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Long Trips Bill J at 4:22am 09.28.09 Smaller Boats 3/1925 I, along with my wife, am considering a trip from Kentucky Lake to Mobile, ALabama (Tenn-Tom Waterwa
Thanks to everyone! (2) Team118 at 8:13pm 09.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1815 I just wanted to reach out and thank everyone for their help this winter, spring and summer. Some
Sanitation hose replacement... Doug/Karen at 7:48pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 6/9696 We appear to have reached the point where our main sanitation hose has become permeated. Has anyone
Vacu flush heads have issue with vent fourtylove at 7:47pm 09.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5262 I own a 456 that has two vacu flush heads, one of they has a strange issue, even when the holding t
Rebent Mast...How much curve to stern? CaptTripps at 7:39pm 09.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2324 In an earlier post...I admitted to taking my boat a "bridge too far" and putting ~ 18" bend to starb
right of way: stubborn or crunch? BobT at 7:34pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 62/10233 Made it out this afternoon after the rain ended and had a nice breeze under a great sky. I took a ne
Remote chartplotter alarm jsalley at 6:50pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2183 Any of you electronics gurus know where I can find a remote alarm (beeper, buzzer, or whatever)? I'm
Depth vs. Fish Finder Reddirt at 5:38pm 09.27.09 Trailer Sailors 13/6842 I'm new to sailing. We are getting a West Wight Potter 19 a week from tomorrow!!! I'd like to buy a
folding wheel which one markwauters at 5:30pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/1405 I have a 96 hunter 376 and would like to know what folding wheel will work. I need to measure the sh
Iron vs Lead Keel Hunter 45DS rayjanine@aol.com at 5:29pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 29/14833 Like to get some thoughts concerning the new Hunter 45DS and the fact that the keel is cast iron in
troublesome leak on catalina 34 joe tanguay at 5:15pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/3186 I have a 2004 Catalina 34 MKII that has had a leaking issue since it was new. Unfortunately I am the
Leaks - Fixed Porthole/Windows mystery leak MLampner at 2:29pm 09.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2336 The starboard fixed porthole/window in the Salon on my 77 Hunter 30 leaks. It appears the previous o
36.7 vs 373 Question Ducati at 2:16pm 09.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1209 I like to go fast but my love likes to go slow. Beneteau 36.7 vs Beneteau 373. In your opinion
Roller furling that converts for racing Ducati at 2:04pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/6865 I'm looking for roller furling for sailing with the family but can convert for racing. Please offer
How Many Air/Heat Conditioning BTUs Are Required? Ducati at 1:58pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3413 We like our creature comforts. Looking to install one of those High-Faluten Cool-air+Heat-air uni
h23 mainsail design RichB at 1:53pm 09.27.09 Smaller Boats 5/1737 In deciding on a new main for my h23, the main concern is to get the most efficient sail for the buc
Attitude changes (Radar) Roger Long at 1:39pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3505 I think, if you poke around in newsgroup archives, you'll find a post from me about a year ago pont
Shipping a Hunter 33 - how high ? spadaforaj at 1:36pm 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1335 Aside from the mast which is coming own, the transport company want's to know how "high" the boat it
racing a Legend 37 sailordel at 12:33pm 09.27.09 Racing 1/2722 I have a 1989 Hunter Legend 37. Main and 135 are Dacron 7 years old and starting to show their age.
Nova Scotia shorty at 9:47am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1569 If you have too much time on your hands, you might be interested in our trip to Nova Scotia dodging

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Removing lettering stain Parsons at 5:09am 04.13.22 I was thinking the same, @Davidasailor26 - perhaps this is just 'shadowing' of the gelcoat like what
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Davidasailor26 at 5:06am 04.13.22 Navionics on iOS looks correct in the chart. @DArcy you might just need to update the charts in your
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? RoyS at 5:01am 04.13.22 Multiseason ablative here South of Boston. I use Petit Hydrocoat SR, power wash when hauled, never s
Removing lettering stain Davidasailor26 at 5:01am 04.13.22
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (4) kjdoyle1 at 4:57am 04.13.22 Ok, so after pulling the rudder I am not seeing any cracks in the shaft (see attachments). However t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:50am 04.13.22 Yea, there's only so much halyard to wrap, you wouldn't be able to roll that sail in much if the hal
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult smokey73 at 4:47am 04.13.22 Haven't had that problem myself but I thought I recalled seeing several threads related to the angle
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:44am 04.13.22 Sounds like the halyard is wrapped around the headstay when you are furling. There are several thr
Head hose replacement shemandr at 4:43am 04.13.22 In a general sense warranties do not cover maintenance issues. If there were something defective ab
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult smokey73 at 4:37am 04.13.22 Sounds like the halyard is wrapped around the headstay when you are furling. There are several thre
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 4:34am 04.13.22 Are you fresh water flushing after each use? If flushing with seawater only, possible that bacteri
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? Will Gilmore at 4:22am 04.13.22 Will, Thank you for the response and welcome! It makes complete sense that each boat would vary in
O'Day Sprite Rudder. SFS at 4:01am 04.13.22 Just curious, but did you contact the source I gave you?
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 3:49am 04.13.22 I'm going to try FSR and scotch brite first. Then I'll move on to more sanding. The gel coat is a bi
Head hose replacement BigEasy at 3:05am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph. Hopefully, P
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Apex at 3:03am 04.13.22 different furler in my experience, but i had a bad bushing which allowed the drum to ride on the tur
A lost art: Conserving ice. jssailem at 1:53am 04.13.22 Vundabar! Thats a very nice. :clap:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jssailem at 1:49am 04.13.22 John. A functional furler of any make should not require a winch to make it work when there is litt
A lost art: Conserving ice. All U Get at 1:48am 04.13.22 You now have no excuse for not having a cold beer to hand out when we stop by.
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 1:29am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph.

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