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Big enough? jimmyb at 8:19pm 02.12.10 Trailer Sailors 20/12543 Hello folks, Help a new guy if you would. Will be starting to sail this upcoming season when ice br
1989 Hunter Mast issues slavanaway at 7:46pm 02.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2587 I am looking at a 1989 Legend 40 as a boat to go from SF to Mexico and beyond. The basics look ok. T
Jib and Main Sheets awoody at 7:27pm 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 6/1772 I acquired my 1994 Hunter 26 in 2009. Before spring I am planning to change out my main and jib shee
Round 1 to BMW Oracle Ray Bowles at 4:23pm 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2220 The site americascup.com has a live feed of the races and news conferences afterward. There are
Want to purchase a MacGregor 26 bladebroker at 1:31pm 02.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2194 Ok, guys and gals. I have recently developed a desire buy a sailboat. I'm a long time offshore fis
replacing teak and holly sole garyejones at 12:32pm 02.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3496 I own an '84 Catalina 36 that survived Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. However, she took in some w
Prop shaft removal JBerger at 12:03pm 02.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/6046 This question is for Catalina 320 owners. Does anyone know if the propeller shaft can be removed -
another dumb question bad_com_pany at 11:33am 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 2/1341 would this work on my 1993 23.5?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Asymmetrical-Spinnaker-for-Hunter-216
duty taxes txtowman at 11:09am 02.12.10 Destinations 1/2650 having never been out of the country I wonder about trading and selling the little trinkets I make w
missing some boats BobM at 11:03am 02.12.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2118 Phil, When you get a chance can you add the following non-metric boats to the S2's? 22, 27, and
Adjustable Jib Fairleads for a H23 RobertG-NJ at 10:10am 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 1/1756 I want to install adjustable fairleads for general trimming of the jib, including trim when furling
Spares for my Hunter 336 jasdip5 at 8:26am 02.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1708 I am looking for parts for my Hunter 336. Most of the parts i now need are original factory type par
Is my oday 27 worth fixing? Hover212 at 7:31am 02.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2642 Hello. I am a newbie to the site as well as a newbie sailer and boat owner. I have always wanted to
What Is This (1) kloudie1 at 7:05am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2718 Some friends took this picture off Tampa acouple of days ago..There were Coast Guard boats escorting
Where to buy that new boat? BoxedUp at 6:39am 02.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1799 I bought my first boat at a local show and now that I'm preparing to buy my next boat, I'm wondering
America's Cup shemandr at 5:55am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 29/5070 Its on right now on my computer. BMW blew the start. I'm a middle of the pack in club leved racing
Charter Company - Solo Sailors Need Not Apply?? Joe Mullee at 5:40am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3519 I was all psyched because I found a place in the middle Florida Keys that would charter a Catalina 2
Caught on time (1) Chuck Creel at 4:54am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2762 While deciding to give Jacob's Dream a complete face lift with awgrip paint from keel to maast step,
Boat to cross Atlantic (1) Hmm at 4:32am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 48/12831 Hello I'm interested in buying a smallish sailboat to be sailed mostly single handed. After spendi
8.0B crack in the keel tpothen at 3:35am 02.12.10 S2 5/1858 Hello all, I am looking at a 1979 S2 8.0B, I have not seen the boat in person but the owner says t

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Luck Be The Lady... Timm R Oday25 at 5:26am 03.31.22 Lucky indeed . I was cleaning out our barn over the weekend . I had to remove a wall plate to move a
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 njlarry at 5:16am 03.31.22 On my 34 most of the topping lift is a ss cable with an eye on each end. The bottom eye has a shackl
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 5:16am 03.31.22 As soon as the weather breaks,if it ever does, will have an attempt at this Thks Maine
Luck Be The Lady... jviss at 5:15am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no on
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 4:57am 03.31.22 My guess is that the windlass is putting a big load on the alternator, and that's what's loading the
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:55am 03.31.22 Interesting you say that. As you're probably aware, the Hinckley Pilot is a fiberglass sailboat but
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Joe at 4:49am 03.31.22 You can reduce clutch wear on lines by not using the "clutch" feature. I know that sounds ridiculous
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:41am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:25am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not talk
Tiller question Joe at 4:21am 03.31.22 Thank you. I do not believe that the boat I just bought last fall came with an auto pilot. Just a
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, th
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:04am 03.31.22 A friend of mine was looking for her second family (4) boat. In explaining what she was looking for,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor NYSail at 3:15am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, the
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Sefuller at 3:11am 03.31.22 Our boats have always used a rope clutch for the main halyard - only difference being ours is in the
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Sefuller at 3:07am 03.31.22 I am not familiar with the Yanmar engines, but it seems like the problem almost has to be electrical
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Davidasailor26 at 12:17am 03.31.22 Is it a Volvo dripless shaft seal? If so it looks (from Volvo Penta Shaft Seal ) like they only supp
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Davidasailor26 at 12:08am 03.31.22
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JamesG161 at 10:48pm 03.30.22 This is a guess... On my 1998 H430 1) The Start Battery supplies my Anchor Windlass power through a
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 9:16pm 03.30.22 Consider using a cam cleat instead of a clutch for this use. That's an interesting possibility. I'
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 9:00pm 03.30.22 203945

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