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Attention 272 Owners! floridabob at 6:05pm 03.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1248 New owner here, but not new to sailing. Would love to hear your impressions on the 272's sailing cha
Sea Cocks (1) Michael Paull at 5:24pm 03.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1498 I own a Beneteau Oceanis 473 which was bought new in 2004 and am wondering if anyone has had a probl
Advice for a newbie on sailboat type jaybrown at 4:46pm 03.01.12 Trailer Sailors 22/5661 I'm new to the site, and fairly new to sailing. Although I have been boating since I was a little k
Calling all Fort Myers sailors!!! tahoetim at 2:27pm 03.01.12 Destinations 4/5974 Hello all! I'm Tim, a Lake Tahoe sailor who will be in Ft. Myers the week after next. I am running
Musing and Breaking Down Roger Long at 2:22pm 03.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2741 Droning along the long miles of the ICW alone provides lots of time for thinking. Without the input
rolling awlgrip paint salut! at 2:09pm 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 10/11752 My 38' Catalina is in need of a paint job. Due to the high cost of a professional painter, I am plan
got my Defender order today :-) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:06pm 03.01.12 Catalina 310 15/2909 And I just order it yesterday at 11:00 am and it had to shipped ground due to some of the items. Th
Straight Out Discharge Rick Webb at 1:09pm 03.01.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3449 I am on the board of a nonprofit youth sailing program. We are looking at taking a donation of a boa
Daly's Oil vs Ship'n Shore Frank P at 1:04pm 03.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/13307
Life line fittings Art Butler at 12:30pm 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5239 Time to replace the life lines. I have decided on covered wire but am torn between machine swaged f
OC 381 Transom shower housing replacement stevemylescarinosa at 11:33am 03.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2030 Can anyone help me locate a replacement housing for the transom shower? It has sheared off and now
Problems Maintaining Straight Course oceanview2 at 10:50am 03.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2169 We Bought Our 2012 Macgregor 26m At The Factory Last Oct. Done As Much Sailing As Time Permits. On
V25 Transom Ladder ? Tsatzsue at 10:40am 03.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1498 Does anyone have a good suggestion on what kind of ladder I should get for a premanantly mounted, fo
mast rodgerkham at 9:24am 03.01.12 Smaller Boats 5/1357 I have been looking into the hunter 19-2 but I'm not straight on the length of the mast. any other
Hunter Keel assembly (1) robert dros at 9:01am 03.01.12 Big Boats 9/2311 I am in the process of buying a 2nd hand 376 and on survey we noticed a hairline crack on the right
Solar Panel Mounting Idea (2) GorillaToast at 8:34am 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 18/8618 Cutting to lenght, finishing, and mounting aside... Does this look like it would work for a solid
Any Pearson 323 sailors in the Florida Panhandle? RECESS at 8:24am 03.01.12 Pearson 0/1195 I thought that I saw Moon Sailer kept his boat in Panama City for awhile? I am bringing my new to me
Apps for you phone, pad, worth it? joes new addiction at 6:58am 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2818 I get emails from "About Sailor on a regular basis. Being a newbie, I try to get as much info about
Hunter 34 hauled out any info needed... (5) betzhunter at 5:55am 03.01.12 Big Boats 28/4591 We had our H34 hauled out Monday at the Rigolets Marina and thought I'd ask if anyone needed any inf
My cruising grounds - Lake Superior DannyS at 5:48am 03.01.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2135 I came across this video on youtube of the Leap Day storm that dropped over a foot of snow on Lake S

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Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 4:28pm 10.10.22 If the bolts are indeed a carriage bolt, you'll have to go up with the bolts not down. Square peg/
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? jssailem at 3:43pm 10.10.22 I am opining that the referenced regulation did not consider recreational AIS transceivers on boats
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (1) Daddio417 at 3:42pm 10.10.22 Tap,Tap,Tap
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? jssailem at 3:33pm 10.10.22 My bad, James... #5 Keep the crew on the boat. I would look at the engine space. Consider mainten
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 3:32pm 10.10.22 Is this thing mounted on the mast extrusion or is it part of the mast crane fitting? Not sure what y
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? sail sfbay at 3:14pm 10.10.22 Larger screws sealed with white Life Caulk. That what I used on the same cover after I replaced my a
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? ambler at 3:11pm 10.10.22 The other through hull that is below the waterline is the large rubber hose clamped to the "volcano"
CDI FF2 patbratton at 3:05pm 10.10.22 I have found a local sail shop (located at Snug Harbor boat dealer, Buford, Georgia). I have watched
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 10.10.22 Hydrogen + SO2 --> H2S or poison gas , but not to worry , Ever wonder what the word "pedantic" me
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main fred1diver at 2:47pm 10.10.22 The Sailrite sail repair guide is $9 and has a brief but very useful guide to sail repair and modif
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 kappykaplan at 2:41pm 10.10.22 Welcome to the forum! Any photos of your new treasure? :beer:
maybe a dumb water heater question.... dlochner at 2:33pm 10.10.22 After pumping out my 6 gallon water heater today I realized that in the past I had only pumped out 5
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Morgan donor at 2:17pm 10.10.22 If the bolts are indeed a carriage bolt, you'll have to go up with the bolts not down. Square peg/ r
Boat damaged by IAN Don S/V ILLusion at 1:32pm 10.10.22 Sorry to hear. Out of curiosity, what size were the dock lines? Might be a lesson there for everyone
Boat damaged by IAN kappykaplan at 1:21pm 10.10.22 Glad to hear you faired reasonably well! Sorry I can't help with your questions.
Boat damaged by IAN dave_and_dd at 1:13pm 10.10.22 In case anyone was wondering, we evacuated long gone before the storm. The boat is at our dock in t
Hunter 40 Series Davits (2) Rick at 1:01pm 10.10.22 Hey Not to always be one who offers a different option... but, I got my davits from Ocean Marine Sys
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) JamesG161 at 12:29pm 10.10.22 And what problems will the SO2 cause ? Hydrogen + SO2 --> H2S or poison gas , but not to worry
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 10.10.22 Yes, but you might get Sulfur Di-Oxide gas bubbles with Hydrogen gas too. And what problems will
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main JBP-PA at 11:51am 10.10.22 The Sailrite sail repair guide is $9 and has a brief but very useful guide to sail repair and modifi

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