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Bed-It Butyl Tape Maine Sail at 2:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8586 Hi All, I've had lots of emails since I took my Bed-It Butyl Tape ad down. The ad is back up and I
Caught in the act (1) Ctskip at 12:58pm 02.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4435 Would anybody be so kind as give a old man a kick start? Seems lately all the wrong things are getti
Hunter 28.5 Sank at our marina (5) C Jones at 11:56am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 35/11734 We think its a Hunter 28.5 Its hard to remember what boat goes where when they are gone It was sad t
H290 Spinner setup MIST ERIE US at 10:39am 02.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1591 H290 Spinnaker setup I have the hunter 290 and have an asymetrical spinnaker to use this year. I wa
Hunter 35.5 - add refrigeration galliob at 9:03am 02.04.11 Big Boats 7/3820 My wife and I are considering the purchase of a '90 Legend 35.5 and would like to eventually add ref
Reminder: All sites offline Saturday afternoon Phil Herring at 8:23am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2315 In case you haven't noticed the notice, please note that all of our sites will be down for a couple
Small Boat Prespects-final list, help me choose! BigIsland at 5:55am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4371 I know these may seem like very different boats, but for daysailing I think each has benefits and di
New Boat KevinMc at 5:35am 02.04.11 Smaller Boats 8/2448 Hi, Just got a new (to me) 1986 Hunter 25.5. Never sailed anything but a MacGregor 25. The Hunter ha
Over the hump Tim R. at 5:09am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 26/5463 It is official. Spring is on its way. As of today, February 4th, the mean temperature in Portland ha
The Chicago Sail Boat Show ggrizzard at 3:31am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2005 Cruising World magazine has posted some pics of the show worth a look. Here's the link: http://www.c
KO and Head Plumbing Rerouting ChuckH at 10:21pm 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4022 I have two questions, #1 is Raratin KO ok to use for getting the musty old shoe, boat smell out of m
Rapid method to prepare at home for deep ocean sailing RichH at 9:47pm 02.03.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5167 1. Buy a dumpster, paint it "Hatteras-White" inside and out, and live in it for six months. 2.
Upgrading an '85 30 LRH at 7:04pm 02.03.11 Catalina 30 6/1884 Mates, I'm considering the purchase of a mid-eighties catalina 30, my last catalina was a 1983 27.
Leaking Hatch jorgefife at 6:12pm 02.03.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3085 I posted a request on this subject, but under "Poirt Holes"; I should have singled it out, so here I
PFD question AADIVER at 3:17pm 02.03.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4085 What PFD would you recommend for a 71 year old non-swimmer, make and model? Thanks.
really getting discouraged looking for my Mac doehunter at 2:53pm 02.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 75/8726 I been looking at 26's since this summer. I finally have the funds together to act on it if I find o
free oday 22 noanker at 2:33pm 02.03.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/2060 if anyone is interrested there is a free oday 22 on craigslist in clinton ct...it is under ct...new
HP HP HP Motor jetboatn at 2:31pm 02.03.11 Smaller Boats 8/2140 I have a Hunter 23.5 with a 9.9 Yamaha 25" shaft, electric start and trim. This motor seems too heav
Through Hull Fittings Don Guillette at 2:30pm 02.03.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5947 Normally, I leave sailboat maintenance issues to other sites at sailboatowners.com but this is a saf
Photos needed Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:31pm 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2146 To those of you who've re-plumbed your toilet intake line to tee it into the head sink drain: I nee

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Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 05.11.22 Beautiful work and it's really impressive to hear that those batteries are still hitting 400ah capac
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season (1) JamesG161 at 7:50am 05.11.22 This is the NHC combined models and tracking error. Zero or Eye wall landfall, error ? 15 Nautical
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening dlochner at 7:49am 05.11.22 I'd agree that could have been their plan when they started, but by Friday afternoon when I first c
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 05.11.22 We have a couple of electric hoists in the shop. There's a lever/hoop that's attached to a switch. W
Sailing the Heel cb32863 at 7:11am 05.11.22 If you aren't going to try to do something right, why bother?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (2) MarkGreen8020 at 7:10am 05.11.22 Hi Guys. Thank you for your replies. The boat will be kept on a fresh water lake dock. I will be d
Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 7:09am 05.11.22 I think I posted this before.
Which antiseize on injectors? mikeracca at 6:55am 05.11.22 Copper and nickel do not cause a galvanic corrosion issue with most other metals. Typically you will
rigging help in Florida SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:47am 05.11.22 The Yacht Rigger in St. Petersburg
rigging help in Florida BigEasy at 6:35am 05.11.22 Zern rigging in Pensacola; however, there are probably several that are closer to Fort Lauderdale.
Winch maintenance - how often do you? shemandr at 6:08am 05.11.22 Somewhere someone made the suggestion of putting a box around the winch before removing the drum to
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. Scott T-Bird at 6:08am 05.11.22 Such a sad story and at the same time, such a cool story. I tend to think that it is amazing that
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Erbardy at 6:06am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don'
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 5:59am 05.11.22 Given their starting position, Bermuda, their course, mostly N, and the lack of good weather inform
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 rgranger at 5:52am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don't
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 5:46am 05.11.22 I agree with what @Tater said. If it were me, I'd go with a 3hp equivalent Torqeedo... no gas can,
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:25am 05.11.22 Are you interested in any particular area of the state? Florida or Gulf States
Winch maintenance - how often do you? dlochner at 5:22am 05.11.22 Do most of you do this while in or out of the water? And what do you use to keep the parts from goi
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 5:04am 05.11.22 The photo appears to show a mount that I don't see in some other photos of the boat. Is there someth
Winch maintenance - how often do you? sailcapt340 at 5:01am 05.11.22 I had to link this question in with a posting in this section, a few days back, when it was asked ab

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