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out islander 41' sandsailor at 6:55pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3666 which rig performs the best sloop or ketch? i bought a ketch rig and just wondered if i made the ri
Finally went sailing on Thursday! sinnettc at 6:54pm 05.15.11 Trailer Sailors 8/4435 Thursday evening my son Zach and I took Verboten out for our first sail of the year. Tried out the
New member introduction Jeunesse27 at 6:23pm 05.15.11 Catalina 30 6/2161 Hello everyone, We have had our Catalina 30 since 2007 and have been pretty happy with it. We start
Dripping, not leaking keel question (1) Dubo at 6:13pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 Hello, The saga of prepping my keel on a 87 31' Hunter continues. I stripped the paint off the bot
I'm in! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 5:53pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2906 Emmanuel got launched last week and this weekend was my first chance to be aboard. Got all the reco
I'm in! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 5:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 5/1844 Emmanuel was launched last week and I was able to get up to spend the weekend on her this weekend.
backstay tensioner richk at 4:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1195 I've got an H35 with a split backstay and considering a backstay tensioner. Is it worth it? Which
Something stupid Gina Hopen at 4:23pm 05.15.11 Smaller Boats 5/1616 Alright, so I have this sailboat that I bought recently, but I did something really stupid when I w
LED light bulb upgrade- 1991 H42 eianm at 4:23pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 8/2368 I am lost! Bought these great LED bulbs- correct BA15D bases to convert my filament bulbs over to mu
Holding Tank Vent Hose bigmuffin at 4:13pm 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4720 What type/brand of hose should I use for the holding tank vent? The size of the fittings is 1/2 inc
Bringing Pearson Wanderer owners together!!! thecoffeeman at 4:13pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4932 I'll keep it short and sweet...all Wanderer owners check-in! We're a small group, let's establish a
YAnmar 2GM20F Cheap Therapy at 4:01pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2620 Hi I have a 1997 Yanmar 2GM20F engine and have had some water in fuel problems. I have had my i
Broken Furler simplicity at 3:51pm 05.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1304 I took my O'Day out for a sail today. Coming back in one of the crew got hit with what looked like a
espar heater installation steelntime at 3:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 1/3424 looking to install a espar heater in my 1996 hunter 40.5. anybody done this or helped in installing
Laguna 33 John6061 at 3:43pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4206 I have seen a Luguna 33....so I know they exist, but cannot find any info about them...could anyone
Deck Cleaning jfrench at 1:38pm 05.15.11 Catalina 22 6/2262 I had my deck cleaned nice and white last fall, but today it seems to be covered with fungus/mold/al
Auto vs Manual Bilge pump Mike 1 at 1:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1447 My 82 H27 had a very shallow bilge which had a pump that is only on when the breaker is on, it has n
Relocating Holding tank Catalina 34 Zingman at 12:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 1/2153 Frustrated with lack of storage space in salon of my '87 Catalina 34 and considering relocating hold
CorrosionX ehh at 12:43pm 05.15.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4491 I have heard good things about CorrosionX. However before I go crazy with it I'd like to ask if ther
H38 mainsail roach curves to leeward nanook at 12:16pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 11/2759 the large roach on my 2006 hunter 38's mainsail is constantly opening to leeward creating an ineffic

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Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. SavraF at 9:19pm 08.21.22
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. SavraF at 9:16pm 08.21.22
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 08.21.22
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. SavraF at 9:14pm 08.21.22
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. (1) rgranger at 8:25pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 8:22pm 08.21.22 Teak is not a bad choice and it is nature's perfect choice which has been known about by boat bu
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. Leeward Rail at 8:22pm 08.21.22 @RussC Should be able to help with any specific advice. Looks like he had/has a Vagabond 17.
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 8:17pm 08.21.22 And sometimes when you are sailing hard, water will splash up through that hole. If it bothers you,
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 8:17pm 08.21.22 That hole also doubles as the drain for your cockpit when it rains.
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. Leeward Rail at 8:09pm 08.21.22
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 8:02pm 08.21.22 Well done! And some of the replies that maybe took you seriously are almost as funny. @Leeward
Catalina 25 floor access panels Slacker at 7:46pm 08.21.22 Hi I had a cracked water valve from my fresh water tank that did the same thing. I filled the water
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat rgranger at 7:36pm 08.21.22 3. How do you get the CB, after line change, back into the keel housing? Can you lift it up by one
Shrouds WI Rigger at 7:34pm 08.21.22 I purchased a cable tension gage. I set the upper shrouds at 75 KGS or 9%, lower shrouds at 60 KGS o
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 7:34pm 08.21.22 @Leeward Rail might be able to answer this one...:):) But in all seriousness I am 100% certain that
Any woodworkers about? DeniseO30 at 7:33pm 08.21.22 Teak is not a bad choice and it is nature's perfect choice which has been known about by boat bui
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Frank Jung at 7:30pm 08.21.22 Sorry, I might have not explained it very well. It is a hydraulic Pier Pleasure boat lift. The boat
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (1) rgranger at 7:28pm 08.21.22 Glad you got the keel out. I think the curved piece of metal is a friction bar. I'd temporarily r
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:27pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 7:26pm 08.21.22

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