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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
Yanmar water pump question Ted at 8:32pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1653 On a Yanmar 2GM (raw water cooled) and 2GMF (fresh water cooled) are the raw water cooling pumps ide
Drain for the Cockpit Drain? suds at 7:37pm 10.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2848 Hello All, I have a 1974 Hunter 25 that I've been doing some repairs on over the last year. I'm cu
Mast Rising Sys for V25 (1) Jim25 at 7:17pm 10.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2945 Just put it together its been siting around now for a while getting ready to paint the deck so thoug
The Great Pumpkin Regatta (1) stephen Penny at 7:11pm 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/901 Today, just east of the Golden Gate Bridge in the SF Bay my sailboat found itself ahead of these rac
Usy 18 Capt.Rich at 6:20pm 10.30.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2296 Anyone here own one? Cheers, Rich
Need a Batten DAVA390 at 6:04pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1740 Brought the P 18 home from the marina last weekend. Big rain yesterday, sunny, 50`s today. Today is
What is this? (2) shanker at 5:48pm 10.30.11 Smaller Boats 7/1579 While winterizing my H260, I removed all the ropes that were stored in the port locker in the cockpi
Dingy davits for a 1995 37.5 with seats in the rear pulpits. shaman at 5:40pm 10.30.11 Big Boats 9/3645 Has anyone with a 37.5 found dingy davits that fit well around the aft pulpit seats???
Atomic m-15 engine shutdown SS-Aquilon at 5:16pm 10.30.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3776 My boat has a Univeral (Atomic) M-15, 11hp diesel engine. The previous owner told me the only way to
Macgregor sailors in ireland WhiteDown at 5:06pm 10.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2093 Hi I'm looking to start a loose association club gathering call it what you will of macgregor sailor
Hunter 23.5 fwd hatch av8erdunn at 4:55pm 10.30.11 Smaller Boats 4/1577 How do you 23.5 owners keep your fwd hatch open? Mine doesnt have a prop or anything.
Blowing out engine for winterizing Loose Ends at 3:57pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1543 Up here in the NE we blow out our irrigation systems and swimming pool lines for the winter. Is it p
Drill Holes In The Rudder? Ducati at 3:35pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/7693 After the boats are out for the winter, my "know it all" neighbor warned me of the perils of not dra
Fuel tank leak on Pearson 27 jkpearson27 at 3:28pm 10.30.11 Pearson 2/2316 I have an '88 Pearson 27. It is leaking diesel fuel into the bilge and it appears there is a leak i
Thanks to MaineSail-Exterior Refinish (1) brian3820 at 3:10pm 10.30.11 Big Boats 12/5328 As you know, we are bringing a 1984 Hunter 34 back to life. Thanks to Maine Sails tutorial on refini
Keel winch TomB228 at 2:21pm 10.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1539 Hello all, new here and to sailing. I just bought a 1973 MacGregor 25 and it has been modified alot
More sail drive questions and woes sailcruiser at 1:58pm 10.30.11 S2 18/2751 Hi all, I'm elbow deep in replacing sail drive seals and have hit a snag that has us stumped. Aft
40.5 weep holes in stuffing box pan bustedrudder at 1:40pm 10.30.11 Big Boats 2/1242 I was changing the packing in my stuffing box for the first time since acquiring LeiLani 5 months ag

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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
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Dalliance at 8:51pm 11.03.22
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Leeward Rail at 8:51pm 11.03.22 I started the conversation, but just got the job started now. So, looking for answers Didn't the o

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