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What size boat stands for shoal draft h33? sea_casper at 5:34pm 08.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1385 Depending on Irene, I may pull our 2004 H33 this weekend, I need to supply the stands, I believe th
Diesel crusing rpm's ljcraigie at 5:24pm 08.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1950 I have a new to me Hunter 280 with a 18 HP Yanmar. There was nothing in the owners manual or the Ya
what ladder does this go to. (1) hero4theday at 5:06pm 08.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1116 My boat came with these on the stern. Pretty sure they go to a ladder. Anyone know what ladder it
Mast Plate Attachment? DeniseBarrett at 5:05pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2602 My mast plate has become loose and while looking at the screws I'm realizing that whoever owned the
Engine cover rhythmsurfer at 4:56pm 08.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2568 Just curious of how the other owners of the Hunters have their engine cover secured. I am talking ab
Hunter 40 Main Traveler Replacement Orion253 at 4:43pm 08.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1415 Does any one have suggestions on the replacement or repair of the traveler system for the Hunter 40
Caribbean 1500 Hampton, Va to Nanny Cay BVI jfmid at 3:40pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1452 On a lighter note from the earthquake and Hurricane talk. Has anyone done the Caribbean 1500 Hampto
Hurricane Lines at Dock Idratherbesailing at 3:34pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3054 Those of us on the Gulf coast have some experience with tying up for hurricanes, so I thought I woul
Stu Jackson & family are almost famous! (1) Steve Dion at 3:10pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2768 Stu Jackson ' Family swimming in SF? http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2
West Marine Strikes Again Rick Webb at 2:22pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2157 Any of you Salt-Away users noticed that there is a West Marine brand product supplanting Salt-Away o
Irene CCHer at 1:33pm 08.24.11 Catalina 310 12/2558 Primarily a concern of those on the Mid Atlantic coast and looking like those in NY and NE but thoug
Painting with two-part. Ed Schenck at 1:33pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3364 After many successful years of brushing on one-parts like Brightside and Toplac I decided to heed yo
Irene and Slip preparations BillyK at 12:21pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6693 Curious what the crowd is doing to prepare for riding out the storm in their slips? My plan of acti
Yanmar Diesel Question foolproof at 11:45am 08.24.11 Catalina 30 3/2309 Hello all: I am rehabbing a 1976 Catalina 30. I ran the engine before I bought the boat, so I know
Lake Murray Catalina Rendezvous Lew Love at 11:16am 08.24.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 3/3199 Greeting and am glad you found the Lake Murray Catalina Sailboat Owners Forum. Hopefully, you were
Storm haul out or stay on mooring? Irene RobG at 10:05am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3275 Irene's track is looking really scary for us. If it were you more experienced folks with this what w
Reefing O'day240 Mainsail mitchelldranow at 9:09am 08.24.11 Day Sailers 13/6600 I tried reefing my mainsail on my O'day 240 for the first time this week and did not have great succ
Wire running question, from stereo to panel draudio at 8:46am 08.24.11 Big Boats 2/1213 I am trying to run a new wire from the stereo above the companionway to the nav station. I can get t
Storm Coming Please Prepare!! (5) Maine Sail at 8:44am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8697 Some of you will remember my many rantings about folks leaving anchors on their bows, in exposed mo
Fiberglass Work Bob J. at 8:26am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2176 I'm preparing to secure the new salon bulkheads ' stringers into place ' was wondering what to use f

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What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 09.15.22 What year is that boat? I'd agree that the price is too high given what little we can see and know
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 6:24am 09.15.22 I'm tempted to let him go on and finish up a few of those projects and then revisit it at a later d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 6:21am 09.15.22 To add to what Dave said - the C&D canal actually prohibits sailing, so motoring through there is a
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) jssailem at 6:11am 09.15.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:07am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult
East coast Florida causing spots flightlead404 at 5:46am 09.15.22 Thank you for your response. We will mostly be on the ICW, the keys late this year or early next.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 5:30am 09.15.22
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! jssailem at 5:28am 09.15.22 Yes. Pretty much all winter. They will demolish and rebuild one of the breakwaters. Then next winter
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:46am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult f
East coast Florida causing spots Andiamo 34 at 4:33am 09.15.22 Dude, there's LOADS of places. Where on the east coast? Will you be in the ICW? Keys? I pretty m
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 4:14am 09.15.22 This is a standard Schaefer 2100 jib furler on a Catalina - so guessing pretty standard design for t
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) dLj at 3:49am 09.15.22 With all due respect, you are now talking about the top pin, shown here: ed into that top piece? Is
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 2:10am 09.15.22 Thanks both, I'm pretty certain it is engine oil. The transmission oil is clear, and the dripping i
Clevis Pin Forestay rgranger at 8:13pm 09.14.22 And you have strain on the clevis. It is only supposed to keep the toggle from slipping out. Tha
Hunter 36 2007 Spin George Braun at 5:49pm 09.14.22 glad to report that our new-to-us 2008 Hunter 36 does indeed have asym spin rigging, it's on the lis
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower George Braun at 5:47pm 09.14.22 We have a 2008 Hunter 36, use a 30A splitter to plug both 120VAC legs into a 30A shore power recepta
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 5:30pm 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:29pm 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The co
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:24pm 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:10pm 09.14.22 The mounts can be checked by measuring the clearance between the top and bottom steel plates. I see

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