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Going for a day sail one November day! (3) estopa at 8:08am 11.28.10 Day Sailers 6/1712 Sailing while its 45 degrees outside and winds gusting to 30mph makes it a very interesting ride. A
1996 461 cutlass bearing bp461 at 6:59am 11.28.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1879 Hello, Has anyone ever changed the cutlass bearing on a 461 without dropping the rudder and pulling
Green line conditioner Quoddy at 5:06am 11.28.10 Ask All Sailors 24/6503 We got some commercial grade nylon line (it was better handling than premium when new) and after 1 y
Hunter 33.5 New Owner Questions ChuckH at 7:48pm 11.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 16/8991 I am a new owner of a 1988 Hunter 33.5. I looking forward to getting her out on the water this sprin
Just bought an O'Day 22' JoeSellsHomes at 4:32pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 18/3524 Hello All, I just picked up an O'Day 22 and am outfitting a trailer so that I can transport the boat
New Boat Mark Parsons at 4:08pm 11.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1894 We live on a small inlet off of Chickamauga lake in Tennessee. I am looking at an Oday 22 as my fir
222 kick-up rudder mm2347 at 3:33pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 4/2303 the line that holds the kick-up rudder down has come out of the rudder. :eek::eek: What is the best
Broken Boom Gary Kay Taylor at 3:01pm 11.27.10 Big Boats 3/1635 We are sailing our 1999 Hunter 410 along the Pacific coast of Mexico on a long cruise south. We were
My Vacation Captain's log . . . again. Enjoy and relate! (1) dscribner at 2:57pm 11.27.10 Trailer Sailors 6/4054
23 Pop Top to Tabernacle Conversion estubey at 2:46pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 6/3429 I picked up a 23 this Spring for my first boat. Generally I like to be a self-sufficient person and
adding opening ports to our Beneteau First 29 (4) Still Crazy at 1:28pm 11.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1721 We noticed some of the larger Beneteaus have opening ports in the side fixed windows. We are trying
Port Tack/Starboard tack Don Guillette at 11:35am 11.27.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/7997 A beginner sailor from Tucson, AZ called me today and wanted to know the difference between the two
B331 rudder rub, rudder stops Lagniappe at 10:33am 11.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2391 Our 2000 B331 has the same rudder rub on the starboard hull near the rudder post as described in som
Raytheon R-20x wufibugs at 9:41am 11.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1782 Following my earlier post, I also got the above which has a rather heavy 24" radome. I am wondering
Sharing a GPS Antenna wufibugs at 9:38am 11.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1544 I have a Lowrance 3000 GPS antenna that I use with my Globalmap 3300c and wonder if it could be used
Engine Cooling System John Kline at 8:41am 11.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1319 I have a Hunter 45CC. I have experienced a major corrosion problem in the heat exchanger. My boat is
Backstay-adjustable bhstech at 8:37am 11.27.10 Catalina 22 6/2799 I have a '77 C-22 with the original one side backstay with pig tail. I always found that the pig ta
Stargazing Stu Jackson at 8:36am 11.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1666 I've been looking for a cost effective star program, and just today stumbled upon this little gem:
So who's done the cockpit drainage refit? chumpy36 at 8:17am 11.27.10 Catalina 22 6/2048 My boat has the original plumbing and it sketches me out immensely and will be the first real projec
1990 Hunter 27 Mainsail Slugs (1) Steve Morris at 4:48am 11.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2058 I just purchased a 1990 Hunter 27 located on Kerr Lake on the North Carolina/Virginia border. I live

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Dramatic Increase in Assessed Value of Watercraft Don S/V ILLusion at 4:21pm 07.22.22
Dramatic Increase in Assessed Value of Watercraft sail sfbay at 4:13pm 07.22.22 I feel your pain!! Contra Costa County (adjacent to Alameda County) appraised my sailboat at signif
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Will Gilmore at 3:32pm 07.22.22 I wasn't aware that a 26D was ever available cat rigged? I doubt it ever was. I wasn't thinking a
Marshall Cat 22 1965 (3) Frank Speranzo at 2:54pm 07.22.22
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 2:53pm 07.22.22 I wasn't aware that a 26D was ever available cat rigged? Anyhoo, the mast definitely has some rake t
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 07.22.22 i bought a $660,000,000 Mega millions ticket today on the way home Surely you could spare $1,000,
Hunter 356 -- What the heck is this? (1) karellen at 2:23pm 07.22.22 And here it is on our 356 holding spices...
Funny Friday!!! Tally Ho at 1:54pm 07.22.22 MATHEMATICS..... This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 1:50pm 07.22.22 Every once in a blue moon ya get lucky. Now get out there and buy a Lottery ticket :p . Since I g
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Hollyberry at 1:39pm 07.22.22 ..... Now get out there and buy a Lottery ticket :p . Too late! Any luck used up already! :)
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES Don S/V ILLusion at 12:44pm 07.22.22 I'll have to check when I get back down to the boat. So it's on hold till then. I think you are be
Sanitize/Clean Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:05pm 07.22.22 Do I make the mixed solution and manually pump it out? First time I've run into someone who wants
Tips for moving the boat forward on the trailer Will Gilmore at 11:55am 07.22.22 You can try securing the boat to your garage with a could of spring lines and back the vehicle and t
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 07.22.22 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand VOILA1 with just arm strength helper John pushed it home and we bolted coupling
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES twodzusfittings at 10:55am 07.22.22 how are the mast mounted winches secured? I'll have to check when I get back down to the boat. So
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 07.22.22 how are the mast mounted winches secured?
Shore power battery charger isn't charging? SoSound at 10:26am 07.22.22 Thanks for the replies! I am waiting for some sort of reply from Sterling-Power USA. Warranty is
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? georgetheleo at 10:16am 07.22.22 FIXED IT!! Appreciate your comments. Wet back this morning pulled shaft back out with a spanish w
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES Davidasailor26 at 10:16am 07.22.22
It appears that I'm collecting boats. (1) Will Gilmore at 10:12am 07.22.22 it seems weird to have that plate in the forestay. Yes, weird. What's the rake of your mast set a

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