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swing keel Sailing all day long at 1:10pm 04.19.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4558 I have a 22ft swing keel sailboat. I was wondering if there was supposed to be a pin to keep the kee
Hull polish and cleaning recommendations Stiffwind at 12:14pm 04.19.11 Big Boats 4/1556 I have a H34 that has not seen any love from buffer or polish in years. I am looking for recommendat
Anchor swivels revisited Snotter at 11:13am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2794 I did a search on swivels in the archives and found a lot of old postes. Many of the posts were ant
Water leaking from ice box garymuir at 11:02am 04.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1656 Beneteau 381 1999, ice box. Water is accumulating from ice box other than condensation any reasons f
Choice of fasteners Snotter at 10:45am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2035 I want to attach 5 inch round bronze strainers over three 1-1/4 thru hulls. The bronze strainers ha
BP observations and facts sailaway78 at 9:23am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2664 Not long ago I posted a thread concerning the death of baby dolphins, and some being stillborn. The
Should I upgrade my Outboard savyauto at 9:01am 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2029 Just looking for help from the experience of the "old Salts" out there. I have a chance to upgrade
Trailer Mod Drock360 at 8:16am 04.19.11 Catalina 22 14/2623 I recently purchased a shoreline galvanized trailer and am looking to modify it in order to accommod
Mast went up yesterday Tim R. at 6:26am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2784 Had my mast stepped for the season yesterday. A friend and I motored up to South Freeport where it
Please identify this sailboat emblem for me!!! (1) dohcdelsol93 at 5:53am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 25/8318 http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t192/dohcdelsol93/SAILBOAT.jpg i purchased a sailboat with a re
extra 8D battery location- H42- 1991 eianm at 4:55am 04.19.11 Big Boats 4/1510 I have a 1991 H42 . I want to add an extra one , but idealy 2 x 8D batterys. I have A/C front and re
TRAVELER: DIY or For Sale?? nemosuit at 2:59am 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/10825 Hi again! :dance: I'm thinking of a traveler system for my 22-foot Mac. Where is there something
WM in Houston Ken13559 at 9:39pm 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2619 My last trip to Chicago, I didn't have enough time in WM store. I'll be going to Houston in next 2
Y-valve o-rings?? sailrj at 8:43pm 04.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1737 Need to replace the o-rings on the swivel connectors on the y-valve for the head, holding tank, and
How do you edit your profile on this site? Beautiful Day at 8:22pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2753 I have searched but simply can't find the method to edit my profile. I'd like to add a photo. Any he
Mysterious trapped space 2 levels under Lazarette?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 7:19pm 04.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2841 During our recent haulout, we pulled the water pump from its spot under the horizontal locker cover
keel bushing and spacer (3) jamt225 at 5:57pm 04.18.11 Catalina 22 3/1460 I made this from brass plumbing parts. Anyone forsee an issue with this? I plan on using 4200 to sec
What TV Antenna seadaddler at 5:47pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2904 The wife gave the order she wants TV on the boat we have the TV/DVD and we usually watch DVD's but s
Atomic 4. What do I need to know? Faith 1969 Corithian 19 at 5:34pm 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/8828 Atomic 4. What do I need to know I just bought a beautiful 1972 Sabre 28 hull # 9. That boat is
Cleaning "hazy" fixed porthole windows rfrye1 at 3:48pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/9724 On my Hunter H376 I have a few fixed "plastic" smoked porthole windows that have become hazy the tou

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Hunter 30 and prop walk MikeHoncho at 5:52pm 08.28.22 I became dependent on my prop walk with my fixed pitch original prop. When I switched to a Autoprop
Why do we bother rant dlochner at 5:49pm 08.28.22 or they respond back to the reply and doubt or disprove (in error) the reply because it wasn't what
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? quadrille38 at 5:49pm 08.28.22 The messenger line ended up being a comedy of errors. The Mrs ended up going up the stick at least
Why do we bother rant MikeHoncho at 5:47pm 08.28.22 or they respond back to the reply and doubt or disprove (in error) the reply because it wasn't what
Service life of nylon anchor rode? dlochner at 5:46pm 08.28.22 I am definitely no expert on insurance matters! Having made that statement, one has to be thorough
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? quadrille38 at 5:45pm 08.28.22 Your mast may be different but on our 2007 H41DS, the spinnaker halyard goes through the port-most
Why do we bother rant jon hansen at 5:30pm 08.28.22 now, i do so like those that ask for help, work through their issue,s. report back on how things are
Hunter 30 and prop walk Davidasailor26 at 5:11pm 08.28.22 Campbell props are generally well regarded for maneuvering. I agree with Jon to practice. Docking c
Why do we bother rant Don S/V ILLusion at 5:10pm 08.28.22 Hear! Hear! I'm in no position to judge the value of anyone's question, having asked some fairly du
Service life of nylon anchor rode? BigEasy at 5:07pm 08.28.22
Why do we bother rant Stu Jackson at 4:58pm 08.28.22 Thx, Don. 'bout time.
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Stu Jackson at 4:56pm 08.28.22
Why do we bother rant arf145 at 4:38pm 08.28.22 Hear! Hear! I'm in no position to judge the value of anyone's question, having asked some fairly dum
Why do we bother rant dLj at 4:37pm 08.28.22 Well, since this thread is labeled as a rant - I've less compunction to bite my tongue. First, I com
Hunter 30 and prop walk kappykaplan at 4:37pm 08.28.22 practice practice practice. :plus:
Hunter 30 and prop walk shemandr at 4:31pm 08.28.22 I'm not sure if the OP is complaining about too little prop walk or too much. Most posters on this
Hot water heater valcour at 4:26pm 08.28.22 yes, stbd side behind panel in aft berth. Very early hulls had 20 gal tank, but my 2003 #218 has 6 g
No More Hot Feet sail sfbay at 4:23pm 08.28.22 Nice...........on my sailboat also.
Why do we bother rant dlochner at 4:16pm 08.28.22 It does seem that some folks are in way over their heads. Yes it is frustrating to take time to off
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Captain Larry-DH at 4:04pm 08.28.22 claims for losses that clearly do, or might, result from lack of proper maintenance of the yacht or

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