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Clear View mavourneen at 6:56am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1131 I have a wind breaker on my new 1987 27LE Oday. It has some clear well almost clear plastic panels.
Tug stuck beneath NH bridge Soundbounder at 6:30am 02.28.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/6512 The tug Eugenia Moran rescuing the stricken tug Miss Stacy, which became trapped below the Memorial
1917 Herreshoff Found in NH Soundbounder at 6:22am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1774 Peter Sterrett of Herreshoff Yacht Sales reports that a previously unknown Buzzards Bay 15 has been
FYI your GPS Alan at 6:19am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3250 Although boaters view the Federal Communications Commission's recent vote to revoke approval of a n
Saw some interesting boats last Saturday (4) caguy at 9:38pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2575
Asymetrical Spinnaker on Fractional Rig syoun10 at 9:37pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/8875 I'm very disappointed with the performance of the A-sym spinnaker I bought for my 2007 Hunter 33.
gunwall teacher63 at 8:20pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 4/1092 A few months ago I needed help with my rub rail as it is broken and needs to be fixed. I thought I
bi color bow light teacher63 at 8:14pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 8/1847 My Hunter 23 had a crises and for some reason the bow pulpit bracket that held the light on broke an
Exhaust Extension Lost Parent at 6:28pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3152 I was wondering if anyone has added an extension to the engine exhaust on the stern to keep the tran
Hunter 23' Transom carboman at 5:43pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 8/1946 Does anyone know what Hunter used as reinforcement for the transom where the rudder brackets and the
Dodger or Bimini? bcollis at 5:33pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 23/6654 My wife says I'm now on a budget. I have neither, but want both. Which would you get first?
Fuel consumption rates...? nemosuit at 5:23pm 02.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/9529 Tohatsu 6 Sail Pro: Fuel consumption rates...? Group, This might be in my manual, but that's not
Drying Out an Iron Keel - Hunter 23' (1) carboman at 5:22pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 21/5504 I have removed all of the growth and the first real nasty layer of rust. I ground down to not the sh
Moving Along (1) Roger Long at 4:08pm 02.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3457 Here is one of the pictures Shoaldrafter took of Strider passing near Myrtle Beach with some croppin
Hitech windpowered entertainment system Marc Bergmueller at 3:35pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1860 This is my new Hi tech, windpowered(he,he,he) entertainment system that I built for my sailboat. St
spare parts Jared1048 at 3:31pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1358 What do people usually do... 1. waiting until original part breaks or goes out (granted if it fails
Jammed Outhaul abyssal at 3:08pm 02.27.12 Catalina 310 3/7644 The outhaul on my boom has never really moved to any degree (maybe an inch or two at most. ). Doing
Nav Station Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 2:44pm 02.27.12 Big Boats 4/1209 We are going to be adding some electronics to our 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Can anyone tell me if the sect
Impeller Issue mattkling at 1:29pm 02.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5579 Maine Sail- I have a Beneteau 361 and have torn a fin or 2 on my impeller two years in a row. Quit
Impeller Issue mattkling at 1:24pm 02.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2019 I have a 361 and have torn a fin or 2 on my impeller two years in a row. Quite costly to dig those b

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Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Tally Ho at 3:47pm 11.18.22 There are also some new winches where the motor is inside the winch body, requiring less room under
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