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A question please Sublime at 8:09pm 08.25.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/7914 My boat needs to be reefed at 15 kts and the boat is rated for up to 30 kts. Frequently enough, I'm
Rop/line based traveler for 87 Mac 25 Kestle at 8:05pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1656 I despise the mainsheet rig, as all the other boats I sail on have mid boom travelers, with tracks t
Poll: How many sailors are hauling out their boats? jrowan at 8:04pm 08.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2034 Just curious to know how many sailors are hauling out their sailboats due to the approaching Hurrica
New outboard time Mac Bentley at 8:02pm 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1452 I'm ready to buy a new outboard for my h23, a 5 hp. Does anyone see anything wrong with buying off t
Launching a Hunter 23 lee5267 at 6:18pm 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2334 I am currently considering buying a hunter 23 with a trailer and have the option of keeping the boat
a- frame for mast Eugene1939 at 6:05pm 08.25.11 Catalina 22 2/1938 Hi folks. Am new to boats as well as new Catalina 22 owner. Have tried archives for raising mast
Winch for the Keel bugsboat at 5:53pm 08.25.11 Catalina 22 9/3282 I have a 1990 Catalina 22 and when I tried to winch the keel back into place, the winch would not ho
Dufour Arpege owners? Du4salr! at 5:43pm 08.25.11 Other Sailboats 0/3609 Looking for any other Dufour owners, specifically the Arpege' Doug
NE sailors, I'm concerned sailaway78 at 5:32pm 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 25/4672 Some have posted that they will have their boats on the hard, and are just a few feet above the high
Why Catalina? riley_osx at 5:19pm 08.25.11 Catalina 30 20/5345 I am in the process of buying a sailboat. I am wondering why you guys decided to make Catalina your
Plugging Exhaust gpd955 at 5:01pm 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1635 During storm prep a question arose and we couldn't come up with a definite answer so I put it to my
Racing into the Eye of the Storm Roger Long at 4:47pm 08.25.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4020 So, there we were on a waterfront deck on a beautiful day in Lunenburg planning the rest of our crui
New York City and Boston Evacuation? RECESS at 4:09pm 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 31/6009 Just watched the live Mayor Bloomberg press conference. He is asking for a voluntary evacuation of l
Leaky Sinks / Water Tank Wont Fill Nick_Hill at 3:19pm 08.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3257 Hi Peggie, I recently bought a 78 Kettenburg 32 it is pretty much the same setup as the Columbia 9.
The fleet gets smaller - now down to one MrMikey64 at 3:04pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1191 I was able to finally find a new home for my 1985 Mac 22. It went to a very nice couple from AZ, w
1981 H22 Traveler (2) JaiExplorer at 2:23pm 08.25.11 Smaller Boats 7/2305 I am the proud new owner of a 1981 H22. When I picked her up there were a couple of things to work
need a name of a missing part USCG369 at 2:16pm 08.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1739 have a 21 ft macgregor venture 21, I am missing the plastic/rubber snorkle looking air vent that goe
Hatch replacement Percy at 2:09pm 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/941 I have to replace the forward (vee berth) hatch on my 1980 Hunter 27 Cherubini. Any advice re suppli
Lewmar Hatch Friction Lever TomN at 2:08pm 08.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/3772 My friction lever on my main Lewmar hatch broke and I need to replace. I've already ordered a new o
Hunter 33.5 wiring diagram JST123 at 11:47am 08.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1248 I purchased a 1988 Hunter 33.5 in May. I did not recieve any wiring diagrams with the boat and have

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Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Siamese at 4:06pm 10.23.22 I've been naked in the Walmart parking lot many times. I mean, there you are in your travel trailer
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:02pm 10.23.22 For sale cheap Does the brake handle really come as standard equipment ?
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Siamese at 3:59pm 10.23.22 You bet...I love my Smartplug. It'd be hard to imagine anyone installing it and regretting it.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 10.23.22
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:58pm 10.23.22 For sale cheap
CDI FF2 CrispyCringle at 2:56pm 10.23.22 I replaced my forestay on the 23.5 with a stock replacement from the store on this website. Fit perf
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 JoeWhite at 2:48pm 10.23.22 Try hammering from the bottom gently on each valve. Then insert a large screwdriver in each valve fr
Water filter clarification... SycloneDriver at 2:46pm 10.23.22
Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 2:36pm 10.23.22 Where is the fun in that? Beside, you might miss the opening and closing temps of the thermostat.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 2:35pm 10.23.22
winter cover shemandr at 2:28pm 10.23.22 With regard to custom covers I think they have to end at the outside toerail/rail guard or go past t
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug jssailem at 2:09pm 10.23.22 And until I'm retired, I'd rather keep my boat shore list to what must be done. May your retiremen
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 2:07pm 10.23.22 much easier to diagnose it with temperature gun readings from various points on the engine. Where
winter cover David in Sandusky at 1:43pm 10.23.22 We pull the wood on the companionway entry and hatch slides and replace them with pine for the winte
winter cover (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 10.23.22 Finding a used one will be tough. It has to fit not only the rough length and beam of your boat, bu
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 1:13pm 10.23.22 Says they have a fixed keel: "We have the 2500 lb lead deep profile fixed keel. "
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (1) Tally Ho at 1:10pm 10.23.22
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug SawyerCurt at 12:42pm 10.23.22
Water filter not needed right? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 10.23.22 A perhaps more interesting questions is where does the teed off line above the strainer go ?? I th
Water filter not needed right? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 10.23.22 Presumably there is a valve (seacock) between the strainer and the thru hull? I assume that black d

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