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Looks like we may cruise Maine this summer windsock1 at 5:43pm 03.08.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1997 In planning our summer getaway, we were thinking of Maine. I love the State but my knowledge is real
If copying is the highest form of a compliment, then.... (2) twodzusfittings at 5:15pm 03.08.12 Smaller Boats 3/1630 I took two of Brian Bosley's ideas and copied them, well somewhat. First the microwave and cutting b
Should water be in here? Indie43 at 2:40pm 03.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2099 I recently bought a 1979 MacGregor 22', let me start by saying I have no idea what I'm doing. My fir
Advice Please!! Swan at 1:55pm 03.08.12 S2 9/2906 We fell in love with the S2 8.5 and the surveyor delivered some bad news today :( the cockpit sole i
Raritan Sani/Flex Maine Sail at 1:51pm 03.08.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5379 Peggy, I'd appreciate your thoughts on the Raritan Saniflex butyl hose? I am about to do another re
Solar Panel or Mounting- which first? Jared1048 at 12:55pm 03.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 14/3010 So I just got my 4 6volts from sams club yesterday but I dont want to hook them up until they have s
Spinnaker graphic cost 25yearslater at 12:54pm 03.08.12 Ask All Sailors 18/9893 Ok here's the question for those willing to answer. I will be purchasing an asymetrical cruising sp
Diesel Tank Question -> Return to AirVent? (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 12:39pm 03.08.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4638 Attached picture of fwd end of our Tempo 11.5 gal diesel tank, installed by Prev/Owner. Apparently h
Ocracoke anyone? (1) rgranger at 11:32am 03.08.12 Destinations 16/9509 Hey All If the weather cooperates, I'll be sailing from Oyster Creek NC to Ocracoke Is. starting on
Headsail bag longterm at 11:16am 03.08.12 Catalina 30 1/1166 My Catalina 30 doesn't have a furler, so I want to buy a headsail bag that I can leave at the bow.
looking for weekender on trailer rodgerkham at 10:25am 03.08.12 Smaller Boats 2/1143 Last fall I sold my Mariner 2+2. Now I'm looking for a weekender for me and patti and our BIG dog.
old sails for cheap Shep83 at 10:15am 03.08.12 Pearson 6/2341 I am refurbing a P26 and have fabricted a rudder that I'm pretty confident will work but I would sur
Test IMG (1) Ed Schenck at 10:15am 03.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1 http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/images/gallery_thm/11/078f558d4f4cde23d769751050c75c9b_11353
O'Day 34 Winch Upgrade chrisbare at 9:48am 03.08.12 Bigger Boats 4/1966 I have a 1981 O'day 34 with standard winches that I'm thinking of upgrading to self-tailers. Has any
photos lowering the mast on 23.5 hunter rustem diker at 9:15am 03.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2333 Does anyone have photos of lowering the mast on 23.5 Hunter?
Small Rust Spots On The Toerail Joe Mullee at 8:43am 03.08.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1575 I had a metal "U" bolt (unknown material) temporarily attached to a stanchion last season. I removed
Impact Screw Driver or Freeze Spray? Ducati at 8:37am 03.08.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4123 I'm trying to remove the oil drain screw on my sail-drive. I was thinking of buying one of those
Fasr bottom paint clublunasea at 8:31am 03.08.12 Big Boats 3/1090 Faster bottom paint I own a 1984 Hunter 34 that we have entered into a few local long distance race
Test IMG Ed Schenck at 7:46am 03.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/2 I think on this BBS you only use http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/images/gallery_thm/11/078f5
main sail shape casey at 7:38am 03.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1267 I have a 1980 Catalina 25 tall rig and the main sail seems odd to me. When I fully raise the sail an

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Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) SailKozy at 3:40pm 01.01.23 :plus: The owner of this outfit used to be the parts manager for O'Day. He has a wealth of informat
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 3:18pm 01.01.23 Health is a crap shoot. We each have our genetic make-up and none of us know what that has in store
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 3:15pm 01.01.23 Of course there are going to be contradictory views. I used to sail to Block Island with my Peanut
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 3:11pm 01.01.23 Consider using Sikaflex to fill in the split in the gasket. That's what I did to correct a leak in
Towing a dinghy Sailfanatic at 2:43pm 01.01.23 Check this source USt2sCT6W5Y
Older sailers Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 01.01.23 There's a 94 yo skier whose famous quote is " You don't get too old to ski. You get old because yo
Any sailor peppers out there? markwbird at 2:25pm 01.01.23
Older sailers shemandr at 2:22pm 01.01.23 There's a 94 yo skier whose famous quote is " You don't get too old to ski. You get old because you
Com-Pac 16 general questions shemandr at 2:13pm 01.01.23 When I lived in Southold NY you could do this at the dump - ah, transfer station. #3 Stumps me.
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 1:52pm 01.01.23 All of this will require many boat bucks. Are there any boat bucks that aren't "many"? :oops::D T
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 1:48pm 01.01.23 Might consider obtaining the following weights at you local moving company truck scale: 1. tow vehi
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) RitSim at 1:33pm 01.01.23 My zinc broke off this year. I removed the center bolt as you did and the cover should be free. Pa
Older sailers dLj at 1:33pm 01.01.23 I just turned 67 - age is more than just a number, there are inexorable aspects of aging that one ca
Older sailers Dalliance at 1:28pm 01.01.23 The previous owner of my boat sailed until he was 83 and I can think of at least 5 sailors I know of
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking kappykaplan at 1:23pm 01.01.23 Consider using Sikaflex to fill in the split in the gasket. That's what I did to correct a leak in
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 (1) Hello Below at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Why not consider what I have? A portable, water resistant bluetooth speaker. No holes, take it to th
Boat is Hibernating 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:55pm 01.01.23 I got some feed back about this very subject: Interesting read. https://skippersplan.com/winter-sto
Older sailers shemandr at 12:37pm 01.01.23 You could do what a friend of my father's did. He caught a large swordfish that he couldn't get abo
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? jssailem at 11:58am 01.01.23 Windy weather updates as the data sources are changed. Global models: ECMWF (European Centre for
Older sailers jssailem at 11:54am 01.01.23 They say do not go after a fish that is bigger than your boat. You might catch one. Then what will y

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