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Old boat sail75 at 3:59pm 11.01.11 Trailer Sailors 12/4095 recently purchased an old 1968 Luger windward 21 to restore. found it has three sea cocks, (though
Bitter End Yacht Club Prime Time at 3:49pm 11.01.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2762 My family is thinking about heading down there this spring. Any comments from those here that have b
Leaks on a O'Day 22 AndyS22 at 3:42pm 11.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1757 Hi, I have a curious source of water so here's the history. Two weeks ago I pulled the boat out on t
Snap davits on a 336 neilmcc at 2:39pm 11.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 15/7984 Is this possible? Is it a good idea? Does anyone have them? I will have to carry an inflatable ding
C&C 34' vs. Morgan 30/2- What would you do? simmonct at 2:38pm 11.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/9021 Hello! I am looking for a new rig and am stuck between a 1973 Morgan 30/2 and a 1978 C'C 34'. The C'
C&C 34' vs. Morgan 30/2 simmonct at 2:38pm 11.01.11 C&C 1/1877 Hello! I am looking for a new rig and am stuck between a 1973 Morgan 30/2 and a 1978 C'C 34'. The C'
Morgan 30/2 vs. C&C 34 simmonct at 2:37pm 11.01.11 Morgan 1/1976 Hello! I am looking for a new rig and am stuck between a 1973 Morgan 30/2 and a 1978 C'C 34'. The
Access Hatch georgereber at 2:24pm 11.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1001 Has anyone put an access hatch in the bathtub to get to the starter and raw water pump?
Just thought it was funny allen-deckard at 1:39pm 11.01.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/2485 > Two yoopers are sitting in a boat. > > So Ole asks Sven, "Vhy do dem scuba divers always fall ba
Cabin Fixed windows wahoo42 at 1:07pm 11.01.11 Big Boats 1/1183 Does any know what the dark gray fixed cabin windows are made from - Acrylic, Lexan? I couldn't get
Pearson 33 strut bent PBoulay at 12:43pm 11.01.11 Pearson 3/1320 A rope went around my propeller and after the rope snap I foud that my strut was bent! Where can I p
Sail dillema Jordan grant at 11:51am 11.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2769 Has anyone bought sails from "The Sail Store" in south carolina. Im looking at their fully battened
How fast can you get it up? Knot Tied Down at 11:42am 11.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4212 This is a repost since I dont think anyone saw this on my Maiden Voyage* thread a few days ago. I a*
Lancer 25 a good choice over others of its class? Southcoasting at 10:57am 11.01.11 Lancer 4/16953 I have seen one local to me for cheap but unsure of the boat itself...I will probably get skewed res
Rosewood Larry Laurentius at 10:56am 11.01.11 Ask All Sailors 39/7337 I am looking for my 54 foot hunter sailing vessel missing from the long island sound in NY I need a
Finally Mine twodzusfittings at 9:56am 11.01.11 Smaller Boats 6/1436 October 29th- It is finally mine. :dance: I made the final payment and received the title from the
Sunk Bill Jones at 9:04am 11.01.11 Smaller Boats 14/3267 Does anyone know of an example of a water ballasted Hunter actually being damaged due to leaving it
Cruising sailorboy8262 at 8:05am 11.01.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1045 Will be leaving Jamaica at the end of Jan,looking for a crew member to join me. We are heading south
Dingy pdnervo at 7:48am 11.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1893 we bought a Walker Bay 8 Dingy... The dingys OK but i am having a tough time storing it on the boat
hull/deck joint during hauling Don Lucas at 5:27am 11.01.11 Big Boats 3/1369 Will be first time hauling my 410. I remember reading in the manual (that is a 3 hours round trip to

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Opinions requested on engine work dLj at 7:45pm 07.27.22 the bit will heat the stainless and harden it, and you will have a terrible time trying to drill it
Opinions requested on engine work jviss at 7:34pm 07.27.22 One piece of advice drilling stainless is to never let up on the pressure. If you do, the bit will
Stopping engine jviss at 7:31pm 07.27.22 the alt continues to produce power until the engine (and alternator) stops rotating . That's not s
Stopping engine Paulam at 6:50pm 07.27.22 It's looking like a matter of choice - as mentioned I have done keys first for over a year now and s
Stopping engine Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 07.27.22 I usually turn the key off first just to avoid the loud noise of the Yanmar panel warning horn sens
Stopping engine heritage at 6:38pm 07.27.22 I usually turn the key off first just to avoid the loud noise of the Yanmar panel warning horn sensi
Opinions requested on engine work dLj at 6:35pm 07.27.22 , but it was slow going drilling out the stainless bit even using titanium drill bits. Wrong drill
AC Wiring Question (2) Ralph Johnstone at 6:24pm 07.27.22 You do not start derating wire untill you get over 100 ft 12Gage is ratted at 25 amps. 14 Gag
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 5:57pm 07.27.22 It may also be harmful to thread highjackers.
Chainplates for Drogue jssailem at 5:53pm 07.27.22 This is a series of tests from 2012. Interesting recorded results using different drogue's while mot
Lake Montauk Scott T-Bird at 5:46pm 07.27.22 I haven't been there in sailboat but I've had my ski boat in Lake Montauk via access at the town ram
Spreader Adjustment + Seizing Help on Baba 30 higgs at 5:41pm 07.27.22 Like jssailem I would be leery about going up the mast with the upper shroud not properly supporting
Opinions requested on engine work (1) higgs at 5:30pm 07.27.22 The broken bolt posed a real challenge as it did not break off cleanly. I needed to drill it out fo
Crazy Chicago Mac Race jon hansen at 5:22pm 07.27.22 Several weeks before the 1987 race, I was invited to train and crew on a friend-of-a-friends boat f
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? (1) kbgunn at 5:15pm 07.27.22 Since the spinnaker setup is temporary, only set when using the sail, this would be a good applicati
Opinions requested on engine work (2) higgs at 5:14pm 07.27.22 Here are requested photos. One is of the mixing elbow showing where it rusted through. The other i
Stopping engine Tally Ho at 5:07pm 07.27.22 yes just down loaded wind indicator app - PredictWind.com looks cool didn't ask me for $$ probably
Opinions requested on engine work higgs at 5:05pm 07.27.22 If there was a leak a new flange, gasket, and mixing elbow should fix that.
AC Wiring Question (1) Hayden Watson at 5:00pm 07.27.22 Yeah my wires from shore power plug to main breaker are 12/3. So i should replace that wire with 10
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 4:54pm 07.27.22 :huh: Yep, my problem was with the aft wenches.

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