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Paint Quanities for a 26 S or D Bottom.... Sumner at 5:47pm 01.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5957 This spring I'm going to put a barrier coat on the bottom and then an anti-fouling paint over that.
Yanmar 3GM(F) Water Heater Performance zds at 5:13pm 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 44/11486 My Hunter 34 has a Yanmar 3GM(F) that has a coolant loop running thorough a hot water heater. It wor
Looking for Main and Lazerette Hatch replacements Seminole Wind at 4:53pm 01.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1192 Does any one know where I can purchase replacements for my Main and Lazerette hatches. My lazerette
Lewmar Wavegrip 30ST problems drh1965 at 4:29pm 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3888 Has anyone ever had this problem: my winches work fine for winching under load but I can't reverse t
Deck Revitalizing jlw at 4:26pm 01.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1493 Hi All, Second post of the day, so after this one I will be quiet. I have recently bought a 20-yea
35s5 Owners Manual jlw at 4:17pm 01.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3182 Hi All, I recently purchased a 20 year old Beneteau 35s5 (life is beautiful!), but I have had litt
break in line to mast lights newboatowner at 3:59pm 01.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1251 The mast lights on my Catalian 30 are not working. The line from the harness up the mast is ok. Th
Help with alternator mounting bracket robertsapp at 3:22pm 01.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2556 I purchased a '95 H336 last September, and have been fixing various things the previous owner didn't
Robin Electrical Panel opusnz at 12:51pm 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2950 I have a friend on a 1987 Beneteau Blue II catamaran and he has had his electrical panel go down. Th
What's a 'tired' '82 H30 Cherobini worth? (3) malyea at 12:25pm 01.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1622 Just looked at a '82 H30 Cherobini in freshwater - what's it's worth ie, fair market value? Let's f
Maxfilm test Steve Dion at 11:01am 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1268 I just ran across this article about Max Film and thought that some of you may be interested. This
Bilge Water dstaylor95 at 10:00am 01.23.10 Catalina 30 3/1819 What is the normal amount of water that is left in the bilge after a day of sailing? assuming the bi
BVIs - Bobby's Marketplace? Steve Liggett at 8:20am 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2374 Heading to the BVIs in about 10 days for a week with another couple on a 40 footer -- I'm like a kid
Prop Shaft Size on a Y36? For Anode? Rizzman at 8:11am 01.23.10 Yamaha 1/2069 Anyone know what size anode to buy for a Yamaha Y36? 30mm or 31mm? thanks
Keys/Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 8:01am 01.23.10 Big Boats 14/3463 Anyone planning a trip to the Keys or Dry Tortugas in the next few months from the west coast Florid
Electrical Fuse panel perlasowner at 7:37am 01.23.10 Catalina 30 4/2389 I am new to boat ownership. I recently bought a Catalina 30. On the electrical panel there are two
Hunter 32 Vision rickk31 at 7:27am 01.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4617 Does anyone have a opinion on the Hunter 32 Visions.I am thinking about putting one In the gulf to l
Jessica gets "knocked down"! Ed Schenck at 5:15am 01.23.10 Ask All Sailors 49/13658 Jessica Watson sails across the Pacific, around the Horn, and into the Atlantic. Then she encounter
What kind of people do ya meet on forums Part duex? CharlieCobra at 8:51pm 01.22.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3687 I saw this thread: Urgent help please reply asap please - The WoodenBoat Forum Now I'm coordinati
S2 27 Performance Cruiser owners... Bulkleycorp at 8:26pm 01.22.10 S2 1/1616 Any S2 27 Perfomance Cruiser owners here? I created a yahoo news group where owners of this model

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Racing Rules Davidasailor26 at 12:14pm 08.27.21
Surveys are a waste of money sail sfbay at 12:13pm 08.27.21 My experience with marine surveyors has been positive and helpful. Most are very cautious and report
Surveys are a waste of money Rich Stidger at 12:07pm 08.27.21 I have had 3 surveys on 2 different sailboats. One was a pre-purchase, and the other two were C&V f
Surveys are a waste of money joe28532 at 12:07pm 08.27.21 My surveyor had 22 incorrect points listed. Such obvious items as keel stepped was listed as deck s
forepole lenght sail sfbay at 12:05pm 08.27.21 .........if you have a headsail larger than 100% you will need a longer whisker pole than the stand
Surveys are a waste of money rgranger at 12:05pm 08.27.21 After I pointed out to them, they agreed to edit their report. But did they charge you less...:p
Surveys are a waste of money Ralph Johnstone at 12:05pm 08.27.21 If you find a GOOD surveyor, they are well worth the money. I was FORCED to get a survey on my bo
Surveys are a waste of money JoeWhite at 12:03pm 08.27.21 My surveyor had 22 incorrect points listed. Such obvious items as keel stepped was listed as deck st
Racing Rules shemandr at 12:03pm 08.27.21
Surveys are a waste of money rgranger at 12:01pm 08.27.21 I think home inspections are also a mixed bag. I know of one realtor who "has a guy" who will writ
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? rgranger at 11:52am 08.27.21 However, they did go on to explain the proper use of an Urgent Message in a very polite and respec
Surveys are a waste of money Davidasailor26 at 11:44am 08.27.21
Surveys are a waste of money FastOlson at 11:43am 08.27.21 Totally disagree -- not with your personal facts as stated, but with your conclusions and tarring of
Surveys are a waste of money dlochner at 11:43am 08.27.21 My experience with surveyors is mixed. I met with one surveyor and learned more about boats and boat
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock Davidasailor26 at 11:35am 08.27.21 Can't you let a whisker pole be held up by the leech of the jib, since it's essentially attached to
Surveys are a waste of money arf145 at 11:33am 08.27.21 I can't really agree, but it does sound like you had a sloppy surveyor--or at least one who is slopp
Racing Rules PaulK at 11:33am 08.27.21
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock PaulK at 11:23am 08.27.21 Can't you let a whisker pole be held up by the leech of the jib, since it's essentially attached to
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock Davidasailor26 at 10:54am 08.27.21
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock dlochner at 10:37am 08.27.21 The local rigger will probably not match Defender's price, charging closer to list price. Labor cost

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