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Boat to cross Atlantic (1) Hmm at 4:32am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 48/13350 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 5/1927 Hello all, I am looking at a 1979 S2 8.0B, I have not seen the boat in person but the owner says t
rear commadore bad_com_pany at 2:59am 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 5/1953 what are the general duties expected from the rear commadore?
Windvane in action.... Joe at 2:51am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2819 For Hermit and the rest of you blokes regarding the recent discussion on windvanes, here's a clip I
Mac 25 Mast Base: From Slot to Hinge? David Styer at 9:37pm 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6807 I want to replace my MAC 25 Mast Base (the original receives the slotted mast) with the "hinge" mast
Is 27ft oday worth fixing Hover212 at 9:14pm 02.11.10 Bigger Boats 11/9390 Hello. I am a newbie to the site as well as a newbie sailer and boat owner. I have always wanted to
O'Day 302 1987 Lifeline diameter Paul4374 at 8:53pm 02.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1695 I am planning to install pelican hooks on the life line midships to permit easy exit for line handle
Winter H31 Cover (2) ComoxOrion at 8:46pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1750 I have just had a custom made sunbrella boat cover installed on my H31. This cover is designed to co
Hunter 35.5 Jumper Strut George8396 at 8:11pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 0/1247 Hunter 35.5 Owners: I have found and gotten a quote on the Jumper strut originally produced for the
Ronnie Simpson is at it again! Hermit Scott at 7:37pm 02.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2223 http://openbluehorizon.com An enemy RPG couldn't stop him and neither did losing his self steering,
mac 25 (1) fido at 7:16pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 2/2820 hello sailors,this is a pic of my mac 25 have been sailing her for 4 years, and having a lot of fun.
capsize fido at 7:03pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 25/10709 I have been reading on some sights that the mac 26 may and will become unstable when the water balla
News about Hunter Marine Phil Herring at 3:26pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2521 Over the past week I've had a couple check-in conversations with folks at Hunter. Obviously, it's b
Nylon fitting suitablility and permeation wild4lifejim at 2:51pm 02.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3466 Hi Peggy, I am in the process of installing a new head and replacing all my sanitation hoses with
bulk head plans kdssail at 2:49pm 02.11.10 Day Sailers 5/1899 I need to redo my bulkheads in my Oday 26 ( same as 25). Does anyone have a set of plans for the b
Bimini top SHADS at 1:43pm 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/8294 We have a 1986 MacGregor sailboat (22 foot) and would like to get a bimini top for it. Does anyone
Freezer latches Rag Jag at 1:23pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 5/2054 I have a 1998 376 with double (plastic ?) freezer latches that keep failing. The spring loaded latch
Have a bimini made bman88 at 1:17pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2929 I have a 1984 34' Hunter with a dodger designed and installed by a local canvas company. I would lik
Cored construction?? harryjak at 12:57pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1236 Does the 31 83-87 have any cored construction in the hull?? I am assuming that the deck is plywood c
Mast rake on a h34 joewps at 12:18pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2648 My mast is off the boat and going back on Monday. How much rake should I put in my Kenyon mast befor

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After a lightning strike? Johann at 2:23pm 05.22.22 How about the batteries? Maybe a good idea to capacity check them before splashing?
After a lightning strike? dreadpiratk at 2:06pm 05.22.22 Thanks! The thing is I had already bought all the new electronics last year to install this spring,
Thru-Hull Stats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 05.22.22 Personally, I'm more attentive to the idea of hose failure above the thruhull, so we inspect them of
eenie, meenie, minie, moe capta at 1:48pm 05.22.22
Thru-Hull Stats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:45pm 05.22.22 When placed slightly above the waterline the through hulls still present a risk at least half the ti
Thru-Hull Stats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:25pm 05.22.22 Powerboat sink drains are above the waterline as I see in marinas over the years, but only about one
Thru-Hull Stats Davidasailor26 at 1:18pm 05.22.22 This is something that just escapes me as to why. Powerboat sink drains are above the waterline as
Progressive Insurance dreadpiratk at 1:17pm 05.22.22 We just had a lightning strike claim with progressive- happened sometime over the winter, kind of a
1987 Hunter - legend 375 looking for boatspeed sending unit sail sfbay at 1:12pm 05.22.22 See ad for a new one on this site: Used gear for sale (sailboatowners.com)
After a lightning strike? dlochner at 1:11pm 05.22.22 Trade 2 weeks of no sailing for thousands of dollars of new electronics? Where do I sign up? gld
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 12:51pm 05.22.22 And fwiw, although almost all sailboard sink drains are below waterline, almost all powerboat sink
After a lightning strike? dreadpiratk at 12:49pm 05.22.22
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 12:41pm 05.22.22 Please let me know if you are interested in one of these or go to our website and respond. Cheers
Thru-Hull Stats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:09pm 05.22.22 Looking up the EPA's word on Grey water management... John you've wandered waaaay into the weeds.
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension i3DGear at 11:42am 05.22.22 This is Rick from i3DGear Marine. As Brian (SabreToothedEngineer) has already pointed out, we are a
Thru-Hull Stats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:34am 05.22.22 These days I thought "grey water" was supposed to go into a holding tank as well as "black water"?
Inside Passage Anyone? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:16am 05.22.22 Running rapids is not what one thinks of when sailing...? We always associate rapids with sailing
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 10:56am 05.22.22 Correction: the Lite and the Lite+ appear to be the same weight, and are only $40 difference. At tha
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 10:52am 05.22.22 This video is 10 years old, but gotta appreciate this guy being a good sport and showing a demo of h
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 10:50am 05.22.22 John, much as I like and respect you, and appreciate all the good content and advice you provide her

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