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Advice on Boat Insurance? montanasailors at 7:54am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3865 Hello, We've just bought a 1975 Balboa 20' with 5hp motor and trailer for $3000 and are shopping
weighted keel chp at 7:13am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3544 Just curious. Has anyone ever tried to add some weight to the bottom of the keel. I would think that
Looking to buy a Hunter cubanito1 at 7:05am 12.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2642 Hello All, First a little background on me. I am an ignorant new sailor, waiting to take the keelboa
End of season.... (1) Warren Milberg at 7:02am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2225 Well, the fat lady sang. I ended my sailing season a few days ago by hauling down the sails, winteri
WiFi Access JMonda at 6:22am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2007 Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone has tried a product similar to those offered by Bitstorm (www.b
Hunter 450 Mast Step Leak Bob7387 at 5:01am 12.03.10 Big Boats 2/1555 Hunter 450 1998 Mast Leaks into main cabin when it rains . Mast is stepped to deck and waterti
I have written a new, non-sailing, article Brian D at 1:42am 12.03.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/3448 I have a new article out about the Stationary Low-power Reactor Number One, or SL-1. This reactor we
Shroud replacement nick_ander at 12:22am 12.03.10 Day Sailers 1/2061 I have a DS II with a broken shroud. I would like to replace it, but it looks like the rigging shops
How Can You Tell Sail Age? Windyway at 9:30pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5198 How does one tell if his / her sails are too old? I have the original sails for my boat with no rips
Looking for old tillers CaptJake at 9:26pm 12.02.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1599 This is gonna sound kinda weird but I'm trying to pull off an experiment without spending a fortune.
Aft Traveler Location on a Spirit 23 Windyway at 8:57pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5185 Hi Don; I'm fairly new to sailing but I'm anxious to learn! I want to build a boom traveler on the
Insurance for the investment: Boat and Trailer (1) silvercharlio at 8:26pm 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1852 Good Health and Fair Winds to all Sailors. Please help me with your experience in your Boat and Trai
Fuel Tank Vent Trap (3) Witzend at 7:56pm 12.02.10 Catalina 310 4/2521 Speaking of cobbling up something from some of the many SS pipe fittings my dad collected from the D
Winch replacement Jonrod222 at 5:59pm 12.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1414 I am looking to replace my winches on my 222. I have the original barient #8 currently. I was lookin
Bayou Evening (1) kloudie1 at 4:30pm 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4355 Just back in from an overnight in a local bayou.. The weather has been really great for the last cou
Boom Vang jetboatn at 3:53pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 16/2554 Hello, I am new to this site and sailing also. I purchased a Hunter 23.5 as a first boat to learn sa
Nissan 5hp, no water at idle (1) C Jones at 1:41pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 11/4404 2002 Nissan 5hp 4stroke long shaft, I start the engine at least once a week, year round on my h23 Hu
What are you getting your Mac for Christmas? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2218 I am getting a Lewmar synchro block to improve my main handling. A couple 12v cabin fans, and enough
Hunter 23 wing keel on bottom at low tide Freeblowing at 9:32am 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 8/7151 Hello, I'm looking at various shallow draft sailboats right now, and trying to get the most boat for
How Far have you sailed? Freedom77 at 8:12am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2049 Certain snobby elitists thumb their noses at Macs and their owners. Meanwhile, while they are slip l

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Windicator for Escape Mambo (1) wrsayers at 5:45pm 07.31.22 NorCalSail, have you found an Escape windicator? I am looking for one too. Parts are hard to get! T
Wobbly wheel. Rattlenebang at 5:35pm 07.31.22 I suppose its possible with POs; you never know what they're capable of. Funny how everything else i
Wobbly wheel. JoeWhite at 5:12pm 07.31.22 It seems to me that someone replaced the bushing with a wrong one.
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 5:07pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described. Unfortunate
just sailing Crusty Ol Salt at 5:00pm 07.31.22 Very cool
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. (1) Revv up at 4:50pm 07.31.22 I made a mount that holds two 5 gallon cans and keep them full of water during the summer season, ma
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar (2) Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 07.31.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Tally Ho at 4:05pm 07.31.22
just sailing jssailem at 3:15pm 07.31.22 Nice Jon. Thanks.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) jssailem at 3:09pm 07.31.22 Both @dlochner and @shemandr give good advice. There is no ready to go, every day advice to leave o
Reparing fix keel Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 07.31.22 Photos are needed but if water is coming through the keel boats, it sound like the wing bulb keel wi
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 07.31.22 @GL-WindPower The bunk board position on the hull cannot be moved much as they were designed to f
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel ytao125 at 1:44pm 07.31.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? ice breaker at 1:44pm 07.31.22 If you go to the electrical department at home depot etc, you will find gray PVC clips used to hold
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 07.31.22 and now evertime I visit the boat I drain 1 gallon of hot water. This adds 1 gallon of fresh water
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel sail sfbay at 1:31pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Don S/V ILLusion at 1:13pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) MikeHoncho at 12:55pm 07.31.22 I beach start and stop my Laser. On the way In I release my rudder line and disconnect the centerboa
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 12:50pm 07.31.22 Yes. It is due to not being used. The electric heating element inside the water heater combines with

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