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shorepower rossluxon at 11:27am 12.31.11 Ericson 2/4516 I have a 1978 erickson 34 and must put in a replacment 3 post 1 switch breaker for shore power...any
Solar Vent Installation ShotgunSlim at 10:29am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 2/1501 Has anyone installed a solar vent on the forward curved hatch of a 1986+ C22? I'm the lucky recipie
O'Day Burgees (1) ruidh at 9:32am 12.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3693 The O'Day Sailboat Owners group on Facebook has designed a burgee for O'Day owners to fly proudly. T
New Genoa loupizzarello at 9:11am 12.31.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1225 I need to replace a genoa on a 311. Any suggestions for the sail that will give me the best performa
1988 432 cabin lights CHM at 8:12am 12.31.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2226 There are rectangular recessed fluorescent lights in the cabin. They appear to be from Hella. I ha
Astrial Christian Sailing at 7:38am 12.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1534 Anyone ever heard of this brand of boat?
Consensus on what to do with extra sails. Joel H. at 7:23am 12.31.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1721 This spring will be starting my second season with my, clean/solid, 1978 C27. The boat was raced o
Compass Location Doc Nixon at 6:40am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 1/1083 Where is the best place to mount a compass in the cockpit of my 1972 C-22? My eyes are not what they
Bulhead wood Doc Nixon at 6:34am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 7/1726 I'm a new owner of a 1972 C-22. I assume the bulkheads are plywood, but how about the faces? Can I s
last sail of the year mccauley13 at 5:09am 12.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2430 Went out yesterday afternoon expecting to sail - 55 degrees and NNW winds 12 to 15. Yeah. What happe
Along Again and Sailing Roger Long at 4:24am 12.31.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1812 Barbara flew home after a couple of days of enjoying Beaufort and a rental car trip to Savanna. The
O'Day 23 winches heymagic at 7:07pm 12.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 40/13760 My boat has a pair of Enkes AR-18 winches. If anyone is familiar with these, I have a couple of ques
Bene 361 babystay and dinghy on top luken7 at 6:51pm 12.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3801 Or the 361 owners, that baby stay takes up vital space on the deck where I would like to place the d
New outboard motor on the way toddco at 3:02pm 12.30.11 Trailer Sailors 22/7936 I ordered a new long shaft Tohatsu 4 stroke 8 horse w/electric start this morning. I have just doubl
Heel savon17 at 1:25pm 12.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 38/6340 My wife ' I recently learned how to sail and bought a nice O'Day 20 to sail in Narragansett Bay, RI.
Advice on Replacing The Swing Keel Cable? The Gentle Way at 12:46pm 12.30.11 Catalina 22 4/1894 I recently aquired "The Gentle Way", a Cat22, she needs works but she was FREE!!!!! Any advice on h
Sequitur in Puerto Eden Sequitur at 12:19pm 12.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1808 We have arrived in Puerto Eden, and we are taking a break as a severe frontal system comes through.
Is a Cat 22 Seaworthy Enough for Florida to Bahamas passage? The Gentle Way at 10:51am 12.30.11 Catalina 22 3/7185 I'm new to the forum and new to sailing. A few years ago I had the bug to buy an older sailboat, but
3rd reef arrangement Morning Haze at 10:17am 12.30.11 Big Boats 8/4969 Hello everyone, I want to make use of my 3rd reef in the main sail as we sail in the Gulf of St-La
HELP Need loads of questions answered. julianna at 8:59am 12.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1984 Hi everyone, I have two Macgregors and one I'm having so much fun refurbishing. but I have a few que

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inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:51pm 03.08.22 empirical? really??
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:48pm 03.08.22 That should make replacing hoses when they need it challenging. --Peggie
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:44pm 03.08.22
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:42pm 03.08.22 It also seems that an unwritten rule of boat sales is the selling price will be 10-20% lower than
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:40pm 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... dlochner at 12:25pm 03.08.22 Thanks! I actually have a print out of your response to the EO when I initially looked at it in th
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 12:22pm 03.08.22 Actual selling price based on what? You can look at this boat. If the boat is sold through a brok
Steering quadrant loose. Beneteau 361 2001. Autopilot detached kappykaplan at 11:56am 03.08.22 Photos?
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:50am 03.08.22 If you are just wanting to buy and sail, then select the cleanest boat with a sound hull and sails
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 11:50am 03.08.22 We use a pennant for the jib on our Colgate 26, and it mainly exists to allow the foot of the jib to
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 11:48am 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:48am 03.08.22 As David L mentioned, the hull number of the Sabre will let you know the year it was made. Having
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:47am 03.08.22 I know the story of the East Orient. It was moored in my harbor when it sank and when repaired, it
Fuel tank/sender Growl at 11:30am 03.08.22
Foresail pennant LakeShark at 11:19am 03.08.22 I use on on a cut down 150 when cruising. Works well, increases visibility and performance sacrific
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 11:14am 03.08.22 Due to the way boats are built, you may or may not be able to remove cables easily or sometimes not
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) Will Gilmore at 11:12am 03.08.22 203240 -Will
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:08am 03.08.22 Thanks for the input. To be clear, when I place the block outside of the stanchion, the line rubs a
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:39am 03.08.22 Had to look in Google to find one in the 2017 codebook which is at least 10 years newer than my hard
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 10:23am 03.08.22 There is always a lot of discussion in this forum about what a buyer should demand from a seller in

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