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Saloon Table Mike Culik at 6:11am 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2114
Winch Maintenance Beneteau 321 at 4:45am 03.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2355 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 (new to us) The primary winches are Lewmar Ocean series 2 speed self tra
Bow sprit bgoodoooo at 3:33am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1335 Good morning , looking for information of construction of bow sprit on my 1975 Irwin 10-4, when re
So now what do I do? centerline at 9:49pm 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 28/6982 I sold my powerboats and bought a sailboat..... A '77 Mac21. I know a lot about power boats and boat
corrosion issues packman at 7:06pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1336 I'm finishing up my new mast and concerned about corrosion issues between the tabernacle bolt and th
Burgee Cabasa 83 at 6:40pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6530 I want to fly my burgee correctly, but the line is not tight so the burgee doesn't fly right. What i
WiFi kit from IslandPC arrived Bonzai at 6:28pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1562 Has anyone had experience with these "bullet" set ups? Good for up to 2 miles out I hear. Planning t
Reassembling companionway RHigh at 6:26pm 03.20.12 Catalina 22 18/2945 Does any one have a detailed picture of the companionway assembly? I believe I have the pieces to re
Electrical grounding strip for flexible shaft coupling Kite Runner at 6:12pm 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6521 I'm installing an R ' D flexible shaft coupling to a Yanmar 3MY30 on my 2009 Hunter 36. My question.
I-Pad as GPS ??? GreenLight at 6:04pm 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2278 I recently received an ad for the new I-Pad which looked like it might have the capability to work a
trailer 22-25ft stubullet at 6:02pm 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1003 Will a 22 ft trailer for a catalina 22 work with a 25 swing keel?
Seafarer 30ft plowdude at 4:35pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1957 We are novice sailers and just bought a 1978 Seafarer 30 ft would like to hear from owners and how t
hunter 30 strut gawrondouglas at 4:00pm 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1246 Greetings I need to find a strut for my Hunter 30 - 1978. Or the specs. Also need specs on spreade
Bottom Job: How much paint? blueribbon at 3:57pm 03.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/8055 Hi, I'm a new owner of an older Catalina '27 that's well overdue for a bottom job. I was wonderin
Cutlas Bearing Replacement quietriot at 3:48pm 03.20.12 Bigger Boats 4/1458 I have a 32 CC and have to replace the cutlas bearing so, I was wondering if anyone has done it and
Hunter 19-2 ? rodgerkham at 2:12pm 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/2069 I am still looking for info on the hunter 19-2 93'-96'. If the rear berth is usable in size from t
Interesting sailboat (2) kpgraci at 2:11pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1875 The pictures don't really show the 'pop' value of this boat - but it was new, shiney, and clean look
Boat Repair-Bottom Painting Key West-Where? jrhamp at 1:46pm 03.20.12 Catalina 30 1/1280 Anyone out there have possible experience with a boat yard near Stock Island, Key West for general b
Mainsail stack pack RickQ at 1:45pm 03.20.12 Pearson 2/1810 Any opinions about stack pack type main covers? Do they have much affect on performance? Are they no
O'Day 19 main halyard question oliversdad at 12:19pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3013 Seems like a simple enough question but is the main halyard run external of the mast on an '81 model

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What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? (1) jssailem at 1:44am 12.16.22 I have not seen the boats you are describing, but I do have a boat that addresses the complaint you
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Iris thomas at 12:37am 12.16.22 I wanted a devoted GMRS radio and bought the GMRS V1 about 2 times agone. I was not happy with some
Cabin water leak Clydo at 10:23pm 12.15.22 Could be one of the T connections under the head sink, they were leaking in our 310. John. Solved
373 Shallow Draft Depth joker460 at 8:33pm 12.15.22 If you go to Yachtworld and do a search, you'll find several 373's for sale with the same keel as th
Cabin water leak SJN at 7:55pm 12.15.22 My 310, hull 260, has two bow tanks, the standard install plus a smaller additional tank. There is
Boom Vang specs? BubbaV at 7:10pm 12.15.22 Thanks, Joe! I was able to follow along with everything you said without once scratching my head in
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? (1) Dalliance at 7:07pm 12.15.22 I have another solution. I had the same issue with genoa sheets occasionally snagging under the for
keel resting on bottom dlochner at 7:04pm 12.15.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 6:58pm 12.15.22 Here's a video of the survivors talking about their experience. I think there is a little exaggerati
keel resting on bottom Egovos at 6:51pm 12.15.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'm
keel resting on bottom Don S/V ILLusion at 6:34pm 12.15.22
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DayDreamer41 at 6:26pm 12.15.22 @dkinzer exactly as ours is setup as well
keel resting on bottom JoeWhite at 6:20pm 12.15.22 Is the rudder longer than the keel?
keel resting on bottom sail sfbay at 5:59pm 12.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! If the bottom is mud........no big deal........but expect potential loss of
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 5:53pm 12.15.22
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin (1) SV Maverick at 5:49pm 12.15.22 Hi fero, Here is a picture inside my 40.5 pedestal before I installed the autopilot. The wires go
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 5:35pm 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast heritage at 5:07pm 12.15.22 There is a post on Active Captain in April of this year about a transit of Oregon Inlet by a 43' cat
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast TimFromLI at 4:46pm 12.15.22 Well, I had thought of going south for the winter in a few years - lessons learned for my trip. Esp
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E HarryvdMeer at 4:35pm 12.15.22 Thank you. The valve clearance is going to be checked on Monday.

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