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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 0/3606 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 20/5335 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 4/4019 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 4/3256 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 7/2304 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
Wiring diagram for a H33.5 JST123 at 11:38am 08.25.11 Big Boats 4/1555 I purchased a 1988 Hunter 33.5 in May. I did not recieve any wiring diagrams with the boat and have
Irene's updated projected path Witzend at 10:56am 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2607 Beware...it keeps moving back to the west, some models have it coming up the Chessy.
Autohelm ST 50 Plus ?(Raymarine) wind indicator (1) midwest at 10:35am 08.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/6661 I have "Authelm" wind indicator on my 1996 Catalina MKII that hopefully just needs calibration. Does
Outboard shaft length on 240 jblersch at 10:02am 08.25.11 Smaller Boats 6/2482 Time has come to replace the outboard on my 240. I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the 20

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Sinks draining slowly. Justin_NSA at 9:35am 10.23.22 You did the right thing. P-traps are designed to be a water seal between sewer gases and the sink dr
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions sail sfbay at 9:35am 10.23.22 ......... I am trying to replace the lifelines and cabin cushions...... Unfornately the owner's man
Sinks draining slowly. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 10.23.22 My boat had "P" traps under the sinks in both drain lines as delivered from the factory. Drainage w
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Rick D at 9:08am 10.23.22 Ill pile on and say that I did the same a couple of years ago. The twist lock was just so darn hard
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions Crazy Dave Condon at 9:02am 10.23.22 You need to know the hole diameter at the top of the stanchion tip to make sure the new lifeline fro
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Hollyberry at 9:01am 10.23.22 I've switched to the Smartplug receptacle and simply changed the cord-end fitting twice.. On our las
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug marchem at 8:07am 10.23.22
Sinks draining slowly. sail sfbay at 8:02am 10.23.22 Should drain freely. Sounds like an obstruction. If you cannot clear it suggest replacing the hose
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tally Ho at 7:46am 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 7:32am 10.23.22 Many thanks for responding and wish you and your fellow Floridians well. I look forward to any pho
Sinks draining slowly. Justin_NSA at 7:16am 10.23.22 "best you can tell there are no blockages"? Did you run a snake? Plunge it? How could you tell? We k
Sinks draining slowly. Tally Ho at 7:04am 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 6:55am 10.23.22
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Davidasailor26 at 6:46am 10.23.22 Job well done! I made that upgrade a few years ago after my original twist-lock plug melted down twi
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, (2) SailingLoto at 6:05am 10.23.22 My first boat was the flat deck variation of the cm21. Fun little boat. Very simple. Very rotten,
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 5:22am 10.23.22 I had a similar problem with my Mark 25 keelboat. It was not the keel bolts. Ultimately, the boat
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions patbratton at 5:22am 10.23.22 I have been putting off replacing my life lines also. These are a few links that spurred my curiosit
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection shemandr at 5:15am 10.23.22 I had a similar problem with my Mark 25 keelboat. It was not the keel bolts. Ultimately, the boaty
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) RoyS at 5:09am 10.23.22 Rich, don't quit now. You can ask the yard to place a shrink wrap door over the chock and you can pl
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 5:07am 10.23.22 Thank you all for the responses, this is our first boat and 2nd season sailing her. I was under the

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