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Delaware City, DE ChetW at 10:58am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1528 Can anyone give me any info on facilities capable of off loading, preping and launching my 84 Hunter
Alternator dhmurphy at 10:19am 07.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1547 I have a 26D with a Honda BF8A 8 HP. I would like to hook up the alternator to my battery under the
Reverse troubles Ken Tokarz at 9:42am 07.29.09 Catalina 30 3/1410 Cat 30 tall rig, 2 bladed prop, with Atomic-4 engine. Boat pulls hard to port in reverse and moves s
Hunter 380 "hunting" at anchor SeaLuff10621 at 9:11am 07.29.09 Big Boats 7/2644 Has anyone resolved or improved upon the tendency of large Hunters to swing at anchor. My 2001 H380
Backflow problem TBenolken at 8:53am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3574 i have a 2006 Dufour 455. we are getting backflow from the holding tank into the bowl and i am wonde
Ready to Roll (1) Boat n Bus at 8:38am 07.29.09 Day Sailers 5/1643 This is the first time in the 5 years I have owned my O'Day that it has been on a trailer! Bitter sw
venture 17 dangh at 8:25am 07.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2384 You all have been very helpful in the past. I am looking at maybe buying a Venture 17, but have a
Norcold Icebox Conversion TEQ at 8:00am 07.29.09 Big Boats 5/3868 Has anyone used a Norcold icebox conversion kit to upgrade his/her icebox? If so, let me know if th
trailer/boat weight R.S.Cape at 7:39am 07.29.09 Smaller Boats 5/1671 We are buying a 1995 Hunter 23.5 and we need to know the trailer weight or combined boat/trailer wei
Catalina 22 Sport DirtSailorMOS at 6:17am 07.29.09 Catalina 22 3/1353 I'm considering the purchase of a new Catalina 22 Sport. The Catalina website appears to be down. Ca
Flushing Odors Hal B at 5:18am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/7079 Peggy - We just replaced our toilet with a Raritan II, replaced all hoses with Trident 101 on our C
ABC Yachts - take care John at 4:49am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1285 Occasionally I cruise the different yacht brokers web sites just to see what's for sale at what pric
Info Needed Devian at 8:22pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1626 So today I did some more thorough digging through my 1969 Columbia 28'. I found what looks like an i
Mast replacement for Cal 34 (1967) optionf at 6:18pm 07.28.09 Cal 0/2478 I have 1967 Cal 34. The mast was damaged this weekend and I now need a replacement mast. Does any
Damariscove Island, Maine Maine Sail at 6:16pm 07.28.09 Musings With Maine Sail 10/3772 This is where we are tonight. I shot and uploaded it within the last hour.. Beautiful night, but I f
Yanmar Tach Calibration... Dan Johnson at 5:50pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/10314 This task finally came to the top of my "Wanna Do" list. My H34 has a Yanmar 3GM30F with the "standa
Harken Traveler 1989 Catalina 30 Terry Caffery at 4:47pm 07.28.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1313 I'm looking for a replacement car for my existing traveler. The traveler is a Harken which was fitte
Harken Traveler 1989 Catalina 30 Terry Caffery at 4:41pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1717 I'm looking for a replacement car for my existing traveler. The traveler is a Harken which was fitte
Anchor Alarms Bob S at 4:12pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 33/6714 My hand held Garmin has an anchor alarm feature. Is there a rule of thumb when setting it? If I let
stiff helm sdur100 at 3:33pm 07.28.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1135 Steering progressively more difficult.Rudder from below has dropped about 1/4 inch.Where is the adju

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1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:09am 03.12.22 Thank you. Yes, atomic 4 rebuilt with 500 hours. She purrs. I'm excited to learn the ropes
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. nightowle at 1:20am 03.12.22 Congrats. She looks nice. I had a 1975 O'Day 27 as my first owned boat. She was an excellent boat
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 12:54am 03.12.22 Is there any type of grease on the ball joints your showing? I had a friend who never thought to a
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Mark Maulden at 10:45pm 03.11.22 Thank you to Maine for writing/finishing this article. I initially read it on his FB site as I am d
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:16pm 03.11.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Will Gilmore at 10:16pm 03.11.22 It is good to welcome you aboard. What are your plans for learning to sail? Yacht club, racing cre
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Sailavie1 at 10:02pm 03.11.22 I have a H25 (2008) and pull my bow up the the front roller. I also added a roller under the bow whi
New Catalina 30 Owner (7) mikeracca at 9:34pm 03.11.22
refrigeration for a s2 11a jssailem at 9:12pm 03.11.22 Another thought. A Yeti cooler will keep ice for upto 7 days. It is a bit expensive but the reputati
refrigeration for a s2 11a Halvern at 9:05pm 03.11.22 I can dream but I know that I am not going to be doing any long range cruising with this S2. Just ho
Winch Maintenance JoeWhite at 8:03pm 03.11.22 I used bearing grease for the windlass and had worked well. It is waterproof, will not wash away or
Winch Maintenance jssailem at 8:00pm 03.11.22 Towels work. I watched @LeslieTroyer demonstrate winch cleaning for a group of Catalina owners. He u
Winch Maintenance JRT at 7:23pm 03.11.22 Thanks all, I used 2 towels, 1 wrapped around the winch and the 2nd rolled up for extra protection.
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... dlochner at 7:08pm 03.11.22 Thanks! Heading to see the Hunter Saturday morning...after I see the Sabre tomorrow afternoon. Of
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Richard19068 at 6:38pm 03.11.22 Congratulations. Looks clean. Have fun.
Decal Questions JRacer at 6:32pm 03.11.22 I always knew SIU had "stones". :laugh:
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 6:08pm 03.11.22 I wrote my account of the "fire" incident in post #4 from memory of a post read 6-months ago because
Decal Questions (1) brockangelo at 5:40pm 03.11.22
Decal Questions Gene Neill at 5:33pm 03.11.22 The important thing here is that you know the rules for renaming. You do understand it requires copi
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 4:49pm 03.11.22 I like the putty substitute. I'll give it a try when I go out to the boat next week (we are having

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