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Hunter 25 backstay (1) photog30188 at 6:59am 09.18.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2360 I have a 1980 H25. It has a single backstay running to the center of the stern. I am wondering if i
Is Florida Really That Tuff On Transients? sigbear at 6:52am 09.18.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3911 I met a 87 yr. old salty dog trawler guy this summer who bought his 40' trawler in 1985 and has gone
Broken mast teacher63 at 6:21am 09.18.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2628 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 with a current very broken mast at the spreaders. According to what I can f
Louvered doors (1) Jim D at 6:10am 09.18.10 Big Boats 3/1720 Any idea where one can purchase a louvered entry door for a 1983 H34. Door is for the aft cabin. My
Blue Water With A Beneteau 36.7? Ducati at 4:16am 09.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2112 One day we would like to do extended sailing/ocean passages. For now we are happy to coastal cruise
Winter Storage-Boat Stands for a Hunter 376 stackrealestate@aol.com at 9:13pm 09.17.10 Big Boats 3/1982 Winter is almost here and my marina requires owners to purchase your own stands for all sailboats. I
Identify this boat (1) jleblanc31 at 8:24pm 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2186 Can some one identify this boat. and would it make a good live aboard for one.
Artsy crafty in the boat shop... (9) CharlieCobra at 7:51pm 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2677 I figured I'd take a little break from the normal updates, until tomorrow, and throw out a little ex
furler issue Bob 04 H260 at 6:43pm 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2657 I bought a new Schaefer Snapfurl 700 furler and installed it this afternoon. I removed a CDI FF2 fur
venture Rudder mmsailor at 6:15pm 09.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1917 I am helping a friend who is trying to locate a rudder for a 1976 mac venture 21 . Any guidance woul
Ft. Myers, Fl. marinas Miss Kayla at 5:20pm 09.17.10 Catalina 22 1/1573 Miss Kayla and I are relocating this winter to Ft. Myers, Fl. This past summer was the best we have
Sliding Hatch over Companionway wufibugs at 4:28pm 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 15/8123 The sliding Hatch over the companionway on my 86 Hunter 31 is squeeking and hanging up a bit. It al
Whale of a tale (3) sfgary at 11:29am 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3076 Yesterday I went out to watch some of the Rolex big boat series here on SF bay. When coming in down
Fresh water pump tlaatsch at 11:08am 09.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1975 The fresh water pump on my 1981 Hunter 27 has quit. It's a Shurflo model 220-223-34. I took it apart
companionway giudes RBM at 10:56am 09.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1562 I have a 1996 280 hunter. I have a three piece smoked acylic companionway. The guides for the compan
RBM RBM at 10:49am 09.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1217 I have a 1996 280 hunter. I have a three piece smoked acylic companionway. The guides for the compan
Type of line for towing a dingy tadd5181 at 10:38am 09.17.10 Big Boats 9/2933 I have a 100 pound plus dingy I tow behind my Hunter 420. I am replacing the tow lines. I have two
Cabin deadlight/port light shades lavie423 at 10:37am 09.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2023 Need some help locating a replacement shade for my 1994 Catalina 42 two cabin. These are the pleated
How To Tune Your Mast Freedom77 at 8:34am 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1618 Some years ago a foursome rented a daysailer at a local marina. The only person who had any sailing
Now I've got something to do when I retire. Zaphro at 8:00am 09.17.10 Ask All Sailors 20/5042 http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/portland-retiree-builds-33-ton-sailboat-in-backyard/196356

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A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Leeward Rail at 8:08am 07.13.22 The boat was "chartered" with the owner following on a jet ski. Interesting. That opens up quest
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Scott T-Bird at 8:07am 07.13.22 A lot of speculation there Scott. Might better wait until there are more facts. The boat was "char
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Scott T-Bird at 8:03am 07.13.22 Pleasure craft under 20 feet have to have a max capacity stated on a plate; over 20 feet the calcul
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Leeward Rail at 7:59am 07.13.22 It certainly seems like a lot of people on a boat that size, but not in excess of design if I read
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? rgranger at 7:53am 07.13.22 I don't agree. First, I don't buy that human-caused CO2 emissions are contributing measurably to t
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Leeward Rail at 7:52am 07.13.22 it is sad and not surprising Unfortunately so. It is mind boggling how often you see overloaded po
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... (1) tfox2069 at 7:52am 07.13.22 Pleasure craft under 20 feet have to have a max capacity stated on a plate; over 20 feet the calcula
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... dlochner at 7:51am 07.13.22 Looking at the Yamaha website, their 27ft models are big enough that they only state them being "Ya
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47am 07.13.22 My previous autopilot was an AH4000 and it didn't "show" anything. just four buttons and a "sensiti
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot jonelli at 7:35am 07.13.22 You know that the old ST models showed "Low Batt" for just about any internal error condition, right
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot Hayden Watson at 7:24am 07.13.22 I think it must be excess resistance in the power wiring to the EV1. Do you have a way of monitori
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Leeward Rail at 7:23am 07.13.22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-and-child-killed-in-hudson-river-boating-accident-identifie
Beckson Replacement Lens Tp3 at 7:11am 07.13.22 One option is to purchase the larger lens and have a local plastics company, like Taps Plasric cut
Spinnaker sheets jssailem at 6:54am 07.13.22 Fred. One possible option. Ask to sail on another boat that has a spinnaker and a skipper who likes
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... dlochner at 6:52am 07.13.22 By my count there were 13 people on a 27' boat and few if any wearing a life jacket in an area with
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... cb32863 at 6:43am 07.13.22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-and-child-killed-in-hudson-river-boating-accident-identifie
dingy oar length HiTechBiniou at 6:43am 07.13.22 Thanks SFS. I forgot to mention this Saturn MC330 is my main boat. I use it for snorkel diving amon
Spinnaker sheets kappykaplan at 6:28am 07.13.22 Just to keep things confusing, after a jibe the guy is the sheet and the sheet is the guy. Some boa
Beckson Replacement Lens sail sfbay at 6:25am 07.13.22 One option is to purchase the larger lens and have a local plastics company, like Taps Plasric cut i
Spinnaker sheets dlochner at 6:10am 07.13.22

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