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Marinas near mouth of Patomac R. on South side Bill Roosa at 4:52am 09.05.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2096 Hey everyone. I'm looking to change marinas and need some advice on good marinas on the south side
240 Broken Rudder Bracket hunter240 at 4:45am 09.05.10 Smaller Boats 2/1449 Yesterday was out sailing in 15-20 knt wind when I heard a loud crack. Long story short the stainle
Maiden voyage sharps4590 at 4:36am 09.05.10 Catalina 22 4/1932 I didn't have anything scheduled for Friday past so I asked my guys if they wanted a 4 day weekend.
Barnacle on Prop Grateful Dad at 8:37pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1532 Barnacles on Prop I know it's been covered on here because that's how I knew what to look for but w
Lady J, week six, seams, seams and more seams.... (5) CharlieCobra at 6:33pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1736 Another week gone by, mainly on finishing the seams, well, almost. We ran out of seam compound when
Boarding ladder for Hunter 376 EdwardinSTX at 6:30pm 09.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2188 I'm in the process of buying a Hunter 376. It needs a boarding ladder. I see several types in the ca
Ice box in my '82 H30 malyea at 5:58pm 09.04.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2108 I usually take coolers aboard my '82 H30 for day sails and overnight trips but would like to use t
Cabin water pressure failure-but the pump works Endurance2010 at 5:34pm 09.04.10 Big Boats 8/2385 Has anyone had the problem where their fresh water pump for the cabin works, but for some reason the
Raw water failure-lesson learned Endurance2010 at 5:29pm 09.04.10 Big Boats 7/2537 I recently had a raw water failure and spent substantial time starting with the primary suspect - my
Lee Helm and an old Main sail MikeNieto at 5:22pm 09.04.10 Catalina 22 7/5128 Hey all, I posted a thread a while ago about having trouble pointing on my old fixed keel 22. Afte
boat speakers mere at 4:58pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2969 hey guys, Im an industrial design student and our latest project is to design a left and right spea
Palmer 60 Transmission godot at 4:33pm 09.04.10 Islander 0/2433 Confused by owners manual as to the level and exactly where to add 30wt. oil to transmission. I unsc
Mac 22 Safety Rails? nemosuit at 3:46pm 09.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1748 Hi! My 1978 Mac22 project came without stern safety rails or side wire stanchions. Anybody have a
Coronada 32 info/opinions or Cat30 or SanJuan Bryan C at 2:42pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 10/5440 Hello all , My wife and i are getting close to buying our first boat and had pretty much narro
rigid boom vang question drnabanyama at 2:12pm 09.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/2539 I bought a 1972 Catalina 27 2 years ago. It came with a fully battened mainsail and has a topping l
Spam / Report Posts (2) Maine Sail at 1:24pm 09.04.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2949 Hi Guys, When you see an obvious spam post please use the report post button, it looks like this ht
Finally Got TO Use My New 309, Engine Question. sigbear at 12:21pm 09.04.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2682 I bought my 2009, Catalina 309, hull #168 on July 16th, 2010 and finally got to use the boat for the
Headroom, 336 vs. 35.5 rachelmackenzie at 11:39am 09.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3792 We are in the process of upgrading from a 1977 27' to either a mid-90s 336, or 35.5. My husband is 6
brave men/man "needed"/sought.... zeehag at 11:23am 09.04.10 Sails Call Lounge 8/4436 for helping me sail to puerto escondido, mexico this december..... i hope in december--if is later,
Hunter 23.5 (1) RocklockI at 10:45am 09.04.10 Trailer Sailors 8/4599 Hello all ,I just purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 sailboat yesterday ! Shes in great shape , cant wai

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Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Roland5048 at 9:39am 04.13.22 I felt good initially, selling the family a solid, safe cruiser at a very decent price. But over th
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? Tom J at 9:35am 04.13.22 Most likely reasoning is that stray electrical current in marinas or around docks has been known to
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 9:34am 04.13.22 @hvac&r tech you may be getting near the same soap box I find myself on and what prompted my "demand
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? Tom J at 9:31am 04.13.22 Multiseason ablative here South of Boston. I use Petit Hydrocoat SR, power wash when hauled, never
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 9:14am 04.13.22 On older boats the owners learn to trust nothing because of changes made by previous owners, but ev
Mast step H310 wdonovan at 9:12am 04.13.22 ---RESOLVED--- Got a callback from the Hunter 1 on 1 tech line (which love) and the step sub plate i
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. JoeWhite at 9:00am 04.13.22 Or your car
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 04.13.22
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 8:36am 04.13.22
Matching cabin veneer stain randerson5726 at 8:32am 04.13.22
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 8:29am 04.13.22 I was thinking time might also work. If you look closely, there are some spots where the paint had c
Head hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:12am 04.13.22 Also possible that odor is coming from holding tank, I doubt if it has an adequately sized diameter
Head hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 04.13.22 My first question: what brand/"model" is the hose? You said they passed the hot wet rag test...so
H34 Seahood ScottFreeRick at 7:40am 04.13.22 The handrails are through bolted and no evidence of leaks there. The drips are coming from the scre
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? fstbttms at 7:38am 04.13.22 Most likely reasoning is that stray electrical current in marinas or around docks has been known to
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? DougM at 7:37am 04.13.22 What's their reasoning behind that ridiculous policy? Most likely reasoning is that stray electri
H34 Seahood jk kudera at 7:24am 04.13.22 Your leaks are possibly from the thru bolted teak hand rails on deck.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:16am 04.13.22 Lately I have been using AquaMaps on my iPad and M1 MacBook. The charts are updated frequently and
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:15am 04.13.22 So, I need a wheel puller, but the shaft is threaded?
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:10am 04.13.22 That would certainly keep you awake, sort of a slow but loud creaking. When does your rigger arrive

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