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Hull lining paint 1987 O'Day 222 (6) Mich222 at 6:19am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2856
Discount Marine Supply.com??? Bud H at 5:57am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2586 Have any of you had a good experience with Discount Marine Supply.com? About a week ago I ordered a
Halyards jorgefife at 8:54pm 12.12.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1335 Tomorrow I am finally preparing everything (halayards, spreaders, lights, etc) so that Tuesday the m
I'm still alive and well JimGeddes at 8:25pm 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2724 If anyone remembers who i am... I'm doing great, things have gone well so far with only a few compl
Block Island - Old Harbor Dock Al - s/v Persephone at 6:10pm 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4234 I've never been to Block Island, and am contemplating correcting that the weekend after Memorial Day
Mirage 25 Sailboat Sonya at 5:33pm 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3232 Hi Are there any Mirage 25 sailboat owners out there. If so where are you now. There don't seem to
Is the ICOM IC-M422VHF Marine Transceiver.... Sumner at 4:54pm 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1545 the same as a Marine VHF with Class D DSC?? On their site for the 422 they say: Built-in DSC wa
Neutral or not ? Brahmany at 2:56pm 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2692 We usually sail our C320 with the transmission in neutral with the prop free wheeling. Obviously the
rigging issues russell lee at 1:29pm 12.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2823 need to know if turnbucle rigging is good for trailer sailors since you have to put the mast up and
Oday 30 portlight size rbarna1 at 1:17pm 12.12.09 Bigger Boats 9/3274 Just bought a 1980 Oday 30. Tons of potential...we're thrilled about the boat already. The biggest
Dangerous Tire Information - No Joke, please read. caguy at 12:54pm 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 27/5289 I received this video from a friend of mine. I was going to post it in the Trailer Sailor forum but
Lighted Boat Parade CaptainJB at 12:35pm 12.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1316 Today is the lighted boat parade on Amelia Island Mast Confusion my 2002 - 356, looks great and is
Where am I..?? (1) Maine Sail at 8:54am 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2622 Hint you can sail here.. http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/120208306.jpg
Pearson 31 Companionway Hatch Dodginski at 7:18am 12.12.09 Pearson 1/1954 We have managed to break the Lexan companionway hatch on our 1988 Pearson 31 II ... would anyone hav
Nice day for a sail...NOT! BobM at 6:16am 12.12.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1796 I had volunteered to crew my friends new Jeanneau 39DS on the trip to Boston. I knew it was going t
322 Keel Stub Glass Thickness cliffmann at 3:59am 12.12.09 Bigger Boats 0/1481 Does anybody know the thickness of the glass where the keel bolts pass thru the hull on the bottom o
Looking for a good inexpensive javelin David Brannigan at 7:51pm 12.11.09 Day Sailers 0/1301 I'm looking for a good cheap javelin with a trailer. Give me a call or send an email. David Brann
Hope for the elderly Roger Long at 4:39pm 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2080 Having started getting serious about cruising rather late in life, an age when many are giving up sa
76hp RPM level RumLine II at 2:46pm 12.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1678 I've got a 2001 76hp Turbo Yanmar. I would like to know what rpm others run this eng. at. I'm travel
Safety First ? pkdailey4 at 1:56pm 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4632 Do you wear a float coat ? life jacket ? Sailing vest ? or have the (screw it ! It looks stupid and

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Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 5:34am 04.26.22 Thanks everyone. Got the software upgrade on the C80 chart plotter figured out. For the chart u
Annual WAxing ROutine Scott B at 5:24am 04.26.22 all great feedback everyone. thank you. really started down the wrong path on Sunday. Broke most of
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 5:16am 04.26.22 I have no idea. I've never thought to use something like that for sailing. Probably the smallest
Advice needed to find parts shemandr at 5:11am 04.26.22 Those are touching photos. Thanks for posting. I think your son will figure it out. That is quite
Build a Better Boat Hook? Will Gilmore at 4:00am 04.26.22 Awesome, Will. What size would you recommend for general sailboat use? I have no idea. I've never
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 3:34am 04.26.22 A Loos Gauge is the easiest way, but there is an alternative method presented by Selden in their tun
Mooring ball pickup - single handed ricksoth at 10:36pm 04.25.22 Thanks Mike for your write-up, and the downwind and lee side approach makes sense to me. I'm stil
No flow of hot water Colin Campbell at 8:55pm 04.25.22 Yes, doesn''t make any sense.
So I found this bolt ... Crusty Ol Salt at 8:45pm 04.25.22 I would look for something painted grey. Next I would inspect the steering and pedestal
Rudder damage discovered after bottom paint removal to gelcoat Tally Ho at 8:00pm 04.25.22
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top JoeWhite at 7:54pm 04.25.22 1999 C36 hull 1787
So I found this bolt ... JoeWhite at 7:52pm 04.25.22 I believe it holds the engine mount to the engine block.
So I found this bolt ... Tally Ho at 7:44pm 04.25.22 Thanks Greg you actually made me laugh. But I have owned the boat for 16 years now so this is a new
So I found this bolt ... rpwillia at 7:41pm 04.25.22 Probably thrown in there by a PO just to drive you crazy! Thanks Greg you actually made me laugh.
So I found this bolt ... Tally Ho at 7:38pm 04.25.22 Probably thrown in there by a PO just to drive you crazy! I have heard stories about Cadillac own
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank rpwillia at 7:34pm 04.25.22 The water heater engineer who made the decision to use 5/8" hose barbs did so by the scientific met
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge rpwillia at 7:26pm 04.25.22 The fuel gauges they use are pendulum type affairs and they are notoriously inaccurate. The above ad
So I found this bolt ... rpwillia at 7:24pm 04.25.22 I just went through the entire M25XPG manual at https://www.westerbeke.com/parts%20manual/201021%20p
Desperate leakinhg jssailem at 6:54pm 04.25.22 to measure the "tightness", Riggers use a Loos Gauge to measure the tension on the shrouds. The te
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 6:46pm 04.25.22 It seems your mast was forced through the hull by too-tight rigging. I use a rigging tension gauge.

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