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Repair advice sought: crack at transom (2) LooseDiamond at 4:35am 10.17.11 Catalina 22 5/1907 I have had spider-like cracks where the transom meets the cockpit seat for some time. It is now cra
Head Pumps Sailing Poodles at 4:24am 10.17.11 Big Boats 4/1198 OK, so after only 2 years, the boatyard tells me the reason my heads pumps are leaking is because th
Winterizing Water System Ducati at 3:55am 10.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2526 This fall I'm winterize the water system our boat for the first time. I ran the water system unti
1967 O'day Mariner FK (1) Rich Barry at 2:42am 10.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1749 Gentlemen: I just aquired a 1967 O'day Mariner FK. Sail #821 The hull is in amazing condition. The p
Roller Furling partially furled...bad shape saltysailor at 10:49pm 10.16.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4722 We experienced some good gusts today and I tried furling the headsail about 10%. We would head into
H33 Winterizing tips Juice6576 at 10:22pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/3646 Looking for some tips on winterizing my H33. I've owned boats for a while, but my H26 was simple to
Yanmar tcwade at 10:18pm 10.16.11 Yamaha 5/2237 I have a Yanmar that has not been run in several years. I would like suggestions, recommendations,
Video: Hit new personal best of 10.4 mph! Jared1048 at 10:03pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1586 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNQ2_zxUe-8 Took this over the weekend sailing solo with the chute
Charter sailboat from Florida to Bahamas Jared1048 at 9:50pm 10.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2089 I'm loving the sailing in the Pacific Nortwest but it would be a dream to sail in the tropics. Some
Mast raising bridle Longtimesailor at 8:42pm 10.16.11 Chrysler 2/9472 I need the dimensions and material data for making a "mast raising bridle" for a 22' Chrysler sailbo
Paint my top side littlescoop at 6:53pm 10.16.11 Catalina 22 14/4012 I want to paint the top side deck of the boat in the travel areas, They are all getting a little wor
Sad day in the Maritimes Mormandeus at 5:24pm 10.16.11 Catalina 22 44/8608 Yessir...the boat came out today for the season and a cloud hangs above my head as I sit and face 7
Columbia 30' interior parts unisia240 at 5:17pm 10.16.11 Columbia 1/4252 I recently got a Columbia 30', The interior needs a lot of work. I would like to know if there is a
H42 3 blade variprop eianm at 4:35pm 10.16.11 Big Boats 15/4336 Finally got my variprop 3 blade folding prop. Sliped it for annual bottom job and fitted the prop- t
Aquarius 23ft JMagill at 3:22pm 10.16.11 Other Sailboats 1/1719 I am looking to buy a 1974 aquarius 23ft cruiser. No motor and needs interior re-done and has a few
Sail Batten markc1976 at 1:56pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1497 Hi, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 that the last time I was out I noticed that a Batten was missing from t
What is performance difference of these two sails? (1) Mich222 at 1:16pm 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2870 I currently have a CDI flex-furler, but my race crew has convinced me to switch to hank-on for next
DIY Boat Magazine Richard Bryer at 11:37am 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6274 Anyone here have any recent dealings with this magazine? I was given a subscription last year for Ch
Drilling/cutting inarathree at 11:30am 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 11/1894 I want to install a 12v cigarette type outlet. To do so, I need to drill, or cut, a 1" diameter hole
12,000 Pound Problem (2) brian3820 at 11:11am 10.16.11 Big Boats 6/1860 Hi Guys! I am the new owner of a Hunter 34. The boat has a crack in the transverse stiffener behind

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Stopping engine kappykaplan at 9:44am 07.25.22 I don't think it's a decompression handle - rather a fuel stop handle. I have one that I pull, then
Stopping engine Scott T-Bird at 9:44am 07.25.22 Definitely shut engine down before turning the key. Have you killed the diodes in your alternator y
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 9:44am 07.25.22 I couldn't find a single device that is all of a ratcheting block with stantion mount and ratchetin
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 07.25.22 In my experience, it doesn't take long to find a suitable boat unless you are extremely picky. So t
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.25.22 It's never too soon! It's almost always too late! :biggrin: I don't really understand your intent
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 9:17am 07.25.22 well, now that j111 is not the winner. not anything. and so it goes:banghead:
How soon is to soon? dlochner at 9:12am 07.25.22 It is never too early to look for the retirement boat. You may start today and find it tomorrow or i
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 07.25.22 On a Catalina 30? Or are you sailing a larger boat now? I think the stability of a Catalina 30 wou
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:06am 07.25.22 I would contact SBO for the part. Looks to me like it's made of cast aluminum and cracked due to loa
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 8:58am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? first change will be a
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Windpilot at 8:36am 07.25.22 Contact Allan at Seatek in long Beach for the part, maybe he can recommend a rigger that can replace
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:08am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:07am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, the
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling (2) MBroderick at 7:08am 07.25.22 Originally was a Hood, now a ProFurl - see images below.
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:54am 07.25.22 Thanks. That does make sense.
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 6:50am 07.25.22 I replaced mine with a non-ratcheting block with a cam cleat. I'm interested to know the benefit of
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling Don Crowther at 6:41am 07.25.22 I have a Hood 810 furler. The name was right on the furler head. Sorry I don't have any pictures of
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? dkinzer at 6:37am 07.25.22 As jssailem noted, Oregon requires a Boater Education Card. Interestingly, Washington state does als
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:32am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? I replaced mine with a
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Crusty Ol Salt at 6:20am 07.25.22 New batteries shouldn't need charging... If they did, something is wrong.. That was my first tho

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