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Should I purchase H-170? ajay423 at 8:54pm 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1046 I'm thinking of purchasing a lightly used H-170, but am concerned about all the reports of cracking
Question about main sink drain and through hull on O'day 25 wnance at 8:03pm 05.05.09 Day Sailers 3/1511 My father-in-law bought an 1977 O'day 25 that had been sitting for a couple years, so we are doing a
Installing a windlass Lmarr at 7:52pm 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1061 Has anyone tried installing an anchor windlass inside an anchor locker? We have a Beneteau First 38
Winter painting topsides panope at 7:39pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1355 Hi am a newbie, sorta, have had "Panope" our 27foot bilge keeler sloop since 2002. Have since repair
The Dark Side Bad Obsession at 7:26pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2567 So now that gas is getting to be reasonable again, I wonder how many sailors will end up returning t
Beginner lingarner at 7:07pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1656 I bought a 26' in January. Never sailed in my life. I have it docked at Oriental,NC. I am going down
Hunter 23 Trailer weight and balance fleetswell at 6:36pm 05.05.09 Smaller Boats 9/6616 We've just finished replacing bunks etc on our trailer for a WING keel Hunter 23. I'm wondering wha
Small Leak in area near valcano MikeMca at 6:22pm 05.05.09 Catalina 22 1/1305 I have a 1982 swing keel, it is currently on its mooring and I have had it out once so far this seas
Rreplacement lewar port lenses fox islander at 5:59pm 05.05.09 Catalina 30 1/1457 G'day all ...I was wondering if anyone has replaced their stock catalina lewmar lenses with the repl
replacing mast lines grego at 5:50pm 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1292 i have a macgregor venture 22 I was thinking about replaceing the lines that raise the main and the
Talk me down from a decision (1) RECESS at 5:38pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1618 I have been looking at some 22' to 25' sailboats and thinking about the stern lettering. I am down t
tuning your rig GKuffner at 4:37pm 05.05.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/4191 I just launched my boat on the weekend and stepped the mast the next day. I have a question regardi
110v Wiring rlgales at 4:12pm 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1213 Will someone please tell me the color coding for the 110v wiring on my 88 O350? Black, Blue and Bro
A sailor is born (2) Cpt. Jon at 3:40pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1546 We had our baby 'Kirsten' on friday morning. We got to the hospital at 5am and she was delivered by
Charging Issue jeffmacdonald at 2:25pm 05.05.09 Catalina 30 4/1530 History Spent night on the hook. Next morning boat would not start. Friend came out brought me new b
Issues with over powering a boat breweraz at 1:06pm 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1106 In a recent response I was told to "watch out as the motor was overpowered for my boat" I appreciate
Sliding Hatch & Spring refit (6) Bilgewater at 12:20pm 05.05.09 Smaller Boats 0/979 For the spring refit I finally got the sliding hatch fixed. I made new wood runners for under the ha
hull / keel crack islandsail at 12:05pm 05.05.09 Big Boats 9/2770 I have a 1984 hunter 34 with iron keel- there is a separation of 3/8s to 5/8s inch in the front of t
Standing Rigging Larry14133 at 11:45am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1377 I have a friend with a fractional rigged racing boat who is in the process of replacing all his soli
Velvet Drive/Cables bobtigar at 11:43am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1560 I replaced the shift cable and am not sure whether I have it adjusted properly. I understand that w

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Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SFS at 5:04pm 12.02.21 I think he is sticking with the outboard he mentioned. So I'm wondering how he will utilize the vol
Proper Course jssailem at 5:03pm 12.02.21
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 NYSail at 5:01pm 12.02.21
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question HelloOutThere at 4:44pm 12.02.21 Don't trust the yanmar panel gauge! I used an inexpensive laser guage (Amazon or aliexpress). I thou
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 Mr. Dave at 4:12pm 12.02.21 You'll die of something horrible related to extreme exertion long before you could make any noticabl
Proper Course shemandr at 3:23pm 12.02.21 I have to admit appeal 46 seems to go against my case. If a boat passed me to leeward and then too
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 12.02.21 The more I read and think about this the more there is to unpack. First - Proper Course isn't neces
Proper Course DArcy at 3:16pm 12.02.21 Good discussions about rule 17. The answer to the question is a question - Did the J105 need to come
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing Tally Ho at 3:16pm 12.02.21
Its funny Friday! ShawnL at 2:52pm 12.02.21 We used to have a sign saying "Warning -- Do not look at the pretty red light with remaining good ey
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 2:50pm 12.02.21 Many thanks to all who helped with h suggestions! I was able to get the lens out in under an hour us
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan AndyL at 2:37pm 12.02.21 Well, there it is (the dish drainer fan/light switch) - right where RJM said it could be found. Tha
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal dave_and_dd at 2:32pm 12.02.21 I remove that panel on my 309 every time I do an oil change. Only takes me a couple min and makes th
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 2:30pm 12.02.21 I think Mark explains it best when the J105 had already made a bad mistake by starting to pass on th
Proper Course jssailem at 2:21pm 12.02.21 It seems to me that Mark bluffed a call and J105 blew it. This may well have happened. It affirms
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan flightlead404 at 2:14pm 12.02.21 No separate switch that I can see other than the leftmost one of that group of three referenced abov
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 2:13pm 12.02.21 To bumper sticker this: You can't pass a slower boat and then take them up. That's what the rule
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? flightlead404 at 2:12pm 12.02.21 Mine in near and lower than the shower drain and near the refrigerator. But... Others have said tha
Outboard interna fue tank Benny17441 at 2:11pm 12.02.21 It is also unavailable in boats.net but they do have the tank for the Tohatsu (maker of small Mercur
Proper Course PaulK at 2:00pm 12.02.21 And I would disagree. If the Hunter is laying the mark then surely the J105 is. Yes things can ch

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