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Replacing the main halyard Endurance2010 at 6:13pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 10/1983 The rope on my halyard is frayed and needs replacing. It's a cable/rope hybrid. My idea is to pull
Sailing Today in Charlotte Harbor seadaddler at 5:54pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 9/1689 I can't believe what a great day sailing today. I am not trying to rub it in or any thing just can't
Catalina 30 cockpit redesign ray guy at 5:43pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 1/2364 The cockpits on the pre-1988 catalinas are lacking the T-cockpit design that many other manufacturer
Help needed. J Alfred Prufrock at 5:30pm 05.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2838 I am a complete novice and dumber then dirt when it comes to boats. I recently purchased a 21ft Mac
42 passage prop and stuffing box Matt at 5:25pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 12/3534 I have read the past posts on the props. I have a 1990 42 passage and would like to move form the 2
Water Tank Guage med2463 at 5:12pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 4/510 Water Tank Gauge The water tank gauge on our 1979 Hunter Cherubini 37c isn't working. Need to repla
weather helm piedpiperIII at 5:06pm 05.03.10 Catalina 22 16/3091 I did adjust my mast to 8" rake as I read to do. I was sailing in 20 mph winds and a gust took us to
Rudder Tube Bluechart at 4:51pm 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1358 I have a question on my Beneteau First 42 based in San Francisco. I have a leak around my rudder tu
Stanchion Base for 2004 Hunter 36 piper1277 at 4:48pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 3/1809 Looks like the Lake Michigan winds + Heavy winter cover has caused one of my lifeline stanchion base
Let the painting begin! (12) emkay at 4:41pm 05.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3548 This has been a busy week, I stripped the bottom and boot stripe, faired and barrier coated the keel
First Hunter (2) robert6749 at 3:03pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1641 I have been helping my friend work on a 1979 Hunter Cutter. He passed away and left me this great bo
Erie Canal mast raising & lowering Sailor Sue at 1:45pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1682 I'm wondering if any of you eastern Lake Erie sailors know of any yacht clubs or marinas near Buffal
Water and unknown fluid in bilge sloop6312 at 1:29pm 05.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1484 1995 C-30 with PSI dripless stuffing box. cannot determine where how water mixed with a petroleoum-
C30 Illustration (1) SailingWebGuy at 1:19pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 3/2203 Another cleaned up illustration. This one is a side profile.
ArrrrrgH! (H.W. TP relief valve) Roger Long at 1:15pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 26/5937 I'm cleaning up the boat preparing for launch when the F.W. pressure set starts cycling every 15-20
O'Day 40 Ocean Sailing holmek at 12:27pm 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 0/1416 Hi Guys, I believe that Jim Hunt had an O'Day 40 that he circumnavigated with after some modificatio
What should I look for in H146 inspection? tpzahm at 12:00pm 05.03.10 Day Sailers 0/1455 I'm going to look at a 2005 Hunter 146 tomorrow, with the hope of buying it. Since I'm new to Hunte
Leaky fresh water system GWG at 11:27am 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1717 Is it common to have fresh water leaks? I seem to have them too often, generally caused by washers t
Show me your vang Marc Bergmueller at 10:42am 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 5/1795 My Oday 28 does not have a boom vang. I can find no evidence of a bail or other attachment on the m
Diesel Additives Bad Obsession at 10:33am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3253 What is your favorite Diesel Additives that you put in your boat? What does it do? How well does i

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inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:42pm 03.08.22 It also seems that an unwritten rule of boat sales is the selling price will be 10-20% lower than
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:40pm 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... dlochner at 12:25pm 03.08.22 Thanks! I actually have a print out of your response to the EO when I initially looked at it in th
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 12:22pm 03.08.22 Actual selling price based on what? You can look at this boat. If the boat is sold through a brok
Steering quadrant loose. Beneteau 361 2001. Autopilot detached kappykaplan at 11:56am 03.08.22 Photos?
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:50am 03.08.22 If you are just wanting to buy and sail, then select the cleanest boat with a sound hull and sails
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 11:50am 03.08.22 We use a pennant for the jib on our Colgate 26, and it mainly exists to allow the foot of the jib to
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 11:48am 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:48am 03.08.22 As David L mentioned, the hull number of the Sabre will let you know the year it was made. Having
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:47am 03.08.22 I know the story of the East Orient. It was moored in my harbor when it sank and when repaired, it
Fuel tank/sender Growl at 11:30am 03.08.22
Foresail pennant LakeShark at 11:19am 03.08.22 I use on on a cut down 150 when cruising. Works well, increases visibility and performance sacrific
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 11:14am 03.08.22 Due to the way boats are built, you may or may not be able to remove cables easily or sometimes not
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) Will Gilmore at 11:12am 03.08.22 203240 -Will
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:08am 03.08.22 Thanks for the input. To be clear, when I place the block outside of the stanchion, the line rubs a
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:39am 03.08.22 Had to look in Google to find one in the 2017 codebook which is at least 10 years newer than my hard
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 10:23am 03.08.22 There is always a lot of discussion in this forum about what a buyer should demand from a seller in
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 10:12am 03.08.22 $17,000 seems kind of high for a 40 year old boat unless it is in tip top shape, which the one you
Forum search (2) pclarksurf at 10:12am 03.08.22 it's actually not all that intuitive to find-- dropped a couple of screen shots in case anyone is in
Forum search Will Gilmore at 10:09am 03.08.22 Still, better than the alternative I say. :dancing: But... If it starts to stink too much, you've

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