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When it rains, it pours... Brian D at 2:17pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2496 Dear Ishmael, Two weeks ago I talked about how my motor whats to drink sea water instead of gasolin
Sailboat junkyards? Jared1048 at 2:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1478 Anyone know of any? I need to replace my for and aft hatches and they are almost $400 each! Ch
solar power load vs charge excel sheet doehunter at 2:12pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1049 I was actually looking around the forums to see what I could find on the Raymarine ST 1000 autopilot
New Owner Bart34 at 1:22pm 07.15.11 Lancer 1/1350 Hello everyone. I am a new owner of a 76 Lancer 25. This is my first sailboat and my family and I
fried alternator? javelin at 12:50pm 07.15.11 Catalina 30 5/1513 My grandson, 10, inadvertedly shut off the main switch from all to off WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.
I got a new toy yesterday! doehunter at 12:13pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2013 I bought a Ray Marine ST1000 auto pilot. I haven't been to my boat with it yet so I have no plan on
swingkeelcable michaelstar at 10:42am 07.15.11 Smaller Boats 1/1192 anyone have to replace the cable for a swingkeel? have tried getting to the attachment point on the
Fastening to the Boom or mast John rolka at 7:18am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6220 One of my projects this weekend is to install a topping lift, 2 weeks ago I nearly dropped the boom
Davits for 400 MK II Chip2007 at 6:35am 07.15.11 Big Boats 3/2313 We have a 2001 400 MK II and would like to add davits. Would appreciate any information on what work
Formosa 41 Formosa41ketch at 5:22am 07.15.11 Other Sailboats 4/5675 Trying to survive a refit on our Formosa 41. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Rocking and Rolling RAD at 4:52am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3413 I'm in a marina for the weekend on the Hudson River in NJ and the surge from the river traffic has t
Sailboat Hire in New England? esterhazyinoz at 4:31am 07.15.11 Day Sailers 0/1277 My wife amd I will be in the NY/NJ/ New England area come this late Sept, early October. We will ra
Port Townsend to Port Angeles mschoap at 10:00pm 07.14.11 Destinations 4/5866 What do you think of this area for sailing in late August? Any travel advice would be appreciated. H
Hunter 54 rebuild update (interior) CharlieCobra at 8:45pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3099 It's been a while since I posted up progress on the Hunter but it was a ton of work. Here are some b
Heater bypass (3) paulj at 7:45pm 07.14.11 Catalina 310 6/1951 Ray I think we have the same unit for heater bypass system. Have you found a metal replacement f
Hunter 34 shoal vs deep keel stevestk at 7:21pm 07.14.11 Big Boats 11/4878 I've been looking at older Hunter 34's (80's if it matters). Can someone tell me the difference in h
Whats your favorite marina in Solomons Md? Marc Bergmueller at 7:09pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3083 Hi, looking to go to Solomons next week and looking for a better, cleaner, more family friendly plac
need trailer jaygilmer1 at 6:22pm 07.14.11 Lancer 1/1527 Need trailer for 28 foot Lancer. Any suggestions? Live in Tn.
New Owner, Hull Strength Question (1) Zee at 6:06pm 07.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3018 I am new to sailing. I purchased my first sailboat this summer, a 1973 22' Venture. I have read th
need a window jtallen2489 at 4:45pm 07.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1626 I am looking for a tinted plexiglass window for the starboard side of the cabin for my 1987 O'day 40

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Starter or battery rgranger at 6:02pm 01.24.22 And the Packers lost on Sunday Saturday :beer:
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs rgranger at 6:01pm 01.24.22 Yea the slot effect thing makes sense So if we ignore Bermuda rigs and just compare a lantern rig t
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rich Stidger at 6:00pm 01.24.22 Did you notice any difference when you had the Strong Track? Now that I think about that, I had to
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 twistedskipper at 5:57pm 01.24.22 If you start carrying water in the ballast tank while towing, make sure the trailer and tow rig are
Rudder, RitSim at 5:55pm 01.24.22 On my previous Catalina 30, I had two large skin "bubbles" (8" x 4"). Wasn't sure if it was freeze
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements dlochner at 5:49pm 01.24.22 Thank you for the responses and helpful info. I found an installation manual for the old SR Mariner
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements jssailem at 5:27pm 01.24.22 I'm guessing that the differences in the frequency will require me to replace the transducers? Co
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements shank at 5:17pm 01.24.22 Thank you for the responses and helpful info. I found an installation manual for the old SR Mariner
Long way to check out trailer sailor sail sfbay at 5:16pm 01.24.22 Whatever it took if the right boat. Purchased a boat 10 hours away (3 days driving duration) a few y
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs jssailem at 5:16pm 01.24.22 I believe it is a desire to achieve optimum performance to windward. The aft Mast location when trie
Headsail 43 Legend 1995 ggrizzard at 5:13pm 01.24.22 Is your forestay rigged with a furler? If not, I have a brand new 110 jib that might fit your boat
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Juan Carlos Zarate at 5:02pm 01.24.22 I am new to this forum, but i researched this topic a bit Not exactly the same situation but my Hunt
Starter or battery Light air at 4:59pm 01.24.22 And the Packers lost on Sunday
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56pm 01.24.22
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs PaulK at 4:56pm 01.24.22 Looking at only the rig ignores how the hull design and the center of its lateral resistance impacts
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 4:48pm 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs heritage at 4:48pm 01.24.22 It does eliminate the need for a boom. This would be nice, especially on smaller boats where the bo
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 TimFromLI at 4:43pm 01.24.22 Not sure where I read it (or saw it) but one guy did the puller flange socket thing, sprayed penetra
Starter or battery shemandr at 4:39pm 01.24.22 Thankfully I'm enema free. Maybe a few enemies.
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs shemandr at 4:37pm 01.24.22 Yeah but ... the double head sail rig leading the boat off the wind is such an easy peesy way to go

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