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JasonC at 4:27pm 11.12.11
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Great day sailing, until the steering broke. The boat was coming out next week anyway, but steering
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I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op
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Has anyone replaced the rudder post on a 33, I have the rudder out and the post look's bad bad and b
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I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11
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I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
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need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
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My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
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Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11
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Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11
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65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
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Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11
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Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
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We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11
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Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
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Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
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Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
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A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11
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:confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
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I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11
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Recent Replies

Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area
jssailem at 2:49pm 11.08.22
Congrats to you Marlow. Are you thinking to take the boat out of the water or be in the water all w
Help! Engine problem :(
smokey73 at 2:29pm 11.08.22
Ouch! Best of luck. Hopefully you got a tow to the nearest place where you can get to a good diese
Safety at Sea starts with awareness of the RISKS
capta at 2:18pm 11.08.22
I prefer a center cockpit. It may very well be illusionary, but it feels very safe to me. Plus it gi
Help! Engine problem :(
kloudie1 at 2:13pm 11.08.22
Good catch ! Yup, I have a precision caliper in the tool kit.
What is the proper response?
BarryL at 2:08pm 11.08.22
Hi, One comment - proper course means the proper course for the boat trying to pass another boat. S
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear   (1)
kloudie1 at 2:05pm 11.08.22
Boat was originally rigged according to the blue line drawn into the top picture. It used the existi
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta   (4)
JamesG161 at 2:05pm 11.08.22
I did a full movie of this and will post to Rumble Where I can monetize it $$ :pimp: But to star
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area
Stu Jackson at 2:03pm 11.08.22
It's like "someone didn't get the memo" week. :) There was an almost identical question earlier th
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area
Don S/V ILLusion at 1:51pm 11.08.22
The trick is to eliminate any water which can do damage. Empty tanks and run lines and water heater
Moody 46
dlochner at 1:40pm 11.08.22
Have you checked the Moody's owner's association? https://moodyowners.org
Battery and Electrical system upgrading questions
vandiver at 1:39pm 11.08.22
Hi all, thanks for your replies, very fair questions and information you request and that I forgot t
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear
Joe at 1:33pm 11.08.22
Sounds to me you just need to use swiveling shackle to attach the mainsheet block and cleat to the t
Single handing
WI Rigger at 1:08pm 11.08.22
Dave, Have your used this type of fid before? You make a hole with the fid, then slide the line
What is the proper response?
Davidasailor26 at 1:07pm 11.08.22
This sounds like one of those classic cases that Jackdaw used to describe. If you are on a broad r
Whisker pole
Davidasailor26 at 12:54pm 11.08.22
Depends on the geometry and how you want to handle gybing. Unless the pole is telescoping you probab
Do not lick this Toad!
ggrizzard at 12:52pm 11.08.22
When I was 12, My dad left me overnight in a tent in a National Park campground with my 6 year old b
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help...
Joe at 12:51pm 11.08.22
Both systems are "cascaded" . the control line is anchored that is doubles the purchase of the syst
Do not lick this Toad!
jssailem at 12:22pm 11.08.22
What... Oh my Rick... How did you survive. Weren't your parents worried sick? Were they arrested giv
Whisker pole
jssailem at 12:20pm 11.08.22
It sounds logical.. I would attempt it on a practice day and see what happens. I would be alert to
Do not lick this Toad!
Rick Webb at 12:19pm 11.08.22
When I was a kid, we all had our own guns, minibikes, fireworks and were outside until the streetlig

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