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Sailboaters Stereotype linabu at 10:14am 10.31.11 Sails Call Lounge 5/6630 What do you think of sailboaters stereotypes of being a bunch of wind robbing vagabond rag baggers?
True_Colors True_Colors at 9:21am 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1569 Has anyone tried to remove the top of the engine box on a H-30 (1990)? I have to replace the Mixing
Cruise ship rescues sailboat crew at sea mark_swart at 8:54am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 42/640860 Saw this earlier today, boat is bobbing around a lot but does not appear to be 'sinking.' I'd be int
Common Sense Fasteners... (3) Sumner at 8:43am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 16/124855 We just finished making a new dodger for the Endeavour and decided to use common sense fasteners vs.
leaking wet exhaust on Pearson 36-2 BubbleCuffer at 8:31am 10.31.11 Pearson 7/2205 My wet exhaust tank below the companion way has pitted and cracked. Has anyone had any experience, g
Windlass for Pearson 36-2 BubbleCuffer at 8:28am 10.31.11 Pearson 12/5497 Has anyone fitted a windlass on their 36-2? I am considering a Maxwell RC10-8 horizontal windlass, s
O'Day 272 glow plug question gjaffess at 8:24am 10.31.11 Bigger Boats 4/1993 I have an O'Day 272 LE with a diesel engine. Since I have this boat (about 5 years) it has taken al
Shoot thru hull peter hall at 8:04am 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1659 I am wanting to fit a shoot thru hull transducer on my 1981 hunter 33. Does anyone know if the hull
We Have Returned to Patagonia Sequitur at 7:50am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/13428 After a relaxing four-month break back in Vancouver while winter happened in southern Chile, we have
Info on Siddons & Sindle Barnegat 17 (1967) Jim Sinkowski at 7:26am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/3048 Looking for info/comments relating to my above sailboat, ID tag #57. S ' S was listed as a Central
Caulk For Leak Repair On Wet Surface BrianW at 6:48am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 4/17028 I have several small leaks/seepages in my Hunter 26. Currently, the boat is in the water. Are there
Mooring Pickup Stick mcrow33 at 6:10am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 23/8385 Hey all, I removed my mooring pickup stick from my mooring yesterday since my boat has been pulled
In deep on my V17 Hollyweirdos at 5:08am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 285/41158 Well I am up to my usual overkill routines. In order to get all the leaks on this V17 I ended up cu
Happy halloween (1) Bill1565 at 4:33am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1213 I'm not much for "sharing", but I saw this on our club web site.
Coast Guard rescues two sailors berner73 at 4:26am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1169 Successful rescue off Cape Cod, 37' was out of Halifax. http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011
Water ballast valve leaks Capchas at 3:57am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2294 No matter how tight the wingnut, water still comes out of valve cosiderably when hauling. Rubber gas
Replacing depth, speed transducers? neilmcc at 12:15am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1892 My Hunter 336 currently has Raymarine ST (30 I think) depth and speed transducers fitted in brass ho
1978 Hunter 27 Tiller Size Traylor67 at 10:35pm 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1733 Friends, does anybody out there have a tiller steering 78 hunter 27? The currently installed tiller
Nasty Boat Odor Robert 47 at 10:27pm 10.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1777 I just came home from a weekend on our 1987 Hunter 31. As I was leaving this afternoon, my wife noti
Genoa in-haul jaming on drum rk6johnson at 8:33pm 10.30.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2661 I've had trouble with my in-haul line jamming on the furling drum on my 2008 Catalins 309. The guid

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Sanitation hose recommendation requested Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:28am 11.04.22 Raritan SaniFlex is the top rated sanitation hose for two reasons: it has a 10 year warranty agains
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear bonkle at 7:24am 11.04.22 It is an idea. You could try it in light winds to get an ideas of the force needed to control the s
Cleaning a stanky bilge? HeelBoy at 7:11am 11.04.22 .I used to take my Mac 22 to the NC outerbanks each summer and I was often far from help and unable
Sanitation hose recommendation requested kloudie1 at 7:07am 11.04.22 I did mine with Santi Flex and I am very happy with the stuff so far. PO had used a "chemical rated"
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? (1) JBP-PA at 7:04am 11.04.22 You could keep the bulkhead, but still open up the space like this. You'd probably still be a compre
Do you put your bimini down? (1) JBP-PA at 6:58am 11.04.22 I can't make it any taller since it already is rubbing on the boom. Mine has telescoping tubes. T
crack/cut in compression post H30 RoyS at 6:48am 11.04.22 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 and had to replace my compression post due to corrosion in the bilge. It is
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear jssailem at 6:40am 11.04.22 It is an idea. You could try it in light winds to get an ideas of the force needed to control the sa
Slip Unavailability RoyS at 6:38am 11.04.22 I think the future for us sailors calls for more yacht clubs with mooring fields and land areas for
Cleaning a stanky bilge? (2) rgranger at 6:34am 11.04.22 On the 22 it was aft and under the V-berth. I tossed all of the old stuff and I used the pink foam
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (2) bonkle at 6:01am 11.04.22 Also pertinent info: This is not for single handing. Just to make it less of a hastle to reach from
Slip Unavailability dLj at 6:01am 11.04.22 25% increase... that's substantial! And of course - what are you going to do? All the other boat yar
Slip Unavailability jssailem at 5:58am 11.04.22
Hood Furler - 40.5 jssailem at 5:46am 11.04.22 Often it is the little things that cause our frustration. Good to hear you found a cause and a solut
Hood Furler - 40.5 MetricMountie at 5:30am 11.04.22 Got the bottom foil from a PO of the boat two back from me. It came to me in a round about way and
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear jssailem at 5:27am 11.04.22 With you background in the Hobie 16 and the Santana 30/30, both of those boats have the Mainsheet av
Cleaning a stanky bilge? HeelBoy at 4:39am 11.04.22
Slip Unavailability kappykaplan at 3:06am 11.04.22 I know that there is a huge corporation (maybe bluewater) Safe Harbor purchased Zahnisers a couple
Looking at an s2 7.9 Indysailor at 2:42am 11.04.22 I have not seen a 7.9 fixed keel. I know there is the 8.0 which is a fixed keel and is more roomy th
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 11:13pm 11.03.22

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