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Round 1 to BMW Oracle Ray Bowles at 4:23pm 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2256 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 6/2221 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 1/3538 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 2/6116 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 2/1356 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 1/2729 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) 1/2140 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 1/1774 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 1/1730 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 7/2717 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 10/2790 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 2/1845 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 29/5282 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 11/3744 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 14/2818 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 48/13365 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 5/1937 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 5/1958 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 9/6808 I want to replace my MAC 25 Mast Base (the original receives the slotted mast) with the "hinge" mast

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Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 9:57am 05.24.22 Hunter 27 What year H27... there have been several generations in the 70's, 90's and 00's? Your m
Thru-Hull Stats (1) BAD ORCA at 9:53am 05.24.22 Which explains why safety standards call for ALL below-waterline thru-hulls to remain closed except
Off to the darkside... Project_Mayhem at 9:51am 05.24.22 We just picked up a 17.1 Mako center console. I checked the transom by violently shaking the outboa
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. BourbonS at 9:50am 05.24.22 Thank you for your answers. 1. @Tally Ho 1.1 Mushroom 3/4" Groco will work - this is what was pr
Preventer for a Hunter 420 Terry Cox at 9:48am 05.24.22 Hi Roy, recommend that you consider moving the preventer attach point further aft on the boom. If in
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 9:45am 05.24.22 Sturgeon Bay to Beaver in one day is quite impressive! It was a poke, with big rollers from the s
Dealing with wind shear jssailem at 9:36am 05.24.22 control lines aren't that long Sound like you need some new control lines for this season.... I l
Dealing with wind shear Apex at 9:28am 05.24.22 so i read there was a lot of wind speed differential from lake to masthead. That is typical of ligh
New Articles jssailem at 9:21am 05.24.22 Jay, The Victron chargers identified are decent support units that help keep a battery bank up over
Dealing with wind shear Davidasailor26 at 9:19am 05.24.22
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ward H at 9:12am 05.24.22 As for deadrise, the boat originally had the depth finder mounted on a shaped wooden block so it po
Dealing with wind shear DinghySailor at 9:10am 05.24.22 I have a similar experience currently with my new 125 genoa, also with three rows of telltales, on m
Stuffing Box & Cutlass Bearing Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 05.24.22 Does anyone know how to perform a simple test to ensure all is well with the prop assembly, i e si
Thru-Hull Stats jssailem at 8:51am 05.24.22 David, from a functional perspective you are both correct.
Thru-Hull Stats jssailem at 8:49am 05.24.22 Correct Yes. It is also a bit less ovbious what you are washing down the sink when it exits the bo
Thru-Hull Stats Davidasailor26 at 8:48am 05.24.22 Ah I see, (I think), so a seacock must involve a ball to block the water from coming up the drain a
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) stickinthemud57 at 8:35am 05.24.22 An oscillating tool works pretty well for this too if you are stuck with trying to cut them in plac
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ward H at 8:34am 05.24.22 Yep, compatible. I bring my speed and depth into my P70s display. Is your DST800 connected directly
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) Bryan King at 8:32am 05.24.22 An oscillating tool works pretty well for this too if you are stuck with trying to cut them in place
Stuffing Box & Cutlass Bearing dlochner at 8:20am 05.24.22 Visually inspect the cutless bearing for wear and move the prop shaft. There should be very little l

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