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Mooring Ball Virgin sailaway78 at 7:09pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2671 Well now, zeehag posted up on another thread that we were coming into a mooring field and I had nev
Universal Engines 5424 or the other 5424 Mitch at 6:54pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/6728 Hello all. The boat was launched today.:) Much more to be done. As this is my third season with a bo
Need help separating shaft coupling tomgrigsby at 6:30pm 04.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1230 I have a 70 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 3GMD. Failed in my first attempt to check engine alignment. I
Mystery Sail jorgefife at 6:22pm 04.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1608 In my constant quest for parts, I visited my favorite salvage yard today, and came away with the fol
Catamaran pointing Marc Bergmueller at 6:08pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4349 I've read catamarans don't point as close to the wind as mono hulls but don't have any experience on
I need a 4 legged boat buddy pkdailey4 at 5:18pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2443 He needs to be smallish, house broke, not too much of a shedder, mellow and friendly. I drive betwee
diesel leak under injection pump RussT1950 at 4:39pm 04.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1209 Hello all, I have a Universal M25xp with a diesel leak under the number 2 injector line. I t
pre EMERGENCY TILLER Capt_Hook at 4:32pm 04.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1270 Fellow Captains- I have a 1977 33. No emergency tiller came with the boat. All the ones discussed
Lake Chickamauga Tn. info needed Bonzai at 3:09pm 04.14.10 Trailer Sailors 3/2781 Looking for info related to taking a trailerable 25 fter to the Lake Chickamauga res and hoping to b
Lake Chickamauga Tn. info needed Bonzai at 3:04pm 04.14.10 Destinations 0/2221 Looking for info related to taking a trailerable 25 fter to the Lake Chickamauga res and hoping to b
S2 9.2A on ebay BobM at 2:06pm 04.14.10 S2 2/1616 There is an 9.2A from Falmouth MA on ebay right now called 2nd Fiddle. It is the boat I looked at t
Rubrail woes (1) druid at 2:02pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2665 Hi Folks My port rubrail was damaged when I bought the boat, now it has been severely damaged in th
Keel pivot bolt hole repair Edlk at 1:54pm 04.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/8591 I have removed the keel from my 82 M25 Have it sand blasted and have begun the rust preventative an
NPR Here and now talks to the survivors of the Almesian BobM at 1:48pm 04.14.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/6379 http://www.hereandnow.org/2010/04/rundown-414-3 NPR interviewed three of the four survivors of the
When to buy new sails? nbarnes333 at 1:38pm 04.14.10 Catalina 22 4/1830 So what are the clues for when your sails need replacing? I have no idea how old mine are. I've ha
Cracked rudder solution? DIY Kickup rudder? nbarnes333 at 1:09pm 04.14.10 Catalina 22 1/1806 My 1978 C22 rudder has a crack that needs repairing from a close encounter with a tall rock. Or mayb
Seacock replacement KandD at 12:28pm 04.14.10 Big Boats 5/1803 We're on an '85 H40. The PO put in central plumbing for the raw water and we're down to 2 through-h
Bimini 31-2 LaPoloma at 11:46am 04.14.10 Pearson 0/1634 Looking to purchase bimini for Pearson 31-2. Any suggestions and or comments, particularly height di
Cherubini H36 Definitely Faster Than 10 Days Ago rardiH36 at 10:50am 04.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2210 Just re-launched my 1980 Cherubini H36 after about a week on the hard for a bottom sanding/repaint,
Hunter 27 - 1981 srokos at 9:23am 04.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4002 Hi everybody! I took over this lady from marina for outstanding unpaid amount. After going over

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Lake Ontario Sailors take notice ggrizzard at 2:07pm 04.13.22 Considering the original channel has been in use for years, is there any reason they don't put warni
Sail Trim Chart Question Don Guillette at 1:55pm 04.13.22 That New Orleans fellow could be a good sailor for all we know. If you had a sail trim conversati
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? odaydokay at 1:39pm 04.13.22 Kind of you all to weigh in. I neglected (apologies!) to state that this boat gets launched in May
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity patbratton at 1:33pm 04.13.22 I have noticed that many sailors do not back wind the jib when coming about. I never uncleat the Jib
Keel question higgs at 1:14pm 04.13.22 Save yourself some money and grief and have a true adventure by sailing the boat to its destination
Vernazza, Italy dLj at 12:58pm 04.13.22 So let's sail there! It's got to be lovely to arrive on your own sailboat to visit! dj
Wheeling around.... (1) sailcapt340 at 12:58pm 04.13.22 I used a white paracord and for a braid that covers the centerline spoke on the wheel. I wrapped it
Wheeling around.... thinwater at 12:51pm 04.13.22 If it is a gift and he wants leather, I'd go with leather. Personal preference. I think we all agree
Removing lettering stain Siamese at 12:44pm 04.13.22 Wet sand, compound, polish, apply new vinyl name, wax, done.
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. shemandr at 12:32pm 04.13.22 ...bless their hearts.
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Dolphin55 at 12:28pm 04.13.22 Benny, thank you so much! Well put. You have taught me a lot. I was approaching it way to simply - j
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. danm1 at 12:27pm 04.13.22 Happened to kayak past a boat I sold thirty years ago. Delighted to see it at a mooring and obviousl
Wheeling around.... Ward H at 12:20pm 04.13.22 I choked on the price of leather wheel wraps so I decided to do my own with Paracord. Here is the l
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Will Gilmore at 11:53am 04.13.22 The first spring that I saw the boat after selling it was in it's berth, some seaweed hanging limp
Wheeling around.... sailcapt340 at 11:51am 04.13.22
Starting fluid MikeHoncho at 11:48am 04.13.22 I know that starting fluid is a no no for diesel engine combustion, but then I know people in the c
Wheeling around.... (1) Calif. Ted at 10:55am 04.13.22 "French Braid" is what we called the method shown in John's pic that produces the spiral wrap, 2 lin
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank Stu Jackson at 10:49am 04.13.22 @hvac&r tech - I'm very pleased that you've had positive resolution(s) to your issues via your deale
Wheeling around.... sailme88 at 10:45am 04.13.22 What sort of image do you desire... Elk skin wrap, or sailor knot white line? https://www.custommar
Keel question Rangofish at 10:39am 04.13.22 Haven't learned to sail yet have someone here in St Pete that's going to teach me when i get sailboa

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