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$8000 for a catalina 30 tall rig txtowman at 8:21pm 11.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4298 atomic 4 is in pieces with a donor motor. main and jib both need repairs/replaced is it still wor
Cockpit drains drock10 at 7:19pm 11.16.11 Catalina 22 7/2449 Hey there, the cockpit drains I think the are called the scuppers? Can I leave the valve open the le
Yet Another Chain Plate Question (222) (4) treeman at 5:02pm 11.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6938 I have already read a lot of posts about chain plate failure and replacement thereof, bulkheads, etc
Stainless steel or fiber glass traver arch therobesons at 3:35pm 11.16.11 Big Boats 13/4153 I have noticed that the early 420's seem to have a fiberglass arch and the newer boats seem to have
I finally installed new opening port lights! (4) jrowan at 2:22pm 11.16.11 Catalina 30 2/1827 I know that most of the posts on this site are for sailors trying to fix something broken. But it's
Which NavPod to Buy feltensteingw at 2:06pm 11.16.11 Big Boats 1/1167 I just purchased an 1984 Hunter 34 and was curious if anyone had a reccomendation to the best pedest
Stock Market advice on SailNet???? windsock1 at 1:56pm 11.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1869 I just received an email which purported to be from SailNet so I opened it and wow, did we (SailNet)
1st summer with 146 bripop at 1:30pm 11.16.11 Day Sailers 4/2148 1st summer with 146 was a success.:dance: Easy to sail and roomy for company. Got on edge a few time
time to upgrade alans at 1:02pm 11.16.11 Big Boats 4/1718 i have been sailing my hunter 310 for 6 years now and love it. lately been looking since annapolis,
ISOMAT Mast NG-70 openings exit plates (3) Apocalypso at 12:41pm 11.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/6657
How do read the hull # therobesons at 11:35am 11.16.11 Big Boats 12/1939 The boat we are looking at is Hull # HUN42103G899 Can anyone break it down for me. I assume the HU
1974 Pearson 26 P-O-S refurb?? Shep83 at 10:51am 11.16.11 Pearson 3/2533 Hi, I'm new to the list and to sailing. I built a 16' trailer sailer and had it long enough to be
Question about winterizing reverse heat cycle pump PrincessoftheLake at 10:48am 11.16.11 Big Boats 14/5091 I have the marine air reverse heat cycle unit on Emmanuel. When doing the winterizing chores I was
Important Selden Mast Update artboas at 10:40am 11.16.11 Big Boats 4/1806 Selden have agreed to pay for costs involved in the repair. As would any reasonable person expect,
Cushions JamesO256 at 10:25am 11.16.11 Smaller Boats 2/1214 Does anyone know how many yards of cloth it takes 2 reupholster the inside of a 1983 22 ft. Hunter
Keel Support jasagarf at 9:01am 11.16.11 Catalina 22 13/3153 Just put a lift in my slip. Was anticipating buying a larger boat in the future so I bought a lot m
How well does the in-mast furler work? therobesons at 8:55am 11.16.11 Big Boats 6/3171 We are looking at a 1999 Hunter 420 with in mast furler. We had a boat with an in boom and it was h
Capsizing? twodzusfittings at 8:41am 11.16.11 Smaller Boats 8/1930 How eay is it to capsize a 25.5 with a shallow fixed keel? Reason I ask is that this passed Monday I
Best new thru hulls and sea cocks? Ternang at 8:33am 11.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3724 We are new owners of a 1980 30' Hunter and have had an exciting summer of sailing after certificatio
1981 Hunter 30 side ports bommers at 8:12am 11.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1608 Hi - was looking for replacement screens and gaskets for side windows for my 1981 Hunter 30, but not

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Starboard & Port tack confusion! Brian D at 6:22pm 11.21.22 This was shown in the sinking of the Titanic movie. They ordered "Hard a Port" to avoid the Iceber
Clever Boat Names 31seahorse at 6:13pm 11.21.22 Seahorse: At the time we purchased and repaired her we were dividing our time between caring for ho
Starboard & Port tack confusion! JohnShannon at 6:12pm 11.21.22 So the only confusion arises when you are sailing by the lee. Obviously the side the sail is on is
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 5:58pm 11.21.22 I just confirmed that the line is 1/4". I just realized the furler is slanted backwards but the p
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:14pm 11.21.22 Thanks Sailors. I'll try to gravity feed the system. I haven't checked yet, but I assume this impl
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away capta at 5:02pm 11.21.22 I was always under the impression that Salt away was to was chrome and stainless outside of the boat
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 5:01pm 11.21.22 Let the forum know what the surveyor found.
Key issues with C275. sail sfbay at 4:59pm 11.21.22 Propably no different than any other sailboat of that vintage depending on how it was maintained. Wh
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.21.22 It is like an Easter Egg hunt! You have to crawl over the boat, look in every nook and cranny, and
Painting over sanded non-skid surface jssailem at 4:30pm 11.21.22 Do not change your wife! Yes.. sound advice. I hear that is more expensive than buying her a new b
Keel crack jaysweet at 4:28pm 11.21.22
New friend is a crow? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.21.22 But no sign. :( Bummer... He'll remember your face...:biggrin: and likely your tasty treats. Steak
Racing rule questions Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 11.21.22 I had a similar situation in a windy PHRF JAM race. I was B and the other boat was A and was also 2
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 11.21.22
Keel crack Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 11.21.22 Lead keel due to keel shape. Which boat and year? I would scape off coating to see if crack in kee
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 3:31pm 11.21.22 It seems we don't have ravens in Florida. We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow.
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 3:30pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and
De-powering water heater for winter Leeward Rail at 3:28pm 11.21.22 Fwiw I would install a better circuit breaker so that you can simply turn it off in the future. Hope
Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 11.21.22 If you are lucky, what you have is just failed fairing compound. If so, the repair will be fairly e

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