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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 285/41152 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 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
crack/cut in compression post H30 MikeHoncho at 9:24pm 11.03.22 Is it plume or is it torqued? It looks like significant corrosion damage to the inside then the post
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 BigEasy at 9:18pm 11.03.22 I am super interested in how you go with this one. I have a 2012 Bene, and while the teak is OK, I
Dyneema for furler line Leeward Rail at 9:16pm 11.03.22 the dyneema in a tight furl is likely to slip between the coiled line not ride on top and contribut

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