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Madness Roger Long at 5:14am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 43/7924 To Einstein's famous definition of madness, I would like to add: Owning a boat capable of sailing a
Port Holes jorgefife at 10:38pm 02.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3224 I knew there was a vicious storm last night, so I slept at the boat and enjoyed every bit of it: the
Stern tube abrownsmith at 7:15pm 02.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/4993 I just bought a 1978 Hunter at an auction last week knowing that the shaft, prop, strut, and stern t
Should I buy it (1) jerdsneker at 6:33pm 02.01.11 Day Sailers 24/10771 I am new to sailing...or hope to be. I live in the Hudson River Valley in NY and an amazing offer h
Hunter 40 joe@intova.net at 5:41pm 02.01.11 Big Boats 6/2080 Any comments on the open ocean capability of a 1985 Hunter 40? I want to sail interisland in Hawaii
26D Boom and Mainsail HELP! JohnnySEA at 4:59pm 02.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1987 I just aquired a Mac 26D in fairly good shape and am looking foward to doing some sailing. Just one
Canvas Shop in (or near) Marina Del Rey? natepap at 4:34pm 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1795 Hey all, Wondering if any sailors/boaters in (or near) MDL can recommend a good canvas shop -- we
batterie / tank monitors Chuck Creel at 4:34pm 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1884 Having been enjoying the recently aquired H-31 I couldnt think of anything that it lacked except may
Window Unit A/C in Galley Area - interesting setup (1) BillyK at 3:58pm 02.01.11 Catalina 30 12/6569 Was poking around yachtworld and found this... looks like a guy installed a window AC unit in the G
Looking for Tim Barnby email scout11 at 3:11pm 02.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1502 I was looking at the catalina 27 boat mods and there was a trailer built buy a company for $2500.00.
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 allantodd at 2:41pm 02.01.11 Catalina 22 13/13779 Thanks to all who help me purchase my new cdi roller furling and sail. Now I need help on bimini top
Just what is blue water? Serious question. rgallagher at 2:14pm 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 43/11940 I have been reading theis forum for years and have gotten a lot of good information from those of yo
Half Hull Models Robinhood at 1:07pm 02.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3148 Hi Group, I'm looking for a source for a half hull model of a Bene 49. Any ideas? Thanks, Ro
Capri/Catalina 18 Spinnaker apetrose at 11:58am 02.01.11 Smaller Boats 0/2517 Does the Capri 18/Catalina 18 class allow a spinnaker? If so, can someone send me dimensions allowed
Garmin GPS Question Sailm8 at 11:11am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1750 Last week I tried to get tide info from my older GPS's. Both are 1990's vintage. One is a hand hel
Mast Steaming Light ggooch at 10:52am 02.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1478 I am looking at redoing the navigation lighting on my 1982 MacGregor 25. The current steaming light
What's the best prop for a 1989 Vision 32? Phil and Kelly Paige at 10:49am 02.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1613 We just got a Vision 32 and on our first voyage, we hit a partially submerged branch. What's the bes
Strickly Sail Chicago (1) Bilgewater at 7:17am 02.01.11 Smaller Boats 1/1405 Had a great time in Chicago this weekend. I found it interesting to compare the Hunter Edge and the
Special advice when fitting jabsco electric toilet Scallywag-l36 at 7:16am 02.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1326 I have just fitted a jabsco "luxury" electric toilet 58220-1012 (12v, saltwater flush with separate
Steps at Dock? Sethic at 6:42am 02.01.11 Smaller Boats 8/2070 In the interest of further chronicling my failures and near-disasters in boat ownership: The dock

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Raritan PH powerflush retrofit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:02pm 12.02.21 First, wire size is always based on the ROUND TRIP distance from the power source. Second, if you
hydraulic backstay rebuild PaulK at 6:02pm 12.02.21 Doesn't sound like he wants to do it much. Ask around at other riggers? You could also take the fe
hydraulic backstay rebuild TimFromLI at 5:54pm 12.02.21 It's already off, I can bring to a shop or mail it. I bought a used one over the summer to replace
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat quadrille38 at 5:49pm 12.02.21 Talked to the guy who is our local canvas maker, cushion maker etc. many years ago. His advice - pr
hydraulic backstay rebuild PaulK at 5:48pm 12.02.21 We had our rigger re-do our gaskets and O-rings for about 2/3 what you were quoted, but we took it o
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 5:46pm 12.02.21
Proper Course shemandr at 5:45pm 12.02.21 . The rights were with the J-105 and they continue to exist under Rule 17 as long as the J-105 main
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat LakeOntario270 at 5:36pm 12.02.21 I always bring the cushions home. This year my wife tried out her new steam cleaner on them. They
Hunter 33.5 parts jssailem at 5:17pm 12.02.21 If you can find two boats at attractive price, then buy boat and salvage the need parts to make one
Hunter 33.5 parts jssailem at 5:16pm 12.02.21 opportunity to purchase a 94 Hunter 33.5 for little dollars, You might find a salvage yard near an
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? jssailem at 5:11pm 12.02.21 While it would be wonderful if another Hunter 36 owner told you the thickness of their mast, you may
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Mr. Dave at 5:08pm 12.02.21 Call it a sixteenth berth...
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat dlochner at 5:06pm 12.02.21 Next year, save your back. If fully charged batteries are better left on the boat. The colder they a
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SFS at 5:04pm 12.02.21 I think he is sticking with the outboard he mentioned. So I'm wondering how he will utilize the vol
Proper Course jssailem at 5:03pm 12.02.21
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 NYSail at 5:01pm 12.02.21
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question HelloOutThere at 4:44pm 12.02.21 Don't trust the yanmar panel gauge! I used an inexpensive laser guage (Amazon or aliexpress). I thou
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Mr. Dave at 4:12pm 12.02.21 You'll die of something horrible related to extreme exertion long before you could make any noticabl
Proper Course shemandr at 3:23pm 12.02.21 I have to admit appeal 46 seems to go against my case. If a boat passed me to leeward and then too
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 12.02.21 The more I read and think about this the more there is to unpack. First - Proper Course isn't neces

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