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Bullet Dodged Roger Long at 8:14am 03.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2750 But not the mortar round. I've just been over to sign the paperwork for hauling at the only yard th
Lower shrouds and spreader brackets (1) RHigh at 7:24am 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2037 I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I recently purchased a Catalina 22 #874. I want to re
Rubber Washers rgranger at 6:23am 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 5/2203 Hello All I need to replace all of the rubber washers on my keel bolts and the bolt my keel cable p
Finally installed our 4 ports! JimLor at 6:23am 03.20.12 Pearson 0/1308 Bottom line up front, we got the ports (4) into the boat on Saturday with very little fanfare or pro
hinged mast step ishmael antar at 5:59am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/9508 does anyone know if the venture 21 came with a hinged masted step or if one can be fabricated to fit
Which Anti-Fouling Paint for West Florida carboman at 5:43am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 9/2013 So I have done a ton of reading and talked to the SeHawk rep in the Tampa area. He has a good story
Great Boat in This Movie GorillaToast at 5:17am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1393 I stumbled across an old movie on Netflix last night. It's called Crosswinds. Rather generic south
Mastervolt Generators RHUMB RUNNER at 11:18pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 1/1349 Does anyone have comments on the 8kw Mastervolt generator, good or bad and if you prefer the Fisher
macgregor 25 head enginerd at 10:10pm 03.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/9642 I love my 25 and it does almost everything I need. Its not that the boat is too small, the problem i
Who is liable? Sail R at 9:42pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3885 Ahoy Mates. I am hopefull that I can get a question answered on the subject of insurance liability.
Spreader bases. gr8_2_av8 at 8:17pm 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/758 I am wondering if anyone has ever replaced the welded on spreader bases on their mast. Just wonderi
When things go wrong CaptGregg at 8:08pm 03.19.12 Catalina 22 31/3299 I was on such a roll, two weekends ago, drove a friend's pickup to Gloucester, VA and bought a 22, s
Passageway curtain doors puflinger at 7:52pm 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 6/4768 I am interested how people with a Catalina 25 replaced the passage way curtain doors between the hea
Exhaust hose recommendation rhythmsurfer at 7:43pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1741 I just bought a new muffler (vernatone inline) for my Hunter 1981 36. I am astonished at what West M
racing prop for Ericson 35-2 Dennis Dudley at 7:41pm 03.19.12 Ericson 0/3400 I want to replace my 3 blade cruising prop with a 2 blade racing prop. I have a 28hp Yanmar Diesel e
Need BBQ advice for 25.5 Hunter Canonshooternb at 7:06pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1637 Hi Folks I am a newbie on this site and looking for any help from the mor experienced. With the
Compression post replacement for 1977 Pearson 30 machadojum at 6:56pm 03.19.12 Pearson 2/3395 I am looking to replace my compression post (made out of oak) for a pearson 30 1977. The post is f
Hunter 410 1998 model -Owner manual Tantor at 6:53pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 6/2845 This is a great site. I hope to close deal on this boat soon and I am searching for manual everywher
Javelin O'Day 1983 Sprucing Up, Some Questions (3) corc631 at 6:42pm 03.19.12 Day Sailers 13/16914 So I am prepping our newest member of the fleet for me and my junior sailors. Bought a Javelin with
Traior tire pressure DAVA390 at 6:15pm 03.19.12 Trailer Sailors 23/6286 P18 single axle trailor, 12-5.5 load "C" i belive. Tires say such and such weight at 80PSI, but el

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Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:10am 12.26.22 Where are you shopping and if any distance, do you have a plan to get the boat home? (A member of o
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:09am 12.26.22 I would see if you could find a fractional rig -that is a rig in which the forestay doesn't go to t
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? Kings Gambit at 6:57am 12.26.22 I read some years back, I think Chichester writing about the custom build of Gypsymoth, but maybe el
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? georgetheleo at 6:46am 12.26.22 They -being Brits- are closed till Jan 2nd for "rest". lol
QUESTION Kings Gambit at 6:38am 12.26.22
Need radio advice All U Get at 6:30am 12.26.22 The HX 210 does not have USB charging. A kayaker might carry a small battery pack to recharge a cel
Need radio advice justsomeguy at 5:34am 12.26.22 It sounds great How well does it transmit? ;)
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? shemandr at 3:14am 12.26.22 I would see if you could find a fractional rig -that is a rig in which the forestay doesn't go to th
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard QCI at 1:27am 12.26.22 I am just replacing the interior halyard.
Bilge Pump thinwater at 9:15pm 12.25.22 Install a small solar power system. No hauling batteries. No portable panels that don't last in the
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? FastOlson at 9:14pm 12.25.22 Where are you shopping and if any distance, do you have a plan to get the boat home? (A member of ou
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? jssailem at 6:29pm 12.25.22 Catalina 30. Cal 30/31. Hunter 30. All about the same. The cal and Catalina might have an edge. C&C
Fuel Gauge (1) jssailem at 6:16pm 12.25.22 Stress not about the units "dampen motion" design. These units have worked for years. Do they work w
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard JoeWhite at 5:43pm 12.25.22 If you are removing the furler from the forestay. It will be impossible to reinsert the furler back
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? heritage at 5:28pm 12.25.22 Lighter is faster and heavier is more comfortable. Is your desire for speed greater than your need
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23pm 12.25.22 Are you replacing your FF 2 CDI furling system with a different brand or repairing it? Former Hunter
29.5 Overall Length Crazy Dave Condon at 2:12pm 12.25.22 I would suggest temporarily removing the anchor placing it in the anchor for now and anything that h
QUESTION Davidasailor26 at 2:07pm 12.25.22
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 12.25.22 I'd assume that any manufacturer worth their salt would add some resistance to dampen motion. It'
QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 1:33pm 12.25.22 My knot meter impeller is broken and I'm looking to replace it. I have found images of the unit, how

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