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Mast Question... SailorDave5050 at 1:40pm 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2445 First year as a sailboat owner. Now it's time to take the mast out to trailer the boat to its winte
O'Day 37 holding tanks Peter Brennan at 1:39pm 10.15.11 Bigger Boats 9/4134 A previous owner removed the holding tanks from both heads in our 1982 O'Day 37. He installed a Lect
what are they for???? SenecaDaze at 1:27pm 10.15.11 Smaller Boats 5/1892 well i have no picture but maybe someone can enlighten me. the boat is a 1981 hunter22 on the dinett
Running Coax Inside Mast on 26M powersailor at 1:18pm 10.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2854 Just discoverd (the hard way when I removed the mast cap) that the mast on my 26M in filled with ex
Overheating and White Smoke senseipower at 1:13pm 10.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1409 On my last day sail this year I ran out of wind and had to motor back. After about 3 miles my overhe
Bimini for C&C 99 ondinesail at 12:37pm 10.15.11 C&C 0/3376 We are in process of purchasing a C'C 99. One concern we have is that there appears not to be enoug
Working jib or genoa therishel at 11:45am 10.15.11 Trailer Sailors 18/9469 I am re-fitting a Balboa 20. It does not have any sails. I am looking into purchasing a suit of sa
222 with roller furling jib, Sheet length? Zoomie at 11:31am 10.15.11 Day Sailers 3/1838 Hey Guys! Finally got my Jib back from SailCare after converting it for use with my Snap Furler. I d
How much is enough? rognvald at 8:54am 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1723 In a recent boatyard discussion, winterizing engines was discussed. If you have a fresh water cooled
wow... Maine Sail at 8:37am 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3408 Great sailing right now.:D
windy last weekend dlewis812 at 7:43am 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1166 wanted to get one more good weekend before laying up.. of all things too much wind!!??!! looks lik
I need a bigger boat! Ned Blake at 7:01am 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3493 Ok heres a complaint nobody has ever heard before - "My boat is too small!" My wife and I have bee
Wind How much is too much? (1) Jkenny13 at 6:31am 10.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/3480 So I am watching the weather for this weekend here in Newport RI. Wind with gust over 45mph. I have
Sailboat breaks up and sinks at Barnegat Inlet NJ (1) RichH at 6:00am 10.15.11 Ask All Sailors 20/12418 Tide against wind can be a problem along the Atlantic Coast, especially when 'shooting inlets'. A
Do I have anodes? Is there a doctor for this? Endurance2010 at 12:27am 10.15.11 Big Boats 2/1338 Skippers, help! I can't find the anodes on my 1983 Yanmar 3GMF (it's in a 1984 Hunter 34). But I t
Anchor questions ... eliems at 11:33pm 10.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1784 Today the anchor was coming up twisting in the water like it usually does and arrived at the roller
The Deck I Bought -- The Deck I Have (2) rardiH36 at 9:55pm 10.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 20/4163 While looking for a picture on my hard drive to include on a "All Sailors" post about chain plate ca
Tidal Curiosity geehaw at 9:04pm 10.14.11 Ask All Sailors 20/4357 Sitting in my boat one night I was going through the the tide table. I noticed that through the who
Furler Jib Sock? Cool Beans at 8:29pm 10.14.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3226 I have a 150, a 135, and a jib. . .150 for the summer, 135 for spring and fall, and the jib for wint
Winter, to cover the Boat or not heelingsoul at 7:20pm 10.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 20/10738 I 'am in the freezing cold for 6 month of the year any Idea if there is any benefit in to cover the

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Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:52pm 11.10.22 I've got a drain at the elbow leaving the heater. And definitely next time. Or next boat.
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 rgranger at 7:52pm 11.10.22 Thanks. The picture helps alot. Is that a vhf antenna on top of the gps antenna? Yes
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 7:05pm 11.10.22 Thank you Tedd. I will keep this in mind.
Filling Instrument Holes dlochner at 6:58pm 11.10.22 The inside of the bulkhead appears to be covered in vinyl, there will be no matching that. To fill
Happy Birthday Marines (1) WayneH at 6:56pm 11.10.22 From my marine stepson.
Filling Instrument Holes Davidasailor26 at 6:55pm 11.10.22 BoatworksToday is a very handy YouTube channel for this kind of thing. This video in particular shou
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 6:53pm 11.10.22
Happy Birthday Marines Justin_NSA at 6:19pm 11.10.22 Semper Fi VMCJ1, VMFP3
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 6:13pm 11.10.22 Lots of good ideas here for us to try. As Tally Ho said we don't have overboard discharge or a mace
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:08pm 11.10.22 No, sorry, I wasn't clear. I just want to glass over them to match the rest of the cockpit wall. Tha
Happy Birthday Marines FDL S2 at 6:08pm 11.10.22 Happy Birthday Marines! Semper Fi
Holding Tank Ventilation Tedd at 6:08pm 11.10.22 Thanks for the reply, @Peggie Hall HeadMistress . I feel like I may not have explained my system ver
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 5:59pm 11.10.22 If the hose could normally be done in 1.5 without additional fittings, adding a reducing coupler ju
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Ralph Johnstone at 5:55pm 11.10.22 Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely Compared to that prop, having NO prop would be
Holding Tank Ventilation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:54pm 11.10.22 Hi Tedd... I'm glad you not only bought my book, but have actually read at least some parts of it.
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Davidasailor26 at 5:53pm 11.10.22 OK, I don't get it. How does 2x3=12? Is each "around" 2 miles? I presume Dave means 1 mile from wi
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Hayden Watson at 5:48pm 11.10.22 Awesome post!!!!!! The plexiglass is color tinted so the pigment is IN the whole plexiglass. Howeve
Filling Instrument Holes Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 11.10.22
Sick chuckwayne at 5:35pm 11.10.22 Happy to hear you're better, Dave. It's been a tough year
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 5:01pm 11.10.22 Twice around on a 1 mile course that is 12 seconds. OK, I don't get it. How does 2x3=12? Is each "

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