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JimGeddes at 11:28am 10.05.09
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I'm looking for some chart plotting software for my laptop. is there anything free out there? What
spinwing at 11:22am 10.05.09
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We are interested in moving to a Hunter 34 however draft is a major concern because of silting in ou
andy boyer at 11:20am 10.05.09
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I had a Jabsco quiet flush head with fresh water flush installed last winter by the dealer. We are g
TinKicker at 11:11am 10.05.09
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We are in the process of buying an O'Day 30. In preparation for the survey, we were checking around
CatNY22 at 10:19am 10.05.09
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I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22 which had last been in the water in October of 2008. It has
shemandr at 9:43am 10.05.09
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Last weekend we had a race overnight around Block Island and had the boat heeled more than we usuall
skipperlenny at 9:17am 10.05.09
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I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
Adrian Morris at 9:16am 10.05.09
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I have a Hunter 19 with a 1995 8 hp honda this weekend it seemed like the prop was slipping at times
fdefran12 at 9:03am 10.05.09
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Any recommendations for the best way for cleaning Dacron and gennaker Sails?
dcroome at 7:23am 10.05.09
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Hi there, This is my first post. I recently had a near-disaster on my 2006 Hunter 33. I was cle
Rich Stidger at 6:16am 10.05.09
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I guess I'm just slow. I should have solved this issue years ago, but maybe there were always bigge
Papa Bruce at 6:06am 10.05.09
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I have an 1993 H30t. I've owned it for a couple seasons and when we clean out the boat in the Fall:c
André R. at 5:09am 10.05.09
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I have a friend that has a hydraulic Robertson linear drive, that has been rename since Simrad /Navi
Mich222 at 3:26am 10.05.09
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Is there anyone out there still using the foam-filled kick-up rudder who would like to contribute??
OdayDave at 10:00pm 10.04.09
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The weather forecast was calling for an overcast and cool day (max temp. in the high 50's), but with
gfroch at 9:08pm 10.04.09
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Hello all- After 10 years of painting every few years on my trailer, the bottom of my '95 H26 is pr
Inter20sailor at 8:53pm 10.04.09
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Salts, New to the boat, and looking for some basic numbers on a loose guage for stays, shrouds, a
ddetlor at 8:51pm 10.04.09
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Why did MacGregor not add the rear stay to the 26M? It seems like something that is missing for str
seth at 7:29pm 10.04.09
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Does everyone seem to have trouble with their Jabsco heads? They seem to be everywhere. They come o
Doug/Karen at 5:39pm 10.04.09
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This weekend we experimented with an A-Sail on our H356. We tied the tack line to our bow roller an

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Hull Rot
higgs at 8:56pm 04.11.22
Before one pays a surveyor it is always a good idea to view the boat in person.
240 fender location when docking   (1)
Benny17441 at 8:38pm 04.11.22
There are some cable stops that can be added to prevent the lifelines from sagging. we use a "fend
TV removal Hunter 50
joshw5144 at 8:25pm 04.11.22
So just as an update, after many 4 letter words, I got the tv off the bulkhead. I had found the acce
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DeniseO30 at 8:23pm 04.11.22
It is not about the size of your boat or the particular model boat. it is about the layout of your
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank
smokey73 at 7:57pm 04.11.22
Marie Katherine is a sleek looking lady. Not the classic lines many prefer, but sleek none the less
Sail Trim Chart Question
jon hansen at 7:55pm 04.11.22
once you've learned that a sailboat steers with it's sails, driving from the helm gets really fun.
Beneteau Spare Parts
fullbore at 7:51pm 04.11.22
Great to know BE, thanks!
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank   (1)
hvac&r tech at 7:45pm 04.11.22
Back to Portland by midnight!
Sail Trim Chart Question
Tom J at 7:24pm 04.11.22
I came to sailing late in life, and am self taught. For a while, I was happy just to get from point
I blew a fuse!
MikeHoncho at 7:21pm 04.11.22
Good to know. I just ordered a 200 amp, so will see how that goes. Greg Order two and zip tie th
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines
JamesG161 at 7:20pm 04.11.22
I appears that it is just a flowrate issue and that dirt slowly settles in the line and slowly bloc
Beneteau Spare Parts
BigEasy at 7:18pm 04.11.22
@BigEasy All the dealers that I've found are yacht sales, and I don't see anything about parts.
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement
MikeHoncho at 7:04pm 04.11.22
I had a similar problem, but... My 79H30C tank was only about thirty gallons. It rested in the por
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank
smokey73 at 6:56pm 04.11.22
Yea, show us pictures! Dont' have to wait till its all sorted though. We always like boat pictures
Sail Trim Chart Question
DArcy at 6:56pm 04.11.22
I'm only a geezer in training but I still listen to anyone that wants to talk about sailing, young o
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank
Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 04.11.22
As far as bilge pump goes, dealer says they are pretty sure the bilge pump on my boat will run stra

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