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Am I crasy hunter bum at 1:30pm 08.22.11 Islander 7/3000 I don't know if I'm getting crasy. I just find a boat 1982 islander 36 feet good engine good sails v
Stuck in-mast furling sail Jamesjoanne at 1:22pm 08.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3468 I've had several instances of my furling mainsail on my 2007 343 becoming caught so that I can't pul
Necker Island Fire FourPoints at 12:56pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2840 http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/08/22/richard-bransons-private-necker-island-estate-de
Clogged Fuel Pickup, Diesel jimmcgee at 12:50pm 08.22.11 Catalina 30 15/9138 Two weekends ago we were sailing in choppy conditions on the bay. When I fired up the engine to drop
Sprint Atlantic windlass on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 12:35pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 14/7565 I got my 2001 Hunter 410 this year. It has a Simpson lawrence windlass and my manual that was in the
Hurricane preparation advice Kermit at 12:26pm 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 13/3383 First mate just sent me the newest projected path for Hurricane Irene. Looks like it'll hit us dir
Replacing Ports (windows?) davenlynn at 12:25pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2287 After giving the boat a thorough washing, we found lots of water in the cabin. It's time to replace
Tiller for Hunter 25 jdecristoforo at 11:53am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 7/1995 I Purchased a 1979 Hunter 25. I am looking for any documentation on the mechanics of the tiller. T
wiring diagram hunter 33.5 JST123 at 11:50am 08.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2822 I purchased a 1988 Hunter 33.5 in May. I did not recieve any wiring diagrams with the boat and have
cheek block for centerboard bart5008 at 10:55am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 7/1824 This weekend while preparing to put the boat on the trailer the cheek block at the corner of the hat
storm sailing redhead78 at 10:36am 08.22.11 Big Boats 1/1318 Hey all, I've noticed in the last couple of weeks several of our group have been interested in saili
Cabin sole delaminating drharveys at 10:01am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 0/954 Thanks to a combination of floods, rainstorms and heat, the cabin sole is delaminating. This is not
Anyone on Lake Champlain? vtsailguy at 9:59am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1081 I am looking for a friendly MacGregor owner that is on Lake Champlain. I am interesting in getting o
C-387 Transmission - Kanzaki KM3A1 Service Instructions? genestangel at 9:57am 08.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3578 Fellow Catalina Owners, I just purchased a 2003 C-387 and would like to service the transmission. W
O'day 25 anchored : 2 questions Coty137 at 9:52am 08.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2622 Good day fellow sailors, I have a few questions for you 25 O'day CB owners. 1- How do you deal,whe
Celebrity Class sailboats (4) 31seahorse at 9:51am 08.22.11 Trailer Sailors 2/11422 Hello Members, Today we start cleaning and restoring our Celebrity! :) "Linde" is hull #860. We
Irene Steve Kamp at 9:31am 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 48/8543 NWS projecting category 3 storm targeting Charleston Saturday morning. Carolina sailors , take note
Instrument Wire Routing Hunter 37.5 Judgemeknot at 9:22am 08.22.11 Big Boats 1/1427 Trying to run speed and depth wires from through hulls to cockpit. Old wires appear to run starboard
Venture 2-22 tiller/rudder voltzwgn at 9:10am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4195 Good Morning, This weekend I became a new sailboat owner, of an old sailboat. I picked up a 1973
Cut my trip short (1) doehunter at 8:44am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1056 What was I thinking? It's just too hot down here. I put in about 5 Saturday evening. I had a wond

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Sold my S28 VTRChris at 10:31am 10.07.22 Hello everybody...I loved reading the forum and will continue to do so. Just sold my 1984 S28...sw
Through holes and prop Richard19068 at 10:22am 10.07.22 But I may have found some information. There is a Mirage 27 for sale at Crescent Beach Marina, wh
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 10:14am 10.07.22 I installed a simple "homemade" traveler on my H26.... HUGE increase in upwind performance. If th
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 10:12am 10.07.22 I've got a 9x12 piece of 1/2 inch plywood I'm gonna seal and then epoxy to the hull under the v-bert
No Backstay? Hollyberry at 10:05am 10.07.22 Our last two boats have had swept spreader, but also adjustable backstays. I'd hate to give up the a
Where do you guys put your battery? Leeward Rail at 9:58am 10.07.22 What is a good, general purpose epoxy for securing a battery box underneath the v-berth? Or for sec
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 9:50am 10.07.22 With our 35' boat on a 40' dock, we know we will never hit the end of a dock if I throw the line on
Where do you guys put your battery? Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 10.07.22
Wind angle Slider at 9:22am 10.07.22 Well guys, after 4 months of back order I received my 608 B&D/SImrad wind sensor. The yard only cha
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 8:33am 10.07.22 Minor Correction the the Chart above. The Dotted Red Lines are not the Winds. They are the Pressur
Transducer question AaronD at 8:28am 10.07.22 Lots of things will work in addition to toilet wax, including electricians putty (less messy than w
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 8:25am 10.07.22 Quoting myself: I use West System epoxy and their fillers / hardeners to thicken it. I've mostly u
Where do you guys put your battery? AaronD at 8:24am 10.07.22 What is a good, general purpose epoxy for securing a battery box underneath the v-berth? Or for sec
Issues Sailing Upwind Sailfanatic at 8:21am 10.07.22 Some closehauled sailing guidelines here H-6m18M1bCY
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 8:19am 10.07.22 What is a good, general purpose epoxy for securing a battery box underneath the v-berth? Or for secu
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps LakeShark at 8:16am 10.07.22 @Tedd Pool noodles over the strap works great. They rest on the hull and form to the bend really we
Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 8:13am 10.07.22 The good news is the Westerlies are moving at 15 knots. Fast storms have less time to intensify It
How well does a C-270 trailer? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 10.07.22 I had a 270 fin keel I REALLY liked but never considered it trailerable, Meriachee is only one I'm a
Issues Sailing Upwind LakeShark at 8:07am 10.07.22 Hello All, Looking for any Catalina22 owners that struggle to get their boats upwind. I have use
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Calif. Ted at 8:01am 10.07.22 When I replaced lens on portlights it did also involve a change of hardware, for size 1 & 7 round en

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