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An enjoyable sail Les at 5:07pm 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1421 We (my wife and I) just got back from a wondrous day sail. It was the commonly gray skies of the pa
One bucket or two Ray T at 5:00pm 09.18.11 Smaller Boats 5/1331 Coming back to the dock after sailing has been a pain this year. The wind has invariably been blowin
Advice on adding new winches and wheel ROB STOEGBAUER at 4:47pm 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/1915 I have a '96 29.5 Hunnter. I have have been sailing it for about a year and have been slowly upgradi
V Berth storage solutions for a long voyage rascal5511 at 4:45pm 09.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2185 We are retiring and leaving in 3 months for an adventure from Florida to the Bahama's and on to the
88 Hunter 30 Icebox Drain? bcollis at 4:32pm 09.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1143 After weeks of a dry bilge, I happened to see all kinds of white nastiness down there today. I clean
Cockpit drain c_witch at 4:23pm 09.18.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4222 Oh yea I now have the new cockpit drain installed and the new patch in the cockpit sole installed wi
Knot meter quit Ron Roman at 4:23pm 09.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2879 I went for a sail today and the knot meter was working and about half way thru it quit, all I had ar
Asa Course Advice Please 06HARLEYULTRA at 4:05pm 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3042 I am going to register for the Basic Keelboat cert at either Lanier Sailing Academy on Lake Murray,
Newport 17 Centerboard Replacement danstevens57 at 3:40pm 09.18.11 Newport 1/4318 I am restoring a 1968 Newport 17 which lost its centerboard in a storm. Does anyone know where I ca
Mast Raising System powersailor at 2:56pm 09.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3069 Just bought a new 26M but the mast raising "system" just won't do the job and lets the mast swing in
Good meeting Sailinnsc at 2:52pm 09.18.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 0/2088 Ew, Had a great time and enjoyed meeting lots of new folks Thanks for putting this together and i
Where did thread go? GorillaToast at 2:34pm 09.18.11 Catalina 22 5/1279 Last week on this forum, there was a thread entitled "How Much is Too Much?" I wanted to read it t
Beneteau meetup at annapolis boat show? luken7 at 1:38pm 09.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1859 Any Bene owners going to the boat show this year and want to meet up? Is there anything planned?
Keel lock on a 1987 allen-deckard at 1:31pm 09.18.11 Catalina 22 12/2017 I'm sorry very sorry I know this has been asked a million times and I know it's in here somewhere bu
help with alcohol stove allen-deckard at 1:14pm 09.18.11 Catalina 22 10/4614 The alcohol stove on my boat I'm havin a bit of issue with nothing extreem but still an issue cause
Sail a Hunter 30 from Easton MD to Norfolk Va. Rich Bright at 12:37pm 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2975 A client just asked me ? How long and how much to Sail his Hunter 30 from Easton Maryland to Norfolk
ASA Certification CBIsailor at 11:37am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2207 I'm planing on sailing from Boston to Cape Cod but before I can sail is there any ASA certifications
Bin in aft head Sailing Poodles at 10:40am 09.18.11 Big Boats 2/1228 Anyone know where I can buy a bin that fits into the cupboard under the sink in of the aft heads in
Atomic 4 in Oday 27 Ajay73 at 9:49am 09.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1611 Considering a 1975 Oday 27. If need be, how difficult is it to remove an Atomic 4 from these boats
Atomic 4 Owners pkdailey4 at 9:05am 09.18.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6866 I'm looking at a Islander 30 MKII w/an Atomic 4 gas motor. I'm looking for feedback on reliability,

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New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 08.30.22
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 10:27am 08.30.22 thank you everyone for your timely and useful input. Wifey' read the responses and said "if you know
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 08.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:15am 08.30.22 You should be getting a couple of drips/minute max. while motoring and nothing while at rest. Now
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 08.30.22 I see said the blind man. Wrong condensation. @RitSim 's procedure is what you want.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:08am 08.30.22 For your first time, it's best to have a buddy in whom you have 100% confidence working opposite yo
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 08.30.22 Yes I do and now I get about 2 drips per second when before it was about 1 drip every 3 or 4 second
Island Time Progress report CaptainRed at 9:59am 08.30.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun? Its certainly the gift that
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:51am 08.30.22 After looking again and again at photos #8 and #10, I am convinced that your only problem shown in
Forward portside fixed port leak Banooma at 9:44am 08.30.22 Fair question. Not interior condensation. The AC was on all night and working fine. I was referring
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.30.22 Definitely plugged before hitting he water. If you do want to keep it bone dry back there, purchase
Bonding/electrolysis ? (2) Maine Sail at 9:32am 08.30.22 That makes a lot of sense to me, having read the article. I have never seen it done, though. Is t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:32am 08.30.22 Do you have a conventional packing because if so, it should have a small leak because that is what
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 08.30.22 This originated from overnight condensation and not a deluge, so I feel I need to address this soon
Weird Electrical Experience WayneH at 9:27am 08.30.22 When I bought my first home, there were two breakers in the panel that would fight each other. Reset
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Giro at 9:24am 08.30.22
Bonding/electrolysis ? Maine Sail at 9:22am 08.30.22 So the question is whether to bond or not to bond? Anyone care to weigh in on the pros and cons??
Oday 35 winch replacement sail sfbay at 9:13am 08.30.22 Welcome to the forum!! Photo? What size do you have now? If you like the winch, replace it with the
Oday 35 winch replacement Dave Groshong at 9:12am 08.30.22 Just measure the base circumference with a soft tape if the winch is still on the boat, that will g
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Thaniel at 9:00am 08.30.22 Like someone said eons ago: "Just Don't." Freeway?!? What are you thinking? Even if you're only

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