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If your boat is named INVICTUS... (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 01.06.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/4056 A near mint condition pair of 32" x 64" thick top quality beach towels can be yours for the cost to
PFD question Tim R. at 10:54am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3088 If you boat is at a slip, do you need to provide a PFD for all persons aboard? I live at a marina
Passage 42 water tank Moondarra at 9:53am 01.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1553 My 1990 Passage 42 port side water tank seems to be leaking. I have had the dubious pleasure of re
Looking for a Hunter 26 or 260 epsilonblue at 8:58am 01.06.11 Smaller Boats 5/1870 I winter in florida in a retirement park with our own Marina. I have a Precision 236 and expect to s
Enkes 10 Winch Parts Gare Bear at 8:45am 01.06.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/2498 My MacGregor 25 has two Enkes 10 winches. When servicing the winches, I found one pawl and its spri
Rebedding Stanchions on C-310 (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:51am 01.06.11 Catalina 310 5/3853 As my C-310 brother gdp955 has said, it's time to start thinking about commissioning. One item on m
Beware boat ads Bonzai at 5:50am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2821 Have just had my first experience of trying to buy a boat from an online advertiser.....ack!Thouight
Cleaning anchor chain seadaddler at 3:05am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3923 Any good advice refreshing up my anchor chain and can be used to clean,no rust just dirty and salty
Carpet finally installed in C-27 (3) caguy at 1:26am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2764 I am so stoked. My son-in-law installed the carpet in the C-27 tonight. All of the electrical is don
Water Pump jorgefife at 9:36pm 01.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3261 Finally ordered a new one, because my old one cuts off and on, and I think it was time to replace it
Hunter 23' Bow Light Mounting carboman at 7:23pm 01.05.11 Smaller Boats 9/3068 I have a bow light mounted, but am not 100% satisfied with it. Another 23 in my marina has a stainl
Buying a used Furler Buzzlovelace at 6:52pm 01.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1818 For my 1971 Catalina 27' Bad Idea? Good Idea? What to look for? and What not to buy. Going down Sa
Air/Heat--What's a wannabe boat owner to do? ducatista at 4:16pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2353 So, my survey and sea-trial were scheduled for tomorrow. The guy my broker recommended to install h
Enough with the Paint questions!!! dscribner at 4:02pm 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 5/3405 One more guys. Does anybody have any experience with "cold galvanizing" on a trailer? I've got som
Need boat work stand ideas. (2) Ed Schenck at 12:21pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3473 Probably a dumb question but here goes. I want to use some of these cold winter months to work on th
prop shaft deke at 11:05am 01.05.11 Catalina 310 11/3836 Upgrading the bronz prop to stainless. Can the shafts be removed/replaced without having to drop th
Davits Witzend at 8:26am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 40/20340 What works, what does not? Forespar Nova 153302 http://www.allinflatables.com/shopping/davits/fs/da
Under deck hydraulic autopilot Ken13559 at 8:25am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2501 I'm curious. My friend's Bavaria 37 has an under deck hydraulic autopilot. His steering wheel is pre
Stolen engines from MacGregors glenn_cripps@yahoo.com at 7:49am 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3158 I have seen a number of MacGregors go up for sale once the engine is stolen. Is this a case of the d
Parts for a 12' O Day fjsheets at 6:55am 01.05.11 Day Sailers 4/1558 Does anyone know were I might find a goose neck for the boom end (female) of a 12' O Day cat rig? Or

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Selling a Boat Without a Broker SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:21am 06.21.22 I sold my Hunter 41 DS 2 years ago thru a broker in Florida. Happy with the results. It all depends
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions brockangelo at 9:19am 06.21.22 We picked up an IcyBreeze for our trip to Lake Erie as a backup in case any of our hotels get cancel
Good exercise of older boaters Leeward Rail at 9:18am 06.21.22 . This would improve strength..while using common materials. I am currently using lazarettes and e
I sailed a Sunfish! Kermit at 9:18am 06.21.22 I have a hobie 16 that I like to take out every now and again.... but I'm thinking of letting it go
Keel didn't line up in the cradle brockangelo at 9:17am 06.21.22 Ah okay - thanks. I wasn't sure how to evaluate that, but that makes sense to me. I appreciate it!
Keel didn't line up in the cradle pclarksurf at 9:01am 06.21.22 the physics for me was all about the widest part of the beam-- which would put you just aft of the w
Adding Hardware to Cabin Top... Ward H at 8:59am 06.21.22 The plate between the clutches and cabin top raised mount appears to be an add on, possibly to raise
Dock line noise. jssailem at 8:56am 06.21.22 How about just buying a length of line, say a 3/8" 3 twist nylon and put it on a floating dock for y
Hunter Vision 32 motor mount size, vibration, white smoke Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 06.21.22 I'll post the results when I do it. Thanks. It'll be interesting. It sounds like the last thing
Cape may 663 bridge clearance (1) jssailem at 8:48am 06.21.22 The attached PDF has the Bridge Clearance Guide information from the USCG. The convention is to giv
Hunter Vision 32 motor mount size, vibration, white smoke sharkcus at 8:48am 06.21.22 Welcome to the site. Blowby is caused by a leaking piston ring. @Don Crowther mentions a leaking
Hunter Vision 32 motor mount size, vibration, white smoke Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 06.21.22 I assumed I would have some blowby if that were the case, Welcome to the site. Blowby is caused
Keel didn't line up in the cradle (1) brockangelo at 8:35am 06.21.22 Wow, they just arrived this morning - less than a 24 hour delivery. I'll get these installed this we
Cape may 663 bridge clearance dlochner at 8:21am 06.21.22 We went under both bridges a couple of weeks ago at close to high tide. Our mast is 52' according to
Balsa in a 1994 Hunter H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:09am 06.21.22 @SkookumZac is correct that there was no balsacore in either the deck nor the hull. There are alum
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Cmp1110 at 8:06am 06.21.22 Either way I have to go under at least one. There is some uncertainty at to the actual height some s
Adding Hardware to Cabin Top... (2) jssailem at 8:06am 06.21.22 Does the existing clutch have bolts and nuts through to the cabin top? If not there may be an alumin
I sailed a Sunfish! Crazy Dave Condon at 7:52am 06.21.22 @rgranger call me. Regarding hull repair on pontoons
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal hunter34austin at 7:46am 06.21.22 There's two versions of settees on the H34's. One where you can simply unscrew the top and the other
I sailed a Sunfish! jssailem at 7:46am 06.21.22 Once you go Montgomery you never look back.

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