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Thin cracks in fiberglass on top of boat curious1 at 8:12am 10.04.09 Smaller Boats 1/2042 I have a 260 purchased new in 1998 - I have recently noticed thin cracks in the fiberglass. I have
Blue Water experience Jimm at 8:02am 10.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2229 Anyone have long passage, offshore firsthand experience with a Catalina they would care to share? Bo
Mississippi Gulf Coast Sailing c130king at 7:22am 10.04.09 Destinations 9/7108 I am planning to trailer my Mac 26M to Gulfport/Biloxi area for Christmas break...got to visit the i
Television Mike1942 at 6:51am 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2074 I have been looking for a small (10 to 12 inch) TV, with no success. Any suggestions as to who hand
Need Bottom Advice Otis Driftwood at 12:16am 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3088 What's the right combination for my boat, what primer, what paint -just repaired many blister's -u
Need to be alarm? Barnacles and corroded zinc after 6 months? SeacretSailor at 7:35pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3752 Guys, As a new sailor, I keep my new '78 C'C 29 here in Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, north of N
Search Function wufibugs at 7:23pm 10.03.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2309 I'm sure this has been covered, but since I cannot master the search function, I can't find it! I c
Irwin 10/4 - common probs, how do they sail? MayYetQualify at 7:05pm 10.03.09 Irwin 1/9290 Hi All - Am looking at buying a '76 Irwin 10/4. Good price, seemingly in quite good conditi
Want to go to ocean Patrick Stump at 5:23pm 10.03.09 Lancer 4/2256 Was wondering how good the 1978 28' Lancer Sailboat would do on the oregon Coast. Maybe 100 mile tri
Have you ever heard of USHIP ? pkdailey4 at 4:59pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1941 I am wanting to have my boat transported by truck and was told about an internet company called USHI
Connector for Raymarine A18061 for ST4000 Autohelm (1) boilnh2o at 3:05pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4482 I'm looking to make the cable that connects the control head with the wheel motor. I've the part num
Intermittent Starting Problem Rob McClain at 3:03pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2778 I am attempting to troubleshoot a peculiar starting problem and could use assistance on places to lo
Racing on the James River tomgrigsby at 2:32pm 10.03.09 Racing 7/4403 There is an informal racing club down (up?) here in Virgiinia that includes 3 Hunter 30s; a 79 (mine
Anchor Paraphernalia Hermit Scott at 1:25pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3789 Since I have pressurized fresh water do I need a wash down pump or do I just need to run a line with
Adding GPS to 99 311 Stevie D at 12:51pm 10.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1083 As a new owner of 1999 311 I want to wire in a new GPS unit. Can anyone tell me what I will find wh
Trailering Question Pat Corbisiero at 12:39pm 10.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2049 I'm going to be pulling my 84 O'day 222 out of the water for the first with the it's original traile
Spinnaker BAB97TIE at 5:00am 10.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3967 I Would Like To Use A Spinnaker On My Oday 222 But Do Not Know Where To Begin. What Size Sail? What
Anti-Foul vs Bottom Scrub Ducati at 3:51am 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4971 I often hear of hard core racers who don't use anti-foul paint because they have the bottom of their
H26 Steering Arm Attachment GI Joe at 5:39pm 10.02.09 Smaller Boats 0/1695 Can someone show me how the threaded rods are attached to the wire cable in the steering system (On
Single Handing a Catalina 22 jbrosser at 1:28pm 10.02.09 Catalina 22 23/14072 Are there any posts regarding the steps in single handing my Catalina 22? Wife is away for the week

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Fluxgate compass (1) jssailem at 9:27am 08.09.21 The design of the Fluxgate compass is legendary, much like the Flux Compactor HV6wO_UVfWo:216 They
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? JamesG161 at 9:25am 08.09.21 I did look at your new unit. Wow! It has a Titanium Coil, so no worries about Galvanic Corrosion.:c
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Ward H at 9:24am 08.09.21 Or closed toed sandals.. ly ones I wear.
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? JamesG161 at 9:20am 08.09.21 Can I close the seacock while using the dehumidifier feature? No. Not on your unit. I have the sa
Fluxgate compass JamesG161 at 9:15am 08.09.21 Unfortunately I didn't see any metal objects within 3' of it. So now my drunk AP is still not sober
San Diego Bay Brian D at 9:00am 08.09.21 Don't forget Mission Bay's Mariner's Cove. Very nice anchorage. Unfortunately, Oceanside does not ha
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? markwbird at 8:59am 08.09.21 Probably. It depends on the type of AC you have. If your ac typically needs the raw water on (i.e.
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling Crazy Dave Condon at 8:31am 08.09.21
Fluxgate compass Rjm st.petersburg at 8:31am 08.09.21 I found my Fluxgate Compass tucked back under the sole in a cranny of the bilge. A Leprechaun must h
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling twistedskipper at 8:30am 08.09.21 The procedure uses the in-mast jib halyard to raise and lower the mast, not the halyard that is in t
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? tfox2069 at 8:27am 08.09.21 Quadrill38 has it right. We reef our H36 main when TWS reaches 15 kts sustained, then again at 20 a
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? cymeyer at 8:26am 08.09.21 This is what I actually wrote on p.59 of the "New" GROBO 2nd Edition: "1. Prepare a chlorine sol
San Diego Bay Kings Gambit at 8:25am 08.09.21
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2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts Sailgunner at 8:21am 08.09.21 I sold her because we bought a 2011 Hunter 50 AC. If you think the 41DS is great, which it is, the
San Diego Bay Rick D at 8:15am 08.09.21 So, you're going to move around from anchorage to anchorage? You know there is a nice one on the wee
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts tfox2069 at 8:13am 08.09.21
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling isaksp00 at 8:05am 08.09.21 I believe that's a CDI furler, which happens to have its own internal halyard. I'm assuming that the
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 tfox2069 at 7:57am 08.09.21 I owned a 1974 Catalina 27 for many years. It came with a 4-stroke Yamaha 9.9 mounted on the stern,
Head motor hung Roger Holloway at 7:51am 08.09.21 Thanks Peggy. Yes, looking for the best price now. 37072-0092 for $179.99 so far at Anchor Express

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