaker for my 420 jack boats at 8:50pm 05.10.12 Big Boats 1/1355 I'm looking to buy a used spinnaker for my Hunter Passage 420. I don't have a removable bowl pole y
Transmission Fluid Type drchpete at 7:25pm 05.10.12 Big Boats 12/8888 Does anyone know the type of transmission fluid to use in my Kanzaki KM4A tranny which is attached
Gudgeon Access Kit: What's another name for this part? (3) Nbot at 7:23pm 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1749 Previous owner on my C22 installed one of these at the front of the anchor locker but the (j~rk) use
Trailer Tongue Extenders CaptGregg at 6:56pm 05.10.12 Catalina 22 45/14692 Hello All! I've been doing some research on the net concerning bars that will extend a trailer out
insurance Monty VM at 5:18pm 05.10.12 Big Boats 0/821 I have been insured by Bluewater for several years. I am not happy with the difficulties in communic
Close call higgs at 5:07pm 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3665 Larry and I are fortunate to be alive right now. But for good crew work, fast thinking, and experien
PHR Rating for Hunter 270 jimfrankelly at 3:54pm 05.10.12 Smaller Boats 1/1229 I am trying to get a PHRF rating for my 2002 Hunter 270 to take it racing in our JAM Fleet. Has any
Winch disc went flying into Lake Wylie - What to replace??? (2) dknape at 3:32pm 05.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1989 Okay, next project is to repair or replace my winch on my new to me 1987 Hunter 26.5. Last week, du
Depth Sounder yellowood at 2:52pm 05.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1432 My depth sounder is operating erratically...is there an easy solution... has anyone used the handh
battery question - Gel-cells Neverbored at 2:51pm 05.10.12 Catalina 310 3/2129 I'm looking at replacing two 4D Flooded lead acid batteries with two 4D Gel-cells on a Catalina 310.

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Hunter 460 Anchor locker pelagic4005 at 2:37pm 12.26.22 Welcome to the forum!! One potential issue is the anchor locker drain hole may not be flush or sli
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom Caboteur at 2:23pm 12.26.22 Having great difficulty in locating a replacement strut I found replacement end-fittings. Had to dri
Advice on gel coat to centerboard sail sfbay at 2:16pm 12.26.22 You are on the right track............use a small foam roller to apply the gelcoat, sand and wax.
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? dlochner at 2:04pm 12.26.22 Lifting the lines from a boat can be done. There is a technique. On YouTube Bob Emser recently had
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring dlochner at 2:00pm 12.26.22 The wires are in the engine's wiring harness. This harness connects all the sensors and electric con
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:26pm 12.26.22 I know exactly what you're dealing with. If you don't get any answers here, take a look at a Sperry
Plastic exit plates on Beneteau 35s5 mast, where do you get replacements? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:23pm 12.26.22 Depends on the mast mfg. If Z Spar/U S Spars, contact US Spars near Gainesville, Florida. If Sel
Corrosion On Engine Ralph Johnstone at 1:08pm 12.26.22 Had the same thing happen when the vacuum breaker near the engine decided to leak. Hell of a mess b
Corrosion On Engine (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 12.26.22 the bronze petcock valve was reinstalled with some Teflon tape. Using teflon tape ONLY on a threa
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 12:07pm 12.26.22 It has been a while since I read about Baba sailboats and after refreshing my memory I think @Kings
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? Hello Below at 11:58am 12.26.22
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart PaulK at 11:57am 12.26.22 Thanks for posting! Wild time getting out of the harbor with those big guys slaloming between each
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 10:39am 12.26.22 Interesting, sailsfbay - but a bit pricey for my little hobby project ;) I've actually written to M
Fuel Gauge flightlead404 at 10:35am 12.26.22 Use an external stick on sensor with a plastic tank.
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... jaysweet at 10:35am 12.26.22 For the first time in 5 years, our whole-house generator didn't start on Friday when we had a blacko
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.26.22 I introduced the ff2 system to Hunter. You are correct there is an internal halyard in the furler e
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? sail sfbay at 9:22am 12.26.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! 3-D scan it (420) 3D Scanning A Boat Hull with the EinScan H
Merry Christmas jon hansen at 9:21am 12.26.22 me too. i'm a P.K.
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart jon hansen at 9:19am 12.26.22 what fun
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 8:55am 12.26.22 Thanks, Dave. Excellent info. The boats I've been looking at fall within the 2nd category, I believ

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