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Do I need a winch on the mast O'day 26 John Stevens at 4:52pm 07.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2420 I bought and O'day 26, haven't sailed it yet. I've noticed some of the 25/26 O'days have a winch on
Benny 331 - jabsco shower pump Greg McKenzie at 4:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2046 Our boat is 10 years old this year so there is wear ' tear and systems/processes need to be updated.
looking for Injector repair Jim Seamans at 3:38pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2258 Well, its about time for my injectors (been 9 year) to be inspected and repaired if necessary. Looki
When it rains, it pours... Brian D at 2:17pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2598 Dear Ishmael, Two weeks ago I talked about how my motor whats to drink sea water instead of gasolin
Sailboat junkyards? Jared1048 at 2:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1523 Anyone know of any? I need to replace my for and aft hatches and they are almost $400 each! Ch
solar power load vs charge excel sheet doehunter at 2:12pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1127 I was actually looking around the forums to see what I could find on the Raymarine ST 1000 autopilot
New Owner Bart34 at 1:22pm 07.15.11 Lancer 1/1453 Hello everyone. I am a new owner of a 76 Lancer 25. This is my first sailboat and my family and I
fried alternator? javelin at 12:50pm 07.15.11 Catalina 30 5/1689 My grandson, 10, inadvertedly shut off the main switch from all to off WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.
I got a new toy yesterday! doehunter at 12:13pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2215 I bought a Ray Marine ST1000 auto pilot. I haven't been to my boat with it yet so I have no plan on
swingkeelcable michaelstar at 10:42am 07.15.11 Smaller Boats 1/1229 anyone have to replace the cable for a swingkeel? have tried getting to the attachment point on the
Fastening to the Boom or mast John rolka at 7:18am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6914 One of my projects this weekend is to install a topping lift, 2 weeks ago I nearly dropped the boom
Davits for 400 MK II Chip2007 at 6:35am 07.15.11 Big Boats 3/2505 We have a 2001 400 MK II and would like to add davits. Would appreciate any information on what work
Formosa 41 Formosa41ketch at 5:22am 07.15.11 Other Sailboats 4/6569 Trying to survive a refit on our Formosa 41. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Rocking and Rolling RAD at 4:52am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3662 I'm in a marina for the weekend on the Hudson River in NJ and the surge from the river traffic has t
Sailboat Hire in New England? esterhazyinoz at 4:31am 07.15.11 Day Sailers 0/1369 My wife amd I will be in the NY/NJ/ New England area come this late Sept, early October. We will ra
Port Townsend to Port Angeles mschoap at 10:00pm 07.14.11 Destinations 4/6280 What do you think of this area for sailing in late August? Any travel advice would be appreciated. H
Hunter 54 rebuild update (interior) CharlieCobra at 8:45pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3286 It's been a while since I posted up progress on the Hunter but it was a ton of work. Here are some b
Heater bypass (3) paulj at 7:45pm 07.14.11 Catalina 310 6/2270 Ray I think we have the same unit for heater bypass system. Have you found a metal replacement f
Hunter 34 shoal vs deep keel stevestk at 7:21pm 07.14.11 Big Boats 11/5408 I've been looking at older Hunter 34's (80's if it matters). Can someone tell me the difference in h
Whats your favorite marina in Solomons Md? Marc Bergmueller at 7:09pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3555 Hi, looking to go to Solomons next week and looking for a better, cleaner, more family friendly plac

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1977 Hunter 27 Rudder Bushing/Bearing info ggrizzard at 9:43am 09.22.22 I think the OP is concerned that his Rudder Shaft is bent, not his prop shaft.
MK1 interior rearrangment. pete c at 9:35am 09.22.22 I am mindful of bulkheads being structural. The plan that I have would involve widening the bulkhead
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 9:35am 09.22.22 If you do any study of open water cruising, you'll hear repeated over and over do not make critical
Gori propeller CarlN at 9:12am 09.22.22 ..... don't diesel's love a load? :) Using overdrive at 2300 is no problem as long as you aren't g
Help Me Choose A Boat !! shemandr at 9:10am 09.22.22 I think the choice between a full keel and a fin keel boils down to if you are going to sail solo a
Help Me Choose A Boat !! CarlN at 8:58am 09.22.22 Get your Channel Islands and "live on a mooring" boat now. Either of your choices are good for that
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 8:50am 09.22.22 I thought that I was going to own a Cal 34, and had been taking with someone about buying his, so I
MK1 interior rearrangment. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 09.22.22 Be mindful that bulkheads are not movable and are located where they are for structural support. Doi
C309 Generator Install sail sfbay at 7:44am 09.22.22 Did not see any 309 owner upgrades posted on this site. Might check with the Catalina owners organiz
Help Me Choose A Boat !! dlochner at 7:27am 09.22.22 Creature comforts and head room are really important when cruising or living aboard. The difference
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line SkookumZac at 7:25am 09.22.22 This is very fixable at home. I don't recommend getting it wet as is--those exposed fibers will wic
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 7:25am 09.22.22 What is the issue with the Cal34 you list? Pearson and Ericson made good boats. If I was consider
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line JBP-PA at 7:08am 09.22.22 Sure, you can just drill another hole close to it and fill the old hole. If it happens again, howev
Bristol 29 Mast Support FastOlson at 7:07am 09.22.22 Per your sig line you already own a superior-handling offshore boat, your Cal 34. Why downgrade? Or
Help Me Choose A Boat !! FastOlson at 7:05am 09.22.22 Look at an Ericson 32-3... Fast, solid, comfortable, and sister ships have done oodles of offshore m
H41DS heater venting (1) sail sfbay at 7:03am 09.22.22 What kind of heater and where do you plan to mount it........bulkhead, force air, hydronic and are y
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions FastOlson at 7:00am 09.22.22 Thanks for the feedback so far! It would be nice to have basic measurements from a similar year, I'
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Justin_NSA at 6:51am 09.22.22 No headroom would get old quick. The Bristol has a gas engine. The Pearson is diesel. Here's a revie
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Leeward Rail at 6:43am 09.22.22 I am mostly worried about investing money into a boat that I may not be excited about in the future
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 6:06am 09.22.22 Thanks, Keep us posted Terry. I have two filled tanks right now but if I can find a tank or two wh

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