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Destiny Roger Long at 4:26am 08.29.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3057
It's Official peptobysmol at 11:16pm 08.28.11 Smaller Boats 1/1323 Well its official. I had to "sling" my H23... The water level in Lake Hefner is too low to do anyt
Gulf Oil Spill-Long Term Effects Ducati at 10:50pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4578 The Gulf Oil Spill has been out of the news for some time now however I am wondering what the long t
Fold down Helmsman Seat Mark Juetten at 9:24pm 08.28.11 Big Boats 3/1556 The fold down helmsman seat which when down facilitates the stern walk through has cracked at the r
How did we weather Irene? Phil Herring at 8:40pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 34/11063 Here's a quick list of links to Irene posts: Hurricane preparation observations Where does th
Why do I Have to Share Insurance With Boaters Like This? (1) Rick Webb at 8:14pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 55/12137 People stop to take photographs and look at the abandoned sailboat on Willoughby Spit in the afterma
Lady J delivery... (5) CharlieCobra at 8:08pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2938 The sun was shining brightly and hot as we managed to get the Lady J out without hitting anything, D
Versapak-sailors' opinion Andy1237 at 7:44pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1705 Fellow sailors give me your opinion on Versapak batteries. I have one appliance, a nice B'D Flashli
Polars for Pearson 31-2?? Quint at 7:43pm 08.28.11 Pearson 0/1732 Hello Folks: Anyone happen to have the polars for a Pearson 31-2 (fin keel)? I know U.S. Sailing
OBM for Maxi77 Ken13559 at 7:10pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1245 A friend is shopping for an OBM for his Maxi77 (24footer). Thinking of X-long shaft (25") Suzuki 9.9
Potter 19' - Apostle Islands andersailing at 7:08pm 08.28.11 Trailer Sailors 11/10193 I am new to the Minneapolis area from Maryland. I am considering buying a trailer sailer for use in
Glad I hauled (3) Captnkev25 at 6:58pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2153 Glad i asked Very happy I hauled. I went down to my marina earlier today and found the boat two boa
What type sole/floor Geoff K at 6:52pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2567 What kind of sole/floor materials are used in boats? All I've ever seen is teak and holly for the so
Radio checks - how many of you do it Stu Jackson at 6:39pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2724 Been a lot of chatter about this. How many of you do it? If so, why? If not, why, too. :) Added
Windy day in Olcott higgs at 6:07pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1041 As Irene passed to the SE of us about 400 + miles, we here on Lake Ontario felt some effects today w
need a new mast scotwing at 6:06pm 08.28.11 Day Sailers 6/2376 Just bought a Daysailer 2, 16'9" length. The mast is bent and I'd like to make or get a new one. I l
Looking to upgrade battery charger and add inverter luken7 at 5:34pm 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1873 It's post questions night for me ;-) On our B361, we have the original Xantrex battery charger, l
60 Amp alternator charging question luken7 at 5:20pm 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1220 Good day, I have a B361 with the Yanmar 3GM30 engine, with the 60amp alternator. Quick electrical qu
Need info on snapped swing keel cable Redhaven at 5:09pm 08.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3803 Our Catalina 22's swing keel cable snapped today when we were lowering the keel. No damage was done
Hunter 29.5 Mainsheet System tlowum at 4:48pm 08.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/6508 Hello. I'm new to the Hunter world - I recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 29.5. Overall, I love the

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Leaking thru hull (1) Tally Ho at 10:31am 10.15.22
Leaking thru hull JamesG161 at 10:19am 10.15.22 Welcome to the Sailboatowners site. We have many experts that can help. Also pictures posted here,
I bought it, now for the cribs... HeelBoy at 10:12am 10.15.22 Rather than start a new thread (I'm posting a lot) I thought I may ask this here: Can the bow be lif
Leaking thru hull JamesG161 at 10:12am 10.15.22 Cautions for sure. If that Thru Hull breaks off you will sink your boat!! Unfortunately you need t
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? HeelBoy at 10:09am 10.15.22 . However, I did try changing the angle on my centerboard to straight down... Nice, how did you ma
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 10:08am 10.15.22 Welcome to seamanship 101. Know your boat. Airdraft The distance from the top of your mast (plus a
Remote controls for 9.9 Yamaha on a Niagara 26 jssailem at 9:35am 10.15.22 Your Niagara 26 is a well built boat by a talented nautical engineer. Congrats. The 9.9 Yamaha I a
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida jssailem at 9:23am 10.15.22 Welcome to seamanship 101. Know your boat. Airdraft The distance from the top of your mast (plus a
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 9:05am 10.15.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 10.15.22 As you say, not a big deal either way if it doesn't leak. i think the whole point here is to add
Raymarine electronics hookup help (1) jssailem at 8:52am 10.15.22 Terry It sounds like you used the "Thru-Hull" mounting of the transducer. our source of tide state o
Winter Cover Capt Robbie at 8:47am 10.15.22 I have a custom cove and stopped using it because of the huge hassle of installing it Now I just put
Loading boat on trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:22am 10.15.22 Take a couple more pictures specifically of the keel guide and will check my notes from when I was a
Raymarine electronics hookup help Terry Cox at 8:16am 10.15.22 On the back of the ST6002 is an empty SeaTalk port, could I use this to tie in my chart plotter? H
23.5 headsail Crazy Dave Condon at 8:07am 10.15.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 7:32am 10.15.22 not a big deal either way if it doesn't leak. :)
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:30am 10.15.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 7:26am 10.15.22 Why would you think that yours is somehow different than the other thousands of C22s made? Because
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:21am 10.15.22 Looks like mine is above the waterline The cockpit drain thru-Hull and the keel trunk volcano are
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 7:04am 10.15.22 Looks like Heelboy pulled the trigger on a 25, so further discussion may be moot. However, I did try

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