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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 5/3458 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 4/1359 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 4/1210 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
balboa 20 mast minnow1193 at 12:50pm 02.27.12 Balboa 4/4294 Hi. I have a 1971 Balboa 20' and have question about the mast setup. At the top, there are two sheav
O-30 rub rail.. have any left over? DeniseO30 at 12:43pm 02.27.12 Bigger Boats 3/1341 I need to replace about 6 - 12 feet of rub rail on my boat. Rudy sells it in large rolls. Before I
Rant of 84 Hunter 31 mods swiftibis at 12:35pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/5737 Hi all, I just wanted to talk a bit on some of the mods I've done to my 84 Hunter 31 Nadesico which
Replacement of Silver/Grey striping? (1) Bowedtoothdoc at 11:07am 02.27.12 Big Boats 8/1452 Does anyone know the correct color of striping for replacement on a 2000 Hunter Passage 450. I belie
pedistal parts wayne24220 at 11:04am 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2293 I have a merriman yatch specialtys pedistal does anyone know where to get parts for this.It came as
Jabsco Toilet lehigh375 at 10:40am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1241 As I winterized last fall, I noticed that the pump cylinder on my toilet has a horizontal split on t
Steering inspection plate leak Brad on Vashon at 10:29am 02.27.12 Catalina 30 10/2521 During the survey, we found a leak that was entering at the aft bulkhead just to lateral of the rudd
Solar Panel Location 311/323 watercayman at 10:27am 02.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3477 Hi Folks, I'm looking for some good advice as to what seems to work best in terms of a permanently
HEELING the FEVER in the Atomic 4 RobertLangdirect at 10:27am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1879 Let me set this up with my boat, GOOD TRADE, a Pearson 31, hull 14 with its original, raw water cool
Found a c22 txtowman at 10:15am 02.27.12 Catalina 22 10/1871 Found a c22 for $500 with a trailer. Should I buy it for parts?
Failure to Burp a Volvo drip less packing gland reworb at 10:05am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2374 Does anyone know what could happen if a boat was hauled and then put back in the water without burpi
Mast Step Bail Assembly (3) aquavilla at 9:46am 02.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1083 While sailing this weekend we had our ubolt attachment at the mast snap. The boom vang and mainshee

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new jersey, the best sailing on earth :) rhodes1776 at 6:43pm 11.19.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 6:27pm 11.19.22 No, I don't think so. A pocket yacht doesn't have to suitable for blue water. Actually, I think I
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 6:21pm 11.19.22 I really like the Seawards. They are very much the boat I would design myself. Prefect for traile
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter rgranger at 6:15pm 11.19.22
Are you ready to go to sea? Crusty Ol Salt at 4:30pm 11.19.22 That is some scary stuff. I have been on a destroyer and a couple of aircraft carriers in some nasty
new jersey, the best sailing on earth :) Tally Ho at 4:29pm 11.19.22 Why no PFDs? Especially in a race. I assumed it was because the water is only waist deep :poop: G
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose Tally Ho at 4:24pm 11.19.22
40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:13pm 11.19.22 will ok that is a start on the electrical diagram looking for a more detailed on an also one on the
Old Barient winches binding Tally Ho at 3:59pm 11.19.22
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 3:28pm 11.19.22 Having gone through this several years ago, I can tell you that there are no inexpensive alternative
Are you ready to go to sea? kappykaplan at 3:26pm 11.19.22 Tks for sharing, John.
Do you like Pocket Yachts (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 3:15pm 11.19.22 211040 Would this be considered a pocket sailboat?
Do you like Pocket Yachts Roland5048 at 2:57pm 11.19.22 I'm thinking the definition, if there even is one, of a pocket cruiser is all in the mind of the beh
Running Backstays PaulK at 1:50pm 11.19.22 The drawing here: SailboatData.com - APHRODITE 101 Sailboat shows that the two running backstays
Electric dinghy engines Captain Larry-DH at 1:34pm 11.19.22 TEMO450 electric motor Hi Stephan - nice to hear from you. I looked up that motor and had to laugh
Do you like Pocket Yachts JBP-PA at 1:27pm 11.19.22 Pocket cruisers, tiny homes, and van campers have always held a certain appeal. The ability to have
Dyneema for furler line thinwater at 1:14pm 11.19.22 Warpspeed is kind of stiff as I recall, but it has been a while. For certain, strip the cover for t
Electric dinghy engines (1) Kings Gambit at 11:41am 11.19.22 I generally agree with the pros and cons in the post above but have some additions. The pros of ele
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 10:57am 11.19.22 Studies have shown time and time again that they are biased towards the objectives of the funding o
Looking for a captain to sail my boat capta at 10:37am 11.19.22 If memory serves, Tropical Shipping has weekly or bi-weekly sailings from NJ to FLA and rates are mu

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