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Bird Crap on the Cockpit Crystal Beach Fl at 11:58am 11.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2353 I have a 22' Catalina moored in a mooring field off Crystal Beach Fl. I have a real problem with sea
Grampian23 rudder plans Russ1963 at 10:46am 11.25.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1104 Hi, my grampian23 hanging rudder has a bow in it and wondering if that is normal? Also, looking for
Need to Make Some Decisions... GorillaToast at 9:47am 11.25.11 Catalina 22 14/3007 ...before I go much further in the refit of my C22. Certain things must be done, like re-bedding a
Chain Plate Replacements-1983 First 42 ? (2) Mitch Witt at 8:03am 11.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1256 I would be interested in hearing of anyone elses experiences or project for 1982 to 1984 First 42 Ch
Thiefs abound DJN51 at 7:36am 11.25.11 Parts Search 5/4440 Word to the wise,Son inlaw lost mast,boom off his Laser,as did others stored in the dunes on lake M
H23 Boarding Ladder Dougo at 5:22am 11.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1189 I'm planning to install a transom mount boarding ladder on my '89 H23 and was wondering if anyone ha
Elizabeth City and Thanksgiving Roger Long at 3:20am 11.25.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2397 Our little fleet left the visitors center on the canal shortly after dawn; two boats bound together
Required Rigging Inspection ... what to expect? eliems at 11:54pm 11.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1718 My Insurance wants a rigging inspection next year with renewal. Everything on my boat is in pristine
Setting up a trailer for a Macgregor 25 1982 (2) patrickfarley at 5:37pm 11.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/9849 I have a 99 Suburban 6.5L turbo diesel. I plan to tow down to Sarasota Florida this Christmas vacat
Forward cockpit drain H33 jorgefife at 4:34pm 11.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2160 Dave Underwood posted this article under "owner modifications" I just wanted to ask 2 questions: 1-
H33 (78-83) jorgefife at 3:48pm 11.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2590 I get the Sail magazine, Cruising World and always look there for write-ups on older boats, which I
GPS balancing $ vs function, setting up masthead JohnSharon at 2:41pm 11.24.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2166 Two questions First, what are recommendations (how much should I expect to spend) for GPS I need to
Wiring 23' ODay with two batteries JohnSharon at 2:21pm 11.24.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3049 Could use some advice. I have a new (old) boat where the fuse panel was located down low and winter
Here's hoping sailaway78 at 1:17pm 11.24.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3153 I'm sitting here trying to digest the way too much Thanksgiving dinner I ate. Enjoying just sitting
Heat exchanger on the 2QM20 (3) Ed Schenck at 12:14pm 11.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1332 So as not to steal Richard's thread I thought I would answer Rardi's question here. Actually I can'
Cal Boat Stuff Lori at 10:39am 11.24.11 Cal 1/2636 Some of you may remember my late husband, Roger Jones. For those of you who do not - Roger at one t
main sail hoisting problem powersailor at 10:39am 11.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1633 I have a new 26M and after several days out, nbow the mainsail will not go up the last 18 - 24 inche
1973 catalina 27 rebuild Ravenblood at 9:45am 11.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/6739 hello all, new to sailing and the site, have friends that are full time cruisers and boat builders
Lewmar folding wheel Hannah Quinn at 9:37am 11.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/6074 I have a 2005 H306. I'm considering installing a folding Lewmar wheel to provide more space in the c
To pull the yanmar or not ? (1) Richard Shelby at 8:42am 11.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/6282 That is the question I pose to your collective wisdom. Here's the deal: My previous post about the E

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What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home SailingLoto at 4:21pm 11.09.22 Hahaha... my wife complains that I talk about wind all the time... My boss is always amazed by
What is the proper response? rpwillia at 4:14pm 11.09.22 Thank you all for your responses. I actually feel a little bit smarter.
Its funny Friday! JamesG161 at 4:07pm 11.09.22 HOW TO SELL TOOTHBRUSHES The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited. The
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:58pm 11.09.22 210768
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Hello Below at 3:48pm 11.09.22
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) kappykaplan at 3:43pm 11.09.22 Safety Supervisor and Captain.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (5) JamesG161 at 3:21pm 11.09.22 We had many helpers and extra brain power to design the hoist inside the boat. This was the concept
New Instruments FastOlson at 2:38pm 11.09.22 For years I have patronized our (last) local bricks-n-morter marine electronics store. They do exper
New Instruments Scott T-Bird at 2:26pm 11.09.22 I would take a close look at the Defender pricing. I just bought a new 12" Zeus3 for about half pri
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 2:00pm 11.09.22 210761
Single handing patbratton at 1:57pm 11.09.22 Dave Are you saying this because most people do not make a secure eye splice? There is a lot
What is the proper response? Scott T-Bird at 1:46pm 11.09.22
Solar Confusion jssailem at 1:28pm 11.09.22 Using charts or calculators, are great cheats/hacks to avoid doing the actual calculations. You can
Hunter Vision 32 1989 jssailem at 1:23pm 11.09.22 It lifts the chain aprox one foot per crank. As a young man that would be an "easy 33 cranks in 1
Solar Confusion Johann at 1:21pm 11.09.22 I think Nodak may be surprised that I see the BlueSeas table says 6 feet 80A as 4awg, but maybe it
New Instruments LloydB at 12:51pm 11.09.22 One reason why you might want an installer has already been mentioned and that is they might be able
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 (2) Hollyberry at 12:51pm 11.09.22 Our Bene 35s5 had the teak slats in the cockpit, many of which were cracked/broken/missing. Since th
Sick Stu Jackson at 12:46pm 11.09.22 Dave, glad to hear. Last year I finally got my model railroad running again, thanks for your help o
New Instruments BarryL at 12:43pm 11.09.22 Hi, You have received a lot of good information here. I will just a few bits here and there. You d
Solar Confusion Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 11.09.22 Yep, just gotta be sure to select the proper insulation rating. I wish it defaulted to 105C which i

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