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Hunter 23 WK Mainsail jonathanAdams at 6:15am 09.23.10 Smaller Boats 1/1579 Anyone know where I can find a used mainsail for my Hunter 23 WK?
WM in Chicago Ken13559 at 5:23am 09.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1159 I've a business trip to Chicago this December (gonna be pretty cold by then) and intend to dropby WM
shower sump GarEi at 1:56am 09.23.10 Pearson 7/3682 I have a 1985 Pearson 303 and need to do something about the shower sump mainly the boat does not ha
Yanmar diesel - fuel line problem, lesson learned Endurance2010 at 11:53pm 09.22.10 Big Boats 7/4196 Loose banjo fitting sucking in air. After spending numerous hours on my fuel system and consulting
Overheating engine and leaking pedestal Bing at 11:08pm 09.22.10 Bavaria 9/5511 Has anybody else had a problem with their Volvo saildrive overheating? Ours is a D1-20 in a Bavaria
Bow stem; ALL ripped the heck out BrotherB at 9:30pm 09.22.10 Catalina 22 10/3469 Apparently I was too fixated on my amazing approach while motoring to a slip to notice that the spot
Cruising Mexico's Pacific Coast wb6jao at 8:32pm 09.22.10 Destinations 3/4438 Hi Folks! Mary and I have spent 6 years cruising on the Pacific Coast of Mexico and wrote up our re
Hunter 310, water under the engine ? Alain at 7:29pm 09.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1916 Hello, my questiion is for hunter owners 310 or 326. Under my engine there is always stagnant water
New sail cost alanr77 at 7:18pm 09.22.10 Catalina 22 12/3618 Hello everyone, I'm getting close to sail replacement time. While pricing sails from different sail
Speaking of gauges guidera48 at 7:16pm 09.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4018 I am also working on my Tach. I found a new Yanmar tach the P.O. had purchased and installed. Did no
Hull Cracks jfrench at 6:45pm 09.22.10 Catalina 22 0/2 While pulling out the interior cushions on my newly acquired '86 Cat 22, I noticed substantial crack
Need a port foolproof at 6:30pm 09.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1677 I want to put a port the forward wall of my cockpit, next to the companionway, where there was once
Sailing stories on PBS jimmyb at 6:28pm 09.22.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2501 Couple of good sailing stories on Public TV lately. One about the first non stop race around the wor
Volvo Penta double-action engine controls Gunni at 5:56pm 09.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2049 I hate them. Never liked them on a motor run-about, and they have no place on an ocean-going sailbo
BVI's 6-7 Day Sail Plan-Including Anegada? Ducati at 5:31pm 09.22.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5895 We are trying to plan our 7 days sail in the BVI's that includes Anegada. Got any suggestions?
replace factory installed ice box wrlong at 4:41pm 09.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1989 I have a 2006 Hunter 33 and find the factory installed ice box very small and ineffective. I want to
Deck cleaning Peter Ennis at 2:50pm 09.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3502 I'm geeting a little tired of scrubbing bird and spider detritis, dirt and scuff marks from my deck
low pressure psi for Perkins 4-108-50hp m1ke at 2:50pm 09.22.10 Columbia 0/2898 I recently purchased a 1972 Columbia 45 with an original Perkins 50 hp marine engine 4-108 I want t
Towing With A Car bbqdude at 2:31pm 09.22.10 Trailer Sailors 16/7368 As you might have seen I am looking at small boats in the 15-16' range. Should I be concerned about
Catalina 22 Leak SailAway1 at 2:06pm 09.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/6766 Hi, I'm fairly new to sailing and I'm looking for a Catalina 22 to purchase. A friend of a friend of

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Charleston sailors- bottom paint recommendation needed rgranger at 8:13pm 05.30.22 Thanks Good info.
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 7:58pm 05.30.22 Good on you. how did you get the lines pulled Through? Greg Once I cleaned everything out of th
Shower pump wont operate Benny17441 at 7:56pm 05.30.22 Could be a connection, could be a bad pump or an obstruction. Start with checking the pump by hook
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Benny17441 at 7:50pm 05.30.22 I would test it immediately and then on a semi-annual schedule. When we took delivery of an h320 y
Single-handed docking Ward H at 7:38pm 05.30.22 Steve just mentioned it but worth repeating. Fenders hanging off the side of the boat will catch o
Electrical System info Overload Benny17441 at 7:36pm 05.30.22 Its going to be expensive as one upgrade will trigger the need for others. It all boils down to whe
Single-handed docking Steve_Catalina at 7:17pm 05.30.22 Hello. I will soon buy a sailboat, in the 22-foot range, and will have to single-hand it often. Wit
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Tally Ho at 7:07pm 05.30.22 I finished this project this weekend. I did not have to use plan B, Thank God. Thank you for your
1967 Schock Endeavor Aux Power (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 05.30.22 Do you have a pushpit on the boat ? If so, possibly install a motor mount.
Stern tube plugging (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:40pm 05.30.22 Consider disposing of the gland and replacing it with a bronze plug in the hose.
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 6:25pm 05.30.22 Some things that have been mentioned and some which have not: Mid-ship cleat of some sort is absolut
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump Ralph Johnstone at 6:20pm 05.30.22 I'm planning on having a local dealer rebuild it. You'll have to answer @Davidasailor26 's questi
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 6:00pm 05.30.22 I finished this project this weekend. I did not have to use plan B, Thank God. Thank you for your
Back grinding... (2) SailingLoto at 5:44pm 05.30.22 Glad that part is done.
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40pm 05.30.22 I'm thinking that if you need it... that is a bad thing... and if it does not work that is a catast
Electrical System info Overload dlochner at 5:39pm 05.30.22 The place to start is at MarineHowTo.com this is MaineSail's website and he has many articles on ele
Stern tube plugging Tally Ho at 5:28pm 05.30.22
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. Mikem at 5:26pm 05.30.22 Each year our yacht club has a decorated dinghy parade followed by the laying of a wreath in the cen
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. shemandr at 5:21pm 05.30.22 Thanks, Jim, for that item. It's important to know history. I'm looking at causalities for the ba
Single-handed docking Tally Ho at 5:17pm 05.30.22 I sail my 32-foot single-handed most of the time. I return to the same dock every day, so I can lea

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