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mooring a 26 Beamerguy100 at 9:53am 10.09.11 Smaller Boats 5/1802 I am about to become a 26 owner, but noticed from the pictures that there seems to be little opportu
1981 keel board rope replacement SenecaDaze at 9:37am 10.09.11 Smaller Boats 19/3271 hi,i looked at three different hunter 23's and two hunter 22's and settled on a hunter 22 i need to
Colorful sails mklein@iowatelecom.net at 9:16am 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2981 I think I may have asked this question before.... I have new sails for my boat, but they are whit
Cost of Hunter 260/270 Options jimfrankelly at 7:30am 10.09.11 Smaller Boats 4/4161 \|Does anyone have information on how much various options were on the Hunter 260 ' 270 models during
Auto pilot 1990 legend 35.5 galliob at 6:18am 10.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1713 Suggestions please for the best system to install.
Gorgeous Ohio weather (4) Ed Schenck at 6:17am 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1564 I hope everyone is experiencing our Ohio fall weather. It was 80 on the lake yesterday and the seve
I can not top off my diesel for winter. Problem? mdoyle at 5:14am 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1999 I recently acquired my boat, and although I'm at least somewhat observant, I did not notice that all
Capri-26 Help NavyDavy at 3:00am 10.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2962 I'm very close to purchasing a 1991 Capri-26. Does anyone have an owners Manual/PDF that they could
O'day 25 Purchase Question (2) Bigriver at 11:00pm 10.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 26/19936 Hello All! I'm new to sailing and I've found a 1982 O'day 25 swing keel for sale somewhat close to
Mast noise (1) Kestle at 9:01pm 10.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2086 Hey guys...I have my boat to where I want it, with one exception...the two cables for anchoring and
Re-insatalling a Centerboard robert sardo at 8:31pm 10.08.11 Bigger Boats 2/1557 Oday 30, Re-insatalling a Centerboard I recently purchased a 1979 Oday 30, hull 161, named "Paloma
What's the best way to clean cushions? Fore Sail at 7:55pm 10.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3078 Hi gang, I got a 78 Catalina 22 that needs a major cleaning and the cushions have a lot of milde
Water in H29.5 Stern Locker tlowum at 6:21pm 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1352 I have a 1994 H29.5 which I've owned about a month. Today I took a look in the starboard locker bac
Solved Mystery Leak Hunter 260 jimfrankelly at 6:19pm 10.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1764 The mystery leak was from the anchor locker drain. There was no caulk or gasket under the plastic n
Fuel line for Tohatsu merlinuxo at 6:07pm 10.08.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3543 Can anyone tell me if the smaller (5/16" line) Tohatsu and Yamaha fuel line fittings are the same? T
Yanmar over heating thaeni at 4:04pm 10.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2897 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F. While motoring I increased the RPM to 3400 for about 40 min then the over he
How much rain? KingAirDriver at 3:49pm 10.08.11 Catalina 22 9/2249 Boy...this may sound silly... I am a bit nervous...we have been getting pounded by 40 kt winds, and
Intuition Roger Long at 2:24pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3071 I sometimes wonder about my instincts, like the time I suddenly decided not to fly a plane on a perf
Chainplate torn through deck. teacherspet at 2:02pm 10.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 36/6562 Just got my boat back in the water. It was tied up on the dock slip. The slip next to it has a overh
Pearson 31-2 Cabin Sole Construction Question gundaddy at 1:58pm 10.08.11 Pearson 2/3662

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Identify This Boat? (1) rgranger at 8:45am 10.20.22 That would be a Landfill 28 or 30. ;):beer:
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 8:42am 10.20.22 Are any other lights not working. Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Then any other conne
Mast light power on H240 rgranger at 8:39am 10.20.22 Are any other lights not working. Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Then any other connec
Forestay decking coming out (1) rgranger at 8:37am 10.20.22 I used to have a V22. The forestay chainplate was bolted to the starboard leading edge of the bow.
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 8:36am 10.20.22 Thank you, I appreciate the advice, I was thinking something along the lines of this as well. I app
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Kings Gambit at 8:36am 10.20.22 Not sure about slack tide, typically I just look at times for high and low tide. If you want more g
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates rgranger at 8:26am 10.20.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 8:20am 10.20.22 Nitrogen will settle over the top surface and seal it.. Air is 79% nitrogen... your positive resu
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Leeward Rail at 8:17am 10.20.22 being especially careful with veneered surfaces that you don't sand through the veneer. This is th
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 dmax at 7:56am 10.20.22 Re-finishing teak is not that different from other hardwoods. First, you want to clean the surface w
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 7:36am 10.20.22 I don't believe you'll find barnacles in fresh water. It could be the owner is using as a generic t
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak CrispyCringle at 7:05am 10.20.22 Thanks for posting the results of your leak check. It just goes to show why its so hard to find leak
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level SkookumZac at 7:05am 10.20.22 That does look like excessive mast rack. It sounds like the new turnbuckles are shorter. I had a s
Loading boat on trailer scottscotty at 7:03am 10.20.22 10/4 on the fulton. I already am strapping across the boat at cockpit, but in front of the stanchion
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain dLj at 7:02am 10.20.22 There is a new process called "mechanical galvanizing" that a lot of companies use and call it "equi
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Randy Rohrbeck at 7:00am 10.20.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blister
Loading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 6:55am 10.20.22 (my old shoulders do NOT like that last 10" of pulling that boat up to position if the ramp is too
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 6:55am 10.20.22 I took the eyebrows off and filled the holes - I prefer the look without them. It would be simple en
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 10.20.22 Nice looking boat!
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 6:38am 10.20.22 Thanks to all, I really appreciate the input. I will provide an update as I sort it out.

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