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Rocking and Rolling RAD at 4:52am 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3707 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 0/1389 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 4/6337 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 8/3325 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 6/2314 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 11/5437 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 14/3642 Hi, looking to go to Solomons next week and looking for a better, cleaner, more family friendly plac
need trailer jaygilmer1 at 6:22pm 07.14.11 Lancer 1/1653 Need trailer for 28 foot Lancer. Any suggestions? Live in Tn.
New Owner, Hull Strength Question (1) Zee at 6:06pm 07.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3164 I am new to sailing. I purchased my first sailboat this summer, a 1973 22' Venture. I have read th
need a window jtallen2489 at 4:45pm 07.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1753 I am looking for a tinted plexiglass window for the starboard side of the cabin for my 1987 O'day 40
Swing Keel Cable Humming tcarloni71 at 4:29pm 07.14.11 Catalina 22 14/6747 While I am sailing the cable to my swing keel hums from vibration. I don't let it down all the way
Best Battery Application Red Ryder at 4:23pm 07.14.11 Day Sailers 11/2571 I am sure that this topic has been discussed before, if so I apologize ahead of time: however; I hav
Center board stuck any suggestions tommym at 4:00pm 07.14.11 Day Sailers 5/3771 My 12 year old Hunter170 has a stuck centerboard. Never has done anything but drop all these years
Waste Holding System Upgrade Duke at 3:49pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1863 I have a Morgan 321 that still has the original bladder - instead of a tank - waste holding system.
Hunter 31 thruhulls mellis18 at 3:38pm 07.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2643 I want to make sure I find all the thruhulls on my 84 hunter 31. I found the valves for the engine w
The Yawldory Sails! (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 07.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4305 http://hphotos-snc6.fbcdn.net/280002_1666882852370_1846284215_1067897_1270867_o.jpg Full album here
nature powered bilge pump merlinuxo at 2:27pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2168 I think this is a neat idea: http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=632
auto pilot dlewis812 at 1:38pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6402 reading other post on single handed. have been single handing just fine without an auto pilot o
Boat Us Trying To Help (1) kloudie1 at 1:03pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3219 This was discussed before but here is the BOAT US letter from yesterday.. This is looking pretty ser
Repairing a wooden mast wetass at 1:01pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5137 I have come into possession of a 50' wood mast that came off a boat that sunk in our local marina af

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Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) PaulK at 12:58pm 10.09.22 What about applying a little heat? The differing expansion rates might crack the bond.
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main PaulK at 12:55pm 10.09.22 Having a loose foot allows the sail to set better along the foot. It isn't twisted by the boom, so
Tongue Extensions JoeWhite at 12:48pm 10.09.22 My H25.5 extention that I built was 13 feet long total with its own hitch. It had a wheel near the t
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 12:35pm 10.09.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 12:34pm 10.09.22 Double clamp . . . As in use 4 clamps per hose instead of 2?
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main kappykaplan at 12:32pm 10.09.22 My main is loose footed - works fine. :beer:
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 12:32pm 10.09.22 blaster is fine, however i switched to kroil and have much better results. Jon- I have used both P
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? kappykaplan at 12:30pm 10.09.22 Double clamp . . .
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 12:30pm 10.09.22 How much room do you have under those bolts? Do you have room to put like a pry bar and put pressur
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 11:58am 10.09.22 The folks at north sail suggested a bungie cord attached to the bow pulpit to hold the block out and
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:47am 10.09.22 but if hose breaks or separates any cockpit water from rain has potential to cause you major heartb
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:43am 10.09.22 Is it Ok to leave the valve closed until I can replace that hose? Yes. Keeping that valve closed w
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:32am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level? Yes.
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Steve_Catalina at 11:18am 10.09.22 Just my observation, I can't telling your working on this. The hose should be upgraded, clear plasti
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 11:16am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level? It appears that it is - Yes. Here's what happened...
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) dLj at 11:15am 10.09.22 How much room do you have under those bolts? Do you have room to put like a pry bar and put pressure
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level?
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:00am 10.09.22 Yes. That is the way it works. The bottom of the hose is below the surface of the water and the en
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 10:54am 10.09.22 My bad. I must have sped read the first sentence. Then the repeated reference to "spinnaker" stuck.
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:49am 10.09.22 There are all sorts of chemical concoctions to try and dislodge a corroded fastener. I dislike the

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