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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 1/1544 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 9/3272 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 4/1795 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 0/1480 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 10/2079 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
272 on the hard in the DC area? Oldhokie64 at 1:48pm 12.11.09 Bigger Boats 9/2477 Does anyone have a 272 out of the water in the Washington DC area. I would ask for permission to mea
Puffin 14 photos of floor /rigging Johnweikel at 12:49pm 12.11.09 Day Sailers 0/2126 Need photo of rigging on floor of boat. Also photo of rudder. Thanks for the two photos of the Puffi
furler re-fit dakno at 12:25pm 12.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1430 Well, I hate to say it, but it is the 21st century. I am throwing in towel on hanks and going furle
Anyone own a Cal 28-2? Gaza at 10:41am 12.11.09 Cal 4/9926 I will soon be purchasing a 1986 Cal 28. I wanted to hear from anyone that owns or sails this model
Maui sailing opportunities? CurtisAndNautilus at 8:50am 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1897 We plan to be in Maui for three weeks in February and would like to do some relaxed sailing in the c

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Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 4:22pm 04.25.22 This time was a success. I took advice from several of you: made sure the screw to the fuel filter u
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 4:20pm 04.25.22 :-) Thanks Siamese!
Rudder damage discovered after bottom paint removal to gelcoat dmax at 4:18pm 04.25.22 Interesting crack, not sure if an impact would cause that as the forces are exerted on the leading t
Rudder damage discovered after bottom paint removal to gelcoat sail sfbay at 4:14pm 04.25.22 My reo cents...yard has the right approach.
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 4:13pm 04.25.22 Nice! Please make one for me! :) Is this a joke? dj
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 4:12pm 04.25.22 I made my own. Took 1/4" diameter 316 stainless rod, one longer, one shorter, with about a 1 1/2" d
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 4:09pm 04.25.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Potable Water Fittings Nichole340 at 4:06pm 04.25.22 That would be whatever Hunter used in 2000. They have screw on connections with stainless steel fer
Annual WAxing ROutine Siamese at 4:03pm 04.25.22 If you follow Mainesail's advice (I sure do), then you'll notice he doesn't recommend you use any so
Update Bad Obsession at 3:54pm 04.25.22
Potentially dangerous forestay situation jviss at 3:47pm 04.25.22 Thanks for sharing!
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Steve_Catalina at 3:27pm 04.25.22 My Mark II is keel stepped. Joe white, Interesting, Catalina introduced the MK11 at the Atlanta
Paddlewheel Protection Allan12210 at 3:25pm 04.25.22 Same as the folks above. We were only around on weekends so it got pulled every time we would head f
Paddlewheel Protection dlochner at 3:23pm 04.25.22 As others have said, just pull the transducer and clean it once in a while or when it stops working.
So I found this bolt ... Rick486 at 3:12pm 04.25.22 Perhaps not structural due to the counter sunk head. Looks like a bolt that would retain a part to a
Paddlewheel Protection Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 04.25.22 Years ago I used "Transducer Paint". Tiny bottle, very expensive. Then I stopped using it and put
Potable Water Fittings jviss at 3:02pm 04.25.22 My original plumbing, with the all the tees and elbows are antiquated and need replacing. As well a
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jrussnogle at 2:58pm 04.25.22
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. shemandr at 2:48pm 04.25.22 Yup, all over the map! What do you want? Put aside the price or value question. But realisticall
Paddlewheel Protection kappykaplan at 2:48pm 04.25.22 I generally only sail on the weekends (that may change after I retire), so pull the transducer when

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