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What years were Hulls made of Solid Glass Figuringitallout at 8:02pm 03.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/806 Just sold my cruiser and looking to buy a sail boat next. With that said I learned alot on this las
String tail at clewof new main sail (1) SeaDogRun at 5:33pm 03.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1160 I have a 1987 Catalina 27. I just replace the old sale. However the new sail has a string to near th
Identify for Prizes. (5) jdkusa at 4:27pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/546 Please identify these vintage port lights.
Moving Catalina 38 from St Augustine to St Johns River (1) mosvov at 3:37pm 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 1/346 Hello everyone, I recently bought a beautiful Catalina 38, located in St Augustine, Oasis Boat Yard
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 (1) SeaRags at 2:15pm 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/902 Hey guys. I'm looking at buying either a Hunter 27-2 or a Hunter 280. Looking at both this weekend
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. (4) jssailem at 2:14pm 03.25.22 Weather and Forecasting 3/1965 The other day I got a request to help with weather forecasting by one of our fellow SBO sailors. He
Another Doc. Scam Roland5048 at 1:10pm 03.25.22 Sails Call Lounge 2/449 I know this topic has been posted several times over the years, but just thought it should be kept o
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 DonEvans at 11:03am 03.25.22 Bigger Boats 6/1154 have an oday 40, Ran our first season using the spinnaker halyard as the topping lift, topping lift
Hunter 260 clamcleat CL257 for rudder downhaul Vaughn at 8:35am 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/443 I have a Hunter 260 and would like to install a clamcleat CL257 auto release to hold the rudder down
Sealing Deck Fittings Plymouth Sailor at 7:06am 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3636 Dear Fellow Sailors: Just purchased a new-to-me boat that needs some tender loving care. I covered
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold (3) clapres at 7:41pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1589 Hello ! I discovered cracks in the bottom of my hold. Has anyone had this problem before? Does any
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 7:06pm 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1859 Today, I undertook to grease the bearings in the Furlex 200S headsail furler on our Hunter 41DS. To
Florida West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:52pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1288 Looking for either a spot on the hard at a marina(so work can be done on the engine) or a slip close
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 (4) fred1diver at 1:25pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/976 Hello everyone, since the weather is getting better, I just spent the last 2 hours getting to know m
Florida East coast ... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1507 Ok... Sooooooo I did get the 1985 Pearson 303.... NOW, what I need is a good marina(with a good mech
How to fix squeaky cabin sole panels? flightlead404 at 6:05am 03.24.22 Big Boats 1/817 My absolute least favorite feature of Hunters is the horribly cheap and nasty way the cabin sole pan
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:39am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1527
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:24am 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/414 I get a thump every 20-30 seconds from the rudder area on my hunter 39. I had it checked out for wea
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) VFR750 at 6:54pm 03.23.22 Catalina 22 8/931 I just removed the threaded inserts from my 2008 Sport. Saltwater ' galvanic corrosion has eaten awa
Fiberglass repair (3) HandHFarms at 4:36pm 03.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1112 Ok guys, for those of you who may be saying "wait, didn't he just post" let me explain I am breaking

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Holding Tank Vent Question Tally Ho at 5:49am 07.26.24 I would guess condensation, rain water or lake water (if you buried the rail ). The original owner
Boat Mocs (1) jviss at 5:46am 07.26.24 Doesn't the classic boat shoe just scream uncomfortable? And sissy? And fashion rather than functio
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 5:41am 07.26.24 I thought it was the opposite? From David's link "The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth, gett
New Alden member in France (1) TomY at 5:35am 07.26.24 Hello everyone, We have just acquired the 949DD Challenger 38 which was waiting for us in a micro f
C&C 32 jssailem at 5:26am 07.26.24
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 5:20am 07.26.24 I thought it was the opposite? Yes, I heard about the Moon moving away from the Earth on the radio
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 07.26.24 I thought it was the opposite? Moon Facts - NASA Science
New Alden member in France jssailem at 4:54am 07.26.24 Beautiful joinery in the salon.
Boat Mocs (1) thinwater at 4:25am 07.26.24 Doesn't the classic boat shoe just scream uncomfortable? And sissy? And fashion rather than function
Boat Mocs thinwater at 4:18am 07.26.24 We wear boat shoes because they are the best shoes for a deck. Otherwise, they have poor support and
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Crazy Dave Condon at 2:40am 07.26.24 Do not sail until you replace the bottom stud. The bend of the bottom stud was bent in raising the m
New Alden member in France (2) StettO at 1:34am 07.26.24 Two photos of the Mary-Lou. Best, StettO
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 07.25.24 It shows the Moon is moving toward Earth at 2 inches per year.:yikes: And the moon is only 238,90
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 07.25.24 Battery voltage jumps over 30 seconds to a minute to 12.4V and stays there for the next 35 minutes
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (3) JamesG161 at 9:43pm 07.25.24 The Apollo 11 Spacecraft is on Display here.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Air_and_Space_
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:33pm 07.25.24 I suspect you aren't holding the dry flush button down long enough for all the water to make it to t
Holding Tank Vent Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:29pm 07.25.24 My 15 gallon plastic holding tank current has about 1.5 gallons of water in it this season. There ar
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 9:22pm 07.25.24 Good that you aren't skimping on fresh water flushing...that results in urine crystal buildup. Pla
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:02pm 07.25.24 Good that you aren't skimping on fresh water flushing...that results in urine crystal buildup. Plai
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 07.25.24 Voltage should be well over 14v. Unfortunately, if the battery(s) are still pulling heavy amperag

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