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Best 28ft. Boat For Cruising The Bahamas? biiggd at 7:17pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 9/12781 I am an inland waters sailor and want to cross the Gulfstream and cruise the Bahamas (with a captain
Tunning a Catalina 25 Help Me at 7:14pm 07.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1679 I am looking for information to tune a Catalina 25 swing keel. The issue we are having is a heavy ru
Beneteau Oceanis 28.1 Anybody out there? biiggd at 6:53pm 07.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/12618 Anybody out there own an Oceanis 28.1 and where can I go to get more info on this model boat? The B
Bimini for a 76 Hunter 30? okia42@hotmail.com at 6:48pm 07.10.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1261 Any ideas on a cheap bimini that I could set up? Thanks in advance
keel winch Ironmike at 5:14pm 07.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1658 I recently purchased my first boat, a 1973 Macgregor 23`. I don`t really have any boat experience bu
LED deck lights donker at 5:03pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2179 Anybody have experience with LED deck lights? LEDs have gotten considerably better (color, illuminat
Where does the icebox drain into? ybrad at 4:57pm 07.10.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4783 Got my first galleyside look into the icebox today. Tried to gently run a snake down into the drain
furling main performance question la Bise at 4:41pm 07.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3954 I recently purchased a 2010 Beneteau 31, which normally comes with a conventional mainsail as standa
Main Sail jorgefife at 3:52pm 07.10.10 Pearson 0/1385 I have a Hunter 33 (82) but in my quest for a sail, found a very good one for a Pearson 36, in great
Hurth Transmission lakewash at 3:09pm 07.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1791 I have a Beneteau 351 that looks like the transmission is going to need some major repairs. Does any
Main cabin seat covers rick441 at 2:07pm 07.10.10 Catalina 30 7/2264 My Catalina 30 main cabin seat covers are faded and I would like to get them covered - instead of re
water temp maker? and calibration MPT at 12:58pm 07.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1544 I need to get my water temp gage re-calibrated. I took it out of the lower panel on my pedistal. I h
More on Maine Use Tax Roger Long at 12:49pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1457 I didn't follow the advice I always give to others and start with Google. I'm rather startled by wh
homeless and shopping Chuck Creel at 12:44pm 07.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1137 after 5 yrs of enjoyment in my H-30 ,,, have decided to seek more room for extended crusing. In my a
1984 C22 - Mast light bulb replacement dsmigelski at 12:05pm 07.10.10 Catalina 22 6/5026 I have both mast lights out. Two questions: 1) What bulbs are used the top and middle mast lights
Harbor Island Bahama's (5) seadaddler at 11:57am 07.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1458 Spear fishing for lunch today.
vented loop for head Ericl at 11:14am 07.10.10 Catalina 30 5/2635 My Catalina 30 does not have a "vented loop" between the head and the holding tank as recommended by
Mainsheet slider/traveler for OD25? Solitude25 at 11:04am 07.10.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4626 The previous owner of my 1976 Oday 25 re-rigged the mainsheet, moving everything above the cabin top
mast support troutsmustang at 10:57am 07.10.10 Smaller Boats 4/1619 I think that I am getting a hauler to move my H26 that I am buying due to not having a trailer. I d
Another Pop Quiz Warren Milberg at 10:16am 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2643 I've been sailing all day on a dead downwind run. Full main out to port and the 150 genoa is pulling

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Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:27am 03.26.22 Is there any reason I shouldn't route the sump output into a t-connector on the galley sink drain (s
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Will Gilmore at 12:47am 03.26.22 Like the classical 'liar paradox' we learned in my logic class. The statement of a liar that they a
What years were Hulls made of Solid Glass mikeracca at 12:41am 03.26.22
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 12:34am 03.26.22 Be advised that 3M 4000UV has experienced failure. 3M UV4000 failed completely and became gummy du
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! AaronD at 10:09pm 03.25.22 which is a nice euphemism for the fact we've all screwed it up at least once -- ;) Some of us many
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Figuringitallout at 9:36pm 03.25.22 I think what you might be referring to is plywood in the keel stub. The hull itself is solid glass
Sealing Deck Fittings jssailem at 9:20pm 03.25.22 Be advised that 3M 4000UV has experienced failure. 3M UV4000 failed completely and became gummy dur
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Hayden Watson at 9:14pm 03.25.22 I think what you might be referring to is plywood in the keel stub. The hull itself is solid glass
String tail at clewof new main sail SeaDogRun at 9:13pm 03.25.22 Thank you.
Hatch handle Halvern at 8:56pm 03.25.22 I forgot to tell you my HIN is SSU36041M79K. Mine might be 41
Hatch handle Halvern at 8:53pm 03.25.22 I'll have to live with it for now, too many projects. I also have a Columbia 28 that I'm going to pa
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 8:05pm 03.25.22 What is the garboard plug for? The previous owner installed this to drain the keel with a shopvac
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Ward H at 7:15pm 03.25.22 Sorry @lantzalot, I missed your earlier post. Thanks @kappykaplan Yes, I'm in Barnegat NJ and Yes
Sail slug replacement Tally Ho at 6:51pm 03.25.22 I bought a new main 2 years ago, and I wanted full battens. Salesman talked me into the Tides Marin
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 6:43pm 03.25.22 ? I don't think there is such a caulking product. That said, anything that hardens or is a perman
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 6:42pm 03.25.22 In context, when I bought the boat (2015), the 2 tanks in my bilge had about 150 gallons of unknown
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 6:37pm 03.25.22 4650-6000 3M \| 3M, 4600, 50 Way, 2 Row, Right Angle IDC Connector \| 121-0371 \| RS Components My susp
String tail at clewof new main sail Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.25.22 That small fitting the line comes out of can usually be used to pinch the line in place itself. No n
Boat Bike "tech support" jssailem at 6:24pm 03.25.22 Life happens Tedd.
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. JRacer at 6:15pm 03.25.22 Reminds me of an expression, "Ya Can't fix stupid" That's the corollary to the Boy Scout Moto.

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