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Hunter 27 Hatches Big Fish at 4:19pm 07.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/4475 Hello: I am new to sailing and have purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. It need a bit of work but nothing s
Hull # Charlie13958 at 3:33pm 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1410 Would someone know what year manufactures started to use Hull #s?
Gooseneck Issue Bad Obsession at 2:51pm 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3309 My Uncle just purchased a C ' C 32. Yesterday while sailing we discovered that the gooseneck had an
Stair treads Team118 at 1:11pm 07.11.09 Catalina 30 9/2779 Hey guys; Where would I find some type of rubber tread with an adhesive back to put on the ladder
Seal of approval (3) Skipper at 11:48am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1422 Passed by a marker buoy loaded with pinipeds. One of the youngsters takes a fancy to us and comes
Dutchman Monofilament - Where to get? rpwillia at 11:16am 07.11.09 Catalina 310 7/6754 I need to replace the monofilament on my dutchman. Where is the best place to get it? Thanks
flat spots sailectrician at 10:51am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2645 I am looking at buying a 25' Oday. There is a flat spot on the hull just above the water line and af
Retrofitting Power Tilt to Honda 9.9 sea_casper at 10:23am 07.11.09 Smaller Boats 3/1827 Has anyone added powertilt to a Honda 9.9?
Hunter 310 Bimini Arch Question Steve E. at 8:31am 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1163 Hello All, I have a 1999 Hunter 310 with a fiberglass arch. Attached to the arch is a bimini we use
In Mast Furling PATBLEETSTEIN at 8:31am 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1818 On A Hunter 36, How Would You Suggest I Ease The Unfurling Of The Main. It Requires A Lot More Effo
Water in the cockpit dgesi at 8:19am 07.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1032 Hi all, I just bought a brand new Capri 16.5 and dropped her in the water for the first time yeste
26X cabin head room cvenable at 8:09am 07.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3910 I'm considering upgrading to a Macgregor power sailer. I've read the 26M has a little over 6ft. head
O'Day 26 rigging and reefing Shoaldrafter at 7:49am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2937 Rick, Do you have a line drawing for your reefing set up? :confused: I manually run a line thru th
Halyards/Rolling furhler Catalina 22 malcontentski at 7:13am 07.11.09 Catalina 22 1/1251 I have a "new-to-me" Cat 22 on a trailer and I am getting ready to launch for the first time. I put
Deal on Security Bits rpwillia at 6:16am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1201 OK, I have nothing at all to do with Harbor Freight but occasionally I buy their tools. A while ago
Riggging pictures mike from gloucester at 6:11am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1128 Hi: I am trying to figure out how to put my boom on a 22 ft O'Day. Does anyone have pictures or
need small outboard advise rich morpurgo at 4:44am 07.11.09 Trailer Sailors 15/7084 unfortunately, the outboard on our little bristol 19 was stolen. I need to replace it. It was a ni
Flat spots sailectrician at 3:46am 07.11.09 Day Sailers 2/1197 I have been looking for a while and think I have found a pretty good used Oday 25. I did notice when
Serious rudder gudgeon failure. SuperMarine at 10:28pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2945 My Ericson 30-II suffered a serious failure 3 miles off of MDR this past Monday when I heard the out
Oday rigging pictures?? mike from gloucester at 10:20pm 07.10.09 Day Sailers 7/2701 I am trying to put my boom on and wanted to know if anyone has pictures or diagramns. Thanks Mik

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Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 12:21pm 03.07.22 They are removable with the right tools. Wiring and plumbing is often installed before the interi
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 12:19pm 03.07.22 Doing that doesn't meet code so the next time you have it surveyed just tell the surveyor to ignore
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 03.07.22 I think @RoyS has made the loudest and most convincing argument to date. The yards I have seen he
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Scott T-Bird at 12:10pm 03.07.22 The sweet spot for draft on Barnegat Bay has to be Forked RIver. I don't know for sure, but I suspe
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Davidasailor26 at 11:45am 03.07.22 As far as trying a different marina - do any Forked River-based sailors ever have depth challenges
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 11:45am 03.07.22 What was the reason you're wanting to replace the stove? To got to propane? If so couldn't you get a
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 11:39am 03.07.22 What do you think? I think you need to keep thinking. you want to "FLOAT" at a lower than usual
Forum search Roland5048 at 11:29am 03.07.22 Getting old stinks!! Still, better than the alternative I say. :dancing:
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Banooma at 10:59am 03.07.22 Another marina is certainly an option, as my current wing keel occasionally touches the soft bottom
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 10:59am 03.07.22 It may not cause problems, but I would pull them out. If you have enough length left over to grab o
Balmar SG2-0300 install jviss at 10:57am 03.07.22 There is a long thread on the SG-200 over at Panbo, and a Balmar rep., Chris Witzgall actively parti
General Handbook LakeShark at 10:53am 03.07.22 @brockangelo the owners manual is easily found online. For technical resources the Tech manual form
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 10:51am 03.07.22 They are removable with the right tools. A chainsaw?
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Scott T-Bird at 10:49am 03.07.22 Just be sure you cut the right wires at the other end! :biggrin: Ha, I still have work to do to ma
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? rgranger at 10:44am 03.07.22 Here are some compramises for you... Boat Draft (feet) Comments Pearson 33 4-7 has a fixed keel
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:37am 03.07.22 Catalina Direct lists three possibilities (Ronco tanks as Peggie points out.) Be sure to get it di
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? JoeWhite at 10:27am 03.07.22 My c36 with 6' draft requires that for safety I wait for 2' of tide to exit or enter the chanel. I h
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 03.07.22
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? rgranger at 10:25am 03.07.22 So my question for the general skinny water sailing community is this - Do you generally decide on
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? rgranger at 10:20am 03.07.22 Take a look at Seaward Yachts. They are popular in the skinny water of the Florida and Gulf Coast.

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