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Interesting Sailboat (2) kpgraci at 6:05pm 04.30.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2901 Went sailing today, and this was parked in the spot I normally park in at the marina. I don't know w
Water In The Bilge Big Fish at 5:56pm 04.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1901 Once again I turn to Hunter Owners for help. My 1978 Hunter 27 gets a signifigant amount of water in
Best location for 26S bow lifting roller on trailer? Cruiser1 at 5:21pm 04.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2073 I am wanting to put a roller on my trailer for lifting the bow slightly when loading. I am having th
Swimming around your boat Squadron at 4:02pm 04.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2086 So while we were out today, we decided to anchor the boat near a local beach and swim around a bit.
Bottom cleaning, can I do it myself? Squadron at 3:57pm 04.30.11 Ask All Sailors 26/8840 Hey guys, I'm curious as to whether or not any of you do your bottom cleaning yourselves while in
Blown forecast on Friday!! Witzend at 3:49pm 04.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2084 All my source forecasts, NOAA, ADDS, CBOFS and NWS had for the northern Chessy W15-20. Well... by th
stuck adjustable keel jlgraham at 2:40pm 04.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1283 i have a oday 23 with a adjustable keel that will not drop. does anyone have any suggestions how to
Good one for weekend pondering sailnteacher77 at 2:19pm 04.30.11 Big Boats 0/865 Replacing my shaft log. The old one is out. There is a small gap between (poor craftsmanship) betw
Morgan 383: move lines aft msp1mlb at 12:29pm 04.30.11 Morgan 2/2929 A friend of mine would like to set up his Morgan 383 to have his lines run aft. He has a keel stepp
Water in Engine Sump MLampner at 10:33am 04.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2713 While the boat was on the hard pumped all the water out of the pan, and disposed of it properly. It
Beneteau Oceanis 311 Clipper Lifting Keel hbrowes at 9:40am 04.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1976 Hi does anyone know what the PY should be for a 311 clipper with a lifting keel? They crusing club h
RubRail wanted RichB at 9:31am 04.30.11 Smaller Boats 2/1454 I am missing a 29" section of OEM (It's either Taco V11-0418 or V21-9678) rub rail. Does anyone hav
Plastiteak refurbishing Garalau at 8:17am 04.30.11 Big Boats 1/1951 I would like to know if somebody can tell me how to clean, in the cockpit, the plastiteak on my HUNT
Restitch or new sails? Last Chance60 at 7:47am 04.30.11 Smaller Boats 3/1833 I have a '96 H26 and know I have some stitching issues with both the main and jib. Does anyone know
H26 back stay?? Last Chance60 at 7:19am 04.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/1815 I have heard from people teaching me to sail the desasters from the main coming about and striking t
Hunter 26 Pop Top John23883 at 7:19am 04.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/2930 I'm thinking of buying the Pop top for my Hunter 26 but adding a clear panel to the front so I can l
Jib and Main halyard sheaves Last Chance60 at 7:15am 04.30.11 Smaller Boats 10/3117 I have a H26 and the sheaves located at the base of the mast for the main and jib halyards are locat
Adding a topping lift (1) kpgraci at 6:39am 04.30.11 Day Sailers 17/9459 After an interesting time single handing in 20kt winds with a reefed sail that was not cooperating I
This is wrong, right? (2) Roger Long at 6:31am 04.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 24/8433 I was relieved to check the builder's electrical schematic for Strider and not see any tie between t
Macgregor 26D Cockpitt Rail removal hero4theday at 5:59am 04.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2664 I'm Making my way back to the cockpit area. Will I need to drill a hole in the liner to get acess t

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Formal Nautical Education jssailem at 7:17am 07.18.22 Ahhhhhhh
There goes the neighborhood! jssailem at 7:16am 07.18.22 The Ranger Tugs are a popular cruising vessel up here in the PacificNW.
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 7:14am 07.18.22 I have a soft spot for trawler yachts. When I'm too old to sail I'd like to have a trailerable traw
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware scottscotty at 7:12am 07.18.22 good info rt there...never knew that the store managers would pull parts to stop thievery?? thanks f
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 07.18.22 So you are actually planning 5 days sailing with 4 nights stopover in between. That's about 150 mil
H34 tank access plate & cleaning Allan12210 at 7:05am 07.18.22 Nice job. Here is the link for my project. Better late than never. I fit in the pit. Not very comfor
Custom sailboat holding tanks Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:02am 07.18.22 Ronco Plastics Ronco Plastics marine Tanks makes TOP quality thick-walled (50% thicker than most
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:00am 07.18.22
20 hour battery capacity test done (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:00am 07.18.22 Following up with a little more data 15 months after the previous capacity test results. At the star
There goes the neighborhood! (1) PaulK at 6:59am 07.18.22 207408 We woke up to this one morning in Portland, ME. Didn't know icebergs got that far south.
watch the fuel source scottscotty at 6:54am 07.18.22 it was non ethanol 93 . My tank was new. motor fitting , bulb, and lines were all brand new (used re
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... tfox2069 at 6:48am 07.18.22 That wouldn't be stimulus money, would it? Award the best thread comment prize to justsomeguy, imm
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:43am 07.18.22 I would disconnect the raw water hose at the exhaust elbow and examine the flow there. On my heat e
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:41am 07.18.22 Good ideas. Thanks. Yes, I should not assume I can judge exactly whether I am getting the right amou
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 6:39am 07.18.22 beer. :wink:
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 6:34am 07.18.22 207406
45DS mainsail furling flightlead404 at 6:34am 07.18.22 Slightly related, just thought I'd pass on this tidbit. Last year I had trouble unfurling practical
Formal Nautical Education jssailem at 6:28am 07.18.22
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:28am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education dLj at 6:24am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn

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