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C&C 34' vs. Morgan 30/2 simmonct at 2:38pm 11.01.11 C&C 1/1951 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 1/2008 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 1/1035 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 1/2521 > 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 1/1210 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 3/1371 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 14/2899 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 29/4465 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 4/17308 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 39/7470 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 6/1465 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 14/3404 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 0/1067 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 7/1953 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 3/1402 Will be first time hauling my 410. I remember reading in the manual (that is a 3 hours round trip to
40.5 House battery bank location bustedrudder at 4:56am 11.01.11 Big Boats 15/2656 Not that i need another project, but I never liked the placement of the 4 T105s in the stb aft locke
BDiesel Pully conversion Beneteau 321 at 4:31am 11.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1201 Diesel Pulley Conversion Has anyone out there converted their v belt pulley system on their Diesels
From 16X11 2 blades to 3: What size? Philip_Oceanis 361 at 3:24am 11.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1846 I currently have a perfectly sized fixed 2-blade propeller in my boat (Beneteau 361) that loads the
Water tanks - install - tricky questions here... CanuckSailor at 10:04pm 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3794 Hello all - I have bladders under my cockpit benches and I've decided I'm not happy with them. I was
motor mount teacher63 at 8:30pm 10.31.11 Smaller Boats 8/1974 I have a Hunter 23 with the old motor mount on the stern. it is all fiberglass kind of C shaped. I

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Oday 28 want to know more before I buy cryptotech at 8:40am 10.10.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest doing an internet search on Oday 28 sailboat specs and reviews to l
Marine head on a 1972 Macgregor Venture 24 dlochner at 8:34am 10.10.22 Several folks have suggested hiring a surveyor and in general that is good idea if you are unfamilia
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 8:26am 10.10.22 If you have the clearance, I would use a large "C" clamp as a press, put a large Deep Well socket o
Hoisting the Headsail Project_Mayhem at 8:23am 10.10.22 It may even tear the sail cloth. To further elaborate, the sailcloth often gets pulled into track
Marine head on a 1972 Macgregor Venture 24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:18am 10.10.22 1. Did Macgregor install marine heads on the 1972 model sailboat or was the marine head and afterma
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? jssailem at 8:06am 10.10.22 I bought my 1974 built boat, in 2015. The Perkins 4.107 engine was built in 1973. Pre purchase resea
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Parsons at 8:05am 10.10.22 Beautiful sentiments and work, @JBP-PA - I love the can-do attitude and willingness to tear it apart
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Davidasailor26 at 8:03am 10.10.22
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) BigEasy at 7:58am 10.10.22 Suggestions and comments from all of the experts? I had a similar problem a couple years ago whe
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Tally Ho at 7:56am 10.10.22 What year? I see 3 different varieties of the O28 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat?filter%5Bnam
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:51am 10.10.22 There are two kinds of MMSI in Canada, "Licensed" and "Not Licensed." But the two application forms
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Tally Ho at 7:48am 10.10.22 Depends on hours and maintenance of the engine. My 30+ year old Yanmar 2GM20F runs great, is very r
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy sail sfbay at 7:47am 10.10.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest doing an internet search on Oday 28 sailboat specs and reviews to le
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? kloudie1 at 7:43am 10.10.22 Don is right on. Plus, I'd stay away from the sailboat ones that are kinda rare, like Bukh, Saab, BM
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? (1) rgranger at 7:39am 10.10.22 Rudder, didn't these have a rudder that retracted into the cockpit via a slot in the hull/deck? T
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? (6) rgranger at 7:33am 10.10.22 209910Sand Blasted and rust treated 209912First coat of primer 209913Intermediate stage. Trailing
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:32am 10.10.22 Excellent information guys, thanks a lot!
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main CaptainStan at 7:27am 10.10.22 I have loose footed. I asked the local sailmaker how to tension the outhall . He said there should b
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:25am 10.10.22 I am blown away by the breadth and depth of knowledge available on C22's.... And the helpfulness o
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? rgranger at 7:21am 10.10.22 I did a Pearson 26 keel a few years ago that had some bad rust. The premier solution is sandblasti

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