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Strange But True Dept Stephen Trapani at 10:11pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 32/5638 A few months ago with a wire brush I brushed marine life off an old nibral prop that had just been
Raymarine ST40 Gasket Ken13559 at 9:53pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1688 I'm looking for 2 pcs of ST40 display head Gaskets. Appreciate advise on where I can buy them. Thank
leading lines into cockpit Glenn8732 at 9:17pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1812 I have a H33.5 1990 with 4 lines aft on the starboard cabin top. I want to add 3 lines through a de
AGM Battery Life Expectancy (3) MalibuC at 8:50pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3554 Shakedown trip on a newly acquired 31' Hunter (1984) turned up battery issues. I have a starting ba
Mast wiring mandm at 8:43pm 06.28.11 S2 4/2394 I am having issue with understanding the mast wiring. The mast head and streaming lights work but th
Anchor Testimonial? Deadhead at 7:50pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3528 Last Saturday Kathy and I anchored outside of Still Pond for the night. We were about 300' off an e
Hunter 170 cracked hull. jeffwingo at 7:25pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 11/5598 It looks like the Virginia winters are a little too hard for the good old Hunter 170. I have cracks
Purpose of deck hardware (2) alcyone at 7:05pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1567 Purpose of deck hardware on Mac 25... Pic 1- plate with threaded hole, one on each side of mast just
cockpit starting panel tomdempsey at 7:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1119 does anybody know what that 4 pronged receptacle is on the display unit and can i adapt it to a dc i
Downrigger Installation lr172 at 6:54pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 2/4806 I am trying to keep my kids interested in going out on the boat and they have a good interest in fis
So, there we were dscribner at 6:29pm 06.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/9453 7:30 The weather was supposed to be marginal, probably rainy, definitely overcast. The boat was saf
Msst Light Bulb (1) amcmahon at 5:49pm 06.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1779 Does anyone know the bulb type/model # used by hunter for the masthead anchor light of the 1984 h27?
Boom makes annoying grinding sounds Greg McKenzie at 5:32pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3995 Without sails up and taking waves directly to beam, lots of metal on metal noise is created. Have t
Yanmar 3YM20 Undersized water pump belt and loss of power msfeldt at 4:23pm 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 13/8046 My 3YM20 overheated yesterday and today but only happens when at higher RPM's for several minutes. W
Leaking CAP Pilot64 at 4:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5485 Well I finally hauled the boat up to the lake last night and managed to remember how most of it went
Oday Widgeon swamping sailordude66 at 4:00pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 3/2550 While sailing on a lake last summer, I capsized my Widgeon and swamped it in the process. As the wat
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3413 I have a Catalina 27 (1985) I can not find deck acess for pump out for head. The chimatic I have sho
Beneteau rigging set up mate bill at 3:43pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4306 I am looking for advice on the rigging tensions for the Beneteau 331. I am not a racer but would li
Radar! Roger Long at 3:06pm 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2457 Yes! :dance::dance: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=130998
Grasshopper learns from the Master Roger Long at 3:05pm 06.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5799 Or: Why it pays to get someone who really knows what they are doing. Readers of my forum section kn

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Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 7:54am 09.15.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @David
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:42am 09.15.22 You have done a great job giving Luna back a life on the seas. :beer:
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 09.15.22 @robm So often I am asked to help and some never respond. If you were close, I would offer my hel
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! mermike at 7:33am 09.15.22 We're currently anchored off Port Townsend between the ferry dock and Boat Haven. There is good hold
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 7:07am 09.15.22 Finished the cupboard and got the shelf back in place. This is pretty much where my work stops on Lu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) BarryL at 6:54am 09.15.22 Cape Cod. Plymouth on the left side (in the yellow circle), Provincetown on the upper right (also
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 09.15.22 What year is that boat? I'd agree that the price is too high given what little we can see and know
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 6:24am 09.15.22 I'm tempted to let him go on and finish up a few of those projects and then revisit it at a later d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 6:21am 09.15.22 To add to what Dave said - the C&D canal actually prohibits sailing, so motoring through there is a
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) jssailem at 6:11am 09.15.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:07am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult
East coast Florida causing spots flightlead404 at 5:46am 09.15.22 Thank you for your response. We will mostly be on the ICW, the keys late this year or early next.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 5:30am 09.15.22
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! jssailem at 5:28am 09.15.22 Yes. Pretty much all winter. They will demolish and rebuild one of the breakwaters. Then next winter
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:46am 09.15.22 Curious to why the outside is not as favorable? From what we have read the canal may be difficult f
East coast Florida causing spots Andiamo 34 at 4:33am 09.15.22 Dude, there's LOADS of places. Where on the east coast? Will you be in the ICW? Keys? I pretty m
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 4:14am 09.15.22 This is a standard Schaefer 2100 jib furler on a Catalina - so guessing pretty standard design for t
Clevis Pin Forestay (1) dLj at 3:49am 09.15.22 With all due respect, you are now talking about the top pin, shown here: ed into that top piece? Is
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 2:10am 09.15.22 Thanks both, I'm pretty certain it is engine oil. The transmission oil is clear, and the dripping i
Clevis Pin Forestay rgranger at 8:13pm 09.14.22 And you have strain on the clevis. It is only supposed to keep the toggle from slipping out. Tha

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